Martins Return Signals For Arkansas Boxes In Early Season
Our column notes the first purple martin of the 1569 season arrived Feb 8 at Fulton, with scouts and a planned mass migration in late February or early March. It details box cleaning, nest behavior, and notes on past years' arrival and departure dates. It also includes archival notes on 1968 newspaper print, bank cashier Roy Anderson, and a humorous anecdote about a Book of Knowledge saleswoman.
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Brooks Shults
Wilson
South America
Arkansas
C. Wilson
Showers Move Through Arkansas
Light rain that developed in western and southwestern Arkansas is expected to move through the state Saturday. A few thundershowers are likely mainly in the southern section tonight. The rainfall sits on the eastern edge of a large precipitation area extending from western Arkansas to eastern New Mexico. Mostly cloudy skies through Saturday with daytime temperatures in the 40s and nights in the 40s. Overnight lows ranged from 29 at Harrison to 44 at El Dorado.
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Arkansas
New Mexico
Harrison
el Dorado
Singapore Soviet Pact Opens Moscow Singapore Air Link
The Soviet Union and Singapore signed a pact enabling direct passenger air service between Moscow and Singapore. The agreement marks a new aviation connection and broadens diplomatic ties between the two states.
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Official JFK Death Report Attacked in Dallas Plaza Trial
In New Orleans prosecutors challenge the Warren Commission view of Kennedy’s assassination. Clay Shaw, awaiting verdict on a conspiracy charge, watches as the state presents evidence of multiple gunmen and shows the Dealey Plaza scene with photos and a toy model.
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New Orleans
Jim Garrison
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Edward Wegmann
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James Alcock
Criminal District Court
Edward A. Haggerty Jr
John F. Kennedy
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Buell Frazier
Irving, Tex
Lee Harvey Oswald
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James L. Alcock
Farvin Dymond
Edward A. Haggerty
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Warren Commission
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David W. Ferrie
Garrison
Abraham Zapruder
Nixon Is Seen Hard on School Desegregation Policy
Washington AP reports the administration moves to cut federal funds and file suits over school desegregation. HEW halted funds to Greenwood County SC, Emmett School District AR, and Chester County TN while seeking integrated plans. Justice sued three Louisiana districts and Houston ISD, signaling a tougher posture beyond Nixon campaign claims.
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South Carolina
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Arkansas
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Marionettes Coming to Hope Feb 17 at High School
The Junior Auxiliary invites the public to see the Nicolò Marionettes perform JACK AND THE BEANSTALK at Hope High School on Monday February 17 with show times 9 00 10 30 and 2 00 Admission 25 cents Proceeds support the Junior Auxiliary contact Mrs John Graves at 77773264
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Nicolo
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Hopewell
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Congress Hikes Pay to 42 500 Year
Senators and representatives saw their annual pay rise from 30000 to 42500, marking the largest increase in congressional history. The automatic raise, approved under a 1967 provision, went into effect 30 days later unless vetoed by either chamber. President Johnson had recommended the increase before leaving office.
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Associated Press
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Rules Committee
Congression
Town Folks Always Ask About the Sins That Thrive in the Suburbs
New York AP column by Joe Wing recounts a suburban tale from Port Washington on Long Island's Gold Coast. A dog named Tiger disrupts social routines, outsmarts owners in matters of romance, escapes through doors, outruns dog catchers, and returns each time as authorities in town watch.
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NEW York
Valley of
Salt Creek
Port Washington
Long Island
Gold Coast
Tiger
Double Beer Tax Move Advances In Arkansas Senate
Arkansas Senate moved to ease passage of the administration bill raising beer tax from 5 to 10 dollars per 32 gallon barrel. An amendment by Sen. Richard Earl Griffin applied the tax to beer with five percent alcohol content, aiming for a simple majority vote.
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Robert Shaw
Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas Senate
Senate
Richard Earl Griffin
Crossett
Congress Flooded With Tax Advice Soak the Other Fellow
Washington AP reports Congress is deluged with mail on tax reform with “soak the other fellow” as the core idea. Letters come from low and middle income file seek relief, blaming deficits, while business voices stay quiet for hearings. Complaints cite surtaxes, loopholes for the little fellow, and discontent with pay raises for lawmakers.
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Congress
William F. Arbogast
Associated Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Linois
Car Plunges Into Creek After Bridge Out On Old Highway 87 East
William F. McNeal Jr. of Texarkana and Brenda Caraway of Hope Rt. 2 were injured when their car went into a creek after hitting a missing bridge on old Highway 87 East. Both suffered cuts and bruises and were treated at a local hospital by a Herndon ambulance.
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Texarkana
4 Creek
McNeal
Brenda Caraway
Hope Rt. 2
Herndon
Sirhan Sirhan Defenders Cite Mental State in Kennedy Killing
Defense lawyers in the Kennedy assassination trial portray Sirhan Sirhan as out of touch with reality during the shooting, describing him as emotionally disturbed and mentally ill. They argue he acted alone, despite questioning from Rafer Johnson and Jesse Unruh, and that he would soon explain his motive as the case unfolds.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Sirehan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Emile Zola Berman
Sirehan
Kennedy
Fitts
Sirhan Sirhan
Rafer Johnson
Jesse Unruh
Campus unrest and politics across the nation in brief
Demonstrators and police clash at the University of Wisconsin while National Guardsmen stand by near Duke University after tear gas incidents. Nixon prepares an executive order to expand Vice President Agnew’s domestic role. Congress faces mail on tax reform as senators’ and representatives’ salaries rise. Segregation battles persist with rapid actions against racially separate schools. Sirhan Sirhan’s jury hears details of Kennedy shooting pledges. The Nixon family describes life near the president. International markets restart after a blast. Australia profile. Vietnam talks show hope of secret talks alongside B52 operations. Valentine’s Day notices include a Connecticut town license waiver and a New Mexico couple’s anniversary. Ford urges continued 10 percent surtax amid Vietnam conflict and living-cost concerns.
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Air Force commendation for Beaty and local town notes
Franklin M. Beaty earned the Air Force Commendation Medal as an automatic flight control system technician with the 388 Armament and Electronic Maintenance squadron at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Thailand. The Millwood report notes 13 500 visitors in the past week and a pool elevation of 259 37 feet two feet above normal with discharge at 14 850 cubic feet per second. The water is murky and falling while fishing is good below the spillway and fair above. Sgt Larry R Lawrence on duty at Cam Ranh Bay AB Vietnam is a Pacific Air Forces personnel specialist and a Hope High School graduate who attended Henderson College and the University of Arkansas. State Police log shows six accidents in Hempstead last month with no deaths. Howard had two wrecks, Lafayette seven, and Nevada County seven with no fatalities. Paul Oller of Oljer Fish Farm and Mr and Mrs H A Spraggins attended the first annual Catfish Farmers of America convention in New Orleans. Two Hope girls play with the Ouachita Tigerettes Donna Byers and Nellie Churchwell, both 57 freshmen guards. The Hope March of Dimes TAP committee sponsors a kiddie show Saturday February 22 at 10 a.m. at the Saenger. admission 50 cents per child, proceeds go to March of Dimes. Hope Little League plans a meeting Monday February 17 at 7 30 p.m. at the Youth Center, all managers and interested persons urged by President Lowell Harris.
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Eva B. Crider
Air Force Commendation Medal
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Korrat Royal Tasi Air Force Base
Thailand
Millwood
Larry R. Lawrence
L.T. Lawrence
Hope
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Vietnam
Pacific Air Forces
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University of Arkansas
Hempstead
Howard
Lafayette
Nevada County
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Oljer Fish Farm
H.A. Spraggins
Spraggins Fish Farm
Catfish Farmers of American
New Orleans
Disorders for College Campuses
A midwinter protest wave grips several campuses as National Guardsmen and police confront demonstrators. At Wisconsin Madison 1,000 guardsmen join 900 on duty plus 600 police after four days of disorder. Duke near Durham deploys 500 riot-trained guardsmen as clashes occur with students. Berkeley arrests total 36 with 22 students after cafeteria benches overturned. Amherst sees 34 arrested in a sit-in against Dow Chemical recruiting. Chicago ends a two week old takeover of a campus administration building as students vote to end the sit-in. In Madison about 10,000 marchers, led by African Americans, travel from campus to the state Capitol and back, chanting and singing before returning without incident. One leader vows further protests. tear gas used on pickets previously. Six students arrested in related incidents. The protests target negro demands and the push for a black studies center at the 33,000-student university.
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Warren P. Knowles
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Durham
N.C
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State Capitol
America
Willie Edwards
Arkansas Senate Advances Law To Raise Legal Notice Rates
The Arkansas Senate approved measures impacting legal notices and taxes. A bill by Sen. Guy H. Jones would raise first insertion to five cents per word and subsequent insertions to four cents per word for state and county notices, and raise delinquent personal property tax list fees from 45 to 40 cents per name. The chamber also passed bills removing sales and use tax exemptions for rural electric cooperatives and establishing parole eligibility limits for first offenders, with Knox Nelson proposing a 21 year old minimum age for release in certain cases.
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