Our Daily Bread: Government and dollar malaise debated
A dated column argues that citizens pay more than they get from government while inflation erodes the dollar. It compares warrants to today’s dollars and cites a tax policy shift debate, warning against higher income taxes as a cure. The piece notes mixed economist views and urges fiscal restraint. It then shifts to brief AP wire items from Miami and Los Angeles about a robbery suspect capture and a Righteous Brothers member becoming a father.
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Ciizen
Objective Observer
Lempstead
Nevada County
Orer
Walltreet Journal
Hope Community TV construction nears completion
Palmer Media Group of Camden, Arkansas has bought Bruce Merrill’s stake in Hope Community TV Inc and plans rapid completion of the local CATV system. A 500 foot tower is under construction with expected service at a nominal installation and five dollar monthly rate for one outlet. The system will carry multiple channels from Little Rock and Shreveport plus a 24 hour weather channel, with additional FM stations anticipated.
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Palmer Media Group
Camden, Ark
Hope Community Tv, Inc
Hope
Walter E. Hussman
Bruce Merrill
Phoenix
Art
City of Hope
Hussman
Prescott
Cameden
Arkansas
Camden
Prescot
Texas
Louisiana
Hope Commounity Television
People of Hope
Little Rock
Conway
E Dorado
Shreveport
SW Electric Donates $50 to Hempstead County 4-H Council
Southwestern Electric Power Company extends its twenty year grant of $50 to the Hempstead County 4-H Club Council. Dean Atkins presented the check to County Agent Calvin Caldwell on November 30, 1966, with the company noting the funds will be used at the councils’ discretion across counties and parishes it serves. Bobby G. James lauded the 4-H Clubs’ leadership and Extension Service work and expressed hope for continued rural and urban youth investments benefiting America's growth and freedom.
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Southwestern Electric Power Company
Hempstead County
Dean Atkins
Calvin Caldwell
Southwestern Is
4Sh
Extension Service
Bobby G. James
Freedom of America
Lonely Man Bequeaths Estate to Science and Faith
James Kidd, a solitary Arizona copper miner from Miami, left over 100000 dollars in a 1942 will seeking research into the soul after death. Declared legally dead after disappearance, an 18 day March hearing before Judge Myers will decide whether his fortune funds a charitable trust benefiting religious and educational groups.
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Brent Keetch
Phoenix
Ariz
James Kidd
Arizona
Miami
Kidd
Superior Court
Robert L. Myers
Lost Valley and Spring State Parks Addition
About 240 acres were added to the state park system in two counties. Rough terrain in a lost valley in northwest Newton County was donated by Dr. Ed Barron Jr. for 23784 dollars. In Fulton County a 40 acre parcel with a spring feeding Mam mouth Spring was purchased for 60000 dollars. The spring area will be renovated for tourists and visitors.
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Little Rock
Orval Faubus
Newton County
Faubus
State Parks and Publicity Commission
Ed Barron Jr
Fulton County
Mammouth Spring
William Stearns
Brazil Marines Die in Maneuvers
Nine Brazilian marines died when a landing craft carrying over 80 marines sank during naval maneuvers in Brazil. The Brazilian Navy announced the incident as authorities investigated causes and rescue efforts continued.
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Brazil
Rusk Travels to Taipei for Talks With Nationalist Leaders
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrived in Taipei from Tokyo for discussions with President Chang Kai shek and other Chinese Nationalist leaders. He will proceed to South Vietnam before attending the Paris NATO council ministers meeting.
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Taipei
Formosa
U.S
Dean Rusk
Tokyo
Chang Kaishek
Rusk
South Viet Nam
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Council of Ministers
Pearl Harbor Survivors Gather for 25th Anniversary
Pearl Harbor survivors and families assemble at Punchbowl Memorial Cemetery for a 25th anniversary ceremony led by Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze. A sunset tribute aboard the USS Arizona Memorial honors the 1102 lives lost when the battleship was sunk in 1941.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Punchbowl Crater
Secretary of the Navy
Paul H. Nitze
Temorial
Henry Persons
Navy
Arizona
Arizona News
Dime Store Heir James Donahue Found Dead at 53
James Donahue grandson of Frank Woolworth was found dead in his mother’s Swank Fifth Avenue apartment. A Lennox Hill Hospital doctor ruled natural causes. He lived on a 100 acre Long Island estate bought in 1956 for about 400000. He funded arts including 100000 for Lincoln Center and led the New York Foundling Hospital. He was cousin to Barbara Hutton.
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New York
James
Immy) Donahue
Frank W
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Johnson says Viet Nam war costs may top budget by up to 10 billion
President Johnson estimated additional Viet Nam outlays could exceed prior projections by 9 to 10 billion dollars through June 30. He plans a supplemental request next month, saying tax decisions hinge on growing data but offering no tax hike timetable. Defense costs could reach 67 to 68 billion for the 1967 fiscal year, up from 58.5 billion. specifics on war share were not disclosed.
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Frank Cormier
Austin,tex
Johnson
Tew
Congress
Federal
Viet Nam
Treasury and Budget Bureau
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. Mecae
Joint Chiefs of
Aff
Turk Soldiers Killed in Wreck
ISTANBUL Turkey AP reports seven Turkish gendarmerie soldiers were killed and 57 injured 21 seriously when a military truck carrying troops plunged into a ravine. The accident occurred as reports reached here Tuesday amid ongoing military operations.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Pearl Harbor vigil marks 25th anniversary observances
Observances for the 25th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack note Vietnam War reflections and other events. About 900 survivors and families are expected at ceremonies. Johnson cites Vietnam costs rising beyond prior estimates. a MIG downed a U.S. plane. assassination of a South Vietnamese politician. draft reform talks. McNamara warns on Soviet missiles. highway safety gap. Javits Brooke committee seats. UN debates Rhodesia boycott. BBC edits a Cinderella depiction. Ruby case to Wichita Falls. UC Berkeley TA strike. Batman write-in decides Gainesville race with 674 votes for James and Stargel and 1 write-in Batman. no runoff provided.
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AP News
Pearl Harbor
New York
New
Viet Nam
Johnson
U.S
North Viet Nam
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Soviet Union
Jacob K. Javits
Edward W. Brooke
Senate
Gainesville
Batman
Crusader
Howard James
Joseph Stargel
William A. Guner
Tle
Construction Worker In Critical Condition After Fall From Interstate Bridge
A construction worker named Tom McBroom remains in critical condition after a 40 foot fall from the new Interstate bridge spanning the Red River. He was treated locally and transported to Arkansas Baptist Hospital in Little Rock by a Herndon ambulance crew including Matt and Rufus Herndon II and Yellowstone Kelly Walton. Local authorities and Spring Hill residents aided in the search for a lost Jeep associated with a hunting trip.
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Red River
Tom McBroom
Arkansas Baptist Hospital
Little Rock
Herndon
Matt
Rufus Herndon II
Yellowstone Kelly Walton
Bois d’ Arc
Spring Hill
Assassination Shocks South Viet Nam Leader Tran Van Van Killed
In Saigon gunmen on a motorcycle killed Tran Van Van, 58, a leading South Vietnamese politician and member of the Constituent Assembly. One assassin was captured. The shooting occurred near Premier Ky’s office as Van rode to his, signaling potential political repercussions amid ongoing wars and U.S. air raids on North Viet Nam.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran van van
Van
Constituent Assembly
Premiler Ky
U.S
North Viet Nam
North Vietnamese
Tan Son Nhut Airm
Major Draft Overhaul to Be Suggested
CHICAGO AP A national draft conference urges a major overhaul of the Selective Service System and tighter control over draft boards. Senator Edward Kennedy backs central standards to curb inequities in classifications such as 1A. The closing session weighs national service ideas including Margaret Mead's call for broad compulsory duty.
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Chicago
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Democrat
Congress
Kennedy
United States
Viet Nam
Tuessday
Margaret Mead
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HD Council
Hope (Ark
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New 67
Lost Valley, Spring New State Parks
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Rhodesia
BBC
National Dist
Henry Wade
Jack Ruby
Wichita Falls
University of California
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Southern State College Choral Society
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Susan Rogers
Gayle Williams
Virginia Edwards
Brenda Evans
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Donna Mitchell
Arkla Finance Corp
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U. S
Saveings
Hempstead
Howard County
Lafayette County
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