Last Column Before Run on Tennessee River
The editor Alex H Washburn plans a Tennessee River cruise with Hope Miss and Memphis friends aboard two boats. They depart Pickwick Dam at dawn Sunday and aim for Kentucky Barkley Lakes then back to Pickwick, a roughly 500 mile trip exploring the lower Tennessee and Cumberland waters. The voyage includes visiting the Shiloh battlefield memorial and sharing photos with subscribers upon return.
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Hope Boys
Tennessee River
Flying Friends
Jackson Miss
Memphis
Mike Jones
Billy Dan Jones
Stan James
Jim James
Hope
Pickwick Dam
Paducah
Kentucky
Barkley Lakes
Ohio
Barkley Lake
Cumberland River
Florida
Jackson
Miss
Clarence Champman
Star
Chapman
Tennessee
C.J. Watkins
The
Army Corps of Engineers
Nashville
Tenn
Shiloh Battlefield Memorial
Life Saving Lessons Begin at Fair Park Pool
Junior life saving lessons start Monday at 8 a.m. for ages 12, while seniors 14 and older begin at 9 4 a.m. A second beginner session starts at 10 a.m. on July 14. Registration for beginners runs July 10 to 13 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the pool with 25 cent admission.
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Fair Park
Heavy Damages Result on Hwy.67
At 9 50 a m July 5 Billy Smith of Emmett collided with a vehicle driven by James C Mc Kay of Many La on Hwy 67 E near Rocky Md Road. Damage was fairly heavy with no minor injuries. Smith was charged with following too close.
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Billy Smith
Emmett
James C. McKay
Many, la
Hwy. 67 E
Rocky Md. Road
Smith
Minor Accident in Village Shopping Center Lot
A minor collision occurred in the Village Shopping Center parking lot involving Clemmie Hood of Washington and Orville Mitchell of Patmos. Hood struck Mitchell’s parked car around 12:30 on July 5, causing minor damages. Neal conducted the investigation.
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Village Shopping Center
Clemmie Hood
Washington
Orville Mitchell
Patmos
Hood
Mitchell
Neal
Hope man charged with failure to yield right of way
Bill Burke of Hope was charged with failure to yield right of way after an accident on Saturday July 5 in which Joe B. Sparks of Turpin Oklahoma was hit. Ward and Shirley investigated. Minor damages were reported.
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Bill Burke
Hope
Joe B. Sparks
Turpin
Okla
Ward
Shirley
Hoover says Red China sees U S as top foe
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee that Communist China regards the United States as its No 1 enemy and seeks to obtain scientific knowledge in the United States. He cited covert Chinese intelligence activity and warned of propaganda and recruitment pressures in the United States. In Georgia a twin engine Air South flight with 14 aboard crashed near Monroe with no survivors, investigators said.
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Associated Press
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United States
J. Edgar Hoover
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Hoover
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Hong Kong
Canada
Cuba
CIA
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Defense Departments
Monroe
Air South
Federal Aviation Agency
584 Deaths on July 4 Holiday
Traffic accidents killed 584 persons over the holiday weekend, topping the previous three-day Fourth of July record of 576 from 1966. The total still trails the all-time record of 732 set in 1967 when the period lasted four days. An AP survey two weeks earlier counted 435 fatalities, and last weekend’s tally from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday aligned with the NSC forecast of 550 to 650 highway deaths.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Prisoner who hit sheriff escapes Walnut Ridge jail
Walden County Sheriff Kenneth Guthrie was injured when prisoner David Allen Jackson, 19, overpowered him and escaped from the county jail. Jackson stole a pickup near the jail, fled toward a truck stop in Hardy, and remained at large as an FBI inquiry opened.
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Ark
Lawrence
Kenneth Guthrie
Guthrie
David Allen Jackson
Jackson
Hardy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Minor Accident at Safeway on Independence Day
In Hope Long investigated report, at 4 30 p m July 4 T B Goodwin struck Jimmy Johnson in the Safeway parking lot. Both men residents of Hope.
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Safeway
T.B. Goodwin
Jimmy Johnson
Hope
Salina market posts sign linking beef and cigarettes
In Salina Kansas a local supermarket advertises the rising grocery costs with a sign stating If you think beef is high, cigarettes are $6.59 a pound reflecting the era's inflation and price comparisons between staples and tobacco products.
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Salina, Kan
Salina
33 Known Dead in Lake Erie Storm Toll Rises
The death toll rose to at least 33 as searches continued for more victims of storms that struck northern Ohio and Lake Erie Friday night. At least five were missing, with residents in Norwalk Wooster and Ver milion still facing emergencies.
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Cleveland
Wooster
Kidron
Wayne County
Ashland County
U.S. Coast Guard
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Lake Erie
Heat and humidity persist statewide through Tuesday
More hot humid weather continues across Arkansas through Tuesday as a high pressure ridge from the Atlantic keeps temperatures in the 96 to 101 range. Sunday highs reached 99 in Texarkana. El Dorado broke a 12 day 100 degree streak with 97. Overnight lows ranged from 72 Fayetteville to 79 El Dorado with scattered showers and a trace to 0.01 inch of rain reported in places.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Atlantic
South
Texarkana
el Dorado
Fayetteville
Harrison
Fort Smith
Memphis
Jonesboro
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Tribute to Duke Ellington At Ottawa Arts Center
About 2 300 people attended Ottawa National Arts Center to hear Duke Ellington and his 16 person orchestra. The 70 year old pianist composer performed his classic works and a new piece Balle Afri calne composed for a trip to Senegal.
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Ottawa
National Arts Center
Duke Ellington
Balle Afris Calne
Senegal
Hundreds See Firecracker at San Antonio Zoo Birdhouse
Firecracker the latest whooping crane chick drew hundreds of visitors at the San Antonio Zoo shelf life birdhouse after hatching on Saturday. Zoo officials say the chick raises the known whooping crane total to 69 and will likely be sent to Patuxent Maryland wildlife refuge. sex of Firecracker will be determined later.
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San Antony
Defense seeks big weapons program funded by force cuts
Congressional defense leaders push for a major downsizing of the armed forces to free funds for new weapons. Sen John Stennis and other lawmakers say trimming the 3.5 million personnel by about a million could save roughly 10 billion annually from the 80 billion Pentagon budget. This would cover long range missiles bombers submarines and the Safeguard system amid Vietnam war costs.
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CARLP
AP News
Washington
Congressional Defense
John Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Washington Congress resumes after fourth recess of year
AP dispatch reports Congress returns to work after a six month period with little legislation. FBI Director Hoover names Communist China as top U S enemy and says Reds seek U S scientific knowledge by any means. Viet Cong launch first ground attack in a week on a U S military HQ with grenades and dynamite. A 28 year old UMich repairman faces charges in the killing of a coed, seventh such slain in two years. An Air South commuter plane with 14 aboard flies twine engine failure. Apollo 11 astronauts begin final training days before moon launch. Tribal clashes erupt after minister Tom Mboya's assassination in Kenya, with 26 dead and six missing from weekend storms in Ohio and Lake Erie.
Congress Grapples with Campus Riots Folded into Debate
Congress faces paralysis over campus protests as dozens of bills and hearings fail to yield a clear policy. Conflicting views clash on tactics and outcomes with the House Education and Labor Committee stalled by boycotts and partisan lines amid a broader national debate.
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Congress
House Education and Labor Committee
Parked Car Crash at Memorial Hospital Parking Lot
Homer Stone of Hope hit the parked car of Mattie Lou East erling on July 5 at 9 50 a m in Memorial Hospital parking lot. Damages were minor and investigation by Johnson followed. Gib Lewis of Hope was involved in a separate wreck July 6 around 2 10 a m on Hwy 67 West. He tried to avoid oncoming traffic and struck a boat and trailer. Atterbury McCulley and Rowe investigated.
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Homer Stone
Hope
Mattie Lou East
Erling
Memorial Hospital
Johnson
Gib Lewis
Hwy. 67
Lewis
Atterbury, McCulley and
Rowe
Town Notes and Police Week Report Summary
Police week report lists multiple violations and 10 accidents for the week, with 159 year to date and 57 injuries plus 1 death. Local civic notices include Masonic Fellowcraft degree, county hospital board appointment, and Democratic Women’s Club meeting. Updates on residents in higher education and teaching programs at Arkansas Tech, Colgate University, and Memphis State University.
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Judith Parker Peters
7Th
Hope
Memphis State University
Peters
Viet Cong Attacks U.S. HQ Near Saigon in Early Hostilities
Viet Cong forces attacked a U.S. military headquarters 120 miles northeast of Saigon, killing six Americans and wounding 18 as armored personnel carriers were damaged or destroyed. Officials termed it an isolated strike in a usually quiet area, with Viet Cong planning a broader late July offensive. A theater bombing in Can Tho killed a Vietnamese child and a civilian, wounding 36 soldiers and 21 civilians. U.S. losses included helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, raising totals to 2,830 helicopters and 2,579 planes lost in the war.
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George Esper
Saigon
U.S
Can Tho
Mekong Delta
U.S. Command
Accidents Claim Seven Lives Over Holidays in Arkansas
Seven people died in Arkansas traffic crashes over the Independence Day weekend from Thursday evening to Sunday, including Tommy Lemons and Doyle W. Jones in a Sheridan crash on Arkansas 46. Victims also included Melvin Haskins near Hardy, Corris M. Doss of Gentry, Elkin Eugene Ball of Elkins, Earl F. Swaithes of Star City, and Henry Hubble of Peach Orchard Greene County.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Tommy Lemons
Doyle W. Jones
Sheridan
Melvin Haskins
Near Hardy
Corris M. Doss
Gentry
Elkin Eugene Ball
Elkins
Earl F. Swaithes
Star City
Henry Hubble
Peach Orchard
Greene County
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Jones
Haskins
Stunay
Mammoth Springs
U.S
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