Roberto Clemente nears 3000 hits in baseball history
In a reader letter from September 28, 1972, Horner argues Clemente would become the 11th player with 3,000 hits, listing Ty Cobb and Stan Musial among others. The exchange contrasts sports writers with fans, recalls seeing legends play, and notes local tourism and a pine cone program offering earnings claims.
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the Star
Napoleon Lajoie
Paul Waner
Cap Anson
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Roberto Clemente
Horner
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Stan Musial
Busch Stadium
St. Louis
Phillies
F111 Back in Vietnam Action After Loss
The Pentagon said swing wing F111 fighter bombers were pulled from combat after a Thursday loss but returned to action today. Spokesman Jerry W. Friedheim noted a formal air strike announcement involving F111s would come later from U.S. Command in Saigon.
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Washington
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
North Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Tucker Seeks Consumer Protection at Hempstead County Meeting
Tucker spoke in the Hempstead County Courthouse on Tuesday October 3 discussing the attorney general's office, praising General Ray Thornton, urging stronger consumer protection and more criminal law education starting in junior high. Campaign staffer Carlos Cristof Marvell joined.
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Democratic Women
Qub
Hempstead County
Crit Stuart Jr
Tucker
Alty
Ray Thornton
Carlos Cristof Marvell
Jim Guy Tucker
Hope
Monroe Stuart
McGovern to outline end of war plan with aides
Senator George McGovern plans a campaign push detailing an end of war strategy with aides. The effort will be part of a broader antiwar drive highlighting negotiations and political pressure.
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McGovern
Blacks press Nixon critique and campaign contrasts in multi state tour
Blacks urge voters to join a meeting in Texarkana Arkansas and criticize Nixons spending. Stewart plans appearances in Buffalo and New York City denouncing the mammoth 1973 budget deficit and a 280 billion ceiling. He targets labor leaders and accuses the administration of a political coin game while McGovern campaigns in Indiana Montana South Dakota and Nebraska praising farm export initiatives and noting limited environment action. The Nixon campaign counters with mail to California voters.
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Buffalo
New York City
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Indiana
Montana
South Dakota
McGovern
Nebraska
Great Falls
China's UN speech targets US and USSR in push for reform
In a first policy address at the United Nations General Assembly, China criticized the United States and the Soviet Union, arguing a UN reform is needed to free the body from big-power manipulation. The speech coincided with Nixon and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko announcing two Moscow deals on missiles, including a 900 defensive missile cap and a five year offensive stock freeze. The remarks marked a notable shift in tone and emphasis during the session.
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United Nations
N.Y
China
U.N. General Assembly
Soviet Union
United States
Nixon
Andrei A. Gromyko
Washington
Moscow
Invitation withdrawn by Smith
Governor Dale Bumpers invitation to visit Smith Foundation religious projects in Eureka Springs was withdrawn by Gerald L. K. Smith of Eureka Springs. He claimed Bumpers was pressured to avoid the projects and noted Bumpers had recently visited Carroll County but would not visit Eureka Springs without buying a ticket for the Passion Play.
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Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Smith Foundation
Eureka Springs
Gerald L. K. Smith
Smith
University of Arkansas At
Bumpers
Carroll County
Eureka Alon
Mail-order pitch in Spanish from Nixon set today
Washington AP reports a Spanish language mail campaign from President Nixon targets Spanish Americans in California and other voters. Nine million letters were sent in California New Jersey Illinois and Pennsylvania with plans to reach ten states totaling 246 electoral votes for the November election.
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Nixon
Washington
California
la Casa Blanca
White House
New Jersey
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Michigan
Texas
Maryland
Connecticut
George McGovern
Mother seeks public support to restore daughter’s grave markers
Cynthia Frederick, 23, made two concrete grave markers for her infant children who died hours after birth. The stones, dated Aug. 196? and placed on graves, were removed and lie beside a cemetery shed. A Park Board committee refused an exception allowing reset. Cynthia, diabetic with no more children, plans to attend the next meeting with her parents to seek permission to reinstall the markers. The markers carry the inscriptions of Benjamin James and Christa Ann, who died in 1971 and 1972 respectively.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cynthia Frederick
Cindy
Cynthia
Wade
Douglas
U.S. Army
Stuttgart
West Germany
City Park Board
George Griffin
Griffin
Jack Woolls
Mrs. Griffin
Cemetery Board
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Reader
Eugene S. Horner
Hope, Ark
J. R. McKinley
de Queen Daily Citizen
Dept
Cossatot
Clinton
Weyerhaeuser Company
Weyerhaeuser
Vietnam
Ape
Oran
Democratic Women’s Club
Center
Pulaski County
Texarkana, Ark
Pales
Stewart
Hee
Nison
U. N. Action
Russia
Ark
R. Lazenby
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