Computerized phototypesetting arrives at The Star
The Star’s second computerized photo typesetting unit, installed by Compugraphic in Atlanta, will replace Just-O-Writers this week, making all Star text 100 percent set by new computers. The move marks the third major typesetting system upgrade in five years, following Linotype and cold type phases. The Arkansas Press Association Summer meeting at Hot Springs included remarks by Rev. George W. Tribou on bridging the communication gap between youth and adults.
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Jon Savio
Compugraphic Corp
Staller
Atlanta
Star
Arkansas Press Association
Hot Springs
Arlington Hotel
Billy Dan Jones
C.M
Pod) Rogers, Jr
Rogers
George W. Tribou
Little Rock Catholic High School
Associated Press
Probability of Showers Increases Across Arkansas
A low pressure center in the Plains triggered scattered thunderstorms in Arkansas and neighboring states. The U.S. Weather Bureau reported funnel clouds in Northeast Arkansas and one tornado near Blytheville with no injuries or damage. Severe thunderstorm watches were posted for much of Tennessee and Northeast Arkansas. Highs ranged from 95 in Texarkana and Little Rock to 89 in Fayetteville and Harrison. overnight lows varied from 67 to 74 across several cities.
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Associated Press
Plains States
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Blytheville
Tennessee
Texarkana
Little Rock
Fayetteville
Harrison
Jonesboro
Pine
Malvern Vocational School Receives Federal Grant
Rep. Hammerschmidt and Sen. McClellan announced the Economic Development Administration approved a 570000 grant for the Quachita Valley Vocational Technical School at Malvern. The Ozarks Regional Commission approved 190000 and the state board will provide 190000 in state and local funds to finish financing the project.
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Washington
John Pay Hammerschmidt
Rark
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Economic Development Administration
Quachita Valley
Malvern
Ozarks
Miss Martin 1970 Poultry Princess crowned at Hot Springs
Shannon Christine Martin a 20 year old University of Arkansas junior won the Arkansas Poultry Princess title at Cone vention Auditorium during the three day festival. She receives 500 dollars and a 250 dollar wardrobe plus a two week Europe trip and will promote poultry in Arkansas and beyond.
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University of Arkansas
Arkansas Poultry
Conevention Auditorium
Hot Springs
Shannon Christine Martin
Bernard L. Martin
Fayetteville
Europe
Arkansas
Nancy Selig
Conway
Shannon
Sherry Danita Mathis
Arkadelphia
Travis Mathis
Henderson State College
Miss Mathis
Rita Carol Atchley
U Ofa
Waldron
Amelia Jane Skinner
North Lite Rock
Donna Lynn Johnston
el Dorado
Elizabeth
Betsy) Lucile Jones
Little Rock
Suzanne Elizabeth Johnson
Brinkley
Dianna Susan Kirk
Morrilton
James &. Chandler
Nashville
Mrs. Chandler
Southwest Arkansas
Glen Austin
Poultry Producers
Velda Rose Towers
M. U. Frisby
Cambodian Supply Link Reopened Threat to Overland Route
South Vietnamese infantry backed by armor and air strikes recaptured Kompong Speu, a key overland supply hub 30 miles south of Phnom Penh. A 4,000-man armored task force penetrated deepest into Cambodia yet, seizing the provincial capital as fighting continued nearby and Saigon officials suggested the enemy had pulled out.
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T. Jeff Williams
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Kompong Speu
Cambodia
Saigon
Telling Both Sides of a Story Now Out of Vogue Says Agnew
Vice President Spiro Agnew declares telling both sides of a story has fallen out of favor with major U S news outlets. He warns the price is loss of credibility for public institutions and criticizes one sided Vietnam War coverage, citing My Lai and Hue as examples.
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Vogue
Agnew
H. L. Schwartz II
Associated Press
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
America
International Federation of Newspaper Publishers
My Lai
Hue
Brazil to Swap 40 for Envoy
A Brazilian airliner prepared to fly 40 political prisoners to Algiers as West German Ambassador Ehrenfried von Holleben awaited release. Officials said the 61 year old diplomat would be freed once the prisoners arrived in North Africa. Algeria was reportedly considering granting asylum to the 40 prisoners.
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Edgar Miller
Associated Press
Rio DE Janeiro
Algeria
Ehrenfried von Holleben
North Africa
Algiers
Jiz de Fora
U.S
C. Burke Elbrick
Karl von Sprell
Guatemala
von Spreli
Ibrick
Sao Paulo
von Holleben
Tate Murder Trial Begins 10 Mos After Slayings
The murder conspiracy trial of Charles Manson and three women opens in Los Angeles more than ten months after the Sharon Tate killings. Manson and Atkins Van Houten and Krenwinkel face a joint trial with jury selection ahead. Bailiffs clashed with Manson during pretrial hearings as he posed crucifixion style, and the judge warned of further removal for disruption.
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Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Superior Court
Charles H. Older
Charlie Manson
Manson
Susan Atkins
Leslie van Houten
Patricia Krenwinkel
God
Christ
Supreme Court de
Eigion
Act
California
Miss Atkins
Miss Tate
Bel Air
TATE MURDER 2 Highway Deaths in County May
The monthly Arkansas State Police review reports two traffic deaths in May within the Hope district covering 12 counties. Clark and Miller counties each had one death. The Hope district handled 112 accidents in 31 days. County fatalities statewide reach 46 from 1,018 accidents. through June 12, 238 Arkansas traffic deaths, 23 fewer than in 1969.
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Arkansas State Police
Milton Mosier
Hope District
Clark
Miller County
Mosier
Columbia County
Hempstead
Little River
Miller
Pike
Nevada
Lafayette
Polk
Howard
Sevier
Montgomery
Arkansas
Traffic Mishap Totals Reported by Hope Police
Police chief Alvin Wills releases end of week report detailing 118 traffic mishaps with 6 drunkenness cases 5 driving while intoxicated and 1 disturbing the peace. The year totals reach HR traffic accidents and 15 injuries.
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Hope
Alvin Wills
Two Arabs Executed for Rape of American Women
Arab guerrilla leaders said two Arabs were executed for raping two American women during last week's fighting in Amman. Arafat said one guilty Arab was arrested tried and executed, and a second Arab faced the same fate for raping another American woman. The report notes ongoing tensions with Israel and military actions along the Suez Canal.
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Associated Press
Amman
Jordan
Suez Canal
Yasir Arafat
al Fatah
Arafat
United States
U.S
Storm Blows Up on Postal Reform in House Vote
AP reports a sweeping postal reform bill faces hard floor opposition over compulsory union membership retroactive pay and loss of 181 years of Post Office control. Union threats of a walkout loom as Postmaster Blount hints at a veto if retroactive pay remains. The House debate will test prospects amid strong resistance to key provisions.
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Jim Adams
Associated Press
Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Congress
National Letter Carriers Union
House
Winton M. Blount
Senate Post Office Committee
Arkansas Supreme Court invalidates documentary stamp tax act
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Act 239 of 1969 unconstitutional, striking down a $1.50 per $500 real estate transfer tax and its bond pledging provisions. The decision, written by Justice Conley Byrd, says the law breaches Amendment 20 by permitting state bond pledges without voter consent. Justices Fogleman and Brown dissented on the ruling's breadth. The case returns to Chancellor John T. Jernigan for further action.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Eee Siete
High ‘Potets Inal
Pulaski Chancery Court
Martin Borchert
Bob K. Scott
Conley Byrd
Supreme Court
John A. Fogleman
Lyle Brown
John T. Jernigan
Whitfield lodge to elect officers Tuesday
All Around Town notes Whitfield Masonic Lodge No. 239 will hold officer elections on Tuesday June 16 at 730 pm. Also listed are local listings for red daylilies and community notices from DAR and American Legion Auxiliary activities in Hot Springs and Hope Arkansas.
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John Keck
John Cain
Dar
Paul W. Klipsch
Caddo District
Arlington Hotel
Hot Springs
Leslie Huddleston
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Douglas
Legion
Hope Jaycees
Grand Ole Opry
Fair Park Coliseum
Ernest Tubb
Anthony Armstrong Jones
Supreme Court Expands Conscience Objector Rights
The Supreme Court ruled eight to zero that the draft exemption covers strong moral objections even if not religiously rooted, citing a Los Angeles engineer as a key example. Justices Black, Douglas, Brennan, and Marshall joined, with Harlan concurring. The decision also holds Maryland must allow NIH residents to vote in state and local elections, noting their stake in taxes, schooling, and public services.
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Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Alliott Ashton Welsh II
Los Angeles
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Black
John M. Harlan
Welsh
D.O
Byron R. White
White
Congress
Maryland
Baltimore
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Bethesda
Mary Jang
U.S
Marshall
Construction Man Held in Death in Missouri Shooting
Missouri officials arrest a man in connection with the fatal shooting of Berry Ervin, 27, of Sulphur Springs, Arkansas, Saturday in an apparent argument at a construction site in Springfield. The investigation continues as authorities identify motives and pursue charges.
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Missouri
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