Magazine rankings spark debate on culture and patriotism
The nation’s five top selling magazines TV Guide Playboy Woman’s Day Family Circle and The National Enquirer trigger a discussion on literary value and national character. The piece questions whether such outlets reflect true learning or aesthetics and notes readers’ age shifts and changing cultural norms.
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Playboy
Woman's Day
Family Circle
The
National Enquirer
Enquirer
Reader’s Digest
Edgar Guest
Horatio Alger
Richard and Arrowsmith
Bagatelle
Raleigh
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News and Observer
Aisto
Cloudy Skies for Football Game in Little Rock
The Weather Bureau predicts partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures for Saturdays game in Little Rock between the University of Arkansas and Wichita State. Gametime temperatures should be in the mid sixties with southeasterly winds at five to 15 miles an hour.
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Little Rock
U.S. Weather Bureau
University of Arkansas
Wichita State
McCormack tied to tax evasion case and whiskey seizure
A Life magazine report alleges Washington lobbyist Nathan Voloshen arranged a $5,000 cash payoff in House Speaker John W. McCormack's private office related to a tax evasion case. The article also notes McCormack's suspended aide and an SEC probe. Separately, 1,000 cases of untaxed whiskey were found in a Hope tractor trailer, owner Henry Lambreth of Adamsville Tennessee, driver Ronnie Garrison of Selmer Tennessee, with benzedrine. bonds posted and authorities investigating.
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New York
Ihe Magazine
Washington
John W. McCormack
McCormack
Life
William Lambert
Nathan Voloshen
Maryland
Voloshen
Martin Sweig
Securities and Exchange Commission
Irving Helfert
Dayton
Ohio
Helfert
Lambert
Vodoshen
Hope
No Test Needed for 680 Food Additives
The government approved 680 common food additives for market use without laboratory safety tests. One more was on a special exempt list until cyclamate was banned last week for causing cancer in animals. The list includes MSG and other familiar items. many have long preapproval without animal testing.
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G. C. Thelenjr
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Washington
EDA Grant Aims to Add Jobs in Hempstead County Arkansas
Approval of a 453000 grant from the Economic Development Administration to Hope Arkansas will fund access road sewer and water improvements to four industrial areas. City officials say the upgrades will enable local firms to expand and hire more workers.
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Hempstead County
Arkansas
Robert A. Fodesta
City of Hope
Economic Development Administration
U. S. Department of Commerce
World Seems Wackier Or Are We Off Our Levers
HAL BOYLE interviews readers about sanity in a zany era. He lists cheeky self checks to judge if the world is daffy or if individuals have gone daft. Questions cover family, vanity, habits, and social behavior in a light AP column style.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Car Hits Horses on Highway Killing Two Near Hope
An auto driven by William Lee struck and killed two horses on Highway 29 nine miles south of Hope around 7 30 p m Thursday. His mother Mrs Clinton Lee suffered cuts and bruises but was not seriously hurt. His father escaped injury. The horses owned by Eugene eo were killed almost instantly.
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William Lee
Highway 29
Hope
Clinton Lee
Eugene Eo
Oil Allowance Cut Moves Tax Proposal Forward
The Senate Finance Committee voted to cut the oil depletion allowance to 23 percent and consider a minimum tax on the wealthy. Debates split on maintaining the 27.4 percent exemption versus the House plan at 20 percent, with the panel estimating a $155 million tax rise for oil firms and over $500 million under the House proposal. Senators Williams and Hartke urged excluding high earners from any universal income tax, while the panel weighed provisions to ensure some tax payment by all wealthy individuals.
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JU Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate Committee
John J. Williams
Vance Hartke
Sergeants Invoke 5th Amendment in Army graft probe
Lawerence L. Knutson reports a Senate probe into a multimillion-dollar graft operation within the Army neared Phase Two with witnesses invoking the Fifth Amendment 114 times, notably Sergeant Major William Wooldridge who refused to answer charges of profiting from stolen funds, kickbacks, payoffs, and Swiss bank payments. Three other former enlisted leaders joined in, signaling a broad congressional inquiry.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
South
Vietnam
William ©. Wooldridge
Army
Wooldridge
Pishhead
Washington
Washington lobbyist charged with cash payoff in tax case
AP News Digest reports a Washington lobbyist allegedly received 5000 in cash to influence a tax evasion case while in House Speaker McCormack's private office. Other items note Lebanon curfews, US-Soviet talks on nuclear arms, Nixon-Thieu troop withdrawal timetables, Goldwater criticizing Scott, cyclamate ban, graft probes in the Army, and a minimum tax proposal amid service-club graft allegations.
Elected Beaux of Ouachita Club At Ouachita Baptist
All Around Town notes Grady Royston a Hope biology senior elected beau of the Gamma Phi Women’s social club at Ouachita Baptist University during Sadie Hawkins Day activities. C L Buddy Perkins of Hope transfers to Memphis Goodyear district office retains title of district manager in a larger area. Hope Fire Department responded to a false alarm at 902 S Laurel, described as a senseless stunt. 1954 Hope High reunion plans list members and contact numbers Emilee Elder Prescott and Charlotte Wilson Neville. Police Chief Alvin Willis reports Mose McCain of Hope handed to Pulaski County Penal Farm on multiple counts with fines totaling 177 dollars. Eldridge Formby of Patmos recovering at home after surgery in Little Rock. Millwood reports water level and discharge, with September visitors totaling 102700. Local fishing conditions noted for Saline, Pipeline, High Line areas and Baker’s Bend. Hope B P W Club served coffee and cookies to 150 at Chamber of Commerce, with Flora Candido traveling Shreveport for Louisiana State Fair. First National Bank provided orchid tokens. floral arrangements from Citizens National Bank and Hope Floral enhanced setup.
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Grandy Royston
Hope
Gamma Phi
Ouachita Baptist University
Hope B & PW Club
Chamber of Commerce
Candy Candido
Flora
Shreveport
First National Bank
Citizens National Bank
Hope Floral
Hadfield resigns as Arkansas Real Estate Chief
O D Hadfield Jr of Little Rock resigns as executive secretary of the Arkansas Real Estate Commission after Gov. Rockefeller demands his exit. Rockefeller cites ethics concerns and a conflict of interest from Hadfield who disclosed a $56,000 investment in American Security Savings and Loan Association where he was a stockholder and director.
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Little Rock
O.D. Hadfield Jr
Arkansas Real Estate Commission
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Commission
Hadfield
Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
Hadfeld
American Security Savings and Loan Association of
6000 Planes Lost in War In Vietnam War
George Esper reports that U S aircraft losses in Vietnam have reached 6000 with helicopters dominating a tally of 3114 and fixed wing at 2886. The tally details enemy fire and other causes, while noting 3500 US helicopters and over 1000 fixed wing planes still in operation from bases in South Vietnam. A prisoner of war returned after 42 months, Pfc Jesse B Harris Jr, and a lull in fighting persists as US forces target staging areas near the Cambodian border and Laos corridors.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Vietnam
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South Vietnam
North Vietnam
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U.S. Command
Pfc
Jesse B. Harris Jr
Port Chester
N.Y
Long Binh
Harris
da Nang
United States
U.S
Laos
A Shan
Nat s Merit Scholarship Registration at Hope High School
Hope High School counselors announce registration for the 1970 71 National Merit Scholarship Program. Students must take the qualifying test on February 14 at HHS, with a $1.25 fee. Top state scorers become semifinalists. Roy Rogers and Jimmy Alford named Merit semifinalists. Steve Phillips and Stanley Wilson named semifinalists for the National Achievement Scholarship Program for outstanding Negro students.
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Hope High School
HHS
Roy Rogers
Jimmy Alford
Steve Phillips
Stansley Wilson
Stu Dents
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