Eight Civil Defense Conference Held Here
Hempstead County Judge Finis Odom and Civil Defense Director Geneva P. Downing attended the first in the nation Civil Defense Conference at the Arkansas Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center in Conway September 28-29, 1971. Arkansas officials from eleven counties joined Director Ralph H. Moore and National Office staff to discuss a new look in Civil Defense focusing on broader disaster readiness and closer local operation.
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Hempstead
Finis Odom
Geneva P. Downing
Arkansas Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center
Conway
Ralph H. Moore
Arkansas Civil Defense
John McConnell
National Office
Washington, D.C
Civil Defense
Don Guier
Gaines West
John Stalling
Arkansas
Civil Defense Region Five
Denton
Texas
Moore
Rotary speaker shares piloting tales from decades of flight
Rotarian Paul Klipsch told Hope Rotary Club about flying since the 1950s and his experiences including acrophobia, George the automatic pilot, and an engine loss near Mt. Hood. Vice-President Bob Roberts presided as Henderson State College coach Fred Dawson and senior Reddie Lyle Jones Jr were introduced before the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Klipsch
Hope Rotary Club
George
Mt. Hood
Bob Roberts
Henderson State College
Fred Dawson
Reddie
Lyle Jones
Dawson
HSC
Bill Wray
Calendar of events and obituaries in brief update
The Keystone Lodge No 43 meets October 5 at 7 30 p m with all members urged to attend. Bethel AME Church YPD gathers October 6 at 5 p m replacing the prior Tuesday slot. Obituaries note Octavia Johnson of Garland AR died September 30 with services October 5 in Stamps AR and Isom White of Ozan AR died October 1 with services October 6 in Ozan AR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Lodge No. 43
Y.P.D
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Octavia Johnson
Garland
Arkansas
Greenville Baptist Church
Stamps
Stamps Cemetery
Hicks Funeral Home, Inc
Isom White
Ozan
St. Luke C.M.E
St. Luke Cemetery
Vietnam Drive Against North in Cambodia Near Fire Base Alpha
An 800 man South Vietnamese task force moved from Krek toward Fire Base Alpha 12 miles away, facing resistance as more shelling hit South Vietnam. A surge in attacks, the heaviest in 18 months, aimed to disrupt presidential elections. Casualties were described as light. U.S. forces reported no casualties from three shellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Krek
Alpha
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S
Highway 7
Cambodian
Saigon Command
Vietnam
Pare
Comate EE
Identity of Kidnapper Sought in Edwardsville Shooting
Police sought positive identification today of a man held in connection with the shooting death of an elderly Edwardsville man. Arvin Homer Logan, 36, of Shirley Arkansas, is accused of kidnapping, holding a five person family hostage for three hours, disarming an officer, stealing a truck, and fleeing to Casey before abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwardsville
Arvin Homer Logan
Shirley
Ark
Madison County
Logan
Steve Nuss
Farmington
Louis Schildmeier
Nuss
Casey
Misunderstanding of Prisoners Sparks Attica Riot
New York reports recount that a guard misread a football drill between white inmate Ray Lamorie and black inmate Leroy Dever, triggering the Attica uprising. Background stories in the Times and Daily News describe confusion before and during the assault, with reports of throat-slashings of inmates thought to oppose the rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Attica State Prison
New York Times
the Times
New York Daily News Today
Attica
Times
Ray Lamorie
Leroy Dewer
The
Richard Mulrooney
Mulrooney
Dewer
Lamorie
Dever
Figures State Guard Will Be Hurt Arkansas News Remark
Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Phillips, adju tant general of the Arkansas National Guard, says neither the end of the Vietnam War nor a move to an all-volunteer Army will damage Arkansas guard recruitment. He notes concerns nationwide about losing applicants to dodge conscription and asserts the guard will survive in good shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Thomas M. Phillips
Arkansas Nation Guard
Arkansas
Guard Coul
Phillips
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