Trade Issue Major Task for Congress
Congress faces first post election session focusing on a controversial quota setting trade bill that would reshape a 35 year old free trade policy. It includes textile and shoe import quotas, DISC export tax breaks, and possible ASP tariff changes with Nixon seeking path forward amid Senate Finance moves.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington
House
Congress
Nixon
Executive
U.S
Domestic International Sales Corporation
DISC
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Senate House
Mail Carriers Collect Livestock Survey Data in Arkansas
Rural carriers from Fulton and McCaskill post offices will drop random livestock survey cards starting November 19 to gather a representative sample of state livestock and poultry holdings. Cards must be completed and returned to support USDA and Arkansas Crop and Livestock reporting, with results released in 1971.
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Fulton and McCaskill
O Farm
Martha L. Blackwood
Fulton
J.T. Taylor
McCaskill
USDA
Arkansas
Arkansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Post Office and Agriculture Departments
Cecil Cox
Taylor
Texas Seeks Water From Millwood and Nearby Reservoirs
Texarkana reports Texas officials eye the Arkansas River Basin for water supply. Discussions with Arkansas officials touched on possible use of Millwood Gillham Dierks and DeGray reservoirs, with up to 500000 acre feet contemplated if talks advance.
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Texarkana
Tex
Texarkana Gazette
Texas
Arkansas River
Little Rock
Keith Jackson
Soil and Water Conservation Agency
Arkansas
Texas Water Development Board
Jackson
Millwood
Rolling Fork
Gillham
Cossatot
Dierks
Saline River
DeGray
Caddo River
Leslie Mack
Winthrop Rockefeller
Oklahoma inmate convicted for aiding El Reno riot
Garland Edward Goff 20 of Lite Rock Arkansas was convicted in U S District Court of aiding and abetting a riot at El Reno Reformatory. The April 27 1968 riot involved about half of 900 inmates with three guards hospitalized and damage estimated at 310000. Goff had been an inmate at the reformatory and a new trial was ordered by an appellate court after prior riot convictions.
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Oklahoma City
Garland Edward Goff
Lite Rock
Ark
U.S. District
el Reno Reformatory
Goff
Reformatory
Being a Boss Is Not Easy and Remarks Like These Don't Help Any
New York AP humor column by HAL BOYLE recalls boss grievances and office ironies. Jokes note tough moments for executives from merger talk to wife reminders and holiday conflicts, reflecting workplace stress and absurdities.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Man Hit by Car Succumbs in Memphis Hospital
MEMPHIS AP reports Joe Brown 40 of Trumann died Thursday night in a Memphis hospital from injuries suffered Monday when struck by a southbound car on U.S. 63 south of Trumann. State Police say Brown stood in the center of the southbound lane when Bertha McGowan of Trumann struck him.
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Memphis
Joe Brown
Trumann
U.S. 63
Brown
Bertha McGowan
UAW Leaders Approve GM Contract Brings More Wages
UAW leaders approved a three year contract valued at about 2.5 billion in higher wages for 394 000 GM workers nationwide. The union ordered 155 bargaining units to finish secret ballots by November 20 and report results by November 21 with production hoped to restart by December 1. The strike entering its tenth week remains a leverage point in the broader negotiations.
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A. F. Mahan
Associated Press
Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors
GMUAW
Prime rate cut spreads as banks trim borrowing costs
A quarter point cut in the prime rate was announced by a Washington bank and quickly matched by Chase Manhattan and seven other large banks. Economists say the move ties to Fed discount rate reductions and could ease mortgage rates and unemployment later, though immediate consumer impact remains unlikely.
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David Burke
New York
Washington, D.C
Chase Manhattan Bank
Federal Reserve Board
Philadelphia
Parity Handout Blamed by GOP Losses in Farm Seats
Several Republican congressmen who lost bids blamed an Agriculture Department handout on farm parity for their defeats. The October parity showed 70 percent of the 1910 to 1914 base, a low not seen since 1933, and cited as ammunition against Nixon farm policies. Notable GOP losses included Reps. Kleppe Langen May and Mize, with parity data fueling campaign arguments.
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Don Kendall
Washington
Agriculture Department
Thomas S. Kleppe
R-N. D
Odin Langen
R-Minn
Catherine May
R-Wash
Chester I. Mize
May
Kleppe
House
Agriculture Committee
GOP
Nixon
Senate
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin
Department
Two Killed in Fiery Arkansas Crash
Two people died in a two-vehicle, fiery crash on U S 165 just north of the Arkansas Louisiana line. Griff Leonard 47 of Cana Virginia and Gary Wilcoxon 18 of West Monroe Louisiana were identified by state police. Leonard drove a two ton truck southbound in the northbound lane. Wilcoxon drove a van that collided head on. The crash sparked flames on impact and drew assistance from Virginia North Carolina and Louisiana authorities.
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Wilmot
Ark
U.S. 165
Louisiana
Griff Leonard
Cana
Gary Wilcoxon
West Monroe
Wilcoxon
Leonard
Virginia
North Carolina
U S Eases Opposition to Admitting Red China
AP News Digest reports diplomats noted the U S tone at the U N General Assembly debate on China. Ambassador Christopher Phillips emphasized opposing exclusion of Nationalist China over admitting Peking, suggesting a shift in stance toward Red China’s U N membership.
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U.S
Red China
AP News Digest
China
U.N. General Assembly
Christopher Phillips
World Forum
Peking
Phillips
U.N
GOP Move to Draft Rockefeller Heads Arkansas GOP
A draft Rockefeller campaign gathers momentum to lead Arkansas Republicans as chairman of the state party. Gov Winthrop Rockefeller says he would accept if the party urges him, amid a field including William T Kelly Charles Bernard and Everett A Ham Jr. The state committee meets Nov 21 to choose a successor to Odell Pollard.
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Robertstan Associated Press
Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Republican Party
Rockefeller
John R. Powers Jr
Rogers
GOP
Odell Pollard
Searcy
William T. Kelly
Pulaski County
Charles T.bernard
Earle
Everett A. Ham Jr
North Little Rock
Kelly
Bernard
Ham
East Arkansas
J. W. Fulbright
Cloudy Skies and Rain Forecast Across Arkansas
The forecast calls for rain and cloudy skies across Arkansas, starting in the west and spreading east. Lows tonight range from the mid to upper 30s in the north to the 40s in the south, with highs Saturday in the low to mid 50s. Thursday highs ranged from 42 in Fayetteville to 64 in Memphis.
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Associated Press
National Weather Service
Fayetteville
Memphis
All Around Town Friday 13th notes and club events
Ward winners announced by Garden Club Council for Wards 1 3 and 4 with Lonnie Crow R P Barlow and Jim James as residents. Presbyterians host churchwide family supper and Women of the Church meeting on November 18. Mrs Charles Carey in Scott White Clinic Temple Texas cared for by her mother Mrs Donald Reynolds. Christian Athletic Association forms Men’s Basketball League at First Baptist November 16 with church representatives urged. Dr C Lynn Harris of Hope Arkansas re elected to American Academy of General Practice for 150 hours postgraduate study. Central Arkansas Chinchilla Club Third Annual Field Day Show November 7 in Little Rock Paul Raley of Hope wins Grand and Reserve Show champions and multiple blue ribbons.
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Garden Club Council
Lonnie Crow
Hilltop Drive
R. P. Barlow
West Avenue D
Jim James
Highway 67 East
Fellowship Hall
Charles Carey
Scott-White Clinic
Temple
Texas
Donald J. Reynolds
Union Pier
Mich
C. Lynn Harris
M.D
Hope
Ark
American Academy of General Practice
National Association of Family Doctors
Central Arkansas Chinchilla Club
Little Rock
Paul Raley
Booby Trap Kills Nine Americans in Vietnam
Nine Americans died and twelve were wounded after a booby trap struck a 2 1/2 ton Americal Division truck in Quang Ngai Province. Two North Vietnamese or Viet Cong were killed. The incident marked a deadly spike in mine and booby trap casualties as U.S. forces faced sporadic fighting along the Saigon area and along Route 1. Cambodia reported quiet on the northern front after earlier heavy attacks.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Americal Division
Quang Ngai
Indochina
25Th Infantry
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Eastern Air liner hijacked to Cuba from Raleigh Durham
An Eastern Air Lines DC9 carrying 78 passengers and four crew was hijacked shortly after takeoff from Raleigh Durham en route to Atlanta. The aircraft was diverted to Jacksonville for refueling and then flown to Havana. Captain Thomas W Mayberry reported the hijack at 9 31 a m EST and the plane landed at Jacksonville at 11 22 a m before departing toward Cuba with crew James E King Bonnie S Culp and Diane Tiedge.
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Miami
Eastern Air Lines
South Carolina
Jacksonville
Cuba
Richmond
Dallas
Raleigh-Durham
N.C
Atlanta
Thomas W. Mayberry
Air Control Center
Mayberry
Jacksonville International
Havana
James E. King
Bonnie S. Culp
Diane Tiedge
Rape Trial Set for December in Arkansas Case
Circuit Judge Steele Hays said the trial of six Negro youths charged with raping two white women on a North Little Rock river sandbar will begin next month in Little Rock. The May 29 incident on the Arkansas River sandbar prompted the charges and set the stage for a high profile courtroom confrontation.
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Little Rock
Steele Hays
North Little Rock
Arkansas River
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