Pesticide Traces Found in Turkeys
Arkansas Valley Industries announced traces of the pesticide heptachlor found in $4,000,000 of live turkeys tested, bringing the contaminated total to 124,000 birds from 300,000 inspected. The pesticide was applied last spring to control chiggers on ranches, and contaminated birds were moved to treated-free ranches on a special diet for 21 days to gauge effectiveness. Over 700,000 pounds of processed turkey meat were deemed pesticide-free and released. testing will continue on a total of 3.3 million pounds.
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Uttle Rock
Arkansas Valley Industries
AVI
Resia
George H. McFadden & Brother Inc
McFadden
Saratoga Class Play Is Friday Night
The Saratoga Senior Class presents They Went Thataways by Pete Williams in the school gym Friday November 2 1969 at 7 30 PM The cast includes Sandra Lively Janice McJunkins Ronnie McCorkle Gary Caldwell Linda Young Lora Treece Michael Prescott Donna McCorkle Joe Fontaine and Jimmie Jean Schooley.
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Saratoga
Pete Williams
Sandra Lively
Janice McJunkins
Ronnie McCorkle
Gary Caldwell
Linda Young
Lora Treece
Michael Prescott
Donna McCorkle
Joe Fontaine
Jimmie Jean Schooley
Arkansas Gi Dies in War
Washington AP reports Army Pfc. Carl F. Goacher son of Mr and Mrs Sanford F Goacher of Hughes Arkansas was killed in action in Vietnam according to the Defense Department on Tuesday.
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Washington
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Carl F. Goacher
Sanford F, Goacher
Hughes, Ark
Vietnam
Defense Department
Democrats consider suspending party rules in Arkansas primaries
Charles D. Matthews, chair of Arkansas Democratic Party, urged freezing rules that bar or limit who can run or vote in Democratic primaries if they did not back Democratic nominees in 1968. He asked the party’s general counsel James Blair to study the rules and possibly suspend them until next year’s state convention. Matthews warned the rules may violate due process clauses and could deter qualified voters including those who supported George Wallace last year.
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Robert Shaw
Associated Press
Little Rock
Charles D. Matthews
Democratic Party
Matthews
James Blair
Springdale
Blair
George Wallace
Democratic nomination rules spark party stance debate
The piece notes calls to repeal 1968 rule changes and debates over eligibility for Democratic nomination. Jim Johnson of the American Party of Arkansas appeals for repeal while Wallace voters contend participation rights. Matthews and Crank are cited regarding understanding and impact on primaries as the national debt and Treasury adjustments are mentioned in passing.
Walz v. Taxes Tests Church Exemption in Supreme Court
Frederick Walz, a Bronx lawyer with many pets, argues the First Amendment bans real estate taxes on buildings used for worship. The case, backed by the ACLU, challenges New York and federal tax rules that exempt churches and synagogues, risking billions in religious property tax exposure nationwide.
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Barry Schwed
Associated Press
Washington
New York
Supreme Court
Frederick Walz
Bronx
High Court
New York State
Walz
American Civil Liberties Union
New York City
National Council of Churches
United States Catholic Conference
J. Lee Rankin
Corporation Counsel
U.S
Rankin
Forrest City mayor on Negroes and responsibility
HOT SPRINGS Ark AP Mayor Robert Cope said at a municipal league meeting that the majority of Negroes did not want to be responsible citizens or to compete with whites. He refused to sign a statement supporting social justice, saying Negroes seek equality of opportunities, not social justice as defined by others.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Robert Cope
Forrest City
Arkansas Municipal League
Cope
Forecast for Arkansas Shows Cooler Temperatures Ahead
Partly cloudy and colder today with generally fair and continued cold tonight and Thursday. Highs reach into the 40s in the north and lower 60s elsewhere with a low around 39. An Experiment Station report covers 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Wednesday, noting about 0.60 inch of precipitation.
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Arkansas
Highlights of Apollo 12 Moon Walks and Orbit
Highlights from Apollo 12 on November 19 and 20 outline two moon walks by Charles Conrad Jr. and Alan Bean in the Ocean of Storms. Bean and Conrad collect rocks, deploy experiments, photograph surface features, and transfer samples to the Surveyor 3, while Richard Gordon orbits in the command ship.
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Intrepid
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Yun
Kee Clipper
Gordon
Inmate beating trial at Tucker Prison Farm unfolds
A former inmate testifies that beatings at Tucker Prison Farm followed orders of superintendent Jim Bruton during 1966. Robert Kendig, 90, described being struck with a cane and ordered to whip others while Bruton allegedly watched. Other witnesses recounted harsher abuse and attempts to escape.
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Little Rock
Tucker Prison Farm
Jim Bruton
Robert Kendig
Winston Talley
Bruton
Kendig
Tucker
U.S. District Court
Ernest L. Fletcher
Jerry Dean Ivens
R. A. Bilbott Jr
Pine Bluff
Ivens
John Tolliver
California
Tolliver
Charles Kennedy
Tennessee
Trusts
Kennedy
Dallas Mays
Joliet
Bob McDaniels
Oklahoma City
Walter King Jr
Fort Smith
King
Bilbott
Smith shifts vote on Haynsworth confirmation
Senator Smith altered the tilt of AP's survey to 41 in favor and 40 against Haynsworth's nomination with 19 uncommitted. He had warned of a shadow over Haynsworth's record as chief judge of the 4th U.S. Circuit but after study said conflicts of interest charges were based on half truths and misrepresentations.
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Smith
Associated Press
Senate
Everett M. Dirkssen
Haynsworth
U.S. Court of Appeals
South Carolina Jurist
Benton County Voters Reject Airport Bonds
Benton County voters rejected a two mill tax to finance a new regional airport in cooperation with Washington County. With most votes counted the levy failed 4 820 to 6 597 though Washington County had approved it earlier. The plan would have built an all weather airport near Towtitown west of Springdale to handle jet traffic.
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Bentonville, Ark
Benton County
Washington County
Benton
Washington
Towtitown
Springdale
New Grapefruit Diet Claims Quick Ten Pound Loss
A sensational diet piece touts losing 10 pounds in 10 days with grapefruit and allowed foods. It promises no hunger, staged weight drops, and ongoing losses thereafter, urging readers to mail $2 for a copy of the plan.
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U.S
Canada
Toronto
R&B Associates Notice With Erratic Money Plan Attempt
A damaged OCR text from R&B Associates lists a Chicago mailing address and promotes a questionable money plan promising escalating weekly amounts. It includes nonsensical phrases and implausible refunds, suggesting a scam or improper solicitation.
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