Tobacco freedom and government overreach in public health debates
A critical view of anti smoking propaganda likens it to Prohibition era tactics. The piece argues personal choice should trump government attempts to regulate habits and notes current Surgeon General recommendations for tighter cigarette advertising and higher non smoker incentives. It contends politicians who push controls often fail to curb their own habits.
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Tobaaco
Surgeon General
Washingtonians
Ethics Sifokigey
Calls Election Board Just a Rubber Stamp
Republican attorney argues Arkansas state Board of Election Commissioners acts as a rubber stamp with wide discretion in appointing county election board members. Case stems from August 1967 meeting where seven vacancies were filled along party lines as Democratic and Republican officeholders clash.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Republican Party
State Board of Election Commissioners
Ronald A. May
Uttle Rock
State Supreme Court
High Court
State Board
Eisenhower Condition Remains Critically Uncertain
President Eisenhower's condition is described as extremely critical after episodes of ventricular irregularity and a pacemaker removal. Walter Reed Army Hospital reports the device failed to control spasms, with doctors noting the threat to survival while the general stays alert and receives family support. The bulletin cites ongoing attempts to halt the heart irregularities, including transvenous pacing, as doctors monitor vital signs and comfort.
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Washington
Dwight
B. Eisenhowser
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Eisenhwer
Gordon
Moore
Col
John
Wee
Hospital Vna
Elacahoteen
Eishehower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Long Island
Maria Glannarts
U.S
Tay
Ninh
da Nang
Pops Paul
Colombia
Litterbugs and Laughter in a Budget World
A humorous roundup by HAL BOYLE notes litterbugs cost the nation half a billion dollars yearly in cleanup and highway debris. The column ribbedly contrasts waste with quirky health, tech terms, and household labor costs, ending with a tease for more on page 4.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Hope Public Schools announces 68-69 assignments
James H. Jones announces pay for administrative and teaching personnel with 1968-69 assignments. List includes inAdministration Building: Jones. Jack Baaty. Dale Franks. Muriel Dickinson. Sue Sullavan. Vander Lloyd. Edna Flaldin. Lynette Anderson. Lucy Coleman. and many teachers and staff across Hope Senior High, Junior High, Brookwood, Garland, Guernsey, with principals Barentine, Bourns, Henry, Brown, McLarty, and other listed staff.
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James H. Jones
Dent of
Hope Public Schools
Jack Baaty
Dale Franks
Muriel Dickinson
Ey H. Stewart
Marietta Stone
Mary Walker
Butt Jones
Margaret Park
Beryl Henry
Billie Whitmarsh
Nellie Clark
Linton Crank
Wanda Eason
Doris Millican
Electa Nelson
Jane D. Baker
Brook Wood
Re R.brown
Princi
Mrauktuby Baker
Bon- Pi Bee
A. J. Caldwell
Joyce Dunn
Louise Fuller
Mary and’ Jones
Margret Medders
Linda Scroggins
Alice Straughter
Royce Weisenberger
Nancy Jones
Garland
Muriel McLarty
June Downs
Betty Graddy
Joe Hargis
Elaine Hargis
Juanita Hart
Verna Jones
Lee Tollett
Virginia Jones
Dorothy Moore
Judith Peters
Arlyne Dunn
Jewel D. Watkins
Guernsey
Laura Bourns
Hope High School Book Store Schedule Announced
The Hope High School Book store will open at 9 00 a m Wednesday August 21 and stay open until 3 30 p m Friday August 30 These are the only days it will operate Changes announced include textbooks for Spanish I II Geometry Math literature and Advanced Math plus counselor notes
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Hope High School
Woman Pays Fine for Vagrancy in Arkansas Case
Debbie Metcalf aged 18 from Asheville North Carolina paid the remaining fine and was released from Pulaski County Jail after a July 29 arrest near Little Rock. She along with William H. Dryar Harry Stewart Dry 23 and Jerrylee McAlister 22 appealed vagrancy convictions to the state Supreme Court, which refused to overturn. Attorney Ted Lamb argued the 1905 vag rancy law was unconstitutional for requiring proof of innocence.
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Little Rock
Debbie Metcalf
Asheville
N.C
State Supreme Court
Suny
Pulaski County
Litstle Rock
Wiliam H. Dryar
Harry Stewart Dry
Jerrylee McAlister
Miss Metcalf
Candidates Clash Over Vietnam Policy At Democratic Convention
McCarthy campaign manager rejects a four plank compromise on Vietnam as platform hearings open in Washington. Humphrey pledges to end the war if elected and seeks unity in a Mississippi civil rights challenge. Credentials committee weighs dozen challenges while McCarthy forces push for a floor fight.
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Sack Bell
Chicago
Eugene J. McCarthy
Credentials Committee
Platform Committee
Washington
Clark Kerr
National Committee For
Vietnam
McCarthy
South Vietnam
Hubert H. Humphrey
Blair Clark
Kerr
Platform
Humphrey
Tam
Southeast Asia
Brotherhood of Railway and
Mississippi
Wage, Hour Division cites Arkansas back pay tally
The Labor Department says Arkansas workers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act were owed 955 485 dollars in back pay for the year ending June 30. Supervisor Bill D Guse reported 500 752 dollars for 3 572 employees unpaid overtime. About 421 390 dollars were due 3 000 workers paid below federal minimums. Some cases delayed by legal rulings, many employers paid voluntarily.
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Little Rock
Labor Department
Arkansas
Bill D. Guse
Guse
Wallace Cancels Trip to State
Wallace the former Alabama governor George Wallace running for president on a third party ticket will not appear in Little Rock Arkansas on Tuesday as scheduled. Jim Johnson of Conway helped place Wallace on the Arkansas general election ballot and expects a rescheduling next month. A Wallace spokesman in Montgomery said no new date has been set and the Little Rock appearance was removed from the calendar without explanation.
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Little Rock
Alabama
George Wallace
Jim Johnson
Conway
Wallace
Arkansas
Montegomery
Ala
Ford Mills to Dedication in DeArk Arkansas
AP reports Rep D Mills and state Education Commissioner A Wy rne will speak at the dedication of the New DeWitt High le in DeArk Arkansas. The event highlights local education milestones with officials from state and national backgrounds attending to mark the occasion.
Forces clash over seating at Democratic National Convention
AP News Digest reports the Humphrey and McCarthy camps clash on seating challenged delegates to the Democratic convention. The Platform Committee weighs harmony as Vietnam risk sparks contention while Nixon campaigns nationally for the GOP.
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Humphrey
McCarthy
Democratic Platform Committee
Richard M. Nixon
Vietnam Plank Threatens Harmony at Democratic Platform
The Democratic Platform Committee opened hearings amid conflict over Vietnam policy. Rep. Hale Boggs urged reconciliation between factions while Sen. McCarthy and Vice President Humphrey clashed on inviting the Viet Cong into a future South Vietnamese coalition government.
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Vietnam
Sterling F. Gree
Washington
Democratic Platform Committee
Sts
Hale Boggs
Louisidna
Hulbert H. Humphrey
U.S
North Vietnam
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
National Liberation Front
Chicago
Rep. Boggs
Louisiana
Humphrey
South Vietnam
Sen. McCarthy
CBS
ABC
Saigon
NYSE President Warns Against Abolishing Stock Trading Fees
Robert W. Haack, president of the New York Stock Exchange, testifies that dropping minimum commissions could wreck today’s securities markets. Prepared remarks for an SEC hearing amid an Justice Department antitrust probe into fee schedules and fee splitting in the securities industry.
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Washington
New York Stock Exchange
Justice Department
Robert W. Haack
Antitrust Division
Millwood Shrine Club to hold ceremony and events
The Millwood Shrine Club plans a 4 p.m. Saturday ceremony at Masonic Hall with the Scimitar Temple Divan performing and a second section at the Far Ceremonial in Little Rock. A 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. broasted chicken dinner and a 7 p.m. Ladies Night at Town and Country follow, with refreshments at Tarpley’s Motel. President Blue Archer urges attendance to meet officers and new members.
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Millwood Shrine Club
Masonic Hall
Scimitar Temple
Little Rock
Tarpley's
Blue” Archer
Battle for Tay Ninh disrupts lull in Vietnam war
AP reports North Vietnamese troops suffered heavy losses as fighting raged around Tay Ninh, with an American armored column moving through the city after dawn battles. US and South Vietnamese forces indicated no resistance within the city, while thousands faced new offensives elsewhere in the Mekong Delta and near Da Nang.
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George Esper
Saigon
North Viele
Tay Ninh
Makong
Delta
da Nang
U.S
Thos
Alles
North Vietnam
Nhan Dan
Dien Bien Phu
UNG
Mekong
Hot humid statewide forecast through Tuesday
The Associated Press reports hot and humid weather with clear to occasionally cloudy skies across Arkansas through Tuesday. A Bermuda–Texas high pressure system drives the pattern. Only Blytheville logged 0.34 inches of rain in the 24 hours to 7:30 a.m. today. Lows across the state ranged from 71 to 75 degrees, while highs varied from 89 at Fayetteville to 97 at Fort Smith.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Bermuda
Texas
Blytheville
Litete Rock
Harrison
Texarkana
Fayetteville
Fort Smith
Youths for WR Elect Officers at Meeting
Ronnie Kendrick was elected president at a rally on Petit Jean Mountain. The event at Governor Rockefeller’s farm drew over 4,000 young people and featured a leadership group with autographs sought in the afternoon.
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Morriston
Ark
Ronnie Kendrick
Young Arkansans
Rockefeller At
Winthrop Rockefeller
Petit Jean Mountain
Dent
Rues Ree Ee
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Hope Public School
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Dead Sea
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Tel Aviv
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Hope
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East 4Th Street
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Herman Johnson
Yerger High School
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