Elusive Victory and Pruning of the Miliitary Sideburns
A column notes shifts in grooming norms amid a broader social debate about military neatness standards. It suggests debates over facial hair reflect generational attitudes and personal rights in a changing era of propriety. Tex Brewer, driver of the year, shares safety wisdom and appreciation for road service.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ll. T
Tex” Brewer
Texas Motor Transport Association
Brewer
Roadway Express
Tex" Brewer
Dallas
Tex
Times Herald
State Court Appeal Filed Too Late
Osceola man B Frank Camp was convicted of embezzling 27759 from Osceola Memorial Hospital where he worked. The state Supreme Court clerk said Camp’s appeal was filed after the 120 day window expired July 16, and he received a five to six year prison sentence.
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Little Hock
State Supreme Court
Osceola
B. Frank Camp
Osceola Memorial Hospital
Camp
Lee Ward
Jonesboro
Ward
Kanoas Uily
Missouri
Leon Jordan
Jackson County
Joseph Teasdale
Reginald M. Watson
Carlton Edward Miller
Jordan
Chlorine Gas Leaks at Fayetteville Youth Center
A chlorine leak at the Fayetteville Youth Center sent several youths to Washington General Hospital on Monday. Most patients were in good condition, but Betty Neal, 13, remained in critical condition. Officials traced the leak to a storage tank feeding the center’s indoor pool.
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Patriville
Ark
Sia
Fayetteville
Washington General Hospitals
Betty Neal
Arts Center Cancels Summer Performances in Little Rock
The Arkansas Arts Center canceled the remainder of the summer performances due to low attendance. Director Robert Redington said the center needed about 112 attendees per show to cover expenses, but only 20 to 37 people attended since July 21, far short of the 389 seat capacity.
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Little Rock
The
Arkansas Arts Center
Robert Redington
the Center
Maud townsfolk build own detour bridge at fraction of cost
In Maud Kentucky residents pooled 563.02 to bypass a stalled state project. Albert Taylor and R W Yates organized neighbors to lay a pipe bridge, hire a bulldozer, and have Nelson and Washington counties lay gravel. State quotes 17000 for a detour near the Big Beech River. By Monday the makeshift route served cars and trucks with no problems.
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Maud, Ky
Maud
Big Beech River
Bloomfield
Bardstown
Procer Albert Taylor
R. W. Yates
Washington County
Nelson County
Taylor
Nelson
Bruce Hadley
State Highway Department
Frankfort
Kentucky
South Korean Planes Sink North Korean Launch at Sea
South Korean planes sank a 50 ton North Korean launch near Sukcho, 100 miles east of Seoul, during a new sea clash in two months. The Defense Ministry said the boat likely carried agents and that no bodies have been recovered. Previous incidents included a North Korean patrol boat seizure and a dp result.
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SOUL
Defense Ministry
South Korea
East Cuds
Sukcho
Seoul
North
Korea
North Korea
Tapes Reveal Soviet Police Torture and Prison Abuses
New York AP reports taped voices of Soviet dissidents describe torture in which a detainee is rolled in wet canvas, doctors present to keep them conscious, and a camp where one doctor serves many prisoners. Writer Alexander Ginsburg accuses lack of medical care and impending revolution.
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New York
United States
CBS
Willam Cole
Vladimir Bukovsky
Alexander Ginsburg
Andre Amailrik
KGB
State Security Committee
Soviet Union
Ussr
Arkansas Senate hopeful cites tax loophole bill opposition
In Little Rock Democratic candidate Richard Earl Griffin of Crossett argues his bid for attorney general faced opposition largely due to his support for a bill to remove tax loopholes enjoyed by utility companies. His rival Ray Thornton of Sheridan is noted as the nephew of W R Witt Stephens, top executive at Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co.
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Little Rock
Richard Earl Griffin
Crossett
Hot Humid Weather Forecast For Arkansas Through Wednesday
Weather outlook from the Associated Press says hot and humid conditions continue in Arkansas through Wednesday with scattered showers in some areas tonight. A weak high pressure system to the west keeps rainfall in recent days and no frontal activity is expected. Highs Monday ranged from 81 to 85 with overnight lows between 69 and 74 across Texarkana Fayetteville Memphis Little Rock and other cities.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Texarkana
Fayetteville
Memphis
Little Rock
Three Fire Department Runs Reported Monday
The Hope Fire Department reported three runs Monday. A truck caught fire at Arkansas Machine Specialty at 3 pm, causing considerable cab damage. At 3:50 pm, a minor fire was reported at John Nebsurt’s home in Shover Village. At 3:55 pm, a fire at Mrs. Frank Schooley’s car at Edgewood and Division caused minor damage.
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The
Hope Fire Department
Ty Arkansas Machine Speciality
John Nebsurt
Shover Village
Edgewood
Division
Frank Schooley
Heavy rainfall deluges flood city areas report
Hope records one of its heaviest rains in years with two hours of downpour. Reports from South Main and other blocks note six to seven inches, Edgewood ten inches, and a car submerged at Highway 29 underpass. County totals vary from 0.1 to 2.27 inches per station.
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Hope Star
Gene Allen
Hope
South Main
4Th
Ferguson
Lth
Edgewood
Mack Brown
Highway 29
Washington
Blevins
Fulton
ABA Will Screen Court Names By Barry Schweid
The Nixon administration will submit potential Supreme Court nominees to the American Bar Association for a professional qualifications investigation. ABA officials say the plan gives the bar a chance to advise against unfit nominees but does not grant a veto. ABA role will be larger. Mitchell not bound by ABA findings in final nomination.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
American Bar Association
ABA
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Organized Bar
Lawrence E. Walsh
Federal Judiciary
Association
Justice Department
Walsh
Mitchell
Sul
High Court
Warren &. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Senate
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
G. Harrold Carswell
Girl Tells of Joining Cult Family
Linda Kasabian testifies in the Sharon Tate murder trial recounting how she joined Charles Manson and his hippie “family” after being told of a beautiful man they had waited for. She explains joining, immunity, and witnessing Tate’s murder and the LaBianca killings while living with Manson’s group.
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Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Linda Kasabian
Charles M. Manson
Manson
Sharon Tate
Irving A. Kanarek
Vincent Bugliosi
Kanarek
Lena LaBianca
Robert Kasabian
Waldo Doctor Wins in Court
Cir cuit Judge Warren E Wood ordered Dr J B Grimmett of Waldo to practice medicine with a ban on dispensing drugs except in life or death. The Arkansas Medical Board suspended his license earlier for alleged drug law violations and immoral conduct.
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Little Rock
Warren E. Wood
J. B. Grimmett
Waldo
Grimmett
State Medical Board
Eugene R. Warren
Wood
Israel May Go Along on Cease Fire
Israel appears poised to accept the US proposed cease fire with conditions to revive Middle East peace talks. Defense Minister Dayan reportedly may resign if the cabinet backs the plan, citing security needs including retention of the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights, and a Sinai coastal strip to the Strait of Tiran. Prime Minister Meir postponed another cabinet meeting for political clarifications as she prepares a Knesset address.
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Michael Gruss
Jerusalem
Israel
United States
Middle East
Defense
Moshe Dayan
Defense Ministry
Dayan
U.S
Meir
Washington
Boyle
Tossing Worries To Clean Out Your Mind This Summer
A Hal Boyle column jokes about erasing summer anxieties by treating them like outworn clothes. It lists cheeky questions on post cards liberation, fashion colors, voting purpose, alimony, political talks, teenagers on phones, billboards with dirty messages, gifts between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, education offers, and population versus litter fears, ending with Where will it all end.
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Hal Boyle
New York
North Carolina
South Carolina
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
United States
Riot at Grant Park Free Rock Concert Ends in 3 Shot and Riots
In Chicago Grant Park thousands of youths stormed the stage after Sly and the Family Stone failed to appear. Police clashed with about 2,000 rioters, 148 arrested, more than 100 injured, three shot. Riots spill into downtown, cars burned, tear gas used. event canceled.
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William Rumbler
Associated Press
Chicago
Grant Park
Sly and the Family Stone
Chicago Park District
Park District
Lake Shore
Balboa
Kansas City
City Parks and Recreation Department
Loose Park
Country Club Plaza
Stan Plesser
Vanguard
KUDL
Plesser
Marvell Files Desegregation Plan in U S District Court
The Marvell School District filed a proposed desegregation plan in U S District Court in Little Rock. It follows a court order from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to achieve full desegregation by fall. The plan outlines reassignment of students from elementary and junior high grades to Marvell High School to integrate the district.
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Little Rock
Marvell
U.S. District Court
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