Poverty in Letters Sparks Debate in The People Speak
A reader letter praised as best of week wins five dollars, while another Oklahoma farmer argues poverty is moral and social, from welfare to education and self-reliance. The exchange, noted by The Sunday Oklahoman and Louisville Courier-Journal, reflects competing views on poverty in America.
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Koman
Oklahoma
Finley
America
Columbia
S.C
Jim
The
Sunday
Oklas J
Signs Apparently Mean Very Little
Residents of Dallas North Carolina had lobbied for a highway sign on Interstate 85. The state erected a sign this week that Mayor David Hoyle calls too small like a postage stamp. A passing motorist shouted a question about how to reach Dallas as he spoke to reporters.
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Dallas, N.C
North Carollina
Dallas
State Highway Department
David Hoyle
Texas Mexican Dies at 104 in Charlotte
Fantino C. Munoz, a Mexican-born farmer who moved to Charlotte, Texas in a covered wagon, died Thursday at Pleasanton hospital at age 104. Born February 15, 1863, in Jescas Zacatecas, Mexico, Munoz reached the century mark after a long life in South Texas.
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Charlotte
Tex
Fantino C. Munoz
Pleasanton
Munoz
Jescas
Zacatecas
Mexico
Fexas
Initial Reserve Call Up Air National Guard Units
A fragmented list of Air National Guard and Air Reserve units includes multiple Tactical Fighter Groups and Wings across numbered designations such as 118th, 177th, 107th, 1210 Tactical Fighter Group, 140th Wing, 184th Group, and 18th 15th Tactical Fighter Groups, plusReconnaissance and Airlift units. Navy Reserve Attack and Fighter squadrons 776, 831, 873, 661, 703 and 1 are listed among the calls.
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AIR National Guard
177Th
107Th
Navy Reserve
Prison Women Have Child at Cummins Prison Farm
At Cummins Prison Farm Arkansas the 42 women in the Women's Reformatory care for a one month old baby born to a prisoner serving a 15 year sentence. The child Woody Dwayne sleeps near his mother in a curtained corner of the white women's dormitory while Beatrice Crawford supervises the reformatory and its kitchen for 1,300 male inmates. The mother born in Little Rock was only recently allowed to see the child after prison officials agreed to move the baby to the dormitory. The inmate mother told authorities she would accept the arrangement. Baby supplies were donated and a layette assembled before the arrival.
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Cummins Prison Farm
Ark
Woody Dwayne
Beatrice Crawford
Cummins
Little Rock
Crawford
Fowler Rusk Mills Meet in Little Rock
Rep. Wilbur D Mills said after a meeting with Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Treasury Secretary Henry Fowler that the Johnson administration was still working on export import legislation details. He noted no decision on any program or legislation yet and declined to reveal proposals. The talks also covered the balance of payments deficit as Mills committee prepares hearings on travel limits for Americans abroad and a 40 percent surcharge on income taxes discussed earlier.
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Little Rock
Wilbur D. Mills
DeArk
Dean Rusk
Treasury
Henry Fowler
Jonson
Rusk
Fowler
Mills
House
Ways and Means
Mis
Merchants Protesting in Beirut Strike Over Murder
Beirut jewelers walked off their posts to protest a murder and robbery in the jewelry bazaar. A thief raid during a storm led to the kidnap of the shop owner’s 29 year old son Antoine Assi whose body was found beside his American sports car near the city’s gambling casino. The victim was the son of the Lebanese jewelers syndicate president.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Antoine Assi
Lebanese Jewelars’ Syndicate
Coffin Makers Doing Brisk Business
In Saigon the only shops open are coffin makers as a 24 hour curfew confines residents. Soldiers guard, roads to government and U S buildings blocked, and families load coffins. Hospitals report over 100 dead in morgues amid widespread devastation from ongoing battles.
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Peter Arnett
Associated Press
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Ciy
Seventh Day Adventist Hospital
Jess C. Holm
Obsterician returns from safari with adrenal glands trophies
Washington obstetrician Dr. C Richard Gilbert returns from Africa with adrenal glands from seven animals including two elephants a buffalo impala and a giant cat as potential working material for a theory that a stamina chemical in the body could aid surgery He also collected blood samples from 30 patients and 100 animals at NIH request as part of malaria research.
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Washington
Atfrow
Africa
C. Richard Gilbert
Gilbert
Fred
R. Portance
National Institutes of Health
Johnson Says Viet Cong Uprising Crumbles Says Johnson
President Johnson defended his claim that the Viet Cong uprising failed to meet its aims in South Vietnam. He cited weak popular support in cities and concluded the attacks amounted to a military and psychological setback. Senate leaders offered mixed views while Pentagon briefings tempered optimism about progress in Vietnam. Johnson also reported no progress on retrieving the Pueblo and its crew and noted North Korea talks yielded no satisfactory results.
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Jack
Bell
Saigon
Riso
John G. Tower
Texng
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Robert 8. McNamara
Johnson
Pueblo
North Korea
United States
South Vietnam
Sen
George D. Aiken
Re Vt
Wrong Way Protest Leads to Probation for Draft Card Gift
Cheise topher Yenn of Boston, 3$, was freed after admitting giving his draft card to a Boston minister was the wrong way to protest the Vietnam war. U.S. District Judge Ernest Guinn placed him on two years probation, after Yenn said he believed the war was wrong and his dissent was expressed improperly.
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EL Paso
Tex
Cheisetopher Yenn
Boston
U.S
Ernest Guinn
Yenn
Guinn
Venn
February Month to Renew Acquaintance With Heritage
Mary Anita Lasceten reflects on American History Month designated by Congress in 1968. The piece honors Washington Irving as a key figure shaping U S. culture, detailing his life, writings, travels, and influence on both American and European audiences, ending with notes on his home Sunnyside and his modest, pleasant literary approach.
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Mary Anita
Laseten Star
DAR
United States Congress
Washington Irving
George Washington
General Washington
William
Sarah Irving
Washington
Times
Irving
Legation
London
Spain
United States
England
America
Hone
Matha Hoffman
New York
Sunnyside
Dudson
Motors Still Need Pink Slip in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK AP The 1967 motor vehicle registration act may require Arkansas motorists to carry title registration certificates, or pink slips, again. Act 4 of 1985 repealed the old rule, but it was wiped out. officials debate enforcing proof of registration and possible repeal of penalties. Larey expects a smaller two-part item for cars and lock boxes once Act 465 is fully implemented.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Act House
Sterling Cock+ rull
Winthrop Rockefeller
Cockrill
Bethell Larey
Larey
Rockefaller
Bill Kennedy
Fort Simith
Southwest American and Times Record
Dial a Vote Plan Offered by Senator Lang
Senator Russell B. Lang of Louisiana proposes a dial a vote system to speed Senate decisions. He says absent or late members waste time and that a telephone balloting setup could allow peers to record votes remotely via the Senate secretary. He notes major votes are delayed by Fridays or Mondays and that late arrivals disrupt the roll call process. He argues this would reduce downtime and improve decision making.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington
Russell B. Lang
Senate
Lousiana Democrat
Long
Coly Leegue
aNer
Tor Fleos
Korea asks for more U S troops amid Pueblo incident
Seoul formally asked Washington for additional American troops to bolster defense against North Korea while U S and allied diplomats discussed the Pueblo seizure. Korea hinted at pulling Vietnam forces if the United States fails to respond firmly.
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Ay Boboos
Seoul
Ssouth
Korea
United States
Ioriston
Koted
Vietnam
Washington
Amariéat
North Korea
Panmunjom
Pueblo
U.S
Waselami
Cha Kyuhan
France
Australia
Turkey
Alsatra
Korean National Assembly
Park Shoon-ky
United Nations Command
Amunjom
Jamson
U.N
Paomunjom
Aml
South Korea
Puebla
Foreign Ministry
Kyu Hah
Stephen Robert Harris
Melrose
Mass
Harris
Rails Union Move Toward Era of Peace
Washington AP report says railroads and union leaders representing about 600000 workers are moving toward a potential peace era after two health and job protection agreements. A summit is planned to tackle remaining issues including wages, though no firm wage verdict is given. Union spokesman G E Leighty hailed the invitation to talks by the Association of American Railroads.
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Sy Nell Gildade
Washington
Railroois
A Unto
Spowesmin
G. E. Leighty
Association of American Railroads
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