Editor notes Nasheville News move and local reshuffles
Our Daily Sticed Thin editor Ale H Washburn Franklin writes that Louis Graves continues coverage of Nasheville News relocation. The Star changed sites under 40 year ownership, shifting from S Main to S Walnut in 1992 and partially in 1955. Graves and I subscribe to Ben Franklin’s Three removes are as bad as a fire. Claud W Garner reports recovery from a July stroke at Weatherford Texas, requesting a review copy of his book Sam Houston the Texas Giant from Naylor Publishing Co. Millwood Dam and Ashdown are featured in Scene September, with a two page Millwood Dam spillway photo and notes on the reservoir Ashdown and the new Nekoosa Edw ards Paper Co mill drawing water from Millwood.
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Louis Graves
Nasheville News
Star
S. Main St
S. Walnut
S. Walnut St
Graves
Ben Franklin
Claud W. Garner
Hope
Washington
Weatherford
Texas
Fort Worth
Sam Houston
The
Texas Giant
Naylor Publishing Co
Millwood Dam
Ashdown
Scene
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Nekoosa
Famed Lawyer to Defend a Green Beret
In Vietnam Boston lawyer F Lee Bailey will defend Capt Robert F Marasco of New Jersey one of six Green Beret officers charged with murdering a Vietnamese double agent. The trial for Marasco Brumley and Williams is set for Oct 20 with Col Robert Rheault to be tried after.
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Richard Pyle
Associated Press
Long Binh
Vietnam
Boston
F. Lee Bailey
Green Beret
Bailey
Robert F. Marasco
Bloomfield
Leland J. Brumley
Duncan
Okla
Budge E
F. Lee Batley
Marine Death Probed at Paris Island
Parris Island investigation centers on the death of recruit Stephen E. Melson 18 of Millsboro Delaware. He died after four days in Beaufort hospital and his complaint of being kicked and choked at the Marine recruit depot is being explored for possible assaults by fellow trainees.
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Parris Island
D.C
Stephen E. Melson
Millsboro
Marine
Melson
U.S. Naval Hospital
Beaufort
Glen Campbell Show Tapes Arkansas Melon Sketch in Hollywood
Hope Star notes 135 pound Hope watermelon featured with C M Pod Rogers Jr including producer Carter Russell and driver Reet in rehearsals for the Glen Campbell Show taped in CBS Hollywood studios. The stunt accompanies Arkansas celebratory trip to San Diego and a CBS network broadcast at 6:30 p m Wednesday September 24 with local airings on Channel 11 Little Rock and Channel 12 Shreveport.
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Hope
C.M
Rogers, Jr
Hope Star
Glen Campbell
CBS
Little Rock
Shreveport
CBS Hollywood
Delight
Ark
Tommy Smothers
The
Smothers Brothers
Pod Roger
Aubrey Goodwin
Willisville
Nevada County
Carter Russell
Russell
Reet
California
Arkansas
San Diego
Hollywood
Arkansan
Gromyko to Reply Soon to Proposal
The Kremlin signaled it would reply soon to President Nixon’s bid to start U S Soviet talks on curbing the nuclear arms race. The message from Andrei Gromyko to Secretary Rogers indicated indefinite delay on the disarmament parley. Rogers and Gromyko met for a three hour dinner and talks at Rogers’ hotel. no progress claimed on Middle East, UN issues, or Germany Berlin, but talks were to continue between Sisco and Dobrynin to understand the crisis.
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Lewis Gulick
Associated Press
United Nations
N.Y
Kremlin
Nixon
Andrei A. Gromyko
William P. Rogers
U.S
Gromyko
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Rogers
Middle East
Germany
Joseph Sisco
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
United. Nations
Meat boycotts spark wider drive to lower meat prices
AP report notes housewives led meat price boycotts last month, achieving a temporary drop in beef and other meats. Long Island groups expand to 1,500 participants with 9 local teams, as national sales trends show beef down while eggs rise. Names include Mrs. Mickey DiLorenzo leading FLP groups in multiple states.
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Whayne Eisenman
NEW York (Ap
Mickey DiLorenzo
Levittown
Long Island
New York
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Pine Bluff teen charged in marijuana case at Coleman High
Prosecutor Joel Holmes of Pine Bluff says George Allen Davis Jr. nineteen of Pine Bluff faces possession of marijuana charges. Davis was arrested in connection with sale and giving away marijuana cigarettes at Coleman High School, the first such arrest in Pine Bluff on a marijuana charge.
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Pine Bluff, Ark
Joel Holmes
Pine Bluff
George Allen Davis Jr
Holmes
Davis
Coleman High School
Marjuana
Woman Surrenders After 1966 Puerto Rico Custody Stunt
Mrs. Ruth Masner Estes, who earlier challenged a custody case, surrendered in Independence County to serve a six month sentence for taking her two daughters to Puerto Rico in 1966 without permission. The conviction was upheld by the state Supreme Court.
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Little Rock
Puerto Rico
Independence County Chancery Court
Ruth Masner Estes
Paul Kelly
Independence County
John S. Purtle
State Supreme Court
Purtle
Postal system reform battle rocks House panel
The House Post Office Committee voted unanimously to back chairman Thaddeus J. Dulski's alternate postal reform bill over the administration plan to create a government owned corporation. A second vote on rewriting the chairman's plan into a corporation bill was not held due to objections.
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Jim Adams
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Postal Corporation
House Post Office Committee
Thaddeus J. Okulski
Dn.y
Dulski
Winton M. Blount
Blount
Thaddeus J. Dulski
D-N.y
No Charge for Adult Classes at Tech School
Adult Education classes to help adults obtain High School equivalence begin October 7 at Red River Vocational Technical School. Will V Rutherford, supervisor for Hope Public Schools, says there is no charge after 120 clock hours, with trained teachers aiding completion. He notes GED is accepted by major companies, colleges and government and urges attendance at the 7 p.m. organizational meeting.
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Red River Vocational Technical School
Will V. Rutherford
Hope Public Schools
Rutherford
U S Files Suit Against Hermitage Desegregation Plan
The Justice Department filed suit against Hermitage School District in Arkansas to enforce desegregation commitments. It alleges a racial basis for class assignments this fall and seeks a court order to fully implement the 1968 unitary system. The case adds to a run of similar actions in the South.
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Washington
Justice Department
Hermitage
Ark
Sui
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Young Republicans back Nixon proposal for armed forces
LITTLE ROCK AP The Young Republican League of Arkansas adopted a position paper in support of President Nixon's proposal for professional armed forces.
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Little Rock
Young Republican League of Arkansas
Nixon
Enlisted Vietnamese irregulars suffer heavy losses near Cambodia border
A 130 man South Vietnamese civilian irregular unit led by American Green Berets endured over 60 percent casualties in six hours of fierce fighting six miles south of the Cambodian border. U S B 52 bombers delivered about 750 tons of explosives on North Vietnamese bases nearby. Seven irregulars killed and 62 wounded. four Green Berets wounded. American fighter bombers and artillery aided the besieged unit.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Green Berety
Thien Neon
Green Berets
Nixon to Seek $662 Million for Supersonic Transport Project
President Nixon announced a five year plan requesting $662 million to develop a supersonic transport aircraft. The proposal aims to keep the United States as leader in air transport despite opposition over feasibility cost and noise. Funding would rise to $314 million in 1971 then decline in following years. Volpe pledged control of flight over populated areas to meet noise limits.
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G.C. Thelen JR
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
United States
White House
Congress
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Nixon poised to approve new federal transport funding
AP reports President Nixon ready to give the go ahead for further Supersonic Transport spending despite critics calling it impractical and too costly. Senate considers Judge Haynsworth confirmation and testimony on a stock transaction. United Nations signals a quick reply to Nixon’s bid to begin U.S. Soviet arms talks. Union leaders back inflation study but fault high rates and material costs. Civilian irregulars suffer heavy casualties in Vietnam south of the Cambodian border. Senate debates a $6.3 billion housing bill and a plan to destroy part of the Capitol faces obstacle. F. Lee Batley to defend a Green Beret officer in a Vietnamese murder case. Local fair events include a Queen contest, cattle and horse shows, Children’s Day free admissions, and a daylight midway ride price cut. Parade winners announced for civic, youth, and pet categories.
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Ovina
Civic Division
Prescott B & PW
Anu
Page Latieburg
Bal Riversional Technical School
Howard
Countysett Club
Lis Guernsey
H Club
Darlene Jones
Tommy Hays
John Paul Westbrook
Karen Stringfellow
Nancy Stringfellow
Rusty Sanders
Wanda Stone
Betty Scymanski
Camden GI Dies in Action in Vietnam
The Defense Department said Marine Corps Pvt. Harvey L. Williams, son of Mrs. Rosie L. Vaughan of Route 4 Camden Arkansas, was killed in action in Vietnam. It also announced Army Capt. Jerry D. White, husband of Mrs. Sharon A. White of Arkadelphia, was killed in a Vietnam crash.
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Washington
Defense Department
Marine Corps Pic
Harvey L. Williams
Rosie L. Vaughan
Route 4
Camden
Ark
Vietnam
Army
Jerry D. White
Sharon A. White
Arkadelphia
Community Clippings Highlight Melon Sale For Relief And Local News
A clipping reports a 17 pound Hope watermelon raised funds for hurricane victims with seeds counted at 1 178 and multiple auctions yielding around 8000 dollars. It notes other items including a car theft in Hollywood, student nurses at Magnolia City Hospital, August Savings Bonds progress in several counties, and Congressman Hamerschmidt’s mobile office visiting district fairs with plans to assist residents.
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W.A. Williams
Jackson
Rose Luck
Millville
New Jersey
Melyon
Pod Rogers
Carter Russell
Hollywood
Associated Press
Court Denies Bond Reduction for Five Negroes
The state Supreme Court denied Monday a request for reduced bond for five defendants charged in Forrest City with assault and robbery of a white grocer. Bonds remain $25,000 for Eddie Tate and Johnny Harper, $10,000 for Peggy Tate, and $5,000 for Sylvester Roberson and Robert Lee Patterson.
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Little Rock
State Supreme Court
Forrest City
Supreme Court
Eddie Tate
Johnny Harper
Memphis
The
Invaders
Tate
Peggy
Sylvester Robernson
Robert Lee Patterson
Q. H. Hargraves
St. Francis County
Jack Layey
Five
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APY
White House Commission
Lew
Star Piblic
William Proxmire
Camden Gi
Southern State College
Magnolia City Hospital
Cynthia Crews
Paul W. McCormack
Rt. 1
Hempstead
Lafayette
John Paul Hamsmerschmidt
Wee
Archie Lane
Lantz
Hope Thuratay
Jang
Dorado, Ark
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