Faubus Controversy Tied to Bond and Tax Fight in 1965
The piece examines Governor Faubus’s influence on the 1965 Arkansas legislative session focusing on his bond issue for rural roads and a gasoline tax. Observers warn a hard push could strain relations with lawmakers, while debates over tax withholding, school funding, college budgets, and local taxes loom.
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Little Rock
Ashly
Orval E. Fauus
Faubus
Winthrop Rockefeller
Aother
Theawmakers
Faubu
Ean
Legislative Council
Institutions of Higher Learning
Fayetteville
Jonesboro
Municipal League
Coucil
Kate Sowers 100 Years Old in Arkansas Family Stretch
Mrs. Kate Sowers of Heiner Arkansas marks 100 with a family line of long livers. Her father lived to 105. four of ten siblings remain, including sisters Nora Foltz 98 and Amanda Chapman 92 and brother Bob Rue 90. Born January 6 1865 in Cumberland County Illinois, she credits hard work clean living and eating lots of onions.
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Casey, Il
Bob Rue
Mrs. Sowers
Cumberland County
Vietnam Army Pushes Into New Zone After Binh Gia Fight
More than 800 South Vietnamese troops moved from Binh Gia into a nearby operation area seeking retaliation for Viet Cong success. One paratrooper was wounded by a sniper as helicopters landed under Lt. Gen. John L. Throckmorton. Government losses were heavy in the nine days of fighting, with about 500 casualties and 121 killed, while rumors blamed Viet Cong strength at up to 2,000.
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Binh Gia
South Viet Nam
John L. Throckmorton
U.S
Viet Nam
Saigon
Binh Gin
Gerald L. Sewell
Houston
Tex
Tran van Huong
China
Peking People’s Daily
1052 Killed in Holiday Wrecks Across Nation
AP reports 1052 traffic deaths in the Christmas and New Year week ending, with 474 fatalities in the New Year weekend, 578 in the Christmas period, setting a new high for holiday wrecks and surpassing prior records from 1959 60 and 1955 56.
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Chicago
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Country Club Bacon
Morrell
Capital Pride
Tenderay Shoulder Roast
Boston
Godchaux
Aurora
Tenderay
Bente
Armour Star Franks
Kroger Gelatin
Parfait
the Kroner Company
Turnip Greens
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