Local Farm Bureau Backs Annexation Petition Drive
Hempstead County Farm Bureau endorsed refiling Act 298 to restore 65 voting rules in annexations. Volunteers circulate petitions for 10 cents per signature, with notarized verification and strict signing rules across Hempstead and Nevada counties. Campaign runs through July with filing in Little Rock set for July 16. Dr Richard Martin Thomas named commissioner of Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission replacing J B Roberts.
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Hempstead County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Star Office
Hempstead County
Nevada
Nevada County
Prescott
Associated Press
Little Rock
Richard Martin Thomas
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission
Thomas
J. B. Roberts
Commission
Little Rock Diagnostic Laboratory
Roberts
Star to Observe Holiday Monday
The Star will suspend publication on Monday July 5 because July 4 falls on Sunday. The paper observes Thanksgiving and Christmas as holidays each year. Regular publication resumes on Tuesday July 6.
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Star
Hot Weather Predicted for Holidays
Forecasters expect continued hot conditions into the Fourth of July weekend though scattered afternoon and evening showers may dampen the heat. Outdoor activities like picnics golf and water sports could proceed with delays. Cooler air moved in Thursday night from a weak front across Central Arkansas bringing clouds and some showers. Rain totals peaked at 3.06 inches at Warren.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Warren
Car collision leaves heavy damage on E 3rd Street
City police report an early morning accident at 7 05 involving Betty Daugherty of Hope parking a car on E 3rd St struck by a car driven by W C Gentry of Hope. Damage described as heavy. Officers Neal and Shirley investigated and no charges were filed.
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City
Betty Daugherty
Hope
E. 3Rd St
W.C. Gentry
Neal and
Shirley
Featherlite Strike In Hot Springs Near 500 Workers
About 500 members of United Steelworkers Local 6794 walked out at Featherlite Mfg Co Inc in Hot Springs Arkansas after rejecting a proposed contract that had been agreed by negotiators. The aluminum screen doors maker did not reveal contract terms.
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Hot Springs, Ark
Featherlite Mfg. Co., Inc
United Steelworkers Union
Featherlite
Grant for Camden Hospital Approval
The Health Service and Mental Health Administration of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare approved a grant of 150000 dollars for Ouachita Hospital in Camden. The decision supports hospital funding and community health services in the region.
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Washington
Ouachita Hospital
Camden
Health Service and Mental Health Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Hughes Man Fatally Injured in County Road Crash
Hughes resident Mugh es ack tarh u Freeman was fatally injured Thursday when a pickup truck crashed on a county road about six miles south of Hughes. He was a passenger in a truck driven by Bennie C. Jones, 50, also of Hughes, according to State Police.
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Mughes
U. U. Freeman
Hughes
Bennie C. Jones
Motive Behind Viet Cong Peace Plan Under Study
Washington weighs why Viet Cong propose a seven point peace plan. Officials say the plan shows both positive and unacceptable elements and will be studied seriously. The administration notes no U.S. aircraft damage in recent strikes.
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Enneth J. Freed
Associated Press
DMZ Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Navy
Washington
Nixon
White House
State Department
Paris
Ngu
Rand Loses Custody of Secret Data
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird orders security custody of all secret Rand Corp. documents amid Ellsberg indictment for theft and unauthorized possession of government papers. Laird cites security deficiencies at Rand which did $18.6 million in sensitive studies for the Air Force and defense agencies.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Associated Press
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Rand Corp
Daniel Ellsberg
Ellsberg
New York Times
U.S
Far East
Laird
Air Force
Albert says things are moving toward ending the war
House Speaker Carl Albert cites confidential White House information and joins Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield in praising Nixon's behind the scenes peace efforts. Albert, after a breakfast with Nixon, urges the President to inform the public more about progress while noting signals from Hanoi and Paris that indicate movement toward peace.
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John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington
House
Carl Albert
Nixon
Albert
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Hanoi
Paris
U.S
North Vietnam
White House
Summer Institute hosts math teachers at Kent State
Fifty five teachers from fifteen states attend the thirteenth annual Summer Institute for High School Teachers of Mathematics at Kent State University supported by a 363 695 federal grant ending August 13 The group includes George Straughter and William L Prescott of Hope Arkansas Dr John L Ferguson named director of the new History Division of the Department of Parks and Tourism Emmett Thompson and Don Freel attend South Arkansas Optometric Society meeting at Chris Steak House in Camden The fig tree of Slim Halbert yields five fruit weighing one pound six ounces The Hope High School diploma covers arrive for pickup July 5 holiday closures noted with Star suspending publication and banks and offices closing. most local groceries open
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Kent State University
George Straughter
S. Walnut
Hope High
Hope
Ark
John L. Ferguson
Department of Parks and Tourism
Nashville
Henderson
U of A
LSU
Emmett Thompson
Don Freel
The
South Arkansas Optometric Society
Chris’ Steak House
Camden
Jobless Rate Drops Sharply in June
National unemployment fell to 5.6 percent in June while the number of unemployed rose by 1.1 million to 5.5 million. The Bureau cites a seasonal adjustment quirk, noting teens and young adults drove much of the change as men and women 25 plus showed declines. Total unemployment reached 78.4 million, matching March levels.
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Bill Neikirk
Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Labor Department
Department
Urban Renewal Appraisals Continue in Hope Project
The Housing Authority of the City of Hope approves a second phase of appraisals for properties in the Urban Renewal project area. Dorsey McRae Jr will handle non residential appraisals and Jesse Duckett will handle residential assessments as part of Hope Urban Renewal.
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Housing Authority of
City of Hope
Dorsey McRae Jr
Jesse Duckett
Hope
Prison Escapees Picked Up in Arkansas
Police in Van Buren Arkansas said they arrested Charles W. Johnson 25 and James M. Bureau for逃 Oklahoma prison escape. Found walking on a street they were jailed in Crawford County Jail. Sheriff Bill Vickery said the pair escaped Wednesday from El Rengis prison.
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van Buren, Ark
Charles W. Johnson
James M. Bureau
Oklahoma
van Buren
Crawford County
Bill Vickery
el Rengis
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Doc) Brannan
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C.H. Wilson
Doris Anderson
Otis Blackwood
Juanita Cox
Cecil Cox
Ann Wilson
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Iaa Logan
Camden Hospital
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William L. Prescott
Law Enforcement Training Academy
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Gordon Prescott
McCaskill
A. A
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Hope High School
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