War, ecology clash in Chicago congress satire
A Chicago First National Congress on population and environment ends with mutual blame between ecologists and environmentalists over priorities. War and urban decay worsen as pollution rises, prompting a playful line about getting the chicken across the road before the egg disappears. Dallas Morning News notes KFC partners with Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha to bring fried chicken to Japan, warning on translation of concepts to Japanese tastes and hinting at Sukiyaki adaptation.
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Chicago
Charlotte
N.C
Japan
Kentucky Fried Chicken Corp
U.S
Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha, Inc
Dallas
Tex
Morning News
Severe thunderstorm watch spans thirty five Arkansas counties
The Associated Press reports a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through Arkansas, with a severe thunderstorm developing near Batesville around 4 30 am bringing hail and high winds. Trees uprooted, power lines down, and a Sterling Store damaged by lightning. An airplane moored at Batesville Airport was blown from its moorings, with winds clocked around 34 miles per hour. Continued showers and storms expected until a cold front passes, followed by warm highs in the mid 90s. Overnight lows varied across cities from 48 in Harrison to 77 in Pine Bluff and El Dorado.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Stile
Batesville
Sterling
Harrison
Oat Latie Rock
Fl Dorado
Fayetteville
Jonesburg
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
el Doradio
Memphis
Litthe Hock
Port Smuath
Second death from Capitol transformer blast shocks city
In Little Rock, William F. Maxwell, 43, of North Little Rock, died from burns suffered in an July explosion at the state Capitol. The blast knocked out power for days and also killed Bernard J. Engle, 55, associate Capitol maintenance chief, as the power plant burst into flames after an oil switch exploded.
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Little Rock
William F. Maxwell
North Little Rock
State Capitol
the Capiol
Bernard J. Engle
Capitol
Maxwell
Troop Cut Plan Stirs Seoul Over Korea Force Load
Seoul reacts to Nixon plan to reduce U.S. troops in the peninsula as Washington weighs a cut for budget reasons. Ambassador Porter informs Premier Chung Kwon of consultations to occur soon, while Rogers and Choi discuss the issue in Saigon. South Korea insists on maintaining forces until after 1975 due to North Korean threats and economic limits.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Nixon
U.S
Korea
William Porter
Chung --Kwon
Penninsula
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Choi Kyu-hah
Saigon
Choi
United States
South Korea
North Korea
Hot
Chung Hee Park
Washington
Park
Asia
Public Housing Loan Approved for Forrest City Complex
The Federal Housing Authority approved a 1,068,800 dollar loan on Tuesday to fund a new low and moderate income apartment complex at Forrest City. The project will be owned by A- Housing Corp., a noted dividend corporation.
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Washington
Federal Housing Authority
Forrest City
A- Housing Corp
DeGray Lake boat ramps near complete year from full
DeGray Dam Reservoir fills as boat ramps reach 14 of 15 but full completion remains a year away. Engineer James P Stafford Jr notes rotting vegetation reduces oxygen near shore and intake structures, while deeper water remains clear and fishing improves at 20 feet.
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DeGray Lake
James P. Stafford Jr
Stafford
Democrats Strike Back on TV
AP reports on the premiere of the Lawrence F. O'Brien television program as the Democratic National Committee uses prime time to rebut President Nixon. Democrats accuse Nixon of broken promises while Republicans call the effort a con. both sides push for equal network time amid a broader TV political battleground.
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EB Byrd
Associated Press
Washington
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Nixon
Vietnam
Democratic National Committee
Brien
Agnew
James N. Allison Jr
Democratic Committee
Allison
Brain Weight Loss At Age Twenty Sparks Wide Riff
New York AP column surveys quirky facts from brain size to diet and safety. Notes brain weighs about 3-4 pounds and slowly shrinks after twenty while flag etiquette, women postal workers, and European mortality comparisons appear. Includes trivia on termites longevity and steak yield.
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Hal
Boyle
New York
Old Glory
Congress
U.S
Senate
House
Capitol
Cambodia Bill Faces Defeat in House Test Vote
House action on the Cooper Church amendment to curb U S operations in Cambodia looks doomed despite a hopeful big vote. Rep Thomas E Morgan may seek conference with the Senate on the foreign military sales bill to bind conference to Cooper Church language limiting U S spending in Cambodia.
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Robert A. Hunt
Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Cooper Church
U.S. Operafons
Cambodia
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Morgan
Cooper-Church
Nixon
House- Senate
Rail Strikers Ordered Back by President
President Nixon invoked emergency provisions to end the UTU strike, ordering workers back for 60 days as an emergency board studies re employment of firemen on freight and yard diesel engines. Most pickets fell, 18800 UTU members idle, 60000 others affected nationwide.
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Carl C. Craft
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
United Transportation Union
UTU
Pensacola
Fla
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
UTA
Labor Department
National Railway Labor Conference
Baltimore & Ohio
Louisville & Nashville
Southern Pacific
National Mediation Board
Secretary of Labor
James W. Hodgson
Fred M. Livingston
Parker
Highway bids set for July 29
Arkansas Highway Commission announces bids to be opened July 29 for road projects totaling about 2.2 million dollars. Projects cover Ashley Lee Jefferson Arkansas Calhoun Prairie Cleburne Mississippi counties with resurfacing and concrete work on routes 52 261 74 25 264 77 and related segments.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Highway Commission
Ashley
Arkansas
Lee
Holub Jefferson
Humphrey
Jackson
Cleburne
Drasco
Independence County
Prairie
Arkansas 1
Arkansas 77
Arkanisans
Treating Creatures of Wilderness This Veterinarian's Job
Dr. Jim Naviaux of Pleasant Hill California runs the National Wildlife Health Foundation, a two year old orphaned effort he funds personally. He tends free roaming creatures from horses to snakes and fawns, performing surgeries and nursing them back to health without payment. He laments California lacks wildlife facilities and notes he has no staff, wife, or outside aid.
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Pleasant Hill
Calif
Jim Naviaux
Mankind
Navraux
National Wildlife Health Foundation
Mary
California
Missiles Score at Suez Signal New SAM-2 Progress
AP report by Fred S. Hoffman notes the downing of three Israeli jets by Egyptian antiaircraft missiles marks the first effective combat use of enhanced SAM-2 batteries. The development implications touch U S air operations over North Vietnam and potential Soviet improvements in North Vietnam.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
U.S
América
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
Suez Canal
Policy bill targets conglomerates with banks faces Senate fight
A heavily lobbied bill to regulate business conglomerates owning banks heads for a tough Senate battle. Senate Banking Chair Sen. Wallace Bennett says insurers, travel, computer and accounting interests push to keep House limits on conglomerates. The measure requires divestiture within five years, with possible five-year extension, and retains grandfathered acquisitions as of March 24, 1970.
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I. L. Schwartz
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Wallace Bennett
Utah
Banking and Currency Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Bennett
Nixon
All Around Town and Local Elections Update
All Around Town reports Rick Stone and his wife in Iowa music workshop and a Lakeside High role. It notes an absentee voting option and mentions Orie Byers recovering in Texarkana. Also covers Centenary scholarship for Stephen Locke, and a July four night rodeo in El Dorado with Hope Riding Club participation and a country jamboree in Patrice school auditorium with free admission.
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Rick Stone
Hope
University of Iowa
Rick
Lakeside Senior High
Amanna
Iowa
Western Electric
Stephen Echols Locke
Shreveport
Echols Locke
Walter E. Locke
Stephen
Northwood High School
Centenary
Union County Fairgrounds
el Dorado
Hope Riding Club
Memorial Football Stadium
Texarkana
Israel cites 8000 Soviets in Egypt amid cease fire tension
Israel’s army chief Lt. Gen Haim Bar Lev said about 8000 Soviets were in Egypt with 3000 military or weapons specialists and the rest advisers and instructors. He warned Israel could face Russian support if the Kremlin moves, while embassy documents in Washington warned of Soviet flights into the Suez Canal zone unless Western response deters them.
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Associated Press
Israel
Egypt
Haim Bar- Lev
Davar
Bar-Lev
Jerusalem
Washington
Suez Canal Zone
Kremlin
Egyptian
Canal Zone
Cear
Canal Area
Beirut
U.S
U.N
Uthant
Geneva
Thant
Middle East
Moscow
Cairo
Alahram
Chaim Herzog
Nixon
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