Paper mergers and dog overpopulation loom in editorials
The column discusses Nekoosa Edwards Paper Co merging for stock valued at 110 million with a new Ashdown mill, and Champion Papers buying Hempstead county land before merging with U S Plywood shifting plans to Alabama. It contrasts Hope’s misfortune with Arkansas site issues and notes Wall Street Journal commentary on roaming dogs, pet abandonment, and public safety from Georgia to Bayonne and New Jersey.
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Hempstead
Fulton-McNab
Champion Papers
U.S. Plywood
Alabama
Arkansas
Hope
U.S
Wall Street
Jiagma
America
Hve
Peter H. Prugh
Athans
Georgia
Mr. Prugh
Bayonne
Suture Day Evening Post
Adirondack
New York State
New York
Georga
New Jersey
Wall Street Journal
Map
Eye
Hunter
Physician Jon A Wheeler Profile Shored in Brief
Physician Jon A Wheeler is profiled in a concise notice highlighting his professional focus. The item notes his practice location and specialties, reflecting a local interest in medical services and community health.
Hayden tells HUAC CIA duped him amid Chicago protests
Tom Hayden, New Left leader and antiwar protester, testifies before a House subcommittee that he was once “a dupe of the Central Intelligence Agency” and helped secure nine prisoner releases. He says the violence at Chicago was provoked by police and that organizers did not intend it. He cites independent income from books and lectures due to media notoriety.
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Sack Kneece
Associated Press
Washington
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Tom Hayden
Subcommittee
Hayden
Chicago
North Vietnam
Central Intelligence Agency
Helsinki
Finland
CIA
Richard J. Daley
Federal Aviation Agency
Johnson
Hofstra University
Atbdke
House
Committee On
Radical ideas on Negro revolution face little nod from community
Swedish philosopher Gunnar Myrdal argues radical leaders push for a violent Negro revolution but have minimal support among Negroes, who would bear the brunt of guerrilla war. He criticizes race based cures like the Marshall Plan and black capitalism and urges solving the problem as part of the broader fight against poverty.
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Jerry Buck
Associated Press
NEW York
Gunnar Myrdal
Myrdal
University of New York
America
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Tim
Sweden
Richard Nixon
Don Ho Skips Act Over Wage Dispute At Duke Kahanamoku Club
Honolulu AP reports singer Don Ho, under a 6.25 million, 12 year contract, has missed two weeks of performances amid a wage dispute. Club owner Kimo McVay says Ho sought an extra 5000 dollars weekly, which was granted but deemed unsustainable. Musicians Association of Hawaii chief Blythe Peterson warns of possible union-card loss if Ho refuses to work.
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Honolulu
Don Ho
Duke Kahanamoku
Kimo McVay
McVay
Musicians Association of Hawaii
B. Peterson
Phobia list grows as people invent new fears
New York AP columnist HAL Boyle catalogs quirky phobias with humorous definitions. He notes people seek prestige by adopting rare fears and offers examples from slimephobia to pegophobia, touching on fears of animals, cars, choking, mugging, and intimate encounters.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Tae Ter Wilak
Educator Adviser to Nixon
President elect Richard M. Nixon appeared ready to name Dr. Lee A. Dubridge as his personal science adviser. Dubridge, 67, Caltech president since 1946, has advised federal bodies and is the only scientist seen with Nixon recently. Nixon planned to announce the choice today amid mounting speculation.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
NEW York
Lec
Richard M. Nixon
Lee A. Dubridge
Prestidious
California Institute of Technology
Nixon
Dubridge
Cal Tech
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Donald JF. Hornig
Wil- See
Auto Repairs Flagged as Consumer Fleecing Risk
Senate Antitrust subcommittee heard warnings that auto repairs carry high consumer risk. Economics professor William Leonard of Hartford University testified that manufacturers pressure dealers to push car sales over service. He noted Detroit's reliance on car sales, the decline of franchised dealers, and limited service outlets shrinking to about one third of the market. He urged independent dealer status, authorized franchising reforms, more mechanics training, and FTC probes into anti competitive parts distribution.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Wiliam N. Leonard
Hartsford University
Hempstead
N.Y
Detroit
Leonard
Federal Trade Commission
Robbery of Bryant Bank Under Probe
Bryant Ark AP police investigate Monday robbery of Benton State Bank Bryant branch where 18900 was stolen. Sixty armed men forced entries, locked seven in vaults, no injuries reported. Suspects fled in a late model Oldsmobile convertible. a stolen car was later found abandoned. Bank staff and customers involved described. FBI assisted in the investigation.
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Bryant, Ark
Bryant
Benton State Bank
Saline County
Lee McClenny
Sue Rogers
Bank of the
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Se Fries
Obes
FBI Werp Geciak
Texarkana Fire Destroys Downtown Building
In Texarkana Arkansas a downtown fire destroyed a main building and damaged four others late Monday night. Fire Chief Gene Davis credited two fire walls and heavy water for preventing spread to the entire block. No injuries reported. Cause undetermined. damage estimates unavailable. Stapley’s Fabric Co. suffered total loss as flames raged for two hours and thick smoke limited visibility for officers nearby.
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Texarkana
Ark
Ang
Gene Davis
Pagis
Stapley’s Fabric Co
Advance Party of S. Vietnamese Arrive in Paris for Talks
South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky’s advance party arrives in Paris for expanded peace conference talks. Ky’s spokesman and aides travel with regional observers as Saigon’s delegation readies for discussions with U.S. and North Vietnamese negotiators. The arrival signals meticulous preparations for the conference table phase of the Vietnam negotiations.
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Paris
Lewis Gulick
Associated Press
Nguyen Cao Ky
Niuyan Thien Nhon
Dang Dué
Kholie
Saioon
Saigon
Pham Dang Lam
South Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Octo- Te Lam
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Vietnam
U.S
Fighting on Jordan and Israel Border set
Israeli and Jordanian forces clashed along the Beisan Valley border with eight Israeli settlements hit by fire. A spokesman said the five hour exchange wounded no one while Jordanian gunners damaged several settlements and Syria jets were involved in strikes near the Gilead mountains.
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Rodnex Pinven
Associated Press
TEL Aviv
Israel
Beisan
Israelp
Hamadiya
Ashdot Yaagov
Tel Qazir
Degania
Fkar Ruppin
Maoz
Hayim
Neve Ur
Local News Briefs from Hope and Little Rock
Miss Rebecca Norton, a native of Hope now in a Little Rock hospital, underwent a second surgery at St. Vincent Infirmary. The Junior Auxiliary Bazaar at Hope Village Shopping Center Thursday through Saturday will feature handmade gifts, white elephant items, and kitchen treats. Arkansas Division UDC President Mrs. Boyce Drummond of Little Rock named committees, with Mrs. H C Whitworth and Mrs. Wilbur Jones of Ogan holding key roles. Carrol Yocom, a Louisiana Gas Co. employee, recuperates in Arkansas Baptist Hospital from a knee injury. initial reports on amputation were incorrect, with six more weeks of hospital stay expected. Sheriff Jimmie Griffin thanks the public for the old clothes drive at Benton State Hospital Christmas. Community members urged to donate via Hope Police, Sheriff’s Office, or Fire Station. O’Neal Hope Brick Works men named to the Structural Clay Products Institute board. the 1969 convention was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Rebecca Norton
Little Rock Hospital
Hope
86. Norton
Norston
St. Vincent Infirmary
Hope Village
Boyce Drummond
Lite Te Rock
Arkansas
United Daughters of the Confederacy
H.C. Whitworth
Wilbur Jones
Ogan
Pat Cleburne
UDC
Whitworth
Jora
Los Pthe Ee Ustorical Spal S Fograp
Laude Wik
Arkansas Baptist Hospital
Little Rock
Arkla
Carrol
Yocom
Jimmie Griffin
Benton State Hospital
Christemas
Sheriff’s Office
Hope Police Department
O'Neal Hope Brick Works
Structural Clay Products Institute
San Juana
Puerto Rico
DMZ Activity Reported From US Command
The US Command disclosed 456 indications of North Vietnamese activity in the DMZ after a halt in bombing. American planes and artillery fired 122 times into enemy forces, with 117 shots into the southern DMZ and five into the northern half. Officials said some reports were not significant due to obscured targets or bad weather, while most activity was labeled insignificant but shows ongoing North Vietnamese presence and readiness to retaliate.
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George Espen
Associated Press
Wester __ SAIGON
U.S
Res Connaissance
Demilitarized Zone
Alaska Airliner Crash Kills 39 On Frozen Lake
In Alaska a twin engine propjet airliner crashed onto a frozen lake in barren southwest Alaska killing all 39 aboard. Eskimo villagers reported an explosion near the tail before it spiraled to earth as 55 mph winds and 11 below zero hampered recovery and investigation. Air Force FAA NTSB FBI teams planned to reach the wreckage to determine cause.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Wien Consolidated
Air Force
FAA
National Transportation Safety Board
FBI
George Fay
Federal Aviation. Administration
Spotsy Lake
Mass
Arkansas Weather: Cold Air Expected to Move South
The 2 Associated Press reports a cold front moving south behind a low pressure system. Strong winds and plummeting temperatures are forecast to reach into Arkansas, with readings dropping toward freezing in several counties by the weekend.
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