Lake Taneycomo Revisited by a Nashville Editor
The Nashville editor recalls Lake Taneycomo’s old vacation charm near Eureka Springs and War Eagle, noting a 1967 Quarks Handcraft Fair visit, Rockaway Beach attractions, reasonable prices, and a family friendly scene with officers patrolling the beach. It covers nearby Silver Dollar City, Marvel Cave, and fishing details with a resident license caveat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Shepherd of the Hills
Table Rock
Missouri
Eureka Springs
Ark
Taneycomo
L. Carter Johnson
War Eagle
Tannycoma
Taneycoma
Louis Graves
Nashville News
Rockaway Beach
Payolia
Arkansas-Missouri State Lines
Arkansas
Lake Taneycomo
White River
The
Stones
Bob and Mary
Goodletts
Berg
Rockaway
Forsythe
Silver Dollar City
Branson
Dallas
Marvel Cave
America
Wood Products Firm Sold in Bankruptcy Sale
M O firm Torvey Wood Products Inc. was approved for purchase by an AP report noting M Adams as referee in bankruptcy. L E Durand, pantel receiver of the Harrison firm, filed the petition for sale in March after the Harrison company filed for bankruptcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anmueva. Ats
AP E Arts
M. Adams
Missouri
Torvey Wood Products, Inc
L. E. Durand
Pantel
Harrison
Democrats Set to Open Convention
AP wire recounts Chicago security as Democrats prepare to open the 1968 convention. Vice President Hubert Humphrey fights to hold a frontlank position amid peace in Vietnam questions, with McCarthy and McGovern as rivals. Delegates and guards marshal a tense, high security atmosphere surrounding the Stockyards Amphitheatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
AP Political
Wester Chicago
Hubert Hi Humphrey
Democrats
Vietnam
White House
Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Ilinois Atty
William G. Clark
McGovern
California Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
Robert F. Kennedy
Stockyards International Amphitheatre
Sincla
Gualdsmen
Texarkanian Killed in Auto Crash on US 67
An Associated Press report notes one death on Arkansas highways during the weekend. Sylvania Flowers, 56, of Texarkana, died Sunday morning in a two car crash on US 67 about one mile north of Texarkana. She was a passenger in a car driven by William Taylor of Texarkana. The Taylor vehicle pulled in front of a second vehicle as it entered the highway from Arkansas 298. The other driver was identified as Clemis R. Mitchell, 23, of Texarkana.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Sylvania Flowers
Texarkana
William Taylor
Taylor
Offcers
Clemis R. Mitchell
Areo
Ay John Bausman
Moscow
Ludvik Svoboda
Prague
Svoboda
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Josef Spacek
Bohuwil Simon
Dubcek
Oldrich Svestka
Rude Pravo
Spacek
Svestka
Soviet Union
International Communist Movement
Tanjug
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Czechooslovakia
Tass
Frank
Walter Ulbricht
Fast Conmany
Waldyslaw Gomulka
Poland
Janos Kadar
Hunsgary
Todor Zhivkov
Russia
New York
U.N. Segurte Ty Council
1000 Assorted Protest Purveyors Gatherin Chicago for Rioting
Nearly 1,000 demonstrators including Yippies and hippies converged on Chicago streets for a day of protests around the Democratic National Convention. Violence was limited to a brief rock salvo at Lincoln Park after midnight with about eight arrests. Demonstrators targeted hotels, criticized U.S. involvement in Vietnam and allied actions, then regrouped at Lincoln Park as police oversight and park closing times loomed.
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AWL
Die Non
Associated ‘Press
Weiter
Chicago
Lincoln Park
Vietnam
Czechoslovakia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Conrad Hilton
Palmer House
Loop
Floor Fight Over Platform Splits Democrats in Chicago
In Chicago the Democratic Platform Committee labors past midnight with no clear agreement on a Vietnam peace plank. Supporters seek a strong peace stance while critics urge compromise. Humphrey calls for North Vietnam to signal talks if bombing ends, but no sign appears.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Chicago
Volinson
Platform Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Inouye Leads At Convention After Wartime Crusade
Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye, once barred from service due to Japanese ancestry, delivers a keynote at a major national convention. He earned the Distinguished Service Cross and Bronze Star in World War II, led hilltop assaults in Italy, and returned to finish studies under the GI Bill before becoming Hawaii's territorial majority leader.
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Chicago
Daniel x. Inouye
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Inouye
Honolulu
United States
Italy
Europe
University of Hawaii
Four Thousand Veterans Enroll in Arkansas GI Bill Aid
About four thousand post-Korean War veterans in Arkansas will enroll this year for education and training under the GI bill, the regional office manager of the Veterans Administration said Saturday. Henry E. Hudson of Little Rock said the enrollment will be the highest since the bill went into effect June 1, 1986. The bill grants up to 36 months of assistance to eligible veterans.
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Uttle Rock
Arkansas
Vetereas Administration
Henry E. Hudson
Little Rock
Spectacular Rally Opens Rockefeller Campaign in Arkansas
Governor Winthrop Rockefeller opened his bid for a second term with a festive rally in Winthrop, Arkansas. About 6,000 supporters crowded the small town, enjoying barbecue, watermelon, and Johnny Cash music as the governor toured the campaign train and delivered a forceful speech. Fireworks and celebratory remarks punctuated the event, signaling a strong start to a high profile re election campaign.
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Rockefeller
Poplar Bluff
Winthrop
Arkansas
Johnny Cash
Winthrop Rockefeler
Little Rock
Hope
Lee Specatular
Fage
Mailbag Roundup on Teenagers and Markets
U S businesspeople favor the teen consumer as 25 million youths spend at least 18 million annually with projected 39 billion by 1970. Other items note rail blocks versus pursuit safety, dental decay in alcoholics, Old Faithful temperatures, generous quotes, home sewing trends, and a Wheels of Fortune teaser.
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Py Hal Butle
NEW York
U.S
Yallowstone National Park
Kabir Gibran
Wheel of Fortune
Politicians Discuss the Democratic National Convention
Major figures like Hubert H. Humphrey Eugene McCarthy George S. Meversa John B Connally and John J McKeithen weigh the Vietnam war ticket and Southern running mate options. Humphrey praises the presidents policies McCarthy hints at a possible third candidate Mevera notes no change in stance Connally warns the South could be written off if no Southern VP McKeithen urges a Southern running mate.
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Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Humerey
George S. Me
Texas
John B. Connally
Jonson
Loyly Signa
John J. M.keithen
Southern
Humphrey
Moscow Talks Deadlock as Prague Eyes Return
In Saigon, fighting rages across South Vietnam with allied forces reporting over 6,000 enemy dead in eight days. In Moscow, Czech leader Svoboda and Dubcek press for return to Prague amid stalled talks with Soviet leaders and possible limited Soviet troop withdrawal.
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Moscow
Prague
Callon man charged after high speed chase shootout
Callon Arkansas Joe B Clark 42 was arrested Sunday after a high speed chase on U S 167. Callon City Marshal R E Bowers said Clark was stopped on a county road between Hampton and Calfon fired two shots over the fleeing vehicle when Clark did not stop and Clark returned fire prompting officers to empty their weapons before capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callon, Ark
Joe B. Clark
Callon
U.S
Callon City
Marshall
R. E. Bowers
Clark
Hampton
Calfon
Bowers
Rotary Told About Local Football
The Hope Rotary Club heard about football prospects at Hope High School for the 1968 season. Head coach Ronnie Higgins outlined training changes and program updates while Vic Cobb arranged the program. Others commenting on athletic programs included Ed White Gaylord Solomon Bill Lawrence Jim Jordan and Durword Bourns. The Junior Miss Pageant district competition was discussed and Douglas Kelly a Rotary Foundation Fellow from El Dorado attended as a guest but did not speak due to a mis arrangement. John T. McRae of Prescott and Phillip McRae of Wilson attended as visiting Rotarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Rotary Club
Hope High School
Vic Cobb
Ronnie Higgins
Hope
Ed White
Gaylord Solomon
Bill Lawrence
Jim Jordan
Durword Bourns
Lamar Cox
The
Hope High
Council
Douglas Kelly
el Dorado
Rotary Foundation
Europe
John T. McRae
Prescott
Phillip McRae
Wilson
First Bale of Cotton Ginned in Arkansas
A bale weighing 498 pounds is reported as the first cotton ginned in Arkansas this year. The bale was produced at the Kelso Gin Co. in Kelso, Desha County, by Felix Donahoe, with gin employee Jerry Bounds stating the cotton came from near Kelso.
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Mcgehee, Ark
Arkansas
Desha County
Kelso Gin Co
Kelso
McGehee
Jerry Bounds
Felix Donahoe
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Alex. H. Washtuen
Nashville
Old Lake
Kéitate
House of Representatives
Snowye
Congress
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Johnson-Humphrey
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
George Esper
Saigon
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Con Thien
da Nang
al- Hed
Caaughies
Duc Lap
Central Highlands
Cambodia
Unti
Star
Clyde Davis
Shipley Studio
Frank Edmonson
Fort Ord
California
South Elm Street
Edmonson
Baptist Church
N. W. Denty
Phillip J. del Vecchio Jr
Jenny M. del Vecchio
Hope, Ark
Lackland, Afb
Air Force Training Center
Chanute Afb
Roanie Pd, McCorkle
Hallar McCorkle
Lackland Field
Chanute Afb, Or
Thomas C. Jones
Kathryn Jones
Jones
Dau Tieng
Hope Booster Club
Jr. High
AIC
A&m
Buddy Jordan
Sian Parris
Hope Boys
Rotary
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