West Avenue B reconstruction blamed for hazards and delays
A 1968 report notes a Missouri Pacific box car left protruding on East Division Street at Laurel blocked traffic for hours, prompting police notification at 9:15 PM on September 12. The piece criticizes planning for West Avenue B, completed after 18 months of roadwork that immobilized street traffic amid rain and pipeline projects. It also mentions Arkansas Bankers Association offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to arrests in bank robberies, urging public cooperation with police and highlighting FDIC guarantees.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
East Division St
Laurel
Hope Police
East Division
Division St
West Avenue B
City of Hope
West Avenue
Mitchell LaGrone
Citizens National Bank
Arkansas Bankers Association
Bankers Association
Ward
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington Sending Money to Wallace Claims Rise
Odell Pollard, Searcy GOP chairman, said Washington is funding George Wallace and aiding his presidential bid. Pollard accused Wallace of renewing attacks on Nixon and said Wallace seeks Humphrey’s leverage for personal gain. The remarks followed Wallace’s Arkansas appearance amid the 1968 campaign fray.
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Richard M. Nixon
Uitle Rock
Pelea
Hubert Ovine
Pollard
Wallace
Humphrey
Pueblo’s Job Was Snooping Report Shows
AP story details a U S Navy intelligence plan for the USS Pueblo to visually inspect Soviet ships near Japan as a follow up to electronic surveillance of North Korea. The mission would have extended up the Korean coast to zones named Mars Venus and Pluto, within 13 miles offshore.
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Bos Horton
Washington
Japan
North Korea
U.S
Sasebo
Sagebo
United States
State Department
Lloyd M. Bucher
Pueblo
Tsushima Straits
Korean
Mars
Venus
Pluto
Sea of Japan
Supreme Court poised to hear reservist conscription challenge
A Vietnam era case may affect about 38,000 reservists called to active duty as Justice Douglas orders a delay in sending 119 Army reservists from Cleveland to Vietnam. The 1966 act lets the president activate reserves without war or emergency declarations. The court will consider upholding or striking at the act's authority.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Williams
Douglas
Vietnam
Johnson
Goose Prairie
Wash
Earl Warren
Hugo L. Black
Potter
Justice Department
Two Camden Girls Drowned
Doris Frazier and Cynthia Collins, both 16 from Camden, drowned Thursday in the Ouachita River after reportedly going under while swimming. Authorities said they were informed of the incident by county officers. The two girls were residents of Camden.
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Camden, Ark
Doris Frazier
Cynthia Collins
Camden
Ouachita River
Ouachita County
Spending Out Not Big Agencies Hit by Budget Cuts
Washington officials say the federal spending out order will not smash large agencies but will shave billions from nonVietnam programs and loan initiatives. Key departments face smaller cuts though Commerce, Treasury, GAS and Labor see reductions. Administration aims to trim about 3.5 billion beyond Congress edits, focusing on lending programs and social priorities like safe streets and housing.
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Tom Stewart
Associated
Washington
Janhuiry
Mors
Conn
Treasury Department
General Services Administration
Congress
Treasury
Budget Bureau
Charles J. Zwick
Zwick
Mabe
Mall Business Administration
Farm Credit Administration
Export-Import Bank
Apollo Man-On-The-Moon
Soviet Forces Twice as Large as West in Eastern Europe
US officials say intelligence estimates place Soviet forces in Eastern Europe at more than 60 divisions, about double the Western presence. The report notes high alert readiness for Soviet units and weaker NATO logistics in parts of Germany, Poland, and Hungary, amid tensions over Prague Spring era movements.
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Fred Hoffman
Washington
Soviet Union
Europe
NATO
U. S
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Poland
Hungary
West Germany
France
Uneon
U.S
Russia
Munich
Nuremberg
Han
Canscorn
50th Year as Church Organist Celebrated
Mrs. B an organist at the First United Methodist Church marks 50 years in service with a morning Sept 15 service. Former choir members invited. event described as an appreciation for all who served with her during these decades.
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Unla
Hyatt
Byatt
Florence Spragins
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Hope
Randolph Macon Woman's College
Lynchburg
Monticello
Mare Rig
Methae
Oert
Cove
Aly
Miner Wrecks Reported in City Patrol Area
Police report a minor vehicle collision near Glen at Per Y City involving Charles Hes and James Davis. No injuries, minor damage noted. investigation by Ward with statements from Peers 40 Dan ad McCulley and Pine An. Auto driven oo Oat nat forced to one curve and hit a curb, causing small damage.
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Fey Sly Glen
Charles Hes
James Davis
Dan Ad McCulley
Ward
Fighting Is Heavy 217 Enemy Killed Near Loc Ninh
Allied forces pressed two border-area operations near Cambodia, reporting at least 217 enemy deaths amid bombardment and close combat. U S headquarters cited 113 enemy killed in a rubber plantation arc north and east of Loc Ninh as tanks and dive bombers supported the clash with a North Vietnamese regiment.
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George Esper
Crase
Saigon
Thant
Ye An Allerican
Loc Ninh
U.S
Humphrey Attacks Nixon On National Campaign Trail
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey named Richard M. Nixon by name at a Sea Girt rally, saying the rival abused Adlai Stevenson and opposed Johnson. Agnew apologized for a misstep calling Humphrey soft on communism. Nixon urged new leadership and a boycott on North Vietnamese allied nations as he campaigned in Indianapolis and New Orleans. Muskie joined the assault, charging the campaign misrepresents facts.
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Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Humphrey
Sea Girl
Mr. Trutom
Adlai Stevenson
John Kennedy
Johnson
Rochester
N.Y
GOP
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
United States
North Vietnam
Indianapolis
Ind
New Orleans
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Campain
Humphrey golfer wins Hope Country Club title last weekend
David Waddle defeated Mitchell LaGrone to win the Hope Country Club golf championship finishing the final by beating Jimmy Pilkinton and Johnny Graves. LaGrone advanced by defeating Bil Hairr and Homer Beverley. Local notes report Millwood Reservoir clarity and good fishing.
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David Waddle
Hope Country Club
Mitchell LaGrone
Jimmy Pilkinton
Johnny Graves
LaGrone
Bil Hairr
Homer Beverley
Vietnams General Seeks Litigation Over Armed Forces Size
South Vietnam's top general claims regaining armed forces strength 50 percent beyond expectations as clashes widen along the Cambodian border. US and South Vietnamese units face Communist forces along a 60 mile stretch while a prospective draft increase may reach 36 000 reservists for Supreme Court review.
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AP News
Vietnam
South Vietnm
Ffié
Unita
Supreme Court
Slot Machines Found at El Dorado Arkansas
El Dorado police state a raid uncovered 404 slot machines in a local business run by N C Bledsoe. Machines were many in crates and not in working order. No arrests yet. charges expected later.
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EL Dorado, Ark
el Dorado
Robert Pennington
N. C. Bledsoe
Jordsian
Union’ County Grand Jury
Federal Bureau of Education
Pennington
Fortas Declines Hearing as Testimony Emerges on Fees
Washington AP Senate Judiciary hearing on Justice Fortas resumes with his refusal to testify further. Dean Tennery testifies that Fortas taught a summer law seminar funded by donors including Paul A. Potter. Fortas says he declined further questioning while defending the course as ordinary academic activity.
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Senate
Judiciary
Sen
Abe Fortas
Fortas
Paul A. Potter
Dean J. Tennary
American University Law School
Earl Warren
James 0. Eastland
D-Miss
Tennéry
Frst
Law School
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
Tennery
Supreme Court
Ne Gs
Gundave L. Levy
New York City
Troy Post
Dallas
Maurice Lazarus
Boston
John Loeb
Paul D. Smith
Eastland
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mne
United States
Supreme Gey Court
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Grand Junction
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Chrisstian
Richard van Horn
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Red River Army Depot
Jon Mercer
Stamps
Hope Junior High
Ys. Durwayd Bouras
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Hope Junor High
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