War Deaths Lowest in Months
The Associated Press reports 43 Americans killed in action last week with 279 wounded, the lowest U.S. battlefield deaths since March 1966. Casulaties include 43 dead and 38 from accidents or illness. South Vietnamese losses were 215 killed and 625 wounded. Storm Louise reduced air strikes to 21 sorties for a day, while high altitude bombers continued pounding the Ho Chi Minh trail.
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Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Allied Commands Today
Cambodia
Vietnam
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Louise
Air Force
Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Fish Hook
Route
Phnom Penh
Nixon Keeps VP Option Open On 1972 Ticket
President Nixon tours the Pacific Coast and says he will consider backing Vice President Spiro Agnew for renomination while keeping an eye on possible changes. A Dallas report linked George Bush to the 1972 ticket, prompting mixed reactions from aides. Nixon notes Agnew is a strong campaigner and praises his work as consultants deny any formal discussions about the vice presidency or Nixon’s own candidacy.
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Spiro Tagnew
Illinois
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Agnew
GOP
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White House
Dallas Times Herald
Washington Post-Los Angeles Times
David Broder
Jim Allison
Republican National Committee
Allison
Harry Dent
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nison
Omaha
Neb
Rochester
Smith
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Associated Press Chicago
Pesident Nixon
California
Nebraska
Minnesota
Spiro T. Agnew
Rockefeller Campaign Tour In Arkansas River Valley
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller toured the Arkansas River Valley in a helicopter bid for a third term promoting the proposed new constitution. At Greenwood he drew a 550 strong crowd, mostly Republicans, and his running mates Sterling Cockrill and Jim Sheets spoke with him. He rebuts a charge that his literature miscredits teacher pay raises, noting he opposed the 1969 increase though he sought a larger tax increase to fund more generous raises.
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John R. Starr
Associated Press
Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas River Valley
Greenwood
Fairgrounds
South
Sebastian County
Sterling Cockrill
GOP
Jim Sheets
Wackefelier
Alice Glover
Arkansas Education Association
Rockefeller
Glover
College of the Ozarks
No Proclamation Week Designated
Omaha Mayor Eugene Leahy designated October 25 31 as No Proclamation Week in a bid to curb proclamation overload. He joked about running out of weeks to proclaim and urged officials and citizens to focus on other civic duties during the period.
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Omaha, Neb
Eugene Leahy
Can You Spare a Dime Days Are Gone for the Big City Panhandlers
New York AP report details modern panhandling in the city. Clever tactics include well dressed beggars at transit hubs seeking small sums with excuses and staged stories. Street musicians and distraction methods draw donations while some drivers are overcharged at taxi stands. Begging is illegal with up to 250 dollar penalties, though arrests are rare.
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Jeffrey D. Alderman
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Panhandlers
New York City
Panhandling
Port Authority
Times Square
New Jersey
Manhattan
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York
Jury Indicts Frazier for Slaying Five
Santa Cruz California AP. John Linley Frazier, 24, indicted by the Santa Cruz County grand jury on murder charges for killing five people Oct. 19 at Dr Victor Ohtas hilltop home near the ocean. The judge barred media from discussing evidence motives or speculation after the indictment.
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Doug Willis
Associated Press
Santa Cruz
Calif
John Linley Frazier
Dist
Atty
Peter Chang Jr
Frazier
Victor Ohta
Pacific
Charles F. Franich
Santa Cruz County Superior Court
Santa Cruz, Calif
Santa Cruz County
Superior Court
Car Hits Truck Causing Minor Damage at City Intersection
Violet Davis of Ozan drove a car that bumped the back of an East Texas Motor Freight truck driven by Billy R. Treece of Little Rock at Third and Shover Streets yesterday. Minor damage reported by City Officer Neal.
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Shover Streets
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Ozan
East Texas
Billy R. Treece
Little Rock
Neal
Alleged Plot to Kill Nixon Sparks Police Alert
In Chicago two men one armed with an automatic rifle were reported driving near a hotel where Nixon spent the night prompting Illinois State Police to issue an all point bulletin. Authorities sought the men for questioning as the FBI joined the investigation. Nixon had stayed at a motel near O’Hare before resuming campaign duties for the upcoming election.
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Nixon
Illinois
O'Hare International
Arlington Heights
FBI
Jordan upheaval deepens as Wasfi Tell named premier
In Amman King Hussein replaces Ahman Toukan with Wasfi Tell amid continued guerrilla fighting. Peace talks with Yasir Arafat and a three-man Arab mission yield a tentative ceasefire and a lull, with no shootings reported Sunday in Amman for the first time since the civil war began.
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Alex Efty
Associated Press
Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Wasfi Tell
Ahman Toukan
Jordan Army
Yasir Arafat
Civilization closing in on wildlife in the mountains
In western Montana and the northern Forest Service region, endangered and rare species face imminent extinction. The timber wolf the whooping crane and the Montana westslope cutthroat trout are listed as endangered, with the grizzly bear Arctic grayling spotted bat and prairie falcon listed as rare. Howard Foulger leads the northern region wildlife division overseeing the effort.
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Rivas
Associated Press
Missoula
Mont
Rocky Mountain Ranges
Montana
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Fair Skies and Warmer Temperatures Predicted
The Associated Press reports the National Weather Service predicts fair skies and warmer temperatures after a cold front. Highs reach 58 to 67 statewide with frosty nights in Fayetteville and other northern cities. Dense fog earlier near the Mississippi River posed driving hazards. Freeze warnings extend into Northern Arkansas tonight. Separate notes discuss wildlife preservation, Montana wildlife density, and wolf threats to livestock.
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Weather Service
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Arkansas
Mississippi River
Harrison
Memphis
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Texar Kana
el Dorado
Little Rock
Cale School Halloween Carnival at Auditorium Saturday
The Cale School hosts a real live Halloween Carnival on October 31 in the school auditorium with games, Horror House, fish pond, doll booth, country store and a palm fortune teller Dr Doyle Davidson. Witch's brew and dessert served at 5 30 in the cafeteria by the PTA. Carnival begins at 7 00 and offers valuable gifts for families.
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P.T.A
Doyle Davidson
Blacklist Ruling Sparks House Court Tug-of-War
The AP News Digest reports a federal judge chocolate? The House Internal Security Committee plans an appeal after U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell ruled an official House report on radical campus speakers is a blacklist and cannot be published publicly. The decision pits Congress against the judiciary over printing authority.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bumpers Willing to Debate Rockefeller Before Election
Dale Bumpers Democratic gubernatorial nominee said he would debate Gov. Rockefeller anytime between now and next Tuesday's general election. He spoke to about 2,500 at a rally in Springdale Arkansas and would cancel engagements if needed. Rockefeller aides said scheduling a televised debate may be too late but remain open to the idea.
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Springdale
Ark
Dale Bumpers
Winthrop Rockefeller
Bumpers
Rockefeller
John Ward
Ward
Little Rock
Deficit figures and local notices from Arkansas papers
U S federal books show a seven point seven billion dollar deficit in the first quarter as outlays reach fifty four point two billion against receipts of forty six point five. Emmet School District to receive a one thousand eight hundred dollar grant under emergency act. Arkansas pulpwood capacity listed with leading producers Ashley Grant and Dallas counties. University of Arkansas to assign secondary education majors for practice teaching on November sixteen. Fire crews extinguish stove fire at East Third Street with no damage. Millwood Lake report notes rising murky water and specific bass crappie and bream conditions. Hunting season opens November nine through fourteen with second and final seasons slated later in November and December.
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Little River
Mr. Champ
Paraloma
Beard’s Bluff
U S Rejects Viet Cong Demands at Paris Talks
The United States flatly rejected the demand to remove the top Saigon officials while saying a timetable for complete U S troop withdrawals by June 30 is negotiable as part of a settlement. Ambassador Bruce insisted changes in the government are unacceptable and that South Vietnam seeks a broader political dialogue.
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Stephens
Associated Press
PARIS
United States
Saigon
David K. E. Bruce
Bruce
U.S
Pham Dang Lam
U S Newsman and Jap Photographer Killed in Ambush
American Frank Frosch and Japanese photographer Kyoichi Sawada, both UPI reporters and Pulitzer winners, were ambushed and shot to death on Highway 2 about 20 miles south of Phnom Penh. Frosch, 27, from Indianapolis, served as a Vietnam intel adviser and was bureau chief in Phnom Penh since last June. Sawada, 34, from Tokyo, joined UPI in 1960 and won the 1966 Pulitzer for a river crossing photo.
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Cambodia
Frank Frosch
Indianapolis
Ind
Kyoichi Sawada
Tokyo
Highway 2
United Press International
Frosch
Virginia Military Institute
University of Georgia
Georgia
Oglethorpe Echo
Athens News
Quang Ngai Province
UPI
Sandra Kay Huffman
Sawada
Vietnam
Hong Kong
Candy Bars Recalled by Firm
Washington reports 859,000 Hollywood brand candy bars recalled due to contamination. firm cites safety concerns and urges stores and consumers to remove affected products from shelves and discard them.
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The
Food and Drug Administration
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