Unthanksgiving Holiday Notice and Razorback trip plan
Holiday note explains three annual newspaper closures on Fourth of July Thanksgiving and Christmas. Mike Kelly praises local support for Arkansas games and outlines transportation for Hope Bobcats to Little Rock for the televised rivalry, urging gifts of unused game tickets to ensure attendance. Michigan captain Kim Mandich named most valuable player at 49th Football Bust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Kelly
Hope
Arkansas
SMU
Dallas
Little Rock
Broyles
Razorbacks
America
Star
Hope Bobcat Squad
R.M. LaGrone, Jr
Citizens’ National Bank
Hope High School Athletic Department
Ann Arbor
Mich
Kim Mandich
Michigan
U-M
Nixon Signs Lottery Based Draft Law In New System
President Nixon signed a new draft law creating a random lottery to pick 19 year olds for induction. The first drawing will occur Monday in Washington. An executive order implements procedures to limit exposure to about one year. Dec 1 is set for the initial drawing under the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Benjamin
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
White House
Early Thanksgiving Observance Not for the Pure of Heart
Pennsylvania historians note early American Thanksgivings were lively gatherings with drinking and revelry. A 1746 Pennsylvania proclamation urged solemn observation and warned magistrates to curb immorality, contrasting with later national Thanksgiving ordinances.
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Ford Burkhart
Associated Press
Harrisburg, Pa
Pennsylvania
Tom Jones
Colony
George Thomas
George H
Bonnie Prince Charles
Scotland
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Reprisals Versus Censorship In Nixon Era News
Dr Frank Stanton of CBS argued that government threats against the news media can inflict greater damage than outright censorship. In a speech to industry leaders at the Plaza Hotel he condemned Vice President Agnews implicit intimidation of television news as ominous and gravely consequential for journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Stanton
Columbia Broadcasting System
Spiro T. Agnew
Stanton
Agnew
Communications
International Radio & Television Society
Plaza Hotel
Television News Ten
ABC
NBC
Network News Division
Ambulance Service Crisis Discussed By City Board
The City Board discussed the looming loss of ambulance service as local mortuaries quit. They support county cooperation to form a county wide solution, while urging a rapid meeting with hospital directors and officials. They rejected bids on a 6th Street property and asked for an appraisal and listing.
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Board of City Directors
Qakerest
Herndon
6Th and Laurel
6Th Street
Farm Bureau U K's New Constitution
The Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation voted to recommend adoption of the constitution proposed by the 1968 Constitutional Convention while opposing the method used to convene it. The group endorsed single member districts, four year county officer terms, and a new five member county board with staggered terms, while preserving residency and voting age. The plan aims for final study by the convention and possible changes before a 1970 general election.
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Hot Springs
Ark.a
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Morris Bowman
Newport
Sherif
See Farm Bureau
Two Stolen Cars Recovered by Local Police Team
Hope Police recovered a Texas stolen car and, with State Trooper Harvey Fullerton and Asst. City Chief James Rowe, a second car stolen in Ohio. One man is held for investigation on car theft.
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Hope
Texas
Harvey Fullerton
James Rowe
Ohio
Fires Restarted in City Tuesday
Fire department answered two calls Tuesday starting with a grass fire at 3 10 near 16 Sout Pine. At 4 55 a car owned by Charles Courtney caught fire due to a faulty carburetor causing considerable damage at 904 West Ltd.
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Home Fire Department
904 West Ltd
Charles Courtney
Army Acts to Forestall Atrocities
Secretary Laird pledges absolute compliance with orders and laws of war amid uproar over the My Lai massacre allegations. Senate hearings move forward as lawmakers question the Army's handling of the 1968 incident and potential misconduct by officers.
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Carl P. Leubsdor
Associated Press
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Baird
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William L. Calley
Senate Armed Services Committee
Army
Stanley R. Resor
Robert Jordan
Peter Dominick
R-Corp
Calley
CBS
Paul Meadle
Ds.c
Dominick
Cigm
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Armed Services Committee
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign
Laird
Vietnam
Thanksgiving Heart Fund drive and local honors noted
Public urged to give Memorial gifts to Heart Fund as Thanksgiving observance. Mrs. Dick Watkins chairs the Hope drive. Major William K. James, son of local residents, recently served in Vietnam with a PACAF unit, aiding a mission near Phuoc Binh and destroying enemy fortifications. Other notes include local residents in Macy parade, recovery after surgery, and 1969 Young Women of America selections for two Hope natives.
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Heart Fund
Dick Watkins
Citizens National Bank of Hope
Air Force
William K. James
William F. James
Walnut
Hope
Ark
Phuoc Binh
Vietnam
Bien Hoa
James
Pacific Air Forces
PACAF
USAF
Southeast Asia
Dora Ann King Purdy
Ft. Worth
Frank King
Janet McKenzie Nix
Memphis
Jim McKenzie
America
Arms to Vietnam Home Guard Generals weigh more arms aid
The Pentagon considers arming South Vietnam's 1.2 million strong home guard in a Viet Namization push. Deputy Secretary Packard review notes the village militias known as Peoples Self Defense Force include largely older men and boys who guard hamlets at night while working rice paddies by day.
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Georg
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Bu Prang
Bu Dop
Duc Lap
Are Hillery
Washington
Pentagon
South Vietnam
Home Guard
David Packard
Peoples’ Self Defense Force
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Mandich
Tian Name
Farm Bureau U.k's
New Constitution
The
Far East
Pacific Area
Hope High School
Southern Methodist University
Airy Force Offices Training Corps
Mary
Gladys A. Alsop
Belleville
Kan
Anne Andres
Dwight Andres
Bryan
Teleision
Kilgore Rangerettes
J. P. Byers
Wadley Hospital
Vietnam Home Guard
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