Education urges continued study to beat dropout trend
A voluntary private group led by Charles R. Corcoran urges teens to stay in school, highlighting higher earnings with more years of education. Framed as a practical appeal, it stresses the payoff of a diploma and the risks of dropping out in today’s tech-driven society. In Arkansas, Frank Whitbeck withdraws from gubernatorial consideration, citing personal commitments. In New Delhi, Lord Snowdon, husband of Princess Margaret, begins a three week India photo assignment for the Sunday Times.
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Gonaicind
Charles R. Corcoran
Equitable Life
Labor Department
Advertising Council
Mr. Corracoran
New Delhi
Britain
Margaret
India
Distress Call False Alarm Sentenced to Federal Prison
Boston man Richard F Vonefry, 24, of Brockton, Massachusetts, has been sentenced in a federal case for sending a false distress call via ship radio. The April 2, 1905, incident involved a vessel near Yarmouth Harbor, triggering a search. Vonefry faces prison time.
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Boston
APY
Ina
Richard F Vonefry
Brockton
Mass
Unity
Yarmouth
Harbor
Little Hope for Youths Trying to Avoid Draft
A National Guard and reserve unit survey shows scarce openings for youths seeking draft evasion by joining. Burdell notes reorganized reserves and higher quotas have created two-year service expectations, long waiting lists, and backlogs at many posts. Air, Navy, and Marine units report limited vacancies and high ineligibility among applicants.
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Little Rock
James R. Burdell
Arkansas National Guard
The
Arkansas Gazette
Army
Ir Force
Navy
Marines
Burdell
Air National Guard
Air Force Reserve
Navy and Marine Reserve Training Center
Marine Corps Reserve
Accused of Affair With Her Nephew In Miami Trial
MIAMI AP reports Candace Messler, 39, faces charges in the murder of her multimillionaire husband Jacques Time. State Attorney Richard Gerstein cites an illicit affair with her 29 year old nephew Melvin Lane Powers as a possible motive. Trial proceedings include tense exchanges as the all male jury is kept in the courtroom during clashes between prosecutors and defense.
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Miami
Fila
Candace Messler
Richard Gerstein
George Schulz
Houston
Tex
Mossler
Messier
Melvin Lane Powers
Jacques
Schulz
Muss Clea Cossuegra
Dade County
National America
Jacques Mossler
Theodore R. Kupferman
Ae John V. Lindsay
New Trial Ordered in Paris Cafe Murder Case
A Franklin Circuit Court jury failed to reach a verdict in the second degree murder case of John Davis Pruitt 33 of Booneville. Circuit Judge Carl Creekmore ordered a new trial after Harris 40 of Branch Franklin County was killed in a cafe at Paris following an argument on December 10.
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Associated Press
Charleston, Ark
John Davis Pruitt
Booneville
Franklin
Carl Creekmore
Ant
Rial
Pruitt
Johnny Harris
Paris
Harris
Branch
Franklin County
Economists Debate Tax Hikes and Inflation at Symposium
Washington AP reports a National Symposium on Inflation and Economic Policy examines whether Johnson tax boosts and wage price guidelines can curb inflation. Key economists including Otto Eckstein, Arthur Burns, Paul Samuelson and Walter Fackler debate policy, unemployment falls to 4 percent, with Wirtz predicting 3 percent this year. Burns and critics warn that spending risks inflation as the economy nears full employment.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Johnson
Critcis
United States Chamber of Commerce
W. Willard Wirtz
Arthur F. Burns
National Bureau of Eiconomic Research
New York
Council
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Paul A. Samuelson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John F. Kennedy
Walter D. Fackler
University of Chicago
Burns
Fackler
Congress
Brinkley approves three bond issues in city vote
Brinkley Arkansas voters approved a 190000 bond to fund a 90000 city hall with state refunding bonds, plus a 17500 bond to remodel the hall into a fire station. A 7500 park improvement bond passed 344 to 48, with federal matching funds attached.
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Brinkley, Ark
AT&T Gets Big U.S. Contract
Camden Ark reports a large U S contract involving telecommunications firm AT T in a government related deal. Details are garbled but indicate national scope and military equipment related collaboration with an international partner.
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At&t
U.S
Arnold Seeks Congress in 1966 From Arkansas Fourth District
Hope Star reports candidate Richard S. Arnold of Texarkana seeks Democratic nomination for U.S. Congress from Arkansas Fourth District. The biography outlines his education Yale College and Harvard Law School, law practice in Texarkana, and goals for river projects, federal aid, and maintaining three independent government branches. The piece notes a separate city meeting approving TV table franchise rules and seeking federal funds for urban renewal and local projects.
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The
Hope Star
Richard S. Arnold
Texarkana
United States Congress
Congress
Arkansas
South Arkansas
Anamer
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Wilbur Mills
Henry Clay
David
All
Israel
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Silee
Texaster County
U. S
Morris Sheppard
House of Representative
U. S. Senate
Arkansas River
Ouachita River
Red River
Lake Chico
Richard
Arnold City
Yale College
Harvard Law School
Arkansas Bar
Washington, D.C
Arnold S Arnold
Patna
Mayuiele
Arnold Ko
Jam
Chenin
Mai
Hope City Board
TV Table
Don Maness
Senior Citizens Organization
Economice Development Administration
Shover Street
Heerlup
Walker St
Iy Siraply
Johnson signals progress after Honolulu Viet Nam talks
President Johnson returns from Honolulu confident we shall prevail against Viet Nam aggression. He says he will meet South Vietnamese leaders again within months and plans to push social and political reforms alongside military efforts. Humphrey heads to Saigon to advance programs, then joins Johnson returning to Washington.
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Washington
Johnson
Honolulu
Viet Nam
Los Angeles
Hubert H. Humphrey
Saigon
Hawaii
Humphrey
Pacific
Jwinson
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
Too Much Faith in Officials Warns Pryor
Rep. David Pryor of Ouachita County urged Pine Bluff civic group that citizens overestimate elected leaders. He warned democracy could weaken if political participation declines and urged direct citizen contact with lawmakers, noting the value of personal letters signed by couples.
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Pine Bluff, Ark
David Pryor
Ouachita County
Pryor
Congress
Pine Bluff
Johnson Returns From Viet Nam Conference
President Johnson returns from Viet Nam talks expressing confidence we shall prevail in the fight against Communist aggression. Vice President Humphrey heads to Viet Nam to push for swift political economic and social reform. Saigon rounds up developments as the Honolulu meeting on Viet Nam puzzles.
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Viet Nam
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ho Chi Minh
India
Saigon
Honolulu
Senate
Washington
Peace Hopes Chilled by Minh Letter
New Delhi AP report notes Ho Chi Minh’s letter failed to signal peace talks with Johnson’s administration. Indian spokesman stressed India’s special ICC chair role and kept options open, continuing talks with friendly nations to end fighting.
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Joe McGowan JR
New Delhi
India
North Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Johnson
Uear
Hassan
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
International Control Commission
Indochina Peacekeeping Agency
Hanoi
All Around Town Highlights Hope Graduates and Local News
A jumble of local items notes Hope residents Marty Wookidd and Harvey M Labban earning BA degrees from the University of Arkansas and others with Law degrees. It mentions the United Fund campaign near its deadline, classroom events, and area teachers, with Hope entries on honor and dean lists. Includes sports notes on the Hulpe Bobcats and district basketball standings and players listed from nearby towns.
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University of Arkansas At Nndterm
Marty WooKidd
Harvey M. Labban
Hope
William S. Crain
Job A. Graves
Jet Attacks in N Viet Nam Stepped Up
US jet fighter bombers intensified strikes in North and South Vietnam as Viet Cong forces evaded major Allied ground offensives. American casualties rose by over 50 percent last week with 89 killed and 499 wounded. Operations included river and road interdiction, bridge strikes, and booster raids by B-52s, F-105s, and F-4Cs, with carrier air power from Ticonderoga and Ranger targeting routes near Da Nang and Vinh.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North
U.S
Vientiane
Land
Laotian Defense Ministry
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Suth Viet Nam
Strategic Air Command
Guam
Tay Ninh
Phu Yen
Ticonderoga
Ranger
Dong Hoi
Vinh
Tam da
Air Force
Thanh Hoa
Viet Nam
Presbyterians Hear Missionary Gould at Sunday Meeting
The Presbyterian Church hosts a Sunday evening talk by missionary Robert Simpson Gould from Georgia Tech who has built churches schools and hospitals in Korea and Congo. He returns from a one year furlough with his wife Mary Scott and will be joined by Rev. James A. Mitchell of Hot Springs for brief remarks.
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Robert Simpson Gould
Georgia Tech
Korea
Congo
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Gould
U. S
Mary Scott
Hamilton
Texas
Gould
Austin
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
James A. Mitchell
Hot Springs
Bennet Ends Bid for Congress in Arkansas Race
Atty. Gen. Bruce Bennett announced he would not seek Congress this year, citing family priorities. He said he would rather pursue public service in Arkansas than in Washington and noted voter encouragement to run for the vacancy caused by Oren Harriss resignation to become a federal judge.
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Little Rock
Bruce Bennett
Congress
Arkansas
Washington
Bennett
Oren Harenis
4Th
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Alex. H. Washburn
Whitbeck
Frank A Whitbeck
American Foundation Life Insurance Co
Snowden
Lord Snowdown
Sunday Times
London
Lord Snowdonn
Brinkley
Camden, Ark
Capser
Wiha
Fulbright
Aesilay Vit International
Telenhore
Telegmiph Co
Molbright S
Shitsaya
Arnold
AP News Digest
International
Minh
United Fund
Blenny Sledd
Liev
Hirk Paghor Onder Sue
Gery
Wadley Hospital
Flenderson State Teachers College
Bethy K. Bell
Jimmie Hooten
Martha R. Jewell
Royce Loveless
Charles Rigsby
Nashville
Lewisville
Sylvia Ko Baker
Hlupe Bobcats
Canmiden
Lairs den Coossert
Strackuver
Hobeals
Strackeworon
Magialin
Yiohaes
N. Viet Nam
Bennet
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