Hope Post Office Move Hits Local Service Debts Rise
The Star editorial pages note the transfer of terminal facilities to Oaklawn Texarkana while seven local post office families move to Shreveport. They warn unpaid debt near 400000, warn of potential delayed Nevada county mail, and discuss possible Nashville route changes amid ongoing postal restructuring.
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Kissinger Says Nixon Seeks Moscow Summit May 22
Kissinger told reporters Nixon hopes to proceed with the Moscow summit on May 22 despite short term friction for Soviet leaders. He said Moscow had not indicated whether they will attend, and predicted a day or so for formal reaction. He noted Soviet arms shipments to North Vietnam shifted the balance in Indochina, while stressing attempts to block war supplies pose Moscow difficulties and some risk to the strategy.
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Qualls Charged in Four Counts of Involuntary Manslaughter
Dardanelle Arkansas AP Ben Qualls 37 of Dover was charged in circuit court with four counts of involuntary manslaughter related to a Feb 5 1971 traffic crash that killed four members of the Big Piney singing group returning from jobs at Winrock Farms to the Big Piney Ranch near Lamar One count has been acquitted for Tony O Neal 18 in a March 29 trial.
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Nixon outlines Vietnam steps and diplomacy aims
President Nixon, in a televised address, details measures to mine all North Vietnamese port entrances and to cut access to North Vietnam through territorial waters and rail links while maintaining air and naval strikes. He urges Soviet support for defense, criticizes Hanoi for rejecting negotiations, warns of threats to 60,000 troops, and pledges firm aid to South Vietnam amid calls for withdrawal.
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War Threat Pushes Up Price of Gold
In London the price of gold rose to a record 54 dollars per fine ounce as President Nixon escalated the Vietnam War. The dollar weakened on foreign exchanges, sliding to a two month low in Paris and staying soft in London Frankfurt and Zurich. Bullion dealers cited increased speculation after the port mining and intensified bombing decisions.
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Nixon Escalates Vietnam War Standoff Sparks Divided Reactions
Washington react to President Nixon's order to cut sea and land supply lines to North Vietnam as lawmakers and candidates split. Critics call it reckless and dangerous, while supporters and some leaders urge backing. Key figures include Sen. Hartke, O'Brien, Dole, McGovern, Humphrey, Meany, and Booth.
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Big U S Fleet Moves In For Vietnam Blockade
The United States mounts a major air and naval mining operation to seal North Vietnamese ports including Haiphong. The drilled initiative aims to cut North Vietnam war material shipments while additional strikes resume. One MIG jet reportedly shot down during mining. Adm Robinson killed in helicopter crash. crew members missing.
Nixon plans to mine Vietnamese ports sparks Soviet fury
Tass accuses Nixon of naked aggressive acts and violation of international law in moving to block North Vietnamese port approaches. North Vietnam and Viet Cong reject any ultimatum while Moscow mulls Soviet reaction. The dispatch linked US aims to end the war with broader pressure on North Vietnam.
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Nixon orders mining to seal North Vietnamese ports
President Nixon announced measures to bar outside military aid by mining harbor entrances including Haiphong and five other North Vietnamese ports. Mines with delayed fuses give ships three days to vacate. Navy planes from the 7th Fleet will drop the devices to block approaches while avoiding a formal blockade.
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Weisenberger Named to Texas Post
Albert Weisenberger was sworn in as the first Texas Assistant District Attorney under a Texas Criminal Justice Council grant. He will join a newly created trial team and has a background with Texas Christian University SMU Law School and military service in Vietnam. He resides in Fort Worth with wife Barbara and their child.
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Protests erupt on campuses after Nixon addresses Viet Nam ports plan
Associated Press reports protests on at least four campuses after President Nixon announces plans to mine all North Vietnamese ports. At Columbia University about 600 demonstrators faced police on Broadway as 10 were arrested. Oxford Ohio saw 2000 Miami University students block Main Street with no reported damage. Princeton saw 350 students burn Nixon effigies outside the governor's mansion and later two arrests for assault on Route 1. Yale University had 600 marchers through campus and downtown chanting slogans.
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All Around Town Centenary Awards Banquet Highlights
Jeanne Pruden received the Women's Student Government Association Leadership Award of 25 dollars and the Certified Public Accountant Award at Centenary College in Shreveport on May 4, with graduation set for May 28.
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Nixon Moves to Cut North Vietnam Supply Lines
Nixon linked mining of North Vietnamese harbors with a sea quarantine aimed at choking Hanoi's war supplies. He warned the Soviet Union to halt arms shipments within three days or face destruction of Soviet ships, risking the Moscow summit. The plan included a four month withdrawal of U.S. forces after POW releases and a monitored ceasefire, while domestic protests and partisan backlash followed.
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Office to Close for Jones Rites
The Star office and shop will close from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on Wednesday May 11 to allow the entire Iowa paper staff to attend the funeral of Paul H. Jones general manager who died Sunday. The service will be held at Herndon Funeral Home at 10:39 a.m. with burial in Cemetery Gardens. Reverend Norris Steele pastor of First Methodist Church will officiate.
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