Credibility Gap or the World Is Flat Parade Thursday
Our Daily Bread editor reflects on moon landing credibility on its first anniversary. He cites global disbelief, notes Great Britain’s flat-earth claim, and argues the “communications gap” lies in people’s mindset. Thursday at 3 p.m. Hope parade honors Donna Connelly Miss Arkansas and Marjorie Royston Miss Congeniality from Hot Springs Pageant.
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Alex. H. Washburn
Neil A. Armstrong
Great Britain
Light Rain Visits Arkansas as Storm Beckons
Scattered light rain spread over Arkansas Monday night into today with higher rain chances through Wednesday. A trough weakened as it moved east, with a cold front crossing the state and Tropical Storm Becky in the Gulf moving northward. Rain likely to affect eastern and southern areas, with cooler highs from 67 to 96 across cities.
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Arkansas
Wasc
Hewin
Oklahoma
Kansas
Minnesota
Iowa
Pexas
Becky
Mexico
Harrison
Bloorada
Minor Collision at Town and Country Parking Lot
DHS Police report a minor collision Monday at 1 a.m. on Town and Country parking lot. Winnie Jean Alexander of Manskoi Texas drove her car into Howard Henry Watkins of Citton South Carolina. Both drivers left the scene. minor damage reported to Watkins vehicle. No charges filed.
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DHS
Coury
Winnie Jean Alexander
Manskoi
Texas
Howard Henry Watkins
Citton SC
Interstate May Cost 75 Billion in Coast to Coast Plan
A Washington report notes the interstate program could total 75 billion dollars, triple the original estimate, with completion pushed to at least 1978. Inflation, design changes, and added miles drive the surge, while Congress debates a final funding boost and staggered timeline.
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James BR. Polk
Associated Press
Wester Washington
Congress
Federal Highway Administration
Searcold
House Subcommittee On
House Votes to Permit Broadcasting of Public Meetings
The House approved a provision to allow broadcasting of committee meetings under restrictions by a 96-93 vote. Cameras and reporters would be limited, with coverage requiring dignity standards and no commercial sponsorship. Effective for 1971 if Senate approves. full House sessions excluded. an amendment on publicizing names of vote thresholds remains under consideration.
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William J. Arbogast
Associated Press
Washington
House
Witness
Senate
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Move Into Angkor Area
Reports from Siem Reap indicate large Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces have entered the Siem Reap Angkor area in northwest Cambodia. The push signals a major offensive as troops attack near the temple complex and a field hospital thrives in the inner rings while villagers recount recent occupation of temple precincts.
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John T. Wheeler
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Siem Reap-Angkor
Cambodia
Siem Reap
Norodom Sihanouk
Angkor
Angkor An
Umbrellas for Safety Not Weather in Big Cities
New York columnist HAL BOYLE notes men carry umbrellas after dark to deter muggings, not rain. He jokes about pole vaults, aging, and street life while poking at common fears and retail chicanery in urban America.
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Boyle
Hal Boyle
New York
Nixon pushes textile quotas amid trade war fears
SMEIL GILBRIL AP Labor Writer Nixon administration says economy shows brighter days ahead despite unemployment. Hodgson forecasts slower inflation and growth while shifting from wartime to peacetime production, with job losses in some sectors. Nixon vows veto if bill includes non textile quotas, seeks voluntary textile limits with Japan.
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Smeil Gilbril
Washington
Nixon
James F Hodgson
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Oval Office
House Ways and Meats Committee
United States
Japan
Mmanthys
Paul W. McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
Gunman Kills Man Wounds 2 Women In Miami Robbery
Bruce Reitz, 39, night manager of a Western Union branch, survived after a $2,000 robbery turned deadly. A gunman killed two women hostages Judy Lamb, 40, and Delores Palacino, 42, then fled. Reitz was left for dead but crawled to safety with head wounds.
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Miami
Bruce Reitz
Western Union
Reitz
Judy Lamb
Delores Palacino
Miss Lamb
John Perrotti
Bus Driver Charged in 7 Deaths in Allentown
Lehigh County DA George Joseph says charges will be filed against Hubert Daye 44 of Montclair for a crash that killed seven children and injured others. Daye, injured and in Allentown Hospital, awaiting arraignment when able. Officials consider charges against additional parties tied to Tedesco Bus Co. vehicle. The bus carried 49 children and 16 adults from Hillel Country Day School in Lawrence, NY, when it skidded on a rainy highway and fell 50 feet.
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Allentown
Tap
George Joseph
Lehigh County
Hubert Daye
Montclair
NoJa
Joseph
Dave
Tedesco Bus Co
Hillel Country Day School
Lawrence
Rockefeller signals interest in Faubus meeting
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller said he would relish the idea of meeting former Gov. Orval Faubus in the November general election. He made the remark in Mountain Home as Faubus, who won a sixth term by defeating Rockefeller in 1964, remains a political figure.
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Mountain Home
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Orval E. Faubus
Rockefeller
Faubus
Movie Industry Seeks Supreme Court Censorship Shield
The Motion Picture Association of America and the National Association of Theater Owners ask the Supreme Court to bar states from banning films cleared for national distribution. They urge applying the liberal obscenity standard to movies, books, and magazines, arguing films are a major art form. The case centers on I Am Curious Yellow and whether states can demand preapproval or banning across jurisdictions.
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Barry
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Supreme Court
Motion Picture Association of America
National Association of Theater Owners
Maryland
Motion Picture Association
Association
Louis Nizer
Youth Battle Police ends in student death
An 18 year old University of Kansas freshman Harry Rice was shot in the head during a confrontation near the campus gate. Graduate student Merton Olds was wounded in the calf and officer Don Dalquist was struck by brick or rock. The clashes follow a year of sporadic confrontations after a deputy shot another student last Friday.
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Lawrence
Kan
Harry Nicholas Rice
Leawood
University of Kansas
Merton R. Olds
Topeka
Don Dalquist
Rick Donald Dowdell
See Youth Battle
Gubernatorial race clears few March votes and Cockrill switch noted
Republican delight at Sterling Cockrill Jr switch from Democratic ranks contrasts with sparse March session gains. Cockrill sponsored or co sponsored 82 bills with only three approved and Rockefeller vetoes two. Wells touts hard work and broad local ties as 13 candidates push toward August primaries amid late campaign activity. McClerk car incident prompts calls for safer driving. Elizabeth Faubus comments on marriage after divorce and public reaction remains as anticipated.
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Bill Simmons
Associated Press
Little Rock
Sterling R. Cockrill Jr
General Assembly
Cockrill
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Brighter Days Ahead for Economy and Rehab Plan
Nixon administration quietly launched Project Rehab the first focused effort to rehab absentee owned slum housing. 22,000 units in 10 cities targeted with 6,000 under way. Romney says program aims to boost volume housing production and minority business enterprise, creating jobs and opportunities for residents.
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Washington
Nixon
George Romney
Romney
Parade to Honor Miss Arkansas in Hope
A parade saluting Miss Arkansas Donna Connelly and Miss Congeniality Marjorie Royston will form in Perrytown at 3 p.m. Thursday July 23 and escort the contestants into town. The parade starts at Kroger at Second and Shower, ends at First Baptist Church on South Main, followed by a 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. reception at Town & Country. Hope High School band members should report at 9 a.m. Wednesday for practice directed by David Chism.
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Hope
Perrytown
Donna Connelly
Marjorie Royston
Kroger Store
Second
Shower Sts
First Baptist Church
Main St
Town & Country
All Hope
All Hope High School
David Chism
Nixon calls for Vietnam elections not imposed by Paris
President Nixon said the future South Vietnamese government must be chosen by the people, not by negotiators in Paris, ruling out an imposed coalition. He warned against mandatory import quotas, arguing they would hurt exports and trigger inflation. He outlined plans for defense and domestic budget meetings at the Western White House on July 27 and fiscal 1972 talks thereafter.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Washington Cap
Nixon
South Vietnam
Paris
House
Ways and Means Committee
Vietnam
United States
Soviet Union
Middle East
Department of Justice
Congress
White House
Minnow Farm Cited for Pollution Charge
Arkansas Pollution Control Commission files water pollution charge against Desha County farmer Max Hill. Alleged conduct tied to an intensive bill affecting Resha and Chicot counties occurred last May.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Pollution Control Commission
Pala
Max Hill
Resha
Chicot
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Bill G. Wells
Hermitage
Wells
Mount Nebro
McClerkin
Hayes C. McClerkin
Elizabeth Faubus
Alta
Minnow Farm
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