Astronauts hold news conference on Apollo 16 voyage
Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young Charles M. Duke Jr and Thomas K. Mattingly staged a news conference at the Space Center in Houston revealing films from their moon flyby and fielding questions for an hour. They spent 71 hours on the moon driving a lunar rover and collected about 213 pounds of rocks and soil samples.
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Rescue Unit Plans Drive and Training for New Members
The Hempstead County Rescue Unit sets a new meeting night May 4 at 7 30 p m in the W O W Hall to recruit and reengage members and expand training in varied rescue fields. Three members are in EMT school ready to instruct while talks cover reorganization and new equipment. Also notes health and accident statistics to justify a stronger unit. Local Blytheville to Jonesboro bus service launches on a 90 day trial with two round trips daily six days a week.
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Hempstead
Blytheville, Ark
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Jonesboro
Paul Robbins
Manila
Black Oak
Lake City
Roseland
Big Lake
Obituary notes for Lonnie H. Parris and Hoover death
Obituary notices report Lonnie H. Parris 88 of Hope a retired Hempstead County farmer, survived by wife Emma Burke Parris and children, with funeral pending. Separate AP item notes J Edgar Hoover 77 longtime FBI director died in sleep. praised for anti crime force. Also Brazil based 62 year old Lenard, Hungarian-born scholar who died April 14, translated Winnie the Pooh into Latin in 1958 and became a best seller.
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Lonnie H. Parris
Hope
Hempstead Co
New Hope
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
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Brazil
Alexander
Lenard
A. A. Milne
United States
Britain
Chemistry of Communication Highlights Kiwanis Talk
Curt Johnston, science demonstrator for Southwestern Bell, spoke on From Test Tube to Trimline The Chemistry of Communication at the Kiwanis Club. He noted 104 known elements with 97 used in phones and parts, plastics now lasting decades, and demonstrated light based energy transfer including fiber optics. Guests included Mrs. Kenneth Hamilton Mrs. F R Moses Larry Thrash Judge Finis Odom and Gaylon Mark Decious.
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Curt Johnston
Arkansas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kiwanis Club
Clyde Davis
Johnston
Bell Scientist
Kenneth Hamilton
F.R. Moses
Larry Thrash
Finis Odom
Gaylon Mark Decious
Gaylon Decious
Weather Station Report and Arkansas Forecast Summary
Weather experiment notes show 24 hours ending 7 am Wednesday with high 76 and low 50 and .20 inches precipitation. Forecast for Arkansas calls for sunny mild conditions today and Thursday, clear and cool tonight, highs in the 70s and overnight lows from mid 40s in the north to mid 50s in the south.
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Blevins High Selects Outstanding Students at Awards Assembly
The annual Student Council awards assembly at Blevins High School on May 2 honored top juniors and seniors. In each academic area a boy and girl were named the most outstanding, with winners including Doug Johnson Tracy Morrison Sharon Salisbury Charlie Edmondson Tim Gregory Kathryn Scott Jan Pharr Alsonya Harris and special service award recipient Laura Justman.
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Doug Johnson
Tracy Morrison
Sharon Salisbury
Charlie Edmondson
Tim Gregory
Kathryn Scott
Jan Pharr
Mark Parsons
Alsonya Harris
Laura Justman
McClellan Praises Hoover as Monumental Influence
Sen. John L. McClellan of Arkansas lauds FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover as a monumental influence on law and order after Hoover's death. He calls Hoover's 48 years at the helm noble service and ethics, and suggests possible limits or congressional confirmation for future directors.
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Little Rock
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Law and Order
Two Killed in Head-on Crash on U S 61
State Police described a Tuesday head-on collision on U S 61 about eight miles south of here killing two men. Louis Johnson 69 of Osceola and Jerry D. Lloyd 31 of Leachville died in the crash. CAMDEN Ark AP
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U.S. 61
Here
Louis Johnson
Osceola
Jerry D. Lloyd
Leachville
Park grant funds Crossett land and lake project
A 207000 grant from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and Senator McClellan’s office will finance Crossett city park expansion. Plans include acquiring a 19 acre tract and a 51 acre lake beside a 30 acre existing park with picnic grounds playing fields boat launch and ramps. The House backed a Senate resolution urging each American family to plant a vegetable garden to combat inflation save money gain exercise and enjoy family gardening.
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Crossett
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
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Senate
Nixon
Time for Candidates Air Time Offered on KXAR
KXAR offers county office candidates one hour of free airtime from 6 to 7 p.m. from May 8 to May 18. List includes Lile Easterling Jerry Garrett Pat House Dee Me Murrough Perry Henley Finishdom Carter Sutton Larry Patterson and Jerri Pruden. General Manager Haskell Jones urges participation for voter information.
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Jerry Garrett
Pat House
Dee Me Murrough
Perry Henley
Finishdom
Carter Sutton
Larry Patterson
Jerri Pruden
Haskell Jones
Hoover Lies in State as Nation Mourns
J Edgar Hoover head of the FBI for nearly 48 years lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda amid expectations that his death ends an era. A memorial service is set for 11 a.m. with Chief Justice Warren Burger delivering the eulogy. Nixon orders flags lowered to half staff as tributes pour in from lawmakers and allies alike.
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Hoover
Rotunda
Warren Burger
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National Presbyterian Church
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Justice Department
House
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Judiciary Committee
Spiro T. Agnew
Scouts Win Blue Ribbon at Texarkana Contest
Scout Troop No. 92 sponsored by the Presbyterian Church won first place ribbons for the third straight year at a Texarkana event. The Pioneering themed exhibits included an extra display Rocketering with help from Explorer Post No. 92. Scoutmaster Harold Sisson thanked Assistant Scoutmasters Lawrence Adkison Bill Morgan Albert Patton and Bobby Brown.
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Lawrence Adkison
Bill Morgan
Albert Patton
Bobby Brown
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