Hope Street Funds Call Echoes From Roosevelts Era
A long view recalls Franklin D Roosevelt's rise and a Liberal era with Social Security as a landmark policy a critique contrasts Liberal spending with private thrift and notes shifting street conditions in Hope amid calls for municipal finance. Chicago incident reports a window washer's five story rescue after icy footing fails in early morning.
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Franks T Th. D. Réasevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
S ‘Hope
Hot Springs
Hope
Ship to Use Hairdriers Aboard 9 Tanker
In Seattle a tanker loaded three hairdryers not for crew warmth but to mount on bridge portholes to blow away salt spray and ice in harsh northern seas. The agent notes portholes resemble women’s heads and are roughly similar in size to fit the devices.
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Seattle
Post Office Sets Penny Stamps Demand After Rate Hike
The Post Office expects heavy demand for one-cent stamps as the six-cent rate takes effect Sunday. About 1.4 billion penny stamps are stocked, with four billion six-cent stamps also on hand. Most penny stamps bear Andrew Jackson and are stored in a Washington auditorium while smaller stockpiles are placed nationwide. Governor Rockefeller faces Arkansas prison board resignations hindering Morton’s appointment as superintendent.
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Stephen M. Aug
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Post Office Department
Post Office
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Andrew Jackson
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
Pete
Associated ‘Press
Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Thomas
Murton
March
Jeff Wood
Caist
Grady Woolley
el Dorado
L. M. Greene
Steam Springs
R. E. Jeter
Wabbaseka
Rockefeller
Southern Dilnois University
Alaska
Morton
Tucker
Prison Farm
McElroy Enters Not Guilty Plea in Wife Slaying
Fred McElroy, 68, charged with first degree murder in the November 11 fatal shooting of his wife Lamour McElory, 54, in Hempstead County. He entered a not guilty plea by reason of insanity in Hempstead Circuit Court, Judge William Arnold II ordered 30 days observation at Arkansas State Hospital. Bail petition denied. McElroy remains jailed.
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Fred ‘McElroy
Lamour McElory
Hempstead
William Arnold, II
McElroy
Arkansas State Hospital
Arnold
Hemp- Fies County
Pacifists Plan Arkansas Draft Conference in Little Rock
Arkansans for Peace, a new pacifist group, schedules a Conference on the Draft for January 26 to 28. Speakers Mike Vogler and Paul C Williams said plans were announced Wednesday but the location was undecided. The meeting may be held at a Battery Street house shared by Vogler Williams and four other members.
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Little Rock
Arkansans For Peace
Mike Vogler
Paul C. Willams
Battery Street
One of Six Americans on Diets Hopes for Health
AP columnist HAL BOYLE surveys trends from dieting in America, the buffalo comeback with 29,000 bison in protected herds, high relief costs, early heart research, ancient metal plates, Washington Monument climb, quotable notable musings, and assorted curiosities about science, politics, crime and parenting trends shaping 1960s public life.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Rockefeller Invstitute
Tate
Alexis Carrel
Charles A. Lindbergh
South America
Columbus
New World
Washington Monument
Bluff City Man Paroled After Triple Murder Sentence
Dextle Gulley, a Bluff City man, who was sentenced to life for the rifle slayings of three men in 1954, was among 84 convicts paroled by Arkansas Pardon and Parole Board. Gov Faubus had reduced his initial term from life to 42 years.
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T. S
U.S
John Charles Fremont
California
White House
John F. Kenenedy
Dallas
Jasin Thompson
Don Herold
Associated Press
Little Rock
Bluff City
State Pardon and Parole Board
Dextle Gulley
Creval Faubus
American Losses in War Drop Despite Christmas Week Casualties
The AP reports U S and allied commands show 185 Americans killed in action last week, 437 wounded, while total U S casualties rise to 15,097 killed and 99,742 wounded. South Vietnamese losses slightly down. enemy killed 1,498. U S military strength in South Vietnam up to 186,000.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Transplanted Heart Still Doing Fine in Cape Town
Dr Philip Blasberg remains in entirely satisfactory condition 48 hours after receiving a heart transplant. His attorneys say NBC contract money will be donated to heart operation related organizations and no personal use. The contract was for 50000 dollars with half withheld due to forbidden operation pictures. The Blalbergs avoided publicity until NBC approached them for exclusive rights. The funds will go to Gryote Schuur Hospital or Chris Barchard Fund. In Washington the Defense Department reports Sgt Frank Henderson Sr has died in Vietnam not from hostile action.
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David J. Paine
Associated Press
Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blasberg
National Broadcasting Co. of
New York
Blalbergs
Gryote Schuur Hospital
Chris Barchard
Bowles to Be Tapped by Johnson for Talks With Cambodia
President Johnson named Ambassador Chester Bowles to confer with Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia about North Vietnamese use of Cambodia as a sanctuary. Bowles will travel to Phnom Penh within days to discuss the Cambodian question and U S interests in reducing Viet Cong activity there.
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Frances Lewine
Welter
San Antonio
Tex
Jobson
Chester Bowles
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
Oa Santieary
United States
Norodom Sihansouk
Atate
Johanson
Bowles
Phnom Penh
U.S
India
South Vietnam
New Delhi
Sihanouk
Central Intelligence Agency
South India
New Defi
Indira Ghandi
Johnson
Down
Prince Sthanguk
Washington Post
Texas Ranch
Vietnam War Update and Political Shifts
Bombing campaigns target Communist areas near Da Nang and Saigon as intense fighting continues. President Johnson reportedly designates Chester Bowles as special envoy to negotiate with Prince Norodom Sihanouk on Cambodia as a sanctuary for Communist forces. Johnson’s Western allies debate arms deals and currency, while Romney trails Nixon in popularity. A new Peace Corps-like effort emerges in Alabama to curb racial violence. Controversy grows over coverage of South Africa's heart transplant patient.
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Saigon
Johnson
Chester Bowles
India
Prince Noratom Sthanouk
Cambodia
Washington
United States
Britain
George Romney
Richard M. Nixon
National
Peace Corps
Allandc City
International
South Africa
Secum
One Quint Dies in Australia Baby Dies Among Quintuplets
Brisbane dispatch reports Geoffrey Roger, the sole boy among the Braham quintuplets born last Sunday to Mrs Patmela Braham, died Thursday after morning arrival and midafternoon death. The surviving quadruplets include another boy Richard Gibson and three girls Annabel Dorothy Faith Elizabeth and Caroline Jean. hospital bulletin earlier said all five were in satisfactory condition.
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Brisbane
Austral
Australia
Geoffrey Roger
Patmela Braham
Qed
Richard Gibson
Annabel Dorothy
Faith Elizabeth
Caroline Jean
Town News Snippet Highlights Local Events
Mrs Pete Shields Jr undergoes treatments in St Michael's Hospital Texarkana. A letter from F N Shields of 2 Book Store Oklahoma City requests a reprint history of Bingen. Shields recalls marrying June 4 1926 by Rev Davidson First Methodist Church. Fire calls to Andy Andress home and another blaze caused by gas leaks resulted in minimal damage. Officer reports a Houston man robbed of 47 dollars near Exomet with two youths fleeing in a noisy car. The Star thanks Hempstead Farm Family of the Year and Junior Miss contestants Sue Wright and Donna Byers.
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F. N. Shields
North Grove St
Oklahoma City
Bingen
Shields
Edgewood Avenue
Davidson
First Methodist Church
Calnel Owen Falls
Houston
Texas
Falls
Exomet
Sheriif Herbert Griffin
Ralph Montgomery
Hempstead Farm
Sue Wright
Donna Byers
Workman Falls Through Attic Floor in Bowling Green
A Bowling Green grand jury room disruption ended quickly as a workman, stepping on a weak attic floor, crashed into the space below. He escaped injury, and officials resumed proceedings after the incident amid reports of recent bombings.
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Bowling Green
Grand Jury
Infantry in Pursuit of Enemy in Que Son Valley
American forces pursued North Vietnamese troops near Da Nang as battles raged in Que Son Valley. U S helicopters faced repeated fire with one shot down. Brig Gen Ryder said about 300 enemy troops were killed in the area. Casualties for Americans rose to 44 killed and 228 wounded in the 1st Corps.
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George McArthur
Associated Press
Saigon
da Nang
South Vietenam
Que Son
da Nangy
Lat Corps
Tha
Iva
Lnted
U.S
Que Son Valley
Ryder
Mowilains
Accident at South Laurel and East 4th Streets injures two drivers
Minor damage reported after a collision yesterday at South Laurel and East 4th Streets involving Ray Turner and Mrs WN Py Nesbitt of Blevins. Officer John Shirley noted Nesbitt failed to stop at a yield sign and was charged with failure to yield the right of way.
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South
Laurel
East 4Th Streets
Ray Turner
WN. Py Nesbitt
Blevins
John Shirley
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