Washburn Costs Rise Amid Tax Price Shock
Arkansas Gazette will raise home delivery to 45 cents a week starting Oct 1, while The Star has no plan yet. The note explains price hikes reflect rising costs and paper prices, with 22 percent of expenses from distribution and 78 percent from advertising. The piece also humorously cites tax debate exchanges and welfare references, highlighting costs pressuring newspapers.
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Arkansas Gazette
The
Star
Gazette
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Hope Star
US Bombers Hit DMZ Targets as Marines Withdraw
U S forces under Gen Westmoreland report Boston cruiser and 52 bombers pounding North Vietnamese gun positions and base camps inside and just south of the DMZ. More than 8 437 enemy indications noted since bombing stopped 11 months ago, with 4 325 attacks in the zone. Riverine units kill 14 Viet Cong attempting to cross the Saigon River as other actions unfold during a broad withdrawal plan. Local livestock show and rodeo events in Hope Arkansas proceed with queen contest and rodeo performances through the week.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Boston
Demilitarized Zone
US. Command
U.S
North Vietnam
Dmz
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1St Infantry Division
3Rd Division
Okinawa
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Nixon
Hanoi
7Th Fleet
U.S. Navy
Fvo
U.S. Command
Child Drowned in Ouachita County Water Hole
A 23 month old child, Donald Wess Leopard, son of Charles Wallace Leopard of Louann, drowned Tuesday in a water hole near the Louann community in southern Ouachita County. The body was found by Lepord near a culvert.
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Camden, Ark
Louann
Ouachita County
Donald Wess Leopard
Charles Wallace Leopard
Leopard
Senators clash over Capitol West Front and SST plan
Two U.S. senators, William Proxmire and Edward Kennedy, oppose extending the Capitol west front 88 feet and study the cost of a 1 700 mph SST program. They warn the SST would bring sonic booms and pollution, while the Capitol expansion risks destroying the last original section of the building. The pair call for a professional feasibility survey and restraint amid inflation, criticizing contractor offers and citing estimates from 10 to 50 million dollars for restoration and uncertainty around SST costs.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Capitol
William Proxmire
Dwis
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Nixon
Prixmire
Kennedy
United States Capitol
George Stewart
Capitol Dome
National Earthquake Information Center
Washington
Proxmire
Thang, 81, Takes Over N. Vietnam
Tan Duc Thang, 81, was named president of North Vietnam succeeding Ho Chi Minh, Tass reported from Hanoi. The vice presidency is the constitutional line of succession, though no new chairman for the Lao Dong Workers party was announced. A veteran of Ho’s Vietminh forces, Thang is expected to hold mainly ceremonial power.
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Moscow
Tan Duc Thang
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Tass
Hanoi
Thang
Lao Dong ‘Workers’ Party
Hints Nixon to Reverse Oil Stand
President Nixon faces a potential reversal on oil policy as Treasury Secretary Kennedy signals tolerance for a 20 percent depletion allowance. Deputy counsel Harry Dent cites Nixon’s Texas pledge opposing cuts, while Kennedy describes aligning with the House tax reform plan. Dent could not be reached for comment.
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John M. Pearce
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Texas
White House
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Harry
Dent
Midland County Commission
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
House
Kennedy
Senate
Governing Board
College Degree Tied To Hairdryer And Stereo
Joy Stilley writes that a college degree seems impossible without ample gear including hairdryer stereo typewriter and clock radio. The piece humorously contrasts a student’s overpacked dorm preparations with the idea of formal education and notes the lead into further details.
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Washington, D.C
Gay
Youths May Attend Adult Education Classes
Sixteen year old students not in public schools may join adult education courses per a State Department of Education ruling. Hope public schools were informed last week. An organizational meeting for adult education is set for Tuesday October 7 at 7 p.m. at Red River Vocational Technical School, as announced by James H. Jones, superintendent. Basic education for grades 1 through 8 may occur at any school with sufficient enrollment, but attendees must be at the first Rad River Vocational Technical School meeting.
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Hope Public Schools
State Department of Education
Red River Vocational-Technical School
James H. Jones
Rad River Vocational Technical School
Judge Refuses Injunction Over School Fraternity Policy
Helena Arkansas Chancellor J Ford Smith refused to issue a temporary injunction blocking the Helena West Helena School Board from enforcing its new policy barring members of sororities and fraternities from extracurriculars. The court found no legal basis for the injunction despite parents claiming a free association right.
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Helena, Ark
J. Ford Smith
Helena-West Helena
Smith
Armed Services Regain Lead in Shaping Defense Budget
The article reports a shift back to service secretaries and chiefs in budgeting under Melvin Laird, reversing McNamara era centralization. It notes downgraded influence for Pentagon systems analysts and a restoration of traditional line authority in defense budgeting.
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Armed Services
AP News Digest
Fred 8
Hoffman
Military Wester
Washington
Defense
Melvin R
Laird
David Packard
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Systems Analysis
McNamara
Conspiracy trial opens over 1968 Democratic riot clashes
Eight men face U S District Court trial for conspiring to ignite bloody clashes between police and antiwar demonstrators at the 1968 convention. Defendants Abbie Hoffman and others of the New Left face juror selection in Chicago. The case, the first under antiriot provisions of the Civil Rights Act, follows a week of protests and a candlelit march to the Loop. Including Hoffman Dellinger Davis Fraines Hayden Rubin Weiner Seale, the defendants hail from New York Chicago and California.
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Chicago
U.S
Tedm
Julius J. Hoffman
Lincoln Park
Abbie Hoffman
New York
Youth International Party
Yipples
David Dellinger
Liberation Magazine
Rennie Davis
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
John R. Fraines
University of Oregon
Thomas E. Hayden
Students For A Democratic Society
Jerry Rubin
Berkeley
Calif
Lee Weiner
Northwestern University
Bobby G
Unts
Benton Benton Airport Bond Issue Defeated in Benton County
A $5 million airport bond proposal for a Northwest Arkansas airport was defeated in Benton County while Washington County approved it. The measure required majority support in both counties. Benton votes: 4,156 for 4,495 against. Washington votes: 5,810 for 3,058 against with 46 of 49 boxes reporting. A two mill tax would have funded bond retirement. Airstrip planned two miles southwest of Tonitown.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Arkansas
Benton County
Washington County
Tonitown
Rose Hill Cemetery Board appoints three new members
Three new members Charles Wilson Hamilton Hanegan and Syd McMath join Rose Hill Cemetery Board with Mrs Mary Sue Evans as chairperson The Hope Junior Auxiliary lays final plans for a Spaghetti Supper at Hope High School September 26 from 530 to 730 pm tickets 1250 adults 75c children proceeds fund college scholarships for two local students Box seats sold all season call 7773568 Navy Captain David D Work of Apache Junction AZ serves aboard USS Truxton after Operation Bell Express closely tied to Southeast Asia and Western Pacific military training Barnett McClendon of Lewisville receives 1969 National Sales Achievement award for life insurance sales Magnolia Life Underwriters Assoc is noted as part of his affiliations
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Rose Hill Cemetery
Charles Wilson
Hamilton Hanegan
Syd McMath
Mary Sue Eveans
Hope Junior Auxiliary
Hope High School
Ruth L
Rt. 3
Apache Junction
Ariz
Nina Buchanan
Prescott, Ark
California
Southeast Asia
City analyzes traffic study and new housing plan
The State Highway Department will study a traffic route feasibility while the board requests engineering options for alternate routes. James G. Mackenzie is named architect for a community center project with 75 percent federal funds to be matched locally. Hope seeks a prototype low cost housing site under Operation Brake Through and the Hope Fire Department asks to cut weekly hours to 56, adding two firefighters to maintain coverage.
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Highway Department
Commission
James G. McKenzie
McKensie
Com Ee
Ae Federal
Amt
McKenzie
Hope
United States
Hope Ucaday
Hope Tua
Hope Fire Deepartment
Two Accidents Reported In Local Area
Two accidents were reported yesterday in North He area near Peggy Stanley. Miss Stanley was charged with failure to have state evidence. Jesse Brown investigated.
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Ryee
Peggy Stanley
Miss Stanley
Aes
Jesse Brown
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