Our Daily Bread and West Avenue B Letter Response
A local column discusses readers letters on the West Avenue B paving dispute in Hope Arkansas. It urges signed letters with addresses for publication and notes community responses to the long-delayed project. Also covered is Arkansas Derby winner Gene Goff and his horse Nodouble, plus a note on the Summer issue of the Quartz Society Bulletin detailing a Cossatot River float trip and a feature photo.
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Heaven
West Avenue B
Star
Qzark Society Bulletin
Fayetteville
Cossatot River
Millwood Lake
Ken Smith
Wickes
Mena
Gillham Dam
the Star
Hope
Ark
Navy and Air Force to release more reservists
Washington AP says six Naval Air Reserve squadrons totaling about 600 personnel will be deactivated in the near future after North Korea seized the USS Pueblo last January. This follows another Navy move releasing 30,000 sailors from two-year reserve activations.
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Washington
Naval Air Reserve
North Korea
Pentagon
Navy
Largest Melon Biggest Prize Awards at Chamber Event
The Chamber of Commerce awarded $750 in prizes for watermelons. Lester Kent of Hempstead County won first with a 1174 pounder and $300. Arnold Middle Brooks placed second with a 1144 pound melon earning $150. Pat Rateliff took third with 113 pounds. Aubrey Goodwin near Rosston won trade area prize of $150 for 1124 pounds.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lester Kent
Hempstead County
Arnold Middle Brooks
Pat Rateliff
Aubrey Goodwin
Near
Rosston
Arkansas election panel proposes third board seats
The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners and Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller discussed placing ministers’ chosen third members on county election boards in counties lacking nominees. Ministers from 43 counties submitted recommendations, and a recess followed telegrams from other ministerial alliances as figures were retabulated. Navy Lt. Robin C. Wood of Batesville reported the sinking of a 150-foot North Vietnamese ship near Vinh in a bombing run, noting the vessel began to sink with the bow remaining above water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byonn Anba
Associated Press
Little Rock
State Board of Election Commissioners
Winthrop Rockefeller
Republican Party
Commission
Rockeffeller
Election Board
Saigon
Navy
Robin C. Wood
Batesville
Ark
Vinh
Letters To The Editor On Hempstead County Alcohol Issue
James E Pruden Jr writes as a concerned citizen urging lawful, orderly voter input on whether alcohol sales should be allowed in Hempstead County. He defends petition filing, calls for clarity after a prior news report, and emphasizes citizen duties to aid law enforcement and participate in government.
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the Star
Hempstead County
Hope
Dry
Childs
James E, Pruden, JR
Justifiable homicide ruled in Harris shooting in Magnolia
A 17 member coroner's jury concluded the Sunday morning shooting of 40 year old Lemar Harris by Magnolia Patrolman Jack Shore was justifiable. Police Chief James W. Cleaver said Harris confronted Shore with a lumber strip and was shot once in the chest.
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Magnolia, Ark
Lemar Harris
Magnolia
James W. Cleaver
Jack Shore
Harris
Cleaver
Shore
Revolutionaries Plan Demonstrations at Columbia U
A campaign by student revolutionaries and activists to cripple Columbia University begins Tuesday with two planned demonstrations on the Morningside Heights campus. The clashes last spring led to hundreds of arrests and injuries, prompting talks of major policy changes as classes resume.
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Brian Sullivan
Associated Press
NEW York
Columbia University
Radical Students For A Democratic Society
Morningside Heights
Columbia
University of California At Berkerley
United States
New York City
Grayson Kirk
Kirk
Catch-me Killer Surrenders After Standoff
John Erler, 24, the so called Catch-me killer of Hollywood, surrendered to a Maricopa County deputy and his family members in Phoenix. He held a revolver and threatened suicide during a 45 minute talk before handing the weapon to an armed deputy and being taken to jail for Florida authorities on a second degree murder charge in the death of Marilyn Clark, 12, with officers confirming his voice in a threatening telephone call. He had resigned from the police force on September 5 and vanished last Saturday.
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Phoenix
Ariz
John Erler
Hollywood
Fila
Erler
Dave Koslsch
Koslsch
Maricopa County
Florida
Erlers
Marilyn Clark
Fortas Nomination Faces Senate Filibuster Challenge
The Senate hearings on Abe Fortas for chief justice trigger executive privilege claims from Treasury official Joseph Barr and White House aide Devier Pierson. Fortas seeks ascent amid Republican Southern Democrat opposition and potential cloture battles.
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Joan Chadwick
Washington
Johnson Administration
Senate
Abe Fortas
Senate Judiciary Committee
the Treasury
Joseph W. Barr
White House
Devier W. Pierson
Johnson
Fortas
Barr
Pierson
Sen. Gordon
Allott
Colo
Earl Warren
Clark M. Cofford
Richard N. Goodwin
New York Magazine
Daniel Yergin
Goodwin
Yergin
John 800
Supreme Court
Prease Dent Johnson
Executive Department
Thieves Hit Three Stores in Hope
City police report a weekend of burglaries with three stores Scott's Store Quick Sak No 2 and Walker's Used Furniture hit for about 500 in cash. Investigators found no clues as the thieves entered during business hours and took money from each store office.
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Scott's
Quick Sak No. 2
Walker's
Prescott
Bellarai Street
George Witherspoon
Arneal Reed
Neal
Ward
Paul Street
Rosie Bradford
James Charles White
Long
Calrk
R. Rowe
Brown
South Elm
Linda Fay Nelson
Sam Strong
Shirisy
One Killed in Three Vehicle Crash Near Washington
State and county police report a fatal three vehicle crash on Highway 195 near Washington late Saturday night. Elvin Mitchell of Washington died in the collision involving a car and two trucks. Deputies investigate as details remain unclear and traffic units assist at the scene.
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Elvin Mitchell
Iington
Avesnes Highway 195
Washe
Ghell
Clemons McFadden
Caplinnes
Sherif Herbert Grifs
Urges Rejection of Amendments to Gun Measure
Sen. Hugh Scott urged the Senate to reject amendments he said would weaken gun control. He cited an exemption for ammunition as excluding bullets used in high profile killings, while the bill would ban mail order handgun sales and add rifles and ammo to restrictions. Humphrey seeks Nixon debate on gun control and Fortas nominee amid lagging polls.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Washington
Hugh Scott
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
Medgar Evers
Pennsylvania
Scott
Humphrey
Waahington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Nixon
Abe Fortas
Waxon
Gallup
George C. Wal
AP News
Columbia University
Florida
Phoenix
Ariz
HemisFair
Eight County Farm Bureau Meet Here for Policy Meet
Farm Bureau leaders from eight counties will gather for a policy development meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Town and Country Restaurant in Hope. The event is part of statewide sessions to draft 1969 policy on government and agriculture. Representatives include Hempstead Columbia Lafayette Miller Nevada Pike Little River and Howard counties with resolutions committees officers and state national affairs chairs. The group will plan to inform county membership and draft policy resolutions for county and state conventions.
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Farm ‘Bureau
Hope
Hempstead
Columbia
Lafayette
Miller
Nevada
Pike
Little River
Howard
County Farm Bureau
Hope Athletic Booster Club to Meet at 7 30 P M
Hope High School hosts a booster club meeting at 7 30 p m on Tuesday September 17 in the new Science building. A football film will be shown and members are urged to attend and bring a friend.
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Hope
Hope High School
Allied Forces Press Civilian Losses In Viet War Heavy Casualties
South Vietnamese and U.S. troops reported heavy enemy losses in two major clashes south of Da Nang and along the Cambodia border. Allied casualties totaled 44 dead, 109 wounded, and 11 missing, with South Vietnamese forces bearing the brunt. A large stockpile of rockets and mortars, plus a launcher, was seized near Duc Lap and northwest of Saigon, while airstrikes and bombardments supported infantry operations.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Namese
U.S
Mekong
South Vietnam
da Nang
1St Corps
Duck Lap
U.S. Air Force
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Associated Credit Bureaus of Arkansas
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Arkansas Ederation of Music Club
Geray
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Mary Arnold
College of Makeup Artists
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Inez Cumbie
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Young Chevrolet
Jimmy Griffin
Dick Erwin
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