Relief Lags as U S Helis Aid East Pakistan
Thousands remain in grave danger as relief lags in East Pakistan after cyclone and tidal waves. Air drops begin from one plane and six U S helicopters arrive, but Pakistani air force limits hinder flights. Officials warn death toll could rise far beyond official counts amid widespread flooding and inaccessible areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Zeitlin
Associated Press
Dacca
East Pakistan
U.S
Anisuzzaman
Pakistan
India
United States
Nepal
Britain
Bay of Bengal
Ganges River
Cotton Taking a Beating in South
Randoph Schmid reports from Memphis on the Mississippi cotton belt where rains delay harvests. Fields stay wet as giant pickers struggle, lowering quality and raising losses from five to ten dollars per bale in affected regions. Farmers grow discouraged but still work mudded fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Schmid
Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
Mid- South
Mississippi River
Louisiana
West
Tennessee
Eugene R. McInnis
Little Rock
Ark
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi Delta
Dick Slay
Greenwood
Miss
Slay
Cummins Quorum Court ups county budget by $10,164
Hempstead County Quorum Court approved next year’s expenditures totaling 86,293.28, up from 76,128.68. Major rise includes ambulance service subsidy not in last year’s budget. County Judge expenses rose 900, health nurse and clerical staff each saw increases, and Extension Department staff received raises across the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
Arkansas Crippled Children’s Home
Arkansas County Judges Association
Health Department
Nice Weekend Arkansas Nice Weekend Arkansas
The National Weather Service forecasts a pleasant weekend for Arkansas with fair skies and mild temperatures but notes potential rapid changes. A low pressure system moving through the state is expected to trigger showers and thundershowers, with isolated showers in Eastern Arkansas tonight. Highs range from 70 in Texarkana to 59 in Memphis. Overnight lows listed for several cities. No precipitation in the 24 hours ending 6:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Arkansas
Texarkana
Memphis
Fayetteville
Harrison
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Texrkana
el Dorado
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Turner seeks probe results turned over to prosecutor
Arkansas lawmakers urged that information from a state police probe into the Cummins Prison Farm uprising be given to Lincoln County prosecutors for possible criminal action. Rep. Turner said a dangerous situation existed and criticized Correction Commissioner Sarver for not disciplining inmates after they seized two guards and two trusties in the isolation unit. Sarver, from Norman, Oklahoma, condemned the situation in a university lecture context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
G. W. Turner Jr
Pine Bluff
Robert Sarver
Cummins
Arkansas Legislative Council
Turner
Lincoln County
Sarver
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Witness says he did not see Calley at My Lai
Frank Beardslee testified he saw 15 to 20 dead Vietnamese including women and children at My Lai but did not see Lt. William L. Calley Jr. on the day of the assault. Beardslee and photographer Ronald Haeberle testified they never saw Calley at My Lai on March 16, 1968, as Calley faces court martial for the massacre of 102 civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Johnson
Associated Press
FT. Benning
My Lai
Beardslee
Los Angeles
Free Lance
Ronald Haeberle
Calley
Haeberle
Army
Aubrey Daniel III
Hood
Tex
David Mitchell
Ossie Brown
Mitchell
Brown
Swann
William L. Calley Jr
James Dursi
Dursi
Paul Meadle
Terre Haute
Ind
Meadle
Allen Boyce
Bradley Beach
N.J
Daydreaming on a very wet rainy day by HAL BOYLE
A whimsical column portrays a sequence of wishful thoughts and playful fantasies as a rainy hour of daydreaming unfolds. The writer expresses humorous ambitions from writing a sonnet to taming a stubborn ice cube tray while musing on life, aging, and free speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Capri
Milton
Nixon asks Congress for 155 million for Cambodia funding
President Nixon sought immediate congressional approval of 155 million dollars in military and economic aid for Cambodia as part of a broader one billion dollar foreign aid package including 65 million for South Vietnam and 500 million for Israel. The move faces uncertain chances in a lame duck session with Republican and Democratic leaders cautious about timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter BR
Mears
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Cambodia
Senate
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Israel
Gordon Allot
Colorado
Republican Policy Committee
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
White House
Funeral Set for Union Leader Carl Hope
Funeral services for Carl N. Hope a 63 year old union leader from Little Rock will be held at 10 a.m. Friday Hope directed this year's successful fight against repeal of the full crew railroad laws He died Wednesday in a Little Rock hospital after suffering a heart attack on election day He served 14 years on Arkansas Racing Commission and was a member of Pine Bluff and Little Rock Civil Service commissions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Carl N. Hope
Hope
United Transportation Union
State Racing Commission
Pine Bluff
Civil Service Commissions
Americans Spend Record $114.6 Billion on Food This Year
Agriculture Department estimates Americans will spend $114.6 billion on food, an eight percent rise—the sharpest in two decades. Higher prices, population growth, and increased meat consumption drive the total as beef demand remains strong. Don Kendall AP Farm Writer notes meat prices factor into the surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sy Don Kendall
Washington
Agriculture Department
Controversial Trade Bill Advances in House Voice
Washington AP reports a quota setting foreign trade bill narrowly survived a parliamentary battle and moved toward passage. The measure seeks steep quotas on textiles shoes and apparel, with arguments over costs to consumers and potential retaliation by Japan and the European Common Market. Mill’s defense cites securing U S industries and warns of higher oil prices under looser tariffs. Rep Bolling decries economic isolationism and the bill’s timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
John W. Byrnes
Rwis
Japan
United States
Mills
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
Congress
Associated Press
County Behind Blood Quota in Hempstead County
The Arkansas Red Cross Blood Center told Hempstead County Chairman Haskell Jones that the county is 136 pints behind its quota after two visits. The first and second visits showed deficits of 35 and 101 pints. Jones reduced visits from six to four to reach the quota, leaving only two visits this fiscal year. Luther Hollainon delivered his 24th pint and received a Three Gallon Pin. 56 new donors were recorded and may collect Blood Donor Cards at the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas Red Cross Blood Center
Haskell Jones
Hempstead
Jones
Red Cross
Luther Hollainon
Chamber of Commerce
Centennial Celebration by Masons at Whitfield Lodge
Whitfield Masonic Lodge of Hope marks its centennial Friday, November 20 at 7 p.m. in Masonic Hall. A chili supper will be served to members families and invited guests with J Lee Overstreet of Texarkana Grand Junior Deacon of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas as principal speaker and Judge Royce Weistaberger as master of ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitfield Masonic Lodge of Hope
Masonic Hall
J. Lee Overstreet
Texarkana
Grand Lodge of Arkansas
Royce Weistaberger
Mitchell 15 U.S. Marines he didn’t kill in My Lai crash case
In Ft Hood testimony Sgt David Mitchell denied shooting Vietnamese during the 1968 My Lai massacre. He described gathering civilians, waiting at a ditch, and obeying Lt Calley’s later orders with no killings seen. Other witnesses and trials connected to My Lai proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
U.S
Jones to Head State Auditors
Arkansas state Auditor Jimmie Red Jones was elected president of the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers at its 55th annual convention in Louisville. Idaho Auditor Joe Williams became first vice president, Grady Patterson Jr. of South Carolina was elected treasurer, and Raymond Hawksley of Rhode Island became secretary. The group adopted a resolution urging the Federal Reserve to relax rules so public funds could earn higher interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Arkansas
Jimmie “Red” Jones
National Association of State Auditors
Association
Idaho
Joe R. Williams
South Carolina
Grady L. Patterson Jr
Rhode Island
Raymond H. Hawksley
Federal Reserve Board
Major Hackler completes Army staff school at Leavenworth
All Around Town notes Major John Hackler of Patmos has finished the Army Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth. He serves in the U.S. Army Terminal Station Complement EF Dorado and plans to become distribution officer. His civilian work is an operating engineer at Red River Arsenal. He and wife Winnifred dwell on Rt. 1 Patmos with two sons and two daughters. Also featured: Margie Royston named to Who's Who among Students at Ouachita Baptist University. optometric society meeting in Camden. Conifer Girl Scout Council awards luncheon in Texarkana. Nevada County Singing Convention at Mt. Moriah Church with Pathfinders of Camden as guests. Arthur Miller president, Tom White vice president, Barbara White secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
da Nang
Vietnam
William Leftwich
Memphis
Lenn
Tennessee
Que Son
Leftwich
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Washington
John Winter
Cambodia
South Vietnam
John Hackler
Patmos
Army Command and General Staff
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Hackler
National Guard
Ft. Benning
Nashville
Hope
1187Th
Red River Arsenal
Winnifred
Steven
David
Sandra
Susan
Rt. 1
Margie Royston
Ouachita Baptist University
G. D. Royston Jr
Margie
Hope High School
Monticello College For Women
Quachita
Nevada County
Mt. Moriah Church
Prescott
Rosston
Pathfinders of
Camden
Arthur Miller
Tom White
Barbara White
Bumpers Gets List of WR Appointments
LITTLE ROCK AP A Rockefeller aide said the governor will send 245 names to the state Senate for confirmation to state boards and commissions since the last regular session. Most are minor, but some are major, with two agency heads awaiting review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
State Senate
Pete Thornton
Rockefeller
Senate
Thornton
Dale Bumpers
Leona Troxell
Arthur Hays
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Cotton
ALC Old Guard
Cummins Quorum Court
Taj Mahal
Julie Andrews
Waikiki
Masons
AP News Digest
Internal Revenue Service
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
Detroit
General Motors
United Auto Workers International
The
Star
Ouachi-Tunes
Gamma Phi Women’s Social Club
Mental Health Club
Rho Sigma
Emmett Thompson
Don Freel
South Arkansas Optometric Society
Chris’ Steak House
Conifer Girl Scout Council
Tom Duncan
Kenneth Petre
Hildreth May
Thompson Evans Jr
E.P. Young Jr
Evans
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