Friday Star Enlarged To Highlight Weekend News
The Star expands Friday edition from eight to ten pages to push weekend coverage. TV logs move from weekly to daily publication, with extended Friday listings to cover through Monday. Church news shifts to Friday, and new eight station logs will roll out as typing standardizes.
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Country Daily
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Hope Community TV
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el Dorado
Conway
Thomasson Named ESD Director
Jerry K. Thomasson 36, former Republican attorney general candidate in 1966, was named director of the Arkansas Employment Security Division by Gov Winthrop Rockefeller. He will assume the post Monday, succeeding Fred D McKinney who died on a hunting trip. Joe T Burdingame 62, the head appraiser in the division, will replace Thomasson.
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Jerry K. Thomasson
Winthrop Rockefeller
Thomasson
Public Service Commission
Fred D. McKinney
North
Rockefeller
Joe T. Burdingame
Couple and Two Sons Die in Fargo House Fire
In frigid cold a Fargo family perished in a house fire early today. Bernard Jenkins 49 and his wife 45 died along with sons Bruce 10 and Steven 12. An eight year old daughter escaped by being handed to a neighbor on a ladder as she cried I don’t want her to die too. Authorities said Jenkins family members perished in the flames.
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Fargo
N.D
Bernard Jenkins
Bill Kraft
Jenkins
Bruce
Steven
Loan Increase for Norphiet Arkansas Sewer Project
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a loan increase of 16 000 to Norphiet Ark for sewer system and water line construction, raising the total loan to 150 000, as announced on Friday.
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Norphiet
Ark
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Winter Still Belts Much of Nation
The nation endures widespread arctic cold as Montana to Maine shiver under subfreezing temperatures. Blizzard warnings stretch from Montana to the Plains while a new cold wave looms. Ice and snow grip Kentucky Tennessee and Upstate New York amid travel hazards and school reopenings.
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Houghton
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Houghton County Road, Commission
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Booneville
New York State
There Are Times When a Man Can't Agree or Disagree With Wife
Hal Boyle Lampoon on a quarrelsome couple from Home Town U S A. Trellis Mae Peeble complains wives are disorganized and envy subway workers union perks. Wilbur muses about a wives union and retirement in half pay after twenty years, ending with a playful kiss.
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U.S.A
Trellis Mae Peeble
America
Trellis Mae
Wilbur
New York City
Trellis
Halfepay
Peace feeler from North Vietnam draws capital interest
North Vietnam signals openness to peace talks as U S bombing of the north continues. In Hanoi and Haiphong American jets strike bridges while heavy raids target the heartland. Families face burial costs as funeral allowances fall short. Draft rules touch protests as courts ask boards to slow inductions. International updates note Philip Blasberg's heart transplant recovery. Washington coverage cites Sen McCarthy seeking Kennedy backing. National reports mention a harsh winter with school closures and weather impacts.
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U S Planes Hit Soviet Ship Amid Viet Nam Raid
Washington apologized for possible bomb damage to a Soviet freighter at Haiphong during a Thursday air raid. Moscow said the Soviet ship was damaged with no casualties, while U S officials provided minimal comment as the dispute centers on attribution and scope of the attack.
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Haiphong
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State Department
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Moscow
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Stip Pereslay- Zalessky
North Vietnamese
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Dean Rusk
U.S. State Department
Draft Card Destruction Caseheaded to Supreme Court
University of Washington graduate student Russell Milton Wills asks the Supreme Court to review his 1-A reclassification after destroying his draft card to protest the Vietnam War. The case mirrors similar claims by David O’Brien as the high court weighs symbolic speech versus conscription law.
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Framingham
Mass
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U.S. Circuit Court
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Justice Department
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Hershey
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Ramsay Clark
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Johnson
Montgomery Elected by Farm Bureau
Ralph Montgomery was elected Hempstead County Farm Bureau Membership Chairman at the Board of Directors meeting. Elected to the membership committee were Bill Gunter Bill Schooley and Aubrey Wilson. A budget committee of Howard Reece chairman Deg Coffee and Ray Carter was appointed. A membership kick off barbecue planned for February 0. All 1968 paid up members invited. A foods committee of Cecil Bittle chairman Calvin Caldwell Jerry Alexander and Howgr Reece was appointed. Dwight Davis discussed Federal Income Tax regulations and record keeping.
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Hempstead County Farm Bureau
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Bill Schooley
Aubrey Wilson
Troy Burson
Howard Reece
Deg Coffee
Ray Carter
Cecil Bittle
Calvin Caldwell
Jerry Alexander
Howgr Reece
Dwight Davis
Death ruled heart failure in Arkansas hunter case
STUTTGART Ark AP Sam Linn 59 of Little Rock was found in three foot deep water at the Bayou Meta Public Shooting Grounds after missing on a hunting trip since Sunday Coroner Russell McCollum ruled Thursday that Linn probably died of heart failure with his body found Wednesday in the bayou near the shooting grounds.
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Little Rock
Bayou Meta
Russell McCollum
Arkansas County
McCollum
Linn
North Vietnam peace feeler sparks cautious hope
Reporters note a tentative peace signal from North Vietnam following a statement by foreign minister Nguyen Duy Trinh. U S officials weigh its meaning while capitals like New Delhi, Ottawa, and Hanoi eyes watch for potential shifts in talks. The tone hints at possible conditions or propaganda as viewers seek clarification.
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Vietnam
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Wong
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Trinh
Anki
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U S Would Talk If Reds Are Sincere
President Johnson seeks confirmation through foreign governments on North Vietnam’s offer for prompt talks if bombing ends. Secretary of State Rusk cautions about real policy shifts, notes intensified winter offensive and a New Year ceasefire violation, while watching for movement toward a peaceful settlement.
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Johnson
North Vietnam
United States
North
Dean Rusk
Hanal
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Neuyen Duy
Trinh
Transplant patient doing fine in Cape Town
Philip Blasberg, the second heart transplant patient at Groote Schuur Hospital, is doing well and could be discharged in about three weeks if his condition remains stable. Dr. Christiaan Barnard said daily examinations will follow after discharge and infection risk outside the hospital is low.
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Associated Press
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South Africs
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Chriss Tlaan
Barnard
Blasberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Agen
Blal
All Around Town Police Statistics Show Traffic Trends
City police statistics report 323 auto accidents in the city last year with 65 injuries and no deaths, an increase of 16 accidents from 1966 but a drop of 21 injuries. Officers say progress is evident as accidents run below normal for several years despite a yearly rise. Also noted are local notices on hospital patients, a piano concert, a Navy training completion, and cotton production figures for Lafayette County showing 9,874 bales prior to December.
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U.S. Department of Commerce
Hempstead
Lafayette
Planes Hit Close to China Border
U S pilots struck near the Chinese border and attacked bridges near Hanoi and Haiphong in the first major air offensive of the year. Soviet claims of a damaged freighter were unconfirmed by U S authorities. Ground fighting rose as raids expanded toward Lang Son and the border region.
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Presa Wester Saigon
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Red China
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Halephong
Perdalay- Zalesaky
Saigon
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Aml
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Hatphong
State Board to Provide Teacher Contracts in Arkansas
Arkansas State Board of Education must provide teacher contracts to all school districts. The ruling from the attorney general’s office states that supplements may be added to the contract form placing mutual performance obligations, but Arkansas courts will not enforce penalty provisions in such contracts.
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A. W. Ford
Attorney General's Office
State Board of Education
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