Page Eight Riot Averted of Prison Says Rockefeller
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller said a visiting penologist advised dismissing Tucker Prison fatim supervisory personnel prevented an imminent violent upheaval. He described the situation as fear driven and linked to past brutality at Tucker and Cummins Prison Farm.
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Robert L Shaw
Associated Press
Little Rock
Tucker
Fatim
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Pink Booker
Cummins
Maday
Booker
Legislative Committee
State Prison Board
State Police
Orval Faubus
Faubus
February Community Events and Gatherings
The Bethel A M E Church Y P D holds a 4 30 pm meeting on February 9 with junior choir rehearse to follow. Founders Day program scheduled for February 12 at 5 pm. Cotillion Federated Club hosts a pre valentines night February 10 at City Park Youth Center from 8 pm for adults. Admission 50 cents single 75 cents couple. BeeBee Memorial C M E Alter Guild gathers February 12 at 3 30 pm at Mrs Josephine Bizel home. Rev J E Hughes and Rev R J Rhone urge attendance.
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Bethel A.M. E
J. E. Hughes
Cotillion Federated Club
City Park Youth Center
Alter Guild of BeeBee Memorial C.M.E
Josephine Bizel
J, Rhone
China Campaign Against Soviet Union Grows With Protests
In Tokyo AP report Mao Zedong forces push anti Soviet campaign across Chinese cities with new orders to confront revisionism. Red Guard factions warn of palace or armed coups as posters accuse soldiers of suppressing revolutionary elements. Western embassies evacuate dependents as anti Soviet demonstrations spread to major cities.
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Eugene Levin
Tokyo
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Kremlin
New China
China
Chin
Peking
Yomi+uri
Mao
Red Capital
Red Guard
Kwangming
Peking Wall
Soviet Union
Yomiuri
Albania
Romania
NewsChina
Shanghai
Tasmania Fire Toll Reaches Forty Dead in Blazing Inferno
In southern Tasmania fierce bush fires driven by 70 mph winds killed at least 40 people and destroyed hundreds of homes. Hobart faced widespread devastation as colleges mills and a dynamite factory were damaged and streets burned. Civil emergency declared, with jails opened to battle flames and a smoke pall rising to 6000 feet over the island.
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Hobart
Tasmania
Tuesay
Australian Commonwealth Carbide Co
Electrona
Colebrook
Charles Gairdner
Wilshington
West Virginia
Australia
Humphrey cites truce as chance for rethink in Vietnam
Vice President Humphrey urged caution over peace talks as South Vietnam and United States plan a psychological warfare push during the lunar new year truce. He warned against speculating on negotiation terms while Goldberg travels to Europe, the Philippines, Burma, and the Far East to gauge options. Navy donates submarine to National Museum of Transport for display in East St. Louis, Illinois.
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South Vietnam
Goldberg
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
International Development Conference
U. S
Saigon
North Vietnam
Europe
Philippines
Burma
Ferdinand E. Marcos
East ST. Louis, Dl
Navy Department
National Museum of Transport
Mississippi River
East St. Louis
Letter protests speed limits on Hope highways
William H Etter from Washington argues Hope City enforcement of 30 and 80 mile per hour limits on Highway 4 is outdated and unjust. He says the rules disrupt traffic flow, causes hazards, and harms Hempstead County’s image. A Texas representative cites 425,000 unlicensed drivers as contributing to accidents.
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Hope Star
City of Hope
Hope
Frisco Tracks
New England
Hempstead
Austin, Tex
Texas
Lottery Draft Plan to Be Recommended
The National Commission on Selective Service will urge President Johnson next week to adopt a lottery draft prioritizing youths aged 18 and 19, with 1A eligibility and continued deferments for students. After registration and exams, eligible youths would enter a lottery pool. graduates rejoin the lottery with the same exposure as younger men. The group also backs uniform federal standards and limiting local board autonomy to curb inequities.
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Seymour M. Hersh Washington
National Commission On Sélecetive, Service
Johnson
Defense Department
Department
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Draft commission eyes national draft over local boards
Johnson's 20 member commission proposes a national draft to replace local boards and unify call priorities. Final recommendations may reach Congress next week with no major changes anticipated. The report aims to guide President Johnson before a June 30 deadline for extending current Selective Service provisions. SAN FRANCISCO AP parenthood expert predicts laws may curb population if voluntary limits fail amid flat 1965 world food output and 65 million population rise.
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Johnson
Commission
Congress
San Francisco
Planned Parenthood
Edmund W. Overstreet
University of California Medical School
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