New NBA Expansion Teams Eye Quality Draft Picks
New National Basketball Association franchises in Phoenix and Milwaukee aim to match Seattle's success, snagging strong expansion draft picks. Detroit's Dave Bing leads scorers with 1,863 points and 27.8 average, while Hazzard sits second with 1,108 and 23.0. Wilt Chamberlain tops other categories with 1,170 and 23.9, and Oscar Robertson leads in free throw percentage and Robertson also tops assists.
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Len Wilkens
St. Louis
Beban Quietly Signals Pro Interest Amid Honors
UCLA star Gary Beban, 21, accepts Maxwell Club college player award in Philadelphia and hints he wants to play pro football but only for certain teams. He avoids naming teams and notes draft implications, while Johnny Unitas wins top pro honor for third time as NFL-AFL draft looms in New York.
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Atengells Club
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New York
Blevins Defeats Okolona In Two Games Night Showdown
Blevins Sr. boys lost 50 to 58 as Payne 18 and Cox 19 led Okolona. Blevins Jr. boys won 49 to 22 with Webb 15 and Schultz 11. Blevins girls beat Okolona 61 to 22 as Turnage 26 led scoring. Also note North-South College All-Star game set for Wichita on April 13 with Jack Manley as manager.
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Janice
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First Baptist Speaker Mack McLarty to Speak on Baptist Day
Mack McLarty will address First Baptist Church of Hope on Sunday January 28 at 7 00 p m in a special Baptist Men's Day service. He is a senior at the University of Arkansas majoring in banking and finance and has a long record of leadership in Hope High School and university activities.
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Cambodia Says 3 Americans Killed in Fight
Report from Kompong Trabek says Cambodian forces repelled a U S South Vietnamese attack. Three Americans and 20 South Vietnamese killed amid cross border fighting near a fortified outpost northwest of Saigon. State Department confirmed a 75 yard intrusion last Thursday and expressed regret for any Cambodian casualties.
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Associated Press
Kompong Trabek
Cambodia
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Ministry of ‘Information
Saigon
U.S. State Department
Washington
Secreary
William P. Bundy
Vietnam
World War I and Masonic Hall Meeting Notice
The S. T. Boyd Consistory 20 calls members to a meeting at the Masonic Hall in Washington on Thursday evening January 25 at 7 15 p m All members urged to be present and on time. World War I members urged to attend an important business meeting at the community center on Saturday January 27 at 1 30 p m
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S. T. Boyd Consitory
Masonic Hall
Washington
Figures It Was Worth Every Penny
A 23 year old California traveler, Katy Ousley, describes a 20,000 mile one week trip to Malaysia, with layovers in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangkok. Despite luggage mix ups sending gifts to New Zealand, she says the journey was worth it, plans to work Tuesday, and envisions more travel, including Germany next summer.
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Associated Press
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Thailand
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Malaysia
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Los Angeles
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Singapore
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Peace Corps
Germany
Four Lost U S H Bombs Sought After Greenland Crash
U S searchers using dogsleds and helicopters pursue up to four hydrogen bombs from a B 52 crash off Thule Greenland. The Pentagon and Danish authorities confirm unarmed devices, while recovery is uncertain. One crewman died and seven parachuted to safety as Eskimo villages endure long polar night.
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McClellan Pushes End to TFX Financing in Navy Jets
Sen. John L. McClellan urges Congress to halt federal funding for the Navy version of the TFX jet, calling it a waste and a flop. General Dynamics responds from Fort Worth defending the F111B and backing the plane’s potential.
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General Dynamics
Fort Worth
Tex
Frank Ww. Davis
Weather Snapshot Arkansas Clears After Offset Experiment
Forecast shows a 24 hour period ending 7 am Tuesday with high near 66 and low around 47. Rain total about 1.20 inches. In Arkansas expect clear to partly cloudy skies with a slow cool down tonight and warmer conditions by Wednesday as temperatures rise from the upper 20s to 30s in the north to south areas.
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Arkansas
U S Urged to Act to End Copper Strike
Congress members from copper states urge President Johnson to invoke Taft Hartley to end a 64 month strike threatening 60000 workers. Supporters call it a national emergency and seek a cooling off period and presidential fact finding, while critics note copper stocks and profits.
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Lunar Module Performs Gracefully
AP report recounts Lunar Module 1's maiden flight from Cape Kennedy, a seven hour fifty two minute test hailed as a strong step toward the moon. Engineers noted a brief engine hiccup, but alternate plans and careful testing secured qualification for future Apollo missions and a 1969 lunar flight schedule.
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Space Agency
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Cross Named to LP Commission and Board Post
Jamon Cross of Pine Bluff and Roy A. Martin of Rison were named by Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller to the state Liquified Petroleum Gas Commission and to a five-year term on the Savings and Loan Association Board. Jack Dawksworth of Heber Springs was also appointed to the Savings and Loan Board, succeeding W. Morgan of Morrilton.
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Jamon Cross
Pine Bluff
Wis
Winthrop Rockefeller
Roy A. Martin
Rison
Rockefeller
Jack Dawksworth
Heber Springs
State Savings and Lab
Fr. W. Morgan
Morrilton
Korean Red Killers Still Elude Pursuers
AP dispatch from Seoul reports a South Korean soldier killed in a night skirmish as a North Korean assassination unit infiltrated the capital. officials said 25 armed infiltrators remained at large, with one captured and several killed or wounded.
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Hwang Associated Press
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North Korea
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Kim
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Canterbury primate to preach in Roman Catholic pulpit
Canterburys Archbishop Ramsay will preach at Westminster Cathedral, pursuing a rare moment of Christian unity amid years of mistrust between Anglicans and Roman Catholics. The visit follows joint prayers themes and the 1968 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, highlighting ongoing dialogue.
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Proas Wester London
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Canterbury
Britain
Michiel Ramsay
Church of England
Westminster
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John XXIII
World Council of Churches
Cardinal Heenan
Lambeth Palace
Jamaay
Diet Pill Profits Draw Senate Attention in Hearings
Senator Pillip AL of Michigan asserts the diet-pill industry grew quickly and poses risks as doctors profit from pills rather than promoting proper weight loss. The antitrust panel chair urges more information and possible protection for consumers. Witnesses warn of health dangers from powerful weight-loss combinations and emphasize safer methods.
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Wester Wallington
Pillip AL Flart
Michigan
Demmaerst
Senate Ante Trust
Aneig Tesluy
Federick Wolff
Washington Hospital Center
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Hart
Sullan D. Grass
Ian
Huptford
Conn
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