Federalization of America's Cities A No in Letter
A San Lean imdro California city official notes opposition to a House plan ending tax exemption on municipal bond interest. He cites risks of federal control and debt, urging local self-reliance and rejecting federal subsidies. He recalls past fights against federal projects and warns against expanding national debt.
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Jack D. Maltester
San Leanimdro
Calif
United States Conference of
Tors
John G. Tower
Tex& Republican
Senate
Tower
Sen
Hope
Defense Buying Lowest in Three Years
Washington AP reports defense purchases in the first half of this year were smaller as a share of gross national product than since late 1966. Assistant Secretary William H. Chartener says defense spending shows a diminishing impact on the total economy. He notes 102 consecutive months of economic activity increases and sees no sign of inflation easing this year.
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Washington
Commerce Department
William H. Chartener
Chartener
Hurricane Eve's Threat Eased by Cooler Air
A cooling atmosphere reduced Eve's winds to no more than 40 mph, easing danger to the middle Atlantic coast. The tropical storm drifted northeast off North Carolina slowly, with forecasters saying no significant intensification was expected.
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Miami
Fla
Eve
Middle Atlantic
North Carolina
Neil Frank
National Hurricane Center
Riots Break Out in Forrest City Arkansas
Two Arkansas National Guard units were put on alert after a Tuesday night clash in Forrest City left three people slightly injured and two cars burned. A curfew was briefly imposed. tensions followed recent rapes alleged to involve Black suspects. Local press and civic groups responded with warnings and an organizational meeting of “Concerned Citizens for Law and Order” planned at the courthouse.
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Forrest City
Ark
Arkansas National Guard
Robert Faulkner
Winthrop Rockefeller
Lance “Sweet Willie Wine’ Watson
Memphis
The
Invaders
Arkansas
Watson
Little Rock
Jerry Christophe
KXJK
Bonner McCollum
Forrest City Times-Herald
Christopher
McCollum
Citizens For Law and Order
St. Francis County
Racial Suit Filed in Little Rock Under Fair Housing Act
Shareland Lewis, 24, a Black public relations specialist for the Urban League of Greater Little Rock, filed in US District Court at Little Rock alleging denial of an apartment due to race. It is the first Arkansas case under the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
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Little Rock
Urban League of Greater Litle
Army Stops Accepting M1 Rifles
Army suspends acceptance of M16 rifles from Harrington & Richardson after discovery of quality problems. Five lots totaling 5,000 rifles rejected. 12,866 more delayed. Defense contracts office and Army seek corrections while Congress had criticized the original awards to H&R and GM.
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Bob Horton
Washington
Army
Massachusetts
Congress
Harrington & Richardson Co
Worcester
Mass
H&r
Miés
Defense Contracting Administration Service
C. Edward Rowe Jr
General Motors Corp
Ypsilant, Mich
Maremont Corp
Saco
Maine
Cadillac Gage
Maremont
Cadillac
Duke Ellington’S Restful Feet and Time Teach Jazz Legend
HAL BOYLE profiles Duke Ellington, age seventy, famed jazz figure. He relaxes with feet propped against the wall, wears casual clothes, and reflects that time governs life and art. Ellington recalls Cotton Club origins, has composed over a thousand works, and has sold over 15 million records.
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Edward Kennedy
Ellington
Duke
Washington, D.C
Old Cotton Club
Harlem
Parents Asked to Help Halt Vandalism in Schools
Superintendent James H. Jones appeals to all parents to cooperate in stopping vandalism in schools. He notes costly damage to buildings and equipment, cites a $575 summer labor and glass bill for window panes, and warns that offenders and their parents will be held responsible. He urges reducing school-area traffic and stresses funding for education.
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James H. Jones
North Hazel Interchange Discussed by City Board
Citizens from the annexed North Hazel area asked the City Board for information on plans to link North Hazel to Highway 29 and downtown Hope. The board said community agreement is needed before the Highway Department funds detailed studies, and plans to seek a State Highway Commission appointment were outlined. A study of police department working hours was reviewed.
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Hazel
Highway Department
Hope
State Highway Department
State Highway Commission
Shover Street
Hobart Shirley
Dean Murphy
Patrolman Dismissed in Little Rock Scandal
Lester Hall, a Little Rock patrolman, was dismissed for mistreatment of a prisoner. Police Chief R E Brians announced the action noting it was not connected to earlier accusations by Negro groups that Hall slapped a 13 year old mentally retarded girl. The Civil Service Commission found no intentional abuse by Hall or any other officer in that incident.
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Little Rock
Lester Hall
R. E. Brians
Hall
Brians
Civil Service Commission
One Killed in Auto Wreck Near Little Rock
In a single car crash on Highway 10 near Little Rock Tuesday night Thelma Rice 15 died and three others were injured identified as Jane Klouistes 15 Frank Feltus 15 and Michael Smith 20 all of Little Rock. Police said the car left the roadway struck a utility pole and overturned.
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Little Rock
Thelma Rice
Jane Klouistes
Frank Feltus
Michael Smith
Information Act Violations Highlight Naders Charges
Ralph Nader and about 100 students accuse numerous federal agencies of FOIA violations by withholding records from press and public. They cite cases in Defense, EPA, Labor, Agriculture and Highway Administration, urging disclosure and criticising agencies for two-tier information policies favoring special interests.
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Joseph E. Mohbat
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Coresumer
Ralph Nader
Nader
Defense Department
Water Pollution Control Administration
The
Highway Administration
Labor Department
Agriculture Department
Labor
George P. Shultz
West Memphis approves $5 million IRB for Texas Gypsum plant
West Memphis Ark residents approved a 5 million Act 9 of 1960 industrial revenue bond issue by a 557 to 10 vote. The bond funds will provide a plant site building and equipment for Texas Gypsum Co Inc of Irving Texas. Act 9 bonds are paid from company rentals and do not require a tax.
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West Memphis, Ark
West Memphis
Texas Gypsum Co, Inc
Irving
Tex
HEW Revises Procedures for Cutting Off Federal Aid
Washington AP report states the Department of Health Education and Welfare revised how it cuts federal school aid to show discrimination in programs rather than overall segregation to blunt attacks on southern school systems. The change follows a federal appeals court ruling demanding proof of program discrimination.
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Py GC
Thelen
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Washington
Department of Health Education and Welfare
U.S. Withdraws 300 More Troops From Vietnam
AP report from Saigon notes 300 more U.S. Army 9th Infantry Division men flown to Hawaii, nearing completion of Nixon’s plan to withdraw 25,000 troops by late August. The last unit, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 334, moves to Japan by Thursday. Overall, 22,700 moved out. despite withdrawals, total U.S. forces sit around 526,500 with a projected slide to about 515,000 in two weeks.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
9Th Infantry Division
Vietnam
Hawaii
U.S
Nixon
United States
Five Negroes Face October Court In Forrest City Robbery Case
Five defendants from Forrest City are charged with robbery and assault with intent to kill over the Aug 14 stabbing and robbery of white grocer William Eppes, 63. Eddie Tate and Johnny M Harper of Memphis Invaders group face assault with intent to kill and robbery. Tate's wife Peggy Robinson and Sylvester Robinson and Robert Lee Patterson are charged as accessories.
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Forrest City
Ark
William Eppes
The
Invaders
Memphis
Eddie Tate
Johnny M. Harper
Tate
Peggy
Sylvester Robinson
Robert Lee Patterson
Community updates highlight tax deadlines and events
Sheriff Jimmie Griffin announces October 1 as deadline for tax payments with noon-hour hours extended for public convenience and mail payment urged. Hope FHA members attend Federation 16 in Philadelphia while Junior High Pep Squad sets after school practice times. Magnolia School District earns 133000 grant for regional services across eight counties with 16 staff. Cub Scout Den 4 appears on KTAL Lat-fa-Lot program.
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Jimmie Griffin
School personnel listed for Hope Public Schools for 1969 70
Simeon A. Jones announced teaching personnel with school assignments for Hope Public Schools for the 1969 70 school year. The list includes administrators and teachers across multiple campuses Brookwood Garland Guernsey Hopewell Paisley and the administrative staff. The roster names numerous administrators and teachers such as Lenoulia Crofton Dickersen Earl Downs Charlotte Gibson Toni Harwell Ronald Higs kin Herman Johnson Bessie Jones Kathleen Jordan Ay lene Kauble Kirke Batetel Ruth Love Thi McClain Judy Mercer Royte Don Miller Mary Roy Moses Wayne Moses Jumnita Nicholson Felton Nein Judy Power James Pride William Reyenga John Allen Ross William D. Sillavan H M Smith Estelle Spearman George Straughter Willie Lee Tate Don Thompson Mary Neil Turner Suella Ty Alice Ann Watkins Edward White WA Williams Floyd Young Jr Billie Whitmarsh Nellie Clark Linton Crank Rosie Lee Davis Arlyne Dunn Wanda Eason Doris Millican Electa Nelson Donald Moore Jimmy Knighton Judith Peters Jeannie Reynolds Marion Robertson E R Brown AJ Caldwell Edna Conway Joyce Dunn Louise Fuller Juanita Hart Lee Hicks Mary Ann Jones Florine Lawson Margaret Medders Linda Scroggins Alice Straughter Royce Weisenberger Muriel McLarty Judy Armstrong Ethel Bizzell Marie Boy Jane Browning James Bullock June Downs Verna Dines Charlie Johnson Virginia Jones Brenda McMahon Marjorie Rogers Bonnie Beckworth Sue Johnson Bettie Henry E R Brown Jesse Adams Betty Foster Mary High Dora Kern Jessie McGhee David Pearson Billie Rosesell Captaria Smith Gartha Williamson Louise Yerger Helen Hatch Joe well Butler Estelle Caldewell Paul Jones Dal Jas Mae Stewart Neema Ward Administrative staff Jack Beaty Date Franks Muriel Dickinson.
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Lenoulia Crofton
Dickersen
Earl D. Downs
England
Charlotte Gibson
Toni Harwell
Ronald ‘Higskins
Herman Johnson
Bessie E. Jones
Kathleen Jordan
Thomas Jordan
Aylene ‘Kauble
Harold Lyn
Kirke Batetel
Ruth ‘Love
Thi- McClain
B.bi
Phetéon
Judy. Mercer
Royte
Don
Alice’ Ann Watkins
Edward £. . White
WA. Williams
Floyd Young, Jr
E. R. Brown
AJ. Caldwell
Edna Conway
Joyce Dunn
Louise Fuller
Juanita Hart
Lee Hicks
Mary Ann Jones
Florine Lawson
Margret Medders
Linda Scroggins
Alice Straughter
Royce Weisenberger
Garland
Muriel McLarty
Judy Armstrong
Ethel Bizzell
Marie Boy
Jane Browning
James Bullock
June Downs
Vernadines
Charlie Johnson
Virginia Jones
Brensda McMahon
Marjorie Rogers
Workers Seek Pay Increases in Little Rock
Little Rock City Manager Meriwether said the city would respond in September to a request from Local 984 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees for pay raises for city employees. The union seeks unified increases across city staff.
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Little Rock
de Rock
I Te Meriwether
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