Nixon Signals Connally for Asia Trip and 1972 VP Bit
President Nixon assigns John B. Connally to represent the United States at the Oct. 31 inauguration of Nguyen Van Thieu and to visit several Asian countries. Speculation grows that Connally could be Nixon’s 1972 running mate, as Laird’s NATO duties leave room for Saigon duty. Connally, a former Texas governor and Treasury secretary, demurs on any VP talk.
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Washington
Nixon
Treasury
John B. Connally
White House
Nguyen van Thieu
Connally
Tokyo
United States
Vietnam
Nixon Economics
Spiro T. Agnew
Melvin R. Laird
Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Laird
Saigon
Thieu
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texarkana Recruiter Named for Hope Prescott Area
Chief Electrician's Mate John L. McLeod, U S Navy, is the new Navy Recruiter for Hope, Prescott and Blevins areas in Arkansas. Born in Texarkana, he enlisted in 1955 and plans to retire there after this tour. He holds multiple commendations and is a qualified Naval Parachutist with over 100 jumps. He will visit Hope, Prescott and Blevins on Mondays. contact at 319 West 7th Street, Texarkana or call 774-6301.
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Texarkana
Texas
John L. McLeod
U. S. Navy
Hope
Prescott
Blevins
Arkansas
McLeod
Navy
Nancy Jean Blevins
Howell
Michigan
Robert
Teryl
Washington
Navy Recruiting Office
West 7Th Street
Han
Court Will Hear Curt Flood's Case
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Curt Flood's antitrust challenge to baseball's reserve system. Flood, a former All-Star who says the contract system is unlawful and a form of slavery, contends the sport's immunity shields it from antitrust claims. The court declined comment and set a hearing for later this term.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Curt Flood
Europe
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Arthur Goldberg
Flood
Hecklers to Follow Kosygin on Cold War Visit
In Ottawa the Soviet news agency Tass reported an attack on Premier Alexei Kosygin during Soviet Canadian talks. A man from the crowd broke through guards and attempted hooliganism as Trudeau expressed regret. Pravda offered no direct note on the incident.
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Moscow
Tass
Alexei N. Kosygin
Ottawa
U.S.S.R
Council of Ministers
Alexei Kosygin
Trudeau
Canada
Pravda
Soviet Communist Party
Soviet Union
Woman of the Year Velora Bright Named at Hope Club
Velora Bright was named Woman of the Year at Hope B and PW Club’s kickoff breakfast for National Business Women’s Week held October 18. President Dee McMurrough presented the certificate signed by State President Bette Gordon. Bright serves as personal development chair and scholarship committee member, sits on the Commerce Board of Directors, and treasurer of Hempstead County United Fund. She teaches at First Baptist Church and is active in Sunday School and Acteens, plus secretary of the Gassille Belles Bowling League.
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Velora Bright
Hope B & PW
Dee McMurrough
Bette Gordon
Hope Club
Miss Bright
Champ. of Clamerce
United Fund
Hempstead County
First Baptist Church
Gasslle Belles Bowling League
Compromise Hints at Two Chinas at UN Debating Tables
At the United Nations, a Saudi draft proposes seating the Chinese Communists as mainland China representatives and the Nationalists as Taiwan's, aiming to avert expulsion. Baroody urges fairness and self-determination while U.S. and Albanian plans push rival two China options amid the 1971 debate.
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William N. Oatis
Associated Press
United Nations
N.Y
China
Taiwan
Jamil M. Baroody
Saudi Arabia
General Assembly
Baroody
U.S
Security Council
Mainland
Varian
Assembly
United States
Nesti Nase
Albania
People’s Republic of China
George Bush
Peking
Chiang
U.N
Nixon Plan for National Health Insurance Advances
President Nixon unveils an employer funded national health plan as the first proposal to Congress for national health protection. The House Ways and Means Committee opens hearings with Elliot Richardson, then weighs other plans including Kennedy backed and AMA options. The administration forecast calls for employers to cover 65 percent of premiums rising to 75 percent, with government aid for the poor and unemployed and private carriers issuing policies. Total annual cost projected around seven billion dollars to be shared by employers, employees and government.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Elliot L. Richardson
Dark
American Medical Association
Sen Fidward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
AMA
Property Tax Necessary Says Ford
Arkansas Education Commissioner Arch W. Ford argues property taxes are essential to fund public schools. He suggests state financing alone is insufficient without property taxes, reacting to a California Supreme Court ruling on tax laws and fund distribution.
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Little Rock
Arch W. Ford
Arkansas
Ford
Calforniia Supreme Court
Wich
California
Tos
Dedication set for Corn Belt Feed Mill and Lady Hope Plant
Governor Dale Bumpers will speak at Hope on October 28 for the Corn Belt Feed Mill and Lady Hope Chicken Processing Plant dedications in the Proving Ground. Kroger officials, lawmakers, and Arkansas officials will attend as tours showcase a 120 ton per hour mill and poultry industry growth over 15 years.
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Hope
Corn Belt Feed Mill
Lady Hope Chicken
Proving Ground
Dale Bumpers
Kroger Company
Congress
Arkansas General Assembly
Highway 4
Corn Belt
Arkansas
Vincent W. Foster
Showers Loom Across Arkansas as Front Passes
A weak stationary front in northwest Arkansas will move through the state today and tonight, triggering showers and thundershowers then diminishing as it passes. Showers are likely again Friday or Saturday with another system. Temperatures stay above average for October as warm humid air persists.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Harrison
Pine Bluff
Fayetteville
Jonesboro
Memphis
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Texarkana
el Dorado Oy
Chicken Price Drops in Arkansas Says Commerce Chief
Richard W. Longing, director of the Arkansas Commerce Department, announced a drop in state chicken prices after findings showed Arkansas chickens sold cheaper in nearby states. On Sept 21, Arkansas raised birds were 39 cents a pound in Little Rock area stores, now about 23 cents on average. Prices elsewhere ranged from 29 to 43 cents per pound in California, Ohio, Georgia, Denver, and Amarillo.
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Peggy Simpson
Associated Press
Washington
House
Agriculture Department
USDA
Senate
Congress
White House
Allen Ellender
Senate Appropriations Committee
Arkansas
California
Ohio
Georgia
Denver
Amarillo
Blevins to Open New Gym on Friday
Blevins will open a new gym with an Open House on Friday October 22. The event starts at 4 30 p m with a spaghetti supper in the lunchroom sponsored by the FHA girls. Admission for the supper is 150 for adults and 75 cents for children. At 6 30 p m a basketball game between Blevins and Laneburg follows with no admission. All are invited.
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Blevins
FHA
Laneburg
Hijacker Surrenders in Canada Over Alaska Flight
In Vancouver the hijacker Del Lavon Thomas, 28, surrendered after forcing a Wien Consolidated Airlines Boeing 737 from Anchorage to Bethel and then to Vancouver. The crew and 30 passengers were unharmed. authorities hold him on air piracy charges. Nancy Davis, 22, a Seattle stewardess, recalled his fear of jail and briefed the passengers.
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Vancouver
B.C
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Alaska
Nancy Davis
Seattle
Wien Consolidated Airlines
Mrs Nixon to Join President on Soviet and Chinese Trips
Mrs Richard Nixon confirms she will accompany President on trips to the Soviet Union and China. She emphasized plans to travel to Moscow in May, a journey she previouslyshared during his 1959 Soviet tour as vice president. The plan includes a mainland China visit before May.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Soviet Union
China
Moscow
Hope Junior Auxiliary Bazaar Opens November Nineteenth
The Hope Junior Auxiliary will host a Christmas bazaar November 17 to 19 at First National Bank with baked goods and handcrafted gifts to fund children’s programs. Co chairs are Mrs. Mack McLarty and Mrs. Bill Hairr. Public support urged. A United Fund kickoff breakfast Tuesday drew 24 attendees as the drive aims to finish soon with a target of 39,200 dollars. University theater presents Battle Mary Sunstone at Arts Center Theater October 2-30, cast includes Sidney Heay. Magnolia leads conference. Ray Wheelington tops scoring for Bobcats. D. Johnson and T. White contribute for Hope. Insurance deadline October 22 at Yerger Junior High. 182 foreign students on campus from 40 countries.
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Hope Junior Auxiliary
Cochairmen
Mack McLarty
Bill Hairr
First National Bank
United Fund
University of Arkansas Theater
Battle Mar
Sunstone
Arts Center
Sidney Heay
Lewisville
Bobcats
Camden
Ray Wheelington
D. Johnson
Hope
T. White
Magnolia
Post-Freeze anti inflation bill moves through Congress
Nixon sends legislation to Congress to extend the Economic Stabilization Act to April 30, 1973 and to tighten penalties for wage price violations. The bill clarifies presidential power and proposes standby controls on interest and dividends. Officials say the aim is to curb inflation expectations and lower living costs. A government report shows the economy still slack in late 1971.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Court of Appeals
Treasury
Charles Walker
Capitol
Walker
Southern Growth Policy Board Planned for Southern States
Plans for a Southern Growth Policy Board were presented to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Commission. The five per state board would include the governor, two legislators, and two citizens at large, with a regional growth plan and population distribution as a principal goal for Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and others.
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Montgomery
Ala
Arkansas
Intergovernmental Cooperation Commission
South
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Hope Star Publishes Daily News Quiz Feature
The Hope Star offers a weekly News Quiz on Page 4 with answers on Page 3. Part of the Living Textbook Program, the quiz is sponsored by Ladies Specialty Shop and VEC Instructional Materials for area schools.
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Hope Star
VEC
Ladies Specialty Shop
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Furt Smuith
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al Park
Yerger Junior High
University of Arkansas
Fru
India
Thailand
Southern Growth Policy Board Planned
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