Dock relocation near Cypress Slough reshuffles county lines
The plan to move Clowers' floating dock on Millwood Lake from Beard's Bluff Landing to Cypress Slough near the engineers' dam headquarters is approved by the Corps of Engineers as a safety measure. The site shift places the dock in Little River county, away from Hempstead, with completion and occupancy aimed for this weekend pending favorable weather to tow and re-anchor the installation.
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Corps of Engineers
Millwood Lake
Beard’s Blut Landing
Cypress Slough
Engineers
Clowers
Beard's Bluff Landing
Hempstead
Little River County
Little River
Bob Peterson
Air Force
Hope
Arkansas Senate blocks five cent cigarette tax increase
Bulletin notes schools dismissed until Monday March 10 due to widespread illness. In Little Rock the Senate rejected a House plan to raise cigarette tax to five cents, defeating a motion to concur in the five cent amendment. The House passed a bill seeking fines and jail terms for demonstrators who seize college facilities.
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Hope Public Schools
James II. Jones
Little Rock
Arkansas Senate
House
Senate
Arkansas House
Riot Leader Seeks U.S. Visit
Daniel Cohn-Bendit the German student leader of the 1968 French demonstrations has applied in Frankfurt for a visa to visit the United States.
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U.S
Washington
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
France
Frankfurt
United States
Apollo 9 crews complete first transfer to lunar module
Space Center Houston reports James A. McDivitt and Russell Schweickart transfered from the Apollo 9 command ship to the lunar module in Earth orbit. Schweickart overcome an upset stomach during the tunnel move and both men telecast from the LEM cabin.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Space Center
Houston
James A. Mebivitt
Russell L. Schweickart
Earth
Schweickart
Air Force
David R. Scott
McDivitt
LEM
Cape Kennedy
Prison brutality hearings flag deep national flaws
West Virginia former Governor Hulett C. Smith testified that a grave flaw in society impels law breaking and urged a national conscience driven effort to curb juvenile crime. Senate subcommittee chairmen and witnesses discussed brutality in penitentiaries, with allegations of perversion and prisoner murder prompting exchanges with civil liberties attorney Hirschkop. The report notes broad concerns about prison conditions affecting youths and calls for federal attention. accompanying local readers’ letters express community action on trash disposal and civic cooperation.
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Carl P. Learsdorf
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia
Smith
Allan C. Hobanks
Corracional Service of
Minnesota
Senate
Dodd
Sen
Strom
Thurmond
R S.C
Philip J. Hirschkop
American Civil Liberties Union
Virginia
Heinemann Elected West German President by Narrow Margin
West Germany chose Gustav Heinemann as president by six votes in Berlin as East German harassments of traffic to West Berlin intensified. East Germans blocked the autobahn for hours, while air routes remained open. West Berlin residents faced anxiety as Soviet warnings and disruptions coincided with the electoral event.
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Hubert J
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Associated Press
Berlin
West Germany
West Berlin
West
Federal Assembly
West Berin Fair
United States
Britain
France
Arkansas prison reform clash over Murton testimony
A Senate subcommittee heard former Arkansas prison Supt Thomas O Murton testify that the system was an ancient philosophy of retr ibution exploitation corruption sadism and brutality Murton said reform failed as the state did not back him Gov Rockefeller invited the subcommittee to see the state prison system again and urged time for correction commissioner Sarver to testify Also remarks accused Murton of promoting his book and a movie project while the governor praised reform progress.
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Little Rock
Senate
Arkansas
Thomas O. Murton
Winthrop Rockefeller
Murton
Rockefeller
C. Robert Sarver
Morton
Sarver
West Virginia
Allan Dishough
Arkansas Penal System
Dishough
Atty. Geo. John Mitchell
Two Car Accidents Reported by City Police
City Police investigated two accidents yesterday. A cow was struck on North Hervey Street by a car driven by David R. Jones. the cow was destroyed and the driver was uninjured. Officers Johnson and Shirley investigated. Another collision on South Main Street between Pert Reese and Iris B. Warren caused considerable damage. Officers Stone and Johnson investigated.
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David R. Jones
North Hervey Street
Johnson and
Shirley
Pert Reese
Iris B. Warren
South Main Street
Stone and
Johnson
Nixon Warns War Attacks Won't Be Tolerated
President Nixon told a prime time news conference that American casualties have doubled since the new Viet Cong and North Vietnamese offensive began and that continued attacks will draw an appropriate response. He indicated options including resuming bombing of North Vietnam are under study.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
South Vietnam
Tran van Huong
Melvin R. Laird
South Vietnem
Saigon
Moon
Earth
Assassination Try Fails in Saigon By GEORGE ESPER
In Saigon terrorists failed to kill Premier Tran Van Huong in a daylight attack near the U S Embassy. Huong escaped unhurt and returned to work hours later as police detained four Viet Cong attackers and one wounded suspect.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
South Vietnam
Tran van Huong
U.S
Huong
UA-LR Bill To Fund UALR Operations
A bill to appropriate 10.8 million dollars for the first two years of UALR operation was prepared for Senate filing by Sen. Max Howell and the Pulaski Lonoke delegation. It would provide 3,592,745 for the next fiscal year and nearly 7,199,404 the following year amid ongoing merger and funding debates.
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Little Rock
University of Arkansas At Little Rock
Arkansas Senate
Max Howell
Pulaski-Lonoke County
UALA
Little Rock University
University of Arkansas
Bids set for highway projects including 5.9 miles on I-30
Arkansas Highway Department will hold bids March 26 for road works including 5.9 miles of paving on Interstate 30 from Guernsey Road grade separation to Highway 29 interchange just north of Hope. Also notes Riderettes win Texas Women’s University invitational. district Pilot Club chair named. sight class registrations at Red River Technical School with welding and diesel mechanics full. machine shop and office education open March 3. contact 777-9722.
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Arkansas Highway Department
Guernsey
Hope City
Southern State College Riderettes
Denton
Texas
Northwestern Louisiana College
Charlotte Lovell
Ashdown
Pegey Butler
Rosston
Phyil Landes
Lewisville
Hempstead County
Susan Cobb
Hope
Kay Coleman
Fulton
Betty McNiel
Spring Hill
Amarillo
Mabel Nelson
Pilot Club of
Magnolia
Pilot International
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Little Rock
Nelson
Charles Nelson
TA. Smith
Magnolia Pilot Club
Red River Qucational Technical School
Technica
Hope Broadcasting adds three directors at KXAR meeting
Hope Broadcasting Co owner of Radion Station KXAR announced three new directors at the annual stockholders meeting. Haskell Jones Robert M. Jones and George T. Frazier were named directors while B W Edwards sold his stake. Washburn and Anderson were reelected president and vice president.
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Hope Broadcasting Co
KXAR
Haskell Jones
B.W. Edwards
Robert M. Jones
George T. Frazier
Anderson-Frazier Insurance Agency, Inc
A.H. Washsburn
Roy Anderson
Washburn and Anderson
Sate Highway Commission
Sonny and Cher Perform in Hollywood Partnership Tie
Hollywood AP notes Sonny and Cher, the famous duo, have ongoing collaborations and public appearances. The report highlights their professional ties and potential future projects in music and television, reflecting their enduring star status in popular culture.
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