POWs’ Spirit Maintained by U S Organization in North Vietnam
American group in North Vietnamese prison camps kept up POW spirits and fitness, aiding 116 released prisoners. Pentagon adviser notes disciplined camp organization led by Denton Mulligan and Risner, while fewer details emerge about Viet Cong prisons. Officials say survival training teaches captives to organize for safety.
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Leonard Pratt
Associated Press
Clark Air Base
Philippines
U.S
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Saigon
North
Vietnam
Roger Shields
Pentagon
Gia Lam
Shields
Clark
Navy
Jeremiah A. Denton Jr
Virginia Beach
James A
Mulligan
Pensacola
Fla
Air Force
Robinson Risner
Tulsa
Okla
Britain Faces Post Crisis World Trade and Security Push
London analysis by Arthur L. Garshon weighs the 1967 devaluation aftershocks and what Britain and allies must negotiate. It notes U S led defense umbrella, European and Japanese import frictions, and calls for coordinated steps at the September world trade conference to balance democracy, security, and fair trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Garshon
Associated Press
London (Ap
America
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
France
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Britain
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath
Japan
Eisaku Sato
Kakuei Tanaka
Nixon
U.S
United States
Compromise bill introduced in Arkansas House
Gov Dale Bumpers compromise on state aid to cities and counties was introduced with about 40 sponsors. The plan would provide 18.2 million next year and 19.5 million the following year, with opposing bills proposing 20 million yearly. Other measures include incentives for physicians to locate in small towns and a resolution opposing Cache River channelization by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Little Rock
Dale
Arkansas House
Ray S. Smith Jr
Hot Springs
Bumpers
Max Howell
Jacksonville
Senate
House
Harold King
Sheridan
Ben Allen
Cache River
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Miss Harris Soprano Recital At Southern State College
Miss Amelia Joe Harris will perform in a recital by the Division of Fine Arts at Southern State College Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Recital Hall. Pianist John Wesley and clarinetist Dan Fornero will accompany, with Harris pursuing Bachelor of Music Education requirements. The program includes Palestinean Folk Songs, Old American Songs, works by Scarlatti, Schubert, Debussy, Massenet, Duparc, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Joe Harris
Division of Fine Arts
Southern State College
John Wesley
Harshichord
Dan Fornero
Miss Harris
John F. Harris
Route 1
Washington
Saratoga High School
Idle funds bill advances to governor in Arkansas
In Little Rock AP dispatch, Senate backs idle funds bill 33 0 after House passage, sending it to Gov. Dale Bumpers. The measure requires idle state funds be invested in banks or savings institutions if returns equal or exceed federal securities. The session also approves a governor retirement plan offering 5000 dollars yearly for former governors serving two or more terms, with Faubus immediately eligible and others buy-in possible. A separate $20 million distribution bill adjusts city and county allocations, while a proposed ban on private practice for prosecutors fails 11 21 awaiting potential salary-linked fixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim McCall
Associated Press
Little Rock
Savings and Loan Associations
House
Senate
Dale Bumpers
Savings and Loan
John Miller
Melbourne
Orval
Faubus
Miller
Ben Laney
Sidney S. McMath
Winthrop Rockefeller
Sen
Max Howell
Jacksonville
Howell
Legislative Joint Budget Committee
Nick Wilson
Pocahontas
Morrell Gathright
Pine Bluff
Wilson
Arkansas Weather and Driver Education Legislation Highlights
A 24 hour experiment station report ends Tuesday morning with a high 34 and low 42 and trace rainfall. Arkansas forecast calls for cooling with a mostly cloudy outlook through Wednesday with lows ranging from the 30s to 40s and highs in the 40s to low 50s. Senate passes a bill enabling high school driver education instructors to administer driver license tests to their pupils by a 19 to 11 vote. current tests are given by the State Police. Governor? Gathright notes instructors may not give failing grades. House OKs a bill creating a seven member motor vehicle commission to license dealers, manufacturers and salesmen to curb fraud and abuses. commission to include four public members and three automobile industry members.
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Arkansas
Senate
Eugene “Bud” Canada
Hot Springs
Gathright
House
State
Motor Vehicle Commission
Kissinger Resting in Hong Kong Before Peking Trip
Henry Kissinger arrived in Hong Kong for a two day rest en route to Peking after Hanoi talks. He met Le Duc Tho briefly delaying three hours due to a breakfast meeting. White House said he spoke with North Vietnamese officials for 16% hours but details remain secret. He plans no press briefings during Hong Kong stay. Kissinger aims for goodwill and conciliation as prisoners were released in Hanoi. He will join allies to travel to Peking and press on Indochina peace with Chou En Lai involvement.
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Hong Kong
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
Hanoi
U.S
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
Tho
Nixon
Chou En-lai
Paris
Indochina
China
Family Life Education Workshop On Henderson Campus
The Arkansas Home Economics Association with Henderson State College held a Family Life Education Workshop Saturday on the Henderson campus in Arkadelphia. Hempstead County teachers from Lincoln High School Blevins High School Hope High School participated and discussion was led by Helen Clark. The Hempstead County Home Health Advisory Committee will meet tonight at 7 p.m. in the County Health Office with Dr. Edgar J. Easley speaking on the Rodent Control Program and the need for a full time sanitarian.
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The
Arkansas Home Economics Association
Henderson State College
Henderson
Arkadelphia
Hempstead County
Gladys B. Golston
Lincoln High School
Joan Noesser
Blevins High School
Estelle Spearman
Carole Lester
Helen
Edgar J. Easley
Gifts pour in for returning POWs from private donors
Dozens of offers from industry and individuals pour into the Pentagon for repatriated prisoners of war including a new car, a Bahamas vacation, free psychic advice, soda machines, TVs, airline transport and MLB passes. Offers are screened for appropriateness and the men decide after hospital release in consultation with families and donors. The National League of Families will help guide the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Dobkin
Washington
Bahamas
Pentagon
Capt
A. R. Hawkins
Office of
Defense Department
Hawkins
Pentapon
National League of Families
Maude Lewallen, longtime Unity Baptist charter member, dies
Maude Lewallen aged 90, the church's oldest charter member, died Monday February 12 at a local hospital. Survived by son Riley of Pawnee, daughter Velma Collier of Hope, sisters Blanche Lewallen and Ellen Lee, brother Olen Byers, and four grandchildren plus 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services set for Wednesday February 14 at 2 30 p.m. at Unity Baptist Church with Rev. Gordon Renshaw, Howard White and D D Fairchild officiating. Burial in Shower Springs Cemetery. Herndon Funeral Home of Hope in charge.
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Maude Lewallen
The
Unity Baptist Church
Riley Russell Lewallen
Pawnee
Okla
Velma Collier
Hope
Blanche Lewallen
Ellen Lee
Pueblo
Col
Olen Byers
Decatur
Gordon Renshaw
Howard White
D. D. Fairchild
Shower Springs
Herndon Funeral Home of Hope
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J. I. Shaver Jr
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Alfred Jenkins
State Department
John Holdridge
National Security Council
Hope High School
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Albu’que
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Atlanta
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Buffalo
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Cleveland
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Sn Duluth
New Orleans
New York
Omaha
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Richmond
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Tampa
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Greening-Ellis Co
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