Critics Singling Out Virginia Woolf Film Sparks Outcry
A Sarasota reviewer benches Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf as the worst entertainment after a two hour viewing noting its narrow Greek pattern and crude dialogue. Film Daily’s 1966 top film pick draws sharp rebuke from the writer, who mocks critics and defends harsh taste. The column also covers local Martin house issues, a new Berkey Direct Screen System promotion in Arkansas, and plans for a four color photo feature in The Hope Star with a spring shot slated for Feb 18.
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Wright
Film Daily
Virginia Woolf
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Nute House
Sarasota
Fla
South Gate Theater
Arkansas
Berkey Technical Corp
Berkey
Hope Star
America
Air Express
National
North Miami Beach
New York
Ray Turner
School Boards Association backs March school elections
The Arkansas School Boards Association recommends moving school elections to the second Tuesday in March instead of the last Tuesday in September. The board announced its recommendation here on Wednesday.
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Little Rock
Arkansas School Boards Association
Pope Aims to Extend Vietnamese Truce Peace Talks
President Johnson told Pope Paul VI the United States is pursuing intensified efforts to extend the Lunar New Year cease-fire in Vietnam into a prolonged truce for peace negotiations. Officials remain skeptical of a breakthrough, with Rusk outlining the peace probe maneuvers in a 4 pm press conference and discussions focusing on possible short or long extensions amid continued bombing casualties.
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John M
Hightower
Washington
Johnson
Paul VI
United States
Vietnam
Dean Rusk
White House
Rusk
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Pope Paul VI
Gasoline price hikes spread across the United States
Major oil firms raise pump prices as demand climbs and labor costs rise. Gulf Oil joined American Oil, Continental Oil, Phillips Petroleum, and Sunray DX in a one cent rise, affecting most outlets except the West Coast. Industry data show high demand, stable stocks, and continued use with 91.7 million vehicles registered at year end 1965 and passenger cars consuming 43.7 billion gallons of fuel.
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Jack Lefler
New York
Gulf Oil Co
West Coast
American Qt Co
Continental Oi Co
Phillips Pestroleum Co
Sunray Dx Oil Co
Gulf
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
The
American Petroleum Institute
Bureau of Public Roads
United States
Truck Damaged by Fire Near Hope City Limits
A truck owned by AJ B Hunt Co in Stugs gart Ark was badly damaged by fire today on Highway 4 at Hope City Limits. Firemen said a loose gas tank sparked when the vehicle crossed the railway. All tanks and tires blew out. The truck, hauling rice for chicken houses, had the driver escape unharmed.
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Aj, B
Hunt Co
Stugsgart
Ark
Hope City
Highway 4
81 Deaths Attributed to Blizzard
The East moves toward recovery after a major blizzard that claimed 81 lives and caused millions in business losses. Up to 16 inches fell across 12 states with winds up to 50 mph as schools reopened and airports resumed full service.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Kennedy
la Guardia
Newark
New York
Washington
New York City
David L. Yunich
Macy’s
Herald Square
Philadelphia
Bucks County
New Haven
Chicago
Cucumber Meet Slated Saturday at Hope City Hall
County extension agent invites growers to an educational cucumber production meeting in Hope at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday February 1. Topics include cultural practices and disease and insect control. Brown Miller Company cited price increases for cucumbers per 100 pounds with contracts and seed offered.
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Calvin J. Caldwell
Hope
Brown-Miller Company
Texarkana
William Johnson
Brown-Miller
Powell Defies Questions in Powell Seating Probe
Four select House committees investigating Adam Clayton Powell say his refusal to answer questions and citing constitutional objections damages his chances of being seated. Powell, advised by lawyers, declined to discuss New York legal troubles and alleged misuse of travel funds. House leaders plan more testimony before reporting by Feb. 23 amid debate over probe scope.
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Carl P
Washington
Select House
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem Democrat
Powell
New York
Select Committee
Charles M. Teague
Calif
Claude Pepper
Florida
Emanuel Celler
Dn.y
House
Celler
Blaylock Joins Arkansas Welfare Department
Len E. Blaylock, 43, of Nimrod, is named assistant state welfare commissioner. A former Democrat candidate in 1964, he later joined the Republican Party and served as a GOP field representative in the 1966 campaign.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Len E. Blaylock
Nimrod
Blaylock
Perry County
Paul van Dalsam
Republican Party
GOP
Lunar truce holds with some Viet Cong fighting reported
Saigon AP reports the lunar new year truce continues with no major violations by either side on day two. U.S. and Vietnamese authorities logged 114 incidents, 28 significant, including a seven hour engagement near Saigon involving 173rd Airborne Brigade and an estimated 30 Viet Cong. Moderate U.S. casualties noted. two Viet Cong reported killed. Americans advanced to a new position as guerrillas fired from hedgerows, trees, and used grenades, rifles, and a Claymore. Air and artillery support followed. President Johnson and Pope Paul VI spoke of possible extension and peace prospects, though Washington doubted a breakthrough.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Washington
Experts Study Insurance Rate Increases in Arkansas
The managing actuary for a New York firm, James Durkin, has been hired to analyze material for a public hearing on proposed auto mobile insurance rate increases in Little Rock. Insurance Commissioner John Harkey announced Durkin’s selection from three actuaries recommended by Nebraska Insurance Commissioner Frank Barrett.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
New York
John Harkey
James Durkin
Insurance Commissioner
Nebraska
Frank Barrett
Rockefeller opposes repeal of Arkansas fair trade liquor law
Winthrop Rockefeller said on Wednesday he would not advocate repeal of the state fair trade liquor law though he personally dislikes it. A bill to abolish the law was introduced in the Arkansas House, but the Rules Committee recommended defeat. The law controls price mark ups for wholesalers and retailers of wine and liquor.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas House
West Texas student first chair trumpet in college band
David Chism, a junior music education major at West Texas University Canyon, named first chair trumpet after topping 26 trumpeters. He belongs to Kappa Kappa Psi and recently played with Amarillo symphony. He attended Arkansas State Teachers College, is son of Mr and Mrs R E Chism, and the item notes other local brief mentions.
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David Chism
West Texas University
Canyon
Tex
Kappa Kappa Psi
Amarillo
Daveid
Arkansas State Teachers College
Conway
R. E. Chism
Johnson asks Congress for 3.1 Billion in Foreign Aid
President Johnson seeks 3.1 billion in new foreign aid funding for fiscal year starting July 4. He outlines self-help, development, and agriculture health and education goals. Military and arms aid total 596 million, with about 70 nations named.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Aise
Capitol Hill
U.S
South Vietnam
Laos
Pentagon
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AP News Digest
RED China
Peking
Mao Tse-lung
Shantung Province
Senate
Mania LE. Blaylock
Welfare Dept
Tasmania
J. A. Gunter
St. Michael’s Hospital
Webb Laseter
Credit Bureau
Hempstead County
Teddy Meade Jones, Jr
SMU
Antitrust
Department of Justice
SMU Law School
Larry Don Wright
Hope High
A. S. Willis
Arkansas Highway Department
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Highway 29
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