On the Road in Arkansas July Events
A compiled late July and August events list across Arkansas cities includes antique shows in Bryant and Harrison, art shows in Fayetteville and Hot Springs, rodeos in Dartafelle, and the 86th White River Carnival in Batesville. Notable happenings feature the Ozark Writers Guild conference in Fayetteville, beaver lake boat show in Rogers, and the Lion Club horse show in Osceola.
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Arkansas
Hot Flags
Bryant Art Center
Harrison
Ihg
Assn. of America
North America
Little Rock
Batseville
Yell County Mounted Patrol
Dartdafelle
Rodeo Arena
Springdale
Hot Springs
Fayetteville
Old Soldiers Reunison
Heber Springs
North Arkansas Gun Club
Mountain Home
The
Ozark Writers &Artists Guild
Soldiers, Sailors, & Marine
Mammoth Spring
Dermott
Tontitown
Rogers
the Lion Club
Osceola
Arkansas Station Weather Bulletin Friday Forecast
Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Friday notes high 98 low 71 and 0.35 inches precip. Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms through Saturday. Temperatures little changed with highs 88 to 100 and lows tonight 66 to 76.
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Man Fatally Shot in Ida Churchyard Near Heber Springs
In Ida, 46 year old Johnny Lee Rackley was shot to death in a churchyard ten miles northeast of Heber Springs. Sheriff Pat Warren said Leslie Crow of Wa was jailed on a concealed weapon charge as investigators pursued the case.
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Heber Springs
Ark
Johnny Lee Rackley
Ida
Pat Warren
Leslie Crow
Investgar
Grandson of Local Folks to Preach at Grace Baptist
Rev Lindsay Cofield of Dallas Texas will preach at Grace Baptist Camden Sunday Aug 3 morning and evening services He is grandson of Mrs J L McKissack and the late M M Mitchell of Rosston and Mr and Mrs G H Cofield of Emmet
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Lindsay Cofield
Dallas
Texas
Grace Baptist Church
Camden
J.L. McKissack
M.M. Mitchell
Rosston
G.H. Cofield
Emmet
John Andrews 88 dies in Ferriday hospital
John Andrews aged 88 formerly of Hope died in Concordia hospital Ferriday Louisiana on July 24 He lived in Hope from 1918 to 1957 He is survived by one son Roy Andrews Ferriday two grandchildren Roy Ward Andrews Ferriday and Mrs Lanelle Barnard Shreveport and three great grandchildren Funeral services will be held Saturday July 26 at 3 p m at Herndon Funeral Chapel
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John Andrews
Hope
Corncordia Hospital
Ferriday
Roy Andrews
Roy Ward Andrews
Lanelle Barnard
Shreveport
Herndon Funeral Chapel
Mrs Adams first woman to sail solo across Pacific
Sharon Sites Adams, a 39 year old California housewife, piloted the dl-fgot ketch Into San Diego Harbor at 9 02 a m completing a 6000 mile solo crossing from Yokohama. She endured seven gales and 20 foot waves over 74 days with no contact for weeks. Her husband Al Adams followed and met her at Shelter Island as crowds cheered the arrival.
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San Diego
Calif
Sharon Sites Adams
Pacific Ocean
California
Yokohama
Japan
al Adams
Point Loma
Shelter Island
Mrs. Adams
Adams
Funds Cut From Page One Amid Pentagon Budget Skim
The Nixon administration moves to trim about 8 billion over four years with May cuts targeting 12000 civil workers and reducing ground air and naval ammunition. May deepen cuts if fighting stays light as B52 sorties fall and plans for new weapons and vessels advance.
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Defense Department
Nixon
Navy
Air Force
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
ARMY
New Fighting at Suez Echoes Latest Middle East Clash
The Associated Press reports renewed fighting along the Suez Canal after a week of air and ground battles. Israeli, Egyptian forces exchanged fire mainly at the canal’s southern end, with an Israeli soldier lightly wounded. Prime Minister Meir urged a mutual cease-fire renewal, as both sides traded claims and denials amid ongoing tensions.
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Associated Press
Israel
Egypt
Middle East
Suez Canal
Tel Aviv
Canal
Golda Meir
Shultz Warns on Large Wage and Price Hikes
Secretary of Labor George P. Shultz urged restraint on long term wage and price increases amid inflation fears. He cited 7.2 percent average wage gains in recent contracts and warned 15 percent construction contracts could trigger consequences.
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Washington
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Labor Department
Department
Nixon
Shults
Bureau of Labor Statistics
County power to begin tax rejected by constitutional convention
The Arkansas Constitutional Convention rejected a proposal to grant counties broad legislative powers including taxation. The vote was 37638 with a 3637 motion to reconsider defeat. Delegates later approved county government provisions allowing voter forms of government and changes in county offices. The text notes a separate remark about the U.S. flag and decorum.
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Little Rock
General Assembly
Jim Brandon
Brandon
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