New Hampshire Publisher Praises Courageous Editorial
William Loeb, president of the Manchester Union Leader, lauds a bold editorial on home rule and press freedom. He cites rising circulation since 1946, notes the paper charges ten cents daily and seventy cents weekly, and recalls past warnings on Castro and NAACP debates, plus a Vermont paper with smaller circulation.
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Ditor the Star
Washington, D.C
Fidel Castro
Castro
Healey
New Orleans Picayune
Newspaper Editors Association
John
Mary Smith
State Department
William Loeb
Manchester Union
Technical School Head Speaks to Prescott Nurses Group
J W Rowe director of Red River Vocational Technical School will address the Prescott District Nurses Meeting in Hempstead Memorial Dining Room on Tuesday night August 2 at 7 30. He outlines aims and advantages of the new facility as the school plans to open September 26 offering office practices forestry welding machine shop diesel mechanics heavy equipment operation and practical nursing.
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J. W. Rowe
Red River Vocational Technical School
Prescott
Hempstead Memorial
Rowe
B. F. Rice
Union Reject Blocks Air Strike
NEW YORK AP The machinists vote against the tentative settlement halting five airlines strikes. Grounded travelers face cancellations and losses as airlines and resort areas suffer. TWA and Eastern alert workers amid unresolved backlog and continued disruption for thousands of passengers and furloughed staff.
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New York
Johnson
AFL Cio International Association of Machinists
Airlnes
Frank Henry
Greater Miami Hotel Association
Lew Price
Miami Metro News Bureau
Trans World
United
Eastern
National
Northwest Airlines
TWA
Europe
Eastern Air Lines
Two Win King Cotton Tourney in Blytheville Golf Playoff
Junie Dowell of Walnut Ridge and George Puryear of Jonesboro won the King Cotton Four-Ball golf tourney in Blytheville after a sudden death playoff over John Simmons of Marshall Missouri and Richard Poe of Bella Missouri. The teams were tied at 202 after regular play.
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Blytheville, Ark
Junie Dowell
Walnut Ridge
George Puryear
Jonesboro
John Simmons
Marshall
Richard Poe
Bella
Prescott Marine Ends Training Ends Training
SAN DIEGO Calif Marine Private John ny A Shope son of Mr and Mrs Clarence A Shope of 312 E Fourth St Prescott Ark was graduated from Marine reserve training at the Marine Corp Recruit Depot here He will undergo four weeks of individual combat training and four weeks of basic specialist training in his military occupational field before being assigned to a permanent unit.
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San Diego
Calif
Phtnc
Johnny A. Shope
Clarence A. Shope
Fourth St
Prescott
Ark
Marine Corp
Truman’s Ailment Colitis Affects Former President
Former President Harry S. Truman, age 82, is weakened by a severe bout of colitis but progressing satisfactorily, with tests deferred until he gains strength. Dr. Wallace H. Graham notes no cause for alarm as Truman rests at the hospital after admission on Saturday while Mrs. Truman visits. In Washington, Dwight D. Eisenhower remains under observation at Walter Reed for arthritis as he nears continued checkups. President and Mrs. Johnson sent a bouquet of gold mums and red roses to Truman on Saturday.
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Kansas City, Mo
Harry S. Truman
Wallace H. Graham
Truman
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Johnson
Youth Activities Week at First Methodist Church
The youth week runs Sunday July 31 to Thursday August 4 with the theme Why Bother with God. Rev Jerry Westmoreland of Prescott will be the guest speaker and students from seventh grade up are invited.
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The
First Methodist Church
Jerry Westmoreland
Prescott
Hempstead Eligible for Drouth Aid
The secretary of Agriculture designated Crawford, Franklin, Hempstead, Newton and Scott counties as drouth disaster areas. Eligible farmers may hay or graze lands in conservation reserve programs. Downward adjustments will be made in payments to lessees if these lands are harvested or grazed.
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Tne
Arms Cache Near Saigon Wiped Out
U S bombers hit a Viet Cong base camp near Saigon as ground troops of the 25th Division swept in and uncovered a large cache of arms and ammunition including rounds, mines, booby traps, and submachine guns. Two U S helicopters were damaged but repaired. a Starfighter was shot down north of Hanoi with the pilot missing. Surface fighting in South Vietnam was light overall with heavier clashes in the central highlands.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. 25Th Division
U.S
Hanoi
U.S. Air Force
25Th Division
Rioting Roils Chicago in March Open City Housing Protest
In Chicago a clash between more than 8,000 white protestors and civil rights demonstrators left 60 injured, including three policemen and a horse, as cars were burned and jars overturned in Marquette Park. Dr. King organized the action, while police and fire crews faced rocks and bottles amid ongoing tensions in the South Side neighborhood.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
Dr. King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
King
Marquette Park
James C. Henry
West Ave
California
Henry
Henrys
A Dreadful Thought From Boyle Million Adults Study Guitar
HAL Boyle surveys curious trends and oddities in 1900 era mailbag fodder. Adults enroll in evening guitar courses pushing a $150 million industry while California dominates food output and a mix of playful facts about beekeeping, dieting, animals on payrolls, historic election costs, and quirks about presidents and famous quotes.
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Boyle
Hal Boyle
New York
California
America
Hollywood
Abraham Lincoln
Publicity Hurdles Fair Trial for Speck Case
Washington reports note a rising fear that heavy media attention may prejudice Richard Speck’s Chicago murder trial. Judges and lawyers cite Supreme Court precedents on pretrial publicity, while officials defend openness, sparking debate over rights to fair process amid publicity.
Michigan Senate primary pits Williams against Cavanagh
Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh challenges former Gov. G. Mennen Williams in a high stakes Democratic U.S. Senate primary. The race tests party unity amid Viet Nam war sentiment and features a late courtroom bid to halt distributing campaign circulars alleging bias in Detroit contests.
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Dick Barnes
Detroit
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Jerome Cavanagh
U.S. Senate
Viet Nam
Senate
Williams
Cavanagh
Wiligins
1St
Afl-Cio Committee On Political Education
Circ Ealairs
Jeremy Cavanagh
Janet Auschineless
Newport
John
John F. Kennedy Jr
Washington
Holt Lashes Out Against Johnson in Arkansas Runoff
In Little Rock Frank Holt attacked Jim Johnson from the campaign trail after adopting new tactics for the August gubernatorial runoff. Holt accused his rival of mudslinging and appealed to Arkansans to back a unifying plan, while AFL-CIO endorsement signaled labor support amid a heated race.
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Little Rock
Frank Holt
Jim Johnson
Holt
Arkansans
Hall
Arkansas
Hott
Brooks Hays
Dale Alford
Committee On Political Education
Arkansas ‘State Afl-Cio
Johnson
J. Bill Becker
Afl-Cio
Becker
Social Securiy
Teacher Dies in Hempstead Car Crash
Mary Bryant a 60 year old Houston schools teacher was killed in a two car crash on State Highway 27 between Nashsville and Murfreesboro in Hempstead County. The collision occurred as L C May of Nashville attempted to pass another car on a warning line. Trooper Leon Stokes investigated and said May is held on an open charge. Earlier, a separate two car collision near the airport on State Highway 4 interrupted a planned fishing trip to Narrows Lake. A pickup with a camper and boat trailer collided with a 1956 Rambler driven by Charles L Ross of Hope. Ross will be charged with driving while intoxicated.
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Mary Bryant
Houston
Texas
Nashsville
Murfreesboro
Hempstead
May
Stokes
Narrows Lake
William BE
Davis
Cotton Valley
Charles L. Ross
Hope
Ross
Baseball Tourney Opens Today at Hope's Legion Park
District play for the Little League State baseball title begins this evening in Legion Park at Hope's Fair Park, chosen for its superior lights. Three games start at 5 p.m. tonight, with three more at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Tonight’s matchups include Junkins Lumber Days versus De Queen Lions, College Hill against Nashville PCA at 6:45, and Callins and Williams versus Horatio Lions at 8:30.
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Legion Park
Hope’s Fair Park
Junkins Lumber
de- Queen Lions
College Hill
Nashville
PCA
Callins & Williams
Horatio Lions
Congress moves after machinists reject airline contract
AP News Digest reports Congress preparing action following machinists defying President Johnson by rejecting the airline labor agreement. The strike settlement collapse heightens traveler frustration as the industry faces renewed bargaining and flight delays.
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Escobedo
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AP News Digest
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