El Heraldo pictures aid Hope High Spanish study
A stack of El Heraldo editions, including a La Prensa memorial, is donated to Hope High School to help students learn Spanish, reflecting the editor's choice to support local youth over statewide promotions. The letter from Parker Mize and notes from John R Starr discuss AP calendars and Arkansas public event listings enhancing reader services.
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el Heraldo
Mexico City
Arkansas
Hope High School
Acco
el Heraldos
la Prensa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jose C. Paz
Republic
Alabama National Guard
Parker Mize
Tuscaloosa
el Dorado Daily News
Hope
Mize
Des Moines
Evening Tribune
Morning Des Moines Register
The
Tribune
Pocahontas Votes on $500000 Act of 1960 Bond Issue
Pocahontas voters will decide in a special election on June 16 whether to approve a $500,000 Act of 1960 bond issue. If approved, the bonds would fund expanding the Magee Co. plant in Pocahontas.
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Pocahontas, Ark
Pocahontas
Magee Co
Susann writes Valley of the Dolls author rises to fame
Jacqueline Susann, rising author of Valley of the Dolls and The Love Machine, reveals financial success including 356,000 hardcover sales and 10 million paperbacks. She notes a $250,000 advance, a film rights offer declined, and a strict writing routine in a night-time den. In separate AP brief, Army Pfc. Gdell D. Beasley of Mandeville, Miller County, dies in Vietnam.
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New York
Jacqueline Susann
Jackie
Miss Susann
Irving Mansfield
Robin Stone
Riviera
Washington
Defense Department
Army
Gdell D. Beasley
Mandeville
Miller County
Vietnam
Hotel sued for services tied to Kennedy campaign
Los Angeles hotel linked to the Kennedy assassination case filed an $85,000 lawsuit for services connected to Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. Superior Court records indicated the action was filed on Monday.
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Texarkana Receives $608,500 HUD Grant for Water Sewer Upgrades
Sen J W Fulbright announces a $608 500 grant from HUD to Texarkana to improve its water and sewer facilities. The project totals $1 562 600 with construction set to begin within six months.
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Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Texarkana
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Jury Rules Against Four Of Ten In Loan Case
A federal jury in Fort Smith Arkansas ruled against four of ten defendants in suits filed by Lem C. Bryan receiver for insolvent Arkansas Loan and Thrift Corp. Each suit sought 70400 dollars plus seven percent interest and attorneys fees. The four named defendants Bartlett Broum Borum and Clem faced up to separate claims.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Lem C. Bryan
Arkansas Loan & Thrift Corp
van Buren
Ernest A. Bartlett Jr
Aston Broum
Hoyt Borum
E. M. Clem
Bartlett
Borum
Ala&t
Bryan
Savings Guaranty Corp
Al&t
U.S. District Court
Apollo 10 Hurls Deeper Into Space
Apollo 10 crews push toward a Wednesday rendezvous with the moon after a final midcourse correction. Command ship and lunar module perform well as Earth fades 200000 miles behind.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Earth
Air Force Co
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
Mission Control
Jack Lousma
Wynne Plans Bond Vote On Expansion Bond Issue
Wynne residents will vote June 17 on a $1 million Act 9 of 1960 bond issue and annexation to finance expansion of the Halstead Metal Products plant in Wynne.
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Associated Press
Wynne, Ark
Wynne
Halstead Metal Products
U S Troops Take Mountain Fort Overlooking A Shau Valley
American paratroopers and South Vietnamese infantry seized a North Vietnamese fortress on Dong Ap Bia near the Laotian border after ten days of heavy fighting. U S losses stood at 39 killed and 228 wounded through day nine, with 426 enemy dead and 75 killed in the final push.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
A Shau
U.S
Dong Ap Bia
Laos
Foundation Headed by Justice Douglas Cashes In On Casino Deal
A foundation led by Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas sold its stock in a Las Vegas casino firm for about 2 million dollars in early March, two years after Douglas called the stock an irrevocable gift. The move comes amid congressional scrutiny of Douglas's ties to The Albert Parvin Foundation and Las Vegas gaming interests.
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Foundation
Justice Douglas
James R. Polc
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Las Vegas
Douglas
Congress
Albert Parvin Foundation
William C. Douglas
Nixon Thieu to Confer at Midway Island on Vietnam Peace
President Nixon and South Vietnam's Nguyen Van Thieu will fly to Midway Island on June 8 for a one day meeting to discuss war conduct and a peaceful solution. Officials expect topics include troop withdrawals and elections, though no specifics are given. Secretary Rogers backed a summit while Vietnam officials worry about early elections under international supervision.
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Spencer Davis
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Midway Island
Pacific
Vietnam
Saigon
Tulsa
Thieu
Honolulu
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Nixon Thieu Talks May follow Moon Rendezvous
AP reports space missions proceed toward a Wednesday rendezvous with the moon as NASA astronauts forge ahead. AP notes White House anticipated to announce a Nixon Thieu meeting possibly later this week and other front page items include a Douglas stock sale and Hep helicopter gunship contract cancellation.
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Associated Press Space Center
Houston
Washington
White House
Nixon
Thieu
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Generally fair skies for Arkansas tonight and Wednesday
Generally fair skies cover Arkansas with some clouds and a chance of a few showers Wednesday. Temperatures drop to the 60s tonight with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s Wednesday, and overnight lows ranging from mid 50s to low 60s across several cities. No rainfall was reported statewide in the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. today.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Walnut Ridge
Little Rock
Memphis
Harrison
el Dorado
Pine Bluff
Fort Smith
Texarkana
Community notices and upcoming local events in Hope area
All Around Town lists volunteers meeting at West moreland Cemetery on May 24 to clean and fund perpetual care with W B Gilbert and Mrs. Oliver S Moss. Bright Star Cemetery needs summer care funds via contributions to Earl C Thompson or Ernest Davis. Wanda Thorp Eason to receive Master of Science in Education at Henderson State College on May 23. Dee Thornton awarded at Eastside Junior High School Awards Assembly. William Troy Morse home on leave 30 days before Vietnam. Girl Scout Troop 356 last meeting May 17 at Diamond Cafe. Hope Jaycees event at Town and Country with George Frazier and Bill Wade as guests. Country Western Jamboree May 24 at 8 p.m. at Lafayette County Fairgrounds to benefit Lafayette Association for Retarded Children with Jo Ella and Mickey May as guests.
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Bright Star
Earl C. Thompson
Rt. 1
Washington
Ernest Davis
Wanda Thorp Eason
Hope
Henderson State College
Eason
Hendrix College
Hope Jaycees
George Frazier
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Bill Wade
Laverne Vines
Rainbow Melodies
Patmos
Lafayette County Fairgrounds
Lewisville
Stamps
Lafayette Association For Retorted
Jo Ella
Mickey May
Judge Calls Special Grand Jury Session In Hempstead
Judge W H Arnold impounded a special Hempstead Grand Jury in June to probe the Christmas 1968 murder of Larry Wayne Yates near Hope. Dennis Turner arrested for first degree murder was found not guilty earlier. Arnold seeks new evidence and area witnesses.
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Hempstead
W.H. Arnold
W.H
Dub) Arnold
Arkadelphia
Larry Wayne Yates
Hope
Young Yates
Dennis Turner
Arnold
Citizenship Conference Planned at Hopewell Elementary
Lawyer John L. Wilson will speak at a youth citizenship conference on Wednesday May 21 at 7 p.m. in Hopewell Elementary School Auditorium. Other speakers include Marguerite Williams Carthel Pinks ton and a police representative. The event supports the Special 4 H Program started October 1968, which has produced over 1000 items from 175 youth and serves parents and interested persons. A project bus operates from 720 Greenwood on Mrs. Katie Harris's lawn.
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John L. Wilson
Hopewell
Katie Harris
Greenwood
Hope High School Names Honor Graduates for 1969
Susan McCain and Carla Jo Turner lead the 1969 Hope High School graduating class as co valedictorians. Honor graduates include Olan W Reeves Jr Larry Clark White and Hoyett Lee Almond Jr. Graduation set for May 27 at seven in First Baptist Church.
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Susan McCain
Carla Jo Turner
Hope High School
Olan W. Reeves Jr
Larry Clark White
Hoyett Lee Almond Jr
First Baptist Church
Jan Herring
Kenneth Ray Koen
Nancy Nell Martindale
Carla Grace Martin
Calvin Caldwell
Raymon Powell
W.A. Williams
Bob Whitmarsh
William D. Sillavan
Kenneth Randall Allen
Michael Ray Allen
Hayette Lee Almond Jr
Donald Ray Arnold
Belinda Ann Bandy
Bobby Joe Barham
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Bob) Starr
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Arkansas State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission
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Miles
Hopsc Eithing
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Cernan
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Princeton
Hal Boyle
Space
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AP News Digest
Don Ap Bia Mountain
J.W. Fulbright
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
United States
Europe
Mountain Center
Calif
Timothy Leary
U.S. Supreme Court
Star
Westmoreland Cemetery
W.B. (Buster) Gilbert
Oliver S. Moss
Eastside Junior High School
Benton
Dee Thornton
Dee
Eastside
Bobby Thornton
Carl Thornton
Tony Rowe
Ozan
William Troy Morse
Huron Morse
Rt. 1, Hope
Diamond Cafe
Terry Clifton Beard
David Scott Beasley
Layne Wesson Beaty
Carroll Wayne Beck
Ralph Keith Bennett
Wilma Lanelle Booker
Larry Gene Bradford
Nelda
Patricia Browning
Belinda Gail Burke
James Daryl Burke
Pamela
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