France Says Goodbye to Gen. de Gaulle
France held a simple Notre Dame funeral Mass for Charles de Gaulle with world leaders present while his body lay in Colombey des Deux Eglises. The burial moved from the cathedral to a village churchyard as per his wishes, with nationwide bells and a silent march planned to honor him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vincour
Associated Press
Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
Notre Dame
de Gaulle
Church of Our Lady
Adolf Hitler
Colombey Les Deux Eglises
DeGaulle
Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Francois Cardinal Marty
Colombey
Seine
Europe
United States
Champs Elysees
Notre Dame Cathedral
Masonry Course Offered at Red River Tech School
Red River Vocational Technical School in Hope announces a one year Masonry Construction Course starting this week. Instructor Jack Ashworth brings four decades of building trades experience since 1948 after training at Florida Christian College and Allegheny County Vocational Technical School with a four year bricklaying apprenticeship.
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Red River
Bumpers Seen Likely to Seek New Taxes if Needed
Veteran legislators expect Gov elect Dale Bumpers to work closely with the General Assembly and may push for new taxes if economies, natural growth, and waste elimination do not yield enough revenue. Leaders say voters must see value for current dollars and the need for additional funds.
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Robert Shaw
Associated Press
Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
General Assembly
Winthrop. Rockefeller
Bumpers
Rockefeller
Robert
Arkansas judges push for permanent road tax amendment
Several county judges across Arkansas urge amending the state constitution to create a permanent three mill road tax. Voted on biennially, the tax was defeated in Miller, Sevier, Crawford, St. Francis, Lafayette, Saline, and Lee counties this November. Judges emphasise funding needs despite voter resistance to taxes.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Miller County
C. R. Brugess
Sevier County
B. A. Mauldin
Crawford
St. Francis
Lafayette
Saline and
Lee
Question Reflects the Confusion of a Time
HAL BOYLE discusses celebrity in a confused era, noting that merit defines fame less than public attention. He contrasts historical heroes with modern notoriety and cites dictionary definitions to argue celebrities may include infamous figures alongside innovators. He concludes by redefining celebrity as anyone who captures public attention.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Pavement Plate
Jack the Ripper
Jonas Salk
31 Americans Killed in War Action
Ground action in South Vietnam dropped to a nine month low as U S forces posted back to back noncombat death days. The weekly casualty tally showed 31 Americans killed in action and 45 nonbattle deaths, with 104 wounded. South Vietnamese and enemy tolls varied as US bombers pressed routes through Laos and Cambodia amid light skirmishes.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
U.S
Mekong
Laos
Cambodia
Regional Fire Safety Program Held in Hope
Rudolph Bryant led a regional school fire safety meeting at Hope High School Auditorium on Tuesday November 10 attended by 115 students from Hempstead Nevada and Lafayette counties. Topics covered fire hazards drills extinguisher use and the danger of locked exits in public places with officials urging seriousness to save lives. Chief James Cobb praised Bryant for promoting fire consciousness and reducing arson risk.
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Rudolph Bryant
State of
Arkansas
Hope High School
Hempstead
Nevada
Lafayette
Hope Fire Dept
Bryant
James Cobb
GM Strike Talks Open as Union Mulls New Contract
In Detroit 304,000 GM workers are to decide today on a three year contract tentatively agreed by GM and UAW negotiators. If the GM council of 450 accepts, the pact goes to the rank and file. rejection could send talks back and prolong the eight week strike.
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Associated Press
Weiler Detroit
General Motors
Corporation
United Auto Workers
GM Council
UAW
Detroit
AP News
Associated Press Detroit
UAW GM Strike Nails GM Finances and Jobs
The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors hits GM revenue and the UAW fund hard. GM faces its first quarterly loss since 1946 as production stalls and suppliers, dealers, and government treasuries feel the impact. The tentative national contract was reached but plant output may not resume until December 1.
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Charles C. Cain
Associated Press
Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors
UAW
South Desegregation Shift Forces Northward Enforcement
A Nixon administration official said desegregation in the South is complete enough to shift enforcement officers to the North. He stated most Southern school administrators want to comply, while HEW continues to refine guidelines against discrimination in grouping and discipline. The administration claims 97 percent of Southern systems are desegregated.
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Thelen Jr
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Nixon
South
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Warm Cold Cycle for Arkansas Forecast Friday Warm Front
Arkansas faces a warm cold weather cycle with a warm front bringing cloudy skies Friday night. A cold front earlier this week caused showers and cooler temps. Highs ranged 55 to 69 across cities. overnight lows varied from 36 to 47 with multiple rainfall readings from Fayetteville to Memphis.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Harrison
Texarkana
Fayetteville
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
el Dorado
Memphis
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Mullins Named to National Post
Dr. David W. Mullins president of the University of Arkansas was named president elect of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. Mullins, who has led the U of A since 1960, will take office in January 1972 after the association’s convention in Ann Arbor.
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Washington
David W. Mullins
University of Arkansas
National Association of State Universities
Mullins
U of A
Association
Ann Mullins
Town
Nine Killed in Tulsa Explosion
In Tulsa at Pan American Petroleum Bird Creek site a dynamite blast killed at least nine seismograph crew members and officials investigate. A crane struck by a high voltage line sparked the explosion which left seven to eight men in the truck dead. The crew was conducting underground fracture tests to map subsurface oil prospects.
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Tulsa
Okla
Sheriff's
David K. Ellis
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Pan American
Bird Creek
Tulsa County
McClellan cites urban crowding as environmental threat
Senator John L. McClellan told about 400 Arkansas Chamber of Commerce members that over concentration of people in large cities drives environmental problems. He urged a national decentralization policy to curb migration to metropolitan centers and combat pollution.
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Hot. Springs,ark
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries
Arkansas Doctor Says No Foreign Medical Practice Legal
Dr. Joe Verser of Harrisburg, secretary of the state Medical Board, stated no foreign medical school graduate may practice legally in Arkansas as state law forbids it. He noted Arkansas licenses only to those educated in the U.S. or Canada and referenced disciplinary actions by the state Medical Society including reprimands and license suspensions in the prior year.
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Little Rock
Joe Verser
Harrisburg
State Medical Board
Arkansas
Verser
Ralph Nader
U.S
Canada
Tate Boards
State Medical Society
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Tech School
Napier
New Zealand
Hope
A. F. Mahan
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
North Viethom
Demilitarized Zone
National Post
The
Star
Clyde Davis
Hunter
Millwood Reservoir
Cordell
Paraloma
Baker's Bend
Little River
First United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
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