City Annexation Petition Fails to Qualify
Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin reports that the 1971 annexation petition drive failed to meet state requirements. Despite a personal circulation effort across Hempstead and Nevada counties, only 22,000 signatures were gathered, far short of the 37,000 needed for statewide certification, so Act 298 and the city suburban voting reform Act 65 of 1969 remain in effect. The piece notes rural residents face bias under the current system and follows travel with Gene Allen and Mickey, who returns from Navy training in Connecticut before heading to Honolulu.
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Little
Kelly Bryant
Little Rock
Hope
Gene Allen
Mickey
U.S. Navy
Navy
Connecticut
Adams Field
New York
Honolulu
Weekend Burglaries Reported Across City
City police logged three weekend burglaries. Bud White Grocery on Std and Laurel had a window broken and $14 in cigarettes stolen. Hamm Tire and Appliance at 215 S Walnut was entered through a skylight with a stereo tape player worth $89.85 taken. Leo's Garage at 410 S Walnut was entered via a window. vending machines for soft drinks and cigarettes were broken into.
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Bud White
Std and Laurel
Hamm Tire
S. Walnut
Leo's
Pryor launches drive to register 18 21 year olds in Arkansas
Rep David Pryor announced a statewide project to register as many as 104 000 Arkansans ages 18 to 21 for the 1972 elections. He chairs the 18 21 effort inspired by the 26th Amendment and the 180 Persons group.
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Little Rock
David Pryor
D-Ark
Pyror
Thousands of Horses to Be Vaccinated in Five States
A regional emergency effort coordinates vaccination of all horses in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Louisiana against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis. The federal government allocates 5 million dollars and extra personnel after a Texas quarantine expansion. A Houston headquarters opens to support the five state program.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Louisiana
United States
Mexico
South America
Houston
Copper Strike Ends and Others Continue
A tentative three year Magma Copper Co contract was announced ending a major copper strike affecting about 3000 workers while walkouts persist in communications rail and shipping. No progress reported in Bell Telephone System two railroads and West Coast shipping firm talks. Dillard heads Ripon Society in Arkansas as temporary president with plans to form a permanent progressive Republican group.
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Associated Press
Magma Copper Co
Bell Telephone System
Magma
Aflcio United Steelworkers of America
Anaconda
Kennecott
Arizona
Afl-Cio Communications Workers of America
Dillard
Ripon Society
North Little Rock
Tom Dillard
Little Rock
Young Republicans of Arkansas
Arkansas
Pentagon plans over $2000 bonus to re-enlist in Guard
The Pentagon seeks congressional input on an incentive package to bolster National Guard and Reserve strength as the draft winds down. Proposals include enlistment bonuses over $500 and re-enlistment bonuses averaging above $1,700, with top six-year re-enlistments over $2,000 based on hitch length and skills.
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Washington
Pentagon
National Guard
Guard
Asst
Secretary of Defense
Roger T. Kelley
Ses
Sion
House
Armed Services
Arkansas repeals 21 year old fair trade liquor law
The 1949 fair trade law requiring minimum markups is repealed effective today. Retailers doubt broad price cuts will occur, citing inflation and cautious pricing. Some brands may see occasional specials, but a general sale-wide drop is unlikely. Prices could fall if wholesalers buy cheaper from distilleries, but bans on price advertising may limit competition.
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Little Rock
M. M. Davenport
General Assembly
al Warriner
Pine Bluff
Arkansas Package Store Association
Davenport
Warriner
Rockefeller to urge GOP to add former governors to committee
Former Arkansas GOP committeeman and ex governor Winthrop Rockefeller said he will ask the Republican National Committee to make all outgoing Republican governors immediate members. He planned to press the issue at the Denver meeting this week. Rockefeller hosted Gov. John Love and five former governors at Winrock Farms to discuss ongoing contributions from former leaders. Attending were Dewey Bartlett David Cargo Frank Farrar Harold LeVander and Raymond Shafter.
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Morriston
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
GOP National Committee
National Committee
Rockefeller
Arkansas
Denver
John Love
Colorado
Winrock Farms
Dewey Bartlett
Oklahoma
David Cargo
New Mexico
Frank Farrar
South Dakota
Harold LeVander
Minnesota
Raymond Shafter
Pennsylvania
Agnew Uninformed Of Nixon China Visit Plan
President Nixon did not inform Vice President Spiro T. Agnew about plans to visit Communist China. An informed White House source says Agnew was excluded from advance planning and only learned of the move Thursday night when Nixon announced it publicly. Agnew was then in Africa on the final leg of a trip.
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Washington
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
China
White House
Agnew
Africa
Scouts invited to Camp Preston Hunt summer swim program
Five two week sessions offer 12 hours of instruction per session for Cubs at Camp Preston Hunt. Two periods per session run 10 to 12 and 1 to 3 with 30 participants per period on Mon, Wed, Fri. First period starts June 14. Pre register at the Council Service Center.
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Preston Hunt
Council Service Center
Howard Don Cofield
Hope
Arkansas
Cofield
Arkansas High
Texarkana
Caddo
Speculation on Visit to Red China
Asian ambassadors queued to see Secretary Rogers for clues on Nixon Peking trip effects. Nations linked to US defense seek meaning of old friend, while Laird stresses realistic deterrent as US weighs UN seat for Peking.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Nixon
United States
Rogers
America
Rim
South Korea
Thailand
People’s Republic of China
Peking
U.S
Red China
Washington- Peking
China
James C.H. Shen
State Department
London
San Clemente
Calif
Melvin R. Laird
Japan
Laird
United Nations
Riot and Looting Ravage Oxnard Mexican-American District
Police and sheriff deputies cleared Oxnard California’s Mexican-American district after a riot exploded early today with looting and firebombing of a bank school and pharmacy. Nineteen juveniles and 20 adults were arrested as an estimated 150 youths gathered after a police rally in a nearby park failed to materialize.
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Oxnard
Calif
Antipolice
Cooper Avenue
Vietnam Out of US Troops by May 1972 Census Prophecy
AP digest reports analysts predicting all U.S. combat troops withdrawn from Vietnam by May 1, 1972 while Nixon aides face China visit timing and East West troop cuts. Separate items note Iraqi Jordan rediplomatic move, Magma Copper deal amid strikes, energy study fears, and a fatal Arkansas River drowning near Lock and Dam No 7.
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Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Nixon
China
United States
Vietnam
Pennsylvania
Peking
U.S
Acheson says Kennedy was out of his depth as president
Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson tells Life magazine that John F. Kennedy lacked incisiveness and was not decisive, arguing his posthumous reputation grew from tragedy. He notes Kennedy’s knowledge of statecraft was limited and challenges the legend of his decisiveness during the Cuban missile crisis.
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New York
Dean Acheson
Life Magazine
John F. Kennedy
Life
Acheson
British Broadcasting Corp
Kennedy
United States
Kenneth Harris
Harry S Truman
France
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
All Around Town Weekly notices and upcoming meetings
Community calendar items urge attendance at A A and Alanon combined meeting at W O W Hall with John G from Dallas as guest. Whitfield Lodge plans July 20 session. Girls State report by Sandy Flowers. Vietnam veteran Captain Gene Gammill returns home before reassignment at Vandenberg AFB. Legion and Ladies Auxiliary hold joint meeting at Douglas Building with pot luck supper and officer installations by Ernest Gober. A caravan visits Sweet Home. honors roll announced for Charles C Stuart III and Judy D Brown. Scout Troop 91 swim party with lunch, police report lists multiple violations and accidents. yearly totals rise with two deaths and 49 injuries.
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Comander
Herschel R. Johnson
Leslie Huddleston
American Legion
Ladies Auxiliary
Douglas Building
Texas Street
Legion
Ernest Gober
Saigon renews cease fire plan amid peace talks
South Vietnam reiterates a 1969 proposal for reunification elections in both zones under international supervision. The move coincides with Paris talks Viet Cong proposals and President Nixon's China trip. Officials say North Vietnam and Viet Cong are likely to rebuff Saigon.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
North Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
South Vietnam
Paris
Nixon
China
Roy W. Johnson
United States
Johnson
State Department
Washington
Foreign Ministry
Indochina
Vietnam
North
South
Nguyen van Thieu
Freight train kills man crossing tracks near Alicia
Officials said Horan Sal Gutty, 99, of Alicia was killed Sunday when struck by a Missouri Pacific freight train while attempting to cross railroad tracks. Alicia lies about 12 miles south of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.
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Walnut Ridge
Ark
Horan Sal Gutty
Alicia
Missouri Pacific
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