Senate House conferees OK 14 percent wage tax cut
Washington AP Senate and House conferees endorsed President Johnsons request for a speedy 14 percent withholding rate cut. The move would add about 800 million dollars monthly to the economy once in effect, with 200 million more in pay envelopes for 80 million workers and 550,000 business taxpayers. Agreement aims to retroactively start Jan 1 this year, though timing for the 14 percent rate was not yet settled. The two sides differ on total cuts but agree on individual and corporate tax goals.
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Washington
Senate House
Johnson
Senate
House
Mrs Oswald Claims New Evidence Before Warren Commission
Mrs Marguerite Oswald, mother of Lee Harvey Oswald, says she will present new evidence to the Warren Commission claiming her son did not shoot President Kennedy. She cites documents and letters and notes substantial support from supporters, while Marina Oswald’s prior testimony is cited as inconsistent.
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W. B. Radsdale JR
Washington
Marguerite Oswald
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Oswald
Marina Oswald
Dallas
Earl Warren
Jack Ruby
Weather Report From Arkansas Station Unit Mon Day
Weather Experiment Station reports for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Monday show continued cloudy and cool conditions. The low near 61 degrees with overcast skies likely to persist through today and into the next page for further details.
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Low J
Arkansas
Woman 106 not for trip to moon or politics
Agnes Fair, Knoxville's oldest resident at 106, criticizes sending men to the moon and women into politics. She says there is plenty of room on earth for all and questions the need for lunar missions. She also notes a Maine presidential candidate, but argues wives and mothers have enough to do at home.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Agnes Fair
Stores to Stay Open Later Fridays in Hope
Downtown Hope retailers will stay open until 3 30 p.m. on Fridays beginning February 14 to help workers cash paychecks after traditional 5 p.m. closings. The shift benefits plant and factory employees missing the earlier cutoff.
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Hope
Accidental Death Toll Reaches 17
The Associated Press reports Eugene Durkee about 70 died in a Pocahontas house fire on Sunday. The fatality raises the week’s violent deaths to 17 in Arkansas. Fire started when Durkee poured kerosene on an open flame. a neighbor heard a loud noise before the blaze.
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Associated Press
Eugene Durkee
Pocahontas
Arkansas
Durkee
Columbia County
One Million Donors Pledge Kennedy Library Funds
Boston AP report notes nearly 1 million dollars has been raised toward the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library with total at 979,215 last weekend. Merchants National Bank collects gifts toward the 10 million project to house the president's papers beside Harvard Business School. contributions vary from large charitable gifts to small cents.
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Boston
John F. Kennedy
Merchants National Bank
Harvard Business School
University of Arkansas Receives NSF Grant for Math Conference
University of Arkansas in Fayetteville earns a 16300 dollar National Science Foundation grant to fund a summer conference on linear algebra for college mathematics teachers.
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Associated Press
Payetteville, Ark
University of Arkansas
National Science Foundation
Drunken Elephants Terrorize Rail Workers in Kruger Park
In Kruger National Park South Africa drunken elephants from fermented berries attacked railway workers at a small station. A bull elephant tossed a worker from his bicycle, causing two cracked ribs and facial cuts, while another near his veranda fled as a bull named Patrolman plundered fruit trees and charged the yard.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Kruger National Park
Forest Fires Ravage Quachita in January Record
Forest Supervisor John Koen reported 41 fires burning 1 200 acres in January marking the worst month in 30-year Quachita National Forest history. He noted January 1963 had 33 fires as the second worst.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Quachita National Forest
John Koen
Koen
New Buffalo Status To Buy For 165 Dollars
A New York AP item notes a novelty status symbol: buy a live buffalo from the Interior Department for 165 dollars, or 3,300 buffalo nickels. It also lists varied trivia on Valentine’s Day, costs of pets, and quips, all in brief column style.
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New York
U.S. Department of Interior
U.S
America
Wonley
Gordon Quits Politics Plans To Work
Lt. Gov. Nathan Gordon announced he will leave politics after his ninth term and return to his Morriston law practice. He stated he will not seek future office, noting his present term ends January and he will preside over the Senate during an upcoming voter registration session. Gordon, 47, since 1947 with a WWII honor record, held roles including Navy service, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, and Arkansas Workmen's Compensation Commissioner.
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Little Rock
Nathan Gordon
Gordon
Morriston
State
State Senate
Navy
Arkansas Workmen's Compensation Commission
Ruby Defense Asks Change of Venue
Dallas AP reporting that Jack Ruby's chief defense lawyer Melvin Belli moved to transfer Ruby's trial for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald to another city. Judge Joe B Brown overruled the motion.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Kennedy
Joe B. Brown
Melvin
Belli
Brown
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Tippit
Alabama Students Boycott Desegregation Fight at Notasulga High
In Notasulga an all white student body boycotted Notasulga High School amid desegregation efforts as Shorter High, now integrated, closed after a bomb threat. Only six white students showed at Shorter. six Negro pupils attend there since last Wednesday amid a broader boycott momentum.
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Rex Thomas
Tuskegee, Ala
Notasulga High School
Shorter
Shorther High
Notasulga High
James Rea
Rea
Johnson Asks Insurance for the Aged
President Johnson urged Congress to enact medical insurance for the aged this year as part of a health plan. He proposed financing by raising the Social Security tax base to 5200 and increasing the tax rate by 0.25 percent for workers and employers, plus funding for non Social Security cases. Benefits would cover semiprivate hospital stays but not personal physician fees, preserving patient choice of doctors.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House Votes to Cut Off Civil Rights Debate
The House moved to end debate on the civil rights bill by a 211 to 73 vote to bring the measure to a final roll call. The effort aimed to curb Southern opposition and finish the 10 part bill, with final employment section form under dispute amid late night moves and key Republican amendments.
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John Beckler
Washington
House
Civil Rights Force
Rabbi Levine to Speak at DAR Meet
Rabbi Joseph Levine of Temple Sinai Texas will address the February meeting of the John Cain Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution on February 12 at the Barlow Hotel. The talk titled An Afternoon with Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln focuses on American History Month with Levine noted for Lincoln and Robert E. Lee research and inter faith activities. Honor guests include Sarah Bagley and Judy Jackson. husbands of DAR members may attend.
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Rabbie Joseph Levine
Temple Sinai
Texarkana
John Cain
Daughters of the American Revolution
Hotel Barlow
Lincoln
Rabbi Lesvine
Abraham and
Mary Todd Lincoln
Robert F. Lee
Levine
McKeesport
University of Pittsburgh
Jewish Institute of Religion
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Glasgow
Scotland
Plainfield
Santa Ana
Calif
Greensburg
D.A R
D.A.R
All Around Town News Snippets From Hope Area
City Manager Gar land Medders hurts after last week's incident with a shoulder sling and skinned knee. A grave in Ayers Cemetery loses artificial flowers to theft. J Gordon Prescott of Mc Caskill eyes Hempstead County Judge race but delays formal announcement. D W Moore Jr. passes CPA exam per State Board. Glenda Ball named to Dean's list at Southern State College. Whitfield Masonic Lodge to confer a master’s degree Thursday. Marine Pvt First Class Leon Turner reports for Camp Pendleton after Okinawa duty. Fire damages 910 Oak Street home, most furniture saved. blaze likely from a gas stove pit room. Fire Chief Jim Cobb notes back of house engulfed.
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Herman Frierson
Oak Street
Jim Cobb
Moon Project Paralyzed by Railroad Strike at Cape Kennedy
Florida workers picketed Cape Kennedy and the Merritt Island moonport halting $213 million in construction for NASA launch facilities. The strike disrupted rail moves onto Merritt Island as protest lines kept 4,540 workers from the test center. Continued on Page
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Florida East Coast Railway
Merritt Island
Moonport
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
Corps of Engineers
Terrorists in Viet Nam Kill 2 Yanks
Two bombs planted by terrorists destroyed a bleacher at Pershing Stadium during a Sunday night softball game. Two U.S. servicemen were killed and several Americans injured including an entire American family. The State Department called the attacks the most serious in a series against Americans in Viet Nam.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
Viet Nam
Pershing Stadium
U.S
Washington
Deepartment
Peo
Pershing Field
Moscow
Khrushchev
Praveda
Tass
Kremlin
Cambodia
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