All of Police Docket or None, Editor Warns
The Star acknowledges a missing municipal court entry from Oct 28 1969 involving Lenon Crafton charged with shoplifting. The editor defends full verbatim publication, credits clerk Miss Annie Jean Walker for the omission, and calls for accountability for those pressuring public news sources.
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The
Star
Hope Municipal Court
Paul H. Jones
Jones
Lenon- Mla Crafton
Annie Jean Walker
Walker
20th Annual Lion Auction for Needy Christmas Event
The Hope Lions Club hosts its 20th annual Christmas Auction December 2 3 and 4 in the lobby of First National Bank of Hope. The fundraiser began in 1950 on KXAR and moved to City Hall Courtroom before growing into a community event aiding about 150 families yearly with Christmas baskets. The Bank offers its facilities and a 777 2363 auction line operates 6 30 to 10 p.m. each night with Lions serving coffee and donuts to visitors who bid and buy.
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Hope Lions Club
First National Bank of Hope
KXAR
City Hall
University of Arkansas
Lions Club
Lions
Bomb raids hit enemy around Bu Prang and Nhon Co camps
Fifty B62 Stratofortresses dropped about 1500 tons of bombs on North Vietnamese positions near Bu Prang and Nhon Co along the Cambodian border. The attack killed 243 enemy soldiers near Bu Prang, while ground fighting around the camps remained limited. The U.S. also announced the departure of the last May 1968 Army Reserve and National Guard units and described troop reductions including Marine Aircraft Group 36 deployment to Oklahoma and inactivation of 75th Infantry Company D in Vietnam.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Bu Prang
Duc Lap
Cambodia
U.S
Nhon Co
National Guard
Vietnam
151St Infantry
Ranger
Indiana National Guard
Standiford Field
Louisville
Ft. Knox
Indiana
Nixon
Marine Aircraft Group 36
Okinawa
75Th Infantry
Pine Bluff telephone service disrupted by heavy rain
About 200 Southwestern Bell customers in Pine Bluff lost telephone service Tuesday night due to heavy rain that caused lines to fail. A company spokesman cited weather as the cause and noted the outages affected local residents.
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Pine Bluff, Ark
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Pine Bluff
Willer
Probers Detail U S Banks Tied to Black Market Money Flows
Congressional investigators signaled a sprawling currency manipulation racket tied to Indian money changers and GI deserters, with more than 150 million dollars in illegal funds moving annually and traced to 13 bank accounts in Hong Kong and the United States. Senator Ribicoff led the inquiry as officials warned U S banks may have known of the schemes.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Sen
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
U.S
Robert Parker
Saigon
Parker
Hong Kong
United States
Sen. Ribicoff
Albert Chang
Vietnam
Joint U S and Soviet Envoys Host First Ever Helsinki Reception
In Helsinki during a one day recess of SALT talks, U S and Soviet ambassadors Val Peterson and A E Kovalev held a joint party for about 200 guests at a neutral restaurant. The 50 50 cost-sharing event signals renewed cordiality as talks resume with brief first session showing limited progress.
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Lewis Gulick
Associated Press
Helsinki
Finland
U.S
Val Peterson
A. E. Kovalev
Peterson
Paris
Vietnam
Vladimir S. Semenov
Trip Through South Broadening in More Ways Than One
JOY STILLEY writes about a summer auto trip through ten states chasing food and sights. The narrator mocks the idea of travel broadening without indulgence, notes long mileage between meals, criticizes interstate gaps for restaurants, and recalls rep meals at a favorite stop before heading below the Mason-Dixon line.
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Joy Stilley
NEW York
Shane
Mason-Dixon Line
Clear Skies Return After Arkansas Snow and Cold
The Associated Press reports a cold front cleared skies over most of Arkansas after two days of rain and snow. Northeast Arkansas saw scattered light snow with Blytheville reporting one inch on the ground at midnight. Temperatures fell to the mid 20s to mid 30s across the state with overnight lows from 24 to 34.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Blytheville
Harrison
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
el Dorado
Memphis
Little Rock
Fayetteville
Breakfast to Encourage Ted Boswell in Arkansas
Supporters announce a Friday breakfast at Hotel Marion in Little Rock to urge Ted Boswell, a lawyer and 1968 Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, to run for governor next year. Letters signed by Kent Ritchey, banker and Jaycees president, and John Ostner, insurance agent, invite attendance.
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Little Rock
Ted Boswell
Hotel Marion
Boswell
Kent Ritchey
Little Rock Jaycees
John Ostner
Valley Industries Inc
Appointment of Haynsworth Deal Blows Vote
Senator Williams, aligning with opponents, struck a blow against approval of Clement Haynsworth for the Supreme Court. With a Friday vote due, supporters gained from freshmen senators Smith and Gravel switching to support. Other senators Prouty and Spong also pledged yes, while Allott predicted more announcements before the 1 p.m. Friday ballot.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
John J. Williams
ReDel
Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth
Lon
Senate
Haynsworth
Williams
Ralph T. Smith
Ilinois
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
William B. Spong
D-Va
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Cecria
Mike Mansfield
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Morris Found Guilty in Forrest City Robbery Case
Eddie Lee Morris, 22, alias Tate, was convicted by a St. Francis County jury of robbery and assault with intent to kill in Forrest City. His mother produced a birth certificate showing Morris as the correct name. Morris faces 7 to 21 years. four co-defendants, including his wife Peggy, 20, await trial on the attack on grocery employee William Eppes.
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Forrest City
Ark
St. Francis County
Eddie Lee Morris
Morris
Tate
Memphis
The
Invaders
Lance Watson
Elmo Taylor
Searcy
William Eppes
Peggy
Eppes
Killed in Auto Accident in Thornton Ark
Thomas W. Pate aged 53 of Beard en and Sadie Dunn Hammonds 43 of Tinsman were killed Tuesday afternoon in a two car collision on rain slick U.S. 79 in Thornton according to State Police. Pate’s car spun across the centerline and struck Thelma C. Stacy 54 of Fordyce whose car was hit and she was reported critically injured. Hammonds was a passenger in her car.
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Thornton, Ark
Thomas W. Pate
Bearden
Sadie Dunn Hammonds
Tinsman
Calhoun County
U.S
Thornton
Pate
Thelma C. Stacy
Fordyce
Moon Landing Perfect Explorers Start Second Moon Walk
Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Alan Bean plan a moon trek to Surveyor 3 for a rock haul and photography. They will work on a 15 degree slope, collect samples in numbered bags, and document site erosion to compare with robots’ prior lunar images.
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Jim Strothman
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Charles Conrad Jr
Alan L. Bean
Surveyor 3
Conrad
Surveyor
Lunar Crater
Bean
Praha
Tahoe
Crater
Apollo 12 crew walks on the moon and others in space
AP reports Charles Conrad Jr. and Alan Bean become the third and fourth men to walk on the moon while Richard Gordon remains aboard. In Saigon 1500 tons of bombs are dropped along the Cambodian border by 50 B52s as U.S. forces engage North Vietnamese troops. Washington describes debate over Viet Nam withdrawal pace and corruption probes target South Vietnamese currency manipulation. Helsinki hosts a joint party with Soviet and U.S. ambassadors during strategic arms talks. Haynsworth Supreme Court confirmation appears likely as Friday vote nears. Okinawa talks continue as Japan pushes for base arrangements. Kennedy funeral in Hyannisport centers on spiritual themes. Rome sees a one-day strike on affordable housing drawing 12 to 15 million workers off the job.
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Associated Press Space Center
Houston
Charles Contad Jr
Alan L. Bean
Richard L. Gordon
Saigon
Cambodian
Washington
Clement F. Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Private School Study Planned in Arkansas
EL DORADO Ark AP The Episcopal church in El Dorado has named a committee to study opening a private school The Rev Rayford McLean of St Marys Episcopal Church said the proposal was not a result of recent school integration rulings He said any qualified student would be admitted if the school is established.
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EL Dorado, Ark
Episcopal Church
el Dorado
Rayford McLean
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Promotions and local notices in Hope district news
Mil ton Mosier remains a sergeant though hailed as captain of the Hope District Arkansas State Police. John W. Brannan, now senior vice president at Commercial National Bank of Little Rock, will oversee the Correspondent Bank Department. he is a Hope native and alum of the School of Banking of the South. PTA hosts a community pot luck at 7:30 p.m. at Bodeaw school on Thursday. Nevada County Singing Convention slated for Bodeaw No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church. Farmers from the region prepare policy statements for the Arkansas Farm Bureau convention. Deer kill reported at Hempstead County first gun season. Savings Bond sales across several counties posted monthly totals toward annual quotas.
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Pulaski Heights
Flag Raised as Moon Walkers Complete First Night on Moon
Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Alan Bean land the lunar module Intrepid in Ocean of Storms and deploy five nuclear powered instruments. They raise the flag, collect samples, and report good humor amid camera failures delaying a second outside excursion. The mission includes the first nuclear generator on the moon and data transmission to Earth as scientists monitor the results.
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Howard Benedict
Aerdspace
Winter Space Center
Hotton
Secord
Charles
Pete
Conrad Jr
Alan L. Bean
Conrad
Earth
Bean
Intrepid
Mission Control
Powsery
Neil
No Armstrong
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Hyannisport
Mass
Joseph P. Kennedy
Rome
Scrub
Mil
Ton Mosier
Hope District
Arkansas State Police
Bodeaw Pta
Nevada County
Bodeaw No. 1 Missionary Baptist Chur
Arkansas Farm Bureau Convention
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Prescott
Andrew Harris
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Susan Foster
Amite
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