Reader letter on silver coinage and film review
A reader from Hot Springs, Ark praises editorials on inflation and silver, cites Kennedy half dollars and clad coins, and notes silver's role in photography. The column closes with a film review of The War Wagon at Jack's Saenger theater, highlighting John Wayne and Kirk Douglas and a Gatling Gun turret.
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Jack Braunagel
Hot Springs
Ark
Braunagel
Jay DB. Bee Amusement Co
Hope
Saenger Theater
Dixie Drive-In
Hope Rotary Club
Kennedy
Jack
Wall Street Journal
Saenger
John Wayne
Kirk Douglas
Former G and F Official Dies in Camden Ark
Jess Allbritton longtime member of the state Game and Fish Commission died in Camden Arkansas late Saturday at age 65. He served on the commission for 37 years before retiring.
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Camden, Ark
Jess Allbritton
State Game and Fish Commission
Allbritton
Officials Talk Inflation in Move to Get Proposed Income Tax Increase
Washington AP report notes inflation fears used to press for a proposed income tax hike as officials discuss adjusting policy amid Vietnam War debates. Fulbright condemns new raids as dangerous and stupid while Stennis defends broader bombing as pressure tactics ahead of foreign aid Senate debate.
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Washington
U.S
China
J. W. Fulbright, DeArk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
John Stennis
D-Miss
North Vietnam
Senate
Johnson
Vietnam
Fulbright Says On Page 2
President Johnson's top fiscal spokesmen defend a 10 percent income tax surcharge arguing it shields purchasing power from inflation. Fowler Schultze and Ackley face a Congress divided, testing the plan's political viability as officials frame the proposal.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington
Johnson
Ohnson
Congress
Grimly
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Charles L. Schultze
Son of Local Woman Injured in Tyler Motorcycle Crash
Louis Shelton, son of Mrs. Fred Lee of Hope, was critically injured Saturday night in a motorcycle accident at Tyler Texas. He suffered a severe head injury requiring brain surgery and was described as very critical. He formerly lived here.
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Louis Shelton
Fred Lee
Hope
Tyler
Texas
Bears Kill Two Girls in Montana Park in Lightning Link
Glacier National Park officials link two grizzly bear attacks to a weekend lightning surge. Two 19 year old women, Julie Helgeson of Minnesota and Michele Koons of California, were killed while sleeping in camp. A bystander, Roy Ducat of Ohio, was seriously injured.
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West Glacier
Mont
Glacier National Park
Montana
Canada
Julie Helgeson
Albert Lea
Minn
Michele Koons
San Diego
Calif
Roy Ducat
Perrysburg
Ohio
Miss Helgeson
Park
Keith Neilson
Neilson
George Romney
Vean Andrews
New Orleans
George T. Miller
Houston, Tex
Leonard Boyce
Club Talks of Situation in Vietnam at Rotary Luncheon
At the Hope Rotary Club luncheon in Town and Country on August 11, a simulated Presidential Cabinet meeting discussed Vietnam. Chairman Bob Willhite led a session where guests Weblaster Ml and Bob Moers reinforced calls to end the war or pursue a unified win. Local attendees included Clyde Fouse, Aubrey Budd, James R. Davis, Warren K. Martin, and W. Watkins among others.
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Vietnam
Hope Rotary Club
Withrogram
Bob Willhite
Webblaseter
Bob Moers
Negro Held for Shooting Woman Here
City police arrested Willie Taylor Jr on a charge of assault with intent to kill and with a deadly weapon after he allegedly shot through a door at a Negro residence striking Rosie May Witherspoon in the groin. She was hospitalized and listed as not critical.
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Willie Taylor Jr
Alvin Willis
Taylor
Rosie May Witherspoon
Warming Trend Due in Arkansas
Arkansas will see a slow warming trend as a high pressure center shifts east. Southerly winds will raise moisture and scatter showers are likely in Northwest Arkansas tonight with about a 20 percent chance Tuesday afternoon.
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ATM Bee Press
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Northwest
Arkansan in on Bombings
Glynn Brown 26 of Little Rock piloted a Navy jet in raids on North Vietnam targeting storage areas at Xuan Son and Khe Sat. He reported watching bombs hit the target area and said anything down there should be destroyed or heavily damaged.
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Saigon
Glynn Brown
Little Rock
Ark
Navy
Xuan Son
Khe Sat
North Vietnam
Brown
Wreck Is Fatal Near Prescott
Three traffic accidents in Arkansas over the weekend killed Jessie Hughes 19 of Fayetteville James Edward Waldrum 82 of Harmony Hill Clark County and Miller A Green 48 of Gordon Clark County One other driver Wilma Lopez 21 of DePauw Ind and two passengers were injured seriously In Fayetteville Hughes death followed a skid involving Tysrone Vinson 21 Also in the crash sequence Waldrum died when his northbound pickup was struck near Arkan delphia Green died after his vehicle veered on Arkansas 24 near Prescott The incidents were investigated by state troopers C W Ferguson and Bob Cockman.
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Associated Press
Arkanesas
Jessie Hughes
Fayetteville
James Edward Waldrum
Harmony Hill
Clark County
Miller A. Green
Gordon
Hughes
Tys Rone G. Vinson
Jerry Mason
Elkins
Washington County
Kenneth Casesbolt
Bernard Strickland
University of Arkansas
Waldrum
Wilma Lopez
DePauw
Ind
U.S. 67
Arkandelphia
C. W. Ferguson
Lopez
Darlene Satterfield
Green
Arkansas
Prescott
William H. Todd
Camden
Bob Cockman
Todd
Negroes Shoot Into White Crowd in Hammond
In Hammond Louisiana a group of Negroes demanding beer fired into a white crowd wounding five. State police and Tangipahoa Parish deputies raided Negro bars near Covington and arrested 12 men and women. Authorities linked some jailed to the Bogalusa civil rights march while leader A Z Young denied involvement. Wounded were hospitalized. parFair tests were conducted on arrestees. Sixty five state troopers were involved in the response.
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Bill Neikirk Hammond
Coveington
Thomas D. Burbank
Baton Rouge
Tom Sanders
Tanginahoa Parish
A. Z. Young
Hammond
Col. Ray Heard
State Crime Laboratory
Hope High School Book Store Sets Opening Date
Hope High School Book Store will open Tuesday August 22 at 8 30 a m in the Administration Building old Post Office downtown Students of Hope and Yerger High Schools will pick up their schedules in the lobby of the building In the past 24 hours police report arresting two for license violations two for assault with deadly weapons and one driving while intoxicated Chief Alvin Willis reports the accident toll this year stands at 195 with 41 injured Shipley Studio to photograph students for the annual all state game coverage notes Stan Parris scored both West touchdowns in the Little Rock all star game and Whitfield Masonic Lodge No 239 holds its regular meeting Tuesday night at 7 30
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Hope High School
Hope and Yerger High Schools
Alvin Willis
Hope
Stan Parris
Little Rock
Vietnam and U.S. pilots face mounting strikes and tensions
U S pilots report heavy damage to rolling stock along four key railroad lines and the closest strike yet to Red China's border. American bombing near Red China appears likely to intensify congressional debate as Vietnams Buddhists protest the regime. Federal officials assess city capacities for medical emergencies amid riots while North Korea, Yugoslavia, and Vatican actions shape Middle East and church diplomacy news.
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U.S
Red China
Congress
South Vietnam
Weather Is Hurting the Cotton Crop
Cool wet weather delays Arkansas cotton harvest and boosts vegetative growth. Experts warn yields may drop further if conditions persist. Soybean yield and rice remain largely unaffected while showers reduce hay quality and hinder hay harvest.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Planes Hit Closer to China Border
U S war planes hit targets 10 miles from the Chinese border near Lang Son and northwest of Haiphong, striking a bypass railroad bridge and rail sidings. No planes reported lost. Saturday raids saw an RF4C and an F105 shot down with crews listed missing. US 101st Airborne rained fire on Viet Cong near Tam Ky, 35 enemy dead and 18 weapons captured. Vietnamese rangers said 156 enemy killed west of Tam Ky with 45 weapons seized.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Red China
China
North Vietnam
Red Chins
Hanoi
Constellation
Tonkin Gulf
Lang Son
Haiphong
Navy
U.S. Command
North
Vietnam
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Tam Ky
Ted
Busy Sunday for Navy Reserve Officer at JFK and Manhattan
Patrols man Robert Turner a boatswain's mate 2nd class in the Navy Reserve rose early Sunday to catch a flight in Florida for two weeks annual duty. At Kennedy Airport a seller said he could not approve a special serviceman form and Turner learned forms were available only at the 3rd Naval District Manhattan or a naval station in Brooklyn. He returned to Manhattan and attempted to obtain the form, with unclear details about the next steps and court appearances referenced in the fragment.
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New York
Robert Turner
Swain
Navy Reserve
Florida
Kennedy
3Rd Naval District
Manhattan
Turner
Brook Mo
Mt Va
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