Winter Day Satirizes Firewood Price Hike and Sawdust Logs
Our Daily Bread notes a frigid 22 degrees and a string of subzero days. The column jokes about firewood scarcity in crowded cities and ponders a synthetic sawdust log industry, imagining fragrances and escalating prices up to $2 for premium brands.
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New York
John Durst
Forrest City
Times = Herald
Arkansas
Metropolis
Paris
Prince Machabelli
Romanian to head UN General Assembly from Communist state
Romanian Foreign Minister Corneliu Manescu appears assured of no opposition in his bid to become the first UN General Assembly president from a Communist country. Informed sources said Emilio Arenales Catalan of Guatemala and German Zea of Colombia have yielded, despite Latin America’s year under regional rotation.
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United Nations, N.Y
Corneliu Manescu
U.N. General Assembly
Emilio Arenales Catalan
Guatemala
Zea
Colombia
Man
Escu
Latin America
Power Struggle in Lesotho Ends With Pact
In Maseru Lesotho King Moshoeshoe II yielded to Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan and signed an agreement to observe the constitution granting the government authority Jonathan sought The king who had been under house arrest for nine days agreed to abdicate if he breaks the pact Moshoeshoe aimed to control security and foreign policy of the former British territory now independent
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Maseru
Lesotho
Moshoeshoe II
Leabua Jonathan
Jonathan
Moshoeshoe
Cincinnati Police and Fire Salaries Raised by City Council
Cincinnati's 1,800 police and firefighters receive $1,000 annual raises, boosting maximum patrolman and firefighter pay to $7,921 and starting pay to $5,965. The city charter requires equal pay for five men and policemen.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati
Americans in Vietnam Now 473,000
Pentagon figures show 473000 Americans are serving in South Vietnam or nearby, exceeding Korea’s peak and signaling the largest U S war commitment since World War II. About 390000 are in combat roles with 245000 Army, 23000 Navy, 68000 Marine Corps and 54000 Air Force, plus 50000 on the 7th Fleet and 25000 in Thailand and 8000 in Guam.
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Seymour M. Hersh Washington
U. S
Pentagon
South Vietnam
Korea
United States
Vietnam
Marine Corps
U.S. Fleet
Thailand
Guam
Okinawa
Philippines
Japan
One Injured in Accident Here Sunday
Two accidents were investigated by City Police over the weekend. At 6th and Main Streets a auto driven by A C Kirby was hit by Jimmy Porterfield, injuring Kirby who was taken to a local hospital. Kirby charged with failure to yield the right of way. Sunday morning Carlton King Jr driving from Bobcat drive in pulled out too fast, overturned on the highway. King charged with reckless driving.
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6Th
Main Streets
A. C. Kirby
Jimmy Porterfield
Kirby
Mr. Kirby
Carlton King Jr
King
Long and McCullay
Negro Held in Shooting on Hazel Street
City police report that Jimmy Lee Lindsey was arrested after an argument on North Hazel Street in which he allegedly shot Helen Frances Thomas with a .22 caliber pistol. The woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Lindsey faces charges of aggravated assault carrying a concealed weapon and deterring firearms inside the city.
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Jimmy Lee Lindsey
North Hazel Street
Helen Frances Thomas
Lendsey
ASTC to Rename to State College of Arkansas
Conway Ark AP report says Arkansas State Teachers College Board agrees to change the name to State College of Arkansas. President Silas D Snow expects a bill for the name change in the early General Assembly days. Snow says the move reflects offerings and the proposal is not controversial.
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Conway
Ark
Arkansas State Teachers College Board of Trustees
State College of Arkansas
Silas D. Snow
ASTC
General Assembly
Snow
Legislature Starts 66th Session
The Arkansas General Assembly opens the 66th biennial session in Little Rock as Republicans prepare to inaugurate Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller. Key actions include electing Senate president pro tempore and House speaker, swearing in officials, and outlining the fiscal agenda, with debates over death penalty, university status for Arkansas State College, and taxes.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas General Assembly
Q. Byrum Hurst
Hot Springs
Sterling Cockrill
Orval Faubus
Winthrop Rockefeller
Faubus
Rockefeller
Robinson Auditorium
Capitol
Huntsville
Maurice Britt
Leus
Atty
Joe Purcell
Kelly Bryant
Jimmie Jones
Sam Jones
Nancy Hall
Purcell
Joneses
Arkansas State College
Arkansas State
Revival to Start at 1st Assembly
The Rev. and Mrs. Louis Neely of El Paso Texas begin revival services at First Assembly of God 322 North Main Street on Wednesday January 11 with nightly meetings through January 29 at 7 00 p m excluding Saturdays Pastor Willhite invites all area residents to attend regardless of church affiliation.
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Louis Neely
el Paso
Texas
Assembly of God
North Main Street
Neeley
Assemblies of God
Neely
Knee-lee
South America
Willhite
Florida Governor to Marry German Bride in Two Months
Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk Jr says he will wed Erika Mattfeld a 32 year old German woman within two months. The announcement came after a week of speculation as Kirk vacationed with friends in Florida. Kirk noted the marriage would involve a long planned union and was made at a news conference with his two daughters present.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Claude R. Kirk Jr
Germany
Florida
Sarah
Kitty
Kirk
Miss Mattsfeld
Rio de Janeiro
Fire destroys grain facility in Tillar Arkansas
A fire in Tillar Ark destroyed a building housing a grain dryer and 700000 pounds of grain valued at 50000 dollars. Firefighters contained the blaze after threatening ammonia tanks at the Pugh Gin Co Families were evacuated from nearby homes due to fear of fumes from safety valves. The destroyed building belonged to Vernon Scott owner of Tillar and Co.
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Associated Press
Tillar, Ark
APA
Vernon Scott
Tillar & Co
Rockefeller to name revenue commissioner this week
Governor elect Winthrop Rockefeller plans to announce his choice for revenue commissioner to replace Doris McCastrain Hinkle. Hinkle plans to resign, having served since August 1965, as Rockefeller fills key staff roles including executive secretary and administrative aides.
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Little Rock
Gove
Winthrop Rockefeller
Doris McCastrain Hinkle
Rockefeller
Hinkle
Carl C. Hinkle
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Marlon B. Burton
Lawsuer
General Assembly
Bob Scott
Rogers
Ray Cooper
Marshall Martin
Scott
Young Republican League For Arkansas
Cooper
Young Republican League
Russellville Courier Democrat
Martin
Marilyn Bledsoe
Florence Pence
Burton
Lena Fitzpatrick
Wanda Tudor
Patsy Ellis
Orval Feubus
Biggest U S rail merger goes to Supreme Court today
The six hour argument before the Supreme Court centers on whether the New York Central Pennsylvania Railroad merger can proceed while three smaller lines Erie Lackawanna Delaware and Hudson and Boston and Maine seek ICC safeguards. The case could reshape Northeast rail traffic as Baltimore and Ohio Norfolk and Western Read more figure in the complex proceedings.
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Washington
U. S
Supreme Court
New York Central Railroad
New York City
Northeast
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Erie Lacksawanna
Delaware & Hudson
Boston & Maine
ICC
Norfolk & Western Railway
Penn Central
Baltimore & Onlo-Chesapeake & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Reademy
Jersey Central
Western Maryland
Chicago & Eastern Clinols
Start of 90th Congress Opens With Party Caucuses
Washington AP reports the 90th Congress opens with party caucuses to shape positions on Powell’s seat and other early issues. Senate liberals push to ease filibuster rules as Republicans gain seats, while Johnson prepares a request of 9 to 10 billion dollars for defense and military costs amid Vietnam tensions.
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John Beckler
Washington
House
Johnson
Senate
Joseph
Clark
D-Pa
J.W. Fulbright
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
Arkansas Cotton Ginning Drops From 1965 to 1966
The U S Department of Commerce reports Arkansas ginned 716963 bales in 1966, down from 1423451 bales in 1965. Hempstead County shows 327 bales versus 1361 in 1965. Mississippi County leads with 97395 bales, well below 208269 in 1965. Miller County 3963 bales compared with 6931 prior year. A cold 22 degrees is noted. A December 14 country music jamboree at Patmos School benefits the public. Airman Johnny H Duke, son of Mr and Mrs Harold P Duke of Hope Arkansas, assigned to Offutt AFB after basic training. Major James R Fuller, son of Mr and Mrs Otis Fuller of Hope, reassigned as subsector senior advisor to Vietnamese Army 11 Corps in Chow Thanh, Vietnam. Fuller previously at Fort Dix, earned B S from Oklahoma State University, and is a Hope High School graduate.
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U. S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Census
Arkansas
Hempstead
Mississippi
Miller
Johnny H. Duke
Harold P. Duke
South Pine
Hope, Ark
Offutt Air Force Base
Nebraska
Air Force
San Antonio
Texas
Hope High School
Strategic Air Command
James R. Fuller
Otis Fuller
Rt. 2
Chow Thanh
Vietnam
Fuller
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Reds Down U S Plane Seven Killed In Vietnam Conflict
In Vietnam the U S AC4 Dragon aircraft known as Butt the Magic Dragon was shot down by communist ground fire with all seven crew killed. Nearby Viet Cong sank an American dredge Jamaica Bay and shelled a British tanker Housetrain and two Vietnamese minesweepers. The Shell tanker Housetrain’s crew reported one dead and the captain wounded while returning the tanker to Nha Be.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong
Quang Ngai City
Jamaica Bay
My Tho
North Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Sword of the
London
Man Hit and Killed by Car in Arkansas Weekend Toll
The Associated Press reports James A. Caruso, 44, of North Little Rock, was struck and killed by a car north of the McAlmont overpass on a road to U.S. 167. The driver was Forrest McGaha of North Little Rock. A second fatal weekend crash claimed Ova L. Rogers, 43, of Cabot, when her car hit a bridge near Jacksonville on U.S. 67.
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Associated Pres
James A. Caruso
North Little Rock
McAlmont
U.S. 167
Bill Couch
Caruso
Forrest McGaha
Arkansas
Ova L. Rogers
Cabot
Rogers
Jacksonville
U.S. 67
Fighting in Laos Reported Attack on Na Klang
AP reports reliable military sources say Communist forces led by North Vietnamese troops and Pathet Lao attacked Na Klang in Xieng Khouang province early today. Premier Souvaing Phouma noted a January National Assembly election occurred without incident and the assembly will likely convene February 1.
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Vientiane
Laos
Na Klang
Xieng Khouang
Pathet Lao
Souvaing Phouma
Tauaplss
Songanna
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McFaddin
Linwood Smith
Cacus
Adam Powell
Tokyo
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The
Star Staff
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Rainbow Melodies
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