Paving update ends delay on I 30 project
The Highway Commission announced last Friday that the final nine miles of Interstate 30 will be paved between Emmet and Prescott by December completing I 30 from Texarkana to Little Rock. The last stretch of Interstate 40 Memphis Little Rock Fort Smith was completed and dedicated, with I 30 as the soon final segment. Local residents anticipate traffic diversions and business headaches from the new route.
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Fidel Castro leaves Moscow after 10 day visit
Fidel Castro departs Moscow with Leonid Brezhnev after a 10 day tour spanning Africa and Eastern Europe. They walk from an honor guard in light rain, embracing Brezhnev Kosygin and Podgorny before boarding. Discussions centered on Soviet Cuban trade and aid amid a $1 million daily Cuban operation cost estimate. Castro heads to Minsk with possible further Soviet city stops.
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Jets bomb 3 Hanoi depots and barge task force sinks ships
American jets hit three major depots on the edge of Hanoi in the heaviest North Vietnam raids in weeks. A seven fleet task force sank or damaged 12 supply barges off the North Vietnamese coast. In South Vietnam heavy fighting continued near the northern front and Hue was shelled for a fourth day. A delayed Pentagon cleared report noted a naval task force destroyed 12 barges after dark. Seventeen U.S. planes were reported lost in two weeks with 54 aircraft downed and 61 airmen missing since bombing resumed. Marines were mistakenly attacked near Quang Tri City, killing 11 and wounding 30 amid ongoing counteroffensive actions.
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Pompidou appoints Messmer after ousting Chaban-Delmas as premier
President Georges Pompidou dismissed Jac ques Chaban-Delmas as France's prime minister and named Pierre Messmer to succeed him. Messmer, a former De Gaulle ally and ex defense minister, is noted for a long military and colonial administration career.
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Arkansas county government amendment petition drive
Petitions to place a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot will be filed Friday in Little Rock. The plan aims to cut county quorum courts to nine to fifteen members, remove salary limits, and establish four year terms for county officials starting in 1975. Frank Bizell of the Association of Arkansas Counties says about 47,000 signatures exist with a push to reach 62,000. Opponents were not named though some confusion over term initiation was noted.
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Tanaka chosen to lead Japan amid China US policy shift
TOKYO AP Japan conservatives named Kakuei Tanaka a dynamic construction man turned politician as prime minister with a mandate for bold approaches to the United States and China. Tanaka, 54, youngest since 1945, won the party presidency 282-190 on a runoff ballot. Diet will confirm him for a three year term. cabinet to be announced Friday. In Arkansas, Joe Purcell said he did not authorize party literature critical of Sen. McGovern mailed last week, urging party unity and US China diplomacy. He vows to repair frayed US relations and seek diplomatic ties with Communist China as Sato’s era ends.
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Hope Optimist Club to Meet. Class of ’62 Plans Reunion
All Around Town notes the Hope Optimist Club meets Thursday at 6 15 a m at Town and Country. Last week to become a charter member. Hope High School Class of ’62 members to discuss reunion Friday July 7 at 7 30 p m at Youth Center. Police report lists traffic and license violations, ten accidents in the week with no injuries.
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