Elusive Japanese Sergeant Praised After 27 Years Hidden
AGANA Guam AP A Japanese army sergeant Shoichi Yokoi who evaded capture for nearly 27 years after World War II received praise from Rear Admiral Paul E. Pugh and was visited by a childhood friend Oshika Tokiyoshi. Yokoi, found near a cave where he lived, said he fled jungle rather than surrender as U.S. forces occupied Guam in 1944.
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Shoichi Yokoi
Paul E. Pugh
U.S. Navy
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Yokoi
Guam Memorial Hospital
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Oshika Tokiyoshi
Nagoya
Eddie Duenas
Carlos Camacho
Duenas
James Shintaku
Johnson backs six year term limit on presidents
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson told CBS's Walter Cronkite that campaign contributions distort democracy and that a six year single term could be best for the nation. He acknowledged influence from donors in campaigns but doubted chances for constitutional reform soon.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
CBS News
Walter Cronkite
One-Sixth of Arkansas State Students On Probation
A little more than one sixth of Arkansas State University students are on academic probation with 1,419 of 6,045 on probation for the spring semester. Dean Robert Moore cites communication gaps between students and faculty as a key issue and notes enrollment rise alongside 500 students earning all A’s in fall.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Arkansas State University
Robert Moore
Moore
Arkansas Weather Summary and Forecast Update
Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending 7 am Friday notes a high of 55 and a low of 35 with .96 inch of precipitation. State forecast calls for colder conditions statewide with decreasing clouds in the northwest today and partly cloudy, colder skies tonight. Saturday brings mostly cloudy conditions with a wide temperature spread from near 10 in the north to mid 40s in the south. Saturday high ranges from the low 30s to mid 40s.
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Arkansas
Fog Adds to Texas Woes Weatherwise
Dense fog worsened Texas winter misery as ice storms and freezing rain hit central districts around Corsicana and Ennis. Cold front stretched from the Upper Coast to Del Rio, with light snow in the Panhandle, and widespread freezing temperatures from Perryton to Dallas. Motorists faced hazardous conditions as visibility dropped to zero in fog and icing spread across North Central and Northeast Texas. Temperature readings ranged from single digits in the Panhandle to mid 60s in South Texas, with a forecast of continued chilling and reduced moisture through Saturday morning.
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Associated Press
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Gov Bumpers Will Not Sign Printing Contracts
In Little Rock Gov Dale Bumpers said he would not sign four disputed state printing contracts awarded by Secretary of State Kelly Bryant. International Graphics led bids but was not awarded after Bryant cited unsigned general provisions. The firm sued. Judge Wood said Bryant erred but lacked authority to override. The governor will withhold signature until the dispute is resolved.
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Kelly Bryant
International Graphics, Inc
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Warren E. Wood
International
International Graphics
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Supreme Court
Pryor Opens Little Rock Office to Gauge Senate Run
Rep. David Pryor of Arkansas opens a Little Rock office to sample sentiment for a possible U S Senate candidacy against Sen. John L. McClellan. He says the office could be abandoned or expanded depending on the political office he seeks this year.
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David Pryor
D-Ark
U.S. Senate
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John L. McClellan
Obituary: Mrs Beulah Yarborough 77 Prescott Ark
Mrs Beulah Yarborough 77 of Prescott Ark died Wednesday She was born in Hempstead County and a Nazarene church member Survivors include a son Haynie Yarborough four brothers Tom Otis Gray Ruse Gray John Gray and a sister Mrs J V Slagle Services set for Saturday 10 30 a m at Prescott Nazarene Church Burial in Holly Grove Cemetery near Blevins Cornish Funeral Home Prescott
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Hempstead County
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Maryland
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Hope Ruse Gray
California
John Gray
J.V. Slagle
Hot Springs
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Blevins
Cornish Funeral Home
Against Dropping Marianna Charges in Arkansas
A proposal to drop charges against students arrested January 13 during a protest at Lee High School in Marianna was rejected by school officials and law enforcement. A state education committee recommended dismissal to ease tensions. Prosecutor Raff announced intentions to prosecute warrants as filed, while Sheriff Langston Supt Dial and Board President Mann opposed dropping charges.
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Ark
Lee High School
Arch W. Ford
Atty
Gene Raff
Helena
Raff
Courtney Langston
Henry C. Dial
Lon Mann
Mann
Minnesota adopts chairone on women’s advisory panel
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights forms a new women’s advisory committee without a named chairman or chairwoman, opting for the gender neutral chairone. Ruth Stack of Minneapolis serves as the chairone.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Plan would shield presidential hopefuls by poll results
A policy to grant Secret Service protection to announced or certain nonannounced candidates based on public polls could exclude McGovern and Jackson while shielding Edwards M. Kennedy as the party’s leading noncandidate. Protection would start March 20, affecting those above thresholds in Harris or Gallup polls, with primary campaigning set to proceed through New Hampshire and Florida primaries without protection. The proposal follows the 1968 Kennedy assassination and may reshape the field before the next contests.
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Alabama
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Indiana
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Fatality Near Fayetteville In An Arkansas 112 Crash
A simitrailer failed to negotiate a curve, overturned and caught fire three miles north of Fayetteville during light rain killing driver William Bicknell, 4, of Tulsa, Oklahoma. State Police identified the victim. The accident occurred on Arkansas 112.
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DeQueen schools reopen after brief closure
DeQueen Arkansas and nearby Gilsham schools reopened Thursday after a two day closure caused by high absentee rates, then closed again amid ongoing attendance issues.
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DE Queen, Ark
Gilsham
Weather Varies Across Arkansas With Ice Storm Forecast
Arkansas saw variable weather with an ice storm forecast that did not occur. Northern counties reported freezing rain and light rain while temperatures remained cool. Overnight lows ranged from 10 in the north to the mid 20s in the south, with Saturday highs in the 30s.
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Expansion Plan Drives Donor Drive for Bull Barn
Marion Crank of Arkla Cement Corporation in Foreman Arkansas chairs a unified drive to fund expansion at the University of Arkansas Southwest Branch Experiment Station. Arch Smith of Texarkana donated a top A.D.G. Hereford bull sold January 21 for 710 dollars to State First National Bank Texarkana. Crank asks donors to mail checks payable to University of Arkansas Southwest Branch Experiment Station with the note For Bull Barn Expansion. correspondence to Crank at Foreman.
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Arkla Cement Corporation
Foreman
Arkansas
Arch Smith
Texarkana
Southwest Branch
State First National Bank of
Winter Storm Grips Broad U S With Ice and Snow
A vast winter storm expanded across the United States from the lower Midwest to the Appalachians, delivering sleet, freezing rain and heavy snow over the Great Lakes. Arctic air covered the central plains to the Pacific Northwest as ice warnings extended from Arkansas and Missouri to Tennessee and West Virginia, coating roads trees and power lines.
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Arkansans Held on Drug Charge in Memphis
Two Arkansans, William E. Thacker and William A. Fulkerson III, were jailed in Memphis on charges of possessing and transporting illegal drugs with bonds set at 25000 each. Fulkerson, an Arkansas State University student, was identified. LSD worth about 6 million dollars was seized. Travel warnings spread across several states as a snow storm affected the region.
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Memphis, Tenn
Voluntary Pay Cut Saves Jobs At Detroit Plant
In Detroit 225 hourly workers at Continental Die Casting, F. L. Jacobs Co., voted 128 to 49 to take a 30 cent per hour pay cut for 10 months to prevent plant closure. Salaried staff agreed to an equal cut. The plant faced permanent shutdown amid deficits, tied to lack of price relief from Ford. Previous wage concessions and planned small increases were noted by officials.
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UAW
Continental
F. L. Jacobs Co
Ford Motor Co
There Is Reason for Hot Dog Being Red
The American Meat Institute defends hot dogs as red for safe nitrite reasons. It counters Consumer Reports claims of bacterial concerns and low nutrition, noting nitrites inhibit growth and government standards keep levels safe. The AMI cites 200 million Americans and 60 hot dogs per person yearly as broad support.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
Consumer Reports
W. J. Annan
The
Meat Institute
Annan
AMI
Disaster Area Declared in Arkansas States Hit by Storms
Twenty five Arkansas counties were declared a disaster area by President Nixon after Gov. Bumpers and Sen. Fulbright reported damages over 3.5 million to public and private property from mid December storms and flooding. The White House said agricultural properties and livestock were not included. The counties named include Baxter Boone Carroll Conway Crawford Franklin Fulton Izard Hempstead Howard Johnson Little River Logan Madison Marion Miller Montgomery Newton Perry Polk Scott Sebastian Sevier Stone and Yell.
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