Fawn death, TV news, and Arkansas tax notes mix in daily digest
Our Daily Bread column reports a fawn died after dehydration during emergency treatment following entanglement in a fence on a Willigville farm. The piece contrasts wildlife, farming, and park policies while analyzing TV news dynamics and Arkansas tax assessments. It also notes two inmates escaping from Rison Farm, Ark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. H. Washturn
Aubrey ‘Goodwin
Willigville
Herbert Rogers
Ig Pontitie
Develob
O.K
Crank Fears Republican Influence in Runoff
Arkansas State Rep. Marlon Crank of Foreman says he faces opposition from Republicans and Jim Johnson in the Democratic gubernatorial runoff. He claims GOP forces aim to influence 100,000 votes and warns a vote for Johnson’s wife Virginia Johnson would be a vote for Rockefeller. Crank defends past desegregation votes and says no immediate tax increases or service cuts are planned.
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Little Rock
Marlon Crank
Foreman
Jim Johnson
Johnson
Crank
Winthrop Rockefeller
Virginia Johnson
Rockefeller
Associated Press
Ted Roswell
U.S. Senate
Clarence Frost
GOP Platform Pledges to Seek Peace and Fight Crime
The Republican platform calls for peace talks in Vietnam without surrender and a broad anti crime and social reform agenda. Sen. Everett Dirksen, chairing the platform committee, expects no floor fight as a Vietnam proviso is debated, with Nixon supporters praising the document as a strong leadership blueprint. The 33 page manifesto includes social programs, avoids major tax changes, and asserts a firm negotiating position while criticizing the Johnson administration for perceived failures in Vietnam policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Gulick
Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fla
Vietnam
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Richard M. Nixon
America
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Ronald Reagan
Platform
Jacob K
Javits
Rockefeller
Ter Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
U.S
GOP
Johnson
Three U S pilots freed believe more follow
Three U S pilots Maj James F Low Maj Fred N Thompson and Capt Joe Carpenter released from seven months in North Vietnam arrived home to families in New York and near Washington. They spoke briefly urging hope for further releases while undergoing medical checks at Andrews Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
James F. Low
Sausalito
Cali
Fred N. Thompson
Taylor
Joe v. Carpenter
Victorville
Calif
Air Force
Low
Northemeater
Andrews Air Force Base
New York
New Yorke
Airrline
Bangkok
Hanoi
Carpenter
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Qis
National
Johnson Administration
U.S. Steel Corp
Harvard
Wisconsin
Bratislava
Pope Paul
Leruel
Jordan
Rifeman Arrested at Miami Beach Amid Convention Tension
In Miami Beach a 29 year old man James Chad Anderson of Kanab Utah was arrested on vagrancy charges after authorities found a 22 caliber rifle shipped to his hotel room housing two Republican National Convention delegations. Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt and federal agents joined the investigation with FBI and Secret Service involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Nevada
Dade County
James Chad Anderson
Kanab
Utah
Paul Laxalt
Anderson
Taxzalt
Janes Vermilye
FBI
Secret Service
LBJ Tries to Roll Back Steel Prices
President Johnson seeks to curb steel price increases by pressuring US Steel to hold its ground and deter wider hikes. Aides say a broad rise can be avoided if US Steel stays aloof from increases by Bethlehem and Republic, with top producers posting selective rises of 4 to 7 percent.
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LBJ
Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Johnson
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S
Bethlechem
Republic
Federal Trade Commission
Philip Hart
D-Mich
Rockefeller Train Stops in Hope for Arkansas Rally
Governor Rockefeller's Victory Special campaign train will stop in Hope at 2 20 p m August 24 on its way to Winthrop for the rally to kick off reelection. The statewide route includes Corning Walnut Ridge Newport Bald Knob Little Rock Benton Malvern Arkadelphia Gordon Prescott Hope Texarkana with arrivals at Winthrop at 4 45 p m. The train carries Mrs Rockefeller Lieutenant Governor and Mrs Britt Congressman and Mrs Hammerschmidt and about a thousand aboard at Winthrop plus supporters arriving by car plane and chartered bus. Tickets remain via Nea Sox Johnson Little Rock with details for joining chartered buses.
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Rockefeller
Hope
Winthrop
Arkansas
Corning
Walnut Ridge
Newport
Bald Knob
Little Rock
Benton
Malvern
Arkadelphia
Gordon
Prescott
Texarkana
Britt
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Wingop
Chet Tauck
Tum
Sam
Abner
Nea Sox Johnson
P. O
Nixon Group Goting After Holdouts
The GOP opened its 29th national convention with Richard Nixon pressing for a first ballot win as Rockefeller and Reagan seek to extend balloting. Nixon led the count with about 550, Reagan around 250, Rockefeller 350. 144 uncommitted delegates and 232 for favorite sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Barry
Ohio Delegaton
James A. Rhodes
Rockefeller
Nixon
Reagan
Alabama
Rocky Mountain
Rhode Island
New York
Massachusetts
John A. Volpe
Nixon Group All Around Town Highlights and Local News
Notes from Hope Arkansas including a diploma recipient from the National Radio Institute and election notes for August runoff. Local highway projects in Clark and Nevada counties include erosion control work from Boughton Road to Highway 26. Also covered are visits to HemisFair 68, a police academy graduation, LSU degree recipients, and a large alligator at the Little Rock Zoo with archival notes on Big Arkie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas Highway Commission
Clark
Nevada
Boughton Road
Prescott
Arkadelphia
The
Arkansas Gazette
Larry Gordon
Big Arkie
Big Arkle
Yellow Creek
Little Rock
Republican convention opens amid Nixon holdout focus
At the Republican National Convention delegates focus on securing enough votes for Nixon to reach the 667 needed for the presidential nomination amid tension over trivial issues. The platform calls for peace negotiations without surrender in Vietnam and tougher crime measures at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Niton
Vietnam
Nixon
Associated Press
U S Approves Projects in Arkansas
The federal government approves two Arkansas projects per Welfare Director Len Blaylock. One funds legal services for the poor across 73 counties, excluding Pulaski and Jackson. The other trains unskilled and deprived residents, selecting trainees from 14 counties including Conway, Dallas, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Howard, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Lonoke, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Pulaski, and Saline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Len Blaylock
Conway
Dallas
Faulkner
Garland
Grant
Howard
Hot Spring
Jefferson
Lonoke
Montgomery
Perry
Pike
Pulaski
Saline
Jackson
Viet Cong attacked general. U.S. infantry tally heavy
U.S. troops in Vietnam report 41 Viet Cong killed and 19 weapons captured after a two day fight 24 miles southwest of Saigon. Brig. Gen. Franklin M. Davis Jr. was wounded and his son Stephen Davis was killed in 1967. Two Americans died and 13 wounded in the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Franklin M. Davis Jr
199Th Light Infantry
Davis
Waltham
Mass
Vietnam
Stephen Davis
U.S& 6Th
Passenger Trains Collide in Florida
In Winter Haven Florida two sections of the Seaboard Coast Line Silver Meteor collided on a curve injuring at least 50 riders. Four diesel engines and nine passenger cars derailed as rescuers pried injured passengers free with crowbars and torches near Winter Haven easterly of Tampa.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Seaboard Coast Line
Ed Lockewood
Sheriffs Office
Florida
Tampa
Arkansas Weather Forecast Warm and Humid
Fair weather continues across Arkansas through Tuesday with warm and humid days and mild nights. Temperature reports since this morning show limited gains, with Harriman noting the only rise in readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Tod. Ay
Harriman
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Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Chattanooga
State Assessment Coordination Division
Rison Farm
Ark
Wilbur McCullough
Charles Shyler
McCullough
Mississippi County
Shuler
Sebastianee
Mia Benéfi
North Graham Street
Michael Rouse
Alvin Garland
Howard Milam
Rifeman
Nixon Group
Star
Bill Clements Sr
Rt. 4
Hope, Ark
Natonal Radio Institute of
Washington, D.C
Art Fincher
Ford Motor Co
HemisFair ‘68
San Antonio
Texas
Fincher
Steve Shelton
Paul Gentry
Roy J. Martin
Hope Police Department
Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy
Hope Water and Light Plant
Police Department
Orewe McDowell
Louisiana State University
Phillip W. McLarty
James McLarty
AP News Digest
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