Water cooling woes shadow Arkansas water scene at convention
At the Arkansas Press Association meeting in Hot Springs the author describes water temperatures reaching 83 degrees in downtown Hope and the heat's impact on color photography and a temporary cooling system fix. J C Ruppert notes Arkansas has 20 paid fire departments and 8,000 volunteer firefighters as planners discuss a fire protection technology course.
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Arkansas Press Association
Hot Springs
Hope
O.K
Camden
Ark
J. C. Ruppert
State Departement of Education
Arkansas
Ruppert
Southwest Vocational- Technical Institute
Fire Bureau
Arkansas immunization funding under 1967 act to cover shots
Arkansas Education Commissioner Arch W. Ford said federal funds can cover many immunization shots required for public school children under Act 244 of 1967. Title I helps immunize children in deprived families. the act now includes polio diphtheria red measles and tetanus, with pertussis removed by attorney general ruling.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Arch W. Ford
Ford
Constitutional Convention Seen in Arkansas
Ted Boswell of Little Rock, member of the Constitutional Revision Study Commission, predicted a constitutional convention would be held “within the near future.” He noted more than 267 proposed amendments in 40 years with only three approved, calling amending by revision via the legislature awkward and prone to piecemeal changes.
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Little Rock
Ted Boswell
Constitutional Reviewion Study Commission
Arkansas
Boswell
Interference Charged by Tucker Prison Farm Official
Thomas O. Murton, the first trained penologist in Arkansas, accuses Cummins Prison Farm officials of harassment and interference since his Feb. 13 appointment as assistant state prison superintendent in charge of Tucker. The 38-year-old criminology professor at Southern Illinois University sent a 9 page status report to the state Penitentiary Board, claiming the institution cannot progress under ongoing interference.
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Tucker Prison Farm
Ark
Arkansas
Cummins Prison Farm
Tucker
Thomas O. Murton
Southern Oanols University
Carsbondale
Winthrop Rockefeller
Penistentiary Board
Cummins
Morton
Arkansas Power employee electrocuted on high voltage line
An APGL worker, 24, was electrocuted while repairing a high voltage line southeast of Timbor Stone County, Arkansas. The incident occurred during routine line work affecting a power line managed by Arkansas Power & Light. The contractor's identity and exact time of death were not released pending investigation.
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Timbor
Stone Countyy
Arkansas Power & Tact
Signatures Filed to Refer Party Affiliation Act
Little Rock AP An action by the Committee to Preserve Voters Rights delivered petitions to the secretary of state to refer the 1967 party affiliation act to a referendum. They add 170 petitions with 2,351 signatures to prior 3,475 petitions and 68,046 signatures presented earlier in the week.
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Little Rock
Secretary of State
Kelly Bryant
Plane Crash Slays and Survives in Hong Kong Harbor
An airliner carrying about 80 people crashed into Hong Kong harbor during approach at Kartak airport in fog. Officials report 59 survived while seven were dead and 24 to 26 missing. The Caravelle flight had 73 passengers with crew numbers unclear. The Dane pilot was identified among the crew. most other crew were Thai. The plane failed to land and plunged into Kowloon Bay.
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Hong Kong
Kartak
Bill Would Ban Fees on Reservoirs
Arkansas lawmakers introduced a bill to strip the Army Engineers of the authority to collect fees at lakes and reservoirs. The measure, by Reps Wilbur Mills, David Pryor, and John Paul Hammerschmidt, would amend the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1965 and end much of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act fee power. The sponsors say the bill protects free access to waterways and notes some fees at camp sites and beaches may remain.
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Washington
Arkansas
Army Engineers
Crossett and Hamburg papers merge into Ashley County Publishing Co
Crossett News Observer and Ashley County Leader at Hamburg merge into Ashley County Publishing Co. Observer to publish weekly on Wednesdays starting with the second July issue and Leader to publish on Thursdays. Editorial policies remain unchanged.
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Crossett, Ark
Crossett News Observer
Ashley County Leader
Hamburg
Ashley County Publishing Co
Observer
Leader
Loans Allocated for Blytheville Downtown Renewal and Marked Tree Housing
Washington AP reports that the Housing and Urban Development Department approved grants totaling 182000 for Blytheville Arkansas to fund downtown Urban Renewal projects and 7500 to Marked Tree Arkansas to plan 50 low rent housing units.
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Washington
Blytheville
Ark
Marked Tree
Housing and Urban Development Department
Strike Threatens Arkansas Development Says AFL-CIO President
The nine month strike at Ottenheimer Bros Mig Co in Little Rock threatens future industrial growth in Arkansas. AFL-CIO President Bill Becker says the strike may deter workers from relocating or staying in the state and hinder attracting new industry. He cites management’s failure to bargain in good faith and notes only two meetings since last October. Picketing at the plant was enjoined after a circuit court found 13 strikers in contempt for violating a prior order. The strikers appeal.
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Little Rock
Ottenheimer Bros. Mig, Co
Arkansas
Afl-Cio
Bill Becker
Becker
Ottenheimer
International Ladies Germont Workers Union
Ky shifts to No 2 on Thien-Thieu ticket in Saigon
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky withdraws from the presidential race to seek the No 2 spot on a ticket led by Chief of State Nguyen Van Thien. Thieu gains top position, ending the Ky-Thieu contest and uniting the armed forces behind a single ticket before the registration deadline.
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Barry Kramer
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thien
Armed Forces Council
Thieu
Thieuwsky
United States
Thieu-Ky
Oregon frees four convicts in habeas ruling
A Tucker Prison Farm escape ruling led Circuit Judge Lyle Wolff to free four fugitives Jimmy Pike Richard Emory James Stephens and Don Smith. Baker County prosecutors say the decision will be appealed to the Oregon Supreme Court within 30 days with Gov McCall’s extradition order blocked meanwhile.
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Baker, Ore
Tucker
Arkansas
Oregon Supreme Court
Baker County
Jess Himmelsbach
Himmelsbach
Lyle R. Wolff
Wolff
Jimmy Pike
Richard
Emory
James Stephens
Don Smith
Oregon
Tom McCall
Arkansas Appoints New Meat Inspection Chief
Dr Harvie R Ellis director of veterinary medicine for the state Health Department the past decade will head the newly created Meat Inspection Division of the Department. He will be succeeded by Dr Weller W Fechner a veterinarian retiring after 30 years in the Army. The division was created by the 1967 legislature at the recommendation of meat packers to avoid federal inspection.
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Little Rock
Harvie R. Ellis
State Health Department
Department
Ellis
Weller W. Fechner
Army
City Favors 3.0 Million Street Plan Without Federal Aid
Si Dean Murphy warns against federal aid cost and debt while city officials push a three quarter million dollar street improvement project for Hempstead with no federal funding. The column mentions Hope Roundup Trail Ride July 4, savings bonds progress, local hospital tests, a Saturday night church event, and July 1 license tag sales. Police logged 140 arrests in May including drunkenness, DUI, liquor violations, and various offenses.
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Dean Murphy
Planes Hit MIG Fields Near Hanoi and Haiphong
Planes attacked MIG airfield sites west of Hanoi and two supply targets on the outskirts of Haiphong. U S pilots flew 152 missions over North Vietnam, focusing on supply facilities around the capital and port. Navy bombers struck Haiphong area storage and transshipment points near the Kua Kam River. adds tension with reports of a Soviet claim of a merchant ship hit, which U S officials denied. Premier Ky withdrew from the presidential race and agreed to run for vice president with Gen Thieu.
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Washington
Pentagon
Haiphong Harbor
Defense Department
Moscow
Halephong Harbor
U.S
Haiphone
Haiphong
Mikhail Franze
United States
Turkestan
Cam Pha
George McArthur
Haiphong Thoraday
North Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Ttular
South China Sea
Kua Kam
Loi Dong
Cong My
Showdown at U N General Assembly on Israeli withdrawal
At the United Nations General Assembly a showdown looms over resolutions on Israel withdraw from Egypt Jordan and Syria. One nonaligned draft seeks immediate troop withdrawal and Security Council pace for settlement while another Latin American backed plan demands withdrawal and renunciation of Arab belligerency with a UN mediator. Both sides claim sufficient votes but leverage from Israel’s Jerusalem Old City annexation and previous Arab-Israeli armistice may undermine passage.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Suez Canal
Security Council
Assembly
U.N
Hughes loan boost funds city bus rental project
AP reports a loan increase of 97,797 dollars to Hughes, Arth., for construction of 40 bus rental memos. City approves total financing reaching 808,548 dollars to support the project and related costs.
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Hughes
Arth
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Texas
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James C. Gilbert
Ansley Gilbert
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Ann Cole
Jim Cole
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