Admiral Rickover Scolds Pentagon Staff Over Wasteful Practices
Adm. Hyman Rickover told a House appropriations subcommittee that Pentagon operations waste workers and that he would cleave the building by half on two Mondays, roping off upper floors. He criticized Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as costly for submarine construction. University of Arkansas to study domestic catfish market with EDA funding to identify new market opportunities.
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House Appropriations Subcommittee
Pentagon
Hyman Rickover
Rickover
Subcommittee
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Navy
Portsmouth
Adm
Hickover
Houston
Tex
Chronicle
Little Rock
University of Arkansas
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
Economic Development Administration
Seminar series planned at Hope Tech School
A six session Supervisory Leadership Development program begins September 22 in Hope. Presented by the Industrial Research and Extension Center and the University of Arkansas with local sponsorship by the Hope Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce. Enrollment is limited and costs 40 dollars per person.
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Hope
B. N. Holt
Hope Hempstead
Thomas S. Hickey
Centenary College
Shreveport
Louisiana
Bill Cox
Harding College
Frank Hall
Industrial Research and Extension Center
University of Arkansas
Reope-Hempstead
Commerce
Arkansas Temperatures to Drop as Cold Front Advances
The Associated Press reports cooler weather ahead for Arkansas as a cold front moved in this morning. A line of thundershowers preceded the front, bringing the heaviest rainfall to the northeastern counties, with shower activity expected to end by late afternoon.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Jordan Army Battling Guerrillas In Amman Night Fire
Palestinian guerrillas and Jordanian army forces fought through the night in Amman amid cease-fire appeals. The struggle centered on the Amman airport Jebel Hussein Citadel royal palaces and other city areas. Four scout cars were destroyed after an attack on the Popular Democratic Front headquarters. The International Hotel was struck but no injuries, while guests including 120 women and children freed from two hijacked airliners slept in the building.
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PRES
Amman
Jebel Hussein
Popular Democratic Front
International Hotel
Arma
See
Jordan Army
Cambodian amphibious force lifts three month siege at Kompong Thom
Cambodian command reports 1 500 men reached Kompong Thom after a two day lakefront operation up the Stung Sen River aided by gunboats. One soldier killed as a lightly resisted river assault ended the siege 80 miles north of Phnom Penh. North Vietnamese 20th Division presence questioned as reports vary.
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Cambodia
John T
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Kompong Thom
Stung Sen
Tonle
Faubus exits politics after Arkansas loss in runoff
Former Governor Orval Faubus says he will return to the Ozarks without malice or a job after Dale Bumpers stunned him in the runoff. Faubus, 60, spoke at his Little Rock campaign HQ as aides packed to move back to Hot Springs. He compared the defeat to a sports upset after a string of six statewide wins.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Ozarks
Faubus
Dale Bumpers
Charleston
Robert Troutt
Hot Springs
Elizabeth
Rockefeller
Bill G. Wells
Hermitage
Bil
Much Food Consumed in U S Today
U S meals in 1930s rise in restaurants and snack bars totals nearly 30 percent of all consumption, with broader notes on poverty among Navajo families, and quirky facts on Louis XIV and Diamond Jim Brady. Includes ocean river notes and a Stevenson quote.
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U.S
Hal Boyle
New York
Mom
United States
Louis XIV
France
Diamond Jim Brady
US to Sell 16 to 18 F4E Phantoms to Israel
Washington reports the United States plans to sell 16 to 18 additional F4E Phantom jet fighters to Israel with deliveries starting within weeks and continuing at four or five per month through December. Cairo calls the move regrettable and warns of grave consequences, while Egypt’s official news agency says the sale was not unexpected and followed an organized campaign. White House officials would not confirm details.
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United States
Israel
Cairo
Middle East
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Johnson
Golda Meir
Defense
Melvin B. Laird
Rail Strike Delayed Five Days By Government Request
Negotiators for the railroad industry and four AFL-CIO unions extended the wage talks as the nationwide strike deadline was postponed five days at federal request. Assistant Secretary of Labor W. J. Usery urged hard bargaining toward a peaceful settlement covering about 400,000 workers, with no further postponements. The four unions seek wage hikes of 40 percent over three years plus cost of living adjustments and benefits.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
Afl-Cio
W. J. Usery
Usery
White House
Nixon
Two Charged With Burglary of Hope Store
City police announced two men were charged with burglary and grand larceny in separate break-ins. Robert Lee Conway targeted Keith's Jewelry Store Verger High School and Foster's Shoe Store. John D. Smith Jr. faced burglary and grand larceny tied to the January Keith's Store break-in. Officers Neal and Ward led arrests.
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Keith’s
Verger High School
Foster's Shoe
John D. Smith Jr
Nig Neal
Hope Force
Travis Ward
U S Officials See Little Chance of Forcible Release
U S officials privately say there is almost no chance the United States will use military force to free more than 300 hostages held by Arab guerrillas. President Nixon and Secretary Rogers weigh every option while six Air Force transports with medical teams move near Jordan for possible hostage extraction. A U N Security Council calls for release as hijackers extend deadlines and tensions rise across Jordan, Britain, and the Persian Gulf.
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Associated Press
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Nixon Administration
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Nixon
William P. Rogers
White House
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Turkey
Ronald L. Ziegler
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
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State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Amman
Beirut
Britain
West Germany
Switzerland
Israi
Israel
Popular Front’ For the Liberation of Palestine
International Red Cross
U.S
England
U.N. Security Council
Trans World Airlines
British Overseas Airways Corp
Popular Front
Jordan
TWA
New York
BOAC
Persian Gulf
Bahrain
Bombay
London
Nixon Monroe
Capture crisis swirls as hostages held on airliners
AP reports captors hold three hijacked planes and more than 900 hostages in the Jordanian desert amid shifting U.S. responses. Officials privately doubt armed intervention will be used. Palestinian guerrillas clash with Jordanian forces in Amman as cease-fire appeals continue. Cambodian forces lift siege of Kompong Thom with 1,500 troops advancing. Nationwide strike deadline delayed to Monday as wage talks proceed. Vice President Agnew launches a 20 state tour to boost GOP candidates. Nixon’s appointee to the Pornography Commission contests its recommendation to repeal adult laws.
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AP News
Switzerland
West Germany
Britain
More Votes the Second Time in Arkansas Runoff
In Little Rock the runoff for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination drew 440,896 ballots, surpassing the August preferential primary tally of 430,378. Dale Bumpers led with 440,896 votes and Orval E. Faubus trailed in the runoff.
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Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Orval E. Faubus
Local News Notes and Upcoming Events in Hope
All Around Town reports Lt Al Weisenberger a June SMU Law graduate passed the Texas Bar. Whitfield Lodge schedules a Master Mason instruction on Saturday Sept 12 at 1 pm. A Waco letter seeks information about Archie D Minks born 1922 in Gordon Ark and married to Dorothy Mae Taylor in Hope. Miracle Worker cast announced for Oct 7-9 at Overstreet Auditorium Gerald Purifoy of Hope plays the doctor. Project Area B committee names officers Frank Hill chair Charles Cooper vice chair and Mildred Hempstead. County Democrat Convention set for Monday Sept 14 at 7:30 pm in City Hall courtroom delegates elected and a 5-dollar fee noted.
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Texas
Archie D. Minks
Gordon
Ark
Dorothy Mae Taylor
North Hamilton St
Hope
Jerry Wayne Minks
Henry Williams
N.tard St
Tex
Miracle Worker
Southern State College Theater
Overstreet Auditorium
Gerald Purifoy
Doctor
Helen Keller
Hempstead County
Central Committee
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