U S leaders split over raids near Chinese border
Amid reports of air raids within ten miles of the Red Chinese border, Eisenhower and Dirksen defend targets as legitimate while Mansfield and Cooper urge de escalation. Critics warn of near border actions risking wider war with China. public comment follows hospital stay as president weighs war conduct.
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Europe
Dirksen
White House
U.S
Mike Mansfield
Charles H. Percy
Mlinots
Joh Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
China
Mansfield
Cooper
Percy
Johnson
Contention over Vietnam policy and disengagement
In the News debate Senator Dirksen opposed aggressive bombing of North Vietnam, challenging Morton's call for honorable disengagement. Morton argued a Nixon program might win in 1968, but Dirksen warned against abandoning South Vietnam and ceding Asia to China, questioning public support.
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Thruston B. Morton
R-Ky
GOP
North
Morton
Hanoi
Vietnam
Dirksen
Baez Praises DAR Publicity At Monument Concert
Singer Joan Baez thanked the Daughters of the American Revolution for publicity after entertaining about 30 000 people free on the Washington Monument grounds. She sang antiwar songs once banned at Constitution Hall as Park Police reported the crowd much larger than hall capacity.
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Decendants of Bounty Still Have Way
New York AP reports Pitcairn Island descendants of Fletcher Christian live tax free with no crime or alcohol. The isolated colony of 150 on two square miles lacks many modern burdens and faces cultural tension as the Civil Rights era echoes in a Baez concert dispute.
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Pitcairn Island
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Fitecatrn
South Pacific
Pitcairn
Thomas Colman Christian
Chrisstian
Christian
Australia
New Zealand
From Modern To Medieval Viet Cong Weapons Range Report
A photo essay contrasts Viet Cong weapons with U S Army hardware. It notes the B-50 could pierce 11 inches of armor and shows an Iron spike booby trap amid 1967 context, plus a Pitcairn island profile and Seventh Day Adventist society. It also covers Merck Sharp & Dohme research on interferon to prevent viral infection and potential cancer applications led by Dr Maurice R Hilleman.
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4Th Infantry Division
Vietnam
Washington
Merck Sharp & Dome
Merck
Maurice R. Hilleman
National Academy of Sciences
Hilleman
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
United States
Glacier bears kill four students on Glacier National Park trek
Four teenagers on a working vacation in Glacier National Park fought a grizzly with a bonfire and a lone punch, but the bear attacked, killing Michele Koons and Julie Helgeson while injuring Roy Ducat. The group, from Edina Minnesota to Perrysburg Ohio and Arizona, fled, smoke, and firewood only to be stalked by the animal until rangers shot two bears nearby.
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Michele Koons
San Diego
Calif
Michele
Julie Helgeson
Albert Lea
Minn
Roy Ducat
Perrysburg
Ohio
Park Rangers
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Dunn
Miss Koons
Denise Huckle
Sam Manuel
University of Arizona
Ronald A. Noseck
Ray T
Oracle
Ariz
Nosecks
Denatal
University of Louisville
Trout Lake
Ray Noseck
Squirt
Turmoil in Red China Is Reported
Taiwan based Kuomintang official Chen Chiang-chung reports widespread unrest across the Chinese mainland. He cites mass anti communist sentiment, cadres turning against Mao, and hopes for Chiang Kai-shek’s return. Wuhan’s central steel complex halted production and over 2,000 mining projects stopped, causing losses to the regime.
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Formosa
China
Communist Political Party
Mao
Chiang
Chen
Wuhan
Hua Chung
Special speaker Rev Jerry Kidd at Unity Baptist Church
The Rev Jerry Kidd, son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Kidd of Hope, will speak Wednesday night. A 1957 Hope High graduate, he attended Southern State and Central Baptist College Conway. He is elected interstate missionary for the North American Baptist Association and will preach at Fort Walton Beach Florida. He previously pastored Eastside Baptist Church Springhill Louisiana for four years and is married to Sue Hudson of Magnolia.
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Jerry Kidd
Cecil Kidd
Hope
Hope High
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Central Baptist College
Conway
North American Baptist Association
Will Baptist Church
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Eastside Baptist Church
Springhill
Sue Hudson
Magnolia
Testimony in Detroit Riot Killings in Algiers Motel Case
In Detroit, trooper John M. Fonger and three Black youths testified that men in blue uniforms forced people against a wall at a midtown motel where three youths were found slain during last month’s riot. Witnesses linked Patrolman Ronald August and Patrolman Robert Paille to the motel incident as the case moves through preliminary examination. A separate arraignment charged Michael Lewis, 22, with three counts of rioting and inciting crowds, each carrying up to five years, tied to riots after a police raid on July 23.
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Michigan State Police
John M. Fonger
Ronald August
Aubrey Pollard
Robert Paille
Fred Temple
Carl Cooper
Fonger
Houghton
Algiers
Michael Clark
Paille
August
Clark
Youth Drowns After Falling Into Arkansas River
Christine Biggles 12 of Moffett Oklahoma fell into the Arkansas River from a rock pier in For SMITH Arkansas Monday and apparently drowned as authorities searched the water for the body.
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Ark
Christine Biggles
Moffett
Okla
Arkansas River
Earl Bruce Jr Killed in Laos While On Civilian Mission
Earl Bruce Jr 21 son of Mrs Jessie Bruce and the late Earl Bruce of Hope was killed late last week in Laos near Vietnam while serving as a helicopter mechanic on a civilian mission. Survived by grandparents Mr and Mrs J R Page of Dallas. Body to be sent to Hope for burial with Herndon Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Jessie Bruce
Hope
Earl Bruce
Laos
Vietnan
J.R. Page
Dallas
Herndon
Weather station report for Arkansas and Louisiana
Weather Experiment Station reports a 24 hour period ending Tuesday 7 a.m. noting Arkansas partly cloudy to cloudy with a warmer trend into Wednesday and temperatures mainly in the 60s to low 80s. Louisiana forecasts partly cloudy through Wednesday with widely scattered thundershowers in the south, warmer tonight with lows 68 to 76 and highs reaching the 90s.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Cotton crop blooms more heavily in Arkansas and Kansas
Arkansas and Kansas cotton crops show slowed vegetative growth and increasing blossoms as rains disrupt spraying schedules. Bollworms and boll weevils are high this year and many farmers are applying poisons regularly. despite frequent rains, fields remain relatively clean and chemicals control weeds and grasses well.
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Little Rock
Arkkansas
Agriculture Department
Eugene J. Melnnes
USDA
Consumer and Marketing Service
McInnes
Trail legend credits Black Beaver for Indian pathfinding
The Cinsholm Trail myth links Black Beaver Delaware Indian Army scout to guiding troops from Ft. Cobb to Ft. Leavenworth in 1861. His route reportedly inspired Jesse Chisholm six years later, whose wagon tracks then fed cattle drives from Texas to Kansas railroads.
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Id West
Anadarko
Okla
Black Beaver
Ft. Cobb
Indian Territory
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Jesse Chisholm
Chisholm
Texas
Kansas
August 15 1967 Arkansas Forecast Pleasant Skies
Fair skies and warmer temperatures marked Monday in Arkansas with a continued warming trend forecast. Lows ranged from 50 to 66 degrees at ports and El Dorado, while a high pressure system moves eastward and brings southerly winds. No precipitation reported, but scattered thundershowers possible Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Portsland
el Dorado
Paying Victims of Crime Compensation Debate Grows
The piece discusses plans to compensate crime victims, tracing sentiment in the US and abroad. It notes benefits like covering medical and living costs and critiques such as fairness, consistency, and who pays. A Gallup poll showed 60 percent support, with early programs in place and ongoing debates ahead.
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New Zealand
England
Jess
Gallup
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