Humorous Overseas Note Reaches Editor From England
A bulky package arrives with a Northern Echo newspaper from Darlington England. It features a road race of antique cars led by a Ford Model T and a 1 mile sign to Hope England. The letter from G J MacGregor recalls Hope Basket Co and Titanic links via editor W T Stead.
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England
Northern Echo
Darlington
Durham County
Mile
Hope
G. J. MacGregor
Hope Basket Co
Interruption In Humid Hot Weather Brinked By Cooler Air
The Associated Press reports relief from heat as cooler temperatures and scattered showers move into Arkansas. Highs may reach mid 80s to low 90s through Wednesday, with lows in the mid 50s to low 60s. Rain amounts were light statewide, with showers forecast to continue and a drier air mass moving in. Forecasts call for widely scattered thunderstorms Friday and Saturday. Listed highs include Fayetteville 55, Pine Bluff 73, Texarkana 70, El Dorado 70, Memphis 69, Fort Smith 67. rainfall totals since yesterday noted at multiple locales.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Agath
SaMost
Fayetteville
Ison
Jonesboro
Pine
Texarkana
el Do
Memphis
Little 69
Fort Smith
Kana
el Dorado
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Apollo 14 Moon Shot Starts Countdown for 4th U.S. Expedition
On the second anniversary of Apollo 11 the countdown began for Apollo 15. Launch team at Cape Kennedy started the clock for a Saturn 5 flight next Monday at 9 34 a m EDT. Astronauts Scott Irwin Worden aim to conduct experiments and use a lunar rover.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy, Fla
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Lunar
Earth
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Figures With Number of Cases of Athlete's Foot
HAL BOYLE notes readers mail reveal quirky trends in health and fashion. The piece cites 16 million annual athlete's foot cases and surveys eye health, fashion sizing, and historical dress norms. It blends humorous observations about vision, historic swimsuits, desert brides, and measured shirt ties for style guidance.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Morocco
National Geographic Society
Movement of Horses Restricted in Arkansas
Arkansas horses must stay at their current premises for 30 days to help immunize against Venezuelean equine encephalomyelitis. Movement is allowed only to obtain vaccination or to treat injured animals. A 14 day quarantine follows vaccination. Regional vaccine centers include Little Rock and 12 other cities with Little Rock as the depot. Vaccine will arrive frozen, be diluted near use, and lasts about 12 hours.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Richard Thomas
Russellville
Magnolia
Arkadelphia
Mena
Fort Smith
Fayetteville
Harrison
Jonesboro
Morse May Run Again
Eugene Oregon AP former Sen Wayne Morse 70 says he will watch candidate field before deciding on a 1972 Senate bid. Morse, a Democrat, was defeated in 1968 by Bob Packwood. The seat is held by Republican Mark Hatfield who has not announced re election plans. Governor Tom McCall indicates he will run.
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Eugene
Ore
Wayne Morse
Senate
Morse
Bob Packwood
Mark Hatfield
Hatfield
Oregon
Tom McCall
Pioneer to Acquire Eight Steele Canning Plants
Pioneer Food Industries of DeWitt announced it will acquire the physical plants and inventory of eight vegetable processing plants in Arkansas and Oklahoma owned by Steele Canning Co of Springdale. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Dewitt, Ark
Pioneer Food Industries, Inc
DeWitt
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Steele Canning Co
Springdale
Checks shredded, Idaho bank employees piece together
About 800000 dollars in clearing checks were shredded by mistake at First Security Bank Boise. Two dozen young employees work in a guarded room to reassemble the pieces, recoding them as needed. Bank officials say no loss to the bank, with reconstruction ongoing and an August completion hoped.
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James E. Shelledy
Associated Press
Boise, Idaho
First Security Bank
George Bossert
First Security
Ark Senators Split On Subversive Activities Board Funds
Washington AP reports Senators J W Fulbright and John L McClellan both from Arkansas sided differently on cutting funds for the Subversive Activities Control Board. The Senate voted 40 to 47 against the cutoff with Fulbright for and McClellan against.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Subversive Activities Control Board
Fulbright
McClellan
Nixon
Telephone and Postal Deals Improve Strike Picture
AP News Digest reports telephone workers ready to return under a tentative contract as leaders of seven postal unions meet to discuss an agreement with the U.S. Postal Service. The two deals cover over 1 million workers, amid broader labor tensions and possible railroad disruptions. The postal pact, about 750 million dollars in scope, was hammered out after 36 hours of bargaining.
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Associated Press Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Post Office Department
1972 Draft Lottery Set for Aug. 5
Selective Service Director Curtis W. Tarr announced the 1972 draft lottery will be held August 5 at 10 a.m. in the Commerce Department auditorium in Washington to determine the order of calls for next year. Congress may not renew the draft law before September, leaving the fate of future inductions unclear.
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Jim Adams
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Selective Service
Curtis W. Tarr
Commerce Department
Tarr
House
Senate
All Around Town notes from Hope area July events
Arkansas State Police report that driver license tests will not be given on Wednesday July 21. Navy Petty Officer James D. Rogers has graduated from Avionics Technician School in Millington Tennessee. Pvt Tommy L Still recently completed basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky and was named outstanding trainee of the cycle. Also reported are Girl Scout Camp Highpoint attendees Donna Petre Carla Carey Debbye Petre Mary Overturf Mary Stuart Tolleson and Joanna Whitaker. Community cemetery fundraiser for DeAnn Cemetery lists organizers DeVun Samuel Jewel Burke Miss Lillie Clark and others. Mrs A B Mhoon traveled to New Orleans for hospital care. Regular singing services scheduled at Sweet Home Church near Blevins on July 25.
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Navy
James D. Rogers
James R. Rogers
South Pine, Hope
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Millington
Tenn
Tommy L. Still
U.S. Army Reserve
Fort Knox
Pvt
Still
Hope High School
Henderson State College
Lee R. Still
Hope
Highpoint
Mena
Donna Petre
Carla Carey
Debbye Petre
Mary Overturf
Mary Stuart Tolleson
Columbus
Joanna Whitaker
Shreveport
Insecticide Poisons Fish In Plum Bayou
A pollution official reported several thousand fish dead in Plum Bayou near Ferda in northern Jefferson County, likely from insecticide poisoning. Biologist Neil Woomner said fish began dying Friday with 10 to 12 miles affected. Endrin, a highly toxic neurotoxin, was found in the water as investigators from the Arkansas Pollution Control Commission Game and Fish Commission and the Jefferson County Health Department continue the probe.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Plum Bayou
Ferda
Jefferson County
Neil Woomner
Arkansas Pollution Control Commission
Woomer
Game and Fish Commission
Jefferson County Health Department
Home Building Bright Part of Economy
The Commerce Department reports June private housing starts at an annual rate of 1.982 million, up from May's 1.959 million. Builders have rebounded from last year's slowdown, with six months around 1.9 million starts, a 48 percent rise from the prior year. Officials view the rise as evidence of a broad economic upturn under Nixon.
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Bill Neikirk
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
U.S
Commerce Department
Body Found on Lot Near Downtown Hope
The badly decomposed body of Chester Ramsey, 60, a lifelong Hope resident, was found Tuesday in high weeds on a vacant lot near Walnut and Laurel Streets. Assistant Coroner R V Herndon Jr says death likely occurred about a week earlier and an autopsy will determine cause. He is survived by his mother and a California daughter. funeral arrangements are by Herndon Funeral Home. In Los Angeles, Zu bin Mehta of the Philharmonic cancels seven concerts due to a back ailment, six weeks of rest ordered by a physician.
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Chester Ramsey
Hope
Frank Ramsey
Walnut
Laurel Streets
R. V. Herndon Jr
Ramsey
Herndon
Martha A. Ramsey
California
Herndon Funeral Home
Los Angeles
Zubin Mehta
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Mehta
News Quiz presents weekly current events review
The Hope Star invites readers to test their knowledge with The News Quiz. It covers space probes, federal appropriations bills, and international leaders. Quiz questions vary and are designed to reexamine important events of the week. Answers appear on Page 4.
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