Fourth of July Faith and Youth in a Nation at Odds
Dominic Savio, 9, in Little Rock talks of firecrackers as he watches his father fix a photo typesetter. A churchman bemoans youth revolt while a Senate speech is critiqued. The piece urges a renewed unity and belief in the American way of life ahead of Independence Day.
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Dominic Savio
Joe Savio
Boston
Little Rock
Savio
Dominic
United States Senate
Russia
Two Vehicle Accidents Reported in Hope City Traffic
Police logged two daytime crashes in Hope. At 8 a.m. at North Malin and Avenue C a car driven by Jack W. Fountain was struck by B. W. Hooten with heavy damage. no charges filed. At 9:23 a.m. in the 100 block of South Main Bryce Thomas Sr backed into Grace Murphy’s car causing minor damage. no charges filed. Additional reports included improper passing, driving while intoxicated, failure to answer a summons, and no driver’s license.
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Grace Murphy
Richard Rowe
Hope
Electricity Rationing Likely Advised by DuBridge
Los Angeles AP bids report the President's science adviser Dr. Joe A. DuBridge forecasting a nationwide campaign to conserve power this summer. He cites measures from turning off nonessential lights and air conditioning to voltage reductions and potential partial blackouts or plant shutdowns.
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Los Angeles
Joe A. DuBridge
DuBridge
California Institute of Technology
American Nuclear Society
Governor Commission awards 717,664 in federal law enforcement grants
The Governor's Commission on Crime and Law Enforcement approved federal grants totaling 717,664 to 39 counties 60 towns and cities and five state agencies to upgrade law enforcement. The project total is 1,268,250 with the remainder funded locally.
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Little Rock
Governor's Commission On Crime and Law Enforcement
David Hodges
Newport
Petitions Due Friday On Fulbright Recall Plan
LITTLE ROCK AP says leader Jim Johnson of Con way will hand petitions to Secretary of State Kelly Bry on Friday for a proposed constitutional amendment to set groundwork for recalling Senator J. W. Fulbright.
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Little Rock
Jim Johnson
Conway
Kelly Bryand
J. W. Fulbright
Eight-Second Senate Session Before Holiday Weekend
Washington AP reports the Senate met for eight seconds today before adjourning for a July fourth holiday weekend. The eight-second session ties the second-shortest in history, with the record eight-second meeting set on September 4, 1984. Presiding officer was Sen. Lee Metcalf of Montana.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Lee Metcalf N- Mont
Senator Asks TV Reply Time in Cambodia Debate Fallout
Washington AP reports President Nixon’s criticism of the Senate’s Cambodia debate triggers a sharp attack from a leading critic of his Southeast Asia policy. The clash centers on the Senate’s restrictions on future US operations in Cambodia and the administration’s response to televised debate.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
Prison Training Gets U S Funds
Gov Winthrop Rockefeller announced a federal grant of 271178 dollars to Arkansas prisons Tucker and Cumming units. The funding will provide job training for 75 inmates under the Manpower Development and Training Act.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Tucker
NEA backs public school funding. opposes federal aid to private schools
At the 108th NEA convention, a committee urged that federal funds for K-12 education be spent only on public schools, stressing constitutional separation of church and state. The measure seeks to discontinue current nonpublic funding and place remaining aid under public school control. Delegates begin deliberations Friday.
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William J. Waugh
San Francisco
National Education Association
NEA
Nixon
Congress
NEA Representative Assembly
One-Vehicle Crash Kills El Dorado Man in Louann
Roy L. Stocks aged 64 from El Dorado was killed in an early morning one-vehicle crash inside Louann city limits in Ouachita County Arkansas. State Police reported the fatality.
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Louann, Ark
Roy L. Stocks
el Dorado
Louann
Quachita County
Dean Murphy Seeks State Senate in Fifth District
Dean Murphy filed for state senator of the Fifth Senatorial District on June 15 in Hempstead Howard Nevada and Sevier counties. The Hope businessman, a WWII veteran and active Kiwanis and church member, says Prescott residents funded the filing. Murphy is married to Bobbye Shelton with one son, Michael Dean.
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Dean Murphy
Hempstead
Howard
Nevada
Sevier
Democrat Party
Murphy
Prescott
Nevada County
American Legion
408
Department
Baptist Church
Baptist Men's Organization
Kiwanis
Missouri-Arkansas
Kiwanis International
Bobbye Shelton
Michael Dean
Mr. Murphy
Mike
Linda Sue Parsons
State Senate
Lee Dean Murphy
All Around Town Major Jefferson graduates at Maxwell AFB
Major Wayne O. Jefferson Jr son of a Gainesville retiree has graduated with honors from the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB Ala He holds senior pilot rating and has 12 months Vietnam duty His wife Bonnie Wassell is the daughter of Emmett Wassell of Hope Cards may be sent to Rt 5 Box 110 Longview Trailer Park Prattsville Ala 36067 Also Hempstead County students attended Southern State College orientation including Paul Pierce Balinda Faith Evans Linda Gail Faught Bruce Garrett and Thomas Williams plus several others Joseph Moseley of Hope made Texarkana College President's List with 3.80 GPA Major John Hackler USAR from Pataps Rt 1 has orders to attend Armed Forces Staff College Norfolk Va starting July 5
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Wayne O. Jefferson, Jr
U. S. Army
Wayne Jefferson
Gainesville
Fla
U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College
Maxwell Afb
Ala
Jefferson
Bonnie Wassell
Emmett E. Wassell
Rt. 4
Hope
Vietnam
Mike Russell
Montgomery
Bert Cornelius
Longview Trailer Park
Prattsville
Paul D. Pierce
Ave. D
Balinda Faith Evans
W. 7Th
Linda Gail Faught
Hilltop Dr
Bruce Duane Garrett
Elith
Thomas Arthur Williams
F. Ave. D
John Hackler
USAR
Rt 1
Patpas
Armed Forces Staff College
Norfolk
Soviet and U S see progress in Middle East talks
U N diplomats report closer alignment between the Soviet Union and the United States on Arab Israeli settlement terms. Both sides reportedly softened positions, with Russia proposing formal Arab commitments after initial Israeli withdrawals and the United States seeking permanent boundaries near prewar lines. The Big Four talks in New York and Washington continue as Israel faces rocket fire in the Jordan Valley with no casualties.
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William N. Oatis
Associated Press
Wester
United Nations, N.Y
United Nations
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Israel
New York
Washington
U.N. Security Council
Jaraeli
U.N
France
Britain
Jordan Valley
Cool Air Predicted Across State This Weekend
The U S Weather Bureau foresees a cooling trend from Saturday through Monday easing the recent heat. Highs are forecast to stay below 100 in Little Rock after Wednesday’s 100, with other areas seeing lower temperatures through Friday as the weekly heat subsides.
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Associated Press
U.S. Weather Bureau
Little Rock
Holiday Publication Schedule Notes Weekend Suspension
The Star announces holiday schedule changes with no rural mail delivery Saturday July 4 and temporary publication suspensions on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Friday edition will close early at 10 a.m. to begin the holiday period for staff.
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The
Star
Ob Carenna
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Rt. 1
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David Phillip Watkins
Don Lee Bingham
Ozan
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