Editor reports boat engine theft at Cypress Slough dock
The editor Alex Washburn reports the main 9 hp Evinrude engine stolen from his boat at Cypress Slough dock on Millwood Lake Thursday night. He posted a $100 reward and urged a roundup of recent engine thefts in Millwood area to help authorities track down the culprits.
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Paul Millwee
Cypress Slough
Millwood Lake
Gene Allen
Star Mechanical
Little River
Ashdown
Narrows Lake
Millwood
Saratoga Landing
Millwee’s
Hope
Millwee’s Dock
Sherriff
Hempstead
Millwor i
Man Shot During I-30 Fracas Near Dallas Man
Dallas man Roger Godans, 27, was shot twice after an argument with Jackie Brooks, 22, on I-30 in Hempstead County. Godans was taken to Memorial Hospital and then transferred to Little Rock. Brooks was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and held on $3,000 bond.
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Dallas
Hempstead
Henry Singard
Roger Godans
Jackie Brooks
All Blacks
Little Rock
Godans
Memorial Hospital
Brooks
Sinyard
Morriston Sheriff Says IRS Harassment Referred to Committee
Conway County Sheriff Marlin Hawkins says his letter accusing harassment by the Internal Revenue Service has been turned over to a congressional panel. He quotes Rep. Wilbur Mills as saying the matter will be reviewed by the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation for a possible investigation. Hawkins, a Democrat, alleges Republican harassment via the IRS.
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Morriston, Ark
Conway County
Marlin Hawkins
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Internal Revenue Service
Congressional
Hawkins
Mills
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Joint Committee
IRS
US planes hit Cambodia in push toward Phnom Penh
The United States deployed B52s and fighter-bombers over Cambodia to aid government troops trying to outflank insurgents approaching Phnom Penh from the south. Black smoke rose from the front near Prateah Lang as government forces, including five battalions and a 600-man armored column, moved from Highway 3 toward the village.
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Dennis Neeld
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Prateah Lang
Teat
Kompong Tool
Prek Thaot
Takhmau
Prek Ho
Kompong Som
Chilean military aide Arturo Araya assassinated
Navy Captain Arturo Araya 45 was killed at his Santiago area home. The government blamed the Fatherland and Liberty movement linked to a June 29 army insurrection. Police arrested several suspects as naval intelligence aided the hunt. Allende attended Araya’s body lying in state at the Moneda Palace.
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William F. Nicholson
Associated Press
Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Navy
Arturo Araya
Fatherland and Liberty Movement
Naval Intelligence
Araya
Allende
Rene Schneider
Edmundo Perez Zujovic
Moneda Presidential Palace
Skylab in final preparations for launch
Skylab 2 astronauts undergo physical exams and finalize plans for a 59 day space mission launching Saturday from Cape Kennedy. Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma prep for orbital rendezvous, docking with Skylab 270 miles up, then conduct medical earth resources solar astronomy and other experiments aboard the station.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Space Agency
Bean
America
Space Station
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Tex
Skylab Laboratory
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Pete
Joe
Paul
Jerry Carr
Bill Pogue
Ed Gibson
Colby nomination advances to full Senate
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved William E. Colby nomination as CIA director by voice vote, with Sen. Harold E. Hughes the only opponent reserving right to change on the Senate floor. The move pushes the nomination toward final Senate action.
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Washington
William E. Colby
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate
Colby
Senate Armed Services Committee
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Eight die in car plunge from Silliman Evans Bridge
From Pine Bluff, Ark, nine people rode together toward Nashville on I-40 and I-65 when the car crashed through a railing on the Silliman Evans Bridge, fell 100 feet into the Cumberland River, killing eight and leaving one child survivor. Police say driver may have fallen asleep. rescue crews freed the victims after 45 minutes as bodies were scattered inside.
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Nashville, Tenn
Silliman Evans Bridge
Offiers
Pine Bluff
Ark
Cumberland River
Nashville
General Hospital
Georgia Glover
Pernetta Brown
Permetta Tate
Johnetta Glover
Linda Rayford
Paula
Paul Rayford
Erma Rayford
Gregory Rayford
Larry Loftis
Loftis
Ervin Faces Fans as Watergate Hearings Draw Crowds
Senator Sam Ervin forges a folk-hero image as crowds of over 1,000 daily gather in the Old Senate Caucus Room. He pleads for decorum, asking spectators not to applaud or boo, while turnover remains high and hearings risk becoming a circus.
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Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Senate
Sam
North Carolina
Ervin
White House
Sam Ervin
North Carolina Democrat
Denver Antipornography Law Signed by Mayor McNichols
Denver Mayor Bill McNichols signed a strict anti pornography ordinance, banning possession outside the home and promoting obscenity. He warned suburbs may undermine the law by drawing porn shops and theaters away, with broader local powers recognized by a recent Supreme Court ruling.
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Denver
Bill McNichols
McNichols
Supreme Court
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New Zealand Press Association
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