Glenwood Man Builds Real Stern-Wheeler by Ford Engine
A Glenwood builder Aaron Dingler crafts a miniature stern-wheeler using a Ford Model A engine. The craft, a paddle wheel boat, travels on Narrows Lake near Self Creek Center. The voyage includes daisy stopover, near mishap from a bridge beach, and a dramatic storm on the return leg.
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Alex. H. Washburn
Glenwood
Narrows
Florida
Jackson
Miss
Clarence Chapman
Fairchild
Clarence
Pearl River Reservoir
Millwood Lake
Gus Neely
Caterer Johnson
Narrrows Lake
Mississippi
Daisy's Self Creek
Arkla
Emmet
Johnson
Sand
America
Aaron Dingler
Dingler
Self Creek Center
El Dorado Pair Hunt Heads for Lost Spanish Gold
El Dorado surgeon Dr. David M. Yocum and his 18 year old son join eight American and ten Mexican explorers off the Mexican coast. They spend two weeks on the Alacran Reef seeking ancient gold and silver, guided by a group named Conservation, Exploration, Diving, Archeology and Museums.
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el Dorado
EL Dorado, Ark
Mexican
David M. Yocum
David
Alacran Reef
Gulf of Mexico
Yocum
Six Die on State Roads Week End
An Associated Press count shows six persons died on Kansas highways during the 64 hour weekend. The victims include Bobby Shepherd, 22, and his 2 year old son, plus Randy Johnson, 13, in a three car pileup near Winslow on U S 64. Mrs Elsie Shepherd, 17, and Mrs Johnson, 36, were injured, with two other drivers hospitalized in Fayetteville and Fort Smith.
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Associated
Associated Press
Kansas
Bobby Shep Herd
Seligman
Bobby L. Shep Herd
Randy Johnson
Fort Smith
Winslow
U.S. TL
Shepherd
Johnson
Gerald Johnson
Fayetteville
Elsie Shepherd
Tommy Johnson
Arkansas
Arkadelphia
Pauline ‘Willis
Broken Bow
Okla
Luther Stanley Willmon
Malvern
Cleo Lawson
James Davis
Chester G. Willis
Davis
Willis
Walter M. Stetson
Food Stamp Meeting Set for July 22 in Hempstead
The final Food Stamp Program educational meeting for eligible Hempstead County grocers will be held Monday July 22 at 7 30 p m in the new Post Office Building Laurel Hope area. Applications to authorize accepting food coupons will be available at the meeting per Marie C McEvoy USDA field office official in Texarkana.
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Hempstead
Laurel
Hope
Marie C. McEvoy
Consumer Food Programs
USDA
Consumer and Marketing Service
Texarkana
GI Feelings on Gun Control Proposals
An informal AP survey of American combat troops near Saigon shows support for moderate gun control in the United States while many say confiscation is unlikely. NRA member Jerry Ballard supports registration and bans on mail order sales, but Pick calls proposed laws ridiculous as crooks will obtain weapons anyway. Hunter Paul Young favors registration but notes determined buyers will find a way. others warn registration may threaten rights to bear arms.
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John T. Wheelex
Associated Press
Saigon
United States
Spee
Jerry Ballard
Kanesas City
National Rifle Assoiation
NRA
A. Alfred Pick
Dallas
Tex
Pick
Paul Young
Burbank
Calif
Reagan Visits Arkansas in Presidential Run
Ronald Reagan, the favorite son candidate, arrived in Little Rock for a brief 2% hour Arkansas visit. He was met by local dignitaries, greeted national press, and then left for Charlottesville. The stop showcased his film and TV appeal as he spoke and waved to crowds.
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Reagan
Arkansas
Ruthann Vaughan
Associated Press
Little Rock
Ronald
Republican Party
Namine
Charlottesville
Winthrop Rocke
Cities Must Spend More Says U S Advisor Gardner
John W. Gardner urged governors at the National Governors Conference to raise new taxes and design programs to tackle urban problems. He warned that without vastly more funding, America cannot solve the urban crisis and called for urgent public commitment. Volpe stressed state cooperation and stronger firearms controls, noting Massachusetts already requires firearm ID cards. Re-Elected Dr. Lowell Harris joins the American Academy of General Practice after completing 150 hours of accredited study.
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Don Sandy
Associated Press
Cincinnati
John W. Gardner
Johnson
Gardner
Urban Coalition
Nérémondy
America
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Washington
Volpe
Lowell Harris
Lowell Orson Harris
Hope
American Academy of General Practice
National Association of Family Doctors
The
Academy
National Medical Association
Ray Pleads Innocent in King's Death
James Earl Ray pleaded innocent to charges stemming from the April 4 killing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis. The arraignment, read by attorney Arthur Hanes, set trials for Nov. 12 with two indictments: murder in the first degree and carrying a dangerous weapon.
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Dougstone
Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Dent Today
Ases
Martin Luther King Jr
London
England
Ray
Arthur Hanes
Btrettingham
Ala
Shelby County
Witess Ray
Hanes
NEW WAVE Traffic Accidents Reported
Hope police responded to a 6 50 am Sunday crash on South Main where Charles Miller of Salado Ark hit Mercedes Hatfield of Hope causing minor damage. Hatfield was treated for minor injuries. No charges. A 12 30 pm Sunday collision at 16th and Edgewood caused only vehicle damage. No charges. At 7 05 pm Sunday at 4th and Laurel Charles Puigce struck E Johnson of Saratoga while attempting a turn. Taina was charged with failure to yield the right of way.
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Hope
Anse
South Main
Charles Miller
Salado
Ark
Mercedes Hatfield
Hatcheld
Billy
Pam
Edgewood
Douglas Cross i
Carl Ward
4Th
Laurel
Leon Puigce
Ana
Laurelsie
E. Johnson
Saratoga
Taina
Hansford
Baptist Centennial Speaker Draws Former Pastors
Dr. Wallace R. Rogers oldest living former pastor of First Baptist Church of Hope will headline the centennial celebration next Sunday morning as part of a three day event. Former pastors S A Whitlow and John H. McClanahan return for the weekend starting with a Friday Fay Park picnic and a Saturday night pageant tracing 100 years of church history. During Rogers tenure a main educational building was built, later named Faith Hall, a legacy noted by elder members.
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Wallace R. Rogers
First Baptist Church of Hope
S. A. Whitlow
John H. McClanahan
Fay Park
Rogers
Chiarell
Faith Hall
Punitive Use of U S Funds to Enforce Race Law Forbidden
Civil rights leaders say a House provision would cripple HEW desegregation efforts by barring federal funds for busing school closures or forced attendance. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Jamie L. Whitten, targets freedom of choice plans and could delay compliance in the South through 1969. Senate action looked favorable despite HEW opposition.
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Jack R. Miller
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
House
Jamie L. Whitten
D-Miss
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Senate
Supreme Court
HEW
Office For Civil Rights
South
Petar Libassi
Urban Coalition
Sakharov Proposes U S Soviet Nuclear Convergence Plan
Andrei D. Sakharov a Soviet nuclear physicist and member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences circulated a proposal through acquaintances calling for wide scale U S Soviet collaboration by 2000 to avert thermonuclear war overpopulation famine pollution and dictatorship.
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U.S. New York
New York Times Today
United States
Soviet Union
the Times
Andrei D. Sakharov
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Sakharov
Hiteler
Stalin
Mjo Tse-tung
Gospel Meeting at Fulton Church
A gospel meeting will be held at the Fulton Church of Christ from July 22 to 28, led by evangelist Roy Fout of Houston with Jack Weaver directing song. Evening services start at 8 o clock.
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Fulton Church
Fulton Church of Christ
Roy Fout
Houston
Jack Weaver
Soviet Ultimatum to Prague Hard-Liners Over Czechoslovakia
Moscow demands Prague leaders come to the Soviet Union for a showdown meeting as Pravda accuses Czech leaders of weakening socialism. Czechoslovak figures prefer talks on their own soil, while 16 000 Warsaw Pact troops finish maneuvers and begin withdrawal from Czechoslovakia amid mounting tensions.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Prague
Soviet Union
Pravda
Warsaw
East Germany
Poland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
East Bloc
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Russia
Dubrek
Tim
Slovakia
TV Strike Delays GOP Convention Hall Prep
Pickets from IBEW crowd Convention Hall in Miami Beach as CBS and union dispute who programs a computerized TV device. Officials insist the Republican National Convention will open on schedule Aug 5. CBS News VP Bill Leonard says editorial staff should handle the function while the union claims unfair hiring.
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Beach
Fla
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Convention Hall
CBS Television Network
Electrical Workers’ Union
CBE 5
Bill Leonard
CBS News
Fire damages living room as fire crews respond
A fire tore through a living room with the Hope fire department arriving at 2:15. The blaze damaged furniture and caused smoke damage to the room. No injuries are reported and investigators will determine the cause.
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Hope
Aes Moog
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