Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor
Editor and Gene Allen describe a planned weekend fishing trip that turns into a mechanical fiasco. A faulty boat engine and broken trailer hitch force a rapid return, missing Blanchard Springs Caverns and prompting a new attempt later in the season.
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Alex. W. Washburn
Laneburg
Gene Allen
Star
Hope
Greer’s Ferry
Heber Springs
Blanchard Springs Caverns
Conway
State 25
Quitman
Heber
New Colonial Inn
Gene
Carter Johnson
Narrows
Blanchard Springs
Blanchard
Little Rock
Prescott
Ellis Stewart
Wallace Campaigns in Texas for Delegates in 1972 Race
George Wallace continues his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination by campaigning in Beaumont Corpus Christi and Houston to win Texas delegates. He eyes precinct and county conventions while Indiana and Alabama politics influence the timeline. A Texas vote count will shape the final 130 convention delegates amid ongoing legal challenges in Alabama.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
George Wallace
Texas
Beaumont
Corpus Christi
Houston
Indiana
Alabama
National Party
Wallace
Hall Timanus
Humphrey Battles McGovern in Ohio Indiana Primaries
In Ohio Humphrey and McGovern contest for delegates as Muskie is on both ballots with Jackson and McCarthy also seeking delegate slots. Indiana voters choose among Humphrey McGovern and Wallace amid a tight Midwest primary day with Alabama and DC also voting.
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Tive
Ohio
Indiana
Alabama
District of Columbia
Ted W. Brown
Humphrey
McGovern
Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
Eugene J. McCarthy
Enemy Launches New Attacks Along Coast
North Vietnamese troops pushed fresh assaults along South Vietnam's central coast while government forces retreated in the highlands after losing Quang Tri Province. Hue faced panic as Bunker and Abrams met Thieu to plan new moves, with US carrier Midway joining air operations and heavy bombers targeting near Hue and northern fronts.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Wrnter Saigon
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Hue
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Independence Palace
Binh Dinh
Lima
Kontum City
Saigon
English
South Viet
Hoover Dies Venerable FBI Chief at 77 in Washington
Washington AP report confirms J. Edgar Hoover died of natural causes at his home after leading the FBI for 48 years under eight presidents. President Nixon paid tribute while speculation swirled on a successor and the naming of the new FBI building.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
Nixon
Hoover
United States
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C
Jerry Wilson
Richard Kleindienst
Kleindienst
Bureau
Apollo 16 Moon Rocks May Distinguish New Lander Samples
Moon rocks from Apollo 16's Descartes highlands appear different from earlier rocks. Four large dust-covered samples weigh up to ten pounds total. one is white with black glass. Scientists note similarities to Apollo 14 rocks but with lighter composition and meteoroid impact cracks. Most early samples go to radiation labs for analysis.
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Butler
Descartes Highlands
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Rise in Welfare Costs Slowed in 1971
Washington AP reports national welfare costs and recipient numbers slowed in the last half of 1971. HEW cites Medicaid and cash payments rising 23 percent to 177 billion, with 144 million on cash welfare, up 7.2 percent but at half the late-year pace. AFDC rolls reached 10.6 million. total welfare costs climbed 27.8 percent to 1.35 billion.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Social and Rehabilitation Service
White House
Senate Finance Committee
Jurisdic
AFDC
Law Day talk by Judge Royce Weisenberger at Hope Lions
The Hope Lions welcomed Judge Royce Weisenberger as a speaker for Law Day discussions. The event highlighted legal heritage and civic duties, with Weisenberger outlining the role of courts and the importance of the rule of law for community members.
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Royce Weisenberger
Hope Lions
Council scouts elect new leaders at annual meeting
Olen Overturf joined the executive board and Dr. F C Crow was re elected to the group. At large members were Mack Mclarty Bucky Sharpe and Haskell Jones. Ralph Lehman named district chairman of Cassatot Woods District and board members appointed. Clyde Davis Studio won first place in two divisions at the Arkansas Professional Photographers Show. Police weekly report lists several violations and a total yearly accident tally reaching 110 with nine injuries. Mountaine Poultry Co financed a $1000 grant to the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture for poultry research. Drilling at 10 550 feet progresses toward 15 000 feet near McNab W L Sinclair Development Co drilling in Hempstead County. Jaycees plan organizational conference with Texarkana Jaycees present. Law Day observed with Judge Weisenberger addressing law enforcement and court issues. Lions Club raised $2 166 from a radiothon for the Wm Cox family with various guests inducted.
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Caddo Council
Olen Overturf
F.C. Crow
Mack Mclarty
Bucky Sharpe
Haskell Jones
Ralph Lehman
Cassatot Woods
Weisenberger
America
Russia
Calvin Smith
Lion Elmer Smith
Wm. Cox
KXAR
Sgt. Davis
Lion Dale Wylie
Norris Steele
Hope
Thurman Masters
JeWitt
Lion Augum Hutson
Jun Clem
J&l
Maring
Rev
Harold Freeman
Lions
Yancey Reynolds
Elmer Smith
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Kathy Almand
Gail Munn
Buffalo River
Hope Star
Buffalo
White River
Catter
Buffalo City
Town & Country
Mountain Home
Stewart
Cotter
Parks & Tourism Dept
Capitol Hill
Ark
Alcoholic Beverage Control and
Federal
Henry Sinyard
Sheriff Sinyard
Carl P. Leabsdorf
Hubert Humphrey
G . McGovern
George C. Wallace
Minnesota
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Cleveland
Metropolitan Opera
New York
Columbus
Frank King
Arkansas
Clyde Davis
Hope City
Mountaine Poultry Co
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Hempstead County
McNab
W.L. Sinclair Development Company
No. John H. Douglas Et al
Wildcat
Jerry Garrett
Hope City Hall
Jaycees
Texarkana Jaycees
Jerry Garret
Byron Cunningham
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