Our Daily Bread praised by Hope Star reader
A reader letter from Eugene Horner commends The Star for its Our Daily Bread feature, noting the column adds value to the paper. The writer, with 40 years in the business, defends editorials' non monetary value, explains editorial proofing, and likens editors to sentries on a castle wall.
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Dutor the
Horner
Daily Bread
Arkansas Stage
Star
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
O.K
Weather Summary from Experiment Station
Weather report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Thursday notes high 65 and low 41 with partly cloudy mild conditions continuing Friday. A few showers and thunder showers are expected in western areas Friday afternoon. Tonight’s low in the low to mid 50s with Friday highs in the mid 70s. Northwest Arkansas forecast continues on page two.
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Arkansas
Northwest
Leaders to meet on Viet Nam policy at White House
President Johnson will convene a high level policy conference to consider Maxwell Taylor's proposals for strengthening the war effort in Viet Nam. Attendees include Dean Rusk Robert McNamara John McCone Earle Wheeler and McGeorge Bundy. Johnson seeks $1 million for a new Saigon embassy as a symbol of solidarity.
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Washington
Johnson
Maxwell D. Taylor
Viet Nam
George E. Reedy
Taylor
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Earle Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
McGeorge Bundy
Rusk
McNamara
Reedy
White House
Congress
Saigon
Snowstorm Sweeps Across the Midwest
A spring snowstorm sweeps the northern Midwest adding up to three inches to existing snow. Wausau Wisconsin saw three inches in six hours with similar amounts across the northern Great Lakes. Temperatures across the nation ranged from the 20s in the cold belt to near zero in New England and Upstate New York. Southern Florida enjoyed warm readings while the Pacific Coast received soaking rains.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Wausau
Wis
Great Lakes
United States
Deep South
New England
New York
Florida
Key West
Fla
Watertown
N.Y
Pacific Coast
California
San Clemente
Calif
Bellingham
Wash
Medford
Ore
Johnson seeks $1 million for new Saigon embassy
President Johnson asks Congress for $1 million to quickly build a new U S Embassy in Saigon to show resolve after the Tuesday bombing that killed 20. He writes to Vice President Humphrey and Speaker McCormack that the chancery may be a standalone building or first stage of a larger complex.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
U.S
Saigon
Viet Nam
Hubert H. Humphrey
House
John W. McCormack
Chancery
FFA Rodeo Parade Set for Friday in Hope Downtown
The sixth annual FFA Rodeo kickoff parade will start at 4 p m Friday in downtown Hope. It will feature rodeo queen Annette Hatfield the FFA officers and members and cowboys and cowgirls from the Ark LaTex region plus the Hope High School marching band.
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FFA
Hope
Annette Hatfield
The
Ark
Hope High School
South African Hanged for Bomb Death
Frederick J. Harris 27, a white anti apartheid activist and former Nonracial Olympics Committee chair, was hanged in Pretoria for the Johannesburg railway station bombing that killed a white woman. He admitted planting the bomb to protest racial segregation. mercy appeals failed. Security was tight around the jail as Harris faced execution with his wife and infant son watching earlier.
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James C. Mould
Pretoria
South Africa
Frederick J. Harris
Johannesburg
Harris
C. R. Swart
Africa
Ann
Davey
Pine Bluff Arsenal Lands $1.23 Million Contract
Sen. John L. McClellan announced Pine Bluff Arsenal received a $1.23 million contract for new classified munitions. Col. Jack F. Lane, arsenal commander, said production starts immediately and these munitions have not been produced there before. Arsenal production began in 1942.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Jack F. Lane
Arsenal
Ousted Welfare Director Says Faubus Veto Eliminates
Loren Johnson of Warren elected Red Bud Trail Association president as volunteers plant thousands of red bud trees along Arkansas 4 to boost tourism. In Little Rock, Ruth Johnston, head of the Welfare Department Child Welfare Division, says Faubus veto removed 92 jobs and criticized her handling. Johnston vows to stay through June 30 as she has held the post 20 years. The governor says the veto saves 472,800 dollars from a 103 million budget and criticizes foster placement delays.
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Nashville, Ark
Loren Johnson
Warren
Red Bud Trail Association
Arkansas 4
Arkansas City
Mississippi River
Oklahoma State Line
Mena
Little Rock
Ruth Johnston
Welfare Department
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Miss Johnston
Perry County
Paul van Dalsem
Miss Johnson
van Dalsem
State Capitol Club Hearing Opens in Desegregation Suit
A federal hearing began in Little Rock on a suit by Ozell Sutton challenging the Capitol Club cafeteria's status as a private club to avoid desegregation. Clarence Thornbrough, Faubus secretary, missed due to throat infection. The club, closed after three demonstrations, is operated by Capitol employees and guests only.
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Little Rock
State Capitol
U.S
J. Smith Henley
Capitol Club
Clarence Thornbrough
Thornbrough
Orval E. Faubus
Capitol
Ozell Sutton
Man Found Dead at Harrison Farm
Ford Savage, 63, was found dead Wednesday beneath his overturned tractor at his farm near the Olvey community, about 10 miles southeast of Harrison, Arkansas. The death is reported by AP as accidental.
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Harrison, Ark
Ford Savage
Olvey Community
Here
Memory as lifelong companion in HAL Boyle column
HAL Boyle reflects on memory as a cure for boredom and recalls vivid, humorous vignettes from bygone days. He notes Johnny Barrymore owning a yacht, changing social norms, and oddities from 1921 Iowa cigarette laws to common habits and fashions now vanished, preserving nostalgia rather than facts.
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Hal Boyle
New York
John Barrymore
Couldn't Go Over 20 mph Anyway
Libertyville Illinois deputies halted 85 year old Frank Hoyer on Buckley Road for driving without a license. Hoyer said he hasn’t had a license for about a decade and hasn’t bothered with plates since 1946. He claimed a top speed of 20 mph in a 1914 Model T bought in 1917. He faces a court appearance on April 14 after a roadside search found no state license.
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Libertyville, Ill
Frank Hoyer
Buckley Road
Libertyville
Hoyer
James Hession
Frank Wrobel
Cate
Ance
Squeeze Play on School Bill Faces Senate Hurdles
Washington AP Sen ate Democratic leaders push a three day path to send the House passed 1.3 billion education aid bill to President Johnson next week. Southern opponents of the voting rights bill and critics of the school measure threaten potential delays with amendments and lengthy debate.
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Jack Bell Washington
Senate
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Mansfield
Judiciary Committee
Greenwood Retaliates on Annexation Move
Greenwood Arkansas acts to block Fort Smith expansion by annexing up to 8000 acres near the Greenwood District in Sebastian County. City Atty Wayland Parker says the ordinance preserves the Greenwood District. The action followed Arkansas Supreme Court approval of Fort Smith Cavanaugh Annexation and drew some residents seeking Fort Smith annexation instead.
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Greenwood, Ark
Greenwood City
Fort Smith
Greenwood
Sebastian County
Wayland Parker
Parker
Arkansas Supreme Court
Cavanaugh
Bombs Tied to Racial Strife Hit Birmingham Homes
Dynamite devices were found and disarmed at the homes of Mayor Albert Boutwell and Councilwoman Nina Miglionico in Birmingham. A bomb exploded at a Negro accountant’s home. his 13 year old son suffered a cut hand. Authorities mention prior church bombing deaths.
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Birmingham
Ala
Albert Boutwell
Nina Miglionico
Miss Miglionico
T.L. Crowell
Weymouth
16Th Street Baptist Church
Pressure From Both Sides in Voting Bill
Washington AP reports intensifying pressures shape the administration voting bill. Northern liberals press for nationwide coverage while Southern supporters push for broader reach and inevitability, with hearings since March 18. Katzenbach defends a targeted approach as Dirksen signals a modified bill after late day Senate talks.
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Washington
Johnson
Alabama
Alaska
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina
Arizona
Idaho
Maine
Nicholas Katzenbach
House
Senate
Katzenbach
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Forrest City Firm Cited by NLRB Dismissed Unfair Labor Charge
NLRB examiner William J. Brown recommended that an unfair labor practice charge against Lerner Stone Clothing Corp. in Forrest City Arkansas be dismissed. He found no evidence that company officials threatened to close the plant to deter unionization. The plant makes men's trousers.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Lerner Stone Clothing Corp
Forrest City
Ark
William J. Brown
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Local Vandalism at Girl Scout House. Cookie Drive and Inductions
Last Friday police inspected vandalism at the Girl Scout Little House in Fair Park finding windows used as targets. Scouts and parents work with civic groups to repair grounds. Also notes cookie sales in Hope with butter vanilla boxes available. Hempstead County Selective Service lists orders to report for induction on April 27 and a list for physical examinations. The Well of the Saints will be staged at Southern State College April 7-8 with no admission. Hempstead County cotton bales rise from 1963 to 1964 and Lafayette County ginnings are reported.
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Fair Park
Birnett Wylie
Fred McFloy
Southern State College
Bob Stewart
Hope
U. S. Census Bureau
Hempstead
Lafayette County
Dynamite Bomb Hits Negro Home in Birmingham
In Birmingham a dynamite blast damaged a Negro home as racial violence surged in Alabama. Bombs were planted at the homes of Mayor Albert Boutwell and Council member Nina Miglionico but were disarmed. T. L. Crowell, a Black accountant, and his 13 year old son Weymouth were affected.
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Joe Zellner
Camden
Ala
Alabama
Birmingham
Albert Boutwell
Nina Miglionico
T.L. Crowell
Crowell
Weymouth
Status symbol cuts in federal spending bill
The House Appropriations Committee urged officials to stop wasting taxpayer money on status symbols. It cited telephones in cars, short wave radios, lavish office space and special equipment. The committee proposed a $6.6044 billion Treasury and Post Office bill with net cuts vs Johnson’s request and year-ago funding, largely to fund salary increases.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Post Office Departments
Johnson
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James Leonard Patton
Richard Lyle Nivens
Johnnie B. Flowers
Willie Dale Dyer
James Henry Coleman
Jimmy Lin Burns
David Clifton Billings
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James Edward Sullivan
John Allen Willson
Willie Witherspoon, Jr
William Turner Jr
Thurman Vern Landes Jr
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Charles Curtis Nelson
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