College education becomes harder to secure for rising applicants
Parents face tougher entry rules as college capacity stagnates. The piece notes rising student numbers, intensified requirements, and the need for early planning and investment to secure a future in higher education. The editorial profile from Winter Haven stresses parental involvement and financial planning amid growing scholastic competition.
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Arents
Platte
Winter Haven
Fla
Daily News
Vietnam Seeks 24 Hour Truce In Buddha's Birth Day
South Vietnam proposed a 24 hour cease fire for May 23 with U S concurrence and discussions on a longer truce. Talks to be held between representatives in the demilitarized zone at Ben Hai Bridge. Escalating DMZ fighting prompted evacuations of six nurses from Hue and plans to move about 50 more civilians. North Vietnam reportedly has about 35 000 soldiers nearby and there is fear of a direct Red invasion across the DMZ. Premier Ky protested the police post attack and Thieu warned of invasion or bombing Hanoi.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
United States
Ben Hai Bridge
U.S
Hue
U. S
Dmz
Quang Tri City
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Hanoi
Violence Flares as Israel Syria clash rocks border farms
Jerusalem reports Israeli air forces shot down six Syrian MIG-1s in three dogfights with no Israeli planes lost. One Israeli ground casualty and one wounded in tank artillery fighting. Syria claims five Israeli planes down and at least twenty Israelis killed. four Syrian planes also reported down. Israel seeks UN action while Syria denies aggression and claims to have repelled Israeli attacks.
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Jerusalem
Middle East
Israel
United Nations
Security Council
Syria
Une
Michael Comay
George Ignatieff
Comay
Damascus
Jordan
Lebanon
Iraq
Demilitarized Zone
Teamsters Mediation Push Under Round-The-Clock Talks
Federal mediators pressed for near continuous talks between the Teamsters and trucking industry to reach a national contract. Progress noted in all night sessions ending at 4:30 a.m. with more talks set for 1 p.m. The industry raised wage offers to 44 cents, while the union held firm at 56 cents plus fringe benefits and better conditions. The contract for 450,000 workers expired last Friday and a possible lockout looms against large firms.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
Teamsters Union
Trucking
Trucking Employers Inc
Teamsters
William E. Simkin
Simkin
W. Willard Wirts
Cookie Girls Bring to Mind Girl Scout Yearly Project
Mary Anita Laster profiles the Conifer Council Girl Scouts and their cookie sale funds. Troops keep five cents of each box for day camp gear, AV education, and debt reduction on the Texarkana council HQ. Camps near Texarkana, Queen City, and Mena offer uniforms, cabins, and sessions funded by cookie proceeds.
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Conifer Council
Texarkana
Vietnam
Melody Cove
Lake Texarkana
Highway 59
Queen City
Carlton Kemp
Camp High Point
Mena
Blue Bird Hollow
Echo Pines
Annual FFA Rodeo hinges on nine behind the scenes committees
The article outlines preparations for the annual FFA Rodeo set for April 14 end 35 with nine committees handling tasks from parade organization headed by Joe Booker Mike Voss and Jerry Don Still to junior rodeo queen contest led by Mike Voss Jack Dougan Larry East Howard Stroud and David Byers. Publicity contest entries and arena setup are assigned to named leaders including Dwayne Arrington Kenneth Willis Tim Ross Larry East and others with refreshments crew and cleanup chiefs named.
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FFA
Joe Booker
Mike Voss
Jerry Don Still
Jack Dougan
Larry East
Howard Stroud
David Byers
Dwayne Arrington
Kenneth Willis
Tim Ross
Richard Jackson
Ronnie McCorkle
Carroll Beck
Larry Moses
Alan Parieh
W. D. Bailey
Thomas Walker
Tommy Sumner
Benton Fincher
Danny Griffis
James Cox
Ricky McKamle
Larry Scott
Gary McRoy
Walther Case Under Study
A Feb 24 lawsuit to oust Glenn F. Walther from the Public Service Commission was taken under advisement by Chancellor Murray D eel. David C. McDonald of Stuttgart filed the suit. Walther was appointed Feb 9 by the Arkansas Senate, which had reelected two of Gov. Rockefeller’s nominations to the post.
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Little Rock
Glenn F. Walther
Public Service Commission
Murray Deel
David C. McDonald
Stuttgart
Walther
Arekansas Senate
Winthrop Rockefeller
Forrest City to vote on mosquito control charge
In Forrest City Arkansas voters will decide on April 18 whether to add a $1 charge to the city sanitation bill to fund a mosquito control program for a six month period.
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Forrest City
Ark
Europe Wants a Visit by Johnson
AP News Analyst James Marlow reports that President Johnson hesitated to visit Europe, fearing a delicate alliance strain amid Vietnam tensions. Vice President Humphrey led a cautious goodwill tour March 26, facing jeers, egg-throwing protests in Holland, and a bomb plot arrests in West Berlin targeting him.
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James Marlow
Washington
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Europe
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
White House
U.S
Vietnam
Holland
Florence
West Berlin
Humephrey
Talay
Old Town Washington Arkansas Named Most Historical Place
Arkansas Publicity and Parks Commission outlines Washington as the state many claim as oldest incorporated town. The piece covers its origins along the Chihuahua Trail, historic tavern gatherings with Davy Crockett and Sam Houston, the 1863 Confederate capital move, and preservation efforts by the Washington Restoration Foundation drawing thousands of visitors yearly. It notes landmarks like the James Blacksmith shop and the Gar land and Black-Catts houses, plus the railroad bypass in 1873 and Hempstead county seat move to Hope in 1940.
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Lou Oberste
Arkansas Publicity and Parks Commission
Washington
Arkansas
Hope
Ebenezer Camp
Mexico
Hempstead
Missouri
Stephen F. Austin
Texas
Chihuahua
Davy Crockett
Col
James Bowie
Sam Houston
Houston
Court House
Frederick Steele
Little Rock
Flanagin
The
State Commemorative Commission
Old Washington
James Black
Garland
Black-Catts
Hempstead County
Pioneer Washington Restoration Foundation
Mao Forces Still Can't Grasp Victory
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports after eight months of fierce struggle the Mao Tse-tung faction remains short of full victory in Red China. If it fails, hunger and internal violence loom, with economic disaster and international complications. Lin Piao’s faction has pressed for power, but the central committee’s rules of the Cultural Revolution constrain further actions, even as teen Red Guards and Revolutionary Rebels are used to target Liu Shao-chi and his allies.
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William L. Ryan
Mao Tse Tung
Red China
Lin Piao
Mao
LineMao
Rec
Liu Shao-chi
Teng Hsiao-ping
Communist Party
Tao Chu
Maolin
Maorin
Central Committee
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