Post office mulls new first class service with higher rates
The Nixon administration considers ending Christmas mail surcharges by offering fast and regular first class options. Fast would rise 10 cents, regular 7 cents. insiders note confusion with prior plans while Congress may block changes. Officials argue higher rates won’t solve deficits quickly. A second item reports Cleveland traffic tickets cut by five dollars for wearers of seat belts to encourage safer driving.
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Fice
Wall Street Journal
Congress
Journal
Nixon Mentia
Johnson
New Orleans
Times-Picayune
Booker
Lloyd C. Brown
Cleveland
PSC Opposes Telephone Rate Changes
The Arkansas Public Service Commission voiced opposition to potential intrastate rate increases by telephone companies. It warned that reductions in interstate long distance charges could prompt Bell and independents to seek higher intrastate toll rates, hurting low income users. The PSC supports pending Congress legislation to grant states a say in allowable interstate revenues.
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Little Rock
State Public Service Commission
PSC
Bell Co
Congress
Prison Board Mulls Judge Order on Reform Plan
The state Prison Board will meet at Tucker Prison Farm to discuss complying with federal court orders to overhaul the prison system. Officials led by Correction Commissioner C Robert Sarver, Board Chairman John Haley, and aides reviewed a realistic plan as Judge Henley’s ruling triggers a required overhaul with a proposed August 1971 completion and potential funding from the upcoming legislature.
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Little Rock
State Board of Correction
Tucker Prison Farm
Correction
C. Robert Sarver
Sarver
John Haley
Tittle Rock
Marion Burton
H. Stoney M
Wlnthrop Rockefelles
J. Smith Henley
Henley
Mia
Thenley
Bullen
Healey
Gay HO
Jones
Cotway
Wa Allot Y Gueerals
Tate Dt
Bellmon to Speak at Lincoln Day Dinners in Hot Springs Bentonville
Senator Henry Bellmon of Oklahoma will address a Lincoln Day Dinner in Hot Springs on Friday, per state Republican headquarters. He had also agreed to speak at a Lincoln Day Dinner in Bentonville on Saturday night, expanding the scheduled appearances.
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Little Rock
Henry Bellmon
Okla
Hot Springs
Bellmon
Bentonville
Labor push for higher wages alarms employers
AP report cites AFL-CIO president George Meany warning that labor plans for substantial pay hikes this year to restore purchasing power lagging for four years. Average weekly after tax earnings trail inflation despite small gains in 1969, with unions pressing actions and stockholders urged to help offset rising costs.
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APLNO
Timuess
George Meany
Gepay Ying
Cee
Meany
Nate
Tailroad
Iene
Uae
Public reaction to massacre mirrored German denials study says
A Wright Institute survey for a Congressional conference found Americans largely deny or minimize the My Lai killings. The study compared attitudes to postwar German denials, noting many interviewees distance themselves emotionally or blame others, with 123 people contacted and 46 in-depth interviews.
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Washington
U.S
Mytal
Wright Institute of
Edward M. Upton Jr
Robert Duckles
Institute
Five Met trial rioters sentenced to prison and fines
Five defendants in the 1968 Democratic National Convention rioting case received five year prison terms and fines of $6,000 each from U.S. District Judge James Hoffman. The judge also ordered court costs and noted terms would run concurrently with other penalties. Acquitted co-defendants included John R. Fraines and Lee Weiner.
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F. Richard Cigcone
Pt Ago
Met
Julius J. Hoffman
U. District Court
Nes
Thomas A. Foran
David T. Dellini
Ab Th
Abbie' Hoffman
Thomas E. Hayden
Rennard C. ‘‘Rennla’’ Davis
Hoffman
John R. Fraines
Lee Weiner
Dellinger
George OT
England
Tom Foran
Hayden
America
Chicago
Lawyer Belli Turns Down Freedoms Case
Texarkana Arkansas AP Melvin Belli declined Freedom Inc requests to represent the group in lawsuits against the U S Supreme Court, Department of Health Education and Welfare, and several federal judges. Dr Mitchell Young national president said Belli replied that he and his partners had discussed the matter and felt we cannot help you. Freedom Inc plans suits challenging federal intervention with desegregation of public schools.
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Texarkana, Ark
Melvin Bell
Freedom Inc
U. S. Supreme Court
Department of Health Education and Welfare
Mitchell Young
Texarkans
Ational
Belli
Freedomi Bio
History of Hope Girl Scouts Marching Through Time
Mary Anita Laseter recalls early Hope Girl Scouting in 1938 1939 events. Mrs Robert Campbell presided at dedication of the Girl Scout Hut with Mayor Albert Graves, W P A officials, and youths receiving the key. Four troops then totaled 85 girls with leaders named, roll call of patrols Tulips and Buttercups, and many local families listed.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Hope
Robert Campbell
Birmingham
Ala
R.E. Jackeson
Albert Graves
Little House
Carolyn Trimble
Idus Mureé
Athens
W.P.A
Fletcher
WBA
Roy Anderson
Park Commission
Mont Allen
Will Garner
Girl Scout Council
Ched Hall
Hall
Arkansas Cole
Barnsville
The
Star
Bart Webb
Tabernacle
Springfield
Clyde*Monts
J. R. Willams
Sheridain
Mildred McCance
B. E. McMahon
North Little Rock
Lyman Armstrong
Madison
Ind
H.E. Benson
Bert Wabb
Denver
Ophelia ‘Tink’ Hamilton
Bill Fleming
Columbus
Francces Harrell
D.B. Russell
Dallas
Rose Marie Hendrix
Rose Marie Shirey
Mary Ross McFaddle
Colton Thomas
Little Rock
Mary Jo Monroe
Victor Crane
Kansas City
Dorothy Lee Nesbitt
Jerry Conners
Blue Island
Emmut Pear Stade
Christine Springs
Catherine Sterling
Dorothy Lane Henry
Hoger Dew
Mary Lou Hiurgab
Ed Tuller
Hassellville
Mary Elizabeth King
Brack Schenck
Arkansas Democrats oppose HEW bill amendment
AP reports Arkansas' three Democratic congressmen voted Thursday against a Republican amendment to cut 433 million from the 19.4 million Labor-HEW appropriation bill. Republican Hammer Schmidt supported the amendment while Mills Pryor and Alexander joined others in voting against it. The roll call set up a possible record vote on civil rights amendments tied to the budget.
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Wadshingson
Arkansas
John Raul Hammerschmidt
Reps
Wilian Mills
Gavril Pryor
Agnew Is Hot as Political Drawing Card in U.S.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew has emerged as the nation’s hottest political drawing card. GOP officials report a surge in invitations for Agnew to address fundraising dinners, exceeding even Nixon’s appeal. Democrats trail, with one Humphrey-Muskie dinner a financial flop and Kennedy largely out of circulation after a July Cape Cod crash.
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Carlp. Leabsuare
Associated Press
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
GOP
Agnew
Nixon
Miami Beach
Fla
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
St. Paul
Minn
Atlanta
Nebraska
Lincoln
E. J. Faulkner
Missouri
Elmer FE. Smith
South Amd
Smith
St. Louis
Chicago
Dlinner
Victor
Suaith
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Smalth
Vietnam War engagements report several U S losses
North Vietnamese forces attacked an American parachute patrol and shot down an observation helicopter, with two Americans killed and eight wounded. In another clash near the Cambodian border, 2 Americans killed and 13 wounded. A five hour battle near Da Nang left four Americans dead and 29 wounded. Government says two deputies accused of pro Viet Cong activity face a military tribunal. Tran Ngoc Chau and Huynh Van Tu deny charges.
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Latte
Porateat
Iistaliiens
A Shaw
Hue — Ae
Saigon
Ho Chit Minh Trail
U.S
Salogon
Shemy
Vietnam
da Nang
Tran Ngoc Chau
Huynh van Tu
Hope School Menu Plan for the Coming Week
A listing of Hope School meal options by day includes Monday Sloppy Joe on Bun with potato salad celery and carrot sticks raisin cobbler milk and a sandwich line. Tuesday Cream Turkey over rice dressing English peas apple sauce hot rolls and butter chicken salad sandwich. Wednesday Italian spaghetti green beans onions corn bread snickerdoodle cookie sandwich line. Thursday Fried chicken with gravy mashed potatoes lettuce pineapple cheese salad hot rolls. Friday Salisbury croquettes pinto beans cornbread butter fruit pudding and a ham sandwich.
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Prison Board Studies
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Freedoms
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Mra
Ione A. Sorrela
Grahivoed
Scoulé
Batty Rath Colemart
Ft. Ver
Lorraine
Bermoi
Weber
Anchorage
Alaska
Doris Shields
WF. Faust
Shreveport
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