Polio Near Elimination Marks Dramatic U.S. Triumph
Polio has nearly vanished in the United States within a decade, a CDC report says vaccination efforts can wipe out poliomyelitis as a public health problem. In 1952 crippling polio peaked with 57 879 cases. last year only 121 cases and under 10 deaths were reported. The CDC warns four million babies are born yearly and must be vaccinated promptly.
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Panamanian Demands Cited Over Canal Treaty Riots
Speaker Robles asserts last year’s rioting stemmed from misreading Panamanian demands about the 1903 canal treaty and denies Communist initiation. He says Panama prefers a sea level Isthmian canal on its soil and seeks compensation for economic impact from closing the current canal, especially at terminal cities. He notes Pea Ridge Battle near Rogers in March 1862 as Arkansas Civil War milestone.
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Johnson proposes $1.5 billion education aid program
President Johnson sends a $1.5 billion education aid plan to Congress focusing on poverty areas. The package aims to boost elementary and secondary schooling, provide scholarships and low interest loans, and expand preschool initiatives drawing on Detroit Baltimore and New York City programs.
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Weather Across Regions Forecast Through Wednesday
Central Arkansas remains clear to partly cloudy and warm, with low 32 to 34 tonight. Northwest Arkansas turns colder Wednesday with a high 46 to 56 and a low of 32 to 38. Northeast Arkansas stays clear to partly cloudy then cooler late Wednesday, high 50 to 58. Southwest and Southeast Arkansas remain clear to partly cloudy and warmer, low 28 to 33 and high 56 to 64. Louisiana warming with highs 60 to 66 and lows 36 to 46 tonight. Eastern Missouri partly cloudy with cooler conditions and highs around 40 north and upper 40s elsewhere. The presidential program also contemplates federal learning centers open to all students, possibly run by public or private systems, with direct state grants for equipment and textbooks to aid both public and private schools.
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Faubus Signals Policy Shifts and Highway Plans in Legislature
Faubus urged removing several commissions and urged adopting recommendations from the Arkansas Judicial Commission for constitutional changes in the judiciary. He touched on redistricting, promised a special session if needed, and pressed a major road program with potential bond funding and a gas tax increase. Opening day in the House saw J. H. Cottrell Jr. win the speakership 57-41 over Ray S. Smith.
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First bachelor governor in South Dakota hosts Beagle Boe in mansion
AP reports Nils A. Boe 51 year old Sioux Falls lawyer becomes South Dakota’s first bachelor governor living with his beagle Boe in the governor’s mansion. The Republican plans house help for cooking and cleaning while three sisters stand by for First Lady duties. Boe boasts pancake skill and a beef vegetable soup stew. Also Savannah farm ends bamboo cultivation after 45 years as federal bamboo project closes.
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Bamboo research station to close as cost-cutting measure
The U S Plant Introduction Station at Cornwall New York is being phased out amid budget cuts. Director Wal ter O Hawley cites halted fertilization and harvesting work. bamboo as a pulping source remains under study but progress stops with the shutdown.
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