Steeper Ramps for Millwood Widely Discussed by Editor
Personal note details Claud W. Garner of Hope after a stroke in Texas and hospital stays in Fort Worth Weatherford. Garner, famed author of Wet back and Cornbread Aristocrat, with new Sam Houston Texas Giant due late summer. Also reports Col Vernon W Pinkey of Tulsa Corps of Engineers plans steeper ramps at Millwood Reservoir after boatmen complaints.
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Claud W. Garner
Hope
Washington
George W. Robison, Jr
Garner
Texas
Fort Worth
Weatherford
Rio Grande
Vernon W. Pinkey
Tulsa
Corps of Engineers
Millwood Reservoir
Nashville
Pinkey
Millwood
Youth Speakers to Lead Services at First Baptist Church
With Rev. Gerald Trussell away on vacation, First Baptist Church will feature two youth speakers this Sunday July 20. Charles Ward will deliver the 10 45 a m message Stepping Off with God into Life, as son of Mr and Mrs C B Ward and a student at Ouachita Baptist University. John Scott Andrews son of Mr and Mrs Andy Andrews will give the 7 p m sermon The Human Touch, as a pre med student at the University of Arkansas Medical School in Little Rock after three years at Ouachita Baptist University.
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Gerald Trussell
First Baptist Church
Charles
Chuck) Ward
Chuck
C.B. Ward
Ouachita Baptist University
John Scott Andrews
Andy Andrews
John Scott
University of Arkansas Medical School
Little Rock
Escapee Returns Voluntarily From Cummins Prison Farm
John Charles Wilson, 36, held for forgery and uttering, escaped Cummins Prison Farm in Arkansas on Tuesday and surrendered on Thursday. He was located in a Dumas service station about 60 miles southeast, after he phoned the prison to arrange intake and provided his location.
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Cummins Prison Farm
Ark
John
Charles
Smooth
Wilson
Cummins Prise
Dumas
Motorcyclist Dies After Crash Near Crossett Ark
Hoyal Taylor, 47, of Hamburg died Thursday from a broken neck after being thrown from his motorcycle when it left the road about two miles west of North Crossett, police said.
Public Employees to Get Holiday for Apollo 11
Government offices nationwide observe a Monday holiday for the Apollo 11 moon landing. Postal workers, federal staff, and many state and local employees take the day off, with some essential services and businesses remaining open. Banks and most retailers plan to stay open, while the stock exchanges close.
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Red River
Tech
Linsar Landing
Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Nixon
Washington
Post Office Department
Associated Press
Clifford Charlesworth
New York
Boeing Co
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Sunnyvale
Calif
International Longshoremen’s Association
Afl-Cio
Great Lakes
Gulf Coast
GIs Face Pay Hike Eaten Up by Price Increases at PX
GI pay rose on July 1 while the Army and Air Force Exchange Service hiked prices for coffee burgers and snacks. A spokesman cited $90 million Vietnam buildup debt and planned hikes, with coffee up to 10 cents and burgers to 35 cents. The impact hit lower paid enlisted men hardest as inflation pressures grow.
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Fred
Hoffman
Washington
Army
Air Force Exchange Service
Vietnam
U.S
Shack
Mess Hall
Ihe
Exchange Service
Surtax Passage Hinge on GOP Unity and Democratic Votes
Senate Republicans claim 43 votes against any surtax reform amendments and expect enough Democratic support on oil issues to block changes. They moved the House surtax extension out of the Finance Committee, despite Democratic pressure for a broader tax reform package. Mansfield maintains the reform package must accompany surtax extension.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
Finance Committee
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Mike Mansfield
Democratic Policy Committee
Mansfield
Nothing Shows Woman as She Really Is Until She's Married
Hal Boyle argues that marriage reveals a woman’s changes, noting a wife’s transition from eager-helper to householder. He cites cooking shifts, dress, and conversations as husbands reflect on transformed domestic life and family dynamics.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Mathemony
Birth Control Program Is Scheduled
President Nixon told Congress he aims within five years to provide free birth control advice to American women of child bearing age with low incomes. He proposed expanding federal family planning services and warned against infringing religious beliefs or individual conscience while outlining concerns about global population growth and U.S. population projections for the year 2000.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
U.S
United Nations
United States
Conflicting Prisons Reports Stir Arkansas Legislative Council
A new Legislative Council committee report on state prisons, favoring a self supporting penitentiary through farm work by convicts, contrasts with the 1967 proposal for broader revenue spending to boost rehabilitation. Corections Commissioner Robert Sarver noted the shift after the committee toured prison farms and prepared today’s briefing for the full council.
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Little Rock
Legislative Council
Robert Sarver
State Board of Correction
Sarver Seid
Outbreak of War Between El Salvador and Honduras
El Salvador and Honduras agreed to a provisional cease-fire at dawn but fighting resumed after two hours. AOS mediators pressed for a negotiated settlement with demands for Salvadoran withdrawal and observer presence. Both sides reported new advances while casualties neared one thousand amid four days of conflict.
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Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Nuevo Ovotepeque
Organization of American States
Foreig
Francisco Jose Guerrero
el Salvador
Meanewhile
OAS
Galo Plaza
Washington
Holguin
San Salvador
Teguciagalpa
Century Class to Host Meet at Hope First Methodist
The Century Bible Class of Hope First Methodist Church and the Arkadelphia Men’s Bible Class will entertain the winner of a recent fellowship and membership promotion, the Nashville Men’s Class, Sunday July 20 at 2 30 pm in the Hope church. Bishop Paul V Gallaway will give the principal address. State Supreme Court Justice Lyle Brown will be master of ceremonies. Dr Roy B Shilling of Hendrix College will be present. The program is open to all. Refreshments will be served in the church basement after the program.
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Century
Hope First Methodist Church
Arkadelphia Church
Nashville
Hope Church
Paul V. Gallaway
State Supreme Court
Lyle Brown
Roy B. Shilling
Hendrix College
Methodists to Observe Apollo Event at First Church
In response to the Apollo II Moon Launch, First United Methodist Church will host a special service on Sunday July 20 at 10 50 a m. Rev Everett Vinson will lead with organ music hymns prayers scripture lesson anthem and a sermon. Mrs B C Hyatt directs music and choir.
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First United Methodist Church
Everett Vinson
B. C. Hyatt
Apollo by-ri mone Death Awaits Moon Satu Stranded
Apollo astronauts face certain death if stranded on the moon with no rescue option. NASA officials explain no craft could reach or lift them in time, LM weight and limited air constrain escape, and a dedicated rescue vehicle would be prohibitively costly and complex.
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Rimone
Satu
Alton Blakeslee
Science Winter Space Center
Houston
Moon
Cape Kenhesdy
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Moon Orbit
Strong
Aldrin
Christopher C. Kraft Jr
Kraft
Apollo 11 astronauts eyed moon souvenir for wives
AP reports the Apollo 11 astronauts plan to bring back a cherished moon souvenir for their wives, but the wives decline to reveal the chosen items.
Apollo 11 Crew Ready For Moon Landing Mission Milestone
NASA officials report Armstrong Aldrin and Collins rested well ahead of critical weekend lunar touchdown. Controllers study LM systems after liftoff jolts while Soviet Luna 16 may perform automated soil sample retrieval to test a quicker return path.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Clutch
Colina
Moon
Armstrong
Aldrin
Columbia
Cape Kennedy
Soviet Union
Earth
Ebert King
Houston
Lunar mission stirs world as Luna 15 orbits Moon
Reports from Jodrell Bank and Moscow describe Luna 15 in an unusually low lunar orbit with a single retrorocket burn. Scientists say the craft shows no current danger to Apollo, but its precise lunar approach fuels speculation on Soviet lunar soil plans.
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Andrew Torchia
Associated Press
Jodrell - Bank
England
Jodrell Bank
John G. Davies
Apolo
Bernard Lovell
Padea Ooha
Weat
Moscow
Lovell
Millwood Fishing Report and Local News Highlights
The Millwood fishing report notes pool elevation a bit below normal at 258.060 and June visitation of 224,100 with discharge at 160 cubic feet per second. Bass and crappie fishing are good with minnows, artificial bait, worms, and crickets. catfish bite fair and night crappie fishing is strong. Seaman Apprentice Jere W. Ehlert, USN, son of local residents, aboard USS Hornet for Apollo 1 recovery, with splashdown points 1,038 miles SW of Hawaii and return to Long Beach expected in August. Rotary News previews a program with Arkansas State Police speaker. Murphy OU Corp president Charles H. Murphy will address Upward Bound students at Southern State College on July 18. Hempstead County committee to meet tonight in the First National Bank Community Room. Mr and Mrs Charles Bell relocate to Hope from Texarkana, living in the Ben Edwards home while Edwards operates Tarpley Motel. Mr Bell in cattle business. Kroger announces Don King as new Hope local manager succeeding Dan Gatly, with King bringing 10 years Kroger experience from Ft Smith. wife Marie and three children noted.
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Millwood
Jere
W. Ehlert
USN
E.E. Ehlert
Route 2
Hope
Hornet
Hawaii
Long Beach
Calif
Charles Bell
Marilyn Edewards
Texarkana
Ben Edwards
Spring HM
Edwards
Tarpley Mostel
Bell
Kroger Company
Don King
Dan Gatly
Comepany
King
Kroger
Ft. Smith
Marie
Ne Taylor
Mars
Todd
the Baptist Church
Mrs. King
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