Arkansas Ex press pilot issue and multiple world briefs
The Arkansas Ex press printed 3,000 pilot copies in Camden with a four page, four color edition and plans regular publication next Monday. Other items note a $60,325 HEW grant to Phillips Community College in Helena for a counseling career center, uncertain fallout from a Chinese atomic test, a Battersea Fun Fair fire near London, and Southeast Asian fisheries talks in Kuala Lumpur. Packages of world items cover Mitsui signing to aid Lao government power and transport, Australian tariff preferences, Gene Shalit replacing Judith Crist on NBC Today, Ida Borchert’s 100th birthday, and the drowning of two Camden brothers in the Ouachita River.
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Camden
Ark
New Arkansas Express
Bill Hurley
Hurley
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Phillips Community College
Helena
Bill Alexander
D-Ark
Energy crisis looms large in U.S. politics
Washington reports the energy crisis shaping policy across 1974 and beyond. Officials explore mandatory petroleum allocation to ensure farmers access fuel while avoiding pump rationing. Nixon urges conservation, predicting possible long-term, restrictive measures with political risk. Colorado’s Love notes a decade-long fight, signaling energy policy as an explosive issue.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Executive Branch
Congress
Nixon
Colorado
John A. Love
United States
Alice Hurricane Dwindles Over Atlantic After Bermuda Skirt
Miami AP reports Alice, the year’s first hurricane, is expected to die out over the open Atlantic after brushing Bermuda. Forecasters say winds will drop below 75 mph as it moves north, ending a Bermuda drought with two inches of rain. Located about 200 miles north of Bermuda at 35.4 N 69.0 W.
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Miami
Alice
Atlantic
Bermuda
National Hurricane Center
North Atlantic
Soil testing aids crop fertilizer planning in July
A University of Arkansas Soil Testing Laboratory service analyzes samples for all crops and garden spaces at no charge. Local Extension agents tailor fertilizer recommendations. Submit samples from crops, orchards, lawns, shrubs, and brambles for fall planning. includes broad participation invitation.
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University of Arkansas Soil Testing Laboratory
USDA
North America
Arkansas Rural Endowment Fund
Candidates campaign in Japan in whimsical Tokyo scene
In Tokyo a large bear handing out toy balloons entertains children as a band plays while campaign slogans blare from a loud speaker in a baby carriage. At the Takashima-Daira complex 25,000 eligible voters are targeted for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election on July 8, seen as a barometer for the Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
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Tokyo
Takashimai-Daira
Tokyo Metropolitan
Queen Elizabeth sends birthday wishes to Nixon on Independence Day
Queen Elizabeth II writes to President Nixon on American Independence Day expressing cordial congratulations and warm wishes for the prosperity of the United States. The note was released by the British Embassy in a statement on Wednesday.
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United States
Elizabeth 1
Nixon
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