Newsmen finances and miniskirt prophecies clash
A Greenville News excerpt critiques Representative Fletcher Thompson for urging newsmen to disclose financial holdings while noting the public interest in such disclosures. The piece then satirically mocks a South African antiminskirt league leader who predicted drought and earthquake links to miniskirts, calling the prophecy unsportsmanlike and akin to a spoilsport failure.
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Fletcher Thompson
Georgia
Thompson
Greenville
S.C
Antiminiskirt League
Western
Cape
Associated Press
Pastor Enjoined by Chancellor in Arkansas Church Row
In Little Rock AP report Chancellor Murray temporarily contained action at Steele Memorial Baptist Church. Five of six board trustees sued the pastor Jeffries last week, claiming to declare the pulpit vacant on February 27, but the church trustees continued to recognize him as pastor.
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Little Rock
Murray
Sir Jeffries
Steele Metieida
Baptist
Lit
Jeffries
Metiber
Trustee to S00n Name U of A Trustee
Fragmented OCR notes report a university appointment involving trustees at the University of Arkansas. It mentions Lew B. Cathert and a term ending March 1, with possible dates in February. The readable parts indicate a procedural or administrative notification about a trustee successor.
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Guy
Wibithrag Bachefdlet
Hockefelies
Lew B. Cathert
Bock
el the Universit
Protests Sweep U S Anticraft Drive Draws Arrests Across Nation
Hundreds arrest in anti draft protests from flower handouts to blocking draft board entrances. Officials report mostly nonviolent actions as draft boards in San Francisco Hollywood San Rafael and San Antonio close briefly. In New York 96 boards shut to avoid confrontations. Murray Kempton and Anna Bennett among those arrested. Protests organized by New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam with local peace groups. more events planned in several states.
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Associated Press
Selective Service
San Francisco
Hollywood
San Rafael
Calif
San Antonio
Tex
Atch
New York City
Murray Kempton
Anna Bennett
Union Theological Seminary
Indianapolis
Draft Board
Chrisian Church
Disciples of Christ
Raleigh
N.C
Beth Conway Mullin
North Carolina State University
Syracuse
N.Y
Armed Forces
Nie New Mobilzation Committee
Vietnam
Houston
Kaysville
Utah
Dayton
Oho
Clayton
Fressy
Anticraft
School Aid Measure Goes Far Beyond Nixon Outline
Congressional negotiators approve a $3 billion education aid bill extending major programs to 1973 and widening desegregation policy. The measure, larger than Nixon’s recommendations, includes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and aid to impacted districts. A Stennis amendment prompts broader policy rules for official state segregation nationwide. The bill auto-extends for a fourth year if Congress does not act within three years.
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Gregg Herrington
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
House
Senate
John C. Stennis
D-Migs
Mississippi Democrat
Stennis
Claiborne Pell
Carl D. Parking
D-Ky
White House
Congresa
Fire Damages Local Mobile Homes Plant
A Dre about midnight last night caused a fire at Young American Homes, a division of Mid-American Housing lic., located beyond Hope Edty Limits on Highway 29 north. Fire Chief James Cobb said the blaze confined to the southwest corner, with substantial material loss and warped steel beams. The firm had announced a name change from Homestead Industries to Young American Homes yesterday. Production will not be seriously affected.
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Young American Homes
Mid-American Housing Lic
Hope Edty Hmits
Highway 29
James Cobb
Homestead Industries
Yourng American Homes
He Didn't Bridge the Generation Gap But Broke Sound Barrier
A humorous essay traces a speaker attempting to bridge youth language gaps. It notes missteps in modern slang, shifts in word meanings, and the comic clash between old and new generations. The narrator recounts misunderstandings in daily life from shopping to speech patterns.
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Stilley
New York
Yuris Gers
Suibeltiing
Postal Strike Expands to Midwest Amid Walkout
The postal walkout enters its third day, spreading from the Northeast to the Midwest including East Lansing Akron and St Paul. Officials report widespread delays with 17 million customers affected and calls for end to the shutdown while Congress and the administration pursue persuasion and cooperation with union leaders.
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Bob Monroe
Associated Press
NEW York
Midwest
Wall Street
Post Aene
Washington
Afl-Cio National Letter Carriers Union
East Lansing
Mich
Akron
Ohio
St. Paul
Hartford
New Jersey
Connecticut
Train Hits Car Kills Three at Arkansas Crossing
A Frisco Weight Valley crash at a railroad crossing killed three occupants of a car. Victims identified as Gerald Roach 16 of Lepanto Roger Dale Vinson 21 near Marked Tree and Ray Van Sigh 21 of True, Ark. Police said the car struck was from a Marked Tree manufacturing firm. The backs of the vehicle were thrown from the impact.
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Ark
Pulice
Victias
Gerald Roach
Roger Dale Vinson
Ray van Sith
Truetia
Luce
Weekens
Living Cost Rises Sharply in February Report
Washington AP reports February saw the sharpest rise in living costs in years driven by food and apparel, with housing and medical care costs climbing. The Labor Department notes the CPI up five tenths, food up six tenths, housing nearly nine tenths, and medical care services up eight tenths, leaving transportation unchanged from a year earlier.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rabies shot schedule set for Hempstead dogs
A countywide vaccination drive organized by Dr. Herbert Rogers begins Monday March 23 and runs through March 26. The fee is 1.50 per animal with locations listed across towns from Guernsey to Patmos and Shover Springs, including stores, churches, and farms.
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Herbert Rogers
Guernsey
Woy Fry Farm
Stwy G7
Fulton
McNab
Col- Haw
Smith Gro
Saratoga
Columbus New Post Office
Gilbert
Crossroads
Mood
Hope
Hwy
Spring Hill
Sheppard
Kwy
Rocky Mound
Intersec
Body Found Under Bridge Near Brinkley
The body of Jessy Troy, 50, of Palestine, was found under a railroad bridge four miles west of Brinkley Thursday night. State police reported no foul play and said Troy appears to have been struck by a bridge tall structure.
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Brinkley
Atk
SAP
Jessy ‘Troy
News Palestine
Mes
Troy
Helleath We Bridge
U S moves to cut war supply lines through Sihanoukville
U S military airlifts will cut a major channel of war material to North Vietnam and Viet Cong via the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville after the overthrow of Prince Norodom Sihanouk. Officials say the move could aid U S and South Vietnamese efforts across the border to hit enemy sanctuaries used for attacks in South Vietnam. South Vietnam's ambassador cites sanctuaries as a key advantage for the enemy. diplomats see a pro western tilt from the new Cambodian government.
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Fred's
Hoffman AP Paix
Washington
Cambodia
Sihanoukville
United States
South Vietnam
Norodom Sihanouk
U.S
Bul Diem
South
18 Perish in Seattle Fire at Five Story Hotel
A Seattle five story hotel fire left at least 18 dead and an undetermined number injured. Officials estimated 35 to 40 residents were in the building when the blaze started near downtown. Police and witnesses described residents leaping from windows as smoke and flames filled the halls. Firefighters gained control by 2:34 a.m. and residents, many elderly, faced a deadly blaze with limited escape routes.
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Seattle
Wash
Qeark
King County
Jack Lawsson
Hames
Eugene Fingarson
Fingarson
Thai Reinforcements Aid Laos Frontline Base
In Laos two Thai battalions were sent to reinforce Laotian troops defending a forward government base southwest of the Plain of Java. The move was confirmed by informed sources tonight as fighting reportedly continued in the area.
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Vientiane
Laos
Plain of
Java
Hope native Dr Robert Ward listed in national honor cohort
Dr Robert Elgin Ward of Hope named in the 1970 third edition of a national honors volume for outstanding contributions to the American way of life and educational achievement. He is a teacher at Monroe College in Louisiana, son of Mr and Mrs Connie Ward. The notice also reports Arkansas softball directors appointment, fishing reports for Millwood, church rebuilding plans in Cuneo, Hendrix College honorary doctorates including Rev Virgil Keeley, a church breakfast in Blytheville, a Scott White Co Easter lily sale, and community notices from Hope Arkansas.
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Robert Elgin Ward
Amrican Biological Institute
Connie Ward
Hope
Monroe
Hendrix College
Conway
Virgil D. Keeley
First United Methodist Church of
Blytheville
Cambodias ruler Sihanouk ousted amid unrest in Phnom Penh
Reports say students and youths supported by local officials and population backed a move to withdraw confidence from Sihanouk. National Assembly named Cheng Heng acting chief of State as Gen. Lon Nol and Deputy Premier Matak gain influence. Sihanouk seeks fate from Beijing after talks with Chou En-lai. U.S. and Japan express cautious stance.
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Ange Slon
Sia
Pion
Qifel
Phaden Penh
Sihanouk
Clare Fy
Geitet
France
Monique
Cambodia
Hanoi
Peking
Sihanouke
Lon. Nol
Ne Matak
Cambbilia
Mome
Shanouk
Chou En-lai
Blate
U.S. State Department
Klichi Aichi
Phoom Penh
El Dorado Woman Wins $90,000 Judgment Against Gas Co
A Union County Circuit Court awarded Aubra Wanda El Dorado a $90,000 judgment against Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. The decision stems from a dispute over damages to her home and property. The case was heard in El Dorado, Arkansas, and the ruling was issued recently by the court.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Union County
Agein
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Ls Favor Ag Aubra Wanda Ara el Dorado
St Fadie Cy G Company
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