Pollution toll and Tokyo smog in contrast
A Missouri Conservationist claim cites 100 million fish sacrificed to pollution in a decade, provoking critique of precision. The Nashville Banner notes the 1960 census missed 5 million noses while praising exact figures. The Orlando Sentinel reviews Tokyo’s smog crisis as cars overwhelm air and health in a booming economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Conservationist
United States
Nashville (Tenn
Tokyo
Japan
America
Orlando
Fla
Sentinel
Arkansas High Court Terms Reversed and Affirmed
The Associated Press reports rulings from the Arkansas Supreme Court with several cases reversed and remanded, others affirmed, and appeals dismissed. Notable actions include Liberty Mutual v St Paul Insurance, Security Bank v Brummett, Partlow v Keasler, Byrd v State, and Manatt v Manatt with partial affirmations and reversals. Petitions for rehearing denied and record consolidation granted in two appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Carleton Harris
St. Paul Insurance Co
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Sebastian
Fort Smith
Leonard Brummett
Security Bank
Clay Ciy
George Rose Smith
Charles R. Partlow
Louis Keasler
Greene
Lyle Brown
Loyd Henry Byrd
State of Arkansas
Jefferson Circuit
John A. Fogleman
Annias Bushby
Calhoun Circuit
J. Fred Jones
Patricia Manatt
Sam L. Manatt Jr
Clay City
West
Dist
Conley Byrd
J.C. Warren
Benton Circuit
Ida Chlorine Haralson
Atlas Transit Co., Inc
Grant Circuit
Frank Holt
Fred T. Halliman Y. Clayborn G. Stiles Jr
Clark Circuit
City of
West Helena
Ark
Raphael G. Davidson
Phillips City
Ashley Knight
E. C. Hardin Jr
Annie Lee Vanderbilt
Ella Washington
First National Bank of Magnolia
Joe F. Rushton
Michael Morrow
Russell C. Roberts
Michael Morrow & Lyonr
McClinton
Court Will Hear Dispute Over Election
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the dispute over Sen. Vance Hartke's razor-thin victory over Richard Roudebush. Roudebush sought a recount blocked by a federal district court in Indiana and Hartke contested the state recount law. The case queries whether federal courts improperly entered state election law matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Vance Hartke
Richard L. Roudebush
Roudebush
Senate
Hartke
Indiana
Theodore L. Sendak
Indianapolis
Hartke-Roudebush
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
U.S. Senate
State Police Investigate Two Accidents in Hempstead
Arkansas State Police investigated two weekend accidents in Hempstead. A pickup driven by John R. Smith overturned on a Saratoga Millwood Lake road curve. Smith sustained minor injuries and was charged with driving too fast for road conditions. A second crash on a curve entering Ozan involved Betty Ruth Jordan driving nine people. an elderly man, H Walker, was seriously injured after losing an ear. Jordan was charged with driving without a license and speeding. Melvin Jordan faced a charge for allowing an unlicensed driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Hempstead
Saratoga- Millwood Lake
John R. Smith
el Dorado
Wallace Martin
Smith
Betty Ruth Jordan
Ozan
H. Walker
Melvin Jordan
Martin
Man Drowns Near Blytheville in Kentucky
Chester Hopper Jr. aged 25 from Blytheville Arkansas drowned near Smithland Kentucky on Sunday while employed by Houghland Barge Co. Details of the accident are unavailable. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Chester Hopper of Blytheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithland, Ky
Chester Hopper Jr
Blytheville
Ark
Houghland Barge Co
End
Chester
Sonny" Hopper
State House Proclamation Marks U of A Centennial
Gov Dale Bumpers will issue a proclamation at the Old State House Friday to commemorate the centennial year of legislation creating the University of Arkansas as a land grant college. The original act establishing the university was passed at the Old State House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Old State House
University of Arkansas
Nixon Mills relations near freezing point in Washington
Relations between President Nixon and House tax chief Wilbur Mills have cooled for weeks and now approach the freezing point as Nixon criticizes aspects of Social Security. The dispute centers on policy and timing, signaling renewed tension in the administration and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon-Mills
Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
Mills
White House
Ways and Means Committee
Local Woman Killed in Highway 67 Auto Crash
Mrs. Marie Lewis Garantlo 72 died about 9 p.m. Saturday after being struck on Highway 67 west at Washington Street. Driver Kurt R. Mortiz of Hot Springs, a Red River Vocational Technical student, said to have run out in front of the car was deemed unavoidable with no charges filed. Garantlo, a Hope native and Methodist, survived by a daughter and several relatives. Services were held at Herndon Funeral Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Lewis Garantlo
Washington Street
Garantlo
Kurt R. Mortiz
Hot Springs
Red River Vocational Technical School
Garanflo
James Neal
Carl Ward
Hope
Methodist Church
Sha Ig
Charles van Ness
el Dorado
Paul A. Lewis
Frank Nolen
Clifton Ingram
Bastrop
Herndon Funeral Chapel
Av. Norris Steele
Rose Hill Cemetery
Herndon Funeral Home
Houston Kitchens
Jerry Johnson
Mitchell LaGrone
E.P. Young Jr
Dewey Hendrix
McRae Andrews
Second Music Channel Added to Hope Cable
Hope cable television adds a second FM music channel on Channel 13, expanding options beyond Channel 9 which remains country western and provides local Hope weather. Donald L. Haynes of Hope Community TV, Inc. cites subscriber demand for more FM music variety across the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Donald L. Haynes
Hope Community Tv, Inc
Channel 13
Channel 9
Hope Community TV
Paraloma Landing Road Closed for Repairs in Arkansas
The access road to Paraloma Landing on Millwood Lake in Little River County Arkansas will be closed from March 22 for maintenance and will reopen March 27 to 28 for weekend traffic. Col Vernon W Pinkey Tulsa District Engineer says repairs to the road and parking area will take about two weeks to complete before the recreation season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paraloma Landing
Millwood Lake
Little River
Arkansas
Vernon W. Pinkey
Tulsa
Army Engineers
Two Year Extension Sought for Poverty Agency
AP report from Washington states Frank Carlucci, head of the Office of Economic Opportunity, urged a two year extension to keep antipoverty programs active while Congress debates OEO reorganization. The move aims to preserve federal aid for the poor as Nixon favors shifting programs to other agencies. Current programs expire June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Congress
OEO
Nixon
Johnson
OFO
Hope High graduates join University of Arkansas as freshmen
A record 15 Hope High School graduates are enrolled as second semester freshmen at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville campus. Seven are among the 1970 honor graduates at Hope High, including valedictorian Jimmy Alford. Scholarships total 2,450 for this group, with Ronnie Gibson winning a 3,200 Meyer's Bakeries statewide award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Routon
Hope High
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
HHS
U of A
Jimmy Alford
Judy Croom
Dan Stuart
Connie Hendrix
Mary Ella Impson
Justin Caldwell
No Action Against His Refusing Order
Brig Gen John J Hill says he will not discipline 53 men who refused an order to advance on a damaged helicopter amid a Laos border operation. Capt Carlos A Poveda was relieved of command after tactics error. Bravo Troop two platoons faced heavy resistance before a third push, with armored vehicles struck by a mine and crews separated. Hill notes the men are back in the field and performing duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Putzel
Associated Press
Khe Sanh
Vietnam
John J. Hill
Carlos A. Poveda
Hill
5Th Mechanized Division
Bravo Troop
1St Squadron
1St Cavalry
Americal Division
Laos
Lang Vei
Supreme Court refuses draft card case hearing
The Supreme Court declined to hear Michael Weissman’s appeal 6 to 3, leaving intact his five year prison term and $20,000 fine for tearing his Selective Service card and giving it to a policeman. Weissman argued prosecution stemmed from public antiwar display and sought review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Michael Weissman
St. Louis
Weissman
Governor says cities need more funds for ecology work
Gov. Dale Bumpers told the Arkansas Wildlife Federation that cities require more money than counties for ecological reasons. He noted many county officials were upset at higher city funding requests, citing a growing waste problem rather than police or fire payrolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas Wildlife Federation
Hopes Laos Invasion Damaged Enemy Ability to Wage War
Saigon reports chaotic South Vietnamese retreat from Laos as analysts assess whether the invasion weakened North Vietnam’s capacity to wage war in the south, hoping the campaign inflicted damage comparable to the prior Cambodian incursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laos
J.T. Volkerstorfer
Associated Press
Saigon
North Vietnam
South
Senate at Crucial Stage Over SST Bill
Senate lurches toward a pivotal SST vote amid 11 uncommitted votes and a $134 million subsidy up for renewal. House rejection 215 to 204 looms. leaders warn of heavy lobbying and possible presidential maneuvering as debates begin Tuesday and a Wednesday decision nears. Meanwhile Saigon reports massive air raids on North Vietnam and Laos withdrawals as Calley jurors clash over murder counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
Mike Mansfield
House
Hugh Scott
Scott
Nixon
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
Metromedia
Firemen Hurt in Wynne Blaze
Two Wynne firemen sustained minor injuries while battling a fire that destroyed the Carrousel Children's Shop and the Downtowner Restaurant on Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynne Blaze
Various Local Honors and Events Highlight Hope Area News
Norma Shaddox elected vice president of Arkansas Classroom Teachers Association and Jim Bullock named to Arkansas Education Association board. Marine recruit Daniel L. Cummings graduates recruit training in San Diego after Stamps High School 1968. Pfe Jimmy Ray Johnson selected for Naval Air Training at Lakehurst New Jersey with June 4 1971 graduation target. The Country Lads perform at Willisville High School Auditorium on March 26 with Willisville Junior Class sponsorship. Antique Show and Flea Market at Old Washington praised as very successful, plans for another ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Shaddox
Clifford Franks
Hope
Arkansas Classroom Teachers Association
Jim Bullock
Arkansas Education Association
Daniel L. Cummings
Walter R. Cummings
Route One
Buckner, Ark
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Stamps High School
Albert Schobey
KL 1
Box 92
Washington, Ark
Pfe
Jimmy Ray Johnson
Naval Air Technical Training
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
New Jersey
U.S. Marine Corps
F. Y. Thigpen
Jesse
Brenda
Willisville High School
Willisville
Winston Waters
Old Washington
Laos Retreat Under Heavy Enemy Fire
South Vietnamese forces withdrew in Laos under heavy North Vietnamese attack. Saigon said 10,000 troops pulled back, with 12,000 still in Laos holding three bases. Casualties total about 5,325 for the invasion force, while Hanoi claims over 12,000 enemy killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Laos
George Esper
Associated Press
Tran van An
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
South Vietnam
Highway 9
Route 9
Blood Donors to Get Red Cross Pins
Haskell Jones of Hempstead County led Red Cross Bloodmobile efforts to supply donor pins and new cards through Juanita Hostetter at the Little Rock center. Several local donors earned one gallon pins with two gallon pins notable for Dr. Lowell Harris and others. Sylvia Lessig will receive a Red Cross Volunteer Nurse pin at the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell Jones
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Hempstead County
Juanita Hostetter
Red Cross Blood Center
Little Rock
Claus
Chamber of Commerce
Lowell Harris
Ed Aslin
Ruth Ann Bruce
Jim Cobb
Velma Collier
Ben Edwards
Pat House
Verlaine Jones
Raymond Jordan
Gordon Renshaw
Calvin Smith
Ebner Smith
John A.treat
Sylvia Lessig
Red Cross
Chatuber of Commerce
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Arkansas High Court
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AP News Digest
FT. Benning
William L. Calley Jr
State Department
Egypt
Philadelphia
American Friends Service Committee
AFSC
The
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