Local items mix horserace talk and time signals
A Batesville Guard column riffs on a local man named Earlle Fires and a jockey son, plus a humorous dog tale. It then shifts to Hope Arkansas cable clocks and time signals from WWV, Arkansas Power & Light, and a municipal plant, ending with the obituary of El Dorado mayor John M. Shackleford Sr.
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Batesville Guard
Paul Buchanan
Lepanto News
Eartle
Fires
Florida
Fide Na
Earlle
Paul
Blue Blazes
el Dorado, Ark
John M. Shackleford Sr
el Dorado
Shackleford
State Department
Union School Loses Federal Funds Over Discrimination
Washington AP reports Union School in Urbana Union County loses federal funds after failure to end racial discrimination. The Office of Education announced the action Thursday. School officials said that the funding cut could affect program operations and student services.
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Washington
Urbana
Union County
Office of Education
More Snow Forecast for State
The Associated Press reports a strong front moving into Northwest Arkansas this morning will bring light snow across the state. Central Arkansas may see flurries tonight and Saturday with one inch expected there and up to two inches in North Arkansas and southern counties. Warm air and moisture cause fog and drizzle statewide, with freezing drizzle on exposed objects where ground temperatures are below freezing. Bridges and overpasses remain treacherous. temperatures ranged from 28 to 48 degrees across the state.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U. S. Weather Bureau
Little Rock
North
West
YDC to Call for Committee Conference
In Little Rock a leading member of the Young Democrats Clubs of America Kansas says a resolution calling for an immediate meeting of the state Democratic Committee will be introduced at the next state YDC meeting. He estimates about 75 percent of members would back it and urges party control to be decided in a closed room confrontation.
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Little Rock
Young Democrats Clubs
Are
Kansas
YDC
State Democratic Committee
Bowles Ends Cambodia Visit Amid Cambodian Soviet Tension
US ambassador Chester Bowles concluded a four day Phnom Penh visit as the Soviet Union opposed any U S backed accord to restrict Vietnamese use of Cambodian territory. Bowles said talks were successful while Cambodian officials signaled relief over aid and a continued neutrality pledge, with Sihanouk and Prince Norodom Phourissara sparring over U S Vietnam policy.
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Peter O'Loughlin
Associated Press
Bangkok
Thailand
Chester Bowles
Cambodia
Soviet Union
Norodom Sthanoth
Bowles
Phnom Penh
Johnson
New Delhi
Sthanouk
International Control Commission
South Vietnam
Sergei Koudriavtsev
M. Mylicki
ICC
Sihanouk
U.S
United States
Geneva
Indochina
Control Commission
India
Canada
Poland
Britain
U.S. Army
Double Talk in Election Year by Hal Boyle
In this election year primer Hal Boyle exposes political double talk phrases and their literal translations. It highlights how politicians phrase statements to sound favorable while signaling different, often hidden meanings, with examples about campaigns, funding, Vietnam, and public opinion.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Mother
Jim
China Charges U S Plane Violations
Tokyo AP reports China accuses three U S planes of bombing border areas in Yunnan Province near Laos, claiming more than 20 bombs and rockets killed or wounded Chinese nationals in a grave war provocation last Sunday. Chinese dispatches cite US and Laotian rightwing planes using American T28s.
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Tokyo
Red China
U.S
Peking
Marachal
Yunnan
Laos
China Charged On Page 2 Transplants and Soviet doubts
The Associated Press reports mixed advances in transplant science. Soviet Health Minister Petrovsky questions human heart transplant safety after recent progress and a two headed dog experiment. In South Africa, Dr Barnard reports improvements in patient Blaiberg after a fluid setback. In California and New York, patients Kasperaks and others show gradual recovery as organ recipients push limits of transplant medicine.
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Henté
Werd
Ists
Boris V. Petrovsky
Christian Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Cape Town
South Africa
Barnard
Philip Blaiberg
Blatberg
Stanford
Calif
Mike Kasperaks
Kasperak
Brooklyn
Bronx
Louis Washkansky
Kaly
Vladimir Demikov
Tass
Russia
Reds Sending Troops Around DMZ to Laos
North Vietnam is moving four to five divisions around the western DMZ into Laos, with larger numbers than usual. Military sources say the maneuver may supply Hanoi’s embattled units in South Vietnam for the upcoming dry season. Some see it as strengthening for attacks on U.S. and allied outposts, especially in northern South Vietnam, while others view it as posturing amid peace feeler claims.
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Bob Horton
Wester
Washington
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Laos
Hanoi
South Vietnam
U.S
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Pentagon
Robert 7
OH Mar
Associated Press
Saigon
South Vietnanm
Qual Tri
Thia Thien
da Nang
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Dmz
The
Th Marine Reglmart Wis
Con Thien
Thun ‘Thien
Arca
Caumbeadlan
Everything Frozen Up in Albany Gas Shortage
A Albany AP item reports a gas station attendant saying all stations were out of gas as four days of subzero temperatures froze storage tanks. He noted drivers could buy dry gas but antifreeze could not be checked due to frozen equipment. The alto temperature reached minus 23.
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Albany
Altuny
ABC Director Bell Fired by Board
Alvin E. Bell, director of Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, was fired after refusing to resign. The board, under pressure from Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, will replace him with Have rel D. Hughes. Bell said no cause was given and noted his term began June 1965.
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Little Rock
Alvin E. Bell
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC
Bell
Water L. Hineton Jr
Rel D. Hughes
Hot Springs
Hinton
Goy
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Por
Threatened Wrong Folks No Assurance From Hanoi AP
U S to seek clarification of Hanoi peace talks terms but offers no assurance it will halt bombing of North Vietnam. Officials say Washington seeks more than clarifications, aiming for a halt in troop redeployments if talks resume. State Department, Rusk stance unchanged.
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Hanoi
U.S
John Hightower
Washington
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Dean Rusk
State Department
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Johnson
Trinh
San Antonio, Tex
Israeli to Repatriate Prisoners in Egyptian Swap
Israel began returning 4500 Egyptian POWs including five generals in exchange for 16 Jewish soldiers and civilians held in Egyptian prisons since the June war. Red Cross said a small number of Egyptians moved today as terms remained undisclosed amid a news blackout.
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Hal McClure
Tel Aviv
Israel Today
Red Cross
International Red Cross
Geneva
And
Ight
Wats Aposal
Ault
Halla
el Qantara
Suez Canal
All Around Town Highlights From Hope High Reevaluation
North Central group plans the reevaluation of Hope High for next fall with a self study of all aspects. The Steering Committee includes Barentine Franks Downs Williams Whitmarsh and advisor Jack Beaty. Dr Kim McKenzie joins active American Academy of General Practice members. Federal food stamps will reach several Arkansas counties in June as part of a nationwide program. a Social Security rep will be at the Hope Federal Building monthly starting in January. Weather shows light snow through Saturday with up to two inches accumulations. Hope Girls beat Bradley to end a 90 game win streak at Jones Field House.
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North Central
Hope High
Barentine
Franks
Downs
Willams
Whitmarsh
Jack Beaty
Marines Shifted to Meet Threat
North Vietnamese pressure around the DMZ prompts a new Marine buildup in South Vietnam. The 3,500 man 5th Marine Regiment moves north from Da Nang, boosting allied manpower near Thua Thien and Con Thien. The expansion pairs with about 12,000 South Vietnamese infantry to equalize the DMZ force balance and tighten security along Highway 1.
Rails Unveil Welfare Plan for Workers
The nation’s railroad industry proposes a health and welfare plan for workers and families, funded by what would be the largest private policy in industry history with yearly premiums around 220 million dollars. Union leaders hope it improves labor relations amid anticipated wage demands from about 500,000 rail workers.
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Woodbyston
John P. Hiltz
G. E. Leighty
Railway Labor Executives Association
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