Hope Lions host Ed Barry at Monday luncheon
Hope Lions welcomed Past International President Ed Barry known as Mr. Lion of Arkansas. Barry, newly retired from Arkansas Power and Light, will devote effort to Arkansas Enterprises for the Blind, a national program expanding beyond state limits and needing outside support for its Rehabilitation Center for the Blind, first of its kind and now a world model with nineteen centers.
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Democrats Working on Own Plan
New York. Democratic leaders in Congress draft an alternative to Nixon's revenue sharing. House Majority Leader Hale Boggs says Democrats favor federal takeover of welfare, municipal salaries subsidies, and IRS collection of taxes to aid fiscally pressed cities. Boggs denounces revenue sharing as fool’s gold.
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Zodiac Claims 17 Murders In New Letter
An unknown killer calling himself Zodiac says his murder count reaches 17 since 1966 in a letter to the Los Angeles Times. He claims responsibility for a Riverside City College coed slaying five years ago and says he is crack proof. Authorities note previous letters tied to Zodiac were mailed from Pleasanton and linked to five Bay Area murders since 1968.
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Negro Charged with Murder at Little Rock
Little Rock Police say they have charged Billy Ray Davis, 18, with murder in the death of Kenneth C. Pederson, 26, a radiologic technologist at the University of Arkansas Medical Center. Pederson died Friday after being attacked outside Barton Coliseum. Davis was arrested at his home and will face Little Rock Municipal Court on the charge.
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University of Arkansas Medical Center
Weather Summary from Hope Arkansas Star
Weather report for a 24 hour period ending 7 am Tuesday notes high 70 and low 37. Forecasts call for generally fair conditions in Arkansas with no major temperature changes through Wednesday. Tonight temperatures fall to the mid 30s to low 40s with Wednesday highs in the upper 60s to 70s.
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Star Weather Experiment Station
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Enterprises for Blind Week Here
The Hope Lions Club sponsors Arkansas Enterprises for the Blind Week from March 15 to 20 to inform the public about services at the Little Rock rehabilitation center. The Lions Clubs of Arkansas back the program, which has aided many blind residents of Hempstead County and nearby areas.
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Pakistan tries to end East Pakistan trouble
President Yahya Khan met privately with East Pakistan rebel leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the President's House in Dacca. Troops guarded the compound as Rahman pressed for March open of the National Assembly. Yahya Khan seeks terms while Rahman demands lifting martial law and autonomy for East Pakistan.
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Sheik Mujibur Rahman
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Ruhdan
India
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Tulse
Doctor sues three Arkansas hospitals over sex bias
Dr. Vadee Kroft, 29, a Little Rock physician, filed a $394,000 federal suit in Little Rock alleging three hospitals refused staff access due to her sex. St. Vincent Infirmary, Baptist Medical Center, and Memorial Hospital are named. Hospitals say her applications were declined for non sexual reasons. Baptist says Kroft was on staff in 1969-70. reasons for leaving were not given. Other suits involve Kroft in malpractice actions by Wilbur Cox and James Best Jr.
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Vadee Kroft
Little Rock
U.S. District Court
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Baptist Medical Center
Memorial Hospital
North Little Rock
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St. Vincent and Memorial Hospital
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W. H. Patterson
Medical Center
Wilbur H. Cox
Pulaski
James R. Best Jr
White Panther Kidnap Plot Involving Agnew Reported
Senate testimony released details of a plan by the White Panther Party to kidnap prominent officials including Vice President Spiro Agnew to trade for jailed radicals. Sgt. Clifford Murray cited a confidential source noting proposals to kidnap lawmakers and exchange them for John Sinclair and other party leaders. The group, described as all white, was also linked to figures like Huey Newton and Gerald Ford in possible exchanges.
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Associated Press
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Senate
Michigan
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White Panther
Marquette
Mich
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Internal Security Subcommittee
South America
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Robert Griffin
Gerald Ford
Huey Newton
Bobby Seale
Souo Agnew
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William Milliken
Sinekate
Plamonden
Womba Central Intelligence Agency
Ann Auer
War Containment Tactics Rumored in Northern Michigan
A fragmented note from July 1, 1970 cites Murray claiming the war contained about 65 pounds of dynamite. It references maps showing military installations in northern Michigan and includes a detailed diagram of a Traverse City bank building, suggesting planned targets or security vulnerabilities.
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Traverse City
Mich
Six Million Shortage Hits Chicago Bank
Cosmopolitan National Bank reports a shortfall of six to seven million dollars as FBI questions a customer and a long time bookkeeper. Loss arose from large checks written on a corporate account, with funds insufficient to cover them over about a year. Bank says it is liquid and able to absorb the loss. audit continues.
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Cosmopolitan National
Meir faces backlash over West Bank withdrawal hints
In Jerusalem Premier Golda Meir’s hint of a conditional pullback from the West Bank triggers a no confidence debate and protests. Supporters warn of strategic risk while opponents, led by Begin’s Gahal, warn of breaking historic lands and a redivider Israel.
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Associated Press
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Israel
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Missile Plan Called Roadblock at SALT Talks
Dr. Ralph Lapp a Washington nuclear physicist called the Safeguard anti ballistic missile program a roadblock to SALT and warned it hinders arms control. He urged stopping Safeguard to reach a deal with the Soviets as SALT talks resumed in Vienna.
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Ralph FE. Lapp
Washington, D.C
Lapp
Quadri- Science Inc
Washington
Safeguard
University of Arkansas
Vienna
Austria
Department Heads Get Pay Raises
The Legislative Joint Budget Committee in Little Rock approved higher salaries for nine state department heads, increasing top pay from 22,500 to 25,000 for several agencies, with additional boosts for Education and Labor leaders. Also approved were funds for public school foundation aid and teacher salaries.
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Legislative Joint Budget Committee
Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
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Higher Education Department
Health Department
Education Department
Labor Department
Bank Robbers Escape With 76 000
Bandits who held up a Toulouse bank escaped with 76000 francs after an 11 hour siege. Police recovered the two getaway cars and identified the four gunmen. Hostages were freed in stages with two released near Toulouse and Arles, while the bank manager Maurice Mzères and an employee Mrs Mady Garde were released nearby.
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Gan
Onskirts
M. Borrel
Mady Garde
Arles
News Quiz Spotlight Across Page Four
Today’s newspaper features a News Quiz on page four with lasting interest questions. Answers appear on page three. The Quiz is part of the Living Textbook Program sponsored by Ladies Specialty Shop, First National Bank, Anderson-Frazier Insurance Agency, Hope Auto Company and Hope Star for local schools.
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First National Bank
Anderson-Frazier Insurance Agency
Hope Auto Company
Hope Star
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