More Alarms Are False More Alarms Are False
Baltimore fire officials report that firesmen answered more false alarms than actual emergencies in the year ending June 30. At Kiwanis Club, Autry Wilson introduced Ricky Renshaw and others who discussed Arkansas Boys State meet. Carter Russell was inducted, and several guests with perfect attendance were recognized.
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Opera Star Gladys Swarthout Dies at 65 in Florence
Florence Italy AP Gladys Swarthout mezzo soprano famed as the best female singer of the Metropolitan Opera in the 1930s died of a heart attack at 65. A Deepwater Missouri native, she debuted at the Met in 1929, retired in 1945, and later appeared in Carmen on television in 1950. She lived years in Florence late in life.
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Judge calls Dixie suit in Arkansas school silly
US District Court Judge Gordon E. Young dismissed as silly a suit by African American plaintiffs seeking to bar the song Dixie from Jonesboro High School events. He said the complaint is silly and will be dismissed for silliness, noting more important matters to consider.
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$50 Million Authorized for Quarks Regional Commission
The Senate approved a bill authorizing $50 million for the Quarks Regional Commission covering Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma and Kansas. The measure also funds five other regional commissions with $581 million and adds Alaska to the commission umbrella while boosting Appalachian program funding by $80 million. A separate House bill calls for $477 million for five commissions, with most funding for Appalachian efforts.
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Crew Prepares for Countdown to Start Soon
Apollo 11 preparations at Cape Kennedy proceed as Saturn 5 and the Apollo 11 spacecraft undergo final readiness checks. Engineers and technicians inspect pumps, valves and wiring while astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins train for the launch scheduled for next Wednesday at 9 32 a.m. EDT.
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TV code panel urges phaseout of cigarette ads
Washington AP reports the TV Code Review Board urges a four year phaseout of cigarette commercials. The plan would eliminate cigarette ads from subscribing networks and stations by September 1 1973 and requires approval from the NAB TV board of directors before taking effect.
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No Relief From Heat in Arkansas
Heat wave to persist with mid to high 90s and low 100s through Thursday. El Dorado reaches 104 as thermometers soar across South and Central Arkansas. Dry conditions maintain parched ground with high evaporation and little rain expected. overnight lows vary from 67 to 82 across listed cities.
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Constitutional Group OKs Right to Bear Arms in Arkansas
The state Constitutional Convention approved an article granting citizens the right to keep and bear arms for their common defense by a vote of 81 to 8. An amendment to remove the phrase for their common defense failed 61 to 24, and another amendment to forbid any fee or tax on the right passed 61 to 29.
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Billy Lindsey
Caldwell
Arkansas Forecast From Experiment Station Report
Forecasters predict clear to partly cloudy skies and continued heat through Thursday. A slight chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers on both days. Highs today 94 to 104 with tonight’s lows in the upper 60s to upper 70s. The report covers a 24 hour period ending 7 am Wednesday with a high of 98 and a low of 72.
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City in 1969 plans emergency water controls and wells
Wellsville leaders discuss emergency water use limits under a governing ordinance. They seek federal help via the Economic Development Administration to fund three new wells near Oakhaven, easing supply for Meyers Bakery and Homestead Industries as they expand. A Washington visit is planned with Mayor Frank Douglas and other city officials for July 21.
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Oakhaven
Robert A. Rolfe Obituary in Penacook Funeral Thursday
Private services will be held Thursday in Penacook for Robert A. Red Rolfe ex New York Yankee great and former Yankees all time third baseman He died Tuesday at his Governor's Island home in Gilford after a long illness He was 60
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