Henry W Grady and the Souths rebirth in journalism
After the Civil War Henry W Grady fought corruption and chaos, moving from Rome to Atlanta and then New York. His fearless reporting, editorial vigor, and persuasive speeches helped revive Southern pride and prompt economic and social reform. This profile notes his early career, struggles, and enduring influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Press Assn
Florida Press
Association
Ures
South
Henry W. Grady
Grady
Rome
Courier
Atlanta
Atlanta Herald
New York
New York Herald
Herald
Cyrus W. Field
Atlanta Constitution
Constitution
Man Killed in Wreck Near Gordon Texas
Festus Baugh a 48 year old resident of Sileen Texas was killed Thursday night when his car was struck by a trailer truck on Highway 87 near Gordon. State Policeman Earl Orr Arkadelphia said the car hit the rear of a trailer truck, careened into the opposite lane and was struck by another truck traveling east.
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Festus Baugh
Sileen
Texas
Gordon
Earl Orr
Arkadelphia
Baugh
Cham ber of Commerce reorganizes into four divisions in 1967
At a Board of Directors meeting the Cham ber of Commerce adopted a new committee structure. Four divisions head by vice presidents were created Business Development led by Guy Grigg Community Development led by George Frazier Legislative and Public Affairs led by Harold Hendrix and Organization led by James Morrow. Business Development lists Industry Agriculture Retail Wholesale Tourism committees with named chairmen and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Lester Sitzes
Guy Grigg
George Frazier
Arch Wylie
Brant Jones
Lloyd Hendrix
Bill Morris
David Brown
Roy Wray
Barry Brown
Hamilton Hanegan
Merlin Cox
Dub Flowers
al Page
Jerry Winer
Clyde Fouse
Parry Campbell
Melvin Thrash
Carter Russell
Velora Bright
Conway Man on Merit Council
Gov. Faubus named Ed Speaker of Conway to the state Merit System Council. Speaker, an insurance agent and former Faulkner County sheriff, will fill the vacancy caused by the legal finding against J. C. Mitchell. The governor had recently withdrawn Lloyd George from the council for eligibility reasons.
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Little Rock
Orval Faubus
Ed Speaker
Conway
State Merit System Council
J. C. Mitchell
Rep. Lloyd George
Speaker
Faulkner County
Some Relief Regardless of Tax Hike
Washington AP reports House Ways and Means Committee backed Treasury plans for a simplified tax return to reduce arithmetic work. An experimental optional form in the southeast would guide taxpayers through questions to compute tax due, potentially cutting lines from the old 1040.
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Washington
U.S
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Portrait Disputes End With Jubilee of Interest
Washington AP report on artist Peter Hurd who painted a portrait of President Johnson that the First Family rejected. Hurd says he worked from photos after brief sitting while Johnson slept and Mrs. Johnson offered changes he couldn’t accept. Despite the rejection, museums and private collectors reportedly want the piece.
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Washington
Jonson
Johnson
Peter Hurd
Johnsons
Hurd
Ike
Capitol
Johns
Crash Victim Just Happy to Be Alive
Lorraine Rosengren a Mt Sherman crash survivor smiles from a cast as she recalls their rescue by helicopter after a Cessna collision with severe downdraft. Her husband Orville son John and friends endured 30 below zero temps, a 20 hour ordeal, and heavy winds on the mountain. The group from St. Charles Illinois skied Aspen earlier and two others suffered bruises while a Denver pilot and Colorado PSCo employee aided the save. In Arthur North Dakota, David Hodgson a 15 year old student at Arthur High School bears a shoulder slug from a hunting accident and faces no immediate operation.
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Mike Bean
Leadville
Colo
Lorraine Rosengren
Mt. Sherman
Rosengren
St. Charles
Ill
Bob Greeno
Broomfield
Public Service Co
Colorado
Greeno
Raedio
Helle Port
Greene
Rosengrens
Budde
Aspen
Denver
Blizzard Hits Plains States With Heavy Snowfall
A storm roared across the northern Plains dropping up to 12 inches in the Duluth area, with many regions under blizzard warnings as bitter cold followed. Snow totals in Alpena, Mich and Salt Lake City reached several inches. traffic hazards appeared nationwide amid rapidly shifting conditions. In Cambridge, Albert DeSalvo, once called the Boston Strangler, faces trial on unrelated charges after a judge deemed him fit to stand trial despite past indecision about his competence. In Houston, a man paid 119 for two parking meters destroyed after one swallowed a coin, with no charges filed.
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Associated Press
Plains
Duluth
Rockies
North Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Wisconsin
Michigan
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Alpena
Socoda
Mich
Salt Lake City
Glasgow
Mont
Key West
Fla
Gulf
Rocky Mountain
Afton
Wyo
Amier Way
Strangler’ of
Boston
Sid Hurley
Cambridge
Mass
DeSalvo
Massachusetts State Hospital
Bridgewater
Bailey
Sam Sheppard
Carl Coppolino
New Jersey
Crying Shame Teases Men About Tears and Truth
A Washington AP piece discusses tears as a human reaction with male stoicism questioned. Scientists and anthropologist Ashley Montagu are cited on tear benefits, crocodile tears, and possible future tests to gauge sincerity in criminal cases. Arthur Sylvester resigns as assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. Phil Goulding named successor amid debates on government information control and the right to lie.
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Grit
Williamsport
Ashley Montagu
Bob Horton Washington
Arethur Sylvester
White House
Sylvester
Johnson
Phil G. Goulding
Pentagon
Defense Department
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
North Viet Nam
Newse
Goulding
Cleveland
Ohio
Congress
Arthur Sylvester
Arkansan Charged in Kidnaping and Murders Near Midwest
U S Attorney Lawrence Gabow filed murder and kidnapping charges Thursday against William T. Banks 23 of North Little Rock Ark and Robert J. Gawne 28 of Ecorse Mich in the deaths of two Michigan women Eileen Alex 19 of Allen Park and Janet Stewart 22 of Dearborn Heights The suspects, former Arkansas prison inmates, were captured in El Paso Texas and likely to be tried in Nevada on kidnapping charges related to a casino credit manager theft before facing the new charges in Michigan connections.
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Detroit
U. S
Lawrence Gabow
North Little Rock
Ark
Michigan
William T. Banks
Robert J. Gawne
Ecorse
Mich
el Paso
Tex
Gabow
Nevada
Eileen Alex
Allen Park
Janet Stewart
Dearborn Heights
Alex
South Bend
Ind
Widowed Twice in 3 Years in Grand Forks Mother
Grand Forks mother of five loses husband Sgt Irvin Strandberg 39 to shrapnel in South Vietnam. Defense Department notified. this follows her first husband Ray Skari killed in a truck car collision April 6, 1964 amid heavy snowfall in Grandin North Dakota. She has five daughters from her first marriage and a daughter from a second marriage living with her.
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Grand Forks
N.D
South Vietnam
North Dakota
Darlene Strandberg
Defense Department
Irvin Strandberg
Strandberg
Ray Skari
Grandin
Ground War Pace Upped in Viet Nam
U S and Vietnamese marines pushed through mangrove swamps on the Thanh Phu Peninsula south of Saigon, landing about 55 miles away with 4 000 troops. The operation marked the war's largest amphibious landing to date and the first major use of American forces in the delta region.
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Robert Tuck
Saigon
South Vietnam
U. S
Mekong
Thanh Phu
Central Highlands
Pleiku
U.S
North Vietnam
Holloway
Chu Hanh
Rockefeller Open to Merging State Mental Health Programs
Governor elect Winthrop Rockefeller on Thursday urged study of proposals to combine all mental health and mental retardation programs under one Arkansas agency. He spoke at a Citizens Implementation Committee on Mental Health meeting about creating a new state department of mental health reporting to an advisory State Board of Mental Health, and said Arkansas could model a national health services approach.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Arkansas
Citizens Implementation Committee
Grup
State Department of Mental Health
State Board of Mental Health
Ex Roosevelt Aide Buried at Arlington Ceremony
Orlando Florida reports naval officer Admiral John Reginald Beardall died at Orlando Air Force Base hospital after a stroke. Aide to President Roosevelt and to Secretary Swanson, he served as White House aide during 1941 43 and was Naval Academy superintendent 1942 45. He lived in Winter Park before retirement in Berryville Va and will be buried Monday at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Orlando
Fla
John Reginald Beardall
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S. Naval Academy
Arlington National Cemetery
Beardall
Orlando Air Force Base
Winter Park
the Navy
Claude A. Swansor
White House
Naval Academy
Berryville
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Heroes of Americar
Jourmalisi
Karen Potter
Henry Grady
Publishers’ Auxiliary
Burrst
Arthur
Daevid Hodgson
Arthur High School
Aoa
Plains States
Houston, Tex
William W. Donghoe
Mary Anita Laseter
Dept. of Defense
Arkansan
Viet Nam
Roosevelt
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