Another Hurricane Is Brewing Edith Fern Threatens Coast
Miami AP reports Hurricane Edith growing in the Caribbean with 75 mph winds and a forecast to reach major storm status. Tropical Storm Fern and a developing depression loom nearby as the center notes the entire western Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and Bahamas region as one cyclonic system. Edith is expected to slow and turn northwest toward Central America, while Fern may strengthen before landfall near Texas and Brownsville. A north Atlantic low north of the Bahamas also could become a tropical storm within 24 to 36 hours.
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Edith
Robert H. Simpson
Fern
Simpson
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Bahamas
Atlantic
Kingston
Jamaica
Gulf
Central America
U.S
Brownsville
Tex
Cool Front May Drift Into State
A cool front may drift into northern Arkansas Thursday, bringing scattered thundershowers statewide with higher activity in the north. Temperatures should reach the 90s elsewhere, while Fort Smith reported 105 degrees Tuesday. Radar showed widely scattered to isolated showers, with no rain at reporting stations.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
New Mexico
Kansas
Minnesota
Fort Smith
Arkansas Weather Outlook for Wednesday through Thursday
Weather report from the station notes high 93 and low 69 with partly cloudy skies and scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms through Thursday. Temperatures hold in the upper 80s to mid 90s, nights in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
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Arkansas
Nixon tax package faces Senate hurdles in Congress
The 92nd Congress opens hearings with Secretary Connally as the first witness on the Nixon program. Key proposals include a 10 percent investment tax credit, repeal of the 7 percent auto excise tax, and speeding up a $50 personal exemption increase to 1972. Democrats seek revisions to aid lower income Americans and consumers. Labor Day speeches rally for consumer relief amid charges the plan favors the affluent. The House acts first, while the Senate prepares to weigh the package later.
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Congress
Nixon
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
House Ways and Means
Senate
House
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
Ways and Means
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
George McGovern
South Dakota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Democrats
Kiwanis speaker highlights Southwest Arkansas growth
The Kiwanis Club heard L. E. Gilliland of the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce discuss Southwest Arkansas economic growth. He urged broader leadership, better use of natural resources, and efficiency to drive progress amid evolving times. The session was arranged by Mike Kelly with Gilliland noting the need for more local leaders.
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L. E. G. J. E. Gilliland
Texarkana Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Mike Kelly
Gilliland
Arkansas
Nixon to address Congress on tax cuts amid inflation fight
President Nixon plans an immediate in person appeal to a joint session of Congress at 12 30 p m Thursday urging approval of his economic package aimed at curbing inflation and unemployment. The speech will be broadcast by radio. Canadian bill shields against U S surcharge may cost exports. Court orders on busing begin in several districts. My Lai trial resumes as court martial continues. Kiwanis event highlights pancake supper fundraisers before Prescott game.
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Washington Tap
Federal Power Commission
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Arkla
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Washington
Ap&l
Arkansas
J. D. Phillips
Pine Bluff
FFC
Ap& L
Nixon
Congress
House
Senate
Austin, Tex
Justice Department
Gilliland
Jimmy Tate
Bill Freeman
Kiwanis Club
Bill
Ann
Tate
George Frazier
Kiwanis
Prescott
A. M. Hewitt
J. W. Rowe
B. N. Holt
Hope
Bill McKenzie
Pensacola
Florida
Mass Opens Kennedy Center
Washington AP report on the formal opening of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass at the Kennedy Center with a 2200-strong invited audience including trustees donors ambassadors Nixon and Kennedy admins and congressional leaders. Notable attendees include Sen. Edward Kennedy and Rose Kennedy amid questions over cost and public funding.
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Washington
Leonard Bernstein
Rep
Frank Thompson Jr
D-Nj
Center
Opera House
Congress
Diplomatic Corps
Thompson
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Potomac River
Lincoln Memorial
Edward M. Kennedy
D.mass
Kennedy
Rose Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Stephen A. Smith
Peter Lawford
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
House Appropriations Committee
Mahon
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Frank Bow
Ohio
Appropriations Committee
Gillham Dam Completion Is Urged
Senator John L McClellan urged speedy completion of the Gillham Dam project on the Cossatot River during a second public hearing on an environmental impact statement. The fiercely pro dam crowd favored completion, while conservationists oppose damming the river. The project faces ongoing litigation under the National Environmental Policy Act with local officials and supporters citing flood control and water supply benefits.
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DE Queen
Ark
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Gillham Dam
Cossatot
McClellan
Army Engineers
Fort Smith
U.S. District Court
G. Thomas Eisele
Gillham
John Paul Hammerschmidt
George Davis
Horatio
Olen Hendrix
Prescott
Fay Sharp
Sevier County
B. A. Mauldin
Mauldin
Obituaries of Edna May and Several Other Notables
Obituary notices report the death of Edna King May 42 in a local hospital with survivors including husband Jewel F. May Jr. and children. Services are planned at Herndon Funeral Chapel with graveside rites at Dennison Cemetery Idabel. Also noted are John P. Graham 88 Okmulgee died in Tulsa, Spring Byington 84 Hollywood actor, Carl C. Farrington 60 Agriculture Department official, and Darrel L. Mansell 66 Canton Repository editor.
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Edna May
Edna King May
The
Baptist Church
Jewel F. May Jr
Dennis
Bruce Ramsey
Hope
J. C. May
Bossier City
Larry May
A. B. King Sr
Holly Creek
Okla
Basel May Parker
Oklahoma City
Cora Fay Schultz
Minnie Haltom
Broken Bow
A. B. King Jr
Herndon Funeral Chapel
Gerald Trussell
Dennison Cemetery
Idabel
Herndon
Herndon Funeral Home Is In Charge of Arrangements. John P. Graham John P. Graham
Okmulgee
Tulsa
Ernest W. Graham
Fred
Raymond
Plainfield
Ill
Evert Graham
Norwalk
Calif
Bob Procter
Florence
Ala
Dora West
Foster Funeral Home
Hollywood (Ap
Spring Byington
Medina trial nears end in My Lai case at Fort McPherson
Capt Ernest L Medina resumes trial as government nears completion of case in a court martial tied to the 1968 My Lai killings. Prosecution witness Brisentine testifies about interviews. the defense argues about polygraph limits while the Army accuses Medina of failing to stop killings and ordering violence during interrogations.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
My Lai
Ernest I. Medina
FT. Mcphereson
Ernest L. Medina
Lda
Medina
Robert Brisentine Jr
Ft. Holabird
Brisentine
Kenneth Howard
Howard
Army
Montrose
Colo
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