Breaks May Be Developing for U S in the Far East
An analysis argues that success in Vietnam hinges on broader Southeast Asia shifts. Sukarno’s removal in Indonesia and Cambodia’s neutrality shifting toward openness to democracy could realign regional power. A stable bloc among Southeast Asian powers may curb Communist influence, pressure Laos and Vietnam, and permit American disengagement.
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U.S
Far East
Metica
South Acre Asia
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Cambodia
Aos
Southeast-Asia
Sukarno
Inonesia
China
Asia
Ourse
Laos
jSouthéant
Prison Doctor Announces Resignation in 90 Days
Little Rock Dr Edwin N Barron Jr of Little Rock says he will resign as prison physician within 90 days. He helped in the Cummins Prison Farm skeleton search and will inform the Prison Board to find a replacement. He cites clash with private practice though pleased with medical program changes.
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Little Rock
Edwin N. Barron Jr
Lit Tle Rock
Barron
Cummins
Connecticut to ban barber brushes for lather machines
Hartfort based report states the state examining board for barbers will require shops to replace brushes with lather machines. Each shave would use a sanitary new supply of lather, ending the old face-to-face brush tradition.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
State Examining Board For Barbers
May Be in for Chewing Gut at Kelthley Jyslor High
In Tacoma AP report a teacher Ronald D. Stovaask says thieves chewed a teacher's false teeth and took items. Deputy Shields notes the incident occurred during a basketball game at Kelthley Jyslor High School. Washington AP brief also notes Jesse Payne Jr. of Genevia chosen for stmastership at Genevia Day by President Johnson.
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Tacoma
Wash
Ronald D. Stovaask
Kelthley Jyslor High School
Storsasle Getis
Sohn Shields
Washington
Jesse Payne Jr
Genevia
Pulaski County
Johnson
Arkansas Law Session Faces Heated Debates On Davis and Convention
LITTLE ROCK AP The Arkansas legislature closed the special session after a calm day but expected further clashes on a constitutional convention and Lynn A. Davis reappointment as State Police director. House and Senate approved several appropriations and a law clerk bill for Pulaski County courthouses. A halfway house lawsuit seeks zoning clarity for a Little Rock ex convict facility in a Class C or Class D zone.
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Little Rock
Lynn A. Davis
House
Senate
Eirenlc
Pulaski County
Bill Wells
Hermitage
Gayle Windsor
Wells
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Davis
Chambers
The
Arkansas Release Guidance’ Foundation
Chancery Court
Justice Dept Flags Northern School Desegregation Probe
The Justice Department begins cautious steps into Northern school racial imbalance with Stephen J. Pollak noting several complaints from states including California Illinois Pennsylvania and Oklahoma. Department eyeing cases of discriminatory treatment of Negroes and potential private actions while stressing need for substantial issues and parental complaints to trigger probes.
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Stephen Mi
Associated Press
Washington
Justice Departments
Stephen J. Pollak
California
Iilinois
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Pollak
Ha Sald
Justice Department
Citlegit
Department S
North
No New Tax Increase Predicted by Arkansas Lawmakers
Rep. Irvan Rose of Rogers said there would be no tax increase this year and that most legislators share that view. He noted Arkansas has the lowest taxes but warned some revenues may be needed. Rose floated a 3 cent cigarette tax and repeal of fair trade liquor laws, while suggesting a one cent sales tax might be avoidable with spending cuts. Benton County residents urged lawmakers not to raise taxes. Rep. Hayes McClerkin warned financial issues are becoming technical for the legislature.
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Tommy Yates
Associated Press
Little Rock
Irvan Rose
Rogers
Rose
Benton County
Hayes McClerkin
Texearkana
Barns Like Homes A Memory Road Trip
HAL BOYLE reflects on abandoned farmhouses and empty barns across America. He contrasts aging homes with barns that shelter animals and memory, recalling a Kansas City childhood barn and the haunting scent of horses, noting how deserted dwellings reveal peril in modern life.
Girl Scout Cookies On Sale For 1968 Fund Drive
Conifer Council 1968 cookie sale chairs announce orders from February 9 to 17. New KoKo Kookies orange coconut cookies join sandwich mint butter and peanut butter options. Profits stay local to support camping activities equipment repair and council needs.
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A. A. Melde
Conifer Council
Shirley May
Melongine
US Troops Clash With Irked Koreans
U S Army troops clashed with about 400 South Korean student demonstrators near the demilitarized zone on the Pres demilitarized bridge. At least 24 students were injured by bullets or rifle butts, nine in serious condition, as police said. The confrontation followed protests over U S North Korea talks and the USS Pueblo incident.
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X Ge Hwang
Associated Press
Wester Seoul
U.S. Army
Polite
U.S
Presdom Bridge
Dee
Potted
Seoul
United States
South Korea
Panmunjom
Chung Hee Park
Demilitarized Zone
Pueblo
Grant to Southwest Arkansas Development Council Here
The Office of Economic Opportunity approves a $264,739 grant to Southwest Arkansas Development Council. Senator William J. Fulbright notified the Star late Tuesday. Funds cover administration, the Head Start program, neighborhood centers and housing services for the next two months.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Southwest Arkansas Development Council
Willam J. Fulbright
Star
Hope Man Named Director at Soil and Water Convention
Monroe Samuel of Hope Arkansas was named a director of the National Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts at its annual convention in Dallas Texas held Tuesday.
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Dallas, Tex
Monroe Samuel
Hope, Ark
National Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Filibuster forms against civil rights bill in Congress
The Senate battles over the administration civil rights bill and an open housing amendment as leaders warn of a possible filibuster. Key figures include Sen. Mansfield and Sen. Dirksen with Mondale and Brooke proposing broader protections, while open housing debates hinge on owner-occupied dwellings and a 3-year transition. The outcome: prospects for compromise fade as cloture remains uncertain, amid broader Vietnam and political coverage.
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John Chadwick
Wester Washington (Ap
Messare
Deep South
Hare
Senate
Sam J. Ervin
Laader
Mike Mansfield
Everett M Dirksen
Sens
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Edward Www. Brooke
R-Mass
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Mansfield
Dirksengard
Ervin
Dirksen
Mondale
Brooke
Johnson
PTA Study Group Set For Thursday At 2 P.M.
All Around Town reports Beryl Henry Elementary School PTA will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday February in Mrs. Bennett Wood's Spring Hill Road home. The program titled A Project for the PTA will be presented. Hope Kroger announces Autry Hatfield promoted to assistant manager. Earling A Jester, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jester, attends Harding College and is named to the Dean's List for the fall term. Local students named to Beta Tau Gamma and involved with the Student National Education Association and Bison Boosters. Dewey Self begins February 1 as Hope department head of streets, replacing Pave Peters who resigned. Self works temporarily due to health. Hope Police report 323 accidents last year, 64 injuries, one fatality Sgt. Alonzo Brown noted with mother Lenora Simpson of Prescott Mt. on Tuy Yon AB, Vietnam. Brown, a medical specialist, is in the Pacific Air Forces. Sgt. Orville D. Steadman of 623 West Division, Hope, is on duty at Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam. Steadman is a Metalsmith in the Pacific Air Forces. Fire crews responded to a grass fire by Meyer's Bakery behind Highway 67. high winds spread a trash blaze but damage was None. Harold Wright of Spring Hill is recovering after a tractor-car accident at Wadlay Hospital, Room 504, Texarkana, Texas.
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Beryl Henry
PTA
Bennett Wood
Spring Hill Road
Earling A. Jester
Earl Jester
Harding College
Beta Tay Gamma
National Education Association
Bison
Blevins High
Alonzo Brown
Lenora Simpson
Prescott Mt. 2
Tuy Yon AB
Vietnam
Brown
Paciiic Air Forces
Southeast Asia
Patrick Afb
Fla
McRae High School
Prescott
Orville D. Steadman
West Division
Hope, Ark
Tuy Hoa AB
Steadman
Pacific Air Forces
Loring Afb
Maine
Hope High School
Soviet Made Tanks Open Fire In Lang Veu Camp Battle
North Vietnamese forces used Russian T34 tanks against South Vietnamese regulars and U.S. advisers at Lang Vei camp near Khe Sanh. The defenders reportedly held despite tank assaults and heavy shelling as U.S. and allied forces joined in with artillery air support and ground assault. Casualties mounted on both sides with conflicting tallies as fighting continued through the night.
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Vietnam
KORS
William M. Momyer
7Th Air Force
North Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Hue
Saigon
U.S
Pueblo
Richard M. Nixon
Iid
Wisconsin
Bellewether
George Romney
Washington
Soviet Union
Wearye
Proas
Lang Vet
William.c. Westmoreland
de Fae
U.S. Marine Artillery
Green Berets
Air Force
Marina
Principal's Honor Roll at Hope High School
Hope High announces 35 students named to the Principal's Honor Roll for the second nine weeks. minimum 3.5 GPA. Grade 9: Barbara Fuller Pat Harris Jane Harrison Theresa Hulsey Tommy Lavender Nancy M Millen. Grade 10: Jimmy Allard Jo Ann Burke Phil Cato July Croom Kathy Dexter Belinda Evans Bryce Garrett Sharrog Harrington Mary Ella Impson Mary Beth Millican Debbie Moore Ralph Routon David Rowe. Grade 11: Lee Almond Carla Turner. Grade 12: Larcy Alford Linea Brit Judy Butler Susan Clark Cathy Feild Candy Harris Twila Hull Gene dines Kathy Lewis Bitsysbrris Janice Russell Crit Stuart ut Stephen Turner Charles Ward.
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Hope Hgh School
Barbara Fuller
Pat Harris
Jane Harrison
Theresa Hulsey
Tommy Lavender
Nancy M. Millen
Jimmy Allard
Jo Ann Burke
Phil Cato
July Croom
Kathy Dexter
Belinda Evans
Bryce Garrett
Sharrog Harrington
Mary Ella Impson
Mary Beth Millican
Debbie Moore
Ralph Routon
Davig Rowe
Lee Almond
Carla Turner
Larcy Alford
Brit
Judy Butler
Susan Clark
Cathy Feild
Candy Harris
Twila Hull
Gene Dines
Kathy Lewis
Bitsy Sbrris
Janice Russell
Crit Stuart
Stephen Turner
Charles Ward
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Hope Man
National Post
AP News Digest
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arthur M. Ross
Hope Kroger
Vic Massanelli
Autry Hatfield
Dewey Self
Texarkana
Hope Department
Pave Peters
Peeters
Hope
Carter Construction Co
Self
Meyer's Bakery
Highway 67
Niemen
Harold Wright
Spring Hill
Wadlay Hospital
Tenarkana
Texas
Hope High
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