Weather Brief Averages and Wind Shifts
A fragmented weather note reports mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and light wind. Data appears garbled but suggests a cool, breezy day with low visibility in the vicinity.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1969
Page
2
A fragmented weather note reports mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and light wind. Data appears garbled but suggests a cool, breezy day with low visibility in the vicinity.
Oklahoma State conducted a short scrimmage with coaches and cameras present. Floyd Gass praised two good practices and noted emphasis on hitters over mistakes. Practices will be closed to the public from Saturday through the Sept. 20 Arkansas game in Little Rock.
Colorado Springs AP report notes governors anxious over President Nixon Agnew inflation cutback plan. Debate centers on how to implement a 75 percent reduction in new federal construction affecting roads, schools, and hospitals with April 1 deadlines. governors seek timing to beat caps while maintaining funding.
Unfavorable weather delays Project Rulison, a 40 kiloton underground nuclear test in western Colorado, pushing the detonation back at least 24 hours. Australis Co. faces about $31,000 daily costs. forecasts warn of thunder showers near Grand Valley around the planned detonation near 5 p.m. EDT Thursday.
Scientists at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History resume an Ice Age reconstruction dig near Wilshire Boulevard behind the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Workers excavate tar pits 150 feet deep, catalog fossils by depth, and study microfossils to map past ecosystems. The project, led by Dr. Theodore Downs, moves from large animals to a fuller ecological picture.
Reported battlefield deaths rose slightly last week amid reduced enemy activity. Americans 185 killed 1,057 wounded, South Vietnamese 354 killed, 3,493 enemy killed. B52 strikes near Song Be pounded targets northeast of the town, with 30 Green Beret leaders wounded and several missing.
The Associated Press reports scattered thundershowers and mostly mild temperatures across Arkansas through Friday. Readings mainly in the 80s by day, 60s at night, with highs up to 87 in Fort Smith and Texarkana. Overnight lows expected mid 60s to low 70s. rainfall totals vary by location from Fayetteville to Pine Bluff.
The Nixon team has not made major changes in the three largest urban affairs agencies. Officials say Johnson-era programs remain largely intact while noting limited remodeling. Volpe outlines decentralization steps with regional control for highway safety programs. Romney pushes HUD toward unifying agencies and downsizing ambitions, while Finch aims to shift grant decisions to regional directors.
Dr. George McPhail of Forrest City told about 700 white supporters that they must act within the law during a rally at the St. Francis County Fairground. He urged disciplining to handle the criminal element, and warned of possible retaliation ahead of a planned Sept. 14 protest. The rally was hosted by the Concerned Citizens Committee formed amid racial tensions.
The Air Force will announce a cutback of about 50,000 officers and men, pushing total U.S. armed forces reductions past 150,000. Pentagon plans also include Army cuts of 34,000 and Navy cuts of 72,000 plus 76 ships. Navy retirements are expected. Marine cuts remain unclear.
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