Railroads under fire over crossings and profits
A reader letter criticizes how gates at Hazel Street crossings operate and argues railroads under public scrutiny face mis management and over regulation. He notes Union Pacific shares rising but earnings poor and warns unions and public opinion may shrink value. Another letter urges polite crossings and better maintenance to revive industry.
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the Star
Hacel Street
Union Pacific
New York Stock Exchange
Gummins
Historic Wilhelmina Inn Razed by Fire
The original Wilhelmina Inn built in 1808 by Kansas City Southern Railroad as a health resort and named for the Holland queen burned down. Once a showplace, it fell to ruins in the 1930s. Arkansas Parks and Tourism spent 160000 dollars turning it into a tourist site, and officials say the burned structure will be rebuilt over the next year.
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Wilhelmina Inn
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Arkansas Parks and Tourismment
Suspects linked to other killings in California and Arizona
Stockton authorities hold two men on nine murder counts tied to the Victor California killings and eleven total slayings. Police say the suspects provided tips that led to discovery of five more victims across California and Arizona, including two found near Oakdale and others in Tucson.
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Stockton
Calif
California Sierra Mountains
Douglas Gretsler
New York City
Sacramento
Victor
Walter Parkin
Arizona
California
Steelman
Gretsler
Gretler
Gretsier
Robert Robbins
Katherine Mestites
Mesa
Ariz
Oakdale
Steelman and
Gretzler
Michael Adshade
Ken Unrein
Phoenix
Michael Sandberg
Patricia
Tucson
Four Cars Stolen and Burned Outside Hope
Hempstead County Sheriff probes four stolen vehicles burned within two weeks. A Sheriff Henry Singard patrol car and Fred Glanton’s bean truck were found burned near Hope, one on West Patrol Road at 1 20 a m Saturday. A Hope auto wrecker stolen November 1 was gutted four miles west on Guernsey highway. A 1971 Volkswagen owned by James Simmons of Route 4 Hope was stolen November 3 and found burned November 9.
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Hempstead
Hope
Guernsey
James Simmons
Route 4
Kissinger and Mao hold third meeting in China
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met Mao Tse-tung for two hours in Peking on Monday night, their third meeting. Details were not disclosed, and no agreement on full diplomatic relations is anticipated.
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Peking
Henry A. Kissi
Mao Tse-tung
Kissinger
Communist Party
Nixon
China
Chou En-lai
Middle East
Washington
Kissinger seeks U S Israel defense treaty amid cease fire talks
Negotiations reported under way in Peking on a possible treaty by the United States to guarantee Israel's defense if attacked with Kissinger coordinating. Israel would gain permanent U S backing while warned it must pull back from Arab neighbors without U S support. Egypt and Israel continue cease fire line talks along the Suez, prisoner exchange planned, and new Geneva talks eyed for December.
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Associated Press
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Israel
Kissinger
Peking
Barry Schneid
West Bank
Suez Canal
Suez
Red Army
Egypt
Red Sea
Middle East
Aharon Yariv
Mohammed Abdul Ghani Gamazy
U.N
Cairo-Sues Road
Tel Aviv
Red Cross
Cyprus
Cairo
Yariv
Ahmed Ismail
Geneva
Syria
National Front
Nablus
Jordan River
Hope area soldiers noted in nationwide and local notices
The report lists Hope Arkansas area servicemen in Exercise Reforger V in Germany with Army units and family addresses. It also notes insurance and public inquiries for the Traveling Advisory Service in Hempstead County, plus Henderson State students in Who's Who. John B. Gardner Jr. joins BIA board. Airman Muldrow posts at Chanute AFB after Lackland training. Smalls planning to reroute Highway 4 near Old Washington. Jill Morrow's White House model now displayed. a theft of a large potted plant at a home on Shower Springs Road is reported. Whitfield Masonic Lodge 230 to attend services monthly at Garrett Memorial Baptist Church with a schedule through March.
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Ark Monroe III
Insurance Department
Little Court Room
Hempstead County
John B. Gardner Jr
Hope Brick Works
Hope
Brick Institute of America
BIA
McLean
Gardner
White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia
Whitfield Masonic Lodge No. 230
Garrett Memorial Baptist Church
Spring Hill United Methodist
First Baptist
First United Methodist
Unity Baptist
Queen Wilhelmina Hotel Loss Estimated at 750000
The Queen Wilhelmina Hotel at Wilhelmina State Park atop Rich Mountain near Mena in Polk County was destroyed by a fire Saturday. Willian E. Henderson director of the state Parks and Tourism Department gave an off hand estimate of 750000 with a note the final figure could vary considerably.
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Wilhelmina State Park
Rich Mountain
Mena
Little Rock
Queen Wilhelmina Hotel
Willian E. Henderson
State Parks and Tourism Department
Henderson
Polk County
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Klipsch & Associates P
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Mark
Ark
Phote
Merion Watkins’ Sowvenir
Mens
Danier
Richard E. Byrd
Eeeo
Germany
Army First LA
Route
Charles £. Washington
Obie Washington
Batson
3Rd Infantry Division
67Th Air Defense Artillery
Giebelstad Air Base
10Th Engineer Division
Henderson State
Susan Hildebrand
Prescott
Amanda McAlister
Mineral Springs
Jeffery L. Muldrow
Annie R. McGary
Fulton, Ark
Chanute Afb
Ill
Air Force
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Tex
Muldrow
Saratoga High School
Technical Training Center
Chanute
Terry Sherwood
Southwest Arkansas Planning and Development District, Inc
Arkansas State Parks and Tourism Commission
State Highway Dept
Old Washington
White House
Jill Morrow
Hopewell School
Homer Fuller
Shower Springs Road
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