Jones Returns to Desk After Recovery from Heart Attack
Our Daily Sliced Thin reports Paul H. Jones general manager and managing editor is back at his desk fully recovered from a heart attack. The editor notes the staff was stretched thin during recent conventions in Fayetteville and Hot Springs while au courant coverage of Dogpatch and Arkansas events unfolds. Pod Rogers will return for forthcoming Dogpatch coverage with carrier boys. Dogpatch boasts an inclined cable railway, a rainbow trout lagoon, and a 125-foot canyon bridge as highlighted entertainment venues in Arkansas.
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Alex. H. Washburn Jones
APA
Dogpatch
Hot Springs
Paul H. Jones
Jones
Marvin Watterson
Star
Billy Dan Jones
Pod Rogers
Arkansas Press Association
Fayetteville
Holiday Inn
University
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Arkansas Poultry Federation
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al Capp
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Hope
Poultry Federation
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Magic Valley
Appreciation to Bob Hope receives Army Oscar
Beverly Hills Calif AP Bob Hope was given a special U S Army Oscar for appreciation of 30 years of worldwide morale building The Army presented a golden globe featuring a soldier during the Army Ball on Saturday Vice President Spiro Agnew was guest of honor Hope accepted the award saying it ranks high in his career He and Agnew exchanged light barbs and one liners for the audience
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Bob Hope
Army
Hope
Spiro T. Agnew
Vietnam
Agnew
Blevins Man Killed as Tractor Overturns and Bush-Hog Rains Death
Lee Huskey 61 of Blevins died when his tractor overturned and threw him into a bush hog about 10 a.m. Saturday. His 11-year-old grandson Johnny Hask was injured after being thrown from the tractor and struck by the blade. Huskey, a retired Arkansas Highway Department worker and Baptist, is survived by a son Gary Huskey of Blevins and a daughter Carole Hash of Luling, Texas, among others. Funeral services were held Monday at Bruce Memorial Methodist Church in Blevins, with burial at Sweet Home Cemetery.
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Blevins
Johnny Hask
Hempstead Memorial Hospital
Mr. Huskey
Hattie
Arkansas Highway Department
Gary Huskey
Carole Hash
Luling
Harold Huskey
Highlands
Texas
Thelma H. Black
Inez Huskey
Texarkana
Bruce Memorial Methodist Church
May highway wrecks 13 one death
The Arkansas State Police monthly review reports 63 traffic fatalities in May, 16 more than a year ago, bringing May totals to 244 deaths for the first five months of the year. In the Hope District six people died on Arkansas highways in May, with Sevier, Hempstead, Howard, Miller and Pike counties each recording fatalities.
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Monthly Statistical Review
Milton Mosier
Hope District
Arkansas
Sevier
Hempstead
Howard
Miller
Pike County
Clark
Albuquerque Guards Mobilized After Riots Wounding 13
In Albuquerque two battalions of the New Mexico National Guard were mobilized to support police after a riotous Sunday in a crowded park and downtown. About 150 people were arrested. 13 were wounded by gunfire. many more injured by bottles, stones, or tear gas. General Ed Hooten arrived from Ft. Bliss to command roughly 1,000 troops as Police Captain James LaRue warned against another buildup.
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N.M
New Mexico National Guard
Albuquerque
National Guard
Ed Hooten
Ft. Bliss
Tex
New Mexico Guard
James LaRue
U S Senate and House Take Up Indochina Pullout Drive
The months long effort to end U S involvement in Indochina by December 31 faces likely defeats in both chambers as antiwar groups push for a war funding cutoff. Mansfield proposed phased withdrawals in exchange for prisoner releases, but White House opposes fixed dates.
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Boston College
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White House
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Laird
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Humphrey
ABC
Congress
Associated Press
Warm humid weather continues in Arkansas
The Associated Press reports warm humid conditions persist in Arkansas through Tuesday with a chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers. Sunday's rainfall was light overall, except in Central Arkansas where Western Little Rock saw 2.27 inches in about 45 minutes amid minor wind damage and small hail in North Little Rock. Highs ranged 88 to 100 across Fayetteville and Pine Bluff, with early morning readings in the low 70s. Rain totals for the 24 hours ending 7 am included Fayetteville trace, Memphis .15, Little Rock .07, and Fort Smith .15.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Little Rock
Fayetteville
Pine Bluff
Memphis
Fort Smith
Missing Air Force jet 24 aboard in Pacific search
A four engine C135 with 24 aboard vanished Sunday on a 2227 mile flight from Pago Pago to Hawaii. Rescue teams searched 700 miles southwest of Honolulu after a crash position indicator beacon was spotted 200 miles north of Palmyra Island. No debris seen yet.
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Pacific Ocean
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Pago Pago
American Samoa
Hawaii
Palmyra Island
Bill Ballee
Air Force Information
Ballee
Tractor Falls Through Bridge Near Langford Ranch
James White Jr. of Ozan escaped injury when his farm tractor fell through a relief-bridge on the north fork Ozan Creek near Langford Ranch. The front end dropped and the blade braced the vehicle. Ira Graves, following on a larger tractor, pulled it out. they patched the bridge for a temporary crossing.
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Ozan
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Ozan Creek
Langford Ranch
Middle Fork
Ira Graves
Mitchell Parks Farm
Residents Engineers Discuss Widening of South Main Street
DETROIT AP Four women and three men were shot to death today at a Detroit home in a narcotics war style slaying. An eighth person, Robert Gardner, 28, was in critical condition at Ford Hospital. Police found a dozen handguns and narcotics paraphernalia. All seven victims were shot in the head at close range. the four women were tied up. The bodies were found in the first floor living room. A witness saw two men flee.
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James Bannon
Robert Gardner
Ford Hospital
Bannon
Gardner
Donald Carter
Detroit Areas See Crime News and Park Bike Ban
Reported shootings occur in Detroit's 10th Precinct near the 1967 riot site as residents fearfully watched from upstairs. City officials order police and parks to ban motor bikes in play areas after complaints of speeding and danger to children. John Tallant outlines a 48 foot street reconstruction on South Main from 3rd to 23rd with residents shown limits and required right of way. Mayor Sam Strong called the public meeting satisfactory despite concerns over impacts.
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John Tallant
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South Main
Sam Strong
Tiny island could spawn mid east fight
Is rael speculates a tiny Arabian island named Perim in the Bab al Mandab strait might trigger a new Middle East war by blocking sea lanes to Aqaba. Arabs fired bazookas at an Israel bound oil tanker in the strait, prompting a grave response from Jerusalem. Perim is a small three square mile island in South Yemen, near a 13 mile wide strait.
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Associated Press
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Middle East
Perim
Bab al Mandab
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Sharm el Sheikh
Israel
Aqaba
Egypt
Tiran Strait
Bab al Mandab Strait
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Jerusalem
Perim Island
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South Yemen
United States
All Around Town Notes From Hope and Area
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Tate relocate with two children to Hope from Shreveport living on South Brannan Street. Tate Motor Co. ties to family business. Mrs. James Robertson admitted to Wadley Hospital Texarkana for surgery. A Henderson State College Reading Workshop drew many Hope residents. Scout meetings canceled. Troop heads plan summer camp on June 20. Mike Huckabee flies to Orlando for JFK Space Center seminar at Patrick AFB. Pre-registration opens for Fair Park swimming classes starting January 21 with schedules for advanced beginners 8 9 a.m. and beginners 9 10 a.m.
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Jim Tate
Hope
Shreveport
South Brannan Street
Mike Huckabee
Orlando
Fla
Camp Kennedy Area
Patrick Air Force Base
Jfk Space Center
Fair Park Swimming Pool
Cities Can Close Public Pools
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that cities facing integration orders may close swimming pools and other public facilities, denying use to both Blacks and whites. Justice Black said the Constitution requires no affirmative duty to operate pools, and this is not a case of segregated facilities.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Jackson
Miss
Hugo L. Black
High Court
Black
Nixon Administration
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
Weekend Accidents Police Report Multiple Crashes
City police report two accidents Saturday and two Sunday with minor damage. Ricky Poindexter and Willy L Henry listed in Saturday crashes. William Bain and Richard Tedder involved in another Saturday crash. Sunday incidents include Thomas Ray Leonard and Jack Turner. Leonard charged with failure to yield. Warren Beasley and Lucille Wilhite involved in a second Sunday crash with Beasley cited for following too close. Week totals include ten traffic violations and three drunkness cases among others. yearly accidents total 152 with three injuries and two deaths.
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Texarkana
Willy L. Henry
Lewisville
East Division
Walnut Sts
S. Hervey
2Nd Sts
William Bain
Hope
Richard Tedder
Houston
Tex
Thomas Ray Leonard
Jack Turner
Leonard
Patmos Road
Dixie Drive-In
Warren Beasley
Little Rock
Lucille Wilhite
Camden
Bobcat Drive-In
Beasley
Ex-President of Philippines Garcia Dies at 74
Manila AP reports former President Carlos P. Garcia died at his Manila home at age 74. Initial dispatches cite heart failure as the cause.
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Manila
Carlos P. Garcia
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