Reply from NEA on barber feature sparks editor note
Executive Editor Murray Olderman of the Newspaper Enterprise Association replies to a June protest about Lee Mueller’s Miller Barber piece. He defends the tone as tongue in cheek, cites Barber’s character, and notes guidance improvements for future writing while acknowledging reader feedback.
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the Star
Lee Mueller
Miller Barber
Lee
Miller
University of Arkansas
NEA
el Dorado
Murray Olderman
Newspaper Enterprise Ass’n
Park Avenue
New York
N.Y
Sharks Annoy Frogmen Off Hornet During Apollo Mockup Recovery
On the USS Hornet Navy frogmen practicing to recover the Apollo 11 command module were forced from the Pacific waters by sharks. They tried to attach a flotation collar to a mockup when sharks approached, prompting the divers to seek safety in a rubber dinghy before shark activity ceased.
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USS
Hornet
Earth
Pacific Ocean
Navy
Twelve Vocational School Sites Designated by Board
Arkansas state Board of Vocational Education designated twelve sites for future vocational technical schools with five priority locations eligible for higher federal matching funds. Priority spots include Springdale Malvern Randolph and Lawrence counties Melbourne and McGehee. Other sites listed are Batesville Crossett De Queen DeWitt Mena Newport and Pulaski County.
Undeclared War Rages Between Honduras and El Salvador
In an escalating crisis, Honduras and El Salvador accuse each other of aggression as the OAS orders a peace team. Honduran reports claim Salvadoran ground forces invaded at two points with aircraft attacks, while Salvadoran officials say they moved to defend against ongoing Honduran attacks. Casualties are reported in Qeotepeque and Santa de Copan, with both sides alleging border incursions and air strikes near Tegucigalpa.
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Raul Barnica
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Central America
el Salvador
Organization of American States
Washington
Guatemala
Fidel Sanchez Ghernandez
San Salvador
Santa Rosa de Lima
Qeotepeque
Santa de Copan
Amatillo
Pay
Luna 15 slows on moon approach amid rock return theories
Soviet moonship Luna 15 travels slower than normal toward the moon and may carry new gear, delaying approach by a day. Sir Bernard Lovell notes the trajectory differs from prior unmanned flights and hints at a potential rock recovery objective.
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Fred Colemand
Associated Press
Jodrell
Moscow
U.S
Lovell
Moon
Moon Mission Delayed By Systems Check Before Lift Off
Astronauts plan to enter moon orbit this weekend with undocking set 24 hours later and lunar touchdown at 4 19 p m Sunday. Aiming to return soil samples before the crewed mission, officials acknowledge delaying the televised imprint while checks proceed. Armstrong Aldrin and Collins finalise readiness for the historic milestone.
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Lunar
LEM
Armstrong
Aldrin
Collins
Moor Burke
Russia
America
John F. Kennedy
Earth
Moon
Collins Alone Won't See Show
CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. AP reports Astronaut Michael Collins said his only complaint about staying on the Apollo 11 command module is the lack of a TV onboard. He noted many Americans may not see the moon walk while Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin go on the EVA and urged saving the tapes for his viewing after the flight.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Michael Collins
Collins
Neil Armstrong
Edwin
Goddard Father of Rocketry
An overview of Robert Goddard's early work on rocketry, his 1919 paper Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes, and how press exaggeration miscast his aims. The article notes his lifelong dedication despite isolation and ridicule and hints at the eventual credibility of his spaceflight ideas.
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Harry F. Guggenheim
Newsday
Associated Press
Goddard
Moon
Savant
All Around Town Highlights From Hope Area July Events
The page lists events around Hope with involvement from local groups. Minor Sponsored by the Mental Retardation Staff Development Project at the University of Alabama in Birmingham hosts a conference in Conway July 14 16 to update superintendents of institutions for the mentally retarded on national developments. Eight Hope students join Southern State College Upward Bound third year, a pre college program serving 45 juniors and seniors from 15 high schools across six counties to boost post secondary success. local participants include Lanette Arrington Arlis Atterbury Benny Gorz William Laramore Henry Lee McKenney Gerald Purifoy Rhonda Carroll Rook and Judy York. Tom Simmons of Calvary Baptist Church Hope headlines an area wide youth rally at Kieth Field in Stamps Friday, sponsored by Stamps First Baptist Church, kicking off a week of prep for a youth led revival July 31 August 3. The Century Bible Class of Hope Methodist and the Arkadelphia Church Men’s Bible Class entertain the winner of a fellowship and membership promotion, Nashville Men’s Class, Sunday July 20 at 2 30 pm at Hope church with Bishop Paul V. Gallaway delivering the principal address. The Hempstead County Singing Convention is set for Saturday and Sunday July 9 10 at Garrett Memorial Baptist Church. programming starts 7 pm Saturday and 1 pm Sunday. church is air conditioned and all are invited to attend.
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University of Alabama In
Birmingham
Conway
Hope
Southern State College
Lanette Arrington
Arils Atterbury
Benny Gorz
William Laramore
Henry Lee McKenney
Gerald Purifoy
Rhonda Caerol Rook
Judy York
Tist Church
Kieth Field
Stamps
Stamps First Baptist Church
Century
Hope Methodist Church
Arkadelphia Church
Nashville
Hope Church
Paul V. Gallaway
Emmet Church Revival to Be Led by Rev Gerald Fincher
Emmet United Methodist Church sponsors a revival in July 2025 with services daily at 7 30 p m Evangelist Rev Gerald Fincher of First United Methodist Church Pre scott will lead The Emmet church is led by Pastor Calvin L Miller.
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Emmet Church
Emmet United Methodist Church
Gerald Fincher
First United Methodist Church of
Prescott
Emmet
Calvin L. Miller
Acting Gets Out of Date in 10 Years Says Claire Bloom
British born actress Claire Bloom says acting has no longevity and ages out in ten years. She reflects on a life of Shakespeare, Ophelia, and a star turn with Charlie Chaplin in Limelight during a luncheon at 21 Club in New York. Bloom notes she prefers Hollywood work but not living there and adds she is too young to die.
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Claire Bloom
Hal Boyle
New York
Perormer
Claire
Ophelia
Charles Chaplin
21 Club
Hollywood
Tye
Life Goes on as Cape Readies Moon Launch
AP Special Correspondent Saul Pett reports from Cape Kennedy as preparations for the moon mission unfold. The piece sketches daily life around Cape Canaveral from families at a Holiday Inn pool to neighborhoods like Orange Blossom Heights, a ghetto cafe, and Satellite Beach, juxtaposing ordinary concerns with the looming space effort. It notes nearby social and economic contrasts, including a Brevard County income average of 10,000 dollars and 7,000 ill fed residents, while a submarine awaits nuclear missiles and locals wonder about the impact of the space program on a nation divided by war and wealth.
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Saul Pett
Cape Kennedy
Nila
Holiday Inn
Port of Discovery
Orange Blossom Heights
Marcene Modes
Port Canaveral
The
Renown
Cocod
Fla
Magnolia Street
Neil
Mike
Buzz
Atlantic Ocean
Patrick Air Force Base
Villea
Vietnam
Washington
Indian River
Space Center
Brevard County
Florida
Lucille Ward
Ward
Soviet envoy in good wishes to lunar astronauts
In Victoria British Columbia AP bore Miroshnichenki the Soviet Union ambassador to Canada offered goodwill to the three U S astronauts heading to the moon saying their work would serve mankind progress and science He made the remarks during an official visit to Lt Gov John Nicholson.
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Victoria
B.C
Miroshnichenki
Soviet Union
Canada
U.S
Moon
British Columbia
John Nicholson
Five European planeloads arrive for Apollo 11 launch tour
Five planeloads of Europeans touring with Trans World Airlines and European press accompany four travel agencies and five European newspapers. They fly to Florida for Wednesday’s Apollo 11 liftoff while a retiree from France cites the event’s sensational appeal. Participants hailed from Britain France Germany Spain and Switzerland.
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New York
Florida
M. E. Bendreham
Trans World Airlines
Britain
France
German
Spain
Switzerland
March on Launching Threatened CAPE KENNEDY Demonstrations
Cape Kennedy protests planned by poor families during the Apollo 11 moon voyage begin today with marches prayer vigils and picketing. The schedule climaxes Wednesday as Rev Ralph Abernathy leads a demonstration at launch. Abernathy of SCLC says the Poor People's Campaign frames the action and Hosea Williams says the protest is not opposed to space exploration.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Ralph David Abernathy
Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Martin Luther King Jr
Hosea Williams
America
Carroll County Sheriff Shot to Death
Carroll County Sheriff James Orval Bishop age 50 died at Harrison hospital after being shot on Monday night while investigating a family dispute in Green Forest. Two others were wounded one shot five times. Deputy Ben Pries of Berryville said Bishop in his third term was struck in the left stomach by a .45 caliber pistol. his body found in the yard outside an apartment he had visited.
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James Orval Bishop
Harrison Hospital
Green Forest
Ben Pries
Berryville
Bishop
Carroll County
Price
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