Interstate Highway Plan Faces Budget Crisis
A Little Rock AP dispatch analyzes federal funding for the Interstate Highway System. It questions if the 4 cent per gallon tax fully covers construction or if funds are being diverted from general taxes, warning of a potential national scandal and urging reader action. It notes editorials and letters to Arkansas senators McClellan and Fulbright, with copies sent to the AP bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Bureau
Washington
Johnson
Arke Kansas
United States
Bar of Justice
Little Rock
Arkansas
McClellan
Fulbright
Negotiations Could Avert Air Strike
Negotiators for Pan American World Airways and the Transport Workers Union resumed talks to head off a strike that would halt the line at noon. After 19 hours of bargaining with a four hour sleep break, progress remained unclear and a federal mediator called the outlook dim during the recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vinocur
NEW York
Pan American World Aarways
Transport Workers Union
Freight rates approved by federal court in Arkansas
The three judge federal court approved interstate railroad freight rates in Arkansas that had been in effect for almost a year. Federal officials said the ruling confirms the rates as just and proper and the decision ends months of dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Mountain Home Man Killed In N Arkansas Crash
Mountain Home resident Jewell Studdard, 55, died Thursday night when his car hit the rear of a trailer truck turning left on Arkansal four miles north of Mountain Home. Truck driver Bradley, 27, of Winfield, La, was injured.
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Associated Press
Mountain Home, Ark
Jewell Studdard
Mountain Home
Arkansail
Here
He Bradley
Winfield
Hendrix College Receives $100000 Gift From Murphy Foundation
Hendrix College announced a $100000 donation from the Murphy Foundation of El Dorado as part of a fundraising drive to match a Ford Foundation grant. The Hope Chamber of Commerce elected Dr. Lester Sitzes as president and reorganized into four divisions led by newly named vice presidents. Ray Lawrence was named treasurer. The board supported railroads in opposition to proposed mergers before the Interstate Commerce Commission and discussed plans for the Red River Vocational Technical School dedication and the Millwood Dam ceremonies in early December 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway, Ark
Hendrix College
Murphy Foundation
el Dorado
Ford Foundation
Lester Sitzes
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Sitzes
Guy Grigg
George Frazier
Harold Hendrix
James Morrow
Divison
Ray Lawrence
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City Southern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hubert Thrash
Red River
Truce period not time for big buildup in Viet Nam
U S officials say Christmas and New Year truces limit Viet Cong regrouping and deny U S pressure on Ky to accept cease fires. They note no clear Communist victory in China power struggle and dim outlook for victory through military action. October losses: 5700 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese, 900 South Vietnamese, 340 Americans. Captured fighters rose to 2416 in October from 2200 earlier.
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Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
State Department
United States
Nguyen Cao Ky
China
Mao Tse-tung
Lin Piao
U.N. General Assembly
Red China
United Nations
South Viet Nam
Francoise Hardy a French national resource visiting U S
New York profile of Francoise Hardy 22 year old French singer praised as a national resource by the government. She discusses fame, earnings taxes, and her view of life and risk. Hardy travels to the United States for an English speaking debut in Grand Prix and notes American attitudes toward celebrities.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Francoise Hardy
France
Gen
Charles de Gaulle
Beatles
Elvis Presley
Barbra Streisand
Francoise
Miss Hardy
Europe
Savoy Hotel
London
21 Club
Paris
Francaise
Robbed Again and Killed in Brooklyn Tailor Shop
Hyman Gitnick a 78 year old Brooklyn tailor, who survived a robbery last year, was stabbed to death when his shop was robbed again on Thursday. The assailants fled with 34 and change from his pockets and $6 from a neighbor after the attack.
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NEW York (Ap
Hyman Gitnick
Gitnick
Bitter Cold and Snow Hit Northern States Across Regions
A severe cold wave and heavy snow spread from the northern Appalachians into the eastern states. Ohio towns Columbus Dayton and Akron recorded three inches of snow while Pittsburgh saw similar totals in six hours. Subzero 11 below in International Falls Minn contrasted with 65 at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Texas.
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Associated Press
Appalachians
Ohio
Lakes Erie
Ontario
Columbus
Dayton
Akron
Pittsburgh
Plains
International Falls
Minn
Corpus Christi Naval Air Stasion
Tex
Black Market Stirs Up Trouble Between Allied Service Men
In South Viet Nam resentment grows between US and South Korean service members over post exchange items like TV sets. Koreans allegedly snap up items for resale on the black market, while American PX managers deny deliberate withholding. A Korean spokesman cites equal PX privileges and tracing methods via card numbers. The report notes TV sets cost $98.75, and details PX controls among 45,000 Korean troops and 361,000 Americans.
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Fred
Hoffman
Saigon
South Viet Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Pxs
U.S
Viet Nam
Vietnam
U.S. U.S
Defense Roberts
McNamara
Navy
Air Force
Washington
Johnson
House Democrats
Harold Wilson
Jan Smith
Gibraltar
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
U Thant
Two Injured in Headon Crash on Highway 29 south
Two people were injured in a two car accident south of Red River Vocational Tech School yesterday afternoon on Highway 29. John Hackler of Patmos Route 1 and Raymond Pettigrew of Hope Route 1 drove their cars head on. Mrs Hackler and Pettigrew were hospitalized. Pettigrew was charged with reckless driving.
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Red River Vocational Tech School
John Hackler
Patmos Rt. 1
Raymond Pettigrew
Hope Rt. 1
Hackler
Pettigrew
Weather advisory warns of freezing rain and sleet
The U S Weather Bureau in Little Rock issued a special advisory for motorists as freezing rain and sleet were possible. Central Arkansas saw cloudy skies and cold temps with light showers. ice on bridges and windshields was warned. Overnight lows ranged from the 20s to 30s across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Arkansas
U. S. Weather Bureau
Little Rock
Gilbert
Texarkana
Perkins Promotion and Local Updates in Hope AREA
L. Buddy Perkins rises to District Manager for Goodyear with 35 stores under San Antonio HQ. Also listed are selective service exam notices for Hope Board No. 29 registrants, new Farm Bureau officers Lester Kent Howard Reece Mary Spates, a tree lighting event at First Baptist Church, and a reminder on alien address reporting due January.
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C. L
Buddy” Perkins
P. L. Perkins
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
San Antonio
Perkins
Jody Coffee
DeAnn
Thanksgiving
Brownies
Hope
First Baptist Church
Planes Hit Targets Near Hanoi In Near Frontline Raids
Waves of U.S. bombers struck near Hanoi targeting the Van Dien vehicle depot five miles south of the city and the Ha Gia oil depot 144 miles north. Navy carrier planes joined 50 to 70 Air Force Phantom jets in the raids, the closest to Hanoi in five months.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
van Dien
Ha Gia
Haifphong
North Viet Nam
Lions Auction Set Dec 5 6 7 at KXAR to aid baskets
The 18th annual Hope Lions Club Auction chaired by Eugene White and Bobby Joe Lee runs December 5 6 and 7 from 6 to 10 PM nightly on KXAR. Proceeds fund Christmas baskets for about 125 families plus gifts to Blind Center Little Rock and Local Light Conservation work. Merchandise seeks donations from merchants with headquarters at the former West Department Store 2nd and Main. A jackpot game offers certificates spendable at participating stores with escalating value.
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Lions
Eugene White
Bobby Joe Lee
Lions Club
KXAR
Hghest
West Department
Main
Hope Lions
Blind
Little Rock
Fair Park
Brainpower as nation’s top resource named by UA president
In Hot Springs Arkansas AP report Dr David W Mullins president of the University of Arkansas called brainpower the nation s most precious natural resource at a District 4 conference of the American Alumni Council He warned that higher education resources will likely be insufficient to meet rising demand in the foreseeable future
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Hot Springs, Ark
University of Arkansas
David W. Mullins
American Alumni Council
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Charles Yerger
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