U S Air Strikes Depot and Routes as Viet Cong Ambush Claims Two Americans
U S planes attacked a central Viet Cong depot and roads while heavy fighting near Quang Ngai left two American service members dead. Paratroopers and support units pursued guerrillas northeast of Saigon as naval and air strikes targeted rail yards and bridges south of Hanoi.
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Onc Ee USA
Quang Ngai Province
Saigon
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Vinh
Hanoi
Crusader
Ben Richard
Midway
Quang
Woman Hurt In Accident Near Strong
A 22 year old woman, Mrs Boney, suffered minor injuries when her private car went over the dump into a pond of water east of Strong. She was treated by a local physician after being taken there.
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Strong
Boney
Alcoa Reaches Accord With Three Unions On Eve Of Strike
Alcoa and three AFL CIO unions reach tentative deals on the eve of an industry strike. Pacts with United Steelworkers United Auto Workers and Aluminum Workers International Union set pattern for the sector. Price increases announced and the industrywide talks continue with Reynolds, Olin Mathieson and Ormet. The Steelworkers agreement includes a 50.1 cent hourly raise over three years plus a new pension program.
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ALCOA
New York
Aluminum Co. of America
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers
United Auto Workers
Aluminum Workers International Union
Aluminum Workers
Reynolds Metal
Aluminum Workers International
Reynolds
pomtAluminum and Chemical Corp
Olin-Mathieson
France hints favorable response to NATO nuclear proposal
Paris indicated a cautious acceptance of a U S plan for a four to five nation nuclear executive committee within NATO. Pierre Messmer said France would study McNamara's proposal, signaling de Gaulle will not reject it outright and aligning with the aim of broader allied nuclear participation.
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Ere E. Dynan
PARIS
France
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pierre Messmer
NATO
Robert S. McNamara
Charles de Aulle
McNamara
America
de Gaulle
United States
Britain
West Germany
Jimmie Jones to Speak at Kiwanis Club Luncheon
Jimmie Red Jones Arkansas state auditor will address the El Kiwanis Club at the Rufus Garrett Hotel on Wednesday noon in 1986. Lee Zachary will introduce the speaker.
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Jimmie Jones
Kiwanis Club
Jimmie “Red” Jones
State of Arkansas
el Kiwanis Club
Rufus Garrett
Lee Zachary
Arkansas House Approves Compromise Teacher Salary Bill
The House Education Committee approved a compromise teacher salary bill using 1.7 million from an education aid contingency fund to guarantee Arkansas teachers a minimum pay rise. Author Van Dalsem framed a formula to ensure all teachers benefit next year while a Senate move proposed by Sen. Clarence Bell seeks to adjust a bonus section.
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Little Rock
House Education Committee
Arkansas
Perry County
An Dalsem
van Dalsem
House
Senate
Clarence Bell
Parkin
Astronauts Under Detailed Preflight Examinations
Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White undergo thorough medical exams to compare data with Gemini flights and prepare for a high profile rendezvous mission. The review involves doctors, engineers, and weather and guidance teams ahead of a 17,500 mile per hour, 97 hour mission.
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Charles Stafford Cape Kennedy
Fra
James McDivitt
Edward White
McDivitt
White
Christopher Craft
Project Gemini
Charles A. Berry
Space Agency
Berry
Air Force
President Johnson vows to act on right course for nation
President Johnson told graduates at the National Cathedral School for Girls that he will act swiftly and decisively on what he believes is right for the country, even amid criticism and campus protests. He urged youth to use their talents to aid the world’s poor and maintain debate as a democratic strength.
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Washington
Johnson
National Cathedral School For
Luci
Henry Clay
Miners Reported Entombed After Rock Slide in Tokyo Area
A brutal rock slide traps many miners in a Tokyo area mine. Rescue teams struggle to reach the entombed workers as officials report uncertain survival chances and order safety checks for nearby shafts.
House Body Approves Tax Hike Package for Highway Program
The Arkansas House Revenue and Taxation Committee endorsed a package raising gasoline by one cent and diesel by three cents per gallon, plus motor vehicle license fees to fund an accelerated highway program. The panel also backed installment payment for 1965 income tax and redirected a dollar license fee from guardsmen to the highway fund.
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ROCK
By Revenue and Taxation Committee
Legislative Council
Military Department
State Highway Fund
Gammils
Paul
Perry County
Paul van Dalsem
van Dalsem
Jack Shelton
Arkansas Petroleum Council
Charles Safley
West Memris
Dean Murphy
Hope
Pulaski County
Leon Holsted
Supreme Court Upholds FPC Authority Over Gas Sales
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that the Federal Power Commission may regulate the sale of natural gas still in the ground. The decision affects interstate deals and could influence consumer prices for gas, with Justice Harlan writing the majority opinion and Justice Douglas dissenting. A separate Helena Arkansas report notes Arkla Gas Co will be unaffected in state customers, citing intrastate flow rules as Arkla advances a $33 million Arkla Chemical plant project.
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FPC
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
John M. Harlan
William O. Douglas
Helena
Ark
U.S Supreme Court
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Thdo
Arkansas Commerce Commission
Arkla
Arkla Chemical Corporation
Court Stands Firm In Apportionment Rulings
The Supreme Court reinforced the one person one vote standard across several reapportionment cases. It left New York’s special election under a lame duck legislature intact for one year and granted Illinois courts leeway to supervise if timely redistricting fails. California and Idaho cases were remanded for further action by state and federal courts.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
New York
Illinois Supreme Court
Chicago
California
Senate
Idaho
District Court
Illinois
Illinois State Senate
Negotiations On Santo Domingo Arena Extend OAS Talks
The Organization of American States plans more talks with the Dominican junta to extend the security zone around the Naba Palace amid rebel lines. Gen Antonio Imbert Barrera vows the OAS will not control the palace with junta forces limiting access. A cease-fire region remains tense after a 13-year-old girl was killed and an OAS car was fired on.
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Louis Uchitelle
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Na- Bena Palace
Ines
Antonio Imbert Barrera
OAS
Na 1
Imbert
Palace
Francisco
Junta
Telmo Vargas
Jose A. Mora
Formula On Road Funds Approved By State Committee
The House Roads and Highways Committee unanimously approved a 70-15-15 net highway revenue distribution for state counties and cities. Support came from the Highway Department, judges, and the Municipal League, ending prior wrangles as a compromise. The plan earmarks fixed items from highway funds and outlines county and municipal splits, with details about bond retirements refunds and fee allocations.
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Little Rock
House Roads and Highways Committee
Highway Department
Municipal League
Marion Crank
Little River County
Arkansas County Judges Association
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