Nixon says campus heckling deters appearances nationwide
President Nixon says severe heckling on college campuses deters him and other leaders from appearing, praising Kansas State University for a thunderous 15 000 crowd. He urged reason and tolerance, denouncing violence, and noted the audience’s clear understanding of his stand. A heckler interrupted when he referenced the Wildcats.
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Vy Frances Lewine
Associated Press
Chicago
Nixon
Kansas State University
Kansas State
Feldhouse
Wildcats
Writer Faces Aye Surgery On Bangkok Voyage
Honolulu AP report says playwright Tennessee Williams, en route to Bangkok aboard the liner President Cleveland, faces critical surgery by the king of Thailand's doctor. Williams, 59, declines to specify the operation. He notes his Roman Catholic faith and continues to work on Sundays. Prison strike situation is tense.
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Honolulu
Tennessee Williams
Bangkok
Cleveland
King of Thailand
Williams
Tense at Cummins Prison Farm After Sitdown Strike
About 200 inmates staged a sitdown strike at Cummins Prison Farm after an inmate, Kenneth Odom, 31, was shot in the back by a tower guard near the baseball diamond. Odom, serving a five year sentence from Pulaski County for burglary and grand larceny, was hospitalized in serious condition. Officials said the strike arose as inmates protested armed trusty guards and weapon carry by some convicts, asserting unfairness of the system.
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Cummins P Prison Farm
Ark
Robert Sarver
Cummins Prison Farm
Kenneth Odom
Pulaski County
Pine Bluff
Hempstead County elects 35 ASC committeemen and alternates
Farmers of Hempstead County have elected 35 ASC community committeemen and alternates in a mail election. The new committee will meet September 28 in Hope to elect a County Committeeman for three years and two alternates for one year. They will later nominate the Chairman and Vice Chairman for the coming year.
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Hempstead County
ASC
H.B. Gilbert
Gilbert
Federal
Hope
AKC
Agnew Denounces Demonstrators at Michigan Speech
Vice President Spiro Agnew called chanting protesters pathetic during a Grand Rapids fundraiser. He accused Democrats of encouraging rude heckling as he framed the incident as political ammunition. He spoke to about 1,200 at a Republican event and later in Saginaw urged supporters against the demonstrators.
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Agnew
Michigan
Walter RB
Grand Rapids, Mich
Spiro T. Agnew
Grand Rapids
Washington
Senate
Stanley Blair
Maryland
Reform Bill Moves Near Final Vote
Senate supporters of a constitutional amendment to elect the president by direct popular vote failed to reach the two-thirds needed to end debate. The cloture vote was 54 to 36, six short of the threshold, leaving the amendment’s fate in doubt after eight days of debate.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Memories of past comforts under gray skies in HAL BOYLE piece
HAL BOYLE recalls how memories comfort during gray days and rain. He notes vivid moments from bygone eras including Rockefeller’s dime gift, prohibition era quirks, old fashion stoves, and social norms. The reminiscence contrasts past security with present uncertainty.
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Hal Boyle
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Florida
America
National Cystic Fibrosis Drive Underway in Hope
Mrs. Albert Patton, campaign chair for the Arkansas Chapter, announces the 1970 Breath of Life drive with special gifts chair Miss Pat Huckabee and House-to-House head Larry Patton. The effort expands to include diagnosis and treatment for chronic lung diseases and CF, urging wider community support.
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Albert Patton
Arkansas
National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation
Hope
Pat Huckabee
Huckabee
Hope High
Nike Club
Larry Patton
S. Elm
Explorer
Hempstead County Democrats Choose Delegates for State Convention
Hempstead County Democrats selected delegates and alternates Monday night for the state convention to be held in Little Rock. A long list of nominees includes Monroe Stuart and A W McIver Jr among 30 plus names. The Robinson Auditorium hosts two day events with a $5 registration fee to fund convention expenses. addresses by J William Fulbright and gubernatorial candidate Dale Bumpers are planned.
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Hempstead County
Little Rock
Monroe Stuart
A. W. McIver, Jr
Richard Arnold
Jesse Burke
W. C. Bruner, Jr
Donal Parker
Talbot Feild, Jr
Lester Wade
Lake Bryant
Mack McLarty
Stark Ligon
W. H. Burke
Irvin Burke
James Pilkinton
Monroe Samuels
Jack Gardner
Crit Stuart,Jr
Albert Graves
George Smith, Jr
Crit Stuart
Vincent Foster
Clifford Franks
Henry Singard
Jimmy Griffin
Pat House
Finis Odom
Harry Hawthorne
Jim Cole
Carter Sutton
Robinson Auditorium
J. William Fulbright
Dale Bumpers
First American fighter-bomber shot down over Cambodia
U S command reports the loss of a fighter-bomber in northeast Cambodia during interdiction missions along Route 6 near Phnom Penh. Pilot 1st Lt. James V. Phillips bailed out, was rescued, and the jet was the first shot down since July. Laos saw two helicopters shot down as casualties rise. South Vietnam activity remained light.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
USS. Command
Cambodia
Laos
Route
Phnom Penh
Skoun
Kompong Thom
Kratie City
Air Force
James V. Phillips
Odessa
Tex
South China Sea
U.S. Air Force
U.S
South Vietnam
Heavy Fighting Spreads in Jordan as Army Attacks
Palestinian guerrillas battle Jordanian forces across central Jordan in what they call a final confrontation. Amman areas, including Wahdat district and the post office, face heavy artillery and tank clashes as the new regime imposes curfews and warns civilians. The U S Embassy comes under fire amid escalating violence.
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Jordan
Israel
Amman
Associated Press
Baghdad
Habis Majali
Zarqa
U.S
Cve
Radio
Wahdat
Damascus
Irbid
Kerak
Nixon May Lose a Counselor
Bryce N. Harlow indicated a real possibility he may resign as counselor to President Nixon to join Proctor and Gamble Manufacturing Co. The disclosure came Wednesday at a Tulsa reception honoring Jenkin Lloyd Jones and oilman W. W. Keeler, with Harlow born in Tulsa.
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Tulsa
Okla
Bryce N. Harlow
Nixon
Proctor and Gamble Manufacturing Co
Harlow
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
W. W. Keeler
National Association of Manufacturers
Rain Falls Across Arkansas as Felice Spreads Showers
All areas in Arkansas received rain Wednesday night with more showers predicted tonight and Friday. The activity is tied to tropical storm Felice, with Missouri fronts expected to extend conditions northward. Lows tonight mid 60s to low 70s, Friday highs mid 70s to low 80s, while Wednesday highs ranged from 95 at Little Rock to 87 in Harrison and Texarkana.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Felice
Missouri
Little Rock
Harrison and
Texarkana
National Merit semifinalists named for 1970 71 year
About 14 750 high school seniors across the nation are semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship program with scholarships up to 1 000 dollars. Hope High School student Barbara A Fuller wins a scholarship and plans to major in mathematics. Donna Connelly Miss Arkansas leaves for Salt Lake City to sing with the Mormon Choir on September 25. Chamber of Commerce efforts support mounting Big Arkie the alligator at the Little Rock Zoo, funding now at 565 with about 1 000 more needed.</S>
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Hope High School
Barbara A. Fuller
Hope
Donna Connelly
Arkansas
Salt Lake City
Utah
Chamber of Commerce of
Hope and Hempstead
Big Arkie
Little Rock Zoo
Zoo
Arkie
John T. Meriwether
Little Rock
Garland Medders
Arkansas Gazette
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Leonard Ellis
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Maryknoll Order
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Middle East
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Harry Glendon Keith
Lonnie Warren
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