Read in Arkansas July events list across cities
A compiled Arkansas events list for July and August includes activities such as the 2 percent antique show in Bryant, arts and crafts at the Harrison gallery, the Amateur Championships in Little Rock, the White River Water Carnival in Batesville, the Yell County Mounted Patrol Rodeo in Dardanelle, Sundown to Sunup Gospel Sing-out in Springdale, a fishing derby in Hot Springs, the Juried Art Show in Fayetteville, the Old Soldiers Reunion in Heber Springs, the North Arkansas Gun Club Trap Shoot in Mountain Home, the Ozark Writers Conference in Fayetteville, the Outdoor Art Show in Hot Springs, the Soldiers Sailors and Marine Reunion in Mammoth Spring, a Wateree event in Dermott, the Arkansas State Horse Show in Little Rock, the Tontitown Grape Festival, the Four-State Gospel Singing Convention in Hot Springs, the Arkansas Thoroughbred Horse Sale in Little Rock, Beaver Lake Boat Show in Rogers, and the Labor Day Weekend Four Ball Tournament and Lion Club Horse Show in Osceola.
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Bateseville
Yell County Mounted Patrol
Dardanelle
Rosdeo
Springdale
Hot Springs
Fayetteville
Old Soldiers
Heber Springs
North Arkansas Gun Club
Mountain Home
Conference of the Ozark Writers 4 Artists Guild
Soldiers, Sailors, & Marine
Mammoth Spring
Dermott
Little Rock
Tontitown
Beaver Lake
Rogers
the Lion Club
Osceola
Weather Station Report for Arkansas Frid
Weather report for 24 hours ending 7 a m Friday notes high 98 and low 71 with .35 inches precipitation. Forecasts considerable cloudiness for Arkansas with widely scattered showers and a few thunderstorms through Saturday. Temperatures expected to remain near current with highs 88 to 100 and lows 66 to 76.
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Arkansas
Man Fatally Shot in Ida Churchyard Near Heber Springs
In Heber Springs area, 46 year old Jonny Lee Rackley of Ida was shot dead Thursday in an Ida churchyard ten miles northeast of Heber Springs. Sheriff Pat Warren reported a charge of carrying a concealed weapon against an Ida man named Les Crow. The investigation was ongoing.
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Heber Springs
Ark
Jonny Lee Rackley
Ida
Pat Warren
Les We Crow
Investgar
Grandson of Local Folks to Preach at Camden Grace Baptist
Rev. Lindsay Cofield of Dallas will preach at Grace Baptist Church Camden in morning and evening services on Sunday August 3. He is the grandson of Mrs J L McKissack and the late M M Mitchell of Rosston and Mr and Mrs GH Cofield of Emmet.
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Lindsay Cofield
Dallas
Texas
Grace Baptist Church
Camden
J.L. McKissack
M.M. Mitchell
Rosston
GH. Cofield
Emmet
Obituary of John Andrews 88 Former Hope Resident
John Andrews, 88, formerly of Hope, died July 24 at Concordia hospital in Ferriday, Louisiana. He lived in Hope from 1918 to 1957. Survived by son Roy Andrews of Ferriday, two grandchildren Roy Ward Andrews of Ferriday and Lanelle Barnard of Shreveport, and three great grandchildren. Funeral services set for 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 Pacific solo to San Diego
Sharon Sites Adams, 39, piloted the Sligo ketch into San Diego Harbor at 9:02 a m marking the first solo female Pacific crossing. From Yokohama the 6000 mile voyage faced seven gales and 20 foot waves over 74 days as her husband Al Adams trailed in Sea Sharp I to meet her at Shelter Island.
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San Diego
Calif
Sharon Sites Adams
Pacific Ocean
California
Yokohama
Japan
al Adams
Point Loma
Adams
Funds cuts trimmed defense budget details
The Nixon administration targets about eight billion dollars annual savings by trimming the Defense Department force and civilian payrolls. Cuts include civilian workers, munitions—potential further reductions if combat stays low—plus possible tank, fighter, and carrier program adjustments for the 1970s.
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Defense Department
Nixon
Air Force
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
ARMY
New Spurt of Fighting at Suez Heightens Canal Clash
Israeli and Egyptian forces exchanged fire along the southern Suez Canal as both sides claimed and denied actions from the week’s third major clash. An Israeli soldier was lightly wounded while Prime Minister Golda Meir urged Arabs to honor the 1967 cease-fire, and officials pressed for a renewal of hostilities’ end on mutual terms.
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Associated Press
Israel
Egypt
Middle East
Suez Canal
Tel Aviv
Canal
Golda Meir
Shultz Warns Against Large Long-Range Wage Hikes
Secretary of Labor George P. Shultz urged business and labor to avoid dramatic long term wage and price increases as nearly 14 million workers won wage gains averaging over 7 percent in early year contracts. He noted 15 percent annual hikes in construction and warned consequences could follow if projections err. Labor reports show wage and fringe increases averaging 7.2 percent in key industries versus 6.6 percent in 1968.
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Washington
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Labor Department
Department
Nixon
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Deny County Power to Begin Tax
The Arkansas Constitutional Convention rejected a proposal to grant counties broad legislative powers including taxation. The 37-38 vote blocked the plan, while a motion to reconsider narrowly failed. Delegates later approved a county government article allowing legislature prescribed forms and changes in county offices.
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Little Rock
General Assembly
Jim Brandon
Brandon
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Shadow OF
Kee
Kennedy
Cape Cod
Martha’s Vineyard
Chappaquiddick
Edgartown
Chappaquiddick Island
Edgartown Yacht Club Regatta. —A Regular Summer Resident of Chappaquiddick
Kennedy Brothers
Edgartown Ferry
Robert F. Kennedy
Edward Moore Kenedy
Squaw Island
Hyannis Port
Hyannis
Brothereine Law Stephen Smith
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
White House
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Burke Marshall
John Tunney
John Culver
Iowa
Edgartown Police
Richard Drayne
Drayne
Esther Newberg
Victora
Robert Kenneedy
Joseph Gargan
the Star
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Cypress Slough
Saratoga Landing
Beard's Bluff
Saratoga
Millwood Reservoir
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Alvi Brannon
Southwest Ark, Development Council, Inc
Miller County Courthouse
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