Weather Elsewhere HAT in the Demo cratic presidential candi date ring belongs to Sen
Weather elsewhere fills a broad page segment noting talk of a Democratic presidential candidate from Wisconsin and comments on Sen William Proxmire linked to campaign activity in the 72 race. The report shifts to a Buffalo prison riot, detailing 37 dead, hostages among guards, inmates, court orders for inmate access, and ongoing legal actions.
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William Proxmire
Wisconsin Liberad
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Gray Stone
U.S. District Court
John Curtin
Buffalo
Albany
William E. Hellerstein
New York City
State Correction
Russell G. Oswald
Some Housing Contracts Investigated in Arkansas
In East Arkansas counties an FHA investigation is under way into housing contracts. Auditors from the Government Accountability Office are checking reports of favoritism toward certain builders lawyers and insurance agents under the home loan program. They are also probing whether houses and materials meet FHA standards while Rep. Bill Alexander had raised concerns.
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Robert Hankins
Federal Housing Administration
East
Arkansas
Hankins
Government Accounting Office
FHA
Bill Alexander
D-Ark
Hawkins
Publishers to Meet in Arkansas in March 1973
The Southern Newspaper Publishers Association will hold its Western Division Mechanical Conference in Little Rock in March 1973. Warren Baldwin Jr., chairman of the Little Rock Advertising and Promotion Commission, said the group spends about $36,000 in the convention city. He noted that 400 persons attended the 1971 Dallas convention.
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Late Rock
Warren Baldwin Jr
Late Rock Advertising and Promotition Commission
Dallas
Tex
BILL GIRLS TALK ABOUT FASHION AND SHOPPING TRENDS
The column offers playful fashion advice on flattering stripes necklines and coats, notes on Navy returning to autumn palettes, and urges early shopping choices as September breezes signal summer’s end. It references Kathryn Hepburn and Coco as style cues and invites readers to shop first.
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Navy
Arkansas Weather Report Tuesday Forecast
Experiment Station notes a two hour ending at 7 aim Tuesday with a high near 92 and a low around 61. For Arkansas generally fair today and tonight with little temperature change, and Wednesday variable clouds with widely scattered thundershowers mainly in the northeast portion. Highs in the lower 90s, lows in the upper 60s to low 70s.
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Varied Reaction to Attica Prison End
Public officials and private citizens divided over whether force at Attica was necessary after a four day uprising ended with nine hostages and 28 inmates killed. President Nixon backed Gov. Rockefeller’s stance against amnesty while critics called the crackdown despicable and mass murder, urging earlier decisive action.
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Puerto Rico
Preston Smith
Texas
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Oklahoma
Hector the Alligator Returns to Lake LaGorce After 6-Year Absence
Venice Florida AP reports Hector, a 300-pound alligator once relocated 140 miles away, returns to Lake LaGorce. Paul Trier recalls feeding routines and the gator’s loud roars, confirming the animal’s identity and his longtime bond with the lake. Wildlife officer Donald Love warns Hector may stay if complaints stay mild.
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Sarasota County
Everglades
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High Court Refuses to Reduce Bond in Arkansas Case
The state Supreme Court refused to lower Bobby Joe Harrington’s bond from 20,000 on a stolen property charge. Harrington faced a separate grant of $10,000 on burglary linked counts. Three Little Rock police officers were fired after Harrington and James M. Sipes alleged beatings during the arrest at a Little Rock restaurant.
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Circuit Court
Richard B. Adkisson
Harrington
H. Alan Dishough
Arkansas
Missouri
Dishough
James M. Sipes
North Lite Rock
Man Killed in Accident Near DeWitt
Samuel Allen Watkins six near DeWitt was killed Monday after leaving a school bus and crossing the highway struck by a pickup truck. The incident occurred near his home in Arkansas.
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Samuel Allen Watkins
DeWitt
Testimony Aims to Acquit Capt Medina in My Lai Case
Defense lawyer F Lee Bailey argues former rifleman Gene Oliver's dramatic testimony supports Capt Ernest L Medina's acquittal on a premeditated murder charge for the My Lai killings. Oliver testified he shot a boy near My Lai on March 16 1968 and Medina did not order the shooting, while the Army alleges Medina ordered the child’s death and being responsible for other civilian slayings. Bailey said after Oliver’s statement I hope we took the little boy off Medina's back.
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Associated Press
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F. Lee Bailey
My Lai
Ernest L. Medina
Gene Ralph Oliver Jr
Ft. Lauderdale
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Oliver
Montrose
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McGovern Escape Amid Rocks and Bombs at Church
Sen George McGovern narrowly escaped unharmed after rocks and fire bombs hit a church where he met with students and dissenters in Saigon. He and aides were trapped for about 30 minutes before rescue by U S military police and embassy Marines. Witnesses described attackers as Cowboys riding motorbikes, as Vietnamese combat police sealed off surrounding blocks.
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Saligon
Conway Has Tea Colored Water
Conway Arkansas residents will see tea colored water due to dead algae discolouration. James H. Brewer of Conway Corp says the plant lacks capacity to handle the algae buildup caused by higher Cadron Creek levels after the Arkansas River navigation project. The algae formed in shallow areas near the creek.
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James H. Brewer
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Cadron Creek
Wanted Convict Recaptured in Fort Wayne
William Earle Goudy, 34, who escaped Cummins Prison Farm in Arkansas on May 31, 1970, was captured by FBI agents in Fort Wayne. He had received an emergency furlough and did not return. He is serving a life sentence for first degree murder in Crittenden County. FBI said Goudy and his wife had been living in Gary, Indiana, but were in Fort Wayne trying to locate relatives.
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Victory claimed on San Francisco busing first day
Both sides said they won as more than 40 percent of public school pupils missed class on opening day of the mass busing plan for integration in San Francisco. The district reported 29,325 in attendance, 58.6 percent of an estimated 50,000 enrollment, with no violence reported and light picketing.
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Bob Jacobs
Cochairman
WALK
Bass, Firm Used as Scapegoat in F-111 Parts Case
A seven woman five man jury heard Harry C. Bass Jr. and Selb Manufacturing defend against charges they conspired to conceal defects in F-111 parts. Bass said the firm was made a scapegoat to shield General Dynamics records failures.
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Little Rock
Harry C. Bass Jr
St. Louis
Selle Manufacturing Co
Bass
Selb
General Dynamics Corp
Fort Worth
Tex
James J. Townley
Hurst
General Dynamics Quality Assurance
Melvin C. Davis
Walnut Ridge
Kenneth W. Hunn
Pocahontas
Blades
Aircraft Engineering
Robert W. Light
General Dynamic
Light
General Dynamics
Obituary notices for Birdie Gentry and Everett Collins
Mrs Birdie Gentry 72 died Monday in San Diego after a long illness. Survivors include husband Ruff Gentry of San Diego, ten children and many grandchildren. Everett Earl Collins 63 of Hope Rt 1 died Monday in a local hospital. He is survived by three brothers and three sisters. Services Wednesday 2 pm at Herndon Funeral Chapel with burial at Bethany Cemetery. John Richards Snedaker 6 died Friday of cancer in Easton Maryland after a Time Inc retirement. Capt George W Campbell 69, retired naval officer and author, died Sunday. he served as assistant chief of Navy public relations at the 4th Naval District.
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San Diego
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Ruff Gentry
Greenwood Mortuary Chapel
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Hope Rt. 1
Earl
Harvey Collins
Concord
Colo
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Rufus Anderson
Clyde Clements
Monroe
Ralph Phillips
Blevins
Herndon Funeral Chapel
Connie Robbins
Bethany Cemetery
Herndon Funeral Home
New York
George W. Campbell
Campbell
4Th Naval District
Philadelphia
Bass accused of shipping defective parts to General Dynamics
U S Atty Sid Mc Collum argued Bass knowingly sent faulty components to General Dynamics. Officials said Serb suppliers remailed rejected parts with altered serial numbers to dodge detection. Two witnesses testified James R Smith and Alvin Thompson described contract and quality control flow to subcontractors.
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Sid McCollum
Bass
General Dynamics
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General Dynamic
James R. Smith
Fort Worth
Air Force
Alvin Thompson
No Decision on European Troop Cuts
Washington sources say the Nixon administration has not yet chosen to pursue reductions in NATO and Warsaw Pact forces. Officials note the 14 NATO allies plus Moscow and its allies complicate talks. A decision may wait until NATO talks in Brussels and reviews of possible reductions.
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