Marines Enter Quang Tri Citadel Amid Stiff Firefight
South Vietnamese Marines fought into the Quang Tri Citadel amid heavy resistance estimated 499 North Vietnamese troops remained entrenched in the fortress. Artillery and air attacks pummeled the citadel as Marine units closed in from multiple sides. Casualties were described as moderate while rebels surrendered in several instances. Air strikes hit rail lines and barracks as part of a broad effort to disrupt supply routes into the city.
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Vietnam
Guang Tri
Highway 1
North Vietnam
Saigon
Quang Tri Front
U.S
China
7Th Air Force
Hanoi
Contradictions noted in general's account of air strikes in VN
United States Senate testimony centers on Gen. John D. Lavelle and his role in unauthorized air strikes against North Vietnam. Lavelle faced questions about whether he knew of falsified reports while claiming he did not knowingly disobey orders.
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Air Force
John D. Lavelle
Congress
North Vietnam
Lavelle
Senate Armed Services Committee
U.S. Air Force
Vietnam
John Stennis
House
Stennis
U.S
Creighton W. Abrams
Nixon
Senate
Abrams
County Farm Bureau meets to discuss policy drafts
Hempstead County Farm Bureau leaders met September 7 to outline farm issues for fall policy development at county state and national levels. Primary topics included taxation roads environment control research needs and regulatory agencies. Montgomery named as resolutions committee chair with members Irvin Burke Cecil Bittle David Cummings Troy Burson Calvin Caldwell and Warren Pyler. Convention set for December 10-14 in Los Angeles.
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Hempstead County Farm S Bureau
National Farm Bureau
County Farm Bureau
Wayne Attebury
Ralph Montgomery
Near Hope
Letter of gratitude to Hempstead County blood donors
The Arkansas Blood Center in Little Rock sent a gratitude letter to Hempstead County for the Aug. 28-29 bloodmobile visit. County blood drive chairman Haskell Jones thanked 225 donors, yielding 203 pints, and praised volunteers from Farm Bureau Women, B&PW Club, Junior Auxiliary, First Presbyterian Church Women, Red River Vocational-Technical School students, Kiwanis, Lagas, Optimist, Rotary, and church groups. The next bloodmobile date is Dec. 4-5.
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Hempstead
Haskell Jones
Jones
Farm Bureau
B&pw Club
First Presbyterian Church
Bob Turner
Red River Vocational-Technical School
Kiwanis Club
Lagas Club
Optimist Club
Rotary Club
Soldier kidnaps soldiers in Saigon suburb stand-off
A 20 year old American soldier surrendered to military police after abducting four fellow servicemen and taking one of them to a house near the U S Army Hospital and Tan Son Nhut Air Base. One security officer was wounded slightly. Hostages included Lt Lonnie E Weck 25 Sgt John F Johnson 45 Spec 4 Earl Tilley 19 and Pfc Steven W Anderson 21. None were hurt. Anderson accompanied Tanner to the house.
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Lawrence R. Tanner
Orange
Tex
U.S
Long Binh
U.S. Army Hospital
Tan Son Nhut
Lonnie E. Weck
Bardonia
N.Y
John F. Johnson
Floodwood
Minn
Earl Tilley
Bristol
Steven W. Anderson
San Leandro
Calif
Anderson
Tanner
Prices for Hope School lunches announced
Hope School prices list meals for grades 1 to 6 at 35 cents and grades 7 to 12 at 40 cents per plate. Each lunch includes half a pint of milk, extra milk costs four cents per half pint. Parents urged to send exact change, said Superintendent James Jones.
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Hope Schools
James Jones
Tragedy at Hot Springs Village Crush Kills Loader Operator
Grady Terrell aged 61 of Jessieville died when a dirt loader he operated at Hot Springs Village overturned and crushed him. Witnesses reported the accident to Garland County Deputy Sheriff L. T. Bryant.
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Hot Springs, Ark
Grady Terrell
Jessieville
Hot Springs Village
Garland County
L. T. Bryant
Terrell
Optimists sponsor Miss and Miss Little Hempstead County
The Optimist Club announces a Miss Hempstead County, Miss Little Hempstead County, and a talent contest at 8 p m Thursday in City Hall. Ardell Clark says Ray Davis will be master of ceremonies and judges will select winners to represent Hempstead County at the Third District Livestock Show on September 25. Local trophies await winners and first runners-up. auditions are free and public invited.
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Ray Davis
Court upholds conviction in resisting arrest case
Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday upheld the conviction of James Meyers Jr. for resisting arrest disturbing the peace and drunkenness in Little Rock on August 8 1971. The decision rejected Meyers argument that the resisting arrest ruling was improper since the officer was off duty and working as motel security.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
John A. Fogieman
James Meyers Jr
Dumas
Meyers
Circuit Court
William J. Kirby
Municipal Court
Mike Carter
Carter
Arkansas Weather Summary for 24 Hours Ending Tuesday
The report notes partly cloudy warm conditions with a slight chance of afternoon thunderstorms today, followed by fair warm skies tonight. Tuesday’s highs reach in the low to mid 90s with a low around mid 60s, and Wednesday is partly cloudy and hot with a chance of afternoon thundershowers. Highs mid to upper 90s, lows upper 60s to low 70s.
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Arkansas
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