Picture talk and the two way street of communication
Ales W Washturn argues that pictures cannot replace words and urges strong reading and writing education. He laments a shift toward televised publicity and stresses that citizens must vote and question politicians. He cites history education and proposes school reading exams tied to athletics until standards rise.
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Hus
Research Institute
Chain
America
New York Times
Republic
Appointment Called Ethics Question
LITTLE ROCK AP A question of ethics is posed by Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller s appointment of Erwin D Barger to the state Real Estate Commission A Democratic party group was told that there are questionable ethics involved since Barger has been a Rockefeller aide Wells an ex state representative said Rockefeller is a big real estate dealer in the state The appointment filled a vacancy created by the resignation of O D Hadfield who stepped down as commission chairman amid a conflict of interest accusation Wells spoke at a hearing for a Democratic party platform draft committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Erwin D. Barger
State
Bill Wells
Hermitage
Rockefeller
Barger
Wells
O. D. Hadfield
Commission
Democratic Party
Daughter of Tunney Found in Marseille Hospital
Joan Tunney Wilkinson, daughter of former heavyweight champion Gene Tunney, is hospitalized in Marseille after two months missing. Her husband Carter Wilkinson has traveled to France to be with her.
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Marseilles
France
Joan Tunney Wilkinson
Gene Tunney
Carter Wilkinson
U S Awaits Word On Release Of 3 Soldiers
Vietnam battlefront broadcast by Liberation Radio says Viet Cong would free three American servicemen as a gesture of leniency. Identified by Army serials, the men are Spec. 4 Willie A. Watkins of Sumter South Carolina Pfc James H Strickland Jr of Dunn North Carolina and Pfc Coy R Tinsley of Cleveland Tennessee. All served with the Americal Division.
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Richard Pyle
Associated Press
Saigon
AWS
Command
Liberation Radio
Viet Cong
U.S
Willie A. Watkins
Sumter
S.C
James H. Strickland Jr
Dunn
N.C
Coy R. Tinsley
Cleveland
Tenn
Tinsley
R. G. Tinsley
Quang Ngai City
Watkins
Strickland
Que Son
Ard
196Th Light Infantry Brigade
U. S
Plane crash kills Major Donal J Usry at 31
Major Donal J. Usry, 31, a math professor at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, was killed in a plane crash on Saturday night October 25. He left a wife, Margaret Ann Archer of Hope, four children, a brother, and his Dallas-area parents. A Vietnam and European theater veteran, he will have memorial services October 28 at the Air Force Academy with full military honors on October 30 at West Point. Memorials may go to Children’s Haven.
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Donal J. Usry
Colorado Springs
Colo
Air Force Academy
Margaret Ann Archer
Hope
Dallas
Europe
Near East
Vietnam
West Point Military Academy
N.Y
Qowers
Children
Fighting Ebb in Middle East as Lebanon Crisis Pauses
Report from Beirut notes Arab leaders seeking a pause in Lebanon’s clash between the army and Palestinian guerrillas. Curfews ease in Tyre Baalbek Nabatiyeh while Tripoli remains restricted. Egypt Syria and Libya press for cease fire and negotiations as Sabri El Kholi travels the region. The death toll climbs to at least 47 with scores wounded as refugees receive word of a peaceful resolution urged by guerrilla leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Antar
Associated Press
Beirut
Leebanon
Tripoli
Tyre
Baalbek
Nabatiyeh
Egypt
Syria
Libya
Israel
Cairo
Middle East
Lebanon
Palestine
al Ahram Said
Hassan Sabri el Kholi
Gamal Abdel Nasser
el Kholi
Jor'dan
Henderson State College students killed in Texarkana wreck
Two Henderson State College of Arkadelphia students died in a Friday night auto wreck near here. Denise Rogers 19 Texarkana and Tonio Tackett 19 Texarkana were both sophomores and church members. Rogers burial Memory Gardens Oakcrest Funeral Home. Tackett burial Rondo Memorial Park Cemetery Texarkana Funeral Home. Survivors include parents W H Rogers Texarkana and Boyd Tackett Sr Texarkana, a brother, and two sisters.
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Uacadl
Denise Rogers
Texarkana
Henderson
Oakcrest Chapel
Ralph Hillis
Memory Gardens
Oakcrest Funeral Home
Miss Rogers
Henderson State College
Arkadelphia
Methodist Church
W. H
Buster) Rogers
Ken Rogers
Keneneth G. Hamilton
Ruby Rogers
Hope
Tonio Tackett
First Methodist Church of
Rondo Memorial Park
Beebe Man Drowns When Boat Overturns While Fishing
Beebe Ark AP Ralph Erwin Henderson 59 drowned Saturday when his boat overturned at Des Are Like during a fishing trip authorities said Henderson was on a fishing trip in Beebe.
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Beebe, Ark
Ralph Erwin Henderson
Beebe
Des Are Like
Henderson
Appointment Rehearing Denied Over Real Estate Chairmanship
Arkansas Supreme Court denied rehearing by B. B. McCarley of West Memphis in the challenge to Roy Orr’s appointment as Arkansas Real Estate Commission chair. McCarley argued the appointment violated law since Orr wasn’t among 12 proposed replacements. Court rejected the contention and left Morrison’s injunction rulings intact. The decision followed a prior ruling upholding Morrison against a temporary injunction for a sewage plant near Star City.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
B. B. McCarley
West Memphis
Roy Orr
Arkansas Real Estate Commission
Orr
Winthrop Rockefeller
MceCarley
Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas Real Estate Association
McCarley
Supreme Court
Joseph Morrison
Star City
Crawford Ryall
Morrison
Carleton Harris
State Highway Commission
Conwiy County
Texarkana, Ark
of Freedom Inc
Texarkana
Mitchell Young
Nixon Demonstrates He Hasn’t Forgotten Politics
AP reports Nixon defends Haynsworth and pushes a hard line as he prepares a Vietnam war message. He lashed out at character assassination while signaling continued offensive tactics through next week.
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Nixon
AP News
Washington
Clement F. Haynseworth Jr
Supreme Court
Haynsworth
Global briefs from AP on Viet Cong release vow, GE strike, Middle East tensions
AP dispatches report Vietnam holds word on three US captives as General Electric pickets across states halt work for a new contract. Beirut calm fades amid regional threats, Vatican synod opens, Israel forms new government amid crisis, Joknar School unveils Lincoln Center home, Nobel Prize in economics awarded to two Europeans.
Tom Hays Jr Named to USO National Council
Harvey S. Firestone Jr announced that Tom Hayes Jr of Hope Arkansas was elected to the USO National Council for a two year term ending September 30 1971. Firestone noted the rising need for USO services among armed forces and civic leaders worldwide and said Hayes joins other council members to support local outreach for service members overseas and at home.
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Harvey S. Firestone, Jr
USO
Tom Hayes, Jr
Hope, Ark
All Around Town News Highlights From Hope Area
Marine Pvt Lee Roy Walker serves with Second Battalion Eighth Marine Regiment at Guantanamo Bay Cuba protecting the Caribbean base. US Air Force Staff Sgt Melvin D Johnson of Prescott takes part in a Tactical Air Command exercise as a jet engine technician at Seymour Johnson AFB Goldsboro NC. Westwood High School Memphis reports Vicky Mills, a former Hope resident, won Junior Miss Pageant, with state and national competitions to follow in Knoxville Tenn. City police report seven traffic violations last week plus 274 auto wrecks this year with 51 hurt and one fatality. Local twirling contest winners include Sandra McFarland Judy Petit and Barlette Bain with top ratings. Debbie Gunter Barbara Jackson and Nancy Leverett rated excellent. Linda Harris of Ozan joins Bray Southern State College newspaper staff as a reporter. Revenue office to be closed Tuesday for an instruction seminar. all area offices reopen Wednesday at 8 a.m. per Inspector Thalia Geist.
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Air Force
Melvin D. Johnson
Willie Johnson
Rt. 4
Prescott
Tactical Air Command
Johnson
Seymour Johnson Afb
Goldsboro
N.C
Prescott High School
Carroll
Roy Phillips
Rt. 2
Sherman
Texas
Westwood High School
Memphis
Vicky Mills
Hope
Harding Academy
Knoxville
Tenn
Vicky
Frank Ramsey
John Mills
Sandra McFarland
Judy Petit
Barletta Bain
Debbie Gunter
Barbara Jackson
Nancy Leverett
Thalia Geist
147 000 GE Workers Strike Across United States
AP reports 147000 General Electric workers begin a nationwide strike at midnight. Union leaders cite wage gains and cost of living protections, while GE keeps 280 plants running in 133 cities across 33 states. Arrests reported in Schenectady and Lyon as workers push for a three-year pact with staged raises.
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New York
General Electric Co
Tom Crane
Associated Press
al Jennings
Afl-Glo International Unon
Electrical Workers
Schenectady
N.Y
Lyon
Mass
United States
International Union of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
United Electrical Workers
United Auto Workers
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Lynn
Pittsfield
Elmira
Syracuse
Bridgeport
Charges Filed Against Driver After Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash
Victor C. Drobeka, 20, of Butler Pennsylvania, faces charges of passing in a no passing zone and involuntary manslaughter after a Friday night collision near Hope killed Toni Jo Tackett, 19, and Denise Rogers, 19, both Texarkana residents. Drobeka is hospitalized with nose and chest injuries. a hearing will occur on release. Johnny Fricks, 21, Ft Smith formerly of Hope, improved after the crash and may be moved to Ft Smith hospital. he was the driver of the other car.
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Victor C. Drobeka
Butler
Hope
Texarkana
Two Hurt in West Avenue Car Scooter Crash
Late Friday on West Avenue an auto driven by Robert Glen Baker collided with a motor scooter ridden by Randy Banks and David Stroud. Both riders were injured though not critically as City Officers Milam and Lipyard investigate the incident.
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West Avenue
Robert Glen Baker
Randy Banks
David Stroud
Milam and
Lipyard
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Ales. W. Washturn
Tunney
Corps of Engineers
Hal Boyle
Hans Selye
University of California
Pierre M. Dreyfuss
RE. W. Howe
Otis K. Higginbotham
Millwood
Treasury Department
Vernon W. Pinkey
Tulsa
Col. Pinkey
Higginbotham
Minuteman
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Congress
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Puerto Rico
Cotheant
Beirut, Lebanon
Iraq
Vatican City
Roman Catholic Synod of Bishops
Jerusalem
Junliar School
Toincoln Center For the Performing Arts
Stockholm
Tom Hays Jr
USO Council
The
Star
Leeroy Walker
Curtis Walker
Rt. 3
Eighth Marine Regiment
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Caribbean
Linda Harris
Ozan
Bray
Southern State College
Scooter
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