River Barge Tax Debate Across Rivers and Rail Lines
A Nashville editor argues against a fuel tax on towboat freight, contending that river transport benefits many towns beyond those on navigable waters. The piece traces historical subsidies and the wider economic reach of transportation, noting prices for sugar once moved by river, and warns against taxing river shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Graves
Nashville News
Johnson
Graves
Nashville
New Orleans
Camden
Ouachita
Hope
Ransport
Missouri Pacific
Our
Com
Tornado like Winds Strike in the South
A tornado spawning storm moved offshore after a day of destruction across the South. North Carolina Virginia and Georgia suffered heavy property damage and at least one death as rain, flooding and high winds worsened. Storms toppled structures and farms across multiple counties, with 70 mph gusts and widespread impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
North Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Ohio
West Virginia
Alabama
New England
Croutman
N.C
Mrs Mossler Expected in Court in Miami Murder Case
In Miami Florida Candace Mossler and her nephew Melvin Lane Powers face an evolving first degree murder case. The trial pauses for weekend medical assurances as witnesses including Arthur Grimsley from Arkansas State Penitentiary prepare to testify about a hired killer plot in the death of Jacques Messier, 69, at Key Biscayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Everett
Miami
Fla
Candace Mossler
Melvin Lane Powers
Arkansas State Penitentiary
Grimsley
Powers
Jacques Messier
Billy Frank Mulvey
Texas State Penitentiary
Mossler
Biscayne
International
Santo Domin- 80
Air Force
NASA
Melvin Lane Janeis
Washington
Carrier Planes to Replace B 525 at Blytheville AFB
The Air Force reports troop Carrier C 130 Hercules planes will replace the B 52 bombers and KC 135 tankers at Blytheville Air Force Base in spring 1970. TAC will move units from Sewart AFB Tennessee, which closes by July 1970, and Blytheville’s activity level and population will stay the same. Also reported is a 4th District Democratic primary slate in North Little Rock with Jimmie Red Jones, David Pryor, Richard B Arnold and Charles Honey, while Republican Lynn Lowe of Texarkana declines Sigma Delta Chi meeting.
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Associated Press
Langley, Va
Blytheville Air Force Base
Air Force
Tactical Air Command
Blytheville
Sewart Afb
Tenn
TAC
Strategic Air Command
North Little Rock
Professional Journalism Society
Jimmie
Red) Jones
David Pryor
Richard 8. Arnold
Charles Honey
Lynn Lowe
Texarkana
Sigma Della Chi
Starity
Family Counseling Grant Approved for Pulaski County
The Office of Economic Opportunity approved a 26766 dollar grant to Pulaski County to start a family counseling program. Senator Juha L McClellan announced the grant, to be managed by Family Service of Pulaski County and the Urban League of Greater Little Rock, employing five professionals and two social work aides. It aims to reach a baseline program and assist low income families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Pulaski County
Juha L. McClellan
D-Ark
Family Service
Urban League of
Greater Little Rock
Meetelun
Bomb Search May Have Cost 8 Lives
The search for the missing U S nuclear bomb off Spain cost eight Air Force crew members their lives. The Globe Master from Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia, vanished after leaving Seville on a mission over the Sierra Nevada region amid winter storms. Spanish Civil Guards and volunteers combed likely peaks while U S Navy aircraft scouted the Mediterranean. The crash date traces to January 17 after a Ba2 bomber collided with a jet tanker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palomares Beach
Spain
U.S
Air Force
Hunter Air Force Base
Seville
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Pico Mulhacen
Treveler
U.S. Navy
Mediterranean
United States
U.S. Air Force
William T Cornwell Jr
Manchester
John P. Arceneaux
Supreme
James P. Cisco
Milwaukee
Wis
Donald G. Gallitzin
Cleveland
Ohio
James W. Thompson
Mill Spring
N.C
Ronald W. Hickman
Portland
Ore
Charles R. Anderson
Tacoma
Wash
Kenneth C. Young
Butler, Pa
Ventura Twins Celebrate 100th Birthday At Bard Convalescent Home
Sarah and Mattie Duckworth marked their centennial birthday in Ventura, with one living brother Donald 95 unable to attend in Mt. Vernon Indiana. Sarah, still spry, danced with her son O A Hampton as she pondered more birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ventura
Calif
Sarah
Mattie Duckworth
Bard Convalescent Home
Donald
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Duckworth
O.A. Hampton
del Mar
Nore
Be Firm Is Best Policy Says Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater argues that American resolve, not groveling peace talks, will force North Viet Nam to the conference table. He calls for air power to target North Viet Nam's industrial base and Ho Chi Minh Trail, and criticizes Johnson's peace offensive while urging stronger military leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Viet Nam
ABC
Hanoi
Goldwater
Johnson
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Maxwell D.taylor
Saigon
United States
Red China
North Viet Nam
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Air Force Reserve
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Gen. Taylor
Korea
Ie Yalu
Buses mined by Viet Cong kill 54 in three blasts
AP from Saigon reports Viet Cong mined three buses on a central coast road near Tuy Hoa killing 27 in the first blast and 27 more in a second, plus seven in a third incident. Forces engage with Viet Cong in scattered clashes as allied troops pursue the rice harvest area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin
White Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Mekong
Dinh Mon
Tuy Hoa
Passenges
Stassen Re-enters Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Race
Philadelphia report notes former Minnesota governor Harold E. Stassen, 57, announcing a bid for the Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial nomination. He seeks to curb Viet Nam policy, with support shifting to incumbent Lt. Gov. Raymond Shafer from Gov. Scranton and GOP leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Pennsylvania
Viet Nam
William Scranton
GOP
Raymond Shafer
Minnesota
Southeast Asia and Viet Nam news digest
AP dispatch reports ground clashes involving Viet Cong forces in Southeast Asia with American airstrikes on North Vietnamese targets. Vice President Humphrey surveys rural projects in Thailand, visits Laos. Debates over Viet Nam policy persist as Goldwater criticizes peace efforts. Tornadoes and floods affect southern regions. NASA Surveyor delays loom as moon landing slips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Hubert
Humphrey
Thailand
Ranital
Laos
Johns
Barry Goldwater
Jacksonville to Vote on Bonds for Redmond Motor Division
Jacksonville Arkansas voters will decide two bond issues, 3 million and 300 thousand, to fund expansion of Redmond Motor Division of the Controls Company of America. The larger bond would acquire land and build a new plant, nearly doubling employment to about 1,000, while the smaller would buy the current division building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville, Ark
Tuday
Redmond Motor Divivision
Controls Company of America
Accident at Pine Bluff Is Fatal
Leelis Cornett age 42 of Pine Bluff was killed when struck by a car on U.S. 65 about five miles north of Pine Bluff late Saturday night. The driver was identified as 17 year old Lary Grisham of Redfield.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Leelis Cornett
U.S. 65
Here
Lary Grisham
Redfield
Humphrey reassures Thailand on stand against communism
Vice President Hubert Humphrey visited Laos and Thailand vowing the United States will stand fast against communism in Southeast Asia. He surveyed Thai development projects, bought souvenirs, and reassured Premier Thanom Kittikavhorn and Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman that US resolve remains intact despite concerns over Viet Cong peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Hoffman
Bangkok
Thailand
Laos
United States
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Humphrey
Farmat
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Iinois
Hum Hrey
United Statles
Saigon
U S
Johnson
Honolulu
Viet Nam
Thei
Thanom Kittikavhorn
Thanat Khoman
Whitfield Lodge to Hold Regular Meeting on Tuesday
All Around Town notes Whitfield Masonic Lodge No. 43 will meet in the Masonic Hall on Tuesday February 15 at 7 30 pm Master Masons urged to attend Also listed are notices of tax collectors board meeting in Little Rock and a Veterans of Foreign Wars gathering on February 15 plus bids opening for timber at Red River Army Depot and academic honors at Henderson State Teachers College with student Bethy Kay Bell on the Dean’s Honor Roll and ARMY Corps of Engineers bid process reminders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitfield
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fort Worth
Texas
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Red River Army Depot
Texarkana
Post Engineer's
Bethy Kay Bell
Hendeson State Teachers College
ME. N. C
Alpha Chi
SN. E. A
Reddie
Madri- Buls
Oracle
Wesley Foundation
T. G. Bell
Rotary Sees Realistic Vietnam Film at Hope Club
The Hope Rotary Club screened Why Vietnam a stark film by Chief James D. Hamer tracing 11 years of conflict and U S policy in Southeast Asia. Cecil Bittle led the program and Lester Sitzes reminded members of upcoming meetings and Ladies Night. The club announced new officers for July 1 led by President Paul Klipsch with Clyde Fouse as VP and B N Holt as secretary, Webb Laseter as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Hope Rotary Club
James D. Hamer
Naval Reserve Training Center
Little Rock
U. S
Cecil Bittle
Lester Sitzes
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Klipsch
Clyde Fouse
B. N. Holt
Webb Laseter
Harold Bakley
Bob Willhite
George Pattison
Prince Rupert
B. C
Canada
Glenn Eslinger
Texarkana
Bob Carney
Lewisville
J. W. Bobo
Sgt
Claud Byrd
Phe Joplin
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Alex
H. Washburn
Tan Phu
South Viet
Soviet
New Delhi
Karachi
Indian Ocean
China
Oy Indonesia
Tamosa
Tane
Gor
Paciflc
Canberra
Wellington
NEA
Pakistan
India
Australia
New Zealand
London
Jack Hawkins
Hawkins
Barry
AP News Digest
Jacksonville
The
Star
Eday
Schilman Co
Walker
Hope, Ark
ISS
Bien Hoa
South
Vietnem
Hubert Fimmphrey
Leb
de Combe Iil
Tesarkanya
Ow Cumnitiee
Clude
Jewel Moore Jr
Wibu Qnembbers
Emimet Bowling Assn
Mary Mole
Assueimttpi
Rotary
V. Nam
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