Marines Battle Near Khe Sanh in Seventh-Hour Clash
U S and South Vietnamese forces fought a seven hour battle near the old Marine base at Khe Sanh three miles from Laos. Officials said 126 enemy dead, two U S and six wounded. A paratrooper reaction force joined the clash as civilians and Mekong Delta troops moved in Cambodia.
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Richard Pyle
Associated Press
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Rev Norris Steele Addresses Kiwanians In Hope
Rev Norris Steele pastor of First United Methodist Church of Hope spoke to the Kiwanis Club on Preachers Are Human. He urged that ministers relate as fallible people while guiding others. Visitors included Charles Harrell and Mrs Louella Graham, with former members Clyde Davis and Mitchell Sparks rejoining as active members.
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Norris Steele
First United Methodist Church of Hope
Kiwanis Club
Steele
Charles Harrell
Louella Graham
Clyde Davis
Mitchell Sparks
Hope
Mrs Valve Lothrop obituary notice in Marshall Texas
Mrs Valve Booker Lothrop 84 a native of Washington died Tuesday in a Marshall nursing home. Survived by one son Ed Lothrop of Marshall and five grandchildren. Graveside services held Wednesday at 11 00 a.m. in Washington Cemetery Sullivan Funeral Home of Marshall directed the arrangements.
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Valve Booker Lothrop
Washington
Marshall
Texas
Ed Lothrop
Washington Cemetery
Sullivan Funeral Home of
Shirley to Push New Mideast Debate at UN
Shirley Temple Black, U S delegate to the United Nations General Assembly, plans a fresh effort to bring the Southeast Asia war issue before the UN. She will lobby U N and U S officials in Washington Friday during a White House state dinner marking the UN's 25th anniversary. She says debate is healthy, noting the conflict in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos has been largely ignored by the body.
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Cambodia
Laos
United Nations
Road Death Rate Is Dropping in 1970 Figures
CHICAGO (RP) The highway fatality rate for the first five months of 1970 fell to 20,500 from 20,460 a year earlier despite more cars and drivers. National Safety Council president Howard Pyle cites safer interstate systems, safer cars, and stricter laws as factors, noting the possibility of several hundred fewer deaths if the trend continues.
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Chicago
U.S
Howard Pyle
National Safety Council
Pyle
U S envoy beams hopes for high level talks with Gromyko
Washington plans to boost top level talks with Moscow as ambassador to Moscow Jacob Beam seeks to meet Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko later this week. The move aims to improve dialogue on the Middle East, SALT, and UN issues while Dobrynin remains close to State Department officials in Washington.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
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Weather notes from Arkansas forecast report
Weather Experiment Station reports 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Wednesday with high 93 and low 62 and .08 inches of rain. Forecast from The Associated Press for Arkansas notes partly cloudy skies with little temperature change through Thursday, widely scattered showers and a few thunderstorms ending tonight, southeast ending Thursday, highs in the upper 80s, lows mid 60s to mid 70s.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Topless Scene at Little Rock Theater Draws Censors
Actress Barbara Boyle appeared topless for about two seconds in the Olde West Dinner Theater production Come Live With Me as the Little Rock Censor Board watched. The board met after the performance and planned to recommend to City Attorney Joseph C. Kemp whether action should be taken.
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Censor Board
Barbara Boyle
Miss Boyle
R. F. Olds
Little Rock City
Joseph C. Kemp
Vienna talks consider ada china solution scope curb accord
Report notes possible paths for an ada china settlement and the scope of a curb accord to be pursued at Vienna. It outlines diplomatic channels and potential adjustments in terms and timeline. Stakeholders include international agencies and respective national representatives seeking a negotiated outcome.
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Vienna
Urban Renewal Plan for Hope Gets Final HUD Approval
Richard L. Morgan, HUD regional administrator in Fort Worth, announces final approval of the Central GNRP for Hope. Advance funds were approved July 10, 1967 to support financing and preparation of the renewal plan, which covers 1,210 acres in the central community area. The program, under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949 as amended, funds slum elimination and blight prevention efforts.
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Richard L. Morgan
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Fort Worth
GNRP
Hope
Miniskirts Dominate Miss Universe Show Opening
Miss Universe contestants from 84 nations flood the Miami Beach stage in a miniskirt parade. Judges will see native costumes swimsuits and evening gowns as the pageant proceeds to crown a new Miss Universe Saturday night.
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Theodore A.ediger
Associated Press
Miami Beach, Fla
Maxis
Midis
Bahamas
Antoinette Patrice de Gregory
Luxembourg
Josee Reinert
Philippines
Simonette de Los Reyes
$6 Raise for Those on Welfare in Arkansas
State Welfare Commissioner Len Blaylock announced a $6 per month increase for welfare grants effective September 1. The raise lifts the maximum to 100 dollars for aged, blind, and disabled recipients and to 146 dollars for families with dependent children, funded from reserves to avoid a shortfall.
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Little Rock
Len E. Blaylock
Blaylock
Ong
Welfare Commissioner
Welfare Department
Vacation Bible School at Hope Church of Christ
The Hope Church of Christ will conduct Vacation Bible School from Monday July 13 to Friday July 17, 9 to 11 40 am. The public is invited and transportation is available by calling 777-3615 or 777-4895. Theme: A Road to Faith.
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Hope Church of Christ
Spragins to Preach at First Presbyterian Church
Dr. Fitzhugh Spragins professor of religion at Arkansas College Batesville will speak at First Presbyterian Church July 12. He is related to the Hope Spragins family and the son of the late Dr. John Spragins former pastor. His topic is The End of Religion.
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Fitzhugh Spragins
Arkansas College
Batesville
First Presbyterian Church
Spragins
Hope
John Spragins
Agnew to Aid Latin Americans
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew pledges help to improve the lot of the nations 10 million Spanish speaking citizens. A spokesman says a major goal is to show Congress and the public that there are minority groups beyond Blacks and to press news media to address Mexican American Puerto Rican and Cuban American needs. Twelve Nixon appointees of Spanish extraction met with Agnew to discuss Mexican American concerns.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
United States
Agnew
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