Hope watermelons on TV stages boost Hope fame
In September 1969 Hope Ark senders Pod Rogers and Carter Russell toured Los Angeles to promote Hope watermelons. They taped segments for the Lawrence Welk and Glen Campbell shows and drew coverage in the Los Angeles Times. A Little Rock advertising agency praised their public service and the Arkansas Week San Diego event, noting the national exposure for Hope.
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Star
Los Angeles
C.M
Pod
Lawrence Welk
Rogers
Glen Campbell
Our Hope Men
The
Los Angeles Times
Russell
Arkansas
Hope
Little Rock
Alex Washburn
Hope Star
Pod Rogers
Carter Russell
Hempstead County
San Diego
America
Arkansas Club of
Southern California
Mr. Russell
Glan Campbell
Arkansas Week
S.M. Brooks Advertising Agency
Ark
Lou Qverste Parks, Recreation and Travel
Baylor Heart Transplanter Quits School
Houston AP reports renowned heart transplant specialist Dr Denton A Cooley resigned from the Baylor College of Medicine clinical staff on Tuesday. Board of Trustees chairman L F McCollum confirmed the departure.
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Houston
Denton A. Cooley
Baylor College of Medicine
L. F. McCollum
Baylor Board of Trustees
Three Small Fires Reported In City Today
Fire department answered three calls this afternoon, two at 1 15 and one at 1 30. First grass fire in the industrial area on W Ave B. Minor fire at McWilliams peach shed near Rocky Mound. Third grass fire on Dary St.
Half of Air Deaths Due to Crashes of Jets
A 1969 AP report notes that more than half of commercial jet crash deaths arise from collisions with small private planes. FAA records show numerous near misses and several fatal jet-private plane collisions near airports, stressing the ongoing danger amid a large fleet of private aircraft.
Alaska Puts Oil Fields Up for Bidding
Alaska opens bids on about 450,858 acres for 179 leases on the North Slope as Gov. Keith Miller vows floor bids and $1 per year for 10 years. Oil companies gather in Anchorage to submit sealed bids, with high bidders to depart for New York with checks.
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Tom Bailey
Associated Press
Anchorage, Alaska
of Alaska
Arctic
Keith Miller
Anchorage
New York
Alaska
Jess
Miller
Stock Sale Nears Half of $25,000 Goal in Hope Event
Hempstead County Industrial Foundation shares drive reports progress with a Tuesday Chamber meeting. Chairman Thomas E Hays Jr announces new buyers and existing holders boosting totals to about half the $25,000 goal as the drive runs to September 30.
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Hempstead County Industrial Foundation
Mack McLarty
James Morrow
Thomas E. Hays, Jr
Mitchell LaGrone
Ray Lawrence
Wayne Russell
Raymond Byers
Mel Thrash
Jesse Duckett
Georgerthur Strech
Chamber of Commerce Office
James Morston
Harrell Collier
B .N. Holt
Haskell Jones
Donal Parker
Hays
Dorsey Stringfellow
Tommy Crouch
F. C. Crow
Harry Phillips
Massanelli Grocery
LaGrone Williams Hardware
Bill Ellis Insurance Co
Bill Butler
Andy Caldwell
Theo Joplin
C. R. Moore
Charles Sharpe, Jr
W. L. Tate
Town & Country Restaurant
Edmond's Gulf Stations
Richard Hogue
Arlist Trout
Finis Odom
William M. Lee
James H. Jones
Guy Grigg
Kelly A. Walton
Federal employs outnumber state workers in 26 states
New York AP column cites wide federal workforce, with 26 states where federal employees exceed state payrolls. It notes postwar civilian federal employment rose from 1.96 million in 1950 to over three million, plus anecdotes on hearing loss, mental illness rates, smog effects, overweight prevalence, and folklore cautions.
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NEW York
Kim Novak
Charlie Chaplin
Sam
U.S. Army
Jarry L. Northern
Walter Reed Hospital
Light Plane Hits Big Jet in Fatal Collision near Indianapolis
An 83 people died when a single engine light plane struck an Allegheny Airlines DC9 near London Indiana while the jet was approaching Weir-Cook Airport. The solo pilot Robert W Carey, 35, was killed along with all 78 passengers and four crew aboard the jet. Authorities searched wreckage across a soybean field and nearby trailer homes as investigators from the FAA worked to determine how the two planes met at the same moment in near perfect weather.
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Dy Makuare
Gentral
Martin E. Biemer
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Robert W. Carey
Allegheny Airlines
Weir-Cook Municipal
Carey
Boston
Baltimore
Cincinnati
St. Louis
John Shaffer
Federal Aviation Administration
James M. Elrod
Plainfield
William E. Heckendoyn
Pittsburgh
Patricia Perety
Lynn
Mass
Barbara Petrucick
Hope Schools To Operate On Short Schedule Next Week
Supt James H. Jones announced all Hope schools will run a shortened schedule next week due to facilities not being ready for a full day. He said a full day may be observed before the end of next week, with an update expected by Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Hell
Murchison Jr
Texas
Alaska
Supt. of
James H. Jones
All Hope
Spencer Is Named to Tour Orient
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Spencer will depart Saturday September 13 on a goodwill banking mission to the Far East. Hawatt, Spencer chairman of the board First National Bank Hope, received a special invitation from the national People-to-People board. Arkansas bankers were chosen for national leadership in economy and banking. The group and spouses will be guests of Central bankers Commercial bankers U S Embassies and Consulates in Japan Formosa Hong Kong and Macao.
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Lloyd Spencer
Far East
Hawatt
Spencer
First National Bank, Hope
National
People-to- People Board
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arkansas
Bankers of America
U.S
Japan
Formosa
Hong Kong
Macao
Etter Explains Provisions of Proposed 1970 Arkansas Constitution
Willan H. Etter, Wash ington Hempstead County’s delegate to the Constitutional Convention, spoke to the Hempstead County Democratic Women’s Organization about the proposed 1970 constitution. He traced Arkansas’ five constitutions, noting 53 amendments remain from 60 past, and outlined changes in county and municipal government structure, court reorganization, and transfer of county judge duties to a newly defined County Trial Court system. The convention will reconvene early in 1970 after summer recess.
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Aras
Hempstead County
Democratic Womens Organization
Willan H. Etter
Washington
Constitutional Corvention
Etter
State Supreme Court
Circuit
Chancery
Woman Freed After Kidnap Probe Near Toronto
Police hunted today for the kidnapers of Mary Nelles wife of Henry Radcliffe Nelles a Toronto broker who was released unharmed after a ransom of 200000 was left on a country road Newsmen pieced together details saying the couple was seized Sunday as they entered their home a converted schoolhouse in Claremont about 20 miles northeast of Toronto The husband confirmed the kidnapping but authorities provided few official reports The victim is identified only as the wife of a wealthy trucking executive publicized as Mary Nelles
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Toronto
Henry Radcliffe Nelles
Mary
Marshall D. Davis
Nelles
Sunday
Claremont
Moon Birth and Quiet Aftermath Shaped by Apollo Rocks
Apollo 4 lunar samples reveal the moon formed with Earth around the same time in a violent birth, later cooling into a quiet peaceful body. NASA scientists report no evidence of life, pathogens, or soil toxicity in lunar material, based on tests with plants animals and humans.
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Paul Recer
Associated Press
Space Center
Houston
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington
Manned Space Ceneter
Israeli Raid Across Gulf Warns of Heavier Strikes
A disputed account describes an amphibious Israeli raid in Egypt near the Gulf, led by armored units with air support. Moshe Dayan calls the operation a near historic demonstration of capability, predicting further strikes in the region. Egyptian claims report mixed results with losses on both sides and continued tension after the Suez crisis era.
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Tians
Tran
Israel
Egypt
Moshe
Dayan
Gulf
Sinai
el Hasayer
Irael
Cairo
Leraely Air
Imida
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Baylor Heart Transplanter
Eee ‘Ags
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James R. Polk
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Ohio
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Secretary of the Navy
Piedmont
Tour Orient
Moon
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