Long Holidays Across 1968 To Shape Work Schedules
Tuscaloosa News notes 1968 brings many long holiday weekends as major holidays fall on Saturdays or Mondays. Lincoln's Birthday February 12, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Veterans Day, and Christmas Sunday create extended breaks. Toll for Christmas and New Year weekends tallies 1,284 per National Safety Council. Also includes a regional Southern dialect explainer on the phrase You All from Jackson Clarion-Ledger.
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National Safety Council
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Attorneys Fight In Fifth Day Of Messler Murder Trial
The Messler murder case, delaying jury selection, entered its fifth day as 59 jurors were examined. Judge Schultz admonished state attorney Richard Gerstein and defense lawyer Percy Foreman for sniping at each other. A young man, Thomas King, claimed to be an attorney and tried to reach defendant Messler amid heightened courtroom tension.
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Ben Funk Ae
Messler
Richard Gerstein
Percy Foreman
George Schultz
Candace Messler
Jacques
Thomas King
King
Winter Snow and Cold Hit Ten States Across North Central
Winter's heavy one two punch of snow and subzero cold pounded at least ten states from the north central region to the southern Plains. Temperatures plunged below zero in North Dakota Montana and other Dakotas with -30 at Dickinson ND and -11 at Devils Lake. Snow extended into New Mexico and Texas with four to six inches likely from eastern New Mexico to western Oklahoma and northwestern Texas.
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Associated Press
North Central
Rockies
Southern
Plains
North Dakota
Montana
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Kansas
Mercury
Dickinson
N.D
Dakotas
Devils Lake
Lemmon
S.D
New Mexico
Texas
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Goodland
Dodge City
Gulf Coast
North Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
New England
Far West
Florida
Key West
Fla
Radiothon for Dimes Saturday at KXAR plans radiothon
KXAR will host the Annual Radiothon for the March of Dimes this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the City Hall courtroom with seating for separations. Two children will win tickets and expense trips to see The Sound of Music in Shreveport on January 29. Frequent walkers will relay from Emmet to Prescott and to Hope, with ten cent contributions earning a step. A long list of performers and community sponsors join the event, including Beck Ward and other local figures.
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KXAR
City Hall
Shreveport
Prescott
KTPA
Freddy Martin
Langston
Langeburg
David Morris
Donna Connely
Haskell Jones
Ernest Lindsey
Wendell McCorkle
Jack Brown
Nancy Ross
McCaskill
Ronnie Barham
Randy Tullis
Randy Quillen
Raymond Johnson
Texarkana
Becky Ward
KOPB
Benefield
Yarger Hig Setoal Wall
Negroes Organize for Opportunities in Little Rock
In Little Rock the community plans an Opportunities Industrialization Center to train Black workers. Rev. Henry Parker of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church chairs the effort, mirroring a Philadelphia program. Rev. Leon H. Sullivan of the Philadelphia OTC will tour Little Rock Jan 31 for a mass rally.
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Little Rock
Opportunities Industrilization Center
OTC
Henry Parker
St. Philip's Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Parker
Leon H. Sullivan
Space Budget Won’t Be Hurt by War
Rep. George P. Miller says the administration's space budget will stay in the same ballpark as last year despite Viet Nam costs. He expects a modestly below last year’s request, noting current appropriations and past trends. Miller awaits an early copy of the space budget summary for review.
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Geoffrey Gould Washington
George P. Miller
Dcalif
Miller
Viet Nam
Johnson
Congress
Defense
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington
Chaiman
House Space Committee
Fep
Administration
Rice Acreage Might Be Increased
Washington AP Un dersecretary John A Schnittker informed Rep. E C Gathings that the Agriculture Department is weighing a possible rise in national rice acreage allotments due to tight world supplies. He noted forecast limits for 1966 harvest and said any increase would hinge on expanding Food for Peace program allocations. The final decision is expected soon.
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Washington
John A. Schnittker
E. C. Gathings
D-Ark
Agriculture Department
Gathings
Schnittker
AP&L Seeks Lease to Operate Crossett System
Arkansas Power & Light Co. asks to lease and operate the Crossett electric system to provide steadier service. The Public Service Commission took the request under advisement Thursday.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Crossett
State Public Service Commission
Ap&l
Sorrells Plans for Re election
LITTLE ROCK AP State Sen Carl E Sorrells 43 of Atkins filed Thursday for re election in District 8 The district includes Pope Conway Yell and Perry counties
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Little Rock
Carl E. Sorrells
Atkins
Pope Conway
Yell
Perry Counfies
Columnist Pokes Fun At Turning 55 In 1966
Hal Boyle jokes about turning 55 next month in 1966, celebrating the milestone with humor. He argues 55 is an achievement, offering reflections on wisdom, aging, and staying engaged, noting memory, family, and life events that mark the middle years.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Tam
Earth
Central Park
Freed in Slaying of Stepfather acquitted at third trial
Mederick J. Rush, who saved a life years earlier, was acquitted Thursday of second-degree murder in the 1962 Fort Smith slaying of Paul Rush. After a three-day trial and an hour of deliberation, the jury found him not guilty as his wife Charlotte and his mother Virginia Rush cried with joy. The state had alleged a conspiracy with two others. Rush had been convicted previously, then released on appeal.
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Rush
Paul Rush
V&r Sales Co
Fort Smith
Arkansas Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Arkansas
Richard Arnold
Texarkana
John R. Starr
Fred Rush
Arkansas State College
V. C. Kaya
Snow and Cold Front Hit Southwest Arkansas
Snow moved into southern Arkansas as a new cold front swept through. The U S Weather Bureau warned of hazardous driving and temperatures in the 30s. Snow began midmorning at Texarkana and Hope with varying intensity, forecast to continue tonight.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S
Texarkana
Nashville Foreman
Hope
Arkadelphia
Ozark
Fayetteville
Memphis
Quick Approval to Billions for War Predicted
Sen. Richard J. Russell forecast Congress will approve virtually all of the 12.76 billion supplemental war funds sought by President Johnson to finance Vietnam. McNamara outlined plans for heavy firepower and potential troop deployment. Rusk prepared a news briefing as diplomacy weighed next steps. Johnson eyed peace efforts and possible resumption of bombing, insisting the door to talks remains open while asserting the United States will not yield to pressure or abandon allies. The administration noted some non Communist governments see the drive toward ending the fighting as a success, with a recognized process of reassessment by Communist leaders. In Washington, Sen. John L. McClellan received an award for investigation contributions.
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Lewis Gulick Washington
Richard J. Russell
Congress
Johnson
Georgia Democrat
Robert 5
McNamara
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Defense Appropriations
Russell
Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
U.S
Rusk
W. Averell Harriman
Hanoi
Independence
United States of America
Southeast Asia
Fidel Castro
Dominican Republic
Nigeria
Europe
Harold Wilson
Viet Cong Attacks Murky Cease Fire in Vietnam
Viet Cong irritated the lunar New Year truce by striking a U S Marine patrol near Da Nang and clashing with South Korean marines seven miles south of Tuy Hoa. Two Americans and 46 Communists killed, plus 49 truce violations reported by nightfall. Koreans repelled a large Viet Cong assault with 46 killed. no U S casualties. In Saigon and across regions, allied troops faced scattered attacks as both sides push propaganda efforts during Tet.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
U.S
Liberation Front
Tuy Hoa
U.S. 01St Airborne Brigade
Atrch
Arkansas deer kill totals and local student notices
The report lists county deer harvests with Hempstead 304 Howard 243 Lafayette 265 Nevada 626 and statewide 17,066. It notes Hope students Paul Cobb and James Gilbert attending a Southern State College seminar and describes their prior graduations and majors. Also mentions Brenda Faulkner elected president of Henderson State Teachers College Women’s Recreation Association and military service updates for Walter Johnson and John Ledbetter with brief family ties and hometowns. The court note clarifies a prior misidentification of James O Neal.
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Arkansas Car Education Club
Game and Fish Commission
Hempstead
Howard
Lafayette
Nevada County
Paul Cobb
James Cobb
Hope
James Gilbert
Hop Gilbert
Washington Rt. 1
Southern State College
Hope High
Cobb
Southern State
Gilbert
Tri C. Civic and Commerce Club
T Henderson State Teachers College
The
Women's Recreation Association
Brenda Faulkner
Emmet
Ida
Berry Faulkner
Physi
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Jackson
Clarion-Ledger
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NEA Radio-Telephoto
Asia
McClellan
Association of Federal Investgators
John L. McClellan
Marine Patrol
AP News Digest
Hot Springs, Ark
Arkansas Committee On Cooperatives
Harry L. Oswald
Arkansas State Electric Cooperative Corp
Roy EB. Lambert
David L. Parr
North Little Rock
DE Valls Bluff
Ark
James D. Conway
Rock Island
0. S. 70
Bill Davidson
Charles Henson
Litle Rock
Star
Maiele Walter Johnson
USN
Mattie Johnson
Yokosuka
Japan
Orleck
South China Sea
John W. Ledbetter
Louise M. Ledbetter
Itthe Huck
James O'Neal
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Jimny O'Neal
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