Evening Grosbeaks At Hope Feeder Station
Our Daily Bread reports on Evening Grosbeaks visiting Hope feeder stations. Dallas laboratory confirms most photos show Evening Grosbeaks, with color pictures improving accuracy. The piece notes several misidentifications, migratory patterns, and four varieties, plus a related AP story on Halifax seal hunting and economic wildlife interests.
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Hope
Billy Dan Jones
Robert L. Maney
E. Second St
Dallas
Jones
Harry W. Shiver
N. Main
J. Manuel Hamm
E. Avenue C
South America
Associated Press
Halifax
Nova Scotia
ALC Agrees on Hike of 18 Million
Arkansas lawmakers consider an 18.6 million tax-raise plan from Repay Smith Jr of Hot Springs. The Joint Budget Committee backs new levies totaling about 15.8 million, with potential cigarette and corporate income tax boosts. The package aims to fund a higher budget while pushing schools funding and teacher benefits, as Frost notes higher costs to maintain current programs.
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Little Rock
Smith Jr
Hot Springs
Joint
Arkansas
Smith
Legislatre
Arkansas Legislative Council
Stilth
Clarence
Mike’ Frost
State Administration Department
Frost
Mike
Loase Alc
Killed In Car Train Accident In Forrest City Ark
AP report from Forrest City Arkansas states 67 year old EH C. Davis of Palestine County died when his car was struck by a Rock Island train at a crossing inside the city limits during the night.
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Forrest City
Ark
EH. C. Davis
Palestine
Rock Island
Pales
Driver Fails to Stop as Car Rolls to Bolsover Shore
In Bobe Idaho AP report William Haney tried to grab a cigarette while driving and damaged his glasses. He stopped to recover them and watched his car roll away. Police say he pursued about 150 yards before losing pace, then leaped a curb and rolled down an embankment to the Bolsover shore.
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Bobe
Idaho
William Haney
Haney
Bolsover
Wallace Plans to Fight on
Wallace vows to press his third party movement despite uncertainty about future office aims. He says the effort has already changed the direction of American government and will continue, as he issues a newsletter to supporters outlining his stance on key issues.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Decision on Missile Plan Nears With Nixon in Talks
President Nixon spoke with Republican congressional leaders as indications rose that a decision on deploying the Sentinel anti ballistic missile system was imminent. Options included delaying, canceling, or proceeding with a modified version as Pentagon officials weighed site relocations and cost concerns. Nearby sites for Spartans and Sprints could affect deployment feasibility and total expense.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Nixon
Florida
Key Biscayne
Henry A. L. Kissinger
Pentagon
Cles
Senate
Figures Office Wolf Replaced by Supermarket Wolf
HAL BOYLE jokes about a shift from office wolves to supermarket wolves. He mocks trends in cars, clothing, schooling, suburbs, pigeons, air hostesses, and dating, punctuating with wry reflections on experience, leadership, and daily life. The piece blends satirical riffs on modern behavior with light social commentary.
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Figures
Supermarket
Wolf
Pueblo Captain Reflicts On Pueblo Crew After Torture Testimony
Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher testified on his capture and torture during North Korea detention. He choked back tears while defending his crew, praising 49 of 81 sailors for their conduct and recounting harsh treatment during hell week and subsequent questioning by Navy attorneys and admirals.
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Pueblo
Richard E. Meyer
Associated Press
Coronado
Calif
Uss
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
The
Bucher
Navy
Navy Court of In
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
Korea
Arkansas officials defend prison reform at Senate hearing
Arkansas officials told a Senate subcommittee that brutality has ceased in state prisons and disputed Morton testimony as outdated. Commissioner Sarver asserted reforms underway since his 1968 appointment, while Morton’s critiques were described as untrue and unfounded.
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Carl P. Learsdorf
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Arkansas
Senate
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Robert Sarver
Department of Corrections
Dodd
Thomas C. Morton
Sarver
Morton
Murton
Bobb Scott
Winthrop Rockefeller
Dood
Merton
Arkansas Department of Correction
Arkansas Supreme Court Rejects Highway Petition
The Arkansas Supreme Court rejected a 4-3 petition from the state Highway Commission seeking a rehearing of a $55,000 right of way judgment involving Conway County Sheriff Marlia Rawkles.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
State Highway Commission
Conway County
Marlia Rawkles
Million French Workers Strike Slashes Gold Rush Fades
Millions of French workers walked out for 24 hours to push for higher wages, halting public services and cooling gold prices from a 21 year peak. In Paris gold shed 86 cents to 48.26 per ounce as trains, flights, and papers faced disruption and police aided traffic flow amid widespread blackout and service cuts.
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Harvey Hudson
Associated Press
Paris
Europe
France
London
Zurich
Air France
Georges Pompidou
Broadcasters Plan Meet In Arkansas Convention
Rep Bill Alexander of Arkansas will address the Arkansas Broadcasters Association spring convention in Little Rock. ABA President Preston Bridges and KGKO manager will discuss industry concerns as Alvin King NAB director talks on legislative matters affecting broadcasting.
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Uttle Rock
Bill Alexander
D-Ark
Arkansas Broadcasters Association
ABA
Preston Bridges
KGKO
Benton
Alvin M. King
National Association of Broadcasters
Washington
Rockefeller urges legislature for bare tax essentials
Gov Winthrop Rockefeller told a joint session that he had set aside his 90 million tax plan for the moment and urged a return to basics. He asked lawmakers to recess for two weeks and have a committee meet with his staff to provide direction, but leaders said only a long weekend would be granted and a committee would be named.
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ED Shearer
Associated Press
Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
General Assembly
Rockefeller
Heavy voting marks school election in Hope district
Voting appeared heavy at City Hall precinct with about 200 ballots cast by 11 a.m. No bond or millage increase was on the ballot. Board races were contested in Hope District 1-A with incumbent Dr. Forney Holt facing D. E. Allen for Post No. 1 and incumbent William R. Rou ton vs Ester Lee Hicks for Post No. 2. Polls opened at 8 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.
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City Hall
Hope
Forney Holt
D.E
Gene) Allen
William R
Bil) Routon
Ester Lee Hicks
Three Arkansans Killed in Vietnam War
Washington AP reports three Arkansas Marines have died in Vietnam per Defense Department. The men are Harold E. Crower of North Little Rock, Jerry D. Harsson of Marked Tree, and Carl W. Hill of Benton, sons of their respective families. Their deaths mark a tragic toll for Arkansas communities.
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Washington
Arkansas
Defense Department
Harold E. Crower
Virgil W. Crower
North Little Rock
Jerry D. Harsson
Robert L. Harsson
Marked Tree
Carl W. Hill
Charles English
Benton
Gulley chosen chairman of Arkansas State University board
W P Gulley Jr of Little Rock was selected Monday as chairman of the Board of Trustees at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, succeeding William Wyatt of Blytheville whose term expired.
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Jonesboro, Ark
W. P. Gulley Jr
Little Rock
Arkansas State University
William Wyatt
Blytheville
Vietnam War Shelling Escalates With 50 Towns Attacked
AP reports enemy forces shell more than fifty towns and allied bases as strong infantry attacks hit an American camp. The third phase of the offensive has begun, according to U.S. officers. Apollo 9 astronauts enjoy a calm day in space while controllers monitor stormy weather near the recovery area. The widow of Martin Luther King Jr. says his assassination involved multiple people and remains a national conscience issue despite James Earl Ray's guilty plea. Sirhan Sirhan is described by a defense psychologist as constantly thinking of destroying others, including himself. Unisex fashion trends continue as trousers and shirts shift to gender neutral styles. Civil rights office faces renewed resistance to desegregation efforts, with sources citing Ruby Martin's refusal to accept reappointment. Following a Supreme Court ruling, the newspaper industry seeks Congress to preserve joint operating agreements. President Nixon urges Republican leaders amid signals a Sentinel missile defense deployment decision nears. A widow who refused the Medal of Honor for months agrees to receive it in secret. Senator Eugene McCarthy, a Minnesota Democrat, contemplates a party draft if a strong push develops. International action sees a 24-hour general strike spread across France to press for a 10 percent wage increase.
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Vietnam
U.S
National
Martin Luther King Jr
James Earl Ray
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Washington
Federal Office of Civil Rights
Ruby G. Martin
Congress
Nixon
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Precipitation Likely to Spread Into Southern Arkansas
The Associated Press reports a front moving into the southern Arkansas area with increasing moisture as southerly winds shift behind a central Kansas high. Cold, dry weather continues, with Monday lows in the 20s to 30s and 20 at Little Rock to 27 at Texarkana. no rainfall in the prior 24 hours ending 6 a.m.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Kansas
Little Rock
Texarkana
Jesse James Rides Again At La kenheath Air Force News
Publican reports Capt. Wil Mam Kirk James and family from Hope with top Gun honors for the second six months. James departs RAF Lakenheath for Southeast Asia. The James Journigan family receives aid after a recent house fire. Hope High School play postponed to March 2021. Arkla Gas independent tourney continues at Spring Hill with Arkla Gas vs D Z Bullets and Emerson vs Stamps as Bodesw faces D 2 Rockets.
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Air Force Publican
Lakenheath
England
Jesse James
Wil
Kirk
Jesse) James
Faye James
Hope
James
Raf Lakenheath
Southeast Asia
Arkla Gas
Emerson
Bodesw
Viet Cong Shelling Expands Across Province Near Saigon
Heavy fighting reported northwest of Saigon as Viet Cong shell more than 60 allied bases and towns including Hue. Analysts say the action marks the third phase of the spring offensive with four enemy divisions massed around Saigon. U S casualties totaled five dead and 20 wounded in a single base attack near Tay Ninh, while air cavalry units repelled the North Vietnamese assault at landing Zone Grant.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Four Point
Hue
U.S
Tay Ninh
1St Air Cavalry Division
Grant
Pre Easter Presbyterian Meets Planned for Hope Series
The Hope Presbyterian Church will host a three night Easter series led by Dr. Lee Black of Hot Springs. Simon Peter opens on Sunday March 30 followed by Nicodemus Monday March 31 John the Beloved Tuesday April 1 and Judas Wednesday April 2 in impersonations of biblical characters who knew Christ.
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Presbyterians
Lee Black
Hot Springs
Christ
Simon Peter
Nero
Nicodemus
John
Beloved
Jigdas
Weather Hard on City Streets Launches Pothole Drive
NEW YORK AP Mayor John V Lindsay used a shovel and rake to start a spring effort aimed at repairing about 98 000 potholes left by winter weather on city streets.
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NEW York
John V. Lindsay
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