Demonstration Turns Violent In Memphis Borough AR rests
About 3,000 construction workers gathered to protest AGC president William Watts. The march devolved into vandalism at five sites and clashes with police left 18 arrests, with windows smashed, a trailer damaged, and a pickup overturned. Police pursued rioters. Watts faced no comment on vandalism.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Associated General Contractors
William Watts
W&w Construction
AGC
Wa&w
W&w
Watts
Cabot Man Killed in Route 319 Crash Near Cabot
Ronald Jones, 21, of Cabot died when his car left Arkansas 319 north of Cabot and hit a tree. A passenger, Michael Collinson, 20, also of Cabot, was injured and hospitalized in Jacksonville.
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Cabot, Ark
Ronald Jones
Cabot
Arkansas 319
Here
Michael Collinson
Jacksonville
Club Endorses Pryor for U S Senate Nomination
The Young Democrats Club at Arkansas State University Beebe endorsed Rep. David Pryor for the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate seat held by Sen John L McClellan who seeks reelection.
Pulitzer Awards Made in New York 1972
The New York Times won the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for public service for publishing the Pentagon papers. Jack Anderson received the national reporting prize for exposing policy-making during the India Pakistan war. Other awards went to Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner and to biographies of Eleanor and Franklin. Stiltwell and the American Experience in China earned general nonfiction.
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NEW York
New York Times
United States
Jack Anderson
Columbia University
the Times
The
Times
Anderson
Wallace Ji. Stegner
Stanford University
Joseph P. Lash
Eleanor and
Franklin
Eleanor Roosevelt
Stilwell
China
Barbara W. Tuchman
Bolinas Village Hides From World Amid Missing Road Signs
Bolinas California a windswept coastal town removes road signs to hide from tourists. Officials replace signs only to have them chopped down by locals or visitors. Residents describe the town as isolated yet scenic with a single grocery and a handful of eateries.
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Jeannine Yeomans
Associated Press
Bolinas
Calif
Bolinas Lagoon
Henry W. Miller
Miller
Dan Deevy Jr
Smiley’s
Scowley’s
Snarley’s
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Bay
Francis Drake
Deevy
Smiley's Saloon
Mary Jenkins
May Stock Market Declines and The May June Selloff
NEW YORK AP reports a chilly May in the stock market with persistent weakness through spring. The article notes the usual May-June selloff, cites historic Dow patterns, and explains investor behavior tied to quarterly cycles and pension fund flows.
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New York
Nixon to ease classified data rules for public access
President Nixon issued a June 1 executive order to streamline national security classifications, reduce the number of people with classification power, and create an automatic declassification system while preserving essential secrecy. Officials say the plan simplifies procedures, increases public access, and restores respect for classification standards.
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Washington
Nixon
Administration
Asst
William D. Blair Jr
Fred Buzhardt
Pentagons
Executive Branch
Blair
Buzhardt
Five Thousand Damages Sought Over Mothball Incident
A Jacksonville woman sues Wal Mart in Little Rock Circuit Court for 5000 in damages after her 17 month old daughter Penny Head reportedly ate a mothball found in an Easter basket purchased at a Jacksonville Wal Mart on March 24. The basket was prepared by Fresh Pack Co. of Moline Illinois. The child was treated after the incident.
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Little Work
Jacksonville
Little Rock
Dorothy Head
Doris West
Penny Head
Fresh Pack Co
Moline
Wal-Mart
Knowland and Ann Dickson Wed in Oakland Ceremony
Former U S Senator William F Knowland and Ann Dickson of Nevada were married in a ceremony at the Knowland home in Oakland California. The bride, 38, was accompanied by family and close friends as the event proceeded with traditional rites.
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Oakland
Cahf
William F. Knowland
Ann Dickson
Tas Vepdas
Nev
Hoadegreedi
Tesershester Knowland
Uo Xssan
Saturn
Senator Hurst questions Bumpers on Southland review
In Newport Arkansas state Sen Q Byrum Hurst criticizes Gov Dale Bumpers for delaying a possible Racing Commission review of Southland Racing Corp Emprise ties. Emprise faces conviction in California and seeks appeal while the commission may meet around May 10 to discuss divestment orders and franchise implications.
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Newport
Ark
Q. Byrum Hurst
Hot Springs Aid
Dale Bumpers
Southland Racing Corp
State Racing Commission
Bumpers
California
Emprise Corp
Emprise
Frontier
Las Vegas
Southland
West Memphis
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Hurst
J.W
Buddy"’ Beaafield
England
Jeremy Jacobs
Edinburgh Scotland
Scotland
Sisttars
Raindurgen Castle
Mae Do Deuple
Mothe Dresides Sear
Price Fixing Charged in Auto Fleet Sales Probe
Detroit AP report says General Motors and Ford deny federal indictment alleging conspired price fixing and monopoly efforts in the fleet sales market. Grand jury accuses artificial price maintenance. NADA and Peterson Howell & Heather named as coconspirators. Each count carries up to 50,000 dollars in fines. A 12-page civil suit accompanies the indictment filed in Detroit federal court. Fleet sales accounted for about 12 percent of U.S. new car registrations in 1969.
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Detroit
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Ford
National Automobile Dealers Association
Peterson, Howell & Heather Inc
U.S. District Court
Antitrust Division
Justice Department
United States
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