Reader Railroad faces shutdown as ICC approval looms
On a nostalgia laden trip travelers push for keeping Arkansas only short line alive. Turner argues the Reader is more than a monument, a lifeline for Reader, Waterloo and Dills Mill, with passenger growth masking freight losses. Conductor Munn fears inevitable closure. locals reminisce and urge publicity to save the line.
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Reader
ICC
Turner
Henderson
Arkansas
Waterloo
Dills Mill
Garner
Helen Owens
Lena
Texarkana
Owens
Miami
Okla
W. D. Hopper
Ridin
Bill Henderson
State Department of Parks and Tourism
E. Turner
Youth Performs in Organ Recital at Bethel A.M.E. Church
Tim Gunter, Hope High School junior and son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gunter, headlines an organ dedication recital at Bethel A.M.E. Church in Hope tonight at 8. He has 11 years of piano and organ study, five years in Hope Public Schools band, seven band medals, three excellent and three superior piano ratings, and has made all District Band for two years. Mt Zion C.M.E. Church will be guest observing congregation. The event follows a calendar of events noting Rising Star Baptist Church’s 50th Anniversary on Sunday September 10, 1972 at 2:30 p.m., with Rev. G.W. Wynn, Bethel A.M.E. Church pastor, as speaker.
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Munn
Walker
Caney Creek
Waterloo Station
Disneyland
Silver Dollar City
Waterloo
McBright
Raines
Bethel A.M.E
Laurel
Hope
Tim Gunter
Tim
Bill Gunter
Hope High School
C.C. McNeil
Hope Public Schools
Gunter
Piano Guild
Mt. Zion C.M.E
W.M. Martin
Rising Star Baptist Church
G.W. Wynn
Bethel A.M.E. Church of Hope
Fragging trial begins in California general court martial
Army Pvt. Billy C. Smith goes on trial in ORD California for hand grenade killings of two officers at Bien Hoa Vietnam. Prosecutors say it is the first U S general court martial of a fragging case. Smith faces charges of murder attempted murder and assaulting two MPs.
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Saigon
Thomas A. Dellno
Mechanisville
Tenn
Richard E. Harlan
Dallas
Tex
Smith
Army
Harold A. Hazard
Beer giants expand as small brewers fall behind
AAP analysis notes five major brewers led by AnheuserBusch Schlitz Pabst Coors and Miller will account for about 76 percent of U S production capacity by 1980 up from 49 5 percent in 1970 as plant expansion and heavy advertising squeeze smaller breweries Lithia of West Bend transfers production to Eau Claire while industry leader Schlitz grows by opening plants from New York to Hawaii Busch tops national output at 24 3 million barrels of 126 4 million in 1971 and warns competition remains fierce among giants but not a drive to wipe out smaller rivals.
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Milwaukee
Beer Garden
St. Louis
Anheuser-Busch
Schlitz
Pabst
Denver
Coors
Miller
U.S
Busch, Schlitz and
Lithia Brewery
West Bend
Wis
Eau Claire
Lithia
Henry Dheim
Robert Marotz
Wisconsin State Brewers Association
Marotz
New York
California
Kansas City
Florida
Honolulu
Texas
North Carolina
Tennessee
Busch
United States
Arkansas Annual Events List for Labor Day Weekend
A compiled calendar of Arkansas fairs rodeos and festivals across cities including Prairie Grove Hot Springs Texarkana Piggott Fort Smith Stuttgart and Eureka Springs. It notes dates some are set others pending and directs readers to contact local chambers or the Parks and Tourism Department for updates.
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Labor Day
Prairie Grove
South Logan Co
Booneville
Nevada Co
Prescott
Lakeside
Hot Springs
Clay Co
Texarkana
Monticello
Mena
Southwest
Grand Prairie
Altus
Arkansas Quarter Association
Fort Smithiret
Eureka Springs
Chamber of Commerce
Parks and Tourism Department
State Capitol
Little Rock
Arkansas
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Magnolia
Ark
America
Arkansas Petroleum Council
Commercial National Bank
Samt Etbard
Vietnam
Citrus
Berkeley
Calif
UPI
California Farm Bureau
Peter B. Seymour
Hope, Arkansas Livestock Commission Co
Arkansas Simmental Association
Master Hostelnn
Sele
Master Hosts Inn
Bert and
Reuben Reyes
South
Sen Marcos
San Antonio
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