Printing error at Star traced to Houston mill
Our Daily Bread editor explains that a faulty newsprint car from the Houston mill caused smeared pages and repeated printing errors. A $4,832.76 purchase and emergency fixes, plus a spike-through core method, aim to restore quality as the paper mill and Star address the issue. The piece notes Arkansas Press Association events in Hot Springs and a Prescott notice about a 126-inch cutter misprint.
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Star
Billy Dan Jones
Wall
Southland Paper Mills
Lukin
Texas
Tidewater
Houston
New Houston
Lufkin
Arkansas Press Association
Prescott
Nevada County Picayune
APA
Little Rock
Wire Service Guild Strikes AP in wage dispute
The Wire Service Guild struck the Associated Press at 8 am in a wage dispute. Executives and exempt staff maintained basic news services while some guild members did not participate. The move marks a first for AP workers in this historic dispute.
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New York
Wire Service Guild
Associated Press
Edsical
Liberals Move to Block Byrd From Labor HEW Chair
Two Senate liberals Warren Magnuson and John Pastore propose using seniority to block Robert Byrd from becoming chair of the Labor HEW appropriations subcommittee. Magnuson would lead the panel with Pastore succeeding him on independent offices subcommittee. The move shapes key funding for desegregation, welfare, housing, and space programs. A separate downtown collision in the 200 block on South Walnut left minor damage with police filing no charges.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
de W.va
Warren G. Magnuson
Washington
Rhode Island
John O. Pastore
Byrd
District of Columbia
Magnuson
Pastore
Sister Hill
Alabama
Richard M. Nixon
Appropriations Committee
Sen
Russell
Armed Services Committee
South Walnut
Virginia Sue Hiscott
Walter Green
Clark and
Johnson
Youths Not Eligible Found on California Job Training Payroll
Government investigators report a large number of youths not entitled to federal job training funds were enrolled in the California Neighborhood Youth Corps program. The GAO cites ineligible participants and records gaps in Los Angeles County projects, with similar issues noted in Detroit. Grants totalled $1 billion nationwide. $34.4 million passed through the Economic and Youth Opportunities Agency, aiding sponsors and cooperating groups. Examples include weak attendance, inadequate cost records, and poor reporting of non federal contributions.
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Jean Hellen
Associated Press
Washington
California Neighborshood
Detroit
Nyc
General Accounting Office
Congress
Los Angeles County
Quate
GAO
Neighborhood Youth Corps Project
Mantle Neighborshood Youth Corps
Labor Department
Economic and Youth Opportunities Agency
Offical Antipoverty Organization
Los Angeles
FBI
Outer Space
Capital to Welcome Astronauts
Apollo 8 astronauts, praised as history's boldest explorers, receive Distinguished Service Medals from President Johnson in a White House ceremony amid Congress praise. The trio, Borman Lovell and Anders, are honored for their moon orbit mission as Washington hosts a private Smithsonian reception and informs plans for future lunar landings.
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Howard Benedic
AP Aerospace
Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Smithsonian Institution
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
Borman
Lovell
Anders
Space Agency
Junk mail baffles crowds yet flatters Henry Abernathy
A humorous opinion piece argues junk mail irritates readers but secretly flatters individuals like Henry Quietus Abernathy. It suggests junk mail serves ego boosts, offers identity, and prompts test requests to corporations and politicians, portraying mail as a social narcotic.
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Henry Quietus Abernathy
Big
Henry
Mr. Abernathy
Philanthropies
Savmoa
Mr. Abe
Temperatures Set Records in Arkansas
A deep low pressure system brought warm dry air to Arkansas producing record highs. Little Rock hit 81, beating the 1880 high of 73, while Fort Smith rose to 76 surpassing the 1949 record of 72. Winds gusted to 45 mph at Hot Springs and 39 mph at Little Rock airport. Overnight lows ranged from 26 in Fayetteville to 42 in El Dorado with no rain in the 24 hours.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Hot Springs
Attle Rock
Fayetteville
el Dorado
Press Meet Opens 17th Hot Springs convention
The 17th annual convention opens in Hot Springs with the board of directors meeting and speeches. Capp of Boston, creator of the Li’l Abner comic strip, will speak at noon on Saturday. Friday’s schedule includes Col. Scott, director of the State Police. Jos Gaspard, director of the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. and an FBI special agent in attendance.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Sige Oy
Capp
Boston
Will
Col. Scott
Jos Gaspard
Hare
FBI
Order Bans Striking by Teachers at SF State College
San Francisco State College obtained a court order banning picketing and strike action by the American Federation of Teachers Local 1352 after violent clashes between students and strikers. Acting President S J Hayakawa described attendance as not normal as police opened a corridor for nonstrikers.
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Steve Bassett
Associated Press
San Francisco
San Francisco State College
Superior Court
Edoward O'Day
S.J. Hayakawa
O'Day
State College
American Federation of Teachers
AFT
Ine
Housing Site Center Use Discussed
Tenants from Baker-Young and Williams Apartments met at the Douglas Building with Mike Kelly and Charles Gough to plan a senior recreation program at the Community Center. Officers were elected: Malcolm Porterfield president, Mrs. Nathan Burns vice president, and Mrs. Ollie Martin secretary treasurer. A piano divan and television are listed as needs. Meeting set for January 9 to finalize an action program. updates to follow.
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Baker-Young Apartments
Williams Apartments
Douglas
Texas Street
Mike Kelly
The
Housing Authority
Charles Gough
Parks and Recreation Department of Hope
Kelly
Gough
Vera Gough
Ollie Evans
J.B. Ellen
Ollie Martin
Stella Yates
Ruth Sutton
Clara Smith
Malcolm Porter
Lillian Burns
Bert Chamberlain
Lee McKenzie
Ruth Huckabee
Jack Atkins
Ola Smith
J.D. Walker
Nathan Burns
Jolly Byers
Lottie Mays
W. W. Wright
Malcolm Porterfield
Hope Federal Raises Dividends on Savings Deposits
Hope Federal Savings & Loan Association boosted its one year saving rate to 5.25 percent on deposits of 35 000 the highest GA limit retroactive to January 1 for new accounts and applying on renewals for existing accounts Ells president of the association said the bank has long paid the top rate to its depositors and has done so since its 34th year in operation He added this is our policy and tradition year after year to pay depositors the most
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Hope Federal Savings & Loan Association
Ue O. Ells
Ellis
Hope Federal
Mr. Ells
Peace Talks Snagged by Complicated East and Practical West
AP dispatch from Paris reports U S efforts to start Vietnam peace talks blocked by a split between the practical West and the complex East The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong National Liberation Front sit as spectators as debates over who is in the conflict unfold Saigon fears concessions and loss of face while Washington pursues a pragmatic path to table a conference plan and press for two sides in the war
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William L. Ryan
Paris
Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Washington
Saigon
United States
Pueblo
North Korea
Viet Cong
Brandeis University
Medical Official Succumbs
Dr Wills E Brown president of the American College of Gynecologists died in Little Rock at 59 after a long heart illness. He was professor and chairman of obstetrics gynecology at the University of Arkansas Medical Center and was elected president of the 12500 member national college last May.
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Little Rock Zap
Wills E. Brown
American College of Gynecologists
University of Arkansas Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
National College
Arraignment Set For Man Impersonating Federal Officer
MENA Ark AP reports Lynn Swanson will be arraigned at Fort Smith Thursday on a charge of impersonating a federal officer. Prosecutor Joe Hardgree said Wednesday.
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Mena, Ark
Lynn Swanson
Local All Around Town notes Bowles stories and events
All Around Town highlights Me Nab native Allie Bowles speaking to Verger High School science classes about Apollo missions and his North American Rockwell work. It notes a January 11 Country Music Jamboree at Patmos School with Laverne Vines Rainbow Melodies and Westerners, plus Red Goodner and the Country Boys, free to the public. Also covered are a US Air Force tech school graduation for Airman Tommie L. Carrigan, Hope Fire Dept. grass fires near Hammons Stadium and Washington, and a Putman’s Sandwich dance with Soul by Six. Congressman Hamerschmidt aide Archie Lantz will host residents Friday at 9 AM–3 PM in the post office Social Security room to discuss concerns.
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Withie C. Bowles
Charlie Bowles
Me-Nab
Verger
North American Rockwell Co
Los Angeles
Patmos School
Laverne Vines
The
Rainbow Melodies
Westerners
Red Goodner
Country Boys
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Archie Lantz
Post Office
Casualties Lowest in 11 Weeks
U S casualties in Vietnam last week were the lowest in 11 weeks with 101 Americans killed and 599 wounded. South Vietnamese and enemy casualties also declined. total Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed exceeded 1,800. Sweeps uncovered enemy stocks as units reported light damage and scattered rocket fire at provincial capitals.
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George McArthur
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
South Vietnam
Employment Rises for 3rd Month 1968 Jobs Up
December employment rose for the third straight month with 176.7 million employed, up 100000 from November. After seasonal adjustment, payroll gains totaled 475000 led by construction state and local government manufacturing and trade. Average hourly earnings rose to 2.939 and weekly earnings to 110.7 with a 1.25 increase overall.
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Washington
Labor Department
New York City
51.2 Million Loan Announced for Rural Electric Co op
Congressman John Paul tod merschmidt's Washington office announced the approval of 3 loans totaling 1,292,000 to the Southwest Electric Co op in Arkansas including Hempstead County. The program funds power line extension and related services to rural areas not previously served. Nearby counties Howard Lite River and Lafayette are referenced in the report.
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John Paul Todmerschmidt
Washingston
D. C
Ina
Southwest Electrica Co-op
Hempstead
Howard
Lite River
Lateyette
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California
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Hope
AP News Digest
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Aristotle Onassis
U.S. Navy Court of Inquiry
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W. D
Bill” Moore
General Assembly
Moore
Winthrop Rockefeller
Johnny Mitchell
Tommie L. Carrigan
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