Need for Federal Cut-Back Emphasized in Sliced Thin
The editor urges cutting federal construction and deficits as inflationary danger. He recalls past battles over a new federal building, notes the 10 percent surtax as a burden, and praises a Thursday order to curb federal spending. He urges Mississippi support for hurricane relief and disaster memory from 1923.
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Abs. W. Washburn
Mississippi
Hursday
Tex Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Johnson
Ike
Piano Player Helps Robbers In San Mateo Heist
In San Mateo California an armed robbery occurred when one man pointed a gun at bar patrons while an accomplice played boogie woogie on a piano to distract patrons. The bandits fled with over 200 dollars and were captured at a Belmont roadblock. Three men faced armed robbery charges after arraignment in Municipal Court.
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San Mateo
Calif
Belmont
Policeman to Appeal Fine in Grand Island Collision
A Grand Island policeman says he will appeal two $10 fines imposed by Judge Edward Dix after his police cruiser collided with another police car at a Grand Island intersection. The incident occurred at 4 Grand Island Intersection.
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Grand Island, Neb
Grand Island
Edward Dixon
Bewildering array of detergents shades Monday wash
Joy Stilley reflects on how modern laundry has become a chemistry lesson. Detergents, water conditioners, brighteners and enzymes flood the market, turning simple washing into a timed, technical routine. She jokes about longing for simpler days while managing a rigmarole of products and instructions.
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Joy Stilley
NEW York
Hughes Triples Nevada Mine Claims Holdings By Hughes
Billionaire Howard Hughes has tripled his Nevada mining claims to at least 1655 on gold and silver projects and targets new ground as he explores ore veins. Records show he paid 2.9 million last May for 1178 claims in an area deemed to have real potential by State Mine Inspector Mervin Gallagher. Hughes’ crew take core samples and strip topsoil while several mines yield invisible gold through cyanide milling. Public records outline millions invested in mining across nine counties, with Hughes also pursuing Air West for 94.6 million amid ongoing carrier issues.
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Marty Thompson
Associated Press
Reno, Nev
Howard Hughes
Nevada
Hughes
County Recorder
Austin
Mervin Gallagher
Gallagher
Hughes’ Slings
Las Vegas
Air West
Four Killed in Crash of B52 Bomber
LIMESTONE Maine AP Four of seven crewmen were killed and the other three were missing after a B52 trainer crashed shortly after takeoff from Loring Air Force Base during a night training flight. A rescue party of about 50 reached the wreckage with operations continuing. The eight-engine jet crashed in a bog three miles from the runway end, with a military helicopter unable to land due to thick woods. Path may need bulldozing through the woods for access. Names were withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Limestone
Maine
Loring Air Force Base
Air Force
Army Post
Misleading Charges Spark GOP Debate in Arkansas
Qiell Pollard, state Republican chair, called Rep. B. D. Brandon’s criticisms of the Revenue Department unfounded and misleading. He accused Brandon and allies of delaying constructive action to credit a Democratic governor for expenditures tied to new tax money. Pollard noted Rockefeller secured only about a tenth of his $90 million tax request.
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Little Rock
Qiell Pollard
Republican Party
B. D
Doug
Brandon
Pollard
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
One Quad Bi In Galliornia Aims for Orange Birth Tragedy
In Orange California the youngest of four quadedplet twins born Aug 24 to Garden Grove parents died at Children's Hospital from heart failure due to respiratory distress. The three surviving brothers remain in fair condition in an Anaheim hospital, a spokesman said.
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Orange
Calif
Garden Grove
Children's Hospital
Charnes Donald Curtin
Robert Curtin
Anaheim
Federalism test by Nixon aims at local matching cuts
President Nixon presses New Federalism by requiring state and local governments to match a 75 percent cutback on new federal construction. He ordered cuts across federal construction with exceptions for high priority projects like hospitals and some public housing. Burns explains the approach favors local discretion and warns of reduced federal grants if states delay action.
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Frances Lewine
Associated Press
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Arthur Burns
Burns
Budget Bureau
Nisons
Some Rain Is Predicted for Arkansas
The Associated Press reports a Weather Bureau forecast of more rain across Arkansas over the weekend. Widely scattered thundershowers are expected to begin in Northwest Arkansas Saturday afternoon and spread statewide. Highs will be in the low to mid 80s to low 90s, with temperatures Thursday reaching the low 80s to low 90s and a peak of 93 at Texarkana. Lows tonight in the 60s east to 70s west, with Fayetteville at 65 and Texarkana at 72.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Texarkansas
Fayetteville
Texarkana
Cites Protests to Integration in South
Dr. Mitchell Young head of Freedom Inc. Texarkana Texas told a news conference that from Florida to Colorado people are protesting school integration. He said federal officials claim desegregation in the South proceeds smoothly with few protests. Young’s group supports freedom-of-choice plans and opposes harsher federal and court measures.
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Shreveport
Mitchell Young
Freedom Inc
Texarkana
Tex
Florida
Colorado
South
Young
Pentagon Spending Battle Looks Set for Monday Vote
Senate struggles to trim about 3 billion from a 20 billion military procurement bill as amendments target C5A transports, a new carrier, a bomber, a tank, and fighters amid warnings of stalled momentum after the recess. Proxmire argues delays aid study, while critics say programs remain intact. Editorial emphasis mirrors AP digest style with multiple policy skirmishes.
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H. L. Schwartz
Associated Press
Washington
ABS
Pentagon
Senate
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
General Accounting Office
Proxmire
Armed Services Committee
California
George Murphy
NLR Mayor May Order Firearms In City Vehicles
North Little Rock Mayor W. F. Casey Lae said he may order firearms carried in all city vehicles if legal. He cited reports of threats to city employees, vehicles being pelted with bricks or stones, and a group of youths firing a pistol into the air to frighten a worker on a power line pole.
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North Little Rock
W. F
Casey
Laeman
Laman
All Around Town and Military News Highlights
Charles Clifford Franks of Russellville tops district sales for Orgill Brothers Hardware and wins a Bahama Islands trip for Sept 3 to 7. Specialist 4 Gary L. Rogers, son of D L Rogers, returns from Vietnam after a year with the 1st Air Cavalry and earns multiple commendations. he to report to Ft. Dix, New Jersey after home leave. Leslie Huddleston American Legion Post No. 2 schedules a pot luck dinner at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8 in the Douglas Building, with District Commander Robert H. Bales to speak and install new officers. Claude H. Byrd is commander. Mrs. Charles Rodden of Hope reports her sister, Mrs. Robert Hodges of Venice, Louisiana, is all right after Hurricane Camille. There are three regular meetings of the McCaskill Redlands RC I at 7:30 p.m. Saturday Sept. 6 at the RCI building. People interested in a 1969 football season book should call 775-773 and a book will be delivered. Legion books are.
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George Hawry Lyshyn
Associated Press
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
U.S
Charles Burke Elbrick
Elbrick
Junta
Arthur da Costa E Silva
Chile
Mexico
Algeria
MR-8
National Liberation Action
Rio
Volkswagen
Eldrick
Washington
State
Charles Clifford Franks
Russellville
Clifford Franks
Orgill Brothers Hardware
Memphis
Bahama Islands
Gary L. Rogers
D.L. Rogiers
Vietnam
1St Air Cavalry Div
Airemobile
Ft. Dix
Douglas
Texas Street
Robert H. Bales
Stamps
Claude H. Byrd
Charles Rodden
Hope
Robert Hodges
Venice
Camille
Soveta Jeanes
North Vietnamese attack amid cease-fire talks on day of Hanoi plans
Rockets and mortars hit 74 allied bases while infantry assaults targeted nine more. US and South Vietnamese casualties rose with 17 Americans killed and 172 wounded, plus 28 enemy deaths reported. Heavy fighting centered near Saigon to the Cambodian border as commandos and armored units probed defenses. The North Vietnamese leader was slated for a state funeral in Hanoi on Wednesday amid international diplomacy.
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Asai
Hanoi
Saigon
Ami
An Rt Dure
South Vietnam
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Tay Ninh
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Cosen
Saisson
Arkansan Is Convicted in Murder Case
Dewey Ray Murray, 94, of Pineville Louisiana, convicted in Arkansas circuit court of first degree murder in the shooting death of Constable J. Moran. The incident occurred minutes before the officer completed actions at the Pee Dee area crime scene, with Murray facing deliberation and sentencing procedures.
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Orkel
Ark
Dewey Ray Murray
Pineville
J. A. Moran
Taylor Seaace Murray
Franklin Bosalek &R
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