Assad Tightens Grip as Damascus Braces for New Government
Syria's Gen. Hafez Assad, new ruler and defense minister, seeks to form a government after ousting President Noureddin Alassi and Gen. Salah Jadid. Weekend demonstrations erupt in Damascus amid clashes with casualties reported. Assad negotiates with Atassi to head a government he would lead. Egypt's Premier Fawzi resigns. Sadat asks for a new cabinet, with a transitional period planned until a new government is formed by next Thursday.
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Farouk Nassar
Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Hafez Assad
Damascus
Assad
Noureddin Alassi
Salah Jadid
Baath
Jadid
Atassi
Atasi
Egypt
Mahmoud Fawzi
Anwar Sadat
Mohamed Fayek
Fawzi
Calley Jury Completion Expected
A jury for Lt. William L. Calley Jr. was expected to be completed to begin the court martial over the My Lai massacre. Four jurors selected with 12 disqualified delayed start. potential witnesses number 79. trial may last about a month. possible penalties include death or life imprisonment.
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Kathryn Johnson
Associated Press
FT. Benning
Calley
Reid W. Kennedy
Col
Lamar A. Welch
West Palm Beach
Fla
Vietnam
Clifford H. Ford
Knoxville
Tenn
Robert A. Duvall
Lockwood
Ronald J. Salem
Sioux Falls
Army
Aubrey M. Daniel III
Green Berets face one third manpower cut in 1971
The Green Berets, the U S Army Special Forces unit, are expected to be reduced from about 9 000 to roughly 6 000 personnel in 1971 as part of Defense Department budget cuts. The shift reflects a broader drawdown and a move away from counter insurgency toward other roles.
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Washington
Green Berets
Pentagon
Defense Department
Vietnam
Army
John F. Kennedy
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Robert Reauilt
High Command
Saigon
Reault
Boston
Ky says U.S. war role in Vietnam to end soon
South Vietnam’s Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky told reporters at the U.S. Military Academy that the United States’ role in Vietnam would be over very soon. He backed Nixon’s Vietnamization plan, saying Vietnam needs U.S. help until Saigon can take over. He declined to elaborate on details.
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Susan Everly
Associated Press
West Point
N.Y
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
United States
U.S
Nixon
Pentagon to boost National Guard and reserves funding
The Defense Department plans a 10 to 15 percent funding rise for the National Guard and reserves in next year’s budget, potentially totaling a quarter of a billion dollars or more. The move supports equipping and modernizing reserve forces with new arms, communications gear, and training, while other defense areas face deeper cuts.
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Fred 8. Hoffman
Washington
Pentagon
National Guard and Reserve
National Guard
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Lem
Vietnam
Guard and Reserve
Guard
No Evidence of Problem in Crash
Federal investigators found no evidence of mechanical failure or pilot error in the Southern Airways DC9 crash that killed 75 people including most of Marshall University football team. NTSB chair John D. Reed pledged to continue the probe over months while Huntington mourns and campus services close.
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Craig Ammerman
Associated Press
Huntington
W. Va
Marshall University
John D. Reed
National Transportation Safety Board
Southern Airways
Reed
Marshall
East Carolina University
Greenville
N.C
Tri-State
Marshall Alumni Association
University
FBI
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Marshall Field House
W.va
Forecast Is Clear Warmer for State
The Associated Press reports clear skies and rising temperatures through Tuesday with a return of freezing conditions to northern Arkansas tonight. Sunday saw widespread freezing, a cold front, and light snow before afternoon sun. Sunday highs ranged from 36 at Harrison to 43 at Texarkana and El Dorado, with overnight lows listed for major cities from Fayetteville to Memphis.
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Associated Press
National Weather Service
Arkansas
Harrison
Texarkana
Burns Fatal to Girl Five in Conway Fire
Ella Mae Grayson five died from burns suffered when a fire destroyed the Grayson home in Gold Creek near Conway Arkansas The blaze left her parents Lillian and an unnamed Grayson husband unlisted two other children escaped unharmed Cause of the fire remains undetermined after the early Saturday morning incident in the Gold Creek community
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Conway, Ark
Ella Mae Grayson
Lillian Grayson
Grayson
Gold Creek
Here
Shot in Arm Expected for GI Loans
The new GI home loan law, signed by President Nixon, restores loan guarantees to 8.5 million veterans and opens a mobile home program. It ends expiration dates, allows refinancing of mortgages, and extends benefits to World War II, Korea, and post-Korea veterans, with a special package for severely disabled veterans.
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Washington
South
West
Veterans Administration
Nixon
Korea
Christmas Shopping Hours Set by Downtown Merchants
The Downtown Merchants Association approved extended hours during the Christmas season with member stores opening until 7 p.m. on December 4, 11, 18, and also December 21 to 23, then closing at normal time on December 24. New officers were elected: Haskell Jones as Chairman, Henry Haynes as Vice Chairman, B N Holt as Secretary, Corbin Foster as Treasurer. The next meeting is January 12, 1971.
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Downtown Merchants Association
Haskell Jones
Henry Haynes
B.N. Holt
Corbin Foster
American Death Toll In Vietnam Passes 44000
The weekend saw enemy mines and booby traps push American battlefield deaths in Vietnam past 44 000 while in Cambodia North Vietnamese forces battered two Cambodian units on the northern front. Viet Cong devices killed nine Americans over the period. last week 44 U.S. troops died, the highest in five weeks.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
Indochina
Phnom Penh
Skoun
Court Holds That Trust Is Liable
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that Shiloh Trust is liable for contributions paid to attendants at a service station owned by the trust. The decision upholds the Board of Review and the Employment Security Division of the state Labor Department, reversing Pulaski County Circuit Judge Warren Wood who disagreed. The ruling positions the trust as responsible precedent for similar cases.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Board of Review
Employment Security Division
State Labor Department
Pulaski County
Warren Wood
ESD
Shiloh Trust
Officials Fear Storm May Have Killed 300000
A compilation of AP dispatches reports catastrophic loss from a cyclone in East Pakistan with estimates reaching 300000 dead. It notes thousands missing on islands near Dacca, a 150 mph cyclone, and widespread devastation amid poor evacuation. Also referenced are spillover conflicts in Vietnam, Cambodia, and political sessions in Washington.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Gariged
Bay of Bengal
Hatia
Ramagati
Charjabhar
Bhola
Patuakhapi
Minor Vehicle Accidents Reported by Hope City Police
Two weekend crashes on West Avenue B and Downtown involved drivers Kenneth Ray Hubbard Gary Golden Lynn Moore and Mrs Helen Aldridge. Officers cited Golden for failing to signal and Hubbard for defective brakes while Edwards documented the Downtown collision with minor damage.
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Hope City
West Avenue B
Kenneth Ray Hubbard
Gary Golden
R. Rowe
Brown
Golden
Hubbard
Lynn Moore
Helen Aldridge
Edwards
Local News Highlights From Hope Area
Hope High athletic office offers family season basketball books for 15 dollars admitting all family members to junior and senior games but not tournament matches. Deer hunting results include Lester Wade reporting the first season deer bill 24 for Blevins area. Bill Schultz family of Blevins won blue ribbon with three deer. County Judge Finis Odom announces Ray Lawrence to Hempstead County Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home Board to fill Miriam O Neal vacancy. LaGrone Williams also appointed to end June 30 1971. First killing frost of season at 20 degrees. Bobby Barham, Hope resident, part of Southern State College Forestry Class visiting International Paper in Springhill, Louisiana on Nov 12. Barham a 1969 Hope High School graduate and SS College freshman. Two Hope students John Greene and Gerald Purifoy appear in play at Southern State College led by Tony Delvecchio. Purifoy a psychology major, Greene a speech major and Hope High School graduates. Local 10-91 United Automobile Workers to hold general meeting Sunday Nov 22 at 2 30 pm at Town and Country Restaurant.
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Lester Wade
Blevins
Bonds & Neece
Bill Schultz
Finis Odom
Ray Lawrence
Hempstead County Memorial Hospital
Bobby Barham
Joe Robert Barham
Rt. 2, Hope
Southern State College
International Paper Company
Springhill
Barham
Hope High School
Southern State
Hope Hope
John Greene
Gerald Purifoy
Tony Delvecchio
Purifoy
Greene
United Automobile Workers
Town & Country
October traffic deaths rise in Arkansas with 45 fatalities
The Arkansas State Police reported 45 traffic fatalities in October, up four from a year earlier, bringing ten month deaths to 493. In the Hope District three deaths occurred in October across Miller, Nevada and Sevier counties. Accidents totaled 1,112 statewide, with Miller leading at 16 incidents. Contributing causes were failure to yield, drinking, excessive speed, and improper passing. Traffic enforcement including roadblocks and task forces will continue to curb deaths.
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Arkansas State Police
Milton Mosier
Hope District
Arkansas
Mosier
Miller County
Hempstead
Nevada
Pike
Sevier
Clark
Howard
Little River
Lafayette
Hope
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Adlai E. Stevenson III
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Burns
AP News Digest
The
Federal Trade Commission
Sunburg
China
Henan
Pakistan Red Cross
Star
Hope High Athletic Department
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