Sharp Retort to Ultimatum on Schools
Georgia Gov. Lester Maddox fires back at a federal desegregation warning saying he will ram the ultimatum in their satchels. Chicago officials deny segregation and pledge school seniority of choice while aides warn of lawsuits to end desegregation. The Justice Department pressed for complete faculty integration in Chicago and disestablishment of dual schools in Georgia. Henry Fonda admitted to hospital in Albuquerque for influenza treatment. he joked about wanting to be left alone.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Chicago
Lester Maddox
Maddox
Atlanta
Phooey
Frank M. Whiston
James F. Redmond
U.S
Jerris Leonard
Washington
Justice Department
Jack P. Nix
Nix
Whiston
Leonard
Department
New York
Los Angeles
Thomas Murray
Illinois
Carey B. Preston
Warren Bacon
Albuquerque
Henry Fonda
Detor
Vietnam
New Orleans
Biracial Study Starts Monday at Ark colleges
A four week study of biracial school district problems will start Monday at Ouachita Baptist University and Arkansas A&M College at Monticello. About 250 Arkansas teachers are expected to attend conferences focusing on districts with Negro majorities.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Quachita Baptist University
Arkansas A&m College
Monticello
Arkansas
Vote Rights Legislation Is Extended
Washington AP A House judiciary subcommittee bypassed President Nixon and approved a five year extension of the voting rights law. Chairman Emanuel Celler said the vote was overwhelming. The full Judiciary Committee is expected to approve the bill next week.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Judiciary
Apollo 11 Moon Trip Countdown Underway Tonight
The countdown to Apollo 11's moon voyage begins at 8 p.m. EDT with power to the Saturn 5 rocket. Astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins practice in the command module simulator as the 93 hour countdown unfolds over 52 days, aiming for liftoff next Wednesday and lunar landing July 20.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin &. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Moon
Armstrong
Aldrin
Apollo 11 to Carry First Mail to Moon
The mission will transport the first mail to the moon along with the first man. Postmaster General Blount announced a special moon letter and engraved master stamp die. Upon return, the die will produce a 10-cent airmail stamp commemorating the first moon landing. The letter will be hand canceled by astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin.
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Washington
Winton M. Blount
Blount
Neil Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
U.S.A
Ex Arkansans to Testify in U S Grand Jury Probe
Ex Arkansas prisoners now serving sentences in other states were summoned to testify in a U S Grand Jury investigation of alleged brutality in the state penitentiary. Testimony came from inmates at Tucker and Cummins Prisons, including Winston Talley whose 1965 petition led to a court order banning the leather strap except under rules. About 10 former Tucker inmates were also called.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
U.S
Tucker Prison Farm
Cummins Prison Farm
Winston Talley
U.S. District Court
J. Smith Henley
Tucker
Jim Bruton
President Nixon Likes Office Next Door At White House
President Nixon says he prefers his new office in the Executive Office Building next to the White House because people are less likely to barge in while he works. He told newsmen he feels more private there than in the White House office where “people feel they can come in and talk.”
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Newsmen
Patty Duke seeks mature film roles after teen star era
22 year old Patty Duke, celebrating 15 years in show business, remains small but energetic and aims for adult parts. The Oscar winner recalls a busy career from age seven and plans to move to Manhattan while choosing roles that expand her range.
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Patty
Hal Boyle
New York
Patty Duke
West
Manhattan
Bellevue Hospital
Dee
Cub Diyer
Tore Fuien
Appropriations Cut Indian Affairs Budget and School Plans
Washington AP The House Appropriations Committee proposes trimming the Bureau of Indian Affairs budget by 6.5 million, eliminating funds for public school kindergarten programs while preserving 4 million for 59 kindergarten rooms at BIA schools. The panel also cuts relocation services by 6.1 million and keeps 21.9 million for Navajo irrigation efforts.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Interior Department
New Hope Church Sponsors Revival Services
New Hope Church announces revival services starting Sunday July 13 at New Hope Baptist Church four miles north on Highway 4. Rev Carlton Roberts leads. evangelist Rev Larry Gaines from Ft Worth will preach. A Home Coming observance opens the week with daily revivals at 10 am and 7 30 pm. all are invited.
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New Hope Baptist Church
Highway 4
Carlton Roberts
Larry Gaines
Ft. Worth
Tex
Arkansas convention backs business wheel and deal amendment
Little Rock delegates approved a proposal to lift the 10 percent annual interest cap on loans over 10 000 dollars, enabling corporations to pay higher rates. The move, pushed by Delegate Ben Hogan Jr., aims to boost capital access as the convention weighs further usury changes.
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Little Rock
Ben Hogan Jr
Robert Meriwether
Hogan
C. Randolph Warner Jr
Fort Smith
Arkansas
John Elrod
Bison
H. M. Alderson
Stuttgart
Winthrop Rockefeller
Claud Byrd elected American Legion Commander at Post 12
Claud H. Byrd was elected Commander of the American Legion at Leslie Huddleston Post 12 on Tuesday night. Also elected were Herschel R. Johnson as First Vice Commander E.S. Franklin as Second Vice Commander Joe Jones as Chaplain and Dewey Hendrix as Sergeant At Arms. Byrd announced the August meeting schedule and listed delegates and alternates to the State Convention in Little Rock at the Marion Hotel July 11 12 and 13.
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Claud H. Byrd
American Legion
Leslie Huddleston
Herschel R. Johnson
E.S. Franklin
Joe Jones
Dewey Hendrix
Little Rock
Marion
Dean Murphy
George Hicks
Bob Kemp
Harry Hawthorne
Fred Formby
Royce Weisenberger
Lester Wade
B.C. Hollis
Talbot Feild, Jr
Jack Beaty
James T. Cobb
C.T. Crawford
Milton C. Eason
Miles Laha
Webb Laseter II
Vance Marcum
Cecil O’steen
Mayton C. Prather
W.R. Routon
Glen Sundberg
Melvin Thrash
Milk Producers Name President
Morris of Siloam Springs was named secretary of Associated Milk Producers Inc at a meeting where the cooperative group adopted as the basis a regional milk marketing merger plan being developed by dairy farmer cooperatives.
Senate Finance Committee seeks ways to curb rising medical costs
Senate Finance Committee opens a lengthy probe into Medicare and Medicaid costs and abuses. Expenses already exceed original estimates by 4.8 billion dollars annually, and members warn the rise could worsen if not halted without broader government intervention. Senator Wallace Bennett notes the issue dominates over abuses as a policy challenge.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Sen
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Senate
First Group of Marines Leaves Vietnam for Okinawa
The first contingent of U S Marines withdrawn from Vietnam flew to Okinawa led by a 120 man advance party from the 9th Regiment base near Quang Tri. The move follows a week with the lowest U S battle deaths in six months, 153 killed, reflecting diminished combat activity.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Okinawa
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Country Jamboree at Patmos school auditorium this Saturday
All Around Town reports the Country Music Jamboree will be held Saturday July 12 in the Patmos school auditorium with guests the Odom Quartet. Public invited, admission free. Also notes a Star Veterans reunion in New Orleans August 13. write Martin B Richard for details. Millwood Fishing Report gives river conditions and fishing tips for Saline, Little, Bakers Bend, and Woods North of Saratoga Landing. Wesley Ray Branstine of Hope plays trombone at NTSU Summer Concert Band in Denton as part of a large ensemble. upcoming public program planned for Aug 14. Hope Chamber of Commerce hosts a third visitation to Sweet Home with a 7 pm caravan departing Main Street.
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Patmos School
Odom
Gobe
Waldron, Ack
The
Star
Second Armoured Division
Hell On Wheels
New Orleans
Martin B. Richard
Baton Rouge
Millwood
Saline
Bakers Bend
Siline
Little Rivers
Wesley Ray Branstine
Hope
North Texas State University
Denton
Tex
Mexico
Seeveral College
Maurice McAdow
NTSU
McAdow
Branstine
Hope High School
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Sweet Home
Othe
Main Street
Revival Planned at Sweet Home Church
A revival meeting will start at the Sweet Home Church on July 15. Services will begin at 7 30 each evening Sunday through Saturday. The Rev John W Rushing pastor of United Methodist churches on the Blevins Charge will be the evangelist. An invitation is extended to all to attend.
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Sweet Home Church
Prescott
John W. Rushing
United Methodist Churches
Blevins
War Death Toll in Vietnam Drops to Six-Month Low
Saigon reports US combat deaths at 153 for the week, the lowest in nearly six months, with 1,564 wounded and 526,085 enemy killed since 1961. The figures show a broad decline in both American and allied casualties and reflect shifts in reported troop strength and ongoing peace talks in Paris.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Command
Paris
South Vietnam
Bodgies
Heat Wave Persists Across Arkansas With Record Highs
The Associated Press reports hot and humid conditions continue across Arkansas with temperatures in the high 90s to low 100s. A high pressure ridge and tropical air keep the South in a heat spell, with Pine Bluff and Little Rock reaching 102 and tying a date record. Overnight lows range from 70s to 80s as moisture rises slightly but dryness remains. Gov. Rockefeller to name Ralph Griffin to the Game and Fish Commission to fill Ernest Hogue’s expired term amid political negotiation with Rep. Jimmy Hunt.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Pine Bluff
Little Rock
Fayetteville
Fort Smith
el Dorado
Harrison
Jonesboro
Texarkana
Memphis
Winthrop Rockefeller
Ralph Griffin
State Game and Fish Commission
Ernest Hogue
Weiner
Rockefeller
Griffin
Jimmy B. Hunt
Peac
Mes Nixon Took Flying Lessons
Washington AP reports Mes Nixon discusses a past relationship and a brief attachment with a boyfriend. The piece notes learning to fly and personal history as part of a wider interview.
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Nixon
Washington
Tyshane
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Europe
Gaylord Nelson
Agriculture Department
Charles Percy
House Armed Services
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