Offset printing spreads through major papers in 1960s shift
The piece notes the March 24 SNPA bulletin reprinting a paragraph about junk on the moon and discusses offset printing growth. It highlights the Star’s early offset conversion in 1965, Memphis Commercial Appeal and Press-Scimitar adopting offset, and speeds of presses up to 70 000 copies per hour. It lists other metros converting, with St. Louis Post-Dispatch as a leader in adopting the new process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Chattanooga
Tenn
Moon
America
Earth
The
Star
Arkansas
Snpa Bulletin
Memphis Publishing Co
Morning Commercial Appeal
Evening Press-Scimitar
W. Frank Aycock, Jr
Memphis
Portland Oregonian
San Diego Evening Tribune
St. Petersburg
Fla
Troop airlift begins as POW releases resume in Vietnam
In Saigon under clear skies U S forces began a three day airlift of the last 5236 American troops withdrawing from Vietnam and the resumption of POW releases by the Communists. Eleven planes carried 936 troops in the first wave with 18 more to leave Wednesday and 2 5 on Thursday. Viet Cong freed 32 American prisoners in Hanoi and a hospital plane flew them to Clark Air Base in the Philippines. 49 Americans and a Canadian to be released Wednesday and 67 more on Thursday complete 587 POW repatriations. Departure of the POW plane was delayed by rain and IC C S supervision arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Freedom Birds
Vietnam
United States
Laos
Gis
Tan Son Nhut
Hanoi
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Nmber
Benjamin H. Purcell
Columbus
Liddy again refuses to testify before grand jury
Washington AP G Gordon Liddy a former White House aide convicted in Watergate refuses to answer more than 30 questions before the federal grand jury about others in the break in and bugging at Democratic headquarters on grounds of self incrimination He asks return to Danbury prison Conn and government seeks immunity for statements before the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
G. Gordon Liddy
White House
Democratic
Danbury
Conn
Arkansas House OKs $6 million for upper grade textbooks
The Arkansas House approved a 6 million appropriation to furnish free textbooks and materials for grades nine through twelve, a high priority in Gov. Dale Bumpers' program. The measure, approved 89 to 4, goes to the Senate where similar backing exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Bumpers
Lloyd George
Danville
Charles Honey
Prescott
Ray S. Smith Jr
Hot Springs
Food Aides for Families in Expanded Nutrition Program
The Hempstead County Extension Service uses education to lift family diets through the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. Dolores McBride and Alphonso Denham supervise locally trained aides who teach homemakers to plan, buy, and cook nutritious meals, stretch dollars, and store food properly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores McBride
Hempstead
Alphonso Denham
Irene Stone
Blevins
Gertrude May
Saratoga
Irene Tollette
Washington
Annie Sampson
Clow
Auc
Rosie Johnson
Washington Area
Hempstead County Extension Service
Last 32 U S prisoners freed and flown to Clark Air Base
The last 32 American prisoners held by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese were released in Hanoi and flown to Clark Air Base. They landed at 6:52 p.m. local time as the final phase of repatriation began. Col. Benjamin Purcell praised freedom and thanked President Nixon and the American people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Hanoi
Vietnam
Laos
Clark
Nixon
Federal marshal wounded at Wounded Knee siege
U S Marshal Lloyd Grimm, 56, was seriously injured by a gun burst at the village of Wounded Knee as militants held the hamlet for 28 days. He was treated at Pine Ridge then transported to Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center in Colorado after a transfusion. Negotiators expressed willingness to talk with AIM leaders amid the flare up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wounded Knee
U.S
Lloyd Grimm
Wayne Colburn
U.S. Marshals Service
Grimm
Omaha
Neb
Colburn
Pine Ridge
American Indian Movement
AIM
Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center
Aurora
Colo
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Alex. H. Washburn
G. Liddy
Hope
Ark
First United Methodist Church
Senate
Department of Finance and Administration
Jimmie ‘Red’ Jones
Jones
House
R. Lazenby
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