We Hear From Desert Refugees In TheFriday Football Edition
A reader letter and column from The Star recalls the 1969 Razorback Football Edition's praised production and offsets. It notes Doner Parker and Ralph Routon contributions, the plant's role since 1965, and a desert trip by Rogers and Russell promoting Hope watermelons. The piece mentions a Los Angeles Times photo and a melon theft incident in Hollywood.
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Alex
Washburn
C.M
Rogers, Jr
Star
Carter Russell
San Diego
Los Angeles
Flagstaff
Phoenix
Rogers
Russell
Martha Stephenson
Hope
California
Los Angeles Times
The
Times
Wallace
Memories Are the Best Things to Collect
HAL BOYLE reflects on memory as the superior collection, noting its enduring value and shareability compared to stamps or coins. The essay weaves humorous vignettes about past social norms, technology, and everyday life to illustrate how memories endure beyond material possessions.
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Hal Boyle
New York
McDonough Named President of Winrock Enterprises
Rus sell B. McDonough Jy was named Monday president of Winrock Enterprises Inc succeeding Larry Behnke who resigned. A Hot Springs native, McDonough will serve on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. He is a Harvard Business School graduate who has led financial analysis and planning at American Standard Inc in New York City.
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Little Rock
Russell B. McDonough Jy
Winrock Enterprises Inc
Larry Behnke
McDonough
Hot Springs
Harvard Business School
American Standard Inc
New York City
Boswell Opposes Preprimary Party Platform
Ted Boswell of Bryant criticizes a plan to adopt a platform before the 1970 primary. He says a candidate would not run on a committee chosen platform, warning it would turn him into a consensus candle date. The Democratic Committee approved a Platform Committee to hear the public and draft a preprimary platform.
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Little Rock
Ted Boswell
Bryant
Bowell
Boswell
Democratic State Committee
Prominent Pastor Visits US Army Patient in Vietnam
Dr Norman Vincent Peale, famed pastor and author, visited Pfc Danny G Sisson at the 24th Evac Hospital near Long Binh Vietnam on August 6. The encounter followed a Nixon invitation to meet hospital patients and field personnel. Sisson, 19, a mechanic with Company A U S Army Depot, Taft California, spoke with Peale about morale amid wartime service.
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Long Binh
Vietnam
AHTNC
Danny G. Sisson
Norman Vincent Peale
Pfc
Sisson
Vera L. Sisson
Lucard St
Taft
Calif
U.S. Army Depot
U.S
Pfc. Sisson
Walter E. Sisson
Hves
Route 1
Hope, Ark
Marine Killed in Accident at Camp Pendleton
The Associated Press reports Pvt. Jimmie L. Weese, 19, of Fort Smith Arkansas, died in a hand grenade incident at Camp Pendleton California. Cpl. Lloyd W. Schudder, 19, of Vista California, lost both arms below the elbow as he instructed Weese in grenade technique.
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Associated Press
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Pvt
Jimmie L. Weese
Fort Smith
Ark
Lloyd W. Schudder
Vista
Scudder
Weese
Theft of 4002 From Police Building in Little Rock
Police disclosed the theft of 4002 in cash and checks from an unlocked safe in the Violas trons Bureau office at the Police and Courts Building. The loot was taken Saturday morning about 20 feet from the desk sergeant's station. Investigators offered few specifics.
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Little Rock
Police and Courts
Violastrons Bureau
Top Livestock at Third Dist Show Attention
Visitors to the Third District Livestock Show will see top livestock and a wide array of commercial and educational exhibits in the new coliseum area. An expanded art show adds to the display, with daily entertainments in the skating rink building. Monday features youth talent. Tuesday hosts the fair queen contest with county and district contestants. Winners advance to the state show later in the week.
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Arkansas
Enemy Hits Village, 24 Die in Saigon Report
Two thousand North Vietnamese troops raided a coastal village south of Da Nang, killing 24 civilians and wounding six while destroying 170 houses. Allied forces reported heavy fighting across South Vietnam with 212 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in about a dozen clashes. American casualties included five dead and 49 wounded, with additional losses from rocket and mortar attacks. MAI Linh village near Quang Ngai faced the assault, defended by militiamen and civilians alike.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
da Nang
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Mai Linh
Quang Ngai
Hope area activities and notices span court, grants, education
In Hope and Hempstead County, a court case over early money on a house was settled in circuit court. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will spend 15500 for Perrytown property to house a communications office and district supervisor. Road access repairs at Bois d Arc lake were approved, Prescott Extension classes begin this fall with Henderson State College. an organizational meeting is set for Sept 10 at Prescott High. Duracraft boats showcased in Pine Bluff. Carroll Back attends Arkansas on football scholarship. Hope Booster Club meets tonight. a film of the Hope Prescott game will be shown and boosters urged to attend.
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Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Perrystown
Hope
Bois d’ Arc Lake
Spring Hill
Prescott
Henderson State College
Prescott High School
High School
Hope Prescu
Dick Moore
Nixon vows phased Vietnam pullout and peace talks push
A White House source says 60,000 U.S. troops will exit Vietnam as part of a phased plan begun last July, with about half in combat roles. Officials caution totals may reach 36,000 to 37,000 after completion. Nixon ties withdrawal to renewed push for meaningful negotiations and peace. Ky in Saigon cites a 40,500 second-stage pullout, but White House notes differ on figures.
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Kenneth J. Freed
Associated Press
Weiter
Washington
Vietnam
Umfort
White House
Nixon
U.S
Peatt
Nguyen Ky
Saigon
Nixot
Viete Nam
Court martial judge reads ruling on McLemore fears
Capt James Keys presides over a one man U S Navy court martial. Albert S McLe stands rigid as the judge reprimands two officers for involvement with an Australian aircraft carrier. The ruling addresses McLemore’s potential for command.
El Dorado Chamber Asks FCC Probe Of KTVE Move
El Dorado Arkansas April 12 AP The El Dorado Chamber of Commerce has asked the FCC to investigate KTVE after shifting key personnel and most studio lighting to Monroe Louisiana The chamber asks that the main El Dorado studio and all equipment be returned to El Dorado for local operations.
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el Dorado
Ark
el Dorado Chamber of Commerce
Federal Communications Commission
KTVE
Chamber
FCC
Arkansas
Monroe
Constitution Week Observance Recalls 1789 Signing
The article notes Constitution Week to recall the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1789. It lists ratification order by states culminating with Rhode Island, and urges local firms and organizations to display the U S flag to promote patriotism during the week.
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Island
George
Washington
New ‘Hampshire
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maryland
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Virginia
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Congress
John ‘Cain
DAR
United States
Arab Grenade in a Market Kills Woman
In Tel Aviv an Arab threw a hand grenade into a busy Gaza City market killing a 50 year old woman and wounding a 15 year old Israeli girl and 13 Arabs. Israeli troops surrounded the market and questioned suspects as several wounded were listed as serious. Across the region Arabs guerrillas in Jordan fired on an Israeli border patrol in Beisan Valley, wounding a sergeant. exchanges of fire followed near Gesher and Ashdot Ya’agov.
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Tel Aviv
Gaza City
Gaza Strip
Israel
Jordan
Beisan
Gesher
Ashdot Ya'agov
West Bank
Tojay
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Razorback
Dempsey Cook
Hempstead Memorial Nursing Home
Cook
Pittsburgh Pirates
University of Arkansas
Honus Wagner
Roy Anderson
Charlie Tompkins
Tompkins
Donal Parker
Bob Cheyne
Mr. Parker
Ralph Routon
Hope High School
Hollywood Country
Nevada
Nevada County
West Coast
Boywood
Winrock, Inc
Hope Gi
Hempstead
Dy. J.G. Martingdale
Tom H. Duncan
Charles Gough
Road Runner Co
Duracraft Boats, Inc
Pine Bluff
Carroll Back
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