Full House Needed for TV Cameras Thursday
Frank Broyles joins telecasters in urging fans to fill War Memorial Stadium for the University of Arkansas versus Texas Tech game in Little Rock. The Star pledges 50 end zone tickets for students plus adult tickets as needed for drivers, and will cover costs for the Hope Bobcat squad if transport is provided. The effort aims to boost Arkansas’ image with the nation watching.
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Frank Broyles
University of Arkansas
Texas Tech
War Memorial Stadium
Little Rock
Arkansas
Hope Bobcat
Steve Owens Wins 1969 Heisman Trophy
Steve Owens of Oklahoma, a record setting ball carrier, was named winner of the 1969 Heisman Trophy. The Miami Oklahoma senior tailback led in rushing and touchdowns, edging Mike Phipps Rex Kern Archie Manning and Jim Plunkett in a close vote. Owens had 54 career rushing TDs and 3,606 yards, with 21 touchdowns this season and 1,216 yards rushing this year. The Downtown Athletic Club will announce the award on December 4.
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New York
Steve Owens
Oklahoma
Miami
Okla
Owens
Mike Phipps
Purdue
Rex Kern
Ohio State
Archie Manning
Mississippi
Jim Plunkett
Stanford
Oklahoma State
Sooner
Army
Glenn Davis
Kansas
Gayle Sayers
Nebraska
Mack Herron
Kansas State
Ed Mirindro
Cornell
Owes
Phipps
Kern
Manning
Mike Reid
Penn State
Mike McCoy
Notre Dame
Arkansas Governor Pushes 35 Million Tax Increase
Governor Winthrop Rockefeller told Kiwanis members Arkansas needs 35 million more in taxes to navigate a growing fiscal crisis. He hinted at a possible special session to push tax hikes and salary plan changes, noting long delayed funding has left state programs short and facilities at risk. He contrasted Arkansas’ tax history with Mississippi, highlighting pay gaps for state workers and funding shortages for treatment centers and staff.
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North Uttle Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Kiwanis Club
Rockefeller
Arkansas
Mississippi
Hope Choirs present pop rally at Hope High School auditorium
The Yerger Junior High and Hope High School choirs present a pop concert called POP RALLY on Tuesday night November 25 at 7 30 p m in the Hope High School auditorium. Admission is free and all students parents teachers and friends are invited. The Junior High Chorus has 40 members and performed at one school assembly and a PTA officers installation. The senior choir has 58 members and performed at two assemblies this year. The Hope Madrigal Singers comprising 12 auditioned voices will also perform under the direction of Miss Juanita Nicholson.
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Yerger Junior High
Hope High School
Aquarius
PTA
Hope Madrigal Singers
Juanita Nicholson
Hearing Set on Utilities Rates by Arkansas PSC
The Arkansas State Public Service Commission will hold a preliminary hearing today on its order requiring 24 utilities to withdraw certain special promotional rates. The agency says these rates for customers with specified electrical or gas equipment could cause unreasonable discrimination against customers paying higher base rates.
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Little Rock
State Public Service Commission
Arkansas
PSC
Proxmire backs pollution tax as industry reform
Sen William Proxmire proposes a federal waste tax to curb water pollution. He argues a tax based on waste volume and toxicity would incentivize limiting pollution and fund municipal treatment plants, claiming current strategies failed after 12 years and $5.4 billion in federal spending.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Sen
Wiliam Proxmire
Wisconsin Democrat
Proxmire
Senate
Moon Crew Heads Home After Lunar Mission Return
Apollo astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Richard Gordon Jr and Alan Bean finish 10 day lunar surface run with minor head knot on Bean. They land at Pearl Harbor then fly to Houston MSC while moon rocks reach Ellington AFB. The two moon rock boxes will be opened sequentially in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at MSC.
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Uss Hornet
America
Hawaii
Eae Ger
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Alan L. Bean
Bean
Pearl Harbor
Manned Spacecraft Center
Msc
Houston
Tex
Ellington Air Force Base
Ellington
Echo Chamber Cited as Moonquake Cause
AP science writer reports scientists propose a vast underground echo chamber of rubble between the Moon surface and underlying rock caused the Apollo 12 crash reverberation. Seismic energy bounced in the vacuum, lengthening the 55 minute echo and prompting reassessment of wave damping on the moon.
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Bill Stockton
Space Center
Houston
Earth
Gary Latham
Lamont Geological Observatory
Moon
Latham
Lunar
Indians Squat on Alcatraz in Protest
More than 100 Indians including women and infants occupy Alcatraz Island in protest demanding reconstruction of a burned San Francisco Indian Center and increased aid to California Indians. They appeal for funds and provisions via the Alcatraz Relief Fund while awaiting talks with authorities.
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San Francisco
California
Federal
General Services Administration
Interior
Walter Hickel
Alcatraz
Alaska
Richard Oakes
Adam Nordwall
Chippina
Indians’ United Bay Area Council
Cool Wave Enters Arkansas With Cold Front Expected
The Associated Press reports a new cold front will move across Arkansas bringing fair to partly cloudy skies midweek. Temperatures will drop with northern lows in the 20s and southern areas in the 30s to 40s. Thanksgiving outlook calls for partly cloudy and slightly warmer conditions. Overnight readings included 44 at Blytheville and Jonesboro, 34 at Fayetteville, 41 at Harrison, 52 at Pine Bluff, 51 at Little Rock, 48 at Memphis, and 53 at Texarkana and El Dorado.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Blytheville
Jonesboro
Fayetteville
Harrison
Pine Bluff
Little Rock
Memphis
Texarkana
el Dorado
Long Weekend Death Toll May Reach 800
The National Safety Council estimates 700 to 800 people may die in traffic accidents during the four day Thanksgiving weekend. The period runs from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday, the council’s first forecast for a holiday period.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Congressional Probe May Follow Co Martial on Massacre
A CBS interview with Paul Meadle says he killed 10 to 15 Vietnamese villagers in My Lai on orders from Lt. William L. Calley Jr. during March 1968. The Army announced Calley will face a general court martial for premeditated murder in the deaths of 109 people. Meadle cites loss of buddies and coercion, estimating about 370 dead that day, and questions why Capt. Ernest Méttina did not intervene.
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CBS
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
Paul Meadle
Terre Haute
Ind
Mike Wallace
CBS Evening News
Walter Cronkite
Meadle
Bobby Wilson
Ernest Méttina
Medina
George W. Latimer
Salt Lake City
Wallace
Governor opposes 15 percent rice allotment cutback
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller of Arkansas said at the state Farm Bureau Federation convention that a federal proposal for a 15 percent cutback in rice allotments would hurt Arkansas and neighboring states. Rockefeller announced his opposition to the plan.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
State Farm Bureau Federation
Senators Call for Inquiry Into Vietnam Massacre
Two senators urge a congressional probe into alleged South Vietnamese civilian killings by U S soldiers as Lt. Gen. Peers probes a possible cover up. Majority Leader Mansfield favors waiting for the Army court martial of Lt. William L Calley Jr before any broader action. Senator Percy and Senator Young push for Pentagon and Senate investigations.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington
Congressional
U.S
Majority
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Senate
William L. Calley Jr
Charles H. Percy
A-ll
Pentagon
Stephen Young
Ohio
Senate Armed Services Committee
Army
Calley
Rcd
Inds
My Lat
Mani
House
L. Mendall Rivers
Armed Services Committee
South Carolina
Young
Percy
William R. Peers
Army in Calley case faces clarifications on orders
AP dispatch reports Army spokesmen refuse to confirm if 1st Lt William L Calley Jr fired the shots or issued the orders in the 1968 My Lai massacre. A former soldier Paul Meadle claims he killed 10 to 16 Vietnamese under Calley’s commands. Congress moves to probe the incident as Calley faces a court martial for the killings listed in six specifications totaling 109 victims.
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Bob Horton
Washington
William L. Caleley Jr
Pentagon
Calley
Army
Paul Meadle
Terre Haute
Ind
Congress
My Lai
Farmers urged to unite for new farm legislation
Rep. Bill Alexander of Arkansas told the Arkansas Farm Bureau meeting in Hot Springs that Garland County’s farm population has dwindled from 23.2 percent in 1940 to five percent now. He noted Congress is crafting farm policy to replace the current program, urging passage in 1970 and stressing unity among affected groups.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Bill Alexander
D-Ark
Alexander
House Agriculture Committee
Arkansas Farm Bureau
Garland County
Congress
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