Prisoner Exchange in Middle East Tension Eases War Pace
In a Vietnam scale comparison, prisoner exchanges shift leverage as Golda Meir pledges no more food to the encircled Egyptian army in Sinai until returns begin. Cairo releases names, speeding talks. The Egyptian Third Army remains pivotal to any lasting peace, with progress visible through each homecoming and new talks.
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Vietnam
Cairo
Hanoi
Golda Meir
Sinai
Mideast
Welfare shift to federal role takes effect January
Wester Little Rock officials say starting Jan 1 federal government will handle welfare checks for adults, with savings of about million. The state retains control of AFDC and welfare staff adjusts as eligibility rules shift but no office closures. Social Security will not mail stamps. recipients must buy stamps from welfare offices.
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Lindel Hutson
Associated Press
Wester Little Rock
Cial Security Administration
James B. Cartwright
Cartwright
AFDC
Tommy Jones
Little Rock District
Social Security Office
Per
Jones
State Department of Social and
Fayetteville
Batesville
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Little Rock
Hot Springs
Magnolia
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Fulton
Izard
Sharp
Social Security
Social Services Division
State Health Department
Dele Bumpers
Khmer Rouge Overrun Vihear Suor Garrison Near Phnom Penh
Rebels routed the Vihear Suor garrison 12 miles northeast of Phnom Penh after weeks of siege. More than 500 troops and civilians were reported dead or missing. The attack began about 11 p.m. Thursday with mortar rocket and tear gas. Sixty wounded were killed in hospital as troops and civilians fled into ambushes and scattered toward southeast and southwest.
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Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge
Vihear Suor
Mekong
Ar kansas German honored for saving comrade in fire tragedy
In New York an Arkansas German honored posthumously for aiding eight comrades during a blaze. The highest award went to Jacobs for remaining at the controls of an aerial ladder truck as a wall collapsed, saving a firefighter atop the ladder. Jacobs’ widow Dorothy Ann and survivor Gene T. received the $3,000 prize and a plaque.
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New York
Jacobs
Dorothy Ann
Gene Twher
Lion's Club Auction opens with $1100 in first lap
The 24th annual Hope Lions Club Auction began last evening at the First National Bank lobby. Items donated by local merchants drew bidders via in person and telephone, with Radio KXAR broadcasting. The second session is at 6 pm today and a third at 3 pm Saturday.
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Lion’s Club
Epon
Ten Hope Lions
Hope Lions Club
Lions Club
Hope
First National Bank
KXAR
Lowell Harris
Haskell Jones
Royce Pendergrass
Opening of Stamps plant set
Gov. Dale Bumpers and U S Rep Ray Thornton are expected at the Sunday afternoon opening of the Alan White Company of Stamps. The firm has expanded its furniture and Whitehall table plants, boosting manufacturing capacity, warehousing, and payroll. The two plants employ 430 people with an average annual payroll over 2.5 million. production is slated to double in five years with 208 new hires.
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Dale Bumpers
U.S
Ray Thornton
Alan White
Mississippi River
White
Pike County banker bound over to grand jury
Hilman H. Duke, 87, president of Pike County Bank at Murfreesboro, was bound over to a federal grand jury on a construction of justice charge. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Signa Rasmussen and waived a preliminary hearing, an arraignment serving mainly to identify the charge.
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Hot Springs, Ark
Pike
United Fund Falls Short of Goal in Hope Arkansas
Three and a half weeks into the Hempstead County United Fund drive the total of 18108.37 remains 9006 short of the goal. Mrs. Jerri Pruden chairperson says the November 3 wrapup will be postponed until funds are raised. If current pledges lag, eleven agencies could receive only partial support, risking program operations. Residents were urged to give by mail or through UF workers, with workers stressing benefits to Hempstead County and the convenience of a single campaign uniting many charities.
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United Fund
Jerri Pruden
Hope
Hempstead
Nine More Firms Join United Fund Drive Total
Nine additional firms push the United Fund Drive total to 109 per centers with 160 percent employee participation. New entrants include James Motor Co Collier Furniture & Appliance Overturf's Shoe Store Dr Sitnes Office Dr Capps Office First National Bank Red River Vocational Technical School Hope Hardware and Production Credit Association.
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United Fund
James Motor Co
Collier Furniture & Appliance
Overturf
Dr. Sitnes
Dr. Capps
First National Bank
Red River Vocational Technical School
Hope Hardware
Production Credit Association
John L. Wilson
Fragmentary religious excerpt mimics old prose
A clipped historical excerpt references a biblical and Goethean quote about living boldly, urging action amid warning doom. It blends biblical phrasing with literary citation and ends with a note on choosing life despite uncertainty. The text appears as a stray, fragmentary quotation rather than a cohesive article.
Cause of hepatitis found by government scientists
Government scientists announce the apparent discovery of the cause of infectious hepatitis or Hepatitis A and the identification of a virus like particle in stool samples from prisoners. The finding could lead to a diagnostic test and potential vaccine development, while also clarifying the cause of the more serious serum hepatitis Hepatitis B.
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Frank Carey
Washington
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIAID
Bethesda
Joliet
Ill
Tremor Jars East Tennessee Nights From Maryville To Newport
An earth tremor rattled East Tennessee at 2 48 a m felt from Oak Ridge to Newport, centered between Maryville and Johnson City. No injuries reported as authorities investigated with NWS and FAA officials.
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Knoxville
Tenn
East Tennessee
Knox County
Jack Martin
National Weather Service
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Maryville
Johnson City
Oak Ridge
Newport
Normas
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American Red Cross
United
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Clara Wright
Bill Capps
Don Freel
Bennett Wood
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