Automating the Press Office At The Star
The Star adds Compugraphic phototypesetting machines from Wilmington Mass in a move to speed page layout. The two units, to be installed by a regional installer from Atlanta, will produce full pages in about 25 minutes, with boldface bylines and precise weather and standings tabulation. A Hope High School graduation prompts reflection on education and automation, noting the need for skilled workers to operate and maintain advanced equipment.
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Star
Atlas Van-Lines, Inc
Compugraphe Corporation
Wilmington
Mass
Associated Press
Fairchild
Compugraphic
Atlanta
Graduates Honored at Hope High School Banquet
Hope High School honored sixteen Honor Graduates at the May 14 senior banquet at Town & Country Restaurant. Principal Joe Balentine announced the names as Supt. James J. Jones presented medals, and James Williams led with the invocation.
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Hope High School
Town & Country
Clay Lehman
Thomas Willams
Susan Turner
Peggy King
Joe Balentine
Supt
James J. Jones
Jimmy Dale Alford
Jo Ann Burke
Judith Holly Croom
William Ralph Routon
Gretchen Lazar Cox
Mary Ellampson
Mary Beth Millican
John Robert Spraggins
Constance Luanne Hendrix
Balinda Faith Evans
Justin Eliot Caldwell
Norma Jean Smith
Vera Ruelene Willams
Kathleen Delores Davis
Daniel Joseph Stuart
Judith Anita Bright
American Legion
Karen Beggs
Justin Caldwell
Danforth Foundation
Judy Bright
Thomas Williams
Anderson - Frazier Insurance Agency
Bruce Garrett
Joe Amour
Tina Martin
Artis Martin
Irma Dean
Lamar Cox
Beryl Henry
Jimmy Alford
Readers Digest
Bausch- Lamb
Mark Gunter
DAR Good Citizen
Betty Crocker
Troubles on a List and Burn It An Old Man's Tip
Hall of the piece notes HAL Boyle recounts an old man’s anger release method write a list of grievances read it five times then burn it to feel better. The list includes government forms airline seating rules gossiping secretaries and teens who replay rock records. See TROUBLES on page two
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Hal Boyle
New York
Mfe
Mortgage Rates Fall For First Time in 18 Months
Washington reports a one month reversal in interest rates as mortgage rates dip for the first time in a year and a half. Government officials caution this drop does not establish a trend.
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Washington
Police Union Idea Triggered by Rising City Riot Threat
Denver report on the first National policemen's union IBPO elects John J. Cassese as president. He says rising city protests prompted formation and that the union will adopt a no strike posture to maintain public confidence, while allowing political action by officers. A second item notes a new missile joining the U.S. arsenal.
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Denver
National Policemen’s Union
Suficept
International Brotherhood of Police Officers
John J. Cassese
Cassese
IBPO
Iade
U.S
Uns
Aflcio
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Minuteman III MIRV system being installed in North Dakota
Newsmen observed the first underground installation of a Minuteman III ICBM at a North Dakota site near Minot Air Force Base. The warheads will be added next month, with the MIRV payload capable of hitting multiple targets. Estimated cost runs to 450 million dollars for missiles and facility upgrades.
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Parshall
N.D
North Dakota
Air Force
Aive
MIR Ve
Minot Air Force Base
Pentagon
Price Wage Freeze Is Possibility
Senator Harris proposes a National Economic Equity Board with power to set voluntary wage and price guidelines and to impose six month price and wage freezes if needed to curb inflation. The plan follows calls from lawmakers, union economists, and officials for controls as Nixon faces a slowing economy and stock market declines. The Dow fell to 641.36, its lowest in seven and a half years, amid debates over budget balance and debt limits. A Gibson Discount Center sprinkler incident caused minor water damage after a trash burner fire.
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Jim Phillips
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Democratic
Carl Albert
the .Mouse
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Nixon
George P. Shultz
White House
John W. Byrnes
GOP
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Robert P. Mayo
Harris
National Economic Equity Board
Federal Reserve Board
Gibson
Year Round School Plan Approved in Louisville
Jefferson County Board of Education voted to scrap the nine month year and switch all 12 grades to a four quarter year round system. If a $350,000 U S Office of Education grant is approved the plan could start by September 1971, otherwise rollout will take several years. Superintendent Van Hoose forecasts nationwide adoption. President Robert Tully notes Atlanta Fulton County already uses year round plans for grades 8-12.
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Louisville
Jefferson County
Board of Education
U.S. Office of Education
Richard van Hoose
Robert Tully
Atlanta
Fulton County
Jefferson
Market Slump Deepens as Dow Drops Over 20 Points
New York stocks tumbled on Monday marking the worst one day decline since Kennedy's assassination. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 20.81 to 641.36, its lowest close since December 1962, amid investor fears over high interest rates inflation and the Vietnam era conflict. The NYSE composite slipped to 38.20, the AMEX index declined to 19.57, and major benchmarks registered fresh 1970 lows as anxiety persisted.
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New York
Kennedy
Dow
Indochina
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Standard & Poor
VFW Calls for Fulbright Recall in Arkansas
Arkansas VFW state Commander urges officers to back recall efforts against Senator J. W. Fulbright. Pete Till of Hot Springs cites disagreement with the VFW and the President on Southeast Asia, as Jim Johnson leads a campaign to place a recall amendment on November ballots with petitions included.
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Hot Shuvus
Ark
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
J. W. Fullbright
Pete Till
Hot Springs
Valene Persons
Jim Johnson
Supreme Court
Fulbright
Arkansas
U.S
United States
Southeast Asia
Johnson
8 Americans Killed as Enemy Strikes Back in Cambodia
Police report two burglaries on Monday night. One at Crescent Store with about $20 to $25 stolen. Officer Ward investigated. The other at Verger School lunch room, nothing taken. Officer Milam investigated.
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Cambodia
Crescentine
Ward
Verger School
Milam
War Money Bill Nears Decision
The Senate faces a first vote on a Cambodia funding amendment amid talk of U S involvement near the South Vietnamese border. The amendment would withdraw U S forces from Cambodia by June 30 and bars spending on activities aiding Cambodian forces. The White House opposes changing the core measure, while sponsors press Saigon to honor the June 30 timetable.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Cambodia
U.S
Chamber
White House
Sens
Frank Church
Ojidaho
John Sherman Cooper
ReKy
Cooper
Saigon
Nixon
Lon Nol
Yarborough Lake Park Boat Landing Opens Friday
Marion H Crank of Foreman chairman of the Little River County Rural Development Authority announces that the boat landing at Millwood Park on Yarborough Lake will be open to the public beginning at 7 a.m. Friday May 29. The entrance fee to use the boat ramp and picnic area will be $1 per vehicle.
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Marion H.crank
Foreman
Little River County
Israelis Driven Out of Lebanon After Border Clash
Israeli forces crossed into southern Lebanon on Monday night twice but were repelled by Lebanese troops. One Lebanese officer died and six were injured. Israeli casualties were not listed. Refugees in the south rose to about 30,000 per Beirut reports, while a general strike by Lebanese religious leaders disrupted the capital.
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Associated Press
Beirut
Israel
Marwahein
Mediterranean
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Fishhook Fight Expands in Cambodia as U S Troops Suffer Casualties
North Vietnamese forces attacked U S infantrymen 22 miles apart in Cambodia, killing eight and wounding 35, with enemy losses unknown. The clash raised Cambodian operation casualties to 216 killed and 807 wounded, while Allied forces reported extensive supply seizures and rice stockpiles sufficient to feed 5,000 enemy troops for two months in the 10,000 square mile Mekong frontier region.
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Saigon
U.S
Cambodia
Fishhook
25Th Infantry Division
Mimot
South Vietnam
3Rd Corps
Sais Gon
Allied
Spew My
Mekong
Dela
Stamegast
Spoesman
Te Coer
Arkie Returns Home After Frog Jump Victory
Arkie the champion frog returns to Arkansas after leaping 14 feet 4 inches to win the governor’s division at Calaveras County Frog Jump. Arkansas handlers deny replica claims, credit Arkie’s poise and survival story. Arkie was taken from Lonoke County by Gary Thompson and Lee King and will be returned to them.
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Little Rock
Arkie
Calaveras County
Calif
Mons
Arkis
Angels Camp
William C. Steed
San Franscisco
Steed
Arks Ta
California
Arkansas
Steid
Gary Thompson
Lee King
Lonoke
Roy Preewitt
Lonoke County
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Alex. H. Washburn
Ours
O.K
Faye Uspat
Pepopes
Gibson Piscount Center
Yarborough Lake Park
George Esper
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