Envoy Plans Talks With Four Vietnamese Religious Leaders
McGeorge Bundy, Johnson's envoy to South Viet Nam, meets today at the U S Embassy with four religious leaders from Catholic Cao Dai Hoa Hao and Buddhist sects. He aims to assess war, politics, and sectarian tensions as Khanh’s regime faces upheaval and ties with Washington shift amid Kosygin's Hanoi visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm W. Browne Sagon
South Viet Nam
Johnson
George Bundy
Bundy
Nguyen Khanh
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Khanh
Tran van Huong
Paul Nguyen van Binh
Cao Dai
Tran Quang Binh
Hoa Hao
Thich Tien
Luong Trong Thuong
Minh
Tran Quang Thuan
Thich Tri Quang
Thich Tam Chau
Huong
Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Southeast Asia
Nguyen Xuan Oanh
Taylor
Alexei N. Kosygin
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Kosygin
Peking
Chou En-lai
North Viet Nam
Bill Lifts Ceiling on Bank Interest in Arkansas
The Arkansas Senate approved a measure to remove the four percent cap on interest paid by state banks on savings accounts, allowing up to the federal 4 percent rate already used by national banks. The vote was 23 to 1 as part of a slate of actions including voter literature limits and out of state fee reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas Senate
Federal Reserve Bank
Garland County
Nathan Schoenfield
Senate
W. K. Ingram
West Memphis
Texarkana
Tex
Arkansas
Weather Outlook: Cloudy Mild Today and Tonight
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and mild temperatures today and tonight. A chance of showers remains in the area, with no strong storms expected.
Mother of Hope Woman Dies at 72 in Mena Hospital
Mrs. John W. Hughes, 72, mother of Mrs. Olen Overturf of Hope, died Thursday in a Mena hospital. Funeral services set for Sunday at 1 30 p m at Dallas Avenue Baptist Church with Beasley Ward Funeral Home in charge. Contact details listed for the Hughes home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Hughes
Olen Overturf
Hope
Mena Hospital
Dallas Avenue Baptist Church
Mena
Beasley-Ward Funeral Home
King Seeks Talks With Johnson From Selma Jail
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr released on bond after five days in Selma jail seeks a White House meeting to press for new voting rights legislation. He cites Alabama arrests and plans to visit Montgomery and other counties to push a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Johnson
Alabama
King
Marion
West Alabama
Montgomery
W.B. Atkins Sr
James G. Clark
Dallas County
James A. Hare
Charles C . Diggs
Dmich
Joseph T. Smitherman
Charles Mathias
Rmd
Ogden R. Reid
N.Y
Washington
Rev Peebles To Teach Methodists In Feb Sunday
Rev Milton H Peebles pastor of Walnut Street Church of Christ will be guest teacher for the Century Bible Class at First Methodist Church on Sunday morning February 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton H. Peebles
Walnut Street Church of Christ
Century Bible
First Methodist Church
Artmobile to Bring Arkansas Arts Center Exhibits to Hope
The Arkansas Arts Center schedules its Artmobile in Hope on February 15 under Hope Junior Auxiliary sponsorship. The 40 foot trailer gallery travels statewide with original art, lighting, and climate control, aimed at educating both school children and adults about artists and historical contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Hope Junior Auxiliary
Little Rock
Arkansas Arts Center
Winthrop Rockefeller
David Rockefeller
Barton Foundation
el Dorado, Ark
Lion Oil Co
Arkansas
Arts Center
Anthony Store at Bearden Robbed
Police said the Garland Anthony general merchandise store in Bearden Ark was robbed Thursday night of about $1200. The depos itory vault was broken and entry appears to have been gained through a roof door, with the thief escaping.
Stevenson says China aims to break up the UN
In a birthday interview with the AP Adlai E Stevenson argues Red China seeks to destroy the United Nations while Indonesia’s withdrawal highlights the need for a stronger body He notes a U S plan to push Article 19 to bar nonpaying members and says no final exit is planned for him from the U N role
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N. Oatis
United Natons. N.Y
Adlai E. Stevenson
United Nations
Red
Peking
Indonesia
Stevenson
Security Council
U.N
United States
Soviet Union
France
Assembly
The
Bill
Gore seeks public hearing on IRS ruling over Du Pont GM stock tax
Senator Albert Gore demands a Senate Finance Committee public hearing on an IRS ruling he says cut the GM stock tax levy by many millions. He cites 1962 law easing taxes and a December revision allowing large tax reductions to Christiana and Du Pont stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Senate Finance Committee
Internal Revenue Service
du Pont-General Motors
du Pont Company
Christiana Corp
du Pont
Congress
Gore
Christiana
Treasury
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Two Sheer Underwear Trends Spark Fashion Debate
London fashion writer Sandy Shaw predicts women will wear only two sheer undergarments, likely a bra and panties, while garter belts and girdles fall out of favor. Professor Alexander Boyd warns that sheer stockings with paper-thin panties in cold weather risk erythrocyanosis crurum-puel lanum frigidum, causing swollen blotchy legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sandy Shaw
The
Daily Sketch
Miss Shaw
Alexander Boyd
Manchester University
Slayer of 3 Caught at Texarkana
Charles L. Crawford 26 of Indianapolis waived preliminary hearing on a first degree murder charge in one of three slayings police say he admitted. Crawford, an ex convict, was brought back to Missouri by Highway Patrol plane after his Texarkana Tex arrest. He will be tried for killing a hitchhiker near Conway Missouri last Monday with trial date to be set later.
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Lebanon
Charles L. Crawford
Indianapolis
Crawford
Missouri
Texarkana
Tex
Conway
Massive Temperature Swings Across Regions Amid Storms
A major arctic high moved east causing moderated temperatures nationwide with 50s and 60s in the Plains and Rockies. Snow and extreme cold linger in parts of the Northeast and New England while Kentucky counties face school closings. Oswego New York reports 23 inches on the ground and a 4 inch rush of snow in thirty minutes. Texas sees heavy rains and western Washington rivers rise as Cascade rains end.
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Plains
Rockies
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Nebraska
Dakotas
Sheridan
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Pacific Coast
Oswego
N.Y
Lake Ontario
New York State
New England
Kentucky
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Texas
San Antonio
Washington
Cascade Mountains
Faubus Signs LPG Bill as Law in Arkansas
Governor Orval Faubus signed Act 31 of 1965, making the liquefied petroleum gas bill a law in Arkansas. The measure faced a rocky path in the Legislature with opposition from Rep. Arthur Deckerman who warned it would grant LPG dealers a monopoly. Representative Raymond Mays argued it simply reorganized existing LPG regulations and secured broad support in both houses.
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Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Drew County
Arthur Deckerman
Cleveland County
Raymond Mays
Arkansas Senate Commends Prison Superintendent Dan Stephens
A Senate resolution in Little Rock praised Dan T. Stephens for improvements in the Arkansas penal program and his humane handling of inmates at the state penitentiary. Senator Thomas Penn said Stephens deserves it despite ongoing public scrutiny and noted past criticisms over inmate whip use and deer camp labor practices.
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Little Rock
State
Arkansas Senate
Dan T. Stephens
Arkansas
Thomas Penn
Black Rock
Penn
Stephens
Perry County
Paul van Dalsem
Atom Smasher for Sale at $100,000
The University of Chicago offers its 100-million-volt betatron for sale at $100,000 after six years on the market. The 200-ton device, once used by Enrico Fermi, stood 17 feet high and 40 by 60 feet, now dismantled and being sold in parts.
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Mokstad
Chicago
Enrico Fermi
Senator Panel Backs Registration Amendment Bill
A state Senate committee recommended passage for a bill to amend the voter registration process by adding a blank for party affiliation on forms. The same committee also backed a separate bill to require registrants to include their race, but declined a public hearing on the race bill due to insufficient support.
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Little Rock
Senate
Senate Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Clarence Bell
Parkin
W. K. Ingram
West Memphis
Thomas Penn
Black Rock
Farm Bureau to Hear Faubus Highway Plan
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation schedules a 11 a.m. meeting next Tuesday in Little Rock to hear Gov Orval E Faubus discuss his $150 million highway program. Representatives from all 75 counties are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
Orval E. Faubus
Farm Bureau
Maddox Fined 200 Per Day For Civil Contempt
U S District Judge Frank A Hooper ordered restaurant owner Lester Maddox to pay 200 daily fines dating from Friday for contempt related to refusing service to African Americans. The judge directed Maddox and Pickrick Inc to sign a statement agreeing to serve all persons to purge the contempt within 60 days and cover court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Lester Maddox
Hooper
Maddox
Pickrick, Inc
Pickrick
Filibuster to Protect Amendment in Arkansas House
Arkansas House debates Amendment 51 as Rep Nathan Schoenfeld filibusters to block Prairie County Rep John Bethells bill. Bethell rewrites a tax and poll tax provision, tying up the measure in the morning hour while colleagues question his reading and intent.
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Little Rock
Garland County
Nathan Schoenfeld
Arkansas House
Schoenfeld
Prairie County
John P. Bethell
Bethell
Arkansas
U.S
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Ares Center
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Bearden
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D-La
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Associated Press
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