Negro gunman shot by police after barricade standoff
A confrontation in a Negro neighborhood ends with Johnny Lee Thome, 26, firing from his porch and wounding two officers amid a chaotic scene. Police return fire, Thomas is shot after barricading in a frame residence. two women injured in the crossfire are reported in satisfactory condition. Names include Frank Buford, Paul Wimner, Teremy Donovan, Stanley Southall, Ruby Mitchell, Susan Wesley, and Aljewe Wesley.
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Frank Henry Buford
Paul Wimner
Teremy Donovan
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Forat Thomas
Ruby Mitchell
Susan Wesley
Aljewe Wesley
Mao to attend celebration amid health rumors in China
Tokyo AP reports China plans Mao Zedong and Lin Piao to preside at the 20th anniversary ceremonies in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square despite persistent rumors about their illness. The Atomic Energy Commission in Washington notes a Monday atmospheric nuclear test in China with a yield of about 3 million tons of TNT.
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Associated Press
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China
Haps Tse-tung
Lin’ Piao
Peking
Mao
Lin
New China News Agency
Tien An Men Square
Red China
Hong Kong
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Shakeup at OEO reshapes civil rights division duties
Washington—A major personnel shakeup at the Office of Economic Opportunity leaves the Civil Rights Division in limbo. The agency says the division will be rebuilt as a policy making unit for all departments, after previously investigating specific discrimination charges. The timetable is unclear as new leadership must be established and staff reassigned.
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Associated Brass
Washington
Office of Economic Opportunisty
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UFO
Rumsfeld
Civil Rights
Civil Rights Division
Saboteurs Hit Israel From Lebanon in Golan Clash
Arab saboteurs operating from Lebanon confronted an Israeli settlement at Ramat Shalom near Mt. Hermon. Four antipersonnel mines found. one Israeli soldier injured. three mines disarmed. Israeli shells hit Marhaba in Jordanian territory with no Jordanian losses. two houses damaged in the Jordan Valley. Al Fatah guerrillas reported injuries after clashes along a front from Maoz Hayim to near the Dead Sea.
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Mt. Hermon
Amsman
Golan Heights
Marhaba
Joredan
Palestine Armed Struggle Command
Amman
al Fatah
Maozhayim
Dead Sea
Objects to Bar Association Unified Membership Proposal
Kenneth C. Coffelt of Jacksonville, a former gubernatorial candidate and lawyer, objects to a state Supreme Court move toward a unified bar requiring all Arkansas lawyers to join the Bar Association. He cites the right to work amendment and constitutional contracts clause, saying forced membership violates state and federal constitutions.
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Little Rock
Kenneth C. Coffelt
Jacksonville
Arkansas Bar Association
Coffelt
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Wold
Bar Association
Arkansas
500 Objects to Sex Film at Nashville
More than 500 Nashville residents signed petitions protesting the showing of sex films at a local theater owned by R. L. Robinson of Texarkana. The theater owner reportedly would not book films without a general audience rating unless forced, and agreed previews would not be shown to avoid children seeing them. Separately, De Queen residents had protested similar films at a Robinson theater there, prompting a raised age limit for restricted films from 16 to 18.
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Nashville, Ark
Nashville
R. L. Robinson
Texarkana
Neely Cassady
Robinson
Cassady
de Queen
Veranokee
Draft Lottery Debate Shapes 1967 Defense Plan
The piece outlines opposition to a presidential executive order draft method and advocates for an 18 year old lottery system. Nixon seeks repeal of the 1967 prohibition. Senate chair John Stennis signals possible Senate action if the House passes the bill.
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Congress
Pentagon
Senate Armed Services
John Stennis
Senate
House
Stennis
Six Berets Prepare to Fly Home
Six Green Berets released from murder charges celebrated with a beer bust in Long Binh Vietnam and prepared to return home. Col Robert Rheault declared the outcome never in doubt after authorities said the CIA would not supply witnesses. The officers had faced court martial over the slaying of a supposed Vietnamese double agent.
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Richard Pyle
Associated Press
Long Binh
Vietnam
Green Berets
Col
Robert Rheault
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Army
Stanley R. Resor
Washington
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Rheault
Thomas C. Middleton Jr
Jefferson, D.C
David E. Crew
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Leland J. Brumley
Duncan
Okla
Budge E. Williams
Athens
Robert F. Marasco
Bloomfield
Army to Try Green Berets Behind Closed Doors
A page one report indicates men will be assigned to duties outside Vietnam. CIA reportedly decided not to allow testimony, citing national interest concerns. Army plans to hold trials in secrecy, with critics noting secrecy may not be absolute. Congress members welcomed the action as officials predicted Nixon administration support.
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CIA
Secret
South Vietnam
Army
Green Berets
Congress
House
Sens
Strom Thurmond
Rs.c
Ernest F. Hollings
D S.C
Thurmond
Nixon
Weather summary for Arkansas Louisiana report
Forecasts show Arkansas fair with little temperature change through Wednesday with highs mid 80s to low 90s and lows in the 60s. Louisiana expects clear to partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with warm afternoons and mild nights, coastal areas near 60s to 70s, highs around 84 to 90.
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Arkansas
Arkansas October events listed for state fairs and festivals
The September to December Arkansas events calendar lists dozens of fairs crafts shows and parades across cities like Little Rock Mountain Home Hot Springs Eureka Springs and Camden. It includes livestock expositions Ozark Folk Festival 4-H events and holiday parades with dates in October November and December.
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Little Rock
North Little Rock
Mountain Home
Hot Springs
Heber Springs
Eureka Springs
Mountainburg
Winslow
Ozarks
Assn., Inc
War Eagle
Bentonville
Camden
Free Democrats Main Loser in Germany
West Germany’s Free Democrats emerged as the main loser in Sunday’s federal elections but still hold 30 Bundestag seats that could sway government formation. Christian Democrats and Social Democrats begin talks with Walter Scheel to form a coalition, with Brandt seeking to be chancellor and Kiesinger’s camp open to alliance talks. The election leaves a 254 to 242 seat split in favor of the two major blocs and signals a possible shift in Bonn’s ruling coalition.
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Bonn
Bundestag
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Willy Brandt
Free Democrats
Brandt
Gustav Heinemann
Free Democrat
Walter Scheel
Scheel
North Rhine- Westphalia
Visions Show as a Boon to Little Rock
The Afrkans as Livestock Exposition boosts Little Rock’s economy during its day run by attracting visitors and generating local spending. Royal American Shows spends thousands on local light bulbs, food, ice, and supplies, with about 150 carnival workers lodging in town. The show travels with 1,200 staff, 50 rides, and its own power plant and sanitation facilities, forming a self contained mobile community.
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Dala McKinsey Associated Press
Little Rock (Ap
Little Rock
Guy Gardner
Gardner
Royal American
Obituaries for Joseph G. Cole and notable deaths
Joseph G. Cole, 60, longtime San Antonio resident and former Hope worker, died in Houston's M. D. Anderson Hospital after a Cox Brothers Foundry career. Survivors include wife Verna Mae Barr Cole, son Joe in Houston, father J. C. Cole, sisters in Houston, Ft. Worth, and Hope. Georgiev, Bulgarian premier, died at 87. Foster, Old West authority and author, 72, also known as John Trace.
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Joseph G. Cole
San Antonio
Texas
Hope
Cox Brother's Foundry & Machine Company
M.D. Anderson
Houston
Verna Mae Barr Cole
Joe Cole
J.C. Cole
Fou
Margaret Hanstad
Ralph Gill
Ross Hurst
Ft. Worth
Loyd Lago
Welfare Group Leaves Wisconsin Capitol Takeover Ends
Police hauled Rev. James E. Gropps and about 200 welfare protesters from the Wisconsin Capitol after an 11 hour takeover of the Assembly chambers. National Guardsmen sealed the building as the legislature prepared to reconvene amid a contentious $33 million welfare and urban aid package with doubtful prospects.
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Wis
Posce
James E. Gropps
Wisconsin
Assembly
Warren P. Knowles
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