Gulfport Aid to Mississan Color Run Receives Thanks
Our Daily Sliced Thin reports a Gulfport Rotary Club fund drive for hurricane Camille victims raised 285 dollars. Sam Williams forwards a thank you from Roy Anderson noting rebuilding along the coast, a destroyed chamber building, and appreciation for Hope supporters. The paper also notes the 19th experimental 4 Color Show on the back page and a misdated Color Run reference.
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Our Daily
Alex. W. Washburn
Arkansas
Gulfport
Miss
Gulf Coast
Sam K. Williams
Roy Anderson
Gulfport Area
Thieves Take Newspaper Machines In City Burglary
Seven newspaper vending machines were stolen and the Dixie Drive-in was burglarized Thursday night. Two Arkansas Gazette machines were taken from the 7-Eleven on east Third, two Shreveport Times machines from the 7-Eleven on west Third, and three Texarkana Gazette machines from Oaks Cafe, the 7-Eleven, and the old Ideal Cafe site in downtown Hope. Concession stand items at Dixie Drive-in included hamburger meat, corndogs, french fries, and hot dog buns.
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Dixie Drive-in
Arkansas Gazette
East Third
Shreveport Times
West Third
Texarkana Gazette
Oaks Cafe
Ideal Cafe
Hope
Two Charged for Stamp Violations in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK AP Leon Young of Harrisburg and Ben T. Mays of Blytheville faced U S District Court charges for accepting food stamps in payment for nonfood items. Young was charged with four counts including accepting stamps for household articles debt rent. Mays faced eight counts for accepting stamps for household articles cigarettes and cash.
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Little Rock
Leon Young
Harrisburg
Ben T. Mays
Blytheville
U. S
Young
AG Super Market
Mays
Mays Grocery & Market
Cong Bases Found Near Saigon
AP dispatch reports two Viet Cong sapper camps found within 15 miles of Saigon in 24 hours. Lt Gen Julian Ewell warned of a potential Saigon terror flare as VC and North Vietnamese plan sapper attacks in the winter spring campaign expected to start in November. Paratroopers uncovered a camp 12 miles NW of Saigon with 30 pounds of plastic explosive and 550 blasting caps. a second camp 8 miles west of the capital yielded seven suspected sappers. No US casualties were reported. Units began a second wave of withdrawals under President Nixon’s order, starting with the 238th Combat Support Company and the 172nd Transportation Company set to depart this week.
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Associated Press
Wrnter Saigon
ULS
Saigon
U.S
Julian Ewell
2Nd Airborne
Vietnam
Nixon
Texas
172Nd Transportation Company
Nebraska
172Nd
Thomas J. Bruner
Crescent
Iowa
Forbes
Firm Cutoff Date Harmful Says Nixon
President Nixon condemned a proposed firm cutoff date for U.S. involvement in Vietnam saying it would undermine peace efforts and deter negotiators. He rejected Senate ideas for a set withdrawal by 1970 or 1972, calling such deadlines defeatist and potentially prolonging the war.
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Nixon
U. S
Vietnam
Senate
Hugh Scott
U.S
Scott
United States
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth
Selective Worrying We Need In This Country
HAL BOYLE critiques indiscriminate anxiety and urges focusing on practical concerns. He lists quirky questions from consumer deals to global issues, arguing individuals should limit broad fretfulness and concentrate on immediate daily problems.
Reward Offered After Seven Vending Machines Stolen in Hope
Hope and neighboring papers join in a 100 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions. Losses listed by Arkansas Gazette, Shreveport Times, and Texarkana Gazette total seven machines. Police action urged. tips to Hope Star office or local police preferred.
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Hope
Hope Star
S. Walnut St
Tata
Arkansas Gazette
Shreveport Times
Texarkana Gazette
US and Russia to discuss Middle East at private UN dinner
At the United Nations in New York, Secretary of State William P. Rogers and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko plan a private dinner to talk Middle East. It will be their final conference during the U N General Assembly, with no decision yet on inviting Gromyko to Washington to see the President.
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New York Public Library
Joe Namath
United Nations NY
Middle Easts
William P. Rogers
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
United Nations
Rogers
U.N. General Assembly
U. S
Nixon
Washington
N.Y
Middle East
Andrei A. Gromy
Nixon proposes $4.25 billion Social Security hike and COLA lock
President Nixon unveils broad Social Security reforms including a 10 percent across-the-board benefit rise in April 1971 and a higher earnings cap from $7,800 to $9,000 starting 1972. He also seeks phased employer and employee contribution changes between 1970 and 1976, with an adjusted 5.1 to 5.5 percent rate.
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Thelen Jr
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Hope on List Considered for Housing in Arkansas
The Department of Housing and Urban Development weighs eight Arkansas prototype sites for Operation Breakthrough. Little Rock Pine Bluff Hope Marvell Marianna Mount Waver Logan County Maumelle are named as potential low cost housing locations. Glen Jermstad coordinates the program in the state.
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Little Rock
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Arkansas
Glen Jermstad
North Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Hope
Marvell
Marianna
Mount Wa
Logan County
Maumelle
Fifteen Year Old Gets Life for Murder in Fort Smith
In Fort Smith Arkansas a 15 year old boy named Jack Stanley TI was sentenced to life imprisonment after a circuit court jury convicted him of first degree murder for fatally shooting his stepfather Edmond Reynolds aged 54 at their Fort Smith home on March 13. The judge, Paul Wolfe, handed down the sentence. The defense sought insanity and two psychiatrists offered opposing views with Dr Donald B Chambers asserting insanity at the time and Dr Richard E Walters contending sanity.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Circuit Court
Jack Stanley
Edmond Reynolds
Paul Wolfe
Donald 8. Chambers
Stanley
Richard E. Walters
State Hospital
Little Rock
Enrollment Figures Rise at Henderson and State College of Arkansas
Henderson State College reports 4 379 enrolled for fall term including 3 258 regular students up 16 from last year. State College of Arkansas records fall enrollment at 4 620 up from 4 376 with a freshman class of 1 860 versus 1 781 last year.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Henderson State College
Conway
State College of Arkansas
SCA
Labor Survey Returns Lagging in Hempstead County
Hope Hempstead County labor survey returns have been reasonably good but below expectations. Sponsors ESD Chamber of Commerce Industrial Foundation and EDD urge residents 16 and over to mail back the questionnaire. Unsent forms available at the Hope Chamber of Commerce Office ESD or OEO offices for broader countywide data to guide future industrial expansion.
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Hope Hempstead
ESD
Chamber of Commerce, Industrial Foundation
EDD
Hempstead County Citizes
Hope Chamber of Commerce
OEO
B.N. Holt
Chamber of Commerce
Nixon Briefed on Israel Military Needs
Washington says no immediate decision on Israel plea for more planes after a lengthy briefing by Prime Minister Golda Meir. Nixon praised Israel and noted differences with Meir concerned with procedures rather than hardware, while US hopes Big Four diplomacy can avert broader conflict in the Middle East.
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Israel
Golda Meir
Nixon
White House
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Soviet Union
Britain
France
Middle East
Nixon urged to unveil new Vietnam de escalation steps
In Washington GOP leaders pressure Nixon for faster Vietnam pullout. Senator Hugh Scott hints at four new de escalation moves if conditions permit. Some Republicans privately say a fall test may lead to new options. Fellow senators Goodell and Percy raise worries over war's political costs. A small group of House Republicans seeks a Dec 31 1970 cap on the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Separate brief notes cover a White House reception and a watermelon gift to Nixon by Arkansan growers.
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Learsdorf
Associated Press
AP News
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Vietnam
Senate Gop
Hugh Scott
Nixon
Charles E. Goodell
New York
Charles H. Percey
Illinois
Donald W. Riegel Jr
Michigan
Gulf of Tonkin
Johnson
Texarkana Man Guilty of Mail Fraud in Court
Howard C. Reynolds, 42, of Texarkana, Texas, was found guilty of mail fraud after a 90 minute jury deliberation in U S District Court. He faced a $1,024 payout claim tied to a Vietnam chain letter and testified he did not know chain letters were illegal. He was released on 2500 bond pending October 2 sentencing.
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Texarkana, Ark
Howard C. Reynolds
Texarkana
Tex
U. S. District Court
Reynolds
Vietnam
Ask State to Operate Ferry in Arkansas
State Rep. John E. Miller of Melbourne and local citizens will appear before the Highway Commission on October 30 to urge state operation of the Guion ferry on the White River. The privately run service now charges 50 cents per car and carries about six vehicles at a time across the river between Baxter and Stone counties on a 54 foot ferry.
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Little Rock
John E. Miller
Melbourne
State Highway Commission
Guion
White River
Miller
Bard
Stone Counties
Ceausescu warns Romania liberalism not at home
An AP report notes Nicolae Ceausescu telling Romanian press to toe the official line in a speech that stresses foreign policy liberalism does not apply domestically. From Atlantic City to Saigon and Washington, AP wires outline labor unrest, military actions, and political maneuvering amid global tensions.
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Vienna
Nicolae Ceausescu
Romania
Rain-free Weekend Forecast For Arkansas
The U S Weather Bureau predicts fair skies through Sunday with afternoon temperatures in the low to mid 60s and nights in the 50s. A Rockies cold front will reinforce cool dry air for Arkansas by late Sunday. Overnight lows statewide range from 50 to 58 at various towns. No rainfall reported for the 24 hours ending at 7 am today.
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Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
Rockies
Arkansas
State
Fayetteville
Harrison
Pine Bluff
Little Rock
Mem
Texarkana
Dorado
Optometrists Attend Meeting Elect Don Freel Camden Leader
Dr Don Freel and Dr Ems Matt Thompson attended the Southern Optometric Society meeting at Chris' Steak House in Camden. Freel was elected president for the coming year. The item notes local society activity and community updates along with several unrelated brief items.
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Don Freel
Emsmatt Thompson
The
Southern Optometric Society
Chris’ Steakhouse
Camden
Freel
Bolivia military takeover shocks South America
Bolivia’s military, led by Gen Alfredo Ovando Candia, overthrew President Luis Siles Salinas and formed a left leaning regime. The new cabinet mixes dissident Christian Democratic and Nationalist Revolutionary members with independents and young officers. Ovando pledged peasant rights and agrarian reform expansion, signaling major economic and industrial changes as Bolivia, historically tin-dependent, moves toward a revolutionary government.
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Bolivia
Alfredo Ovando Candia
Luis Siles Salinas
Christian Democratic Party
Nationalist Revolutionary Party
Ovando
Quando
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