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The Camden News from Camden, Arkansas • Page 5

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The Camden Newsi
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Camden, Arkansas
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People In The News The post of deputy assistant secretary of defense for civil rights has been empty since Aug. 25 when Frank Render, a black civic leader from Syracuse. N.Y., resigned under pressure. A Pentagon spokesman said at the time that Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird felt there had not been enough action to end racial dis crimination in the service.

Officials deny that Render faced an impossible task because he lacked the to force changes on the services These officials said Render's replacement will have full backing, and it will be up to him to make use of that sup port Miller, a retired Army major, is credited with developing a minority-training program at Seatrain Shipbuilding A native of New York City, he was educated at the Univer sity of Maryland and the Har vard Graduate School of Busi ness. Some critics within the de fense establishment have com plained Laird and Pentagon manpower chief Roger Kelley have moved too slowly in finding a replacement for Render But defenders of Laird and Kelley reply there was no lack of urgency; rather, a number of prospects declined the job first choice was Nathaniel Jones, general counsel of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. who prepared a NAACP report last year on the condition of black servicemen stationed with the Army in Europe But Jones rejected the opportunity. Sources said he is the likely heir to Roy Wilkins as executive director of the NAACP PHILADELPHIA (AP) Mayor-elect Frank L. Rizzo has announced his first cabinet appointment.

He has named his younger brother, Joseph L. Rizzo, as fire commissioner. Joseph, 47, has been a member of the Philadelphia Fire Department since June 1, 1949, and now is a battalion chief. He will replace James McCarey, commissioner since 1965, who announced his resignation Thursday. WASHINGTON (AP) Julie Man Held In Slaying HUGHES, Ark.

(AP) A Lawrence, Kan man was being held here Thursday night in connection with the death of his 11-year-old cousin. Drury Honeycutt was arrested Wednesday by State Police and St. Francis County officers. Authorities said Kansas officials were to return Honeycutt to Lawrence today. The body of Ivy Honeycutt, missing from her home at Lawrence since last Friday, was found in a wooded area of Kansas City Thursday.

The Douglas County Office at Lawrence said a naping charge had been filed against Honeycutt Authorities said he waived extradition to Kansas Thursday. A pickup order for Honeycutt was issued after his car was found in Kansas City Monday A police helicopter crew, tak ing part in the search for the girl, spotted her yellow dress in a wooded area between Kansas 32 and the Kansas Turnpike. Trooper Dave Morrison of the Arkansas State Police said Honeycutt admitted killing the girl. Officers declined to further discuss the case Nixon Eisenhower will attend first day ceremonies when Postal Service issues its annual Christmas stamps Wednesday, the day before the two eight cent stamps go on sale in post offices across the nation. The White House announced Thursday that the President's younger daughter would take part in the ceremonies launching the stamps.

Christmas stamps have been issued yearly since 1962. One of this year's stamps fea tures "a partridge in a pear tree" painting by artist Jamie Wyeth of Chadds Ford, based on an old English Christ mas ballad. The other is a Nativity scene from the 16th century work of the Shepards by Italian painter Giorgione. Two billion of the Christmas stamps are being printed this year. OTTAWA (AP) President Tito of Yugoslavia climaxed his last night in Ottawa by throw ing a large party at which government dignitaries had to share the spotlight with three Canadian sports celebrities The guests from the sports world, each of Yugoslav extrac tion, talked briefly with Tito at the Thursday night reception They were Frank and Leter Mahovlich of the Montreal Ca nadiens hockey team and George Chuvalo of Toronto.

Canadian heavyweight boxing champion. Approximately 1,000 persons attended the reception, including Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Governor- General and Mrs Roland Michener, hosts to President Tito and his wife for their three-day state visit which ends today LONDON (AP) Britain's Marquess of Blandtord has gone to court to confirm that he is divorced from his marcio- ness, the former Tina Onassis. His attorneys appeared in the Family Division of Londons High Court on Thursday to seek clarification on whether the French divorce she obtained last May was valid in Britain The move appeared to be a routine legal matter, with the divorce expected to be confirmed. The marcioness and the Mar quess of Blandford were married in 1961 after she was di vorced from Aristotle Onassis New Open For Business BRADFORD'S MORTUARY BRADFORD'S BURIAL ASSN. Camden, Arkansas 113 Grinttead Si -836 9948 GOOD SELECTIONS Knit Sport Coats Knit Slacks Knit Dress Shirts UMiW (Ark.) Camden November 5, 1971 Pentagon Picks Black New York Executive To Solve Race Problems WASHINGTON After the prickly job of trying to vice president of Seatrain Ship- Reached by telephone.

Miller a 10-week search. Pentagon of solve persistent racial problems building is the leading indicated he expects formal ac- ticials reportedly have per- in the armed forces. prospect for the tion after the Pentagon com- suaded a black New York in Sources said Donald Miller, job a number of others have pletes routine political clear- dustnal executive to take ovei 39-year-old industrial relations shunned. ance procedures. Advertisement Johnnie Johnson and Plato are loading a new Baldwin piano for delivery to another happy family are det with a minimum of trouble and maximum care at Bemberg Note the new identification Baldwin Pianos- Service completed by the Gordon Offutt Sign Service PICTUR IN THE Or.

C.D Nutt, right, and admire one of the home baked piet which a tpecialty of the Ellis Grocery, South California St. are baked freth daily and include, coconut, chocolate, pineapple karo nut. apple and cherry. Come by for Saturday. The girls are, from left, back row, Jandl Wylie, Vickie Smith, Laurie McManus and Rhonda Rogers.

Front row, from left, Karen Loe, Kathleen Wood, Etta Hollingsworth, Jan Nichols and Virginia Williams. MOOEl REPLICAS Senior ROTC sponsors from Fairview High School had the honor of modeling the lovely repltcas of the famous crown of England this week. The replicas will be on display at Stinson Jewelers through Al Service Station at the Junction of Wathmgton and Van Suren St tpecialne in Volktwagen Service Mr Tarver spent tn in the VW factory in Germany and thoroughly experienced in ter- vice for them well other Drive by for a fill up of too Cheryl Wilton, daughter of Mr. ond S.C of Highway 79 north, it the winner of the Admiral 12 inch color TV given away by TV Service Leonard Word made the at the of registration period. Oct.

30th loyene's Flower Shop it now preparing for their Annual Holiday Open House to be held November 28, 1:00 to 400 PM. loyene holding one of the which are in the mail now The location 348 Center Camden. Phone 836-8121. Roy Sullivan, left it intpecting tign just delivered by Gordon OWutt and Tommie Young at the Grocery and Station on California St The tign it one of two which will be for a new service gasoline pump which will be mttdled the So, watch for the opening and tove even more on gas Honry Purifoy, owner of the Motor Port Body Shop of 501 Old Magnolia toad, is thown with sor- vice truck in front of In addition to body work, the Motor Port Shop doot auto painting, auto glati installed and insurance claims honored His slogan is "We Meet by Phone 834-2810. Shown above is the office of I.

Moore, Stote Form Insurance ogent located on Hamilton at West Washington St. in Camden. He soys all your mturance needs. State Farm it all you need to know about Phone 834-9344. Motor Port 300V i i.

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Years Available:
1930-1977