Frost and offset printing mark an odd year in Arkansas
A frosty morning caps an unusual year with early Sept frost and forecasts of a warm winter. The Nash ville News editor Louis Graves helps arrest a suspect after a bank robbery, recalling his Flying Tigers past. The Star details the rise of offset printing in Arkansas, its mechanics, and its impact on press speed and capacity.
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Grees
Frait & Truck Branch
Pennsylvania
Lockesburg
Sevier County
Louie Hilton
Louis Graves
Nashville News
Louis
Graves
Claire Chenault
Flying Tigers
Wall Street Journal
America
Arkansas
The
Star
Conway Log Cabin Democrat
Man Charged in Fatal Shooting in Little Rock
In Little Rock, 21 year old Ede ward Lee Jackson was charged with first degree murder for the Sept 8 fatal shooting of 19 year old Charles Newman Edwards on a drive-in restaurant parking lot. Raymond Earl Henderson, 29, was charged with assault with intent to kill for allegedly shouting during the disturbance. Jackson held without bond and faces arraignment Monday in Circuit Court.
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Little Rock
Edeward Lee Jackson
Charles Newman Edwards
Little Rock Drive-In
Raymond Earl Henderson
Ede
Jackson
Puglaski County
Family seeks damages after police shooting death
Mrs. Olife V. Robbins of Berryville asked the state Claims Commission on Thursday to award 15,000 to her and her three sons after her policeman husband Charles Robbins was killed. She said State Trooper Oren Foley fired a gun while subduing a man arrested for drunkenness in public.
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Little Rock
Olife V. Robbins
Berryville
State Claims Commise St
Partisan Budget Fight Shapes Upcoming Spending Cut Clash
A partisan battle over federal spending likely ends in a trimmed budget with Congress pressured to curb programs before Johnson’s income tax hike. The dispute centers on who controls the cuts and affects pay for thousands of workers as temporary financing runs through Oct 10. A 10-day funding bill faces House procedures amid GOP demands to direct a $5 billion cut.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Congress
Johnson
Treasury
House Appropriations Committee
House
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Bow
Warrant Issued in Rape Case Near Altus Arkansas
Franklin County authorities issued a bench warrant Thursday for Donald Conti amid an investigation of a rape involving a 6 year old girl near Altus. A car matching a description sighted near the scene was found abandoned in Clarksville for identification. The victim, walking home from school with four others, was allegedly grabbed from bushes. she later required surgery and remained in serious condition at Fort Smith.
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Altus
Ark
Donald &. Conti
Here
Franklin County
Clarksville
W. D. Gober
Pesticide blamed for 17 Mexican bread deaths in isolated case
A pesticide possibly used to kill rats in a Mexican wheat field was found in bread seized from an unlicensed bakery in Tijuana. Poisoned bread is blamed for 17 child deaths since Monday, with an autopsy pending for an 18th victim. Authorities say contamination likely occurred before the bread reached the city.
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Tijuana
Mexico
California Department of Agriculture
Sacramento
Braulio Gomez Veronica
Veronica
GOP Officials Not Required to Attend Court in Faulkner Probe
Arkansas Supreme Court ruled GOP state chairman Odell Pollard party treasurer Charles Bernard and secretary Howard Vance need not appear in Conway circuit court as Mobley seeks bank records tied to a Faulkner County election law probe. The dispute centers on subpoenas and bank records from First National Bank of Little Rock.
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Little Rock
State Supreme Court
Republican Party
Conway
First National Bank of
Jeff Mobley
GOP
Mobley
Odell Pollard
Charles Bernard
Howard Vance
Faulkner County
Guy ‘Matt’ Jones
Trantham dies in Monticello house fire
William Franklin Trantham eighty two of Monticello was burned to death Thursday when fire destroyed his brother's home three miles east of Monticello Drew County Sheriff Charles Dearmen said the blaze started from a wood cookstove. In Conway Arkansas William Middleton fifty one of Conway was killed when he lost control of his northbound car and struck an embankment on Arkansas 5 about 15 miles east of Conway.
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Charles Whalen
Eureka, II
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Peoria
Eureka College
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Johnson
U.S
Richard M. Nixon
Eureka
Buthen
Monticello, Ark
William Franklin Trantham
Monticello
Trantham
Joe A. Trantham
Here
Joe Trantham
Drew
Charles Dearmen
Conway, Ark
William E. Middleton
Conewey
Arkansas 5
Couple Tried to Sell Infant Son in El Paso
Richard Q. Eggleston and Laura Eggleston were found guilty in El Paso County Court of attempting to sell their two week old baby boy to a waitress for $100. Sentencing was deferred until October 9. The judge noted they signed an application for production after the bench trial. The misdemeanor carries a penalty of three months to a year in jail.
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EL Paso
Tex
Richard Q. Eggleston
Laura
George Rodriguez
Ail
Two Killed in Collision Near Batesville Ark
In Batesville Arkansas two men died in a road crash when their car collided with a dump truck driven by Elgie Mooney of Glen Cove. The victims were Robert Lee Barron 53 and Thomas G Goodman 19 both residents near Batesville. The collision occurred on US 167 late last night and the truck driver survived.
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Batesville, Ark
Robert Lee Barron
Thomas G. Goodman
Batesville
Elgie Mooney
Glen» Cue
Here
Frost Today Earliest in 21 Years
The University of Arkansas Branch Experiment Station recorded frost as the earliest in 21 years with a 66 degree high. Station Manager Cecii Biddle noted no prior frost data for an earlier date and that only killing frosts are recorded.
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Biddle
Education Classes for Adults in Red River Area
James H. Jones announces General Adult Education and Basic Adult Education registration at Red River Vocational Technical School on Monday at 2 p.m. Adults who did not finish high school can qualify for 120 hours of coursework to take the GED test and obtain a Certificate of Equivalency from the State Department of Education. Classes run day and night. eligibility starts from first grade.
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James H. Jones
Red River Vocational Technical School
State Department of Education
Mena Burglary Suspects Sought in Texarkana Chase
Armed police with bloodhounds hunted a wooded area near Texarkana for two men linked to burglaries in MenaArkansas. FBI filed charges at Fort Smith against Louis Ray Jones and Billy Don Thompson in their mid 20s, former Angola Prison convicts. Deputies found two large metal boxes and three sacks of coins and cashier’s checks from the Arkansas breakins.
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Texarkana, Tex
Texarkana
Mena
Elderly Mt Vernon man charged with murder in shooting
Eighty-year-old Russell Patrick of Mt. Vernon Faulkner County was charged with first degree murder in the Aug 1 shooting of 76-year-old John Fred Wilson, also of Mt. Vernon. Wilson died in a Little Rock hospital after being shot five times. Patrick told authorities he was aiming at a hawk. Trial set for Dec. 5 by Circuit Judge Russell L. Roberts.
U.S. Missiles to Gain Multiple Warheads by 1972
Pentagon sources say most U.S. single-bomb missiles will be converted within five years to multiheaded weapons capable of striking several enemy cities. By 1972 the 710 missiles could carry 7,500 or more warheads to counter Soviet defenses and accelerate offensive missile production.
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Bob Horton
Washington
U.S
Pantan
Robert 3S. McNamara
Soviet Union
McNamara
Pentagon
Red China
John S. Foster
Congress
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
International
Israel
Middle East
Synod of Bishops
Temperatures Hit Record Low in Arkansas
The Associated Press reports record-breaking cold as a high pressure system grips Arkansas. Little Rock fell to 38 degrees, Gilbert hit 29, and Texarkana topped 38 while Harrison managed 57. No rain, but early frost damaged soybean and cotton crops in Cross County.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Little Rock
Gilbert
West
Texarkana
Harrison
Cross County
Tractor Blamed in Man's Death Near Batesville Ark
Kenneth Odell Gilmore 37 of Antioch Community died when a hay pulling tractor overturned on an incline near his Batesville area home. Authorities say he appeared to strike a stump causing the fatal accident Thursday.
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Batesville, Ark
Kenneth Odell Gilmore
Antioch Community
Here
Gilmore
Frost Sets Early Tone as Arkansas Area Reports 66 Degree Day
All Around Town reports frost this morning as the earliest in 21 years for the area with a 35 degree reading. The day’s high reached 66 degrees. Other notes include court docket misidentifications, sales quotas and year-to-date totals for various counties, a local student enrollment at Arkansas College, nursing school graduates, and a small house fire caused by a hot water tank in the 400 block of South Main.
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South Main
George Waddle
Fresh air raids on Haiphong reach North Vietnam port
US command reports new raids on Haiphong with Navy jets from the Intrepid and Coral Sea targeting rail and road bridges in the city. Heavy fighting persists in the northern 1st Corps area while 72 Communist soldiers are listed killed. A U.S. patrol boat is ambushed in the Mekong delta.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
Haiphong
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Intrepl
Halphrong
Coral Sea
North Vietnam
1St Corps
Mekong
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Hanoi
Dmz
Sees Growth in UA LRU Merger
Dr Carey V. Stabler of Little Rock University says if the University of Arkansas merger collapses, U of A could place an undergraduate school on its western Little Rock property. He expects a special legislative session to discuss merger funding and potential impacts on LRU’s expansion and academic standing.
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Little Rock
Carey V. Stabler
Little Rock University
LRU University of Arkansas
U of A
Stabler
Winthrop Rosemsley
Rockefeller
West Little Rock
LRU
Awards Given at Third Dist Show
Readers and participants celebrate at the Third District Show where trophies were presented to top performers. Winners include notable figures from local groups and organizations recognized for excellence in categories such as arts, service, and community leadership.
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