ABC audits and circulation shifts from 1949
The Star recalls its ABC circulation audit journey with Our Daily Bread editor Elly Bryant and rival Hope Journal, recounting raids on audit files, a cash reward, and eventual restoration of records as ABC completed its audit. A side tale notes a Nashville News item about a cat and a mouse in a humorous Facts and Fancies anecdote.
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Elly Bryant
Star
ABC
Kelly
Hope Journal
Hope
Chicago
O.K
the Star
Yours
America
Louis Graves
Nashville News
Hearing on Drinks Bill Delayed in Arkansas House
The Arkansas House Revenue and Taxation Committee voted to defer a public hearing on the administration's mixed drinks bill until next week. Rep. James Dowe gon of Conway delayed action by one day over a second reading dispute. Rep. Ray Smith Jr. will announce the new hearing date once a suitable venue is found. About 100 people attended today’s school hearing in a legislative conference room. Bonn reports West German Chancellor Kiesinger seeks a meeting with President Nixon soon.
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Little Rock
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
James Dowe Gon
Conway
Ray Smith Jr
Hot Springs
Scheolhearing
Nixon
Bonn
Germany
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Direct Line to White House Used When the Pueblo Was Attacked
The USS Pueblo skipper Cmdr Lloyd Bucher testified a direct line to the White House and to Navy superiors in Japan was used after North Korean gunboats surrounded the ship. He said shells raked the radar mast wounding three crew and that he avoided firing to prevent gunners’ deaths, hoping to outrun the attackers.
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White House
Pueblo
Jack Bell
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Russell
Senate Appropriations Committee
Lloyd M. Bucher
Navy
Bucher
Richard E. Meyer
Coronado
Calif
Uss Pueblo
Japan
Cmdr
Lloyd Bucher
Pointblank
Are You Normal or Not A Guide for Age 25 Plus
An AP article asks readers over 25 to self test for conformity by answering questions about blame, family rights, bad habits, truth telling, reading taste, cab chivalry, and tax honesty. If every answer is yes, you are out of normality. if all are no, you fit the usual norms. The piece cites Al Smith’s line to prompt reflection.
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Hal Boy
le New York
Uncle Sam
al Smith
New York
Christian Civic Foundation Holds Meet
The Christian Civic Foundation executive committee met last week at the Diamond Cafe to discuss pending legislature bills and local issues. Membership drive begins in February with mailed cards to local chairmen, open to all races, including free enrollment for youths. A mass meeting will set definite objectives after the drive, with ongoing progress reports from Rev. Gerald W. Trussell and notices on court docket penalties in the Hope Star.
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Christian Civic Foundation
Diamond Cafe
Talbot Feild, Jr
Hempstead
Hope Star
Gerald W. Trussell
Former White House cook to retire and start barber career
Philadelphia report notes Steward J C Leopoldo Osano, a 22 year Navy veteran, leaves his final post at Philadelphia Naval Hospital the same day his former boss, ex President Johnson, also retires from government service. Osano, 44, cooked for Johnson and Kennedy at the White House from 1963 to 1966.
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Philadelphia
Johnson
J.C Leopoldo T. Osano
Navy
Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Barber
Osano
Johnson and Kennedy
White House
Nobody Heard the Trainer on Red Skelton Show
Hollywood AP report says during a rehearsal a 550 pound performing lion charged, trainer yelled not to move but no one heard. The lion bumped Skelton who moved backstage and curled up. The skit was rewritten for the Red Skelton CBS show with a prize fight staged by a gorilla suit.
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Hollywood
Calif
Red Skelton
Red
Skelton
CBS Television
Twan
Farewell for Clark Clifford at Pentagon Ceremony
A military honor guard saluted Clark M. Clifford in a Pentagon indoor farewell ceremony. Top officials including the Joint Chiefs of Staff attended as a 19 gun salute was fired in the rain due to weather.
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Washington
Pentagon
Clark M. Clifford
Observatory Rocketed Into Space Over Sun Study Mission
NASA launched OS05 aboard a three stage Delta rocket from Cape Kennedy at 11 48 a m EST aiming for a 350 mile orbit to study the sun during a flare active period and warn astronauts on the moon about radiation storms. The Delta performed well in the early flight and OS05 becomes the fifth Orbiting Solar Observatory in the series.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
OS05
Natonal Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
Woman Found Strangled at Prescott
Betty Arrington of near Prescott was found dead in her home Tuesday night, apparently a strangulation victim. Arkansas State Police Sgt. Travis Ward said a towel was draped around her neck when found by her sister who shares the house.
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Prescott
Ark
Betty Arrington
Travis Ward
Arkansas State Police
Ward
Favorite Dog Returns to Texas Ranch After Change in Administration
Yuki, Lyndon B. Johnson’s favorite mongrel, returned to the Texas ranch Tuesday, aiding the transition. The White House beagles were sent to the ranch ahead of the new administration, while Yuki met President Nixon’s two dogs on arrival at the White House.
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Washington
Yuki
Lyndon
Johnson
Texas
White House
Nixon
Speedy Hanoi Move Suggests Hope in Talks
North Vietnam signaled willingness to begin substantive peace talks in Paris, prompting cautious optimism among U.S. officials. An editorial in Nhan Dan urged acceptance of Hanoi’s four point program and the NLF demands, warning that only this would end American aggression and lead to South Vietnam’s reunification with the North.
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Michael
Nhan Dan
United States
Hanoi
NLF
Vietnam
South Vietnam
North
United See
Suddenly Warren Nixon Got Cozy
President Nixon swore in eleven cabinet heads at an eight am East Room ceremony with Chief Justice Warren administering each oath. Budget Director Mayo and UN Ambassador Yost also took oaths. Gov. Hickel of Alaska did not participate amid Senate concerns over conservation. Warren and Nixon have been seen as close, sharing a morning coffee before the ceremonies.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Earl Warren
White House
Robert P. Mayo
Charles W. Yost
United Nations
Walter J. Hickel
Alaska
Warren
Pueblo Inquiry and peace talks color late Vietnam events
Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher reports North Korean ships approaching the Pueblo to the White House. Heavy fighting fades as U.S. troops guard areas near Da Nang while Vietnam edges toward a Saturday opening for peace talks. Nixon and Chief Justice Warren grow closer amid White House confidence in Hickel’s interior post.
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Vietnam
North Vietnam
U.S
da Nang
Rainbow Trout Placed in Little Missouri River Below Narrows Dam
About 500 pounds of rainbow trout, 10 inches long, were released January 10 into the Little Missouri River below Narrows Dam by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Some junker trout were also dumped into the stream. Hope School reports say junior and senior high report cards will be issued Thursday. parents should review grades. Captain Johnny H. Hines of Prescott has received the U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal at Kelly AFB for meritorious service as an air operations officer at Mildenhall. He is a trans port pilot with the Military Airlift Command. He is a 1958 Prescott High School graduate. His wife is Brenda. A bicycle stolen at Ward's Drug Store was recovered in Washington. Ouachita Baptist University spring registration begins January 29. freshmen register 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., seniors at 3 p.m.. sophomores and juniors begin January 30 at 8 a.m. classes begin January 3.
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Little
Missouri River
Narrows Dam
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Johnny H. Hines
Harrel F. Hines
East 8Th St
Prescott , Ark
Kelly Afb
Texas
Hines
Mildenhall
Engeland
Kelly
Military Airlift Command
Prescott High School
Ouachita Baptist University
Riley Library
Showers to Continue in Arkansas
Widely scattered showers are expected to continue in Arkansas through Thursday as a stationary front halts a cold snap. A slight warming trend is forecast with temperatures rising modestly today and tonight, then cooler weather by Thursday night into Friday.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Pine Bluff
Fort Smith
Walnut Ridge
Texarkana
Little Rock
el Dorado
Major Viet Cong Supply Base Found
American air cavalrymen uncovered a major Viet Cong supply base 60 miles north northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border and seized a 30-ton stockpile of rockets mortars and shells. Three MIAs occurred as three jet fighters were shot down with two pilots rescued and one killed.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.38, Command
South Vietnam
Air Cave
U.S
Bien Hoa Air Base
da Nang
Batangan
U.S. 14Th Light Infantry Brigade
Wyatt to Be Buried in Home Town
Kingston Tennessee AP Bowden Wyatt former Tennessee head football coach dies in hospital at 51 from a viral infection Services set for Thursday in Kingston Wyatt once won national titles in three conferences Wyoming Skyling Arkansas Southwest and Tennessee Southeastern He was an All American end at Tennessee in 1938 and began coaching as an assistant at Mississippi State later head coach at Wyoming six years Arkansas two years before moving to Tennessee
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Kingston, Tenn
Bowden Wyatt
Tennessee
Sweetwater
Wyatt
Wyoming
Arkansas
Kingston
Mississippi State
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Sharon Carman
C.M
Pod) Rogers, Jr
Clark Clifford
AP News Digest
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Edmund Muskie
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