Catfish slang and tax tales cross columns today
A Raleigh News and Observer note on catfish farming rising to a science with four 10 acre ponds yielding 90 000 pounds at 35 cents a pound alongside humorous lines. The piece contrasts catfish status with poetry and cites tax burden data from Erskine Cald Tax Foundation. The Greenville News reports average Americans spend two hours 43 minutes daily on taxes, 59 minutes on food, 57 on housing, blaming government spending for inflation.
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Jeter Lester
Kin Hubbard
Alabama
Liza Doolittle
John Cartes McNeill
Catfish Anonymous
Lacustris
Raleigh
N.C
News and Observer
Erskine Cald
Tax Foundation
Greenville
S.C
Thugs United Urges Police Visit In Civil Rights Stunt
In New Orleans Thugs United Inc a Negro youth civil rights group replaces a sign reading The White Pig Police Kill Kill Kill Them with Support the Police to provoke police attention The group led by Warren Carmouche says the tactic aimed to show some officers are viewed as pigs by locals Lt T G Harris says he had not been asked to visit the headquarters before and previous attempts to engage the department failed with community relations representatives.
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New Orleans
Thugs United, Inc
Warren Carmouche
Thugs United
Carmouche
Auto Insurance Law Expanded in Arkansas
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allan W. Home issued an order broadening the Arkansas Automobile Insurance Plan to include comprehensive collision medical and uninsured motorist coverage. The plan, created by the 1947 law, aims to provide insurance for people who cannot obtain standard coverage.
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Little Rock
Allan W. Home
80 Colleges Closed After Disorders
The Associated Press reports more than 80 colleges and universities closed amid antiwar protests and Kent State killings. Violence prompted National Guardsmen in Kentucky and Illinois and clashes at Wisconsin Madison. Missouri and Syracuse burned Nixon effigies. Governor Reagan closed California system, 38 campuses, plus two-year and private colleges. Brandeis NSIC cites 258 schools participating. Kentucky Gov Nunn deployed guards at Kentucky to enforce a curfew after a ROTC building burned. Fayetteville Arkansas selects Pat Gideon Miss University of Arkansas.
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Associated Press
Kent State University
Ohio
Kentucky
Illinois
University of Wisconsin
Madison
University of Missouri
Syracuse University
Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
State College and University System
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Ohio State University
James A. Rhodes
National Student Information Center
Brandeis University
Waltham
Mass
Lotis B. Nunn
National Guard
University of Kentucky
University
Otis Singletary
Nunn
Steve Bright
Richard B. Ogilvie
Dinors National Guardsmen
Nixon Violations Claim Divides Legal Experts
Washington AP notes Nixon's defense of the Cambodian action rests on U.S. Constitution Article 2 and the U.N. Charter, while Harvard's Abram Chayes argues he flouted international law. Yost cites collective self defense, and officials stress neutrality issues and Cambodia’s inability to defend itself.
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Nixon
Cambodia
U.S
State Department
Harvard
Abram Chayes
United States
U.N
United Nations
Charles W. Yost
U Thant
Yost
Sidewalk Comments of Pavement Plate by Hal Boyle
New York AP columnist Hal Boyle laments Americans feeling hollow amid economic and international woes. He likens the nation to a dazed pedestrian on a highway, notes Vietnam indecision, inflation fears, and credit tightening as signs of a deeper malaise.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Two Killed in State Accident Near Eudora Arkansas
State Police report two people died when a motorcycle collided with a farm tractor on Arkansas Highway 8 nine miles west of Eudora. Victims were Donald W. Ellis 28 and Martha Dean Ellis 16 both of Eudora. Tractor driver Sylvester Turner 37 of Eudora was uninjured.
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Ark
Arkansas Highway 8
Here
Donald W. Ellis
Martha Dean Ellis
Sylvester Turner
Election loophole may aid Republicans in Arkansas cities
The AP reports a quirk in the 1969 Arkansas election code could let Republicans win most municipal and township offices this year without opposition. The June 16 filing deadline for primary cities clashes with Sept. 9 19 deadlines for nonprimary cities, creating an independent path that favors Republicans due to differing party rules.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Byrum Hurst
Hot Springs
Joe Purcell
Democratic County Committee
Republican Party
Ior
Top Communist Dies In China
TOKYO AP Ma Hsudua a noted scholar who helped draft China's constitution and design its national flag died in Peking Monday. He was 86. After the Communist takeover he headed the committee that in 1949 selected China's new flag and in 1958 served on the committee that drafted the constitution.
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Tokyo
Ma Hsudua
China
Peking
New Ching
Ching
Unarmed Guardsmen Face Mobs After Kent State Shootings
National Guardsmen at four major universities were ordered to keep rifles unloaded while controlling protests after the Kent State killings. Ohio troops carried loaded rifles under state control, with warnings against opening fire. Illinois activated 5,000 guardsmen and Wisconsin and Maryland saw barricades and tear gas as demonstrations ended.
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Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Kent State
University of Kentucky
Louie B. Nunn
University of Wisconsin
Ohio
Ohio National
Southern Illinois University
University of Maryland
Pentagon
Robert Canterbury
Stock Market Stages Strong Comeback
NEW YORK AP The stock market recovered after an early loss following the Federal Reserve Board's margin cut to 65 percent. The Dow Jones average rose about 15 in early trading, then closed up 8.65 to 718.39 amid broker speculation of a possible discount rate cut. the Fed declined comment.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
Pow Jones
Federal Reserve
Arkansas Man Killed in Action in Southeast Asia
Army Specialist Kenneth Defenbaugh of Cabot Arkansas was listed by the Defense Department among 28 more servicemen killed in action in Southeast Asia. He was the son of Mrs Clyde Y Goodman of Cabot.
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Washington
Army
Kenneth 1
Defenbaugh
Cabot, Ark
Defense Deepassment
Southeast Asia
Clyde Y, Goodman
Cabot
House Backs President Authority Over Cambodia War
Rep. Paul Findley’s amendment to prohibit U S troops in Cambodia loses 71 to 144 and is then killed 221 to 32 as House chambers erupt in anger and antiwar spectators jeer. Speaker Rivers defends Nixon policy amid campus protests and broader national backlash.
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Jim Adams
Associated Press
Washington
U.S
Cambodia
House
Nixon
Paul Findley
House Armed Services
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Findley
United States
Rivers
Donald W. Reigle Jr
R-Mich
Reigle
Kent State University
Louie B. Nunn
Ken
Local Store Burglarized in Wednesday Night Break-In
Home Furniture Co. suffered a burglary Wednesday night when intruders forced a back window. The break-in was found at 7:45 a.m. by staff Thursday. A gum machine was pried open and small change stolen, and desk drawers were ransacked. Lt. Travis Ward of Arkansas State Police and Hope Police Dept. continue the investigation.
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Home Furniture Co
Stralf
Travis Ward
Ark
State Police
Hope Police Dept
Purge by Hanoi Reds Offers Hope
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports a North Vietnamese Politburo resolution signals a broad purge of Communists as Ho Chi Minh’s death spurred a power struggle. Le Duan emerges as a key figure amid pro Moscow and strong military tendencies, with implications for Laos Cambodia and Vietnam policies.
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Vietnam
Cambodia
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Ho Chi Minh
Red China
Indochina
Laos
Lao Dong— Workers—party
Joseph Stalin
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Stalin
North Vietnam
le Duan
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Mao Tse-tung
All Around Town Notes From Hope Area May Meeting Highlights
Mrs Bessie Jones and Mrs W A Willams taught at HHS attended the Arkansas Foreign Language Instructors meeting on May 2 on the UALA Little Rock campus. Lana Taylor and Eileen Popkoski spoke at the Fayetteville U of A campus event. Madrigal Singers from Hope High attended a festival at Arkansas Tech Russelleville. Claud H Byrd announced May Legion meeting in Hempstead County Courthouse. Marine Lance Corporal Sanders serving at New River MCAS Jacksonville NC. Epsilon Chapter Phi Beta Lambda elected officers for 1970-71 at Red River Vocational Tech School. District 16 Nurses Association sponsors a 4th annual culinary sale for nursing scholarships. Stainless steel items for sale. call Mary Turner or Memorial Hospital staff for details.
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HHS
W.A. Willams
Arkansas
UALA
Little Rock
Fine Arts
Fayetteville
U of A
Lana Taylor
Eileen Popkoski
Claud H. Byrd
Leslie Huddleston
The
American Legion
Hempstead County
Byrd
Tho Epsison
Phi Beta Lambda Club
Red River Vocational Technical School
Kenneth Willis
Hope
Opal Willis
Pat Walker
Emmet
Floyd Dougan
Betty Stuart
Spring Hill
Jim Stuart
Allen Monts
Anita Monts
Nureses Association
Mary Turner
Memorial Hospital
Vietnam Prepares for Mekong River Assault
U S Navy boats aim to open a 60 mile Mekong corridor to Phnom Penh with 40 U S boats and 60 South Vietnamese craft slated for action. The operation, disclosed by the Foreign Ministry, would involve up to 500 American personnel and include amphibious ships as command posts. Air cover details remain unclear.
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Phnom Nh
Nixon
Cambosia
Phnom Penh
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam
Kompong
Soaukville
Ream
North
Kompong Som
Phnom: Penh
Mekong River
Formants
Board Votes to Invest 8.4 Million in New Bonds
LITTLE ROCK AP The state Board of Finance voted to move 8.4 million dollars in highway bond funds into U S Treasury notes and reinvest in certificates of deposit at Arkansas banks. The action aims to reduce debt, with about 42.5 million in assets and ongoing debt repayment plans discussed by the Board of Finance.
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State Board of Finance
U. S. Treasury
Arkansas
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