Ideal Cement marks 40th anniversary plant in Okay Arkansas
The Okay Arkansas plant of Ideal Cement Company celebrates four decades of operation with a public party atop the Rock and remarks by M R Shilling. The facility, a division of Ideal Basic Industries, uses vast energy and employs modern tech, producing over two million barrels annually. The piece notes historical references to 1929 events and outlines the plant’s capacity, gas and power needs, and subsidiary holdings in Louisiana Nevada Transit and GN&A railroad.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago Cubs
University of Arkansas
Hudson- Brown College
Prohibition
Wall Street
Ideal .Cement Company
Okay
Arkansas
Ideal
Cal
Rock
Ideal Cement
Florida
Alaska
M. R. Shilling
Ideal Cement Company
Seattle
Washington
Miami
Brownsville
Texas
Shilling
Howard County
Leon Cantwell
Byron Thompson
Ideal Basic Industries, Inc
Joe Hargis
Texarkana
Joe Hargiss
Jack Tollett
Louisiana Nevada Transit Company
Graysonia, Nashville
Ashdown
Gn&a
Missouri Pacific
Nashville
Kansas City Southern & Frisco
Green Beret Confident of Acquittal in Vietnam Killing
Green Beret Capt. John J. McCarthy Jr. says he is confident he will be acquitted of the murder of a Cambodian aide in Vietnam. He spent nearly two years in confinement at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, before Army release pending a Court of Military Review appeal. He began a monthlong home leave in Phoenix after arrival with his family and parents. He had been assigned to Fort Huachuca in Arizona but awaits assignment details.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Green Beret
John J. McCarthy Jr
Vietnam
McCarthy
Army
Court of Military Review
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Green Berets
Ft. Huachuca
Arizona
Communist Teacher Finds Backing
Angela Davis, 25, drew 1900 students to UC Royce Hall after a first lecture on black literature. Students urged a faculty boycott until she is granted full reinstatement and teaching for credit. Regents say she can teach but not for credit while an appeal proceeds. Davis earns 9684 dollars annually.
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Richard E. Meyer
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
University of California Regents
Angela Davis
Royce Hall
Miss Davis
Regents
Communist Club
Academic Senate
Karl Marx
Jean Paul Sartre
Philospher Herbert Marcus
Hope Melon Tells About Watermelon Gift to Nixon
In September a prize watermelon grown near Hope Arkansas was presented to President Nixon in a White House ceremony. Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin accepted the 153 pound melon, with growers in Georgia hoping to top it. The prize winner was Lester B. Kent of Route 1 Hope, recognized as the largest since before World War I.
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White House
Nixon
People of Hope
East Garden
Clifford Hardin
Hardin
Georgia
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Lester B. Kent
Route 1
Hope
George Frazier
B.N. Holt
Margret Harris
Jerri Pruden
Washington
Arkansas
John Paul Hammerschmidt
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Jacoby Transfer Turns the Trick in Spingold Final
The Dallas Aces defeated the top seeded New York team 92 IMPs to 29 in the final of the 1969 Spingold Cup. Using Jacoby Transfer bids by Billy Eisenberg and Bo Goldman, Dallas built a large lead after the first quarter and extended it each round, with a key 10-IMP gain on a transfer hand.
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Dallas Aces
New York
Ira Rubin
Jeff Westheimer
Sam Stayman
Victor Mitchell
Bill Grieve
Phil Feldsman
Westheimer
United States
Aces
Jacoby
Billy Eisenberg
Bo Goldman
Goldman
Hearts
East
Eisenberg
Bobby
Bill
Billy
West
Rubin
North
Newspapper Enterprise Assn
Bridge bidding puzzle with spades and clubs sequence
In a four spades decision after a two clubs over one spade, consider responder’s rebid and forcing options. South holds K876 and ¢KQ4 BIS53. The correct play is to bid four spades, whether the jump is forcing or strongly invitational. Tomorrow’s question asks about the alternative where partner opens two clubs instead of three spades.
Australian mystic admits setting fire to Jerusalem mosque
Michael Denis Rohan admitted in court that he set fire to the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on August 21 but claimed mental illness left him unable to be fully responsible. The insanity plea failed to halt the trial and judges ordered it to continue. Defense lawyer Yitzhak Tunik cited mental illness but did not specify a diagnosis and asked for delaying medical exams.
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Marcus Eliason
Associated Press
Jerusalem
Michael Denis Rohan
al Aksah
Israel
Yitzhak Tunik
Tunik
Walter Hagen Dies Father of Golf at 76
Walter Hagen, famed as the father of modern professional golf, died of cancer at his Traverse City estate at age 76 after a long battle and recent throat surgery. A dominant figure in golf, he won five PGA titles, four straight, British Open four times, and highlighted the sport with dramatic shots and a larger-than-life persona. He moved to Traverse City 11 years ago, leaving behind a son Walter Jr., and a legacy of opening doors for professional players.
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Traverse City
Mich
Charles Walter Hagen
Hagen
the Haig
Michigan
Arnold Palmer
Walter
Haig
Chick Evans
Professional Golfers Association
Bobby Jones
Jones
al Watrous
Lakeside
Doris Brandis
Turner cited in weapon seizures and graft probe
The testimony before a subcommittee alleges Turner urged Chicago and Kansas City police chiefs to hand over confiscated rifles shotguns and handguns. He allegedly sold many to private buyers despite receipts showing military use. Wooldridge corruption claims and an Army investigation coverup are also discussed.
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Subcommittee
Turner
Chicago
Kansas City
Haiti
Army
William ©. Wooldridge
Wooldridge
Germany
South Vietnam
United States
Criminal Investigations
Associaton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Col
James C. Shoultz
Maj
Shoultz
Escapees, Kidnappers Sought After Jail Breakout
Des Moines Iowa AP reports a manhunt for James John Byrnes 41 of Waterloo Iowa and Ronald Earl Archer 20 of Medora Kansas after they forced an Arkansas minister and a Missouri pilot to fly them to Des Moines. Authorities continue the search for the two escapees and their possible accomplices.
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Des Moines
Towa
Kansas
Arkansas
Missouri
James John Byrnes
Waterloo
Iowa
Ronald Earl Archer
Medora
Kan
Haig’s 25 Year Legend In Golf And Wit
The Haig enjoyed a long career marked by bold moments as he swung a club or toasted with friends, a lifestyle praised in his autobiography. He called some companions hyposonicas and recalled stopping for a quick drink after the 18th green in 36 hole matches where he rarely lost. He urged not to hurry and to smell the flowers along the way.
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Haig
Bob
Hagen
Ha- Ben
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Saratoga
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Bazé
East A
R ‘Ass
Léa Tibet
Walter Hagen
Rochester, N.Y
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Presidents
Kings
Detroit News
Walter Jr
Detroit
Hagen Gulf Co
Grand Rapids
Wilson Sporting Goods Corp
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Abraham Ribicoff
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Conlisk
Fort Worth
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U.S
Justice Department
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