Duck Calls and Mallard Tales at Stuttgart
Our Daily Bread reporter Calvin Manden and Garner Allen toured The Star plant then visited the Back 40 with mallards and geese. A personalized Dixie Mallard Call from Chick Major was gifted, prompting musings on hunting luck and wildlife. Garner Allen photographed the Canadian Howker hen on a nest, while Herbert Darnall met at Town & Country restaurant discussing Hot Springs races and a quip about bets on horses. Paul Buchanan shares a wry Two Cents Worth jab about a congressman and the FBI list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuggart
Calvin Manden
Garner Allen
Star
Chick Major
Stuttgart
Ark
Mannen
Herbert Darnall
Columbus
Town & Country
Arkadelphia
Dorn
Darnall
Urban Housing Setup to Be Reorganized
President Nixon announced a major reorganization of federal regional offices handling urban problems. Eight regional headquarters will be shared by six departments and agencies to streamline field operations and ensure uniform boundaries for interagency coordination. Regions include Boston New York Philadelphia Atlanta Chicago Dallas Fort Worth Denver and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Nixon
Pesident
Labor, Housing and Urban Development
Small Business Administration
Boston
New York City
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Chicago
Dallas-Fort Worth
Denver
San Francisca
Ethics Code Established by Arkansas Governor
Gov Winthrop Rockefeller issued an executive order establishing a code of ethics for state government employees. The order requires officials to avoid personal gain, uphold governance to official standards, and disqualify themselves in any decision where a conflict of interest may exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uttle Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas Lawmakers Stall Over General Appropriation
The Arkansas House and Senate remain at an impasse on the general appropriation bill over a plan to raise Supreme Court and other judges salaries. The House refused to concur with three Senate amendments, prompting a conference committee to be named by Speaker Hayes McClerkin, while the Senate adjourned awaiting its own appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Shearer
Associated Press
Little Rock, Ark
Arkafisas House
Supreme Court
Chancery Court
House
Senate
Hayes McClerkin
McClerkin
Sen
Morrell Gathright
Takeover of Jones & Laughlin Steel Faces DOJ Move
Washington AP reports the Justice Department and Ling-Temco-Vought Inc. reached a temporary accord over the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. merger while a broad antitrust suit to block the takeover proceeds. Attorney General Mitchell says a suit will be filed April 15 to force LTV to divest its J&L stock, with the agreement providing a separable injunction if the case succeeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Ling- Temco-Vought Inc
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
J&l
Atty
John N. Mitchell
LTV
Mitchell
Serna
Air War Outsider Reveals Hidden Vietnam Assaults
In a report tied to wartime secrecy, air operations focus on the Ho Chi Minh trail through Laos as Johnson limits bombing North Vietnam. Pilots describe intensified anti aircraft defenses, with 52mm radar controlled guns and heavier weapons concentrating on supply lines despite official orders.
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Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Johnson
Paris
North Vietnam
Rogers signals mutual withdrawal plan to end Vietnam war
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told Congress that the United States seeks an agreement with North Vietnam on mutual withdrawal of forces from South Vietnam as a major step toward ending the war. He said the aim is not military victory or escalation and indicated Nixon favors negotiated withdrawal with North Vietnam.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Congress
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
U.S
Rogers
Vietnam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
Inflation Uncertainty Weighs on Stock Market
Inflation, growth, Vietnam, and Middle East worries have dragged the stock market down since December. The Dow slid from a 1968 high of 985.21 to a February low of 899.80, then closed at 923.30 amid ongoing inflation pressures and investor caution. Robert Johnson, research director for a brokerage, cites curbing inflation as the principal driver of the decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lefler
New York
Vietnam
Middle East
Dow Jones
Robert Johnson
Central Baptist Church to Expand Prescott Building
Central Baptist Church of Prescott plans a new brick veneer building next to the East Second Street church to accommodate growth. The 400-seat auditorium will include a baptistry and choir loft, plus 20 classrooms, a fellowship hall, kitchen, library, pastor's study, nursery, printing room, and four rest rooms. Ground breaking is set for April 6 at 1145 weather permitting.
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Central Baptist Church of
Prescott
East Second Street
W.R. Zumwat
Homer Fuller
Bobby Jon Martin
Charles Honey
Milburn Tippit
Central Baptist
Bro
Arhis East
William Avery
Silton Stokes
Finance Committee
Unachieved Daydream: So Little Time to Do Much
HAL BOYLE nds a humorous list of unrealized goals for a man past fifty. The piece playfully recalls esoteric feats like climbing Everest, vetoing Congress, quelling mutinies, and a string of zany tasks in a satirical look at daydreams and idle hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Borerdom
Rotary Club
Everest
Rare disease claims two Jacksonville girls
Jacksonville Ark RP reports two 9 year old girls from Pulaski County died from Reye's Syndrome. Sarah Lynn Cummings of Air Force Base Elementary School No. 2 died ten days prior after a viral illness. Debra Killebrew of Base Elementary School No. 1 died Tuesday night, also from Reye's Syndrome, according to officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville, Ark
Pulaski County
Sarah Lynn Cummings
Air Force Base
Jacksonville
Reye
Debra Killebrew
Base
Shoup says U.S. military urged wider Vietnam war in 1964
Former Marine commandant David M. Shoup claims interservice rivals pushed civilian leaders to embrace a land war in Asia. He says the military wanted to test new equipment and troops, using hypothetical problems in the field, a view discussed in Atlantic Monthly.
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Washington
David M. Shoup
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Atlantic Montly
Asia
Shoup
U.S
Vietnam
David L. McDonald
Naval Operations
Joint Chiefs
Ike Growing Weaker as Health Fails
Washington AP reports former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, age 78, is deteriorating at Walter Reed General Hospital. Doctors say he is not responding to treatment for severe heart congestion and remains in critical condition with unfavorable prognosis. Earlier doctors had noted some temporary stabilization, but deterioration of the heart’s pumping ability has resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Seppy
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed General Hospital
Eisenhower
Shot But Kept Drinking Beer
Bob Turner of near Little Rock was shot in the head at a Little Rock cafe during a disturbance. Police said a .25 caliber bullet bounced off the top of his head and only broke the skin. Turner said he would seek medical treatment if the wound hurts and he would continue drinking beer.
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Little Rock
Bob Turner
Near Little Rock
Turner
War spreads as Vietnam conflict drags on
AP dispatch highlights lingering Vietnam tensions a year after U S bombing ends. Two day north of Saigon battle leaves 22 dead 50 missing 100 plus survivors reach safety. Rogers faces Congress on foreign policy Nixon budget cut debate looms. Eisenhower deteriorates under heart failure as political wrangling grows. International notes include Wilson's Nigeria trip for bombing halt and Vatican symposium on atheism.
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AP News Digest
Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Saigon
William P. Rogers
Congress
Pentagon
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Nixon
Michigan
Harold Wilson Fles
Nigeria
Vatican
Arkansas Moves to Implement Medicaid Program
The Joint Budget Committee approved a motion to implement the federal Medicaid program in Arkansas at a minimum level in the next biennium. Arkansas will enter the program on January 1, 1970, per federal deadline. The recommendation includes an appropriation of $33.3 million for the last six months of the first fiscal year and $2.39 million for the second year.
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Rep. Feild
Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Talbot Feild Jr
Hope
Arkansas
Feilds
Red River
Feild
Budget Committee
Legislative Council
Joint Budget Committee
Southwest Technical School
Camden
State Department of Education
Little Rock
Mixed drinks permits investigated in dry counties
Alcoholic Beverage Control board investigates several permit applications including Hope Country Club and VFW Post 451 of Hope. Local notes cover Susan Cobb joining committees for Royal Hunt of the Sun at Southern State Theater, district poultry princess contest details, highway maintenance costs, a Myriad of school events, a wartime postcard, and the Bray newspaper earning All American honors with staff named.
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The
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Hope Country Club
VFW Post 451
Hope
Susan Cobb
James Cobb
S. Fulton
Southern State Theater
Miss Cobb
Hope High School
Associated Women Students
Statecrafters
Alphia Chi
Alpha Psi Omega
Harrold Hall
Bray
Southern State College
Carolyn Bell
Lewisville
Kay Porterfield
Nash
Phi Jackson Mineral
25 Per Cent Drop in U.S. War Deaths in Vietnam
AP report from Saigon notes American battlefield deaths fell 25 percent last week to 266 killed in action, 1,362 wounded, as Viet Cong spring offensives continued. Total U.S. combat deaths reach 33,329. South Vietnamese losses rose to 337 dead and 1,537 wounded, with Allied totals showing 3,873 enemy killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Vietnam
U.S. Command
U.S
Post Office Positions Open In Murfreesboro Area
Postmasters Latshaw of Fulton Green of Dean and May of Washington say civil service exams for future post office vacancies are open. Vacancies on substitute clerk and carrier rosters will be filled without regard to race creed color sex or national origin. Starting pay 2.51 an hour with yearly increases. Benefits include up to 26 vacation days, 13 sick days, retirement plan, health and life insurance, and more. No experience required. Applications available during business hours. Murfreesboro Ark AP. Crater of Diamonds reopening to tourists within two weeks after Cauerah Earth Minerals of Ball, Texas bought the day mine last month. Mayor Deal says GEM officials will reopen on a self‑service basis for diamond searches.
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Latshaw
Fulton
Charlten I. Green
Dean
W.L. May
Washingon
Ofice
Post Ofice
Lfe
Murfreesboro
Ark
Cauerah Earth Minerals
Balle
Tex
Dlay
W. B. Deal
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Ly George McArthur
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Wall Street
Richard Scruggs
Goodbody & Co
Edinburgh
Buckingain Palace
Timbuktu
Theasino
Monte Carlo
Nashville
Hardy Hawkins Jr
Walker Street
Hope High
Legion Field
Cale Bucks
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