Mail complaints note from Eric Deane in Our Daily Alex
Evelyn Gibson, assistant postmistress near Hope, reports mail misrouting stirs. Dr. Lester Sitzes notes a lab memo mailed May 13 did not reach Hope until May 17, covering 100 miles in four days. Ernie Deane comments on George Smith joining the Baxter Bulletin and mourns Paul Jones’s death.
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Evelyn Gibson
Perrytown
Hope
The
Star
Lester Sitzes
al Hayes
Pine Bluff
Ernie Deane
University of Arkansas
Ernie
Arkansas
Lewisville
Hurst Pledges Major Cuts in State Data Spending
State Sen. Q. Byrum Hurst of Hot Springs, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, vowed to slash state data processing spending if elected. He cited a “computer explosion” costing at least a million annually, with 190 data processing jobs in 27 agencies and 8 percent yearly growth. He faulted the Department of Finance and Administration for wasteful, duplicative practices.
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Little Rock
Q. Byrum Hurst
Hot Springs
Hurst
Department of Finance and Administration
Hust
Arms Limitation Deal Near With Russia Reported
AP dispatch describes near final SALT agreement between United States and Soviet Union. Nixon and Kosygin sign space exploration cooperation. Rogers and Kirillin ink science and tech accord. SALT would limit defensive antiballistic missiles and freeze land based missile launchers while allowing sea launchers to catch up. Offensives may be replaced as tech permits but not increased. News-Herald and local Arkansas items follow about Gov. Bumpers endorsement and a murder verdict in McGehee.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Moscow
Nixon
Alexei N. Kosygin
William P. Rogers
Vladimir Kirillin
Soviet Committee For Science and Technology
Kemlin
Nixon in Moscow as Kremlin visit begins security sweep
U S officials confirmed President Nixon’s arrival in the Kremlin for his first Soviet capital visit. A security check using electronic bug detectors and route planning was conducted by advance agents, with Mrs Nixon also protected yet outnumbered by Soviet plainclothes guards around Brezhnev’s wife.
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Vietnam War Unchanged at Nixon Brezhnev Summit
Nixon and Brezhnev meet in Moscow with no clear signal on arms control or Vietnam. The two leaders may agree on trade and space collaboration while sideline news reports hint at possible progress on a weapons pact. Two accords were signed on Tuesday: cooperation against killer diseases and environmental protection.
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Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
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Big Gum
Nikolai V. Podgorny
William P. Rogers
Boris V. Petrovsky
McGovern wins Rhode Island Oregon. eyes California showdown
Senator George McGovern swept Rhode Island and Oregon primaries and added Missouri district delegates to reach 502 of the 1509 needed for the nomination. He planned a California campaign ahead of the June 6 showdown with Hubert Humphrey, aiming to finish the race before the Miami Beach convention. He pledged cabinet Spanish language representation and a Mexican American judge for California.
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McGovern Builds Momentum Into California Primary
Democratic race shifts toward California as McGovern holds lead with 502 delegates and eyes a first ballot win. Wallace and Humphrey win several primaries while Muskie fades after a New Hampshire setback. California seen as pivotal arena in nominating fight.
Low-Cost Medical Aid for Poor to Reach 122 Areas
The federal government will provide low cost medical and dental aid in 122 areas across 39 states and DC, with treatment free to many poor patients. HEW will assign 152 physicians 20 dentists 72 nurses and 44 health aides, funding about 19 million this year under the 1970 Emergency Health Personnel Act and the same for 1973, Alaska included.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
District of Columbia
Alaska
HEW
Vietnam Paratroops Land on Enemy Soil North of Hue
U S analysts estimate North Vietnamese have pressed as many as 600 Soviet built tanks into the Indochina war doubling prior estimates. South Vietnamese and U S authorities report heavy tank losses, while air power and antitank rockets grow more effective in combating the armored force. In a separate Arkansas incident three Paragould women were killed and a man injured in a one car crash on Arkansas 135 near LePanto.
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Vietnam
Hue
Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
U.S
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
North Vietnam
No Chance USSR Trade on Troops No Chance USSR Trade on Troops
Administration officials say the Moscow summit will not change the status of American prisoners held by North Vietnam. President Nixon is expected to raise the matter with Soviet officials, yet POWs will not be affected. Hanoi is holding them as hostages to push a political settlement.
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Kenneth J. Freed
Associated Press
Washington
Moscow
North Vietnam
Administration
Nixon
Hanoi
United States
Few Men Lost on the Initial Encounter
U S amphibious craft and helicopters landed nearly 2000 South Vietnamese marines in enemy territory north of Hue. Carrier helicopters and airlifted battalions supported a Marine offensive east of Quang Tri. The South Vietnamese command said 133 enemy troops were killed, two tanks destroyed, 40 weapons and 20 tons of rice captured, with no American casualties reported. U S B 52 bombers and offshore cruisers supported the operation.
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Saigon
U.S
Hue
Haiphong
7Th Fleet
Quang Tri City
Quang Tri
Quang Tri Province
Senate defeats bid to strengthen antibusing bill
The Senate rejected a move to force conference with House amendments on a 23.1 billion higher education bill ending antibusing provisions. Sen Griffin urged acceptance of House changes, while Sen Pell led the defeat and warned about uneasy alliances that could derail the bill. The vote sets up a clash with the House over tougher antibusing terms.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
West
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Griffin
National Institute of Education
All Around Town and Local Events Roundup
Community notices announce a May 25 meeting of the Citizens Committee for Better Quality Schools at Hope City Hall, a May 28 Bingen Homecoming with a noon pot luck for former Bingen teachers, and regional updates on local speed limits and civic events.
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Citizens Committee For Better Quality
Hope City Hall
Bingen
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