What's Needed Is Universal Service in US Draft Policy
The editor cites Switzerland and Japan to argue for universal service ages 18 to 20 plus two to three years for all. He notes draft uncertainty fuels campus unrest and urges eliminating physical deferments. He insists the Swiss system and its military draft offer a model for the United States to imitate.
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Switzerland
California
J. Hayakawa
San Francisco State College
Hayakawa
United States
Armed Services
North Little Rock police hold man after exchange of gunfire
In North Little Rock a 27-year-old man is detained after exchanging gunfire with a patrolman Wednesday night while being questioned in a burglary investigation. Patrolman Tommy Robinson detained the man in downtown North Little Rock.
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North Little Rock
Tommy Robinson
North Lite Rock
Alan Monts Hurt in Auto Mishap
Alan Monts twenty of Hope was injured in an automobile accident at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday when his car struck a bridge six miles west of Hope on U.S. 67. He was taken to Memorial Hospital by Hempstead County Ambulance Service. The car was a total loss. Trooper Robert Neal investigated.
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Alan Monts
Hope
U.S. 67
Memorial Hospital
Hempstead County Ambulance Service, Inc
Robert Neal
Army Called Into British Dock Strike
London AP reports Queen Elizabeth II declared a state of emergency to send troops into Britain's dock strike crippled ports. 47,000 longshoremen halted loading and unloading at four major ports, threatening $600 million weekly trade as talks over a demanded pay rise collapsed. Unions sought a 70 percent rise. employers offered 37 percent with minimum wage adjustments.
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London
Elizabeth
Britain
Privy
Buckingham Palace
Canada
Transport and General Workers Union
Tim O'Leary
Aulo
Inoost
Ministry of Agriculture
British Railways
Retires on Finding She's About to Teach Own Granddaughter
Mrs. Peat Coulter ends a 29 year tenure as Locksburg school principal at year’s end. She taught her granddaughter this year marking the end of a long career. The district integrated this year with five teachers and 80 students transferring from the black school.
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Bob West
Texarkana
Lockesburg
Ark
Peat
Coulter
Locksburg
Sevier County
Purcell on Line for School Tax
Atty General Joe Purcell, a Democratic governor hopeful, told the Arkansas Education Association that voters must accept a tax increase to fund education. Dale Bumpers also discussed education funding options, with Purcell urging tax reform and efficient use of state money to restore trust, even if new funds are limited.
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Little Rock
Joe Purcell
Arkansas Education Association
Purcell
Dale Bumpers
Charleston
AEA
Bumpers
Arkansas
At Some Point in Life Man Loses His Identity
Associated Press writer Bob Haring meditates on how corporate leaders, once Sidney Glutz or similar titans, become defined by their role as fathers. The piece explores how parenthood erodes personal identity, turning executives into “X’s daddy” as their children grow, and notes how youth and age shape these roles with chairs at the top.
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Boyle
Bob Haring
Associated Press
Newark, N.J
Sidney Glutz
Aaron
Susie
Jimmy
Hundler
Bob
Billy
Bobby
Brian
Sense Revolt in Soviet Leadership Grows
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports signs of a pushback against aging Soviet elders as Brezhnev reverses plans for the 1970 party congress. Tass says the congress will be held next March, hinting at top leadership tensions and stagnation in turnover.
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William L. Ryan
Kremlin
Leonid Breshnev
Communist Party
Tass
Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Central Committee
Presidium
Politburo
Upturn Seen in GNP Ahead of Elections
Washington AP report says a very slight upturn in real national output is expected in the second quarter, possibly erasing fears of a deep recession. Preliminary GNP estimates show increases that could reassure the Nixon administration about an upgrade before November elections, even if real GNP merely holds even after a Q1 drop of 5.5 billion.
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Sterling F. Green
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
GNP
Nixon
Federal Reserve Board
Miss Henderson State, Miss Arkansas Win First Pageant Night
In Hot Springs Arkansas, Miss Henderson State College Susan Jane Toler 14 won the swimsuit title and Miss University of Arkansas Martha Patricia Gideon 20 took the talent division with "Night and Day." Preliminary judging continues tonight and Friday, finals Saturday.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Miss Henderson State College
Miss University of Arkansas
Miss Arkansas
Susan Jane Toler
Arkadelphia
Ass Henderson
Martha Patricia Gideon
Gideon
Bomb-Throwers Push for New Federal Explosives Laws
Lawrence L. Knutson reports that revived bomb-throwing terrorists spur Senate and House probes, with talks of federal controls on dynamite nitroglycerin and related bomb components. Nixon already proposed harsher penalties for interstate explosives transportation, drawing concern that security measures may threaten civil liberties. Senators Javits Ribicoff and Percy warned against laws that could curb freedoms beyond violence.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
U.S
Senate
House
Nixon
Congress
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Bus Crash Kills Seven Children in Allentown
Seven children died and 52 injured when a school bus chartered by Hillel Country Day School from Lawrence, New York, skidded off a wet U S 22 roadway near Allentown. The bus, carrying 49 students and 10 adults, overturned down an embankment. Rescue workers freed passengers as authorities noted repeated accidents near the S curve by two bridges. National Transportation Safety Board official Anthony Schmieg was en route to investigate.
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Allentown
Hillel Country Day School
Lawrence
N.Y
U.S. 22
Long Island
Hershey
Philip Gaar
Hillel
Anthony L. Schmieg
National Transportation Safety Board
New Oil Bill Could End Free Trade Policy Shift
Washington AP House tax writers finished a protectionist bill to limit imports by extending oil quotas under national security laws. The plan signals a break from New Deal era free trade, with Nathanel Samuels warning of a possible trade war if nations retaliate Eye-for-an-eye policy fear grows as protectionism spreads worldwide.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
House
House Ways and Means
State Department
United States
Nathaniel Samuels
Samuels
Nixon shifts to public contact as Democrats face bind
President Nixon widens public appearances in a bid to project accessibility amid Cambodia fallout and upcoming elections. He signs autographs at the All Star Game and greets crowds in multiple cities while Secret Service concerns rise over his open-car stunts. He seeks to balance visible engagement with remaining in Washington to support the Republican campaign, signaling more outlaying visits before November.
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Nixon
Cincinnatis Riverbroat Stadium
Qawaisville
Coeinatt
Front Secret Service
Cambodia
Mixon
Washington
Hayakawa urges universal service for 18 year olds
University president S I Hayakawa proposes two to three years of federal duty for all at age 18 to curb campus unrest. He spoke at the President's Commission on Campus Unrest hearing, arguing dismissively of student dissent and urging an end to draft deferments. He contrasted with other witnesses who blamed external factors like war and police presence for campus turmoil.
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LEE Byrd
Associated Press
Wester Washington
San Francisco State College
Hayakawa
University of Michigan
Robben Fleming
Vietnam
Erwin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
Cooler and Wet Weather Outlook For State Friday
A cold frontal zone drifts southeast tonight bringing cooler temperatures and more rain. The front should dissipate over southern Arkansas or northern Louisiana by early Friday. Skies clear from north to south tonight with showers limited to the far south by Friday morning as rain persists across the central two thirds of the state. Widely scattered showers are reported in extreme north and extreme south regions.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Jimmy Alford Scholarship Recipient Named for 1970 Graduate
Jimmy Alford of 1970 High School graduating class has been chosen to receive a $1,000 National Honor Society Scholarship. A recent letter from the national organization confirms the award and notes he will enroll at the University of Arkansas as a National Merit Finalist from Arkansas.
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Jimmy
University of Arkansas
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