Tobacco Labels Rule Triggers Industry Fight in Congress
The FTC announced a rule requiring cigarette labels and ads warn that smoking causes death from cancer and other diseases. Industry leaders blasted the rule as unlawful and vowed to oppose in court, signaling possible years of litigation before it takes effect. Stock prices for major tobacco firms fell on the news.
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Stanley Meisler
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Bowman Gray
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Ie House Commerce
FTC
Paul Rand Dixon
Sen
B. Everett Jordan
North Carolina
Ila
Aleady
Albert G. Clay
Burley Auction Warehouse Association
Dixon
Demo Leaders May Cut Tax Half to Fund Programs
Senate Democrats plan to accept a Finance Committee move to halve revenue from federal excise taxes on jewelry furs cosmetics and luggage. Leader Mansfield calls it best solution though final terms require a House Senate conference. Johnson urged keeping 10 percent excise while Dirksen proposed repeal earlier.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Mike Mansfield
Senate House
Mansfield
Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
State Temperatures Set To Inch Upward
A June day in Arkansas featured sunny skies and moderate temperatures under high pressure with low humidity. The outlook shows more humid air moving north from the Gulf and temperatures edging upward for the next two to three days with no rain in sight.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Gulf
Arkansas Louisiana Weather Forecast Update
Arkansas sees fair skies with little temperature change through Friday. Low tonight 56 to 66 and high Friday 86 to 94. Louisiana reports partly cloudy conditions through Friday with scattered coastal thunderstorms. Low tonight 66 to 74 and high Friday 88 to 94.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Seven Killed in Army Transport Plane Crash
Seven soldiers from Ft. Benning were killed and 24 injured when an Army transport plane crashed on takeoff from a temporary airstrip northeast of Ridgeway South Carolina near midnight Wednesday. Maj. Paul Timm of Ft. Jackson said five crew members died and 15 were hurt while two on the ground were killed and nine were injured. The injured were flown to Ft. Jackson Army Hospital. The aircraft belonged to the 10th Air Transport Brigade of the 11th Air Assault Division at Ft. Benning.
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Ridgeway
S.C
Ft. Benning
Paul Timm
Ft. Jackson
Timm
U.S. Army
10Th Air Transport Brigade
11Th Air Assault Division
Modest Foreign Aid Cut Approved by House Group
The House Appropriations Committee endorsed a $200,127,600 reduction in foreign aid, about 5.5 percent, leaving $3,316,572,400 for the coming fiscal year. President Johnson gains a political win, while a minority report urged a $509,000,000 cut. Rep. Otto Passman opposed bringing the bill to the full committee and floor for a heavier slash.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
House
Otto E. Passman
D-La
Passman
Harrison Girl Named American Dairy Princess
Wilma Lea Blevins, 23, from Harrison Arkansas and a University of Arkansas graduate, was chosen by the American Dairy Association as American Dairy Princess. She taught home economics at Decatur High School and will tour as a dairy industry spokesman with a $1000 scholarship and wardrobe. She lives on a 640 acre farm with 35 Jerseys producing about 120000 pounds of milk annually.
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Chicago
Wilma Lea Blevins
University of Arkansas
Harrison, Ark
American Dairy Association
Miss Blevins
Decatur High School
Arkansas
Harrison
Elmer Blevins
U.S. offers three point plan at Geneva on verification
The United States proposed a three point inspection plan for verification without intrusion if a fissible material cutoff is agreed. It would inspect U 235 separation plants reactors and chemical separation plants while excluding stockpiles mines and refineries. Foster said declarations need not reveal weapon storage or deployment information.
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Geneva
United States
U.S
William C. Foster
Johnson
Soviet Union
Britain
Foster
Red Chinese Cannon Found In Depot
Government report says forces over ran a Viet Cong arms depot in the Mekong delta and captured a Red Chinese 75mm recoilless cannon. U S authorities released names of three American servicemen missing or killed from a major ambush 60 miles northwest of Saigon. Sgt Harry A Walling is identified as killed with widow Barbara at 105 Elizabeth St Siping Lake NC. Missing are Capt Thomas I Ledbetter of Fort Bragg NC and SP4 James L Talley with next of kin Mrs Jess B Pace Mesa ARIZ.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong River
U.S
Harry A. Walling
Barbara
Elizabeth St
Siping Lake
N.C
Thomas I. Ledbetter
Irma Jean
N. Lucas St
Fort Bragg
James L. Talley
Jess B. Pace
6Th Ave
Mesa, Ariz
Demonstration at City Hall Over Police Brutality
About 500 demonstrators, mostly Negro, gathered at City Hall in New Rochelle New York protesting police brutality toward two Black individuals. A main street was blocked for about three hours by sit-down protesters, with some pushing and shoving reported by police.
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New Rochelle
N.Y
City Hall
Baby abducted Beloit girl found unharmed authorities say
A 3 month old girl abducted from the Shirly H Wulf home Beloit Wisconsin was recovered unharmed early today in a car with Margaret Ruth Converse 19 and two carnival workers David R Hayes 26 and Jerome B Kerrigan 55 Arrest warrants name Converse as a kidnapping suspect The baby was found by Beloit officers at 435 am and taken to a hospital for examination Nearby FBI and sheriff deputies aided the search Converse claimed to be mother of two but declined details The Wulf family of eight children were away in Charleston Heights South Carolina when the abduction occurred
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Beloit
Wis
Howard G. Bjorklund
Kimberly
Wulf
Shirly H. Wulf
Margaret Ruth Converse
U.S
Madison
Miss Converse
Bjorklund
David R
Dennis Pagelow
Joe Lomax
Dubuque
Iowa
Charleston Heights
S.C
Lillian Converse
Margaret
Lillian
Marines Ordered to Join Mississippi Search for Missing Workers
President Johnson ordered 200 Marines to assist in the Mississippi search for three civil rights workers missing near Philadelphia. White House press secretary George E. Reedy announced the move, saying troops would move from Meridian to the search area.
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Mawines
Washington
Johnson
Mississippi
George E. Reedy
White House
Allen Dulles
Jackson
Paul B. Johnson
Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Gov. Johnson
Fear Mounts for Three Missing Civil Rights Workers
Federal and state officers renew the search for three civil rights workers missing in central Mississippi. The burned station wagon was found in a swamp near Philadelphia. FBI agents, Marines, and dozens of investigators comb area as officials press for leads and consider further water searches.
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Michael Smith
Philadelphia
Miss
Mississippi
Art Richardson
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Grady Gilmore
Patrol
FBI
Michael Schwerner
Andy Goodman
New York
James Chaney
Meridian
Chaney
Reedy
Defense Department
Johnson
J. Edgar Hoover
Burke Marshall
Justice Department
Civil Rights Division
Paul B. Johnson Jr
Ron
Pentagon
Pair Nabbed After Fight On Beach
In St Augustine Florida a clash erupted when two Negroes attempting to access the beach were met by whites formed shoulder to shoulder. State troopers escorted the men, who asked for protection while entry was refused. The procession of whites halted the advance and the fight ended with arrests.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Martin Luther King Jr
Soviet Anastas Mikoyan backs Indonesian stance on Malaysia
Anastas I Mikoyan urged British withdrawal from Borneo and new surveys of Sarawak and Sabah opinion. He pledged Soviet support to Sukarno in opposing Malaysia. Sukarno echoed the call and said Indonesia would recognize Malaysia after assessing local wishes.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Borneo
Sarawak
Sabah
Malaysia
Mikoyan
Sukarno
President Calls for Stronger U S Mission in Saigon
President Johnson seeks a major U S effort in South Vietnam with a beefed up Saigon mission and new command team. He notes the resignation of Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge and expects improved results from Gen Nguyen Khanh’s leadership and U S training. Lodge leaves to back Gov Scranton’s presidential bid.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Johnson
South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Nguyen Khanh
Lodge
South Viet
Nam
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Ee Lodge
Alphin Home Damaged By Fire Early Thursday
Firefighters investigated two blazes in El Dorado in the early hours. At 2:09 a.m. a truck responded to Sam Alphin’s residence at 2310 North West Avenue where flames began in the master bedroom and closet, spreading to the attic and causing damage throughout the house. A mattress fire triggered an alarm at a separate 3 room frame house owned by W Z Renfro at 108 Cross Street about 2:45 a.m.
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el Dorado
Sam Alphin
N. West Ave
W. Z. Renfro
Cross St
Johnson to Meet Greek Leader in Cyprus Crisis Talks
President Johnson plans a new round of talks with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in New York after a day of discussions with Turkish Premier Ismet Inonu. Athens rejects parts of a joint communique tied to intervention rights under the 1960 Cyprus Treaty, warning any Turkish landing would be aggression. Inonu said no meeting with Papandreou will occur.
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George Papandreou
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Washington
Johnson
Cyprus
NEA Telephoto
Greece
Turkey
Ismet Inonu
Johnson and Inonu
Great Britain
Papandreou
Inonu
New York
U.N
U Thant
Classified Ad Copywriter Seeks Quick Cash Deals
Local ad writer O Howie Hustles offers quick sales for sports gear and various items. He promotes fast cash and ready pickup at UN 2661, inviting potential sellers to bring their goods for evaluation and immediate transaction.
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O. Howie Hustles
News and Times
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