Alcohol debate in HEW plan urges responsible drinking
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot notes HEW estimates 15 billion dollars in annual losses from alcohol abuse, 28 000 traffic deaths, and 9 million problem drinkers. Officials push moderation messages while stressing personal responsibility and help for alcoholics under a new advertising campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barleycorn
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
HEW
The
National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Norfolk
11 Americans Die in Chopper Crash Near Saigon
AP report from Saigon details a UH-1 Huey crash 21 miles northeast of Saigon with all 11 American crew feared dead. Ground forces suffered no casualties. Cause undetermined but likely mechanical failure. pilots of accompanying helicopters observed no enemy fire and noted smoke before impact.
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Saigon
U.S
Dong Nai River
Pay Board Action Could Bring a New Dock Strike
In San Francisco AP reports the Pay Board trimmed a wage rise won by West Coast longshoremen ending a 134 day strike. Bridges warned on Feb 24 ILWU and ILA could strike nationwide if pay increases are cut. the contract allows action within 30 days if Pay Board blocks. The board approved a 10 percent wage rise plus 4.9 percent in fringe benefits, totaling 14.9 percent, with 72 cent hourly wage increase retroactive to Dec 25 and a 40 cent rise due July 1.
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San Francisco
U.S
West Coast
Harry Bridges
West Coast International Tongshoremen's and
Warehousemen’s Union
Washington
TLWU
Bridges
Gulf Coast
Thomas W. Gleason
Afl-Cio International Tongshoremen’s
ILWU
ILA
Pacific Maritime Association
Pay Board
George H. Boldt
St Patrick's Day toll rises in Northern Ireland killings
Two more killings marked St Patrick's Day in Northern Ireland as violence surged amid Protestant unrest. A 19 year old woman died in a bomb blast at Lurgan public building and a young man was found shot in a Catholic parish hall north of Belfast. The toll reached 278 since August 1969. British troops reported wounded snipers and civilians shot in Belfast. Premier Lynch urged public concessions to Catholics while Heath warned major concessions could trigger Protestant violence. The Guardian noted the army warned of trouble if concessions were offered.
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Belfast
St. Patrick's Day
Northern Ireland
IRA
Lurgan
Ardoyne
Irish Republican Army
Jack Lynch
Irish Republic
Edward Heath
The
Guardian
Amly
Heath
ITT staff shred documents after Anderson memo surfaced
ITT mobilized Washington staff to shred documents possibly tied to a private memo held by columnist Jack Anderson. Associates and staff, including Brit Hume, reviewed files and destroyed outdated or potentially embarrassing materials, mostly speeches and clippings from 1962 and 1963, sparking Senate Judiciary Committee questions.
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Washington
Jack Anderson
ITT
International Telephone & Telegraph
Anderson
Brit Hume
Dita D. Beard
W. R.merriam
Beard
Hume
Aibel
San Diego
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Tunney
Curfew Ordered After Arkadelphia Race Clash
Arkadelphia city officials imposed an 8 PM to dawn curfew after two racial disturbances injuring 12 whites. Police arrested 29 people as state troopers, Clark County deputies and city police contained a crowd of more than 200 blacks at the jail and in downtown. Names cited include Rev. I V Chapman and Alvin H Pearson, a Henderson College student, charged with inciting a riot.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Atty
W.H. “Dub” Arnold
I.V. Chapman
Alvin H. Pearson
Henderson College
Arnold
Arkadelphia High School
Clark County
Sheriff's
Partment
Chapman and Pearson
Clark County Memorial Hospital
Nixons plan on busing aims for moratorium and more aid
Washington AP summary notes President Nixon urged Congress to halt all new court ordered busing and require equal educational opportunity nationwide. He called for Justice Department intervention in desegregation cases where lower courts overstep Supreme Court standards. He asked for over 2.5 billion dollars next year to improve education for poor children and a national push to upgrade central city schools and broaden educational opportunities.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Capitol Hill
White House
Senate
House
Nixor
Joe D. Waggonner
D-La
Clarence Mitchell
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Congress Is Asked to Block Any Further Court-Order Busing
President Nixon asked Congress to halt all new court ordered busing through July 1, 1973, or until broader education reform acts pass. He urged a new equal educational opportunities law directing about 2.5 billion dollars to schools with over 30 percent poor enrollment, roughly 300 dollars per pupil.
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Congress
Washington
Nixon
Senate
House
Nixon seeks legislation to halt busing and upgrade schools
Varied reactions mark Nixon’s call for a halt to new busing and school upgrades. Black leaders attack the plan as constitutional sabotage while some opponents hail a middle ground, but lawmakers doubt it resolves the crisis. Critics warn it targets already ordered busing and justice department intervention could curb court remedies.
Rabies Vaccination Schedule Run By County
Community leaders announce a countywide rabies vaccination program with Dr. Herbert Rogers administering vaccines. The fee is $2 per day. Monday March 20 schedule includes Guernsey School Roy Fry farm on Hwy 67 W Fulton near Post Office McNab near Collins store Smith Gro. at Saratoga Columbus near Post Office Gilbert Store at Crossroads Hood Store NW of Hope on Hwy 4.
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Herbert Rogers
Guernsey
Roy Fry
Hwy 67
M. Fulton
McNab
Collins
M. Smith Gro
Saratoga
Columbus
H.E. Sutton
Hwy
N. of Hope
Blevins
Hope area seniors teach in Arkansas schools and community events
Mary Beth Levins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Levins of Hope, is among 127 Harding College seniors doing nine weeks of supervised teaching in Arkansas. She is assigned to McRae Elementary School in Searcy. A Rummage and Bake Sale by the Two By Two Class of First United Methodist Church funds a scholarship for a senior entering college. Garden Club winners are named for Ward of the Month. Navy Airman Gerald W. Wren completes Aviation Electronics Technician School in Millington, Tennessee. A list of bus stops and schedule times for a spring route is included.
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Mary Beth Levins
James R. Levins
S. Washington, Hope
Harding College
Arkansas
Miss Levins
McRae
Searcy
First United Methodist Church
Keith
East Second Street
Brinkley Argus
Hope
Charles R. Wilkin
Texas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Hope High
Dorothy Rumph
Camden
Masonic Lodge
Jon Barbarotto
Navy
Gerald W. Wren
Willard W. Wren
Rt. 2
Prescott
Aviation Electronics
Millington
Tenn
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Hue
St. Patrick’s Day
Richard Kleindienst
United States
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Richmond
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Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Norman F. Lent
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Hope Council of Garden Clubs
Kenneth Powell
S. Hervey
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Powell
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