New Orleans Police Move in on Rioters
Police moved into the Desire Street Housing Project targeting Black Panther members after a night of violence described as a systematic reign of terror. Ten to fifteen snipers were reported around Panther headquarters as two men were beaten and officers fired upon, with cars burned and dumped into a canal.
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New Orleans
Apy
Clarence Giarrusso
Black Panther Party
Giarrusso
Panthers
Charity Hospital
Raymond Reed
Joseph Orticke
Two Killed in Wreck Near Griffithville Arkansas
Two persons were killed and another injured in a three car crash one mile east of Griffithville White County on Monday night. Victims were Mary Johnson 19 of Griffithville and C A Cale Noun 18 of Searcy. Douglas R Harris 20 of Griffithville was injured. he was driving one vehicle with Miss Johnson as a passenger.
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Ghiffithville
Ark
Arkansas
Griffithville
White County
Pwad
Mary Johnson
C. A. Cale Noun
Searcy
Douglas R. Harris
Griffinville
Mate Pulice
John“Ih
Harris
Twenty six charged with election violations in Fordyce
Fordyce Ark AP Cal ls County Sheriff Clary Atkinson said 26 residents were charged with voting irregularities, accused of voting in both parties in the August 25 primaries. They will appear in Justice of the Peace Court, with the charge a felony potentially reduced to a misdemeanor. over 100 others faced similar charges in East Arkansas counties.
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Atkingon
East
Arkansas
UAW Strikes GM Idle Thousands of Workers
The United Auto Workers began a strike against General Motors, halting car production at the world’s largest manufacturer and idling hundreds of thousands of workers in the United States and Canada as pickets gather around plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAW
General Motors
Lowell McKirgan
Associated Press
Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
United States
Canada
Associated Press Detroit
Chrysler
Ford Motor Co
Rail Strike Delayed As Court Blocks National Action
Washington and union leaders report a temporary halt after U S District Judge Howard F Corcoran issued a restraining order delaying a cross country rail strike set to begin at 12 01 a m The dispute covers about 500 000 workers on all rail lines and a later hearing was scheduled for Sept 22 Despite the order picketing occurred in several cities against Baltimore Ohio Chesapeake and Ohio and Southern Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Afl-Cio
John P. Hiltz
U.S
Howard F. Corcoran
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Southern Pacific
C. L. Dennis
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Dennis
Charles Luna
United Transportation Union
Harold Crotty
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Richard Smith
Hijacker Shot by Passenger Aboard TWA Flight
A male passenger demanding to go to North Korea attempted to hijack a Trans World Airlines jet. He was shot by a private Brinks guard after being in control for about an hour. The hijacker, a young white man, was hospitalized in serious condition. The plane had originated in New York with a stop in Chicago and boarded in Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
North Korea
Trans World Airlines
Robert E. de Nisco
Brinks, Inc
Peninsua Hospital
Sarety
Los Angeles
New York
Chicago
If You Think You Have Troubles Look Back to Days of Ancestors
Hal Boyle probes attitudes on life and trouble, recalling ancestors and their choices. The essay muses on war, work, vacations, gender tastes, and aging while reflecting on how past decisions shape present$content and humor about everyday modern life.
Miss Brooks Oliver Named Miss Arkansas County
Miss Brooks Oliver, 17, of Stuttgart was named Miss Arkansas County at the 31st Arkansas County Livestock Show in DeWitt. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Oliver. The livestock show continues through Saturday.
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Dewitt, Ark
Brooks Oliver
Stuttgart
Arkansas County
Oliver
R. B. Oliver
Vietnam War Aims Drive Cambodia Fronts Closer
In Saigon the war widens as Cambodian offensive stalls north of Phnom Penh and allied forces pull 3,000 plus American troops and 1,500 South Vietnamese from Vietnam and Cambodia. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops resist near Taing Kauk as refugees flow to Phnom Penh and Kompong Thom faces fierce fighting while bases around Fire Base O Reilly and Barnett receive heavy air raids.
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Saigon
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Taung Kauk
Associated Press
John T. Wheeler
Kompong Thom
Neak Luong
O'Reilly
Barnett
Hesi
Miss Arkansas Returns to State Tonight
Miss Arkansas Donna Jo Connelly 18 of Hope returns from the Miss America pageant where she was a semifinalist. The pageant was won by Phillis George of Texas. Connelly will arrive in Little Rock at 8 09 p m and plans to visit with Arkansas congressional delegation.
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Little Rock
Miss Arkansas
Donna Jo Connelly
Hope
Arkansas
Miss Connelly
Phillis George
Nixon Outlines Plan to Overhaul Foreign Aid System
President Nixon seeks a sweeping reform of U.S. foreign aid, proposing dismantling AID and shifting to international development institutions. The Peterson report backs separating aid from military spending and creating a development bank, institute, and private investment corps to boost development.
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Lewis Gulick
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
U.S
Agency For International Development
Executive Branch
House
Senate
William P. Rogers
Israel
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Asia
U.S. International Development Institute
U.S. International Development Council
Washburn Undergoes Eye Surgery in Sarasota
Alex H. Washburn president and editor of the Hope Star had a cataract removed in Sarasota Florida. He is recuperating at his sister Mrs F M Gibson home and will need four to six weeks before temporary glasses can be fitted.
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Alex H. Washburn
The
Hope Star
Sarasota
Fla
F. M. Gibson
Westmoreland Drive
Grant Approved for Malvern Water and Sewer Aid
Sen McClellan said federal agencies approved funds for Malvern and Jonesboro. A $138,700 grant to Malvern will improve water and sewer systems while a $88,240 grant funds a Community Heart Center project in Jonesboro.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Malvern
McClellan
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Jonesboro
Arabs List 13 Prisoners Israel Must Free for Hostages
The White House denounces hostage taking by any nation or group, urging protection of U.S. citizens amid hijackings. The government rejects claims that remaining prisoners are Israelis, notes up to 38 Americans among about 55 held. Nixon seeks 28 million for 2,500 airplane guards, while Congress weighs hearings.
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Lee Byrd
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Israel
State Department
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
United States
Nixon
Congress
Department of Transportation
House Foreign Affairs Committee
First Time Terms Detailed By The Popular Front
Arab guerrillas pressed Israel to free 13 specified prisoners and an unspecified number of Palestinians in exchange for Americans and Israelis among 54 air hijack hostages. Ghassan Kanafani outlined a four part demand including the release of a Swiss spy, two Algerians, 10 Lebanese soldiers, and several Palestinians. The group also seeks the return of Patrick Anguello’s body and Leila Khaled. U Thant urged prosecution of hijackers by an international tribunal as the General Assembly opened.
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Associated Press
Israel
Popular Front of the Liberation of Palestine
Haifa
Popular Front
Ghassan Kanafani
Britain
West Germany
Switzerland
Miss Khaled
Patrick Joseph Anguello
el al
Amsterdam
London
Malvern Tech School Funds Approved for Vocational School
The State Board of Education approved plans for the $700000 Ouachita Vocational Technical School at Malvern. Bids will be advertised next month with a bid opening set for Nov 2. Eighty percent of the cost will be paid by the federal Economic Administration and the Ozarks Regional Communication.
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Little Rock
State Board of Education
Ouachita
All Around Town and Local Notices
Mrs Herbert Stephens underwent surgery Monday at Wadley Hospital to set a broken hip from a fall last week. Mrs Jim Andress will be in a Texarkana hospital this week. Antiques from Andress Acres on Spring Hill Road may be purchased after September 26. contact the shop. A Methodist Layman's Assembly was held at Camp Tanaka near Hot Springs with Hope attendees Don Johnson Wayne Russell Paul Bain and Bob Parham. VFW kicks off its membership drive with a free barbecue at The Hut on Highway 67 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday September 24. Mr and Mrs G Baker were informed their son LCDR Charles Gene Andres earned the Distinguished Flying Cross aboard the SS Ranger in the Gulf of Tonkin. Navy Commendation Medals were also awarded. LCDR Andres is stationed at Lemoore Naval Air Station California. Hope Athletic Boosters Club meets tonight Tuesday at 7:30 in the Science Building at the High School with special invitation to ladies. Weight Watchers Club will meet Wednesday nights during football season at 7:30 p.m. September 16 at the football locker room.
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Jim Andress
Texarkana
Andress Acres
Spring Hill Road
Camp Tanaka
Hot Springs
Hope
Don Johnson
Wayne Russell
Paul Bain
Bob Parham
Attack Squadron 56
Ranger
Gulf of Tonkin
Lcdr
Andres
Lemoore Naval Air Station
Lemoore
Calif
Hope Athletic Boosters
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States
Hal Boyle
S. Vietnam
A.H. Washburn
AP News Digest
United Nations, N.Y
U.N
U-Thant
U.N. General Assembly
Egypt
Middle East
Cairo
Commission On Pornography
Charles H. Keating Jr
U Thant
Thant
Hague
Malvern Tech School
Star
Herbert Stephens
Wadley Hospital
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Highway 67
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