New Canal To Be Built In 10 To 15 Years
President Johnson announced a strategic move toward a new Attan aquc-Pacific canal to bypass the Panama route within 10 to 15 years. U S talks with Panama Colombia Nicaragua and possibly Costa Rica will assess sites with on the ground surveys. a new treaty would replace the 1903 Panama Canal agreement.
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Panama Canal
Panama
United States
Johnson
Dean "Rusk
Colombia
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
United States Canal Zone
U.S
Marco A. Robles
Atrato
Arkansas Weather Forecast Cloudy and Cold Today
Cloudy and cold conditions prevail today across Arkansas with a chance of showers or light snow in the western counties. Temperatures remain low as winds remain light. Moisture may linger into tonight with unsettled skies across the northwest.
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Arkansas
Army Engineers to Open Bids on Arkansas River Bank Work
Army Engineers will open bids in January 20 on about 100000 dollars worth of bank stabilization work on the Arkansas River between Harold ton Reach and Arbuckles Inland about 15 miles southeast of Fort Smith. The projects span Sebastian and Crawford counties in Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Army Engineers
Arkansas River
Harold‘ton Reach
Arbuckles
Fort Smith
Sebastian
Crawford Counties
Rights chiefs say Arkansas complies with Civil Rights Act
Civil rights leaders on Tuesday said Arkansas largely complies with the public accommodations section of the Civil Rights Act though they reserve right to sue where rights are threatened. Atty Gen. Bruce Bennett urged funding for legal help for small businessmen, while SNCC warned of possible larger test actions. officials cited broad compliance in several cities.
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Arkansas
L. C. Bates
Little Rock
National Association For the Advancement’ of Colored People
Ben Grinage
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Bruce Bennett
Orval E. Faubus
Bennett
Bates
U.S. Supreme Court
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
Blytheville
el Dorado
Forrest City
Brinkley
Hot Springs
Fort,Smith
SNCC
Mississippi
Grinage
Guantanamo Water Self-Sufficient After Castro Shut Tap
Ten months after Fidel Castro cut off the base’s river water, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is now fully self-sufficient for fresh water. The final unit of a sea water desalination plant is in operation producing about 2.2 million gallons daily, surpassing the base’s needs. A new power plant cost about 10.7 million dollars, as U.S. policy sought independence from Cuban water sources after the incident in 1961.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Fidel Castro
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Navy
Castro
Guanatanamo
U.S
United Staes
Cuba
Johnson
United States
Soviets Reject Compromise In Dues Squabble
UNITED NATIONS N Y AP The Soviet Union reportedly rejected a compromise proposal by General Assembly President Alex Quaison-Lackey of Ghana aimed at settling the U N financial crisis. Diplomats said the plan, backed by a 12 nation Asian African group, proposed a voluntary fund to cover deficits from dues nonpayment. The United States demands that delinquents two years or more be stripped of their General Assembly vote. the Soviets owe more than 52 million dollars. Rusk met with Gromyko as talks continue ahead of a Cyprus peacekeeping extension vote.
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N.Y
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Alex Quaison- Lackey
Ghana
U.N
U.S
Dean Rusk
Andrei ‘A. Gromyko
Rusk
New York
United States
Qualson-Lackey
Proga
Congo
Middle East
Quaison-Lackey
Gromyko
Disarmament
South Viet Nam
The
Security Council
Cyprus
U Thant
Pressure on for Ending UN Dispute
AP report says the 59 nation Asian African group pressed the United States and the Soviet Union to resolve the UN peacekeeping dues dispute. They back a rescue fund that the Soviet bloc could support without paying directly, aiming to avert moves challenging delinquent members' Assembly voting rights. Fedorenko said Russia would fund only if the Assembly unanimously adopts the resolution.
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Tom Hoge
United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
U.N
General Assembly
Assembly
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Russia
Pleasant Xmas Feelings Tied to Children and the Christ Child
A reflective piece argues Christmas joy centers on children, especially the Christ Child. It recalls thoughts from an unnamed author about childlike virtues such as hope, curiosity, tolerance, sincerity, perseverance, trust, and faith, urging adults to emulate a child’s heart to find the Kingdom of Heaven in their own hearts.
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Christ
Students Overcome by Monoxide Fumes in School Bus
VAN BUREN Ark AP Fourteen Van Buren High School students collapsed from car bon monoxide fumes after a tailpipe loosened on a school bus. Superintendent Carlton Hasley said no one was seriously hurt. All were treated at a hospital and released. Ambulance attendants reported three pupils on the ground near the bus and others outside. The three received oxygen and recovered quickly.
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van Buren, Ark
van Buren High School
Carlton Hasley
Ie Bus
Dickey Stricken While Hunting Near Nashville Ark
Former New York Yankee catcher Bill Dickey was hospitalized in Nashville Arkansas after illness during bird hunting. An electrocardiogram showed no heart attack. The 54 year old Hall of Fame member would stay two to three days for observation. Dickey, with Stephens Inc. in Little Rock, played in the majors from 1928 to 1946 and hunted with Harry Parkin and Pete Raney on the Glen Wallage farm.
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Nashvillie, Ark
New York Yankee
Bill Dickey
Dickey
Yankees
Stephens, Inc
Little Rock
Arkansas Hall of Fame
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Glen Wallage Farm
Harry Parkin
Pete Raney
Hendrix College Gets New Dean
Dr. M Francis Christie resigns as Mount Union College dean effective next term to become dean at his alma mater Hendrix College in Conway Arkansas. Christie has led Mount Union since 1959.
St Francis ASC Members Resign Posts
Three members of the St Francis County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee resigned amid an investigation into cotton acreage allotments. Charles Adams Horace Powell and Joseph Whittenton asked to be relieved. Adams chaired the committee. replacements were elected at the ASC convention. The inquiry suggested several dozen farmers overplanted their allotments.
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Forrest City
Ark
St. Francis
Adams
Thomas McDaniel
L.E. Burch
Hughes
George Salman
Palestine
Barry Claims Burch Drive Aimed at Him
Senate veteran Barry Goldwater says critics are aiming at him through the drive to remove Dean Burch as Republican National Committee chairman. He tells influential Republicans at his Phoenix home he backs Burch and will not be pushed from the party. Officials describe Goldwater as angry yet determined that removing Burch would amount to his personal repudiation. Gov. Smylie counters that the push targets Goldwater, not merely Burch, urging a party that excludes nobody and includes everyone.
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Washington
Barry
Goldwater
Dean ‘Burch
Republican Party
GOP
Burch
Phoenix
William E. Miller
New York
Chicago
Finance Committee
Coldwater
Miller
Sen. Goldwater
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
Republican Governors Association
Senator Goldwater
Smylie
Boise
IRS Targets Tax Exempt Groups in Right-Wing Drive
AP report says IRS has stepped up examinations of tax exempt groups with political aims, focusing on right wing outfits while noting leftist groups were previously scrutinized. Among those affected or cited are Daughters of the American Revolution, Life Line, and Christian Crusade, with some gaining or losing exemption amid congressional and legal action.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Congress
National Council of Churches
Life Line
H. L. Hunt
Dallas
Billy James Hargis
Tulsa
Okla
Christian Crusade
The
John Birch Society
Capitol to Close Noon December 24 for Christmas Week
LITTLE ROCK AP The State Capitol will close at noon Dec 24 for the Christmas week, with only a few security, law enforcement and maintenance personnel on duty Christmas day.
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Little Rock
State
Singing at Garrett Memorial Sunday service session
The Third Sunday afternoon session of the Henry Singing Convention will meet Sunday December 20 at Garrett Memorial Baptist Church at 1 30 pm.
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Garrett Memorial
Henrry Singing Convention
Garrett Memorial Bantist Church
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