Washburn 9 30 on Channel 3 Rail Comic Opera Earl Clifton
A TV feature on The Star's photo process airs Friday at 5 30 on Channel 3 with possible 10 pm repeat. KTBS-TV photographer Eris Houchin confirms the piece details and timing. The Penn Central trustees have worsened losses for creditors, a reflection on government action. Earl Clifton, longtime Arkla Gas manager, now Camden resident, is noted in town.
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Our Daily
Alex
Washburn
Earl Clifton
Shreveport
Channel 3
Star
Eris Houchin
Ktbs-Tv
Hope
Arkla Gas
Camden
Earl
Connally to Europe to discuss dollar crisis
Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally travels to Germany to meet European government and banking officials amid the world monetary crisis. He will carry Nixon’s message to the American Bankers Association conference in Munich, stressing continued U.S. economic expansion despite the dollar crisis and inflation fighting.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Germany
Connally
Nixon
American Bankers’ Association
Munich
America
United States
Arkansas Weekend Outlook Sees Warmer Saturday
Fair skies tonight give way to increasing clouds Saturday as Arkansas forecasts call for a bit warmer day. Lows tonight expected in the 50s with Saturday highs mostly in the 80s. Listed overnight lows include 46 Fayetteville 49 Harrison 53 Jonesboro 55 Pine Bluff 52 El Dorado 54 Memphis 50 Little Rock 51 Fort Smith Texarkana appears as 6.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Harrison
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
el Dorado
Texarkana
Memphis
Little Rock
Fort Smith
L A Base Murder Trial Nears Jury
Final summations were to begin at 1 p.m. in the court-martial of Air Force Sgt Richard Blankenship of the Little Rock Air Force Base. He is charged with assault with a deadly weapon in the March 30 shooting of Airman 10 Bernard Gracy at a Titan II missile silo near Mount Vernon. Gracy was shot during the Changing of the Guard. a .38 bullet pierced his heart but he survived. Prosecutor Capt Michael Wimms said the wounding resulted from Blankenship's negligence.
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Jacksonville
Ark
Air Force
Richard Blankenship
Little Rock Air Force Base
Blankenship
Bernard Gracy
Mount Vernon
Gracy
Michael Wimms
Europe United in Aim to Rival U S and Soviet Powers
Paris reports President Pompidou and Prime Minister Heath forging a broad agreement to unite Europe and admit Britain to the Common Market. They press toward European unity, signaling closer Anglo French ties and a strengthened trading bloc amid looming US Soviet competition. In Arkansas, James H. Atkins of Cobb Atkins Boyd elected president of the Arkansas Association of Insurance Agents.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
Associated Press
PARIS
Georges Pompidou
Edward Heath
Europe
Pompidou
Heath
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
Western
European Economic Community
France
United States
Hot Springs, Ark
James H. Atkins
Cobb, Atkins, Boyd and Eggleston Insurance Agency
Little Rock
Arkansas Association of Insurance Agents
Trace Woman's Illness to Eating Mercury Poisoned Swordfish
A New York health officer testifies before a Senate subcommittee that a 44 year old Long Island mother of three contracted mercury poisoning from a nine month daily swordfish diet in 1964 65. She consumed about 10 ounces daily and lost 45 pounds before intermittent consumption ceased in 1970.
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Mike Shanahan
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
New York
Roger Herdman
New York State Health Department
Long Island
Senate
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Herdman
Immunity ruling shakes grand jury testimony framework
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that partial immunity for grand jury witnesses violates self incrimination rights, requiring full immunity if prosecutors compel testimony. The decision, affecting prosecutions against organized crime, aligns with the Supreme Court’s upcoming review of related 9th Circuit cases.
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California
Seattle
Leslie Bacon
Miss Cabon
U.S. Capitol
9Th Circuit Court
Some Vivid Events in the Process of Boyle's Growing Up
HAL BOYLE recalls universal growing pains in adolescence with vignettes of unfulfilled romance flunked subjects stealing a dime learning to swim and the pull of a full moon shaping secret mischief the ache of a Dear John letter and the ache of parental memories on a familiar page
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Boyle
New York
Grand Canyon
John
Welfare Bill Faces Political Hurdles In Congress
Washington AP reports the Social Security welfare bill remains contentious for both parties. The House Ways and Means Committee approved a 5 percent benefit increase to take effect June 1, 1972, aided by a Southern Democrat. The bill also contains automatic adjustments for living costs, a provision that could trigger a larger raise in 1973, a point used by Democrats to frame the measure ahead of the 1972 campaign.
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Washington
Democratic Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Nixon
Patrol Cars Collide During Hot Springs Chase
A Hot Springs policeman was injured when two patrol cars crashed during a high speed pursuit on Central Avenue near Oaklawn Park. Patrolman Jim Collier, 23, was admitted to a local hospital in unknown condition. Patrolman David Cockman, 24, was uninjured. The pursued vehicle escaped.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Jim Collier
Collier
David Cockman
Cockman
Central Avenue
Oaklawn Park
Living Costs Up by Only 3 Per Cent
Washington AP reports April consumer price index rose 0.3 percent helped by small housing and transport gains. CPI reached 120.2 in 1967 base, 4.3 percent above a year earlier. Food up 0.9 percent, housing 0.1, transport 0.3, clothing 0.4, medical care 0.6, recreation 0.6. Average pay rose 73 cents weekly to 124.75, buying power 2% above a year earlier but 1.9% below September 1968 peak.
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Washington
Labor Department
Smalles
Bureau of Labor Statistics
No Fault Insurance Law Is Near
Gov. Dale Bumpers told the Arkansas Association of Insurance Agents he may appoint a committee to study no-fault automobile insurance. He said he has no hard and fast judgment and wants to hear both sides, avoiding a political football. He favors allowing Arkansas to choose its own destiny rather than federal legislation.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas Association of Insurance Agents
Bumpers
Congress
Arkansas
Woman Killed in Collision Near Marked Tree Ark
Laura Hicks, 73, of Trumann was killed when a two vehicle wreck at the Arkansas 75 and U S 63 intersection near Marked Tree left her a passenger in a car driven by 17 year old Billy David Hicks of Trumann. The crash occurred Thursday police said.
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Marked Tree
Ark
Laura Hicks
Trumann
Arkansas 75
U.S. 63
Billy David Hicks
U.S. Defense Budget Outlook Hinges on SALT Talks
Nuclear talks between the United States and the Soviet Union shape next year’s defense plan as Pentagon officials warn against slowing the Safeguard antiballistic system and multi warhead missiles. With no breakthrough on arms limits, پیش development of costly weapons like the B1 bomber and Navy long range missile continues, while U.S. funds rise to match Soviet growth. Secretary Laird warned publishers that without convincing SALT progress, the U.S. may need to take unilateral actions.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense
United States
Air Force
Navy
Nixon
Laird
Melvin R. Laird
Stevenson to Speak at Memorial Day Service in Arkansas
Cecil W. Stevenson of Jonesboro national commander of the Disabled American Veterans will speak at the Memorial Day ceremony May 31 at the National Cemetery in Little Rock. A second observance at the Main Street Bridge will honor servicemen who died at sea.
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Cecil W. Stevenson
Jonesboro
The
National Cemetery
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L.A. Firm Lands Arkansas Parks Advertising Bid
Crawford Johnson and Associates of Little Rock won a two year contract to handle advertising for the Arkansas Parks Recreation and Travel Commission. The deal starts July 1 and requires at least $150000 in media space.
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Little Rock
Crawford-Johnson and Associates
State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission
U S Control Boosts Penn Central Loss
Trustees running Penn Central report a $92.5 million loss for the first quarter, 1971, a $26 million rise from 1970's first quarter but below the record $197 million loss in late 1970. They warn of perilous finances and urge urgent emergency measures, including more loan guarantees, with proposals to a federal judge and Congress within two weeks.
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Philadelphia
Penn Central Railroad
Penn Central
Congress
Draft Vote Schedule Set As Senate Plans Two Weeks
Washington AP Key senators agreed to a two week voting schedule on draft extension. Expected votes June 4 would consider ending the draft and shortening the House approved two year extension to one year. Next week votes would cover pay raises to match House levels and prohibiting draftees from being sent to Vietnam.
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Washington
Senate
House
Vietnam
All Around Town Majorette Beck y Huff Leads Henderson Band
Becky Huff daughter of Doyle and Mrs Huff of Hope will march as majorette in the Henderson State College Band this fall after leading the Hope band as Drum majorette for two years. HSC director Wendell Evanson announced the 1971 72 majorette line after tryouts. Jerald McLelland, son of Maurice and Mrs McLelland, is now a radio operator with State Police in District 6 in Hope after intensive training in Little Rock. Hope Junior Auxiliary meets May 26 at 10 am in the Chamber of Commerce office. executive committee at 9 30. Honor graduates at Cale High are Kay Mathis valedictorian and Margie Johnson salutatorian. Baccalaureate May 23 and commencement May 24. A C Archer family thanks readers for gifts after fire May 3.
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Becky Huff
Doyle Huff
Hope
Henderson State College
Becky
Hope Band
Wendell Evanson
HSC
Jerald McLelland
Maurice McLelland
Prescott
Little Rock
Chamber of Commerce
Cale High School
Kay Mathis
E. R. Mathis
Cale
Margie Johnson
W. D. Johnson
Caney
Jerry Westmoreland
Nixon presses disarmament talks as ABM accord eyed
President Nixon summons disarmament negotiator Gerard Smith to a White House conference amid a pivotal SALT phase. He announced a step to break the stalemate, while both sides push for a new round in Helsinki. The two nations expect talks to address ABM limits and tied offensive strategic weapons. The Soviets continue building ABM sites as the U.S. advances the Safeguard program.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Gerard Smith
Smith
Vienna
Helsinki
Finland
U.S
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
Congress
Arkansan Held by Mo Police in Connection to Slaying
George Albert Yearin, 36, of Sulphur Springs Arkansas, was arrested in Davenport Iowa by local police and FBI agents following a tip. He faces a murder charge in Pineville Missouri for a June 3 1970 shooting of Zebulon Wilkins 37, and will be heard Friday on a federal unlawful flight to avoid prosecution charge. Sheriff Earl Spears of McDonald County Missouri confirms the alleged shooting.
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Iowa
George Albert Yearan
Sulphur Springs
Ark
FBI
Hearian
Pineville
Missouri
Earl Spears
McDonald County
Yearin
Zebulon Wilkins
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