Brokers Give Money to Congressmen
Washington AP reports eight securities firms using a loophole in the Corrupt Practices Act donated 5000 each to a fund backing congressional candidates. The fund totals 62000 with over half unspent on election eve. Justice Department probes banking industry political contributions. Banks fund large senator and representative recipients amid bank regulation debates. Several firms named include Bear Stearns Carlisle DeCu..., Goldman Sachs Paine Webber Jackson Curtis Reynolds Salomon Brothers Hutzler White Weld.
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Washington
Securities Industry Campaign Committee
Justice Department
Congress
Bankers’ Fund
House
Dean Witter & Co
San Francisco
Witter
New York
Bear, Stearns & Co
Carlisle DeCopper & Co
Goldman, Sachs & Co
Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis
Reynolds & Co
Saloman Brothers & Hutzler
White, Weld & Co
Bankers' Campaign Fund
Lawrence G. Williams
R-Pa
House Banking Committee
Bankers’ Group
Murton
News Quiz Helps Your Studies for Students
Students can boost grades by regular newspaper reading through the News Quiz found today on Page 4. Answers appear on Page 3 as part of the Hope Star Living Textbook program sponsored by VEC Instructional Materials for participating area schools.
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VEC
The
Hope Star
Hostages Freed as Arkansas Prison Crisis Eases
Four hostages were released from Cummins Prison Farm after inmates seized them, prompting corrections officials to warn that further trouble could arise while the penitent iary relies on armed inmate guards. Commissioner Robert Sarver and Supt. Bill Steed negotiated to free the hostages, with Sarver briefly surrendering himself to gain seizure progress.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Robert Sarver
Arkansas
Sarver
Cummins
Here
Bill Steed
Steed
Larry Doss
Jimmy Morris
Jimmy
Child Killed in Accident Near Conway Arkansas
Betty Ann Coleman six of Menifee Conway County was killed Monday after being struck by a car on U S 64 about eight miles north of Conway Police said the driver was Henry Lee Smith fifty one of Menifee Details note the accident occurred on a rural highway near Conway with no further injuries reported at the scene
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Conway, Ark
Betty Ann Coleman
Menifee
Conway County
U.S. 64
Here
Henry Lee Smith
Three Governors Hope To Close Campaign on Final Night
The three gubernatorial candidates made final pleas for support as the general election nears. Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller spent the day at the Governor's Mansion watching a taped 15 minute television speech. Dale Bumpers taped two talks and answered live radio questions before closing with a Fort Smith rally. Walter L. Carruth also campaigned from Little Rock headquarters and spoke on television.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
Governor's Mansion
Dale Bumpers
Fort Smith
Walter L. Carruth
American Party
Little Rock
Rockefeller
Benton County
Saline County
Sebastian County
Fayetteville
Jonesboro
el Dorado
West Memphis
National Weather Service
Arkansas
Walter Carruth
Delois Walker
Bumpers
Marion H. Crank
Sterling Cockfild Jr
Bob C. Riley
Arkadelphia
Hubert Blanton
Hughes
Ray Thornton Jr
Sheridan
John Norman Warnock
Camden
Kelly Bryant
Jim Sheets
Siloam Springs
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Donald Poe
Waldron
Senate
One in Five Americans Faces Nervous Breakdown in Vote Clamor
By Walter R. Mears AP Political Writer the bitter midterm campaign gave way to decision as Americans cast ballots for a new Congress and state governments. Nixon and Republicans pursued congressional backing as voters across Maine and the nation chose 35 senators 85 governors and a new House. Republicans likely net a few Senate seats while Democrats seem set for statehouse gains boosting 1972 presidential prospects.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Congress
Maine
Nixon
House of Representatives
Senate
House
AP News Digest
Byrot
Associated Press
Edmund S. Muskie
Spiro T. Agnew
One in Five Americans Report Nervous Breakdowns
By Frank Carey AP Science Writer the Public Health Service reports evidence suggesting nearly one in five American adults have experienced a nervous breakdown or felt one coming on. It notes about 60 percent are fidgety or tense at times, based on a survey of 6,672 adults aged 18 to 79.
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Frank Carey
Washington
Pablic Health Service
The
Public Health Service
Big Difference in Man and Woman is How They Look at Store Prices
AP columnist surveys gender views on prices noting men assess affordability while women seek bargains. The essayist also riffs on Heming way, masculinity, aging, memory, and social mores with humor and brisk, era-specific observations about behavior, fashion, and daily life.
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Py Hal Buyle
NEW York
Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway
Cold Weather to Continue Over State
The Associated Press reports Arkansas will see continued cold weather as a high pressure ridge dominates. No precipitation is forecast statewide though a few sprinkles may touch the northern border. Persistent cold westerly winds signal approaching winter with highs near 40s to mid 50s through midweek and nightly lows in the 20s to 30s.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. To Disband 45th Recon Squadron In Vietnam
The U.S. Air Force will dissolve the 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron in Saigon, transferring 20 RF101 Voodoo jets to U.S. Air National Guard units. The move reduces American air strength in Vietnam by about 600 airmen and leaves five squadrons in the 45th Wing at Tan Son Nhut.
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Vietnam
45Th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
North Vietnam
Nixon
U.S. Command
25Th Division
Soc Trang
Mekong Delta
Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Indochina
U.S. 26Th Infantry Division
Cambodia
Hope to Host Student Fire Marshals
Student fire marshals and safety coordinators from Hempstead Nevada and Lafayette Counties will attend the annual School Fire Marshal meeting at Hope High School on Tuesday November 10 at 930 am. The workshop covers school safety laws duties of marshals drill procedures tornadoes inspection fire causes and extinguisher use. The 23 regional workshops for 1970 will involve students from over 90 percent of districts and draw more than 3500 students. Rudolph Bryant notes a fire conscious group of over 400000 has been built. The workshop adjourns at 2:00 pm.
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Hempstead
Nevada
Lafayette
Hope
Rudolph Bryant
State Department of Education
Tuesday Tossup for Governor and Senate Races
Voters in 47 states participate in contests for senator governor and other offices as 92nd Congress seats and local measures are decided. National themes focus on inflation unemployment and law and order with outcomes uncertain and heavy turnout reported in Hempstead and across the state.
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House of Representatives
Senate
House
Williams Escapes From Cummins Prison Farm Dairy
Charles Williams 30 of McGehee escaped while on a work detail at Cummins Prison Farm dairy in Ark He was serving 30 years for rape from Desha County officials said AP report
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Cummins Prison Farm
Ark
Charles Williams
McGehee
Cumming
Williams
Desha County
Hope Town to Feature Five Minute KTBS Interview
All Around Town Hope will be featured in a five minute interview Wednesday and Thursday at 1130 a.m. on KTBS TV Channel 3. Orion Dodgson will speak with Mayor Frank Douglas Hubert Thrash of C President Garland Med ders City Mgr and Pod Rogers of the Hope Star. William F. Burnett of Mutual of Omaha United Omaha in Hope is honored as a top ten first year rep for September. The region reports traffic and DUI violations, accidents, and 268 total accidents this year with 52 injured and one death. The Hope High School band took second at Ouachita Baptist University regional contest and majorette Marynell Branch won first in competition. Mrs Florence Bright remains critically injured in Kingsport Tennessee following an auto crash.
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Endre Marton
Associated Press
Washington
Soviet Union
Berlin
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
East Germany
Gromyko
Piotr A. Abrasimov
Frankfurt
United States
Rogers
New York
Nixon
White House
Britain
Germany
Abrasimov
Hope
Ktbs TV
Orion Dodgson
Frank Douglas
Hubert Thrash
C President
Garland Medders
City Mgr
Pod Rogers
The
Hope Star
William F. Burnett
Mutual of Omaha
United Omaha
Burnett
John Kemp
Pine Bluff
Ouachita Baptist University
Hope High School
Marynell Branch
John
Connie Anthony
Louisville
Baptist Village
Petah Tikva
Israel
Nina Anthony
Graydon Anthony
Anthonys
Baptist Hospital
Gaza Strip
Connie
Mt. Ida
Johnny
Southern Baptist Seminary
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Courier Journal
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Thomas O. Murton
Minneapolis
Minn
Russia
Arkansans
Hope Area
Uesday
San Jose
Calif
City of Hope
Boston
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Santiago
Chile
Salvadore Allende
Allende
Western Hemisphere
Star
Florence Bright
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Kingsport
Tenn
Bright
Replians
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