Metric switch shown as inevitable for US readiness
The essay argues metric adoption is inevitable to match global standards and protect exports. It notes Sweden’s successful switch to right hand driving, cites simple conversion examples from miles to kilometers, and urges American schools to push metric education to prepare for a coming change in measurements and currency alignment.
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America
Europe
Sweden
United States
Hope
Little Rock
Russia Charges U S Trying to Delude World
At the United Nations General Assembly Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko accused the United States of misleading world opinion while preparing military action that could draw more states into Vietnam. He delivered a sharp reply to U S Ambassador Arthur Goldberg’s demand for Hanoi to join peace talks if bombing stopped.
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United Nations
N.Y
Andrei A. Gromyko
United States
Vietnam
U.N. General Assembly
Gromyko
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Constitution Group to Recommend Four State Officers Be Appointed
Arkansas commission endorses limiting statewide elective offices to governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. Four offices secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor and land commissioner would be filled by executive appointment or other method. Report to Gov. Rockefeller and General Assembly will include final recommendations.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Constitutional Revision Study Commission
Secretary of State
Commission
Gov
Winthrop Rockefeller
General Assembly
Arkansas
Walter Wright
Hot Springs
Garland County
Grand Jury
Ronny South
Frank Broyles
Razorbacks
Oklahoma State University
Daughter of Dean Rusk Weds Negro Daughter of Dean Rusk Weds
The Stanford wedding joined Margaret Elizabeth Rusk 18 and Guy Gibson Smith 22 in secrecy. Secretary of State Rusk attended with family while noting security fears. Smith is an Army Reserve lieutenant with ties to Georgetown and Ames Space Agency. The ceremony followed by a quiet reception and plans for post wedding studies for the bride.
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Stanford
Calif
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Margaret Elizabeth
Guy Gibson Smith
Stanford University Chapel
Jack Fossie
Bay Area
Felste
Vietnam
Alfred Devancens
Bmenlo Park
State Department
Clarence L. Smith
Washington, D.C
Army Correction Program
Smith
Georgetown University
Haseen
Ames Space Agency Research Center
Sunnyvale
Army Reserve
Washington
New York Times
Texas
George Romney
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Graybeard
Stanford University
Harvey M. Friedman
See CONGRESS See Constitution (on page two) In Cities Things Are Really Different
Dan Cuff reflects on moving to New York City from rural roots, describing the immigrant aspiration, urban dangers, and the city’s cynicism. He finds a rent controlled apartment near a Chinese restaurant, endures meter fines, and confronts tough urban realities, yet remains hopeful that New York is what you make it, with the option of returning to the suburbs if needed.
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Dan Cuff
New York
Big City
Manhattan
Queens
Hudson River
Vermont
Suburbs
Floods Bring More Damage to Texas
Corpus Christi AP report details Hurricane Beulah's damage near Beulah hit zones Three Rivers Robstown Linton Pettus and Three Rivers evacuees and refugees. The Weather Bureau estimated damage near a billion dollars as the Lower Rio Grande Valley faced isolation and communications outages. Torrential rains swept northern Mexico while downpours drenched the region.
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Gartn Sunes
Corpus Christi
Tex
Beulah
Weather Bureau
Robstown
Linton
Pettus
Three Rivers
Rio Grande Valley
Indiana
Mexico
Rio Grande
Lafate Tex
Monterrey
Man Sought in Slaying Captured in Little Rock
Booker T. McDonald, 54, sought for three weeks in the slaying of Little Rock Patrolman Lloyd W. Worthy, 27, was captured hiding beneath a blanket in a south Little Rock shack. He surrendered peacefully after an FBI tip tied to a $1,500 reward and a brief pursuit following the patrolman’s shooting near an automobile accident.
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Little Rock
Booker T. McDonald
South Little Rock
McDonald
Lloyd W. Worthy
Worthy
East Little Rock
Pollice
FBI
Interstate 30 completion on track in Arkansas plan
Arkansas highways chief says interstate construction stays on schedule for mid 1973 completion with I 30 from North Little Rock to Texarkana slated for that year. Minor delay risk hinges on federal matching funds. current status lists miles open, under paving, grading, and planning, plus bypass projects in multiple cities.
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John R. Starr
Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas
J. T. Pendergrass
Arkansas Highway Department
Washington
Highway Department
Multiple Minor Accidents And Local Notices In Hope Area
Small damage in a two car rear end collision on South Main Street involved Donald J. Rate liff of North Little Rock and Mrs Emma G Thomas of Hope. Ward City Officer reported minimal damage. Omitted delegate names for Arkansas Federation of Republican Women convention noted. Private First Class Robert L Prater of Hope completed Camp Pendleton training and will advance to a unit. Dr Emmett Thompson and Don Freel attended a Zone 3 Optometrists meeting at The Wagon Wheel Cafe Crossett. Three Hempstead County students from Southern State College educators program named. Wireless Drilling Co well in SE SE 28-4S-23-W remains dry at 5905 feet. Auxiliaries Spaghetti supper announced before Hope Smackover game at 5 p.m.
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Donald J. Rateliff
North Little Rock
Emma G. Thomas
Hope
South Main Street
Ward
Thomas
Rateliff
Robert L. Prater
George Prater
Hope, Ark
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Marine Corps Base
Youth In A Fix film shown at Ist Assembly of God
Ist Assembly of God to show Youth In A Fix this Sunday at 7 30 PM in the evening service. The film exposes gang life and drug addiction in New York City and follows youths who work with addicts to restore them through faith in Jesus Christ. It promotes the Dave Wilkerson meeting October 21 22 at the Fair Grounds Coliseum sponsored by the Hope Ministerial Alliance with Wilkerson, author of The Cross And The Switchblade.
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First Assembly of God
New York City
Jesus Christ
Willhite
Dave Wilkerson
Fair Grounds Colliseum
Hope Ministerial Alliance
Wilkerson
Last Bridge at Haiphong Blasted in U S Raids
AP dispatch from Saigon reports Navy warplanes severed the last undamaged bridge out of Haiphong, with a MIG shot down and seven Marines killed or wounded in the DMZ. Haiphong air raids aimed to cut rail and road links, disrupting North Vietnamese war supplies as 115 missions were flown against bridges, rail lines, and missile sites.
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George McArthur
Saigon
Haiphong
U.S
Halfphong
Radio
Con Thien
Gio Linh
Associated Press
Henry Huet
Halephong
Kien An
North
North Vietnam
Hanoi-Haiphong
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Bketter
South Vietnam
Intensis
William W. Momyer
U.S. Tth
Vietnam
Red China
Fire destroys house at 414 North Laure Street
A house at 414 North Laure Street burned this morning destroying the structure and almost all contents. Two elderly residents, Rachael Pickens and Linnie Cox, were rescued by firefighters but the home and belongings were lost.
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Laure Street
Eure
Rachael Pickens
Linnie Cox
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Thurston A. Haly Say
Stamps High School
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