Missing cat returns to pie shop owner seeks reunion
A missing pet baby skunk alarm near First Presbyterian spurred area searches while a buff colored cat with vaccination tags was found at Freeda's Pie Shop opposite the U S 67 rest stop. Freeda Davis appeals for the owner and AP wire will aid outreach to San Antonio papers. The piece also reflects on Ho Chi Minh's life and shifting alliances in a broader historical view.
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al Gideon
S. Walnut St
First Presbyterian
Sears
Freeda Davis
Freeda
U.S. 67 Highway
Fulton
The
Star
San Antonio
Kentucky
Labor Day
Associated Press
Little Rock
Area 501
Recipient of Transplant Dies in LA
Brenda Sheffield Andry, 20, of Hot Springs, died at University of Arkansas Medical Center following a kidney transplant earlier in the year. Autopsy planned. The kidney was implanted March 28 and removed August 21 after rejection. Nationwide fundraising plus government support aided the operation. her father contributed $20,000 to kidney research.
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Andry
Red Koreans Demand US Apology on Downed Helicopter
North Korea refuses to release three American crewmen unless Washington admits they were on a criminal mission. US officials say the helicopter strayed into North Korea accidentally during a training flight and carried no weapons. The stalemate echoes the Pueblo incident where a denial preceded a later signed statement. In Arkansas news, a Citizens Conference study ranks the state 37th in legislative expenditures per capita for 1966-68, at about 95 cents per person and $13,850 per legislator.
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K. C. Hwang
Associated Press
Panmunjom
Korea
North Korea
United States
Lee Choon-sun
Military Armistice Commission
U.S
Arthur H. Adams
Adams
Pueblo
Gilbert H. Woodward
State Department
Little Rock
Casualties in Vietnam Drop Slightly
AP reporting a slight weekly drop in Vietnam War casualties for both sides. U S casualties: 185 killed and 1,057 wounded. South Vietnamese casualties: 354 killed and 966 wounded. Enemy killed: 2,493 last week. Total American deaths since Jan 1, 1961 rise to 38,313 with 248,153 wounded and 1,348 missing or captured. Enemy killed since Jan 1, 1961 listed at 546,804.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Hiep Duc
Que Son
U.S. Command
Back Zippers Assure Marriage Will Never Go Out of Style
New York AP a lighthearted column notes marriage endures as long as back zippers stay fashionable. It jokes husbands must provide as instant zipper uppers yet often fail at aligning the hook and loop. The piece hints at broader fashion tensions between couples and unisex styles, ending with a tease about further discussion on page two.
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Joy
Lenge
Chik Beaten to Death in Sarasota Parents Charged
In Sarasota County Florida a 4 year old adopted two months earlier died after severe beating. Sheriff Ross Boyer says adoptive parents Ward W Willcox and Patricia Willcox both 51 and 45 were jailed without bond on murder charges. The child David died of injuries after being taken to a local hospital.
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Sarasota
Fla
Ross Boyer
Sarasota County
Ward W. Willcox
Patricia
David
Miler
Boyer
Hell's Angels warn Texarkana over rat problem
Texarkana Texas receives a letter from Hell's Angels warning the city to clean up its rat problem by September 15 or face fires to burn out the rats. The letter, signed by Sonny Barger and written on California headquarters letterhead, cites national publicity and mentions a previous rat patrol hearse.
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Texarkana, Tex
Hell's Angels
Texarkana
Tex
Ben Mizell
California
Sonny Barger
Hell’s Angles
Oakland
Calif
Francelia Hammers Guatemala Coastal Areas and Belize
Hurricane Francelia struck Guatemala and southern British Honduras causing heavy property and crop damage. The National Hurricane Center warned up to 20 inches of rainfall with high tides threatening coastal villages along the Gulf of Honduras triangle. About 4,000 people were evacuated as the storm made landfall north of Punta Gorda with winds near 110 mph.
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Adam
Francelia
Guatemala
British Honduras
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Gulf of Honduras
Francella
Punta Gorda
Gls Battle Cong Inside Cambodia
U S and South Vietnamese troops clashed with enemy forces in Cambodia after an American helicopter was shot down near the border. One South Vietnamese and two enemy soldiers were killed, two American crewmen and three South Vietnamese were wounded, with two additional American aircraft reported down. The clash followed heavy fighting near Song Be as U S forces supported a beleaguered allied unit.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Cambodia
U.S. Command
Song Be
Kennedy Objects To Tax Bill But Supports Urgent Enactment
Treasury Secretary Kennedy warned that the House tax reform bill overreaches for individuals and undercuts corporations yet urged enactment at the earliest practicable date. He noted Kennedy’s testimony for Senate Finance Committee hearings, detailing shifts in deductions and rate changes and comparing administration and House provisions.
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John M. Pearce
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Senate Finance Committee
House
Edwin S. Cohen
Yerger Junior High Invites Parents to Assembly
Parents of Yerger Junior High School students are invited to attend the first assembly Monday September 8 1969 at 8:00 a.m. in the gymnasium. Afterward parents may visit classrooms. Parking and entry details provided for Spruce Street and 9th Walker access.
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Yerger Junior High School
Verger Junior High
Spruce Streets
9Th & Walker
Death of Ho Chi Minh could reshape Vietnam events
AP dispatch notes Ho Chi Minh’s death could impact North Vietnamese and Viet Cong morale, shifting power among leaders Le Duan Truong Chinh Pham Van Dong and Vo Nguyen Giap. Chinh's pro-Chinese stance and long march ties are highlighted as factors shaping the future in both Hanoi and Saigon.
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William L. Ryan
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
South- East Asia
Liberation Front
Uncle Ho
Hanoi
Laodong
Communist
North Vietnam
le Duan
Truong Chinh
National Assembly
Pham van Dong
Vo Nguyen Giap
Chinh
Mao Tse-tung
Yenan
Mao
Dang Xuan Khu
Pham
Indochinese Communist Party
Retirement of Senior Master Sergeant Steed Highlighted
The U S Air Force announces the retirement of Senior Master Sergeant Ralph J Steed after 26 years service. He will retire October 1 and currently serves as an administrative superintendent at Offutt AFB Nebraska. He is a World War II veteran who served in the European Theater and Korea. He is a Laneyburg Ark Central High graduate. wife Margaret is the daughter of Mrs Elizabeth Howater of 4419 Cobb Little Rock.
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U.S. Air Force
Ralph J. Steed
Hillman M. Steed
Prescott
Rt. G
Steed
Offutt Afb
Neb
Strategic Air Command
Laneyburg
Ark
Central High
Margaret
Elizabeth Howater
Cobb
Little Rock
Child Crushed to Death by a Truck Near I-30 Interchange
A three year old boy, Carl Peyton, was crushed to death when a truck ran over him near Highway 29 and the Interstate 30 interchange. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Peyton and survived by two sisters, Carla and Charlotte, and by his grandparents, all of Hope. Arrangements will be announced by Oakcrest Funeral Home.
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Highway 29
Carl Peyton
James Peyton
Carla
Charlotte
J. T. Peyton
Bud Clark
Hope
Oakcrest Funeral Home
North Vietnam Silent on Ho Chi Minh Death Reactions
Reports from Saigon and Paris describe mourning for President Ho Chi Minh with calls to turn sorrow into action. North Vietnam’s leadership may shift to a three or four man triumvirate including Le Duan Truong Chinh and Pham Van Dong, with Ton Duc Thang serving as interim president.
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N ‘i
Hasot Pido
North Vietnam
Paris
Vietnam
San Clemente
Calif
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Saigon
Hanoi
le Duan
Pro Moscow
North Vietnamese Communist Party
Truong Chinh
Pro
Pham van Duong
Yo Nguyen Giap
Ton Duc Thang
Sarver Quits Arkansas Prison Post
State Board of Correction members discussed resignation of Hembree and the assistant warden at Arkansas prison facilities. The report notes Sarver left duties to pursue opportunities in Sacramento and mentions concerns over prison farm income and related matters.
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Sarver
Arkansas
Corcota
State Board of Correction
Hembree
Hadres Sarver
Sagrament
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