Safeguard debate shifts to large defense bill action
National lawmakers sharpened opposition to the administration's missile defense plan while moving a 70 billion dollar defense appropriations bill toward the White House. Amid pressure to adjourn for Christmas, House and Senate panels prepare to work through a December schedule, with final passage likely delayed until January. Nuclear era politics and defense funding mix as Sen. Proxmire targets Safeguard and related items, while President Nixon eyes swift approval of the authorization measure.
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Pulician Nichian
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White House
William Proxmire
Dwis
Nixon
House
Pentagon
House Appropriations Committee
Mike Mansfield
Former Penal Workers Found Not Guilty
Two former penal farm employees were found not guilty by a U S District Court jury in Jonesboro Arkansas of abusing a prisoner rights. Edwin Lucas 64 and Howard McCain 60 faced charges related to the death of Oscar Lee Phelps 33 of Osceola amid a 1965 incident at the Mississippi County Penal Farm. The misdemeanor verdict carried up to one year and a $1000 fine per defendant. The trial concluded after detailed jury deliberations and a partial instruction request.
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Ark
U.S. District Court
Edwin Lucas
Mississippi
Howard McCain
Luxora
Lucas
McCain
Oscar Lee Phelps
Osceola
Mississippi County
Phelps
J. L. Proctor
J. Smith Henley
Ducks Unlimited forms Hope chapter elects president
A new Hope Ducks Unlimited chapter held its first meeting at Town & Country with guest speaker Don W. Thompson, Southwest Mississippi Flyway director. Thompson, with a master’s in wildlife management from Ohio State, showed a film on DU goals. Yancy Reynolds was elected president and a membership committee was appointed. Potential members may contact John Burgess Bil Hairr or Mike McMurrough.
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Hope
Town & Country
Don W. Thompson
Mississippi
Yancy Reynolds
John Burgess
Bil Hairr
Mike McMurrough
62 Miners Feared Lost in Africa
In Johannesburg a General Mining and Finance Corp spokesman said sixty two miners were killed or believed dead after an accidental blast in a shaft near a sinking operation 7700 feet below the surface. The blast occurred after explosives were lowered into the shaft, with no survivors expected.
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South Africa
Buffelsfontein
General Mining and Finance Corp
Coalbrook Borth
Wemk-Long
Arkansas Forecast: Mild Days and Cool Nights Ahead
Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Friday shows high 71 and low 41 with a fair mild forecast. Arkansas weather calls for clear, cool tonight and highs in the 70s today with lows in the upper 40s to upper 50s, widening north east to south west.
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Mansfield and Scott back Nixon plan for cease-fire
Senate leaders Mike Mansfield and Hugh Scott, long critics of Vietnam policy, sponsor a resolution to back Nixon's effort to end the war while calling for a mutually observed cease-fire. They won't pre disclose details, aiming to build broad support as House backing grows. The measure follows a House committee approval of a resolution endorsing negotiation for a just peace, without a cease-fire mention.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Schott
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Senate
Mansfield
Scott
North Vietnam
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
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Vietnam
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Pennsylvania
Jim Wright
D-Tex
Unions Agree on Low Cost Houses
Three labor unions agreed to mass produce prefabricated homes under a contract with Prestige Structures. A three bedroom, one bath home with utilities would cost under 10,000 dollars, aiming for 2,500 homes per year. HUD highlighted mortgage subsidies aiding 16,500 low income families and projected growth by next June 30.
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Associated Press
Washington
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Prestige Structures, Inc
Charlotte
Mich
Thureday
Mrs Maggie D Cole 87 lifelong LANEBURG native dies in Hope
Maggie D Cole 87 a Laneburg Nevada County native died Friday in a Hope rest home after living there 25 years Her father E N Daniel Civil War veteran and her husband the late Sid M Cole of Prescott Survivors include son Jim Cote Circuit Clerk and daughter Mrs Dale Jones both of Hope a granddaughter Mrs James C Gilbert of Texas City Texas Services 2 30 AM Saturday at Herndon Guetal Chapel Rev Everett Vinson Burial DeAnh Cemetery Prescott Herndon Funeral Home in charge
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Laneburg
Nevada County
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Prescott
The
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Dale-Jones
Hope
James C. Gilbert
Texas City
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Everett Vinson
DeAnh Cemetery
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GOP Leaders Call Agnew to Keep Attacking Demos
Western Republican leaders at a Honolulu conference say voters want Vice President Spiro Agnew to keep firing at antiwar demonstrators. Governor David Cargo of New Mexico warns some Moratorium Day organizers are “a mess,” but credits some youth with noble ideas. the group also notes Bob Goldwater and others at the Western States Republican meeting.
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Bill Boyarsky
Associated Press
Honolulu
Spiro T. Agnew
David Cargo
New Mexico
Western States
Republican Conference
Sen
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Viet Cong Attack Hits Saigon Outposts in Winter Campaign
About 100 Viet Cong guerrillas assaulted Saigon area outposts and 11 provinces as part of a broader winter campaign. Across the country 68 rocket and mortar attacks killed two Americans and injured civilians and soldiers. North Vietnamese forces pressed toward South Vietnam with high casualties and U.S. officials warned of strengthened NVA presence next year.
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Bress Winter
Saigon
Saigo
Mekong
Central Highlands
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U.S
Washington
North Vietnam
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Nixon
Fulbright Won't Speak at Little Rock Moratorium
Senator J W Fulbright of Arkansas will not be available to speak at Little Rock during the forthcoming national Vietnam Moratorium event later this month a Fulbright staff member said.
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Little Rock
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Vietnam
Fulbright
Hope mayor proclaims Poppy Day for Veterans aid
Frank Douglas mayor of Hope Arkansas proclaims Saturday November 8 as Poppy Day to aid the Veterans Hospital and National Home for Orphans. The Ladies Auxiliary will be downtown to ensure everyone wears a poppy and to collect funds for the needy in the community.
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Hope
Arkansas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans Hospital
National Rome For Orphans
City of Hope
Ark
Disagreement Over Johnson Resignation Asked to Step Down
In Little Rock AP report Walter Carruth of Lexa, chairman of the American Party of Arkansas, said he asked Jim Johnson of Conway to resign as national committee man. Johnson denied being asked to resign and said he had no plan to quit.
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Jim Johnson
Conway
American Party of Arkansas
Walter Carruth
Lexa
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