Bomb raids widen in Vietnam and Arkansas notices
U S bombers regular raids in the DMZ southern North Vietnam and Laos target storage depots gun sites and the Ho Chi Minh trail. In Arkansas reports record charges from Texarkana and El Dorado announce assaults and appointments in local affairs.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Panhandle
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Air Force
Dmz
Maj
Robert O'Brien
Radio
Hanoi
Quang Binh
O'Brien
Thailand
Navy
7Th Fleet
Tonkin Gulf
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Lam Son
U Minh Forest
Mekong Delta
Those With Low Numbers to Be Drafted
AP reports that men with low draft numbers who lost deferments will be called first once inductions resume. Officials expect draftees in uniform within two weeks after Nixon signs the bill, likely expanding the 130 000 cap this year and 140 000 next year. The act phases undergraduate deferments and tightens boards, while allowing witnesses at boards and reducing board terms to 20 years.
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Jerry Baulun
Associated Press
Washington
Selective Service
Nixon
Senate
Pentagon
Hempstead to Share Funds With Rural Workers Program
Washington AP says displaced farm workers in Arkansas counties will get basic education and job placement services under a new federal program. A $348,020 grant funds Rural and Algan Community Development Services of Little Rock to serve Monroe, Prairie, Chicot, Desha, Jefferson, Lonoke, Lincoln, Phillips and Hempstead counties.
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Washington
Arkansas
Rural and Algan Community Development Services, Inc
Little Rock
Monroe
Prairie
Chicot
Desha
Jefferson
Lonoke
Lincoln
Phillips and Hempstead
13.4 Million Broilers Produced Here in 1970
Hempstead County farmers used 4240 tons of commercial fertilizer from July 1969 to June 1970. W R Vandivere notes this large tonnage does not reflect the full county picture due to the widespread use of chicken litter on farms.
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Hempstead
W.R. Vandivere
Arkansas
Arkansas County Agents
Utter
Fire destroys Paris High School cafeteria and home economics building
A Tuesday night blaze at Paris High School in Paris Arkansas destroyed the cafeteria and home economics building. Origin undetermined with arson investigated as a possibility. No injuries reported. Nearby fires earlier in two weeks included the Paris Manufacturing Co plant and Paris Elementary School.
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Paris, Ark
Paris
Paris Manufacturing Co
Obscenity Trial in Texarkana for Capri Theater Manager
Pat Bullard 37, manager of the Capri theater in Texarkana, faces trial in Miller County Circuit Court for knowingly showing obscene movies. The all male jury heard arguments as the defense rested after the afternoon screening of Affairs of Aphrodite and testimony from University of Arkansas professors Harris and Whitehead that the film had redeeming social value. The prosecution planned to present its case next.
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Texarkana, Ark
Pat Bullard
Capri
Texarkana
Miller County
Bullard
Aphrodite
University of Arkansas
Bill Harris
Jim Whitehead
Arkansas Food Prices Seen Higher Than In Denver Areas
Richard W. Longing of the state Commerce Department said prices for chicken and rice in Little Rock are higher than in Denver Amarillo and Oklahoma City. A panel named by Gov. Bumpers will study causes including transportation marketing and taxes to explain why Arkansas foods rank among the nation’s highest.
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Little Rock
Richard W. Longing
State Commerce Department
Arkansas
Denver
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Longing
Dale Bumpers
Honolulu
Welfare reform bill opposed by Arkansas welfare conference
The Arkansas Conference on Social Welfare adopted resolutions opposing the House Ways and Means Committee welfare reform bill. They urged licensing of social workers, calling the bill inadequate, discriminatory, and likely to increase administrative cost and confusion.
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Little Rouk
Arkansas Conference On Social Welfare
House
Ways and Means Committee
Vote Forced on Prayer in Schools
Washington AP reports the House discharged a school prayer constitutional amendment from committee to set up a potential November vote. The measure aims to counter Supreme Court rulings on official school prayers and defines the right to nondenominational prayer in publicly funded buildings.
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Washington
House
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Seating Both Chinas to Undergo Test at UN
United Nations briefing reports the United States seeks to seat both Chinas in the UN. The Steering Committee will decide which items to recommend for the General Assembly agenda. Pro-Peking and Albanian-backed proposals clash over inclusion and voting rules. Observers expect a staged debate and a compromise on separate yet simultaneous consideration.
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William N. Oatis
Associated Press
United Nations
N.Y
U.S
25Nation
General Assembly
China
United States
Eisaku Sato
Japan
Federal Pay Hike Sparks Freeze Clash Amid War Plans
Rural Arkansas reports note moisture stress on soybeans and cotton while pastures stay green. Insects damage late crops. peanuts being harvested. oats and wheat tilled for fall. Separately, Defense pay raise contested under wage freeze. council opposes effective Oct 1 activation, amid debate over executive order and presidential authority.
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Arkansas
Little River County
Miller County
Sevier County
Hempstead
Lafayette County
Pike County
Ouachita County
Fire Ant Quarantine Expands to 17 Southern Counties
Agriculture Department says new federal state quarantines to control fire ants have been extended to 17 more southern counties including two in Arkansas. The Arkansas counties placed on the quarantine list are Bradley and Lafayette. Quarantines restrict movement of soil plants with roots grass sod hay straw logs and second hand earth moving equipment.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Arkansas
Bradley
Lafayette
Figures Compiled Before Aug 15 Show Rise in Wages and Costs
The government reported that living costs rose three tenths of one per cent in August and wages increased two cents an hour and 1.43 dollars weekly for about 45 million workers. Purchasing power edged up 0.7 percent from July, while the CPI reached 122.2, meaning 12.22 dollars in last month’s purchases for every 10 dollars in 1967. Major categories show housing and transportation up, groceries flat, and shoes up while clothing fell.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mild Temperatures Predicted Across Arkansas This Week
The IHE Associated Press reports mild temperatures for Arkansas through Thursday with daytime highs in the 70s today and mid 60s to 70s Thursday. Scattered showers are expected mainly in the west and south, ending from the northwest Thursday afternoon. Lows tonight should be in the 50s to low 60s with rainfall totals of trace at Pine Bluff, .09 at Texarkana, and .10 at El Dorado.
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IHE Associated Press
Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
el Dorado
Arkansas Chicken Prices Spark Commission Inquiry
Governor Bumpers' special committee to study food prices cites Arkansas grown broilers at 29c per pound in Hempstead County and 39c in Little Rock, contrasting with 2c in Denver and 29c in Oklahoma City and Amarillo. The issue asks why locally produced chickens ship west and sell for less in distant markets. Arts and Crafts members invite the public to the Third District Livestock Show pavilion opening Monday, September 27. Marine PFC John C. Bright, Hope, a Naval Air Technical Training Center graduate, and Dr. James W. Branch will attend seminars in Dallas on respiratory care.
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Govenor
Arkansas
Little Rock
Denver
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Hempstead County
Hope
Arts & Crafts
James W. Branch
Dallas
The
Dallas Area Respiratory Health Association
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Court Asked to Acquit Two in Rape Case
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas Supreme Court asked by prosecutor Alex G Streett to issue a writ of mandamus directing Circuit Court Judge Russell C Roberts to enter acquittals for two defendants Frankie J Taylor and Eugene Lamb on rape charges. Streett contends the acquittals prevent appeal and raise legal questions for future cases.
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Little Rock
Alex G. Streett
Russellville
Arkansas Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Russell C. Roberts
Streett
High Court
Supreme Court
Frankie J. Taylor
Eugene Lamb
Senators Split on Draft Law extends draft law two years
In Washington AP reports Sen John L McClellan a Democrat from Arkansas voted with the majority as the Senate approved extending the draft law for two years by 36 to 30. Sen J W Fulbright of Arkansas opposed the measure.
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Senators
Washington
John L. McClellan
D-ark
Senate
J. W. Fulbright
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Ark
Sharon Joyce Reneau
Doddridge
Carl Reneau
Floyd Ward
Reneau
Barbara Ward
Ward
Arkansaw
EL Dorado, Ark
Harriet E. Peel
Abilities Unlimited
E. Russell Baxter
Arkansas State Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services
Peel
Bob Riley
Talbot Feild JR
American Legion
Red River Vocational Technical School
Vietnam
Dee Coffee
Susan Reardon
Fred
Hoffman
Cost of Living Council
Defense
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
House Armed Services Committee
Hebert
Council
Bradley Co
Star
John C. Bright
William W. Bright
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Jacksonville
Fla
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