Milestone in Safeguard ABM with space interception
The Safeguard ABM program reached a milestone as a Spartan missile intercepted a Minuteman 1 target above the Pacific using the new MSR guidance. The test, conducted Friday at Kwajalein Atoll, marked the first time Spartans were fired at an actual target. The ultimate test is not until 1975 when the system becomes operational at Grand Forks.
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Washington (Ap
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Kwajalein Atoll
Pacific
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Man Killed Following 2 Dollar Robbery in Wynne
Edward Milton of Forrest City was killed after allegedly robbing a Wynne supermarket of $2. Milton carried a 20 gauge shotgun and ordered assistant manager Don Legrand to hand over the money. Legrand complied and Milton was shot in the parking lot by Sheriff Travis Thomas after refusing to drop the gun. The shotgun was reportedly not loaded.
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Milton
Hamrick
Thomas
Picturephones will alter home life and fashion norms
Joy Stilley discusses upcoming picturephone tests in Pittsburgh and the home use in New York. She jokes about beauty preparations, wardrobe bills, and the shift to visible communication including black and white images, color tests, and eventual three dimensionality. The piece notes social changes and potential drawbacks like busy signals.
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Joy Stilley
NEW York
Pittsburgh
Rock throwing in Blytheville follows funeral violence
A spate of rock throwing erupted in Blytheville after the funeral for Carter Williams. Police reported no arrests or injuries as 24 patrol units watched the city and state police were ready. Ernest Ray, white owner of Ray's Grocery, was bound over on first degree murder charges.
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Ark
Carter Williams
George Ford
Little Rock
Williams
Ford
Ernest Ray
Ray
Mississippi County
Final Okay for Passenger Fare Increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission grants final approval to a 10 percent rise in passenger fares by 21 railroads, effective today, despite protests from New York and Ohio officials. Penn Central plus several others will gain. the hike is the eighth ICC approval since December 1967 and may still face further appeal.
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Federal study urges offshore drilling delay to protect environment
A Library of Congress policy study for the Joint Economic Committee calls for limiting offshore drilling and focusing on land operations. It cites Santa Barbara oil well eruptions and Louisiana coastal spills as environmental examples, noting containment is tougher offshore and rules are unresolved.
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Harrison Humphries
Associated Press
Wester Washington
California
Santa Barbara Channel
Louisiana
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Environmental Policy
Library of Congress
United States
Panthers Convicted Panther to Appeal Verdict
Black Panther Tonnie McLucas will appeal after a New Haven jury found him guilty of conspiracy to murder a fellow Panther in May 1965. Jurors acquitted him of charges including kidnapping resulting in death and binding with criminal intent after a six day, 35 hour deliberation.
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New Haven, Conn
Tonnie McLucas
McLucas
Court to Hear Death Penalty Grievances in New Term
The Supreme Court opens a new term amid a death penalty pause since the Maxwell decision. Justices wrestle if they can address Crampton in Ohio and Mc Gautha in California within Maxwell framework. A ruling against them could renew capital punishment debates nationwide. The term begins Oct 5 with public session. real work starts Oct 12 on school desegregation cases. Oct 19 includes arguments on a 1970 federal voting rights law for 1 year olds.
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James Crampton
Toledo
Dennis C. McGautha
California
Los Angeles
Harry A. Blackmun
Maxwell
United States
Luis Jorge Monge
Colorado
Crampton
McGautha
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
North Carolina
Mobile County
Alabama
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Georgia
Shrimp Boats Edgeed Out by Lightweight Traps
An oldtimer tests lightweight metal traps designed to replace costly trawlers and nets for shrimp catching. The traps, usable by a single operator, use aluminized steel fabric from Armco to resist rust in salt water. The material also finds use in animal cages and coops.
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Oldtimer
Armco
POW Film Draws Mixed Reactions From POW Families
A 12 minute North Vietnamese film showing POWs celebrating Christmas drew mixed reactions from families in the United States. Some recognized relatives while others doubted authenticity. Pentagon counts 75 faces. 14 on the POW list, 41 probably prisoners, 20 not listed. Observers question staging and authenticity, noting differences in clothing and lack of verified identifiers. Some families, including Nina Trout, fear the film may be propaganda or staged to depict humane treatment.
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Associated Press
Washington
U.S
Cleveland
Charles S. Stanley Sr
CWO
Charles S. Stanley Jr
Pentagon
Nina Trout
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Mark Babson
Hanoi
Roger Zion
R-Ind
Paris
Zion
Defense Department
Iris R. Powers
Hanii
Arkansas forecasted weather near 90 with showers
Experiment Station reports a 24 hour period ending 7 am Tuesday with highs around 89 and lows near 70. Partly cloudy with limited temperature change through Wednesday and scattered showers and thundershowers mainly in afternoons and evenings, most numerous in the western half. Highs today and Wednesday in the upper 80s to mid 90s, lows tonight in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
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Arkansas
Obituary for Oscar Blan of Texarkana at 62
Funeral services for Oscar Blan, 62, of Texarkana, who died Monday in a Texarkana hospital, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Herndon Chapel. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, Texarkana by Herndon Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife Ruby, two sons Von Blan of Americus, Georgia and Dean Blan of Tulsa, Oklahoma, four grandchildren, one sister Ida Broach of DeQueen, and one brother Austin Blan of DeQueen.
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Oscar Blan
Texarkana
Herndon Chapel
Memory Gardens
Herndon Funeral Home
Ruby
von Blan
Americus
Georgia
Dean Blan
Tulsa
Okla
Ida Broach
DeQueen
Austin Blan
Automakers Propose 7.5% Raises in Three Year Contracts
General Motors offers a 7.5 percent wage hike in a three year package costing $1.4 billion in wages, while resisting removal of a cap on the cost of living escalator. The move affects about 730,000 Big Three workers in roughly 1.6 million union members. The UAW targets a pattern settlement through negotiations with Ford, GM and Chrysler suppliers amid potential strikes.
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A. & Mahan
Associated Press
Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors
International Executive Board
UAW
Ford
American Motors
UAW Labor Fight Prompts AFL-CIO Backing
Midsday September 1 1976 in Grand Rapids United Auto Workers gains AFL-CIO support after split with the giant union Woodcock vows UAW will strike a automaker if no pattern setting contract by midnight September 14 current pacts expire AFL-CIO concerns over industrywide lockout and a $120 million strike fund are noted Marble imports to Empire State Building lobby show four countries Belgium France Germany Italy.
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Aerospace Industries
Afl-Cio
UAW
Woddcock
Community Action Council
Grand Rapids
Woodcock
Walter P. Reuther
Empire State Building
Belgium
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Germany
Italy
Centenarian Born 1700 and Died 1800 Chronicle
Elizabeth Hobbs of Little Wilbraham, England, born December 31, 1700, died December 31, 1800, marking a rare centenarian milestone. The note adds speculative timelines for a cancer vaccine by 1973 and observations on aging, health expenses, and ongoing medical topics.
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Elizabeth Hobbs
Little Wilbraham
England
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