Vietnamese Death Toll Rises in Viet Cong Operations Near Saigon
Reports from South Vietnamese headquarters claim 82 enemy soldiers were killed in three attacks on outposts, camps, and a Saigon-area airfield. A ranger unit near Saigon reportedly bayoneted 7 Viet Cong, with light casualties to the Vietnamese. The Iron Triangle sweep by U.S. and Vietnamese forces tallies 466 Viet Cong killed, 73 captured, 199 surrendered, and 415 held for questioning.
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Arkansas Legislature Debates Tax, Education, and Governance Bills
The 1940s session moves on with measures to raise liquor taxes, expand tax relief for seniors, and require political affiliation disclosure cards. Bills address county official salaries, child abuse reporting, aircraft registration, and aviation site funding. Senate proposals include a misdemeanor farm, higher alcohol taxes, and a vacancy filling deadline for state offices.
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Helena
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Pine Bluff
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Little Rock
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Conway
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Wynne
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Russellville
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Booneville
Testimony Continues in Baker Case
Prosecutors press for details as Wayne Bromley testifies about a 1962 5 000 payment split with Bobby Baker. Bromley says he later declared the sum on his taxes and that Baker helped influence a 1963 charter for Redwood National Bank in San Rafael California. He describes handling payments from freight firms and First Western Financial Corp of Las Vegas and passing funds to Baker.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Thal
Wayne L. Bromley
Préstime Baker
Baker
Bromley
Senate Democrats
Senate
Redwood National Bank
San Rafael
Calif
Senate Lbrary
First Western Financial Corp
Las Vegas
New
Lawyers Can Use Fifth Amendment Protection in Disbarment Case
Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 ruling, held lawyers may not be disbarred for refusing to testify about their dealings with clients on Fifth Amendment grounds. The decision overruled a 1961 precedent and extended protection to lawyers under the 14th Amendment, reversing a New York Appellate Division order disbarring Samuel Spevack after he invoked the privilege.
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Supreme Court
William CO. Douglas
Brooklyn
Douglas
Appellate Division
New York Supreme Court
Samuel Spevack
New York Court
Spevack
Archbishop Lakovos Honored At Chicago Banquet
Archishop Lakovos, spiritual leader of six million Greek Orthodox Mithias, was honored at a Chicago banquet marking Archbishop Lakovos Day proclaimed nationwide. Services were held at 400 Orthodox churches across North and South America, and Vice President Hubert Humphrey attended, praising his leadership.
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Chicago
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Mithias
Archbishop Lakovos
North
South America
Hubert H. Humphrey
America
Nat's Drive Against Auto Theft and Security Devices
National campaign planned to curb auto theft with legislation to require antitheft devices at manufacture or assembly. Justice Department coordinating with 19 organizations on a March start, with local laws to bar leaving keys, promote locking, and strengthen title laws. Ford and Johnson debate fiscal and defense issues, including Social Security, anti ballistic missiles, and revocation of federal aid for states. Hall of Fame for Great Americans located at New York University campus.
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Teamsters seek 5 to 7 percent wage hikes in trucking talks
Union President James R. Hoffa leads negotiations with Trucking Employers Inc. demanding 5 to 7 percent raises for about 450,000 workers now earning 3.31 to 5.00 an hour plus roughly 1.10 per hour in fringe benefits. Talks proceed despite Hoffa’s possible imprisonment and pending appeals, targeting a three year master national contract covering most U.S. trucking firms.
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Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Trucking Employers Inc
Supreme Court
Hollywood
Fla
Hartke urges board to weigh bombing value in Vietnam
Sen. Vance Hartke proposed a presidential board to judge if bombing serves U.S. interests as Rusk and Wheeler defended the raids. Hartke cited a WWI bomb survey. Wheeler called bombing integral to operations while Rusk said diplomacy continues. Pentagon says 10,900 more GIs to Vietnam. Dirksen to back president on war course. no clear signs of peace talks progress.
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Vance Hartke
North Vietnam
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Indiana Democrat
Hanoi
Hartke
Wheeler
Pentagon
Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
South Vietnam
U.S
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United Nations
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U Thant
Thant
Vietnam
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USS
Foreign Relations Committee
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Weather Outlook for Central and Northwest Arkansas
Central Arkansas expects clearing and colder conditions tonight with a near cold wave and partly cloudy skies on Wednesday. Northwest and Northeast Arkansas face a cold wave warning tonight with cloudy skies turning much colder, lows 10 to 15 and highs 20 to 26 Wednesday. Southwest Arkansas features a cold wave warning for the northern area, tonight cloudy and turning much colder with tonight’s low 12 to 22, Wednesday highs 24 to 32. Southeast Arkansas sees cloudy and colder conditions tonight with decreasing clouds and Wednesday similar cold trend, lows 15 to 25 and highs 25 to 34.
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Arkansas
Northwest
Southwest
Obituaries for Jacob B. Jones and John S. Cunningham
Jacob B. Jones, 92, retired father of Patmos Rt. 1, died in a local hospital. Survived by wife Mary and four sons, with services at Providence Baptist Church. John S. Cunningham, 79, Fulton Rt. 1, retired farmer, died in a local hospital. Services set at Herndon Chapel with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. U.N. Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg on Rhodesia comments.
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Providence Missionary Baptist Church
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Robert E. Moses
Shreveport
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Alver N
Freer
Texas
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Wichita
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Snyder
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Benton, Ark
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Center
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Florida
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Mt. Nebo
Herndon Funeral Home
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Arthur
Canyon
Vester
Lubbock
Odie
Gatesville
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Fulton
Bank of
GOPs Spend More Than Democrats in 1968 Fund Drive
Washington AP reports Congressional Republicans push early fundraising for 1968 while Democrats await trends. Sen. George Murphy leads GOP Senatorial Campaign Committee deploying fresh faces nationwide. Sen. Warren Magnuson says it is too early to decide on a successor amid 1968 stakes. Democrats spent about $356,457 versus Republicans $639,640 in 1966.
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Congress
George Murphy
Caliifornia
Ctairman
Warren G. Maghuson
Paigners
Magnuson
House
GOP
Quick Quiz: Which signature is the most notable autograph
The signature of Button Gwinnett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, is widely regarded as the most notable autograph from the era.
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Button Gwinnett
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