Miss North Little Rock Wins Miss Arkansas Crown
Marilyn Kay Allen of North Little Rock won the 1969 Miss Arkansas title after her second try. The 20 year old, 5'6" 115 lb brunette performed an original acrobatic ballet as talent and edged strong competitors including Jo Ella Todd and Deborah Lynn Vantrease. Miss Congeniality went to Bernice Rhea Stapp of Van Buren.
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Marilyn Kay Allen
North Little Rock
Kay
Hale Ray Allen
North Lite Rock
State College of Arkansas
Miss Arkansas
Jo Ella Todd
Jonesboro
Deborah Lynn Vantrease
Malvern
Bernice Rhea Stapp
van Buren
Pete Young
Associated Press
Hot Springs, Ark
Arkansas
Miss Allen
Helen Rose Gennings
Allen
Sharron
Evans
Joe Ella Todd
Ray
Marilyn Kay Allen Crowned Miss Arkansas 1969
Marilyn Kay Allen won the Miss Arkansas title after competing with 40 contestants in Hot Springs. The North Little Rock native, a senior at State College of Arkansas, reflected on sleep loss from pageantry and planned to perform the same aero dynamic routine at Miss America. A second story details intense fighting along the Suez Canal with Israeli raids on Green Island, air and artillery duels, and conflicting casualty tallies amid escalation concerns.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
Middle East
Green Island
Gulf of Suez
Canal
Sinai Desert
U.N
Israel
Egypt
Tel Aviv
Expensive junk yard left on moon after Apollo 11 lift off
AP reports from Houston that two Apollo 11 astronauts left a costly moon litter pile including a $250,000 NASA black and white TV camera and other gear. Equipment like life support backpacks, tools, and a descent stage were discarded or left behind on the lunar surface. A random flag and a silicon wafer with international messages also remained.
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Paul Recer
AP Aerospace
Space Center
Houston
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Twoston
Moon
Earth
Space Agency
Negroes Demonstrate at Pageant in Hot Springs
More than 150 Black residents gathered outside the Hot Springs Convention Auditorium Saturday night to protest the Miss Arkansas pageant lack of Negro contestants. Marilyn Kay Allen of North Little Rock won the pageant inside. chants of CLOB, the Council for Liberation of Blacks, echoed as protesters urged inclusion and warned of a pageant return if Negroes are again excluded.
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Hot Springs, Ark
Hot Springs
Vandalism closes nine U.S. Forest Recreation Areas
Vandalism forces nightly closures of nine U.S. Forest Service recreation areas in Ozark Francis National Forests while bona fide campers may still use the facilities, Washville Ark AP reports.
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Wash Llville
Ark
U.S. Forest Service
Ozark-St. Francis National Forests
Arkansas Weather Pattern to Hold Steady Amid Heat
The U S Weather Bureau reports little change in Arkansas weather with temperatures near 90. Most shower activity shifts to the northwest bringing some needed rainfall to that area.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S
Brother of Dr. King Found Dead in Pool
Rev. A. D. Williams King, 38, brother of slain Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was found dead in the swimming pool of his Atlanta home at about 10 am. Police were investigating with no foul play suspected. King served on the SCLC board and had helped in an Atlanta laundry workers strike.
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Atlanta, Ga
A. D. Williams King
Martin Luther King Jr
Andrew J. Young
Young
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
King
King House
Southwest
Atelanta
A. D. Jr
Atlanta
Auto Lethal as Cancer Says Arkansas Officer
Ray Davis of the Arkansas State Police told the Hope Rotary club that automobiles are a lethal weapon and that car accidents rank behind cancer and heart disease. He urged traffic safety education, showed a defensive driving film, and answered questions. Ed Astin arranged the program.
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Ray Davis
Arkansas State Police
Hope Rotary Club
Ed Astin
Benny Coleman
Lester Sitzes
C.R
Dick’ Moore
Bn, Holt
Cecil Harris
Millwood
Roy Wray
Floyd White
U.S. Easing Trade Ban on Red China
Washington state department announces easing of trade and travel restrictions toward Communist China effective Wednesday. The move is a shift in U.S. policy toward Beijing as officials outline new guidelines and scope for commerce and travel.
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U.S
China
Washington
United States
State Department
House Ways and Means Panel Cuts Gas-Oil Allowance
The Ways and Means Committee voted to cut the depletion allowance on oil and gas from 27 percent to 20 percent. The action narrows tax breaks for energy producers and affects industry finances. The panel took the measure during today’s session.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Obituaries for Carl E. Richards and William R. Kirby
Carl E. Richards 47 of Route 2 Hope died suddenly in a Searcy hospital. He worked at Gas Manufacturing Co and was in the Baptist Church. Survived by two daughters Cynthia Kay and Deborah Ann Richards, father Carl Richards, brother W M Richards, and burial at Ayers Cemetery after services at Oakcrest. William R. Kirby 92 longtime Clark County resident and retired farmer died in a Texarkana hospital after a long illness. Survivors include four sons Rev A C Kirby Luke Kirby James Kirby and Rev Charlie Kirby, a daughter Mrs AS Stansa bury of Texarkana, 22 grandchildren, 46 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren. Services were at Oakcrest with burial at South Fork Cemetery near Gurdon. Addressed by Rev Charlie Prince.
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Carl E. Richards
Route 2
Hope
Searcy
Gas Manufacturing Co
The
Baptist Church
Cynthia Kay Richards
Deborah Ann Richards
Carl Richards
W.M. Richards
Crogssett
Oakcrest
Johnny Walraven
William R. Kirby
Texarkana
Clark County
A.C. Kirby
Luke Kirby
Eugene
Oregon
James Kirby
Longview
Charlie Kirby
Amity, Ark
AS. Stansabury
Oakcrest Funeral
Charlie Prince
South Fork Cemetery
Gurdon
Apollo Family Is Success Too
West Chester area couple Mr and Mrs Edward Apollo welcomed their son Michael Daniel Apollo born at 3 28 a m at Chester County Hospital weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces as the Apollo crew prepared for a moon landing on Sunday morning in Pennsylvania.
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West Chester, Pa
Edward Apollo
West Chester
Michael Daniel Apollo
Chester County Hospital
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