North Vietnamese raid ranger camp in Central Highlands
North Vietnamese forces overran a ranger camp in the Central Highlands. About 150 defenders were missing. 54 accounted for. The Plei Djering base faced artillery siege and was overrun after ground assault. U.S. helicopters were lost and casualties reported. Also reports of equipping actions, typhoon Elsie, and resumed air operations in the region.
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Saigon
U.S
Central Highlands
Cambodia
Mekong
Elsie
South Vietnam
da Nang
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Tonkin Gulf
North
Navy
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Air Force
North Vietnam
Phuc Yen
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
Quang Tri City
Que Son
Tien Phuoc
Ross
Quan Loi
An Loc
Poll favors coalition government for Vietnam
Gallup poll finds 40 percent favor a coalition government for South Vietnam after U S troop removal, 21 percent indifferent, 9 percent no opinion. Fifty one percent support continuing military aid, 39 percent want aid ended, 10 percent no opinion. Responses similar across age and political groups, including Nixon and McGovern supporters.
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Princeton
N.J
South Vietnam
U.S
Gallup
United ‘States
Nixon
George S. McGovern
United States
Church to Broadcast September Services in Hope
The First Christian Church of Hope will broadcast worship services live on KXAR during September. The 10 50 a.m. service lasts one hour and is supported by the Hope Ministerial Alliance and KXAR. Minister Gaylon L. Decious conducts, with Mrs. Arthur Strech as organist.
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First Christian Church of Hope
KXAR
Hope Ministerial Alliance
Gaylon L. Decious
Arthur Strech
Platform supports Nixon in Arkansas Democratic draft
The Platform Committee of Arkansas Democrats drafted a platform with an unqualified endorsement of the Democratic presidential ticket and backing for Gov. Dale Bumpers proposals. It urged adoption of the equal rights amendment for women. State Rep. Thomas O. Sparks, committee chair, said he would not comment on the draft beyond the McGovern Shriver endorsement as the final draft had not been presented to the State Committee.
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Little Rock
State
Democratic Party
Dale Bumpers
Bill Walmsley
Batesville
Thomas O. Sparks
of Fordyce
George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
State Committee
Sparks
Indian wisdom urged as lesson for modern man
Two theologians at the International Congress of Learned Societies in Religion claim North American Indian wisdom on ecology and spirituality can guide modern thinking. The five day event drew about 3,000 participants from the US, Canada, Europe and the Far East, with Western religions predominantly represented.
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Los Angeles
International Congress of Learned Societies
United States
Canada
Europe
Far East
Ake Hultkrantz
University of Stockholm
Hultkrantz
Fotos All Around Town at St Mark's Church
Six actors from the Arkansas Arts Center present A Thurber Carnival at St Mark's Episcopal Church Friday Sept 8 at 6 pm The trio of men and women perform varied Thurber characters with original score to launch the second Fine Arts Series season Admission is free Mrs Nina Hamilton of Thomas & Thomas CPA challenged Red River Vocational Technical School students to be assets not average secretaries The text ends noting a harmonious blend of nature and religion.
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Thurber
James Thurber
Arkansas Arts Center
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
St. Mark’s
Third and Elm Sts
Nina Hamilton
Thomas & Thomas Certified Public Accountants
Business Education Department
Red River Vocational Technical School
IRA calls off bomb campaign in Northern Ireland
IRA leaders reportedly plan to shift tactics from civilian bombings to intensified shooting war against British troops in Ulster. Seamus Twomey is said to be replaced by Gerry Adams as Belfast commander. Defector Maria McGuire claims rising guerrilla discontent with bombing, despite denials from Dublin. Heath and Lynch to discuss Belfast violence in Munich.
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Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
IRA
Provisional
Provos
Seamus Twomey
No. 2
Gerry Adams
Maria McGuire
London Observer
Sean MacStioffain
Dublin
Miss McGuire
Edward Heath
Britain
Jack Lynch
Irish Republic
Munich
Wall of water leaves 2 men dead in N. Mexico
A flash flood in Hillsboro New Mexico killed Guadalupe Terrazas and Ed Newton, with two others missing and six still unaccounted for after a wall of water swept through the town. Newton’s car was found downstream upside down. a museum burglary in Montreal was also reported.
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Hillsboro
N.M
Guadalupe Terrazas
Main Street
Ed Newton
Geneva Newton
Newton
Obituary notices for Homer D. Stuckey and Sam W. Kennedy
Homer D. Stuckey aged 71 died Sunday in a local hospital. Survived by wife Dorothy sister Jewel Gregg and nieces and nephews. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Herndon Chapel with Rev Carroll Byers Vernon Wickliffe. burial Snell Cemetery near Emmet. Sam W. Kennedy 8 of Marshall Texas formerly of Hope died Sunday in Marshall. Survived by son R C Kennedy of Marshall daughter Mrs Curtis Urrey of Hope six grandchildren five great grandchildren and one brother Jewell Kennedy. Funeral 10 a.m. Tuesday at Herndon Chapel with Rev Dale Gentry. burial Mt Moriah Cemetery in Nevada County. Burial directed by Herndon Funeral Home.
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Homer D. Stuckey
Calvary Baptist Church
Dorothy
Jewel Gregg
California
Herndon Chapel
Carroll Byers
Vernon Wickliffe
Snell Cemetery
Emmet
Herndon Funeral Home
Sam W. Kennedy
Marshall
Tex
Hope
R. C. Kennedy
Curtis Urrey
Jewell Kennedy
Tuesaday
Dale Gentry
Mt. Moriah
Nevada County
Ecology film shown at Hope Rotary on pesticides
At the Hope Rotary Club meeting on Friday September 1 at Town and Country, Cecil Bittle presented A New Generation of Pesticides. The program outlined a five to seven year development period and about 7 million dollars for new chemicals, stressing environmental protection and effects on fish, fruit, and vegetables. Ray Lawrence offered the introduction, with President Bob Roberts welcoming members Jim Cole, visiting Rotarian Bill Lee of Texarkana, and guests Ken Coon of Fort Smith and Mark Wayne Wright.
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Cecil Bittle
Hope Rotary Club
Stauffer Agriculture Research
Ray Lawrence
Bob Roberts
Jim Cole
Bill Lee
Texarkana
Ken Coon
Fort Smith
Mark Wayne Wright
Labor Day winds up 1972 summer
The Associated Press reports Labor Day closes the summer with events from a rock festival to a railroad buffs convention and political gatherings. Nixon plans a quiet Western White House day in California. McGovern attends the Southern Governors Conference and a mass picnic in Ohio. Traffic deaths are forecast between 580 and 680 for the weekend.
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Associated Press
Nixon
White House
San Clemente
Calif
George McGovern
Nors
Hilton Head
S.C
Chipewa Lake
Ohio
Cleveland United Auto Workers
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
McGovern
National Safety Council
Bull Island
Wabash River
Illinois
Indiana
Atlantic City
N.J
New York City
Grover Cleveland
Peter J. McGuire
Carpenter’s Union
American Federation of Labor
U.S
Clifford Case
Harrison Williams
New Jersey
McGuire
Pennsauken
Arkansas Forecast Aims for Warm Mild Week Ahead
Rainfall totals reach .09 inches as on 24 hour period ends 7 a.m. Monday. Arkansas outlook calls for mostly cloudy mild today and tonight with scattered showers and thunder showers mainly in southern sections. Tuesday brings decreasing cloudiness and a bit warmer temperatures with highs in the 70s to 80s and lower 60s to near 70 overnight. Highs Tuesday expected in the 80s.
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Arkansas
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