Snake Bite Vaccine Availability Rumor Debunked
A North Hempstead county report claimed Prescott and Hope lacked snake bite vaccine after a child’s bite. The editor verified vaccine is stocked at Village Pharmacy Ward & Son Hempstead Memorial Hospital and Nevada County Hospital Prescott. Coral snake bite care remains uncertain. editor notes local color print projects ongoing and press issues.
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North Hempstead County
Presscott
Little Rock
Prescott Nor
Hope
Prescott
Ward & Son
Hempstead Memorial Hospital
Dick Bright
Nevada County
North America
Ceremonies to Back Nixon Held Across States
Ex UUNAUU, ALA, War The Boy V. Kinard Post of the American Legion at El Dorado plans a ceremony today described as a symbolic reaffirmation of President Nixon s Vietnam policies A spokesman said U S flags would be exchanged on the State line at Junction City with an American Legion post from Homer Louisiana
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Uunauu
Ala
Boy V. Kinard
American Legion
el Dorado
Nixon
U. S
Junction City
Homer
Hope District October Traffic Deaths Report
Hope District reports five fatalities in October across twelve southwestern counties. Hempstead led with two deaths. Little River, Polk, and Sevier each reported one. Clark, Columbia, Howard, Lafayette, Miller, Montgomery, Nevada, and Pike had none. Total statewide traffic deaths were 39, down from 53 last October.
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Arkansas
Mitton Mosier
Hope District
Arkansas State Police
Mosier
Hempstead
Little River
Polk
Sevier
Clark
Columbia
Howard
Lafayette
Miller
Montgomery
Nevada
Pike County
Clark County
Miller County
Pike and Hempstead
Columbia County
Hope
Truck crash claims life of Steve Hall at Clarendon
Clarendon Arkansas state police report 30 year old Steve H Hall of Clarendon killed in a one vehicle crash on U S 79. Pickup ran off the road and overturned pinning Hall under the vehicle. Fatal Arkansas highway death toll for 1969 stands at 508.
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Clarendon
Ark
Steve H. Hall
Claradon
Hall
U.S
Walks Out on Trial Back in Jail in Chicago Riot Case
Defendants in the Chicago riot conspiracy trial faced disruption as Jerry Rubin was jailed for leaving court during proceedings. Judge Julius Hoffman revoked his bail and Rubin surrendered to U.S. marshals, remaining in Cook County jail pending today's appearance. Abbie Hoffman stayed in court until Wednesday, while Bobby Seale awaits separate trial after a four year contempt sentence stayed pending extradition efforts.
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Cnivalry
Jerry Rubin
Julius J. Hoffman
Rubin
U.S
Cook County
William M. Kunstler
Bobby G. Seale
Black Panther Party
Koffman
Seale
Connecticut
San Francisco
Housing Loan Approved for Paragould Authority
Senator Fulbright said the HUD approved a preliminary loan of 80000 dollars to Paragould Housing Authority to plan 200 low rent houses, including 80 for the elderly, in Washington on Wednesday.
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Washingyon
Sen
D. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Housing and Urban Development Department
Paragould
Medal of Honor winners from Ft. Knox face harsh glare of heroism
Associated Press profile of Lt. Charles Hagemeister and Capt. James Taylor, both stationed at Ft. Knox, and M. Sgt. Ernest Kouma, as they reflect on earning the Medal of Honor. Hagemeister recalls charging under fire in 1967 to kill a sniper and silence a machine gun but notes the burden of high expectations. Taylor recounts rescuing crew members during a November 1967 skirmish, enduring wounds, and contributing to repelling a North Vietnamese attack. Kouma's Korean War service rounds out the trio of Knox medalists.
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Associated Press
Knox, Ky
Charles Hagemeister
Ft. Knox
Hagemeister
James 4. Taylor
Knox
Vietnam
Ernest Kouma
America
Southeast Asia
Lincoln
Neb
Taylor
Haynsworth Debate Near Showdown
The Senate opened a high stakes debate on Judge Clem ent F. Haynsworth Sr. nomination to the Supreme Court. The Judiciary Committee favored confirming him despite unsubstantiated ethics questions, arguing that controversy alone should not block confirmation and noting fair play in judicial nominations. The stance could influence undecided senators as the floor arguments extend into next week.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Clement F. Haynsworth Sr
Supreme Court
Nixon
Judiciary Committee
Haynsworth
South Carolina
Louis D. Brandeis
Judiciary Subcommittee
DDT Residue Will Linger In Food For A Decade
Washington AP Health official says DDT residues will remain in Americans’ food for at least ten years after ban. HEW secretary Robert Finch notes full prohibition within two years, amid a 44 page commission report led by Emil M. Mrak. The panel urges coordinated standards for pesticide registration and enforcement while warning against overly strict Delaney Clause effects.
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Run
Ndall
Washington
Health, Education and Welfare
Robert H. Finch
Finch
HEW
Emil M. Mrak
University of California At Davis
Commission
Arkansas Soybean Crop Estimated At 86 Million Bushels
Washington av reports the Agriculture Department's forecast puts Arkansas soybeans at 86,160,000 bushels with a 20 bushels per acre yield. Other state estimates include a crop of 90,168,000 hundredweight and a 4,800 pounds per acre yield.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Arkansas
Big Attack Launched by Enemy
North Vietnamese troops mounted their largest ground assault along the DMZ in over a year. American firepower killed 108 enemy fighters and 26 U S service members died with 70 wounded as two helicopters fell. The clash occurred near Con Thien after a night bivouac assault supported by tanks and armor.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Problems Created by Moratorium in Washington
The Vietnam Moratorium Committee faced communication and sanitation issues ahead of the Saturday protest. A committee spokesman said the telephone company would cut off service today over a $20,000 bill, while there were no clear arrangements for sanitation facilities for about 250,000 marchers expected to attend the protest.
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Washington
Lashes Army for Open Air Gas Testing
A House Government Operations Committee urged an immediate halt to large scale open air tests of war gas. It cited secrecy surrounding CBW operations and demanded public disclosure of future tests under the new congressional act. Rep. Richard McCarthy urged resubmitting the 1925 Geneva Protocol to ban tear gas in war and noted the US never ratified it. He spoke at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
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Washingtonavy
House
Congress
Army Chemical and Biological Warfare
Government Operations Committee
Richard McCarthy
Dn.v
Vietnam
McCarthy
Nixon
Senate
United States
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
First Protest March to Start Tonight in Dn Army Readiness
The first of a long protest march begins tonight with up to 250000 demonstrators expected in Washington over three days. About 9000 soldiers stand ready around the capital as protest organizers seek to end the Vietnam War. The march follows a 4.2 mile route from Arlington Cemetery to the Capitol, with each marcher bearing a placard naming a killed soldier or destroyed village.
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Washington
Justice Department
Nixon
Vietnam
Arlington Cemetery
Memorial Bridge
Lincoln Memorial
White House
Executive Mansion
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol Grounds
Judge Seeks Briefs in Liquor Case Over Seized stock
Municipal Judge John L. Wilson may decide within days the fate of about 1000 cases of liquor seized October 23. Prosecution has seven days to file briefs. Henry F. Lambreth of Adamsville Kentucky has submitted one. The case tests whether the county where liquor was seized may keep proceeds for county funds under a new legislature law. The state claims owner and driver Ronnie E. Garrison of Selmer violated commerce laws governing liquor transport across Arkansas.
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John L. Wilson
Wilson
Henry F. Lambreth
Adamsville
Ronnie E. Garrison
Selmeri
State Commerce Commission
Arkansas
Full Amount for Super Airliner Appropriated by Committee
The House appropriations committee approved 95.9 million for continued development of a 300 passenger SST capable of 1,800 mph. The bill, totaling 2 billion for transportation, funds 3,800 air traffic controllers, 54 towers, radar and comms upgrades nationwide, with a floor debate expected next week. Rep. Yates called to halt SST funding citing noise, cost, and questionable economic viability. The committee argued USSR and UK France SSTs push US leadership in the era.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Nixon
Department of Transportation
Sidney R. Yates
D-Hi
Yates
Russia
England
France
United States
Airman graduates from Sheppard AFB Plumber Course
All Around Town notes Airman Lee Childs, son of Mr and Mrs C C Childs of Benton Harbor Michigan, has graduated at Sheppard AFB Texas from the U S Plumber Course and is assigned to Grand Forks AFB North Dakota for duty with the Strategic Air Command. Also mentions William M Lee in Wadley Hospital Texarkana, a Major Credit Conference in Hot Springs with George Peck presiding, and a Southwest Arkansas Smoking and Health Conference at Southern State College Field House with counties listed. local police report one accident and two minor incidents.
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Lee
Childs
C.C. Childs
Benton Harbor
Michigan
Sheppard Afb
Texas
U.S
Grand Forks Afb
N. D
Strategic Air Command
America
George Peck
Commercial National Bank of Texarkana
Arlington Hotel
Hot Springs
Mr. Peck
Hope
Arkansas Bankers Association Industrial Committee
Wright Patman
Texas Democrat
Vincent W. Foster
Arkansas Real Estate Association
Southwest Arkansas
Southern State College
Calhoun
Columbia
Hempstead
Howard
Lafayette
Little River
Miller
Nevada
Quachita
Sevier
Union
Apollo 12 mission back on schedule for Friday launch
Apollo 12 readiness improves after replacing a leaking hydrogen fuel tank. Commanders Conrad Gordon and Bean prepare for a Friday 11:22 am EST liftoff at Cape Kennedy amid high public interest. NASA deploys Downey tank help as weather and sun angle cues favor the Ocean of Storms target.
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Harry
F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Wester Cape Kennedy
Fla
Paul C. Donnelly
Ldtineh Opera- Hlohs
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Alan L
Navy
Patrick Air Force Base
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Donnelly
Space Center
Downey
Calif
Gordon
Bean
Conrad
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