Rent subsidies debate and Johnson proposal in housing policy
The piece critiques federal rent subsidies proposed by President Johnson, arguing half a billion dollars over four years would subsidize private landlords. It claims the plan targets “lower middle income” earners who miss public housing but still need aid, and labels the policy politically expedient to gain votes while expanding government dole.
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Washington, DC
Johnson
Chicago Daily News Service
Dispatch
Memphis
Dole
America
Multilated Bodies of 3 Are Found
Three bodies were found in an orchard area near Watervliet Michigan. Victims were Diane Carter seven Amelia Boyer sixty and Mary Esther Jones eighty seven. All lived within ten blocks of each other in Benton Harbor and Benton Township. One body had been decapitated and another strangled with a stocking. The third head was found in an abandoned building. The Carter child and Jones victim were Black, Boyer was white. Police reported missing dates for each victim.
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Watervliet
Mich
Michigan
Diane Carter
Amelia Boyer
Mary Esther Jones
Benton Harbor
Benton Township
Here
Henry Baier
Carter Girl
Jones
Boyer
Henry Griese
Carter
Fatal Arkansas Weekend Traffic Deaths Reported
Three people died in Arkansas traffic crashes over the weekend. True L. Carter 45 of Helena was killed when struck by a car Sunday. Mr and Mrs Tandy Rayburn of Texarkana were killed Saturday in a two car collision in Texarkana.
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Arkansas
True L. Carter
Helena
Tandy Rayburn
Texarkana
Ark
Weather Experiment Station Report Continues on Page Two
A weather summary covers the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Monday from the Weather Experiment Station. Details likely include temperatures precipitation and wind data with continuation on the next page.
Four Spelunkers Found Safe in Arkansas Cave
Four spelunkers stranded in Rowland Cave near Mountain View Arkansas were found safe by a rescue team including Navy divers from Washington and two Louisiana professionals. They reached the group after underwater travel of up to 400 yards and signaled their status with lights along a safety line.
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Mountain View, Ark
Rowland Cave
Mountain View
Ark
Navy
Washington
Louisiana
Tom Klelas
Jim Springer
Morgan City
Oklahoma
Hugh Shell
Batesville
Mike Hill
Steve Wilson
Hogan Bledsoe
Arkansas
Blanchard Springs Cave
Jim Fields
Silver Springs
Cites Need for Banking Laws
Senator John L McClellan chairing a Senate committee on bank failures urged new legislation in two banking areas. He called for revealing true bank ownership and better administration by federal agencies, while asserting the overall national banking system is sound.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
Drk
McClellan
Senate
Condition of Tom Revis Is Critical
Tommy Rev, 21, of Texarkana and former Hope resident, remained in critical condition in a Shreveport hospital after a two car crash in Texarkana. Two others, Mr and Mrs Tandy Raybern of Texarkana, were killed in the collision. Revis underwent late surgery and was moved to the Shreveport facility.
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Texarkana
Tommy Revis
Hope
Shreveport
Revis
Tandy Raybern
Soviet Planes Embarrass Americans in North Vietnam clash
U S officials expressed embarrassment after Air Force fighters were outmatched by Communists in a first air combat since Korea. MiGs reportedly shot down two F 104s near Hanoi while North Vietnamese markings marked the attackers. Generals McConnell and Wheeler faced private distress as the incident prompted questions about air superiority.
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Washington
US S
North Viet Nam
J. P. McConnell
Air Force
Hanoi
McConnell
Earley Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Communists Close Berlin Autobahn Heard Across the City
East German Communists closed the autobahn from West Berlin to West Germany, lifting Berlin end barriers after 32 hours as West Berlin traffic stayed halted. Soviet air corridor threats pressed Western airlines to adjust altitudes, while U.S. and British convoys faced steps and counter moves amid the standstandoff.
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John O. Koehler
Berlin
West Berlin
West Germany
Helmstedt
U.S
East Germany
Negroes Plan New March at Alabama
Selma residents plan a large march to the Dallas County Courthouse to seek voter registration on the first registration day after a protest trek from Selma to Montgomery. Activist leaders urge continued marching until qualified Negroes are registered ahead of the next election.
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Joe Zellner
Selma
Ala
Dallas
Montgomery
County Voters League
F.D. Reese
Hosea Williams
Martin Luther King Jr
Washington
Congress
Morganton
N.C
Ku Klux Klan
Robert Shelton
Tuscaloosa
Boston
National School Boards Association
Elijah Muhammad
King
Memorial Presbyterian
Trinity Presbyterian
St. James Methodist
Birmingham
George C Wallace
Burglars Fail to Open Safe Here
J. W. Strickland's office was entered late yesterday afternoon but burglars fled before cracking the safe. Police noted the safe showed torch marks and damage yet nothing appeared missing.
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J. W. Strickland
FBI arrests two men in defense secrets case at Pentagon
FBI agents seized Army Sgt Robert Lee Johnson of Alexandria Virginia and James Allen Mintkenbaugh of San Martin California on charges of selling U S defense secrets to the Soviet Union. Mintkenbaugh was arrested in Castro Valley California.
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Washington
FBI
Pentagon
U.S
Soviet Union
Army
Robert Lee Johnson
Alexandria
James Allen Mintkenbaugh
San Martin
Calif
Mintkenbaugh
Castro Valley
April Showers Forecast Sweeps Arkansas State
Weather outlook predicts showers affecting up to 40 percent of Arkansas through tonight with more rain in East Arkansas Tuesday. Sunday saw sun briefly, but clouds return. highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 60s. Some areas recorded light rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 6 am.
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Arkansas
Registration Plan Set in Motion by High Court Ruling
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled the Board of Election Commissioners acted improperly in adding spaces for race and party designation on the voter registration form. The decision clears the way for start of Amendment 51 registration once forms are printed, with June 1 as a rough start in most counties.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
State Board of Election Commissioners
Arkansas
Jim Johnson
Sam Robinson
George Rose Smith
High Court
Pulaski
Murray 0. Reed
Reed
Jimmie Jones
Garland County
Nathan Schoenfeld
Earthquake Hits Central Greece Killing and Wounding Dozens
An early morning quake centered in the southwestern Peloponnesus caused at least five deaths and over 50 injuries as houses collapsed in Megaloupolis and surrounding villages. Police report hundreds of homes damaged and a remote village confirming ten deaths.
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Athens
Greece
Athens Semismological Service
Peloponnesus
Megaloupolis
National Police Headquarters
All Around Town Highlights and Meetings
Whitfield Masonic Lodge No 239 meets April 6 at 7 30 p m urging all masters to attend. Hope Hi Lights editors visit Arkansas High School Press Association in Little Rock with Mike Turner Lynn Russell Edward Bode and Amelia Gaines. Hi Lights earned five superior ratings and led a feature writing session with Gazette columnist Charles Albright.
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Whitfield
McDowell Turner
Hope Hi-Lights
Arkansas High School Press Association
Little Rock
Mike Turner
Lynn Russell
Edward Bode
Amelia Gaines
Hi- Lights
Charles Albright
Gazette
Planes Hit New Targets in North Viet Nam Raid
Sixty six U S Navy and Air Force planes attacked the Vinh Linh radar installation just north of the 17th Parallel. One Air Force plane was downed but the pilot was recovered amid reports no enemy aircraft were sighted.
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John T. Wheeler
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Coral Sea
Vinh Linh
17Th Parallel
Probers Receive Unsolicited Data on Klan Probes
Rep. Edwin E. Willis head of the House Un American Activities Committee says unsolicited information is pouring in for the congressional probe of the Ku Klux Klan. Letters from businessmen detailing Klan threats bolster the three phase plan: fact gathering, hearings, and drafting of legislation.
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Washington
Edwin E. Willis
Louisiana Democrat
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Willis
CBS
Johnson
Klan
Society of Bigots
Associated Press
Nicholas Katzenbach
Americans For Democratic Action
Committee On Un-American Activities
C.L. Wilkins
Birmingham
Alabama
Viola Liuzzo
Detroit
Collie Leroy Wilkins
United States
Robert Shelton
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Morganton
N.C
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Delores Harriman
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Colgate-Palmolive Co
Earl Warren
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Hugo L. Black
Orval Taylor
Cargile Motor Co
Statler-Hilton Hotel
Legion of the Leaders, Honor Car Club
Denver
Colo
Rambler Auto Agency
Briant Bundy
Leon Bundy
Bob Bundy
Bundy
J. P. Byers
Mike
University of Colorado
Greg
Colorado
Robert Knoux
Leonice Bailey
Blevins High
Southern State College
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Blackland Federation
Band Parents Association
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