Suit filed to block Gillham Dam in Arkansas
A federal lawsuit seeks an injunction to stop the Army Corps of Engineers from building the Gillham Dam on the Cossatot River six miles northeast of Gillham Arkansas. Plaintiffs include Environmental Defense Fund the Ozark Society Arkansas Audubon Society and local residents claiming the project would destroy a free flowing river segment and harm recreation and natural beauty. Construction began in 1963 after 1958 authorization but no dam work has progressed.
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Little Rock
Gillham
Cossatot River
U.S. District Court
Army Corps of Engineers
Arkansas
Cossatot
Ouachita Mountain
Richard 8. Arnold
Texarkana
Environmental Defense Fund Inc
The
Ozark Society
Arkansas Audubon Society Inc
Arkansas Ecology Center
Pratt Remmell Jr
Russell Harper
Harper
Cossatat
Remmell
Westmoreland Becomes Aviator Chief of Staff
General William C. Westmoreland, 56, earns pilot qualification to better grasp air mobility issues. He began instruction in 1958 at Ft. Campbell and, despite other commands, completed formal training to pilot UH1 Huey helicopters, becoming the first Army chief of staff to be an aviator.
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John Lengel
Associated Press
Washington
William C. Westmoreland
Ft. Campbell
10St Airborne
U.S
Vietnam
Westmoreland
Army
101St
1St Cavalry
State Livestock Show Opens in Little Rock
The 1970 state Fair and Livestock Show starts a 10 day run in Little Rock with the midway opening at noon Glen Campbell will perform the first of two shows Saturday at 8 p.m. in Barton Coliseum The Everly Brothers Don and Phil will appear at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. tonight
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Little Rock
Glen Campbell
Barton Coliseum
Everly Brothers
Don
Phil
Municipal League Deal Stronger Than Some Figs
A position paper from a recent Arkansas mayors and city managers meeting suggests the Arkansas Municipal League has problems and that cities may quit if not fixed. The Sept 11 report, by Texarkana Mayor J N Shoptow, names Arkadelphia Brinkley Camden De Queen Fayetteville Hope Little Rock Newport and Texarkana as agreeing firms.
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Little Rock
Texarkana
J. N. Shoptow
Arkansas Municipal League
Arkansas
Arkadelphia
Brinkley
Camden
de Queen
Fayetteville
Hope
Newport
Shopton
Haco Boyd
Boyd
Boyd Harrod
Hope City
Garland Medders
League
Glenn G. Zimmerman
Flynn Chivers
Clarendon
Chivers
Zimmerman
Davis Duty
Rogers
Duty
Caterpillars Defoliate 1.5 Million Acres in Arkansas
State Forester Virgil W. Cothren reports the variable oak leaf caterpillar has stripped more than 1.5 million acres across Central and Northeast Arkansas. He lists heavily affected counties including Pulaski Prairie Sharp Faulkner White Cleburne Independence Van Buren Conway Fulton Izard Cross Poinsett Craighead Greene and Clay. He notes caterpillar outbreaks rarely kill trees.
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Little Rock
Virgil W. Cothren
Arkansas
Cothren
Pulaski
Prairie
Sharp
Faulkner
White
Cleburne
Independence
van Buren
Conway
Fulton
Izard
Cross
Poinsett
Craighead
Greene
Clay
Panel Blames Police for Jackson State College deaths
The President's Commission on Campus Unrest concluded white police at Jackson State College overreacted, firing on students May 14, killing two and wounding 12. It found officers confident they would not be punished, sparking limited Mississippi reaction and calls for comment from Gov Williams and Mayor Davis. Attorney General Sommer maintained judgment unchanged. Warner Buxton hailed the report though doubt remained for real police reform.
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Mike Shanahan
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Jackson State College
Commission
Mississippi
John Bell Williams
Jackson
Russell Davis
Atty
A. F. Sommer
Warner Buxton
Washington
This fretful world worries and witticisms bloom
HAL BOYLE gives a tongue in cheek guide to choosing worries in 1970s America. A collage of satirical questions about politics, pollution, fashion and culture lampoons anxieties. The piece riffs on public figures and trends, urging readers to brood wisely about everyday concerns.
Quiet After Nasser Funeral in Cairo Crowds
Prayers for Gamal Abdel Nasser were said in 20000 mosques as Cairo quieted after his funeral. An estimated three million people filled the streets to witness the procession, with trees toppled by the crowd and climbers jostling for a view of the coffin.
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Nick Ludington
Associated Press
CAIRO
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Nasser
New York antibusing law ruled unconstitutional
A panel of three federal judges ruled New York State antibusing law unconstitutional for involuntary pupil busing to achieve racial balance. The ruling cites violation of the 14th Amendment equal protection. The suit, filed by six Buffalo parents including NAACP leader Donald Lee, notes 22 city schools have over 90 percent black enrollment and districts with elected boards remain unaffected.
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Buffalo
New York State
Supreme Court
New York
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
Donald Lee
State
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Erwin Johnson
Johnson
State University At Buffalo
Fayetteville Plant Closes After Local Union Strike
Fayetteville Arkansas The Standard Register Co plant shut down after about 200 members of local 673 of the Printing Specialities and Paper Products Union went on strike. Negotiations on a new 18 month contract followed the expiration in September. The union seeks a 37 4 hour work week and wage increases of 1 across the board for year one and 50 cents for the remaining six months.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Standard Register Co
Printing Specialities and Paper Products Union
Man Killed in Accident Near West Memphis
Artie McGuffey, 57, of Blue Ridge, Texas, died in a two vehicle crash on Interstate 55 east of West Memphis Arkansas. State Police said his car was struck by a truck traveling in the westbound lane.
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West Memphis
Ark
Artie McGuffey
Blue Ridge
Tex
Here
McGuffey
Land Routes in Cambodia Severed by North Vietnamese Attacks
Phnom Penh reports coordinated strikes by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong targeting Cambodia's highway network. Highway 7 and Highway 5 remain open to civilians, while Highway 4 nears peak pressure with military traffic halted. A six hour attack near Sre Klong wounded 10 Cambodian troops and left three enemy bodies. Route 1 near the South Vietnamese border was closed by a mine but expected to reopen soon. Civilians observed Mekong fighting near Phnom Penh as South Vietnamese boats engaged enemy positions.
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John T. Wheeler
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Saigon
Kompong Cham
Sre Klong
Mekong
Temperatures Expected To Be Cooler In Arkansas
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts a second cold front bringing cooler, less humid weather to Arkansas. Showers and thunder showers may occur as the front advances from the northwest late today through Saturday. Highs Thursday range from 87 at Texarkana to 77 at Harrison with overnight lows listed for several cities.
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Associated Press
U.S. Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Texarkana
Harrison
Fayetteville
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
el Dorado
Memphis
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Democrats Propose Election Year Social Security Rise
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee unveiled an election year package for 26 million Social Security recipients. The panel approved a 10 percent across the board raise for January, setting a $100 minimum monthly payment for about 40 percent of retirees earning under that threshold, with Republicans opposed and a Senate vote unlikely before the November election.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Jobless rate highest in seven years
The September unemployment rate rose to 5.6 percent, the highest in nearly seven years, with 4.3 million unemployed. Average pay in September rose to $3.28 per hour for rank and file workers, while weekly pay declined due to shorter hours. Manufacturing pay rose to a record $136.17 weekly.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington (Ap
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Texan killed in Fort Smith two-car crash
FORT SMITH Ark AP State Police said May Blades 88 of Mt. Pleasant Texas was killed today in a two car collision in Fort Smith She was a passenger in a car driven by Nita Powell Hunt 77 of Fort Smith whose vehicle stopped at an intersection and then moved into the path of another car
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Fort Smith, Ark
May Blades
Mt. Pleasant
Tex
Fort Smith
Nita Powell Hunt
All Around Town Millwood Lake report and local notices
Millwood Lake pool elevation normal at 259.21 feet with 850 cfs discharge and two gates five feet open. Visitation in September 172,100. Bass good in Saline River and Hickory Slough using worms hot spots torpedoes and speed shad. Crappie good at Baker's Bend Wood Line Beard's Bluff. Channel catfish strong on trotlines with catfish Charlie and Wieners below spillway. Readers commented on grass cutting along highways and in town limits. Upcoming events include Democrat women meeting October and Governor candidate Dr Bob Riley breakfast visit. Southern State College Theater to present The Miracle Worker October 7-9 with local cast from Hope.
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Millwood Lake
Saline
Baker's Bend
Beard’s Bluff
Nixon welcomed by Spain in first U S president visit to the country
President Nixon arrives in Madrid after a landmark stop in Yugoslavia. Crowds along the motorcade route top one million as Franco, in uniform, greets the president and his wife Pat. The leaders pledge close military ties and expanded economic and social cooperation.
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Associated Press
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Nixon
U.S
Spain
Tito
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Frank Cormier
Barajas
Franco
Dona Carmen Polo
Pat
Barcelona
Nixons
Air Force One
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Calves Fetch Totals at Third District Sale
Ten calves sold at the Third District Livestock Show fat calf sale raising 2816.84 with bidders including Citizens Bank, First National Bank and Arch Wylie. Placings ranged to second, third, and fifth with buyers from Replian's Mens Store Hot Springs, Anderson-Frazier, Corn Belt Hatcheries, Ho Livestock Co and Farm Bureau Insurance Co. Rodeo week continues with two nights left and the rodeo queen to be crowned Saturday.
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Citizens Bank
Bruce Joyce
Bobby Jackson
Bismark
Replian’s Mens
Hot Springs
Brad Joyce
Hope 2
Anderson-Frazier
Elizabeth Barton
Nashville
Rusty Pendergraft
Hope
Farm Bureau Insurance Co
Sonny Myers
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Gory Peck
Hollywood
Boynt
AP News Digest
Jordan
al Fatah
Yasir Arafat
Phnom Pneh
Selective Service System
Ft. Worth
Star
Spring Hill Road
Arkansas Highway Department
Highway 67
Highway 4
Missouri Pacific Railway
Democratic
Third and
South Main
Bob Riley
St. Governor
Town & Country
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Miracle Worker
Gerald Purifoy
Linda Williams
Purifoy
Millard Purifoy
W. 4Th
Miss Williams
Willie Brown
John Greene
Kay Moore
Rt. 2, Hope
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