Meet Called to Battle Drug Problem
Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe, named White House anti drug czar, testifies on Capitol Hill as Congress weighs 50 anti drug bills. Nixon proposes 155 million more for federal programs, aiming 370 million in 1972. Rogers bills would create 300 treatment sites via community centers and expand funding to 260 million total. The plan seeks nationwide scope from military to civilian and targets drug peddlers.
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Carl C. Craft
Associated Press
Washington
Jerome H. Jaffe
White House
Capitol Hill
Nixon
America
Jaffe
House Public Health Subcommittee
Illinois
Rogers
Congress
Six Die En Route to Funeral in Mississippi Crash
Six persons including five members of a Chicago family were killed when two cars collided three miles south of Winona Mississippi on Sunday afternoon. Two others were injured. The victims were Ben Williams Jr. 30 his wife Jesse 30 and their children Ben 10 and El 12 plus another child. A second-family member from Chicago also perished. The crash occurred as the family traveled to a funeral and prompted a county investigation.
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Winona, Miss
Winona
Ben Williams Jr
Chicago
Jesse
Ben
Underworld Boss Shot During Unity Day Rally
Reputed underworld boss Joseph Colombo Sr was shot in the head and critically wounded during an outdoor unity day rally in New York. A second man was killed. police identified the deceased as Jerome Johnson, 25, from New Brunswick New Jersey. Authorities said a caller claimed the attack was by a black revolutionary group.
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Tome Goldstein
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Joseph Colombo Sr
Colombo
Jerome Johnson
New Brunswick
N.J
Notable Obituaries From Across The Nation
Obituaries report Otis Peabody Swift age 75 former foreign correspondent and PR counselor to Henry Luce who died Sunday in Georgetown Island Maine. David L. Waugh 37 longtime Greensboro Public Library director died Saturday. Hans Steinke 78 famed wrestler from the 1920s died Saturday of cancer in Chicago. Alexei Isa yev 62 Soviet chief rocket engine and propulsion designer died Friday Tass reported in Moscow.
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Maine
Otis Peabody Swift
Henry Luce
Greensboro
N.C
David L. Waugh
Greensboro Public Library
Chicago
Hans Steinke
Moscow
Alexei Isayev
Soviet Union
Tass
Queen Elizabeth II Faces Public Opinion Over Pay Hike
A Daily Mail survey by National Opinion Polls shows 54 percent of respondents oppose granting Queen Elizabeth II a $1,140 pay increase. The public remains loyal but skeptical about the extra allowance.
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London
Daily Mail
Britain
U S Quietly Cuts Forces in Europe
The United States withdrew two Air Force squadrons from Europe last year while pledging to maintain strength there. Dual-basing is used to rotate U.S. units to Europe for NATO defense. Pentagon actions, testimony, and comments by Gen. Burchinal show mixed views on dual-basing and in-place forces.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Military Winter
Washington
United States
Europe
U.S
House Appropriations Committee
NATO
Pentagon
Air Force
Shaw Air Force Base
S.C
Nixon
Brussels
David A. Burchinal
Appropriations Committee
Burchinal
U.S. Air Force
Britain
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Holland
Spain
Germany
Arkansas State Forecast and 24 Hour Experiment Data
Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending 7 am shows high 95 and low 68. State forecast notes partly cloudy warm humid conditions through Tuesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoons and evenings. High Tuesday mostly in the 90s, low tonight mid 60s to mid 70s.
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Associated Press
Gulf
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Harrison
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
el Dorado
Memphis
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Supreme Court affirms church college construction grants
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 to sustain multimillion dollar federal construction grants to church affiliated colleges and universities. Justice Burger led the majority saying the only violation would be if buildings are used for religious purposes after 20 years. The decision upholds the program while striking down state aid schemes in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island as excessive church state entanglement.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Nixon Administration
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
Yarkettes to sing for King Gustav of Sweden in July
Kenneth L Ballenger director of the University of Arkansas Yarkettes says the choir will perform before King Gustav of Sweden on July 26. They are also set for the Flower Festival in Cologne Germany on July 23 and the Harrogate Music Festival in London on August 6.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Kenneth L. Ballenger
University of Arkansas Yarkettes
Gustav of
Sweden
Cologne
Germany
Harrogate
London
Arkansas High Court Proceedings and Affirmations
Carleton Harris chief justice reports affirmations in cases from Saline Pulaski and Phillips circuits with several decisions in part affirmed and in part reversed. First Div. Westinghouse and Arcla Gas matters noted. Per Curiam orders deny rehearings. certain dismissals granted.
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Associated Press
Carleton Harris
C. C. Decker
David L. Gibbons
Saline Circuit
George Rose Smith
William McDonald
E. A
Troy Hartsfield
Phillips City
Arkla Gas Co
McGaughey Brothers, Inc
Jackson
J. Fred Jones
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
James Cleborn Ballard
Pulaski
Third Civ
Frank Holt
Norma Richardson Campbell
Sam M. Richardson III
Union City
Rotary Officials Pass Gavel at Hope Club Luncheon
Rotary president Dr. Sam Strong outlined plans for the new year after C R Moore handed over the gavel at the Hope Rotary Club luncheon on Friday June 25. He announced quartered chairmanships for Lester Sitzes Dorsey McRae Ed Aslin and Bill Tolleson and welcomed guests Claud Garner Wayne Sanderlin and Cecil Biddle Jr. Franklin D Roosevelt is noted as the only president to win 523 electoral votes in 1936.
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C.R
Dick’’ Moore
Sam Strong
Hope Rotary Club
Strong
Lester Sitzes
Dorsey McRae
Ed Aslin
Bill Tolleson
Moore
Claud Garner
Wayne Sanderlin
Albertville
Ala
Cecil Biddle, Jr
Limestone
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
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