Mistake Takes Lives of Eight in Vietnamese Incident
U S helicopter gunships accidentally fired on a South Vietnamese column, killing eight soldiers and wounding 21. Ground forces directed the attack, with four to five passes before warning off. No American advisers were present. The incident occurred on the central coast about 280 miles northeast of Saigon. the clash followed a prior firing accident within six weeks. A separate ambush on a U S convoy near the same coast killed one American and wounded two.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Thee
Ten Die as Air Force Cargo Plane Crashes at Little Rock
An Air Force C130E cargo plane crashed after takeoff from Little Rock Base killing 10 of 11 crew. One survivor severely burned, flown to San Antonio for treatment. Plane carried 40,000 gallons of fuel. Names not released as bodies recovered. Maj. William R. Worth provided details.
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Little Rock Air Force Base
Ark
William R. Worth
San Antonio
Tex
Worth
Tech School Group Plans a Dinner at Red River Vocational
The Phi Beta Lambda Club at Red River Vocational School will host a Thanksgiving Dinner on Wednesday November 24 from 11 45 to 12 45 at the school. Menu includes chicken and dressing English peas corn cranberry sauce brown gravy giblet gravy cole slaw cakes iced tea and coffee pickles. Public invited meals are all you can eat students 75 cents others 1 dollar with proceeds funding students who qualify for the State Convention in Conway in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Beta Lambda Club
Red River Vocational School
Conway
Scott Man Electrocuted In Cotton Picker Accident
NORTH LITTLE ROCK AP Robert E Smith 21 of near Scott was electrocuted Thursday when a mechanical cotton picker he operated touched a power line. His brother Tommy 17 riding in the cab escaped injury by jumping from the cab.
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North Little Rock
Robert E. Smith
Scott
Here
Smith
Tommy
Americans Arrested in $30 Million Stock Theft
Seven Americans arrested in London on charges of conspiring to dispose of stolen stock and bonds tied to an August Chicago theft. Names include Rudolph Johnson and Charles Bufalini among six others. Bail denied as FBI links to Los Angeles criminal group.
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David Lancashire
Associated Press
London
Chicago
Brixton
Marlborough
Comey
Swank
Mayfair
Rudolph Johnson
Cannes
French Riviera
Charles Samuel Bufalini
Los Angeles
Terry Lomenzi
Highland Park
Nicholas Avenetti
North Hollywood
Calif
James Walker Pettinotti
Marina del Ray
Marion Arthur Denard
Frank
Marco Sardo
North Beach
FBI
American Banknote Co
Mark IV Freight Co
Lr.t. Hooper
Withdrawal Key to Foreign Aid Bill
The Senate and House leaders push for restrictive language shaping U S withdrawal from Indochina and limits on spending as the aid bills move to final action. Mansfield and Morgan stress policy over money while various curbs ranging from Cambodia spending to Pakistan aid are debated amid a looming 1975 authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl P. Leabsdorf
Associated Press
Washington
U.S
Indochina
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Thomas E. Morgan
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Morgan
Pentagon
Nixon
Cambodia
Mansfield
Latin America
Africa
Pakistan
State Department
U.S. Information Agency
United Nations
Armed Services Committee
Drug Treatment Center to Open at Benton Unit
Gov. Dale Bumpers announced a state funded drug treatment center will begin operations at the Benton unit of the State Hospital, aiming for December 1 with about 30 patients. Most referrals expected from the courts and some from the state penitentiary. The program is a demonstration to gauge state capacity in drug treatment. The governor also voiced support for Virginia style food stamp delivery via state mailings to welfare recipients.
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Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Benton
State Hospital
State Penitentiary
Bumpers
West Virginia
Mariner 9 probes Martian dust storm approaching rendezvous
AP reports Mariner 9 sent back 31 views of a dying dust storm over Mars as it nears a Saturday rendezvous. Scientists expect closeup surface photos and aim to map features like Hellas and Syrtis Major while the storm clears.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 9
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
South Polar Cap
Hellas
Syrtis Major
South Pole
Mare Australe
Brad Smith
New Mexico State University
Mariner
Hope High Bobcat Yearbook earns Superior at state meet
At the Arkansas High School Press Association Yearbook Convention Hope High School's 1971 Bobcat earned Superior in five of seven categories including general excellence typography editorial content development of theme and cover with Excellent ratings in photography and layout. Editor Pam Gilbey and staff members attended along with 1972 Bobcat delegates under adviser Mrs. Mary Nell Turner at Parkview High School Little Rock.
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Arkansas High School Press Association
Bobcat
Hope High School
National Scholastic Yearbook Association
Memphis
Hurley Company
Camden
Pam Gilbey
Jerry Pruden
Pat Huckabee
Sarah Schenck
Susan Stevens
Scott Wood
Rhonda Moses
Burdell Smith
Marilyn Dodson
Polly King
Nancy Porter
Katy Watson
Lonnie Ragland
H.L. McKinney
Susan Reardon
Barbara Jackson
Debra Robinson
Parkview High School
Little Rock
Mary Nell Turner
Price Guidelines Fixed to Keep All Increases at 2.5% Level or Less
Washington AP applies to workers and small business owners as the Price Commission reports aim to cap price hikes at about 2.5 percent annually. The plan allows higher post freeze cost-based increases for producers and distributors but requires price ceilings be posted and prohibits higher profit margins unless sales rise. It does not require merchants to show books to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
Washington
The
Price Commission
Welfare rolls shrink again in July as states cut AFDC
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare reports July welfare rolls down for the third straight month. AFDC declines drive the drop, with 108,000 New Jersey recipients cut and 14.2 million total on relief nationwide. The July bill edges up to 1.5 billion due to court-ordered New York adjustments.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
John D. Twiname
HEW
New Jersey
Twiname
AFDC
New York
Nixon
Senate Finance Committee
Price guidelines set to curb postfreeze increases
President's Price Commission outlined measures to thaw prices only enough to offset rising costs and keep the average postfreeze gain at 2.5 percent or less. The Pay Board prepared end of freeze pay rules with a 5.5 percent ceiling and regulations to be published in the Federal Register. Rents stay frozen. retailers must display freeze prices for comparison. profit margins cannot rise. Ford seeks permission for increases after studying guides. some prices may drop or stay flat while others exceed 2.5 percent.
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Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
Washington
President's Price Commission
Pay
Federal Register
The
Price Commission
Activito Mag
Pein
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford I
Commission
C. Jackson Grayson
Hope fans charter buses for Arkansas-SMU game trip
Trailways announces five Hope fans chartered buses for the Arkansas-SMU game in Dallas regionally televised. Buses depart 7 a.m. from the Band Building with Hope Band Parents taking two. attendees meet at Cannon Hall at 7 a.m. Saturday.
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Dallas, Tex
Arkansas
SMU
Trailways
Hope
Arkansas-Smu
Dallas
Hope Band Parents Association
Cannon Hall
Hope High School
University of Arkansas
Ken Trout
Don Williams
Doug Byrd
Hope Band
Laser Innovations Highlighted by Southwestern Bell Scientist
Curt Johnson of Southwestern Bell Science Demonstrator will present Innovation in Three Acts to the Hope Lions Club at Town & Country Restaurant on Monday November 15. The program features a red laser beam display, a working television system, gas lens technology from Bell Labs, space satellite communications and a miniature microwave radio relay system, with arrangements led by Jack Caldwell.
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Southwestern Bell Science
Curt Johnson
Hope Lions Club
Town & Country
Johnson
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Southwestern Bell
Bell Labs
Jack Caldwell
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A.A. Smith
Texarkana
Virginia
St. Michael Hospital
O.A
Troup 91
Preston Hunt
Olen Overturf
Hope High
Ben Downs
Steve Routon
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Ben
Earl Downs
Arkansas and National Wildlife Federation
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