Hope Arkansas rejects federal aid for new post office
Tulsa TV editorial praises Hope Arkansas for refusing a 500000 post office project and urging Washington to take back funds. Alex Washburn circulates a petition to rally 2000 residents of 8400 to oppose federal money. The piece argues towns should fund local needs without Uncle Sam handouts.
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Post Office Department
Hope
Alex, Washburn
Washington
Washburn
Koty
Uncle Sam
Arkansas
Tulsa
Letters to Editor on Hope petition against federal funds
Readers from across the country praise Hope residents for rejecting 500000 in federal funds for a new post office. The letters cite fiscal responsibility and warn against free money, while separate notes discuss a Paris Orly Airport incident where a battery driven toothbrush caused a buzzing noise aboard a plane.
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the Star
Citizens of
Paris
Orly
Marseille
Public Invited to Inspect New Yerger School Facilities
Public inspection invitations follow reports of a broken leg delaying Marie Aragon's routine. Marie, a Centennial High School student, travels to school in a chair carried by two boys who promise to transport her until a walking cast is applied next month. Berkley H. Spencer of Hawthorne Calif. dies unexpectedly. his sister-in-law Mrs C C Billings is notified. Funeral arrangements set at Forest Lawn Hollywood Calif.
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Yerger School
Hope
C. C. Billings
Inlaw
Berkley H. Spencer
Hawthorne
Calif
Spencer
Ivy Smith
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Hollywood
Hope Star
Vergyer High School
Arkansas Power and Light Co
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
City of Hope
Hopewell
Johnson Hails 24th Amendment Outlawing Poll Tax
President Johnson calls the 24th Amendment a triumph of liberty as it outlaws poll taxes for federal elections. South Dakota became the 88th state to ratify, meeting the three fourths requirement. Certification ceremonies may follow, finalizing the nationwide vote rights for president vice president senator and representative.
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Harry Kelly Washington
Johnson
South Dakota
Congress
Senator Johnson should have known Baker could not afford gift
Senator Barry Goldwater argued Johnson erred in accusing Baker, secretary to the Senate Democratic majority, of obtaining an expensive stereo set on a salary. The stereo, estimated over $500, was paid by an insurance agent and sent to Johnson in 1949 at Baker’s suggestion, according to investigators.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Johnson
Robert G. Baker
Senate
Baker
Weather Experiment Station Report Ended At Seven A.M.
Weather data for a two hour period ending at 7 a m Friday shows a high of 67 and a low of 56 with a trace of precipitation. The notice continues on Page Two.
French Plan to Recognize Red China
In Washington AP Charles de Gaulle informs President Johnson he plans to recognize Red China arguing that isolating the Communist mainland is unproductive in a rapidly changing world. He shared these views with the State Department and White House as Lester Pearson’s talks here with Johnson amplified the issue.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Johnson
Red China
Far East
de Gaulle
State Department
White House
U.S
China
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
Paris
Hempstead County tax office reports steady plate sales drive
Revenue Collector Kathryn Jones says license tag sales are near average with about 1 200 more expected next week. Auto tag deadline is January 31 with offices closed February 1 and penalties applied thereafter. Hempstead Selective Service seeks Marvin Conway. contact local board at 17 2387. University of Arkansas midterm law grads listed from Hope and Prescott. Southern State College band members from Hope perform All State Intercollegiate Band at Arkansas. Intramural champions Yankee team with Hope players. injuries report from a truck crash near Highway 4 Columbus Road.
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Hempstead
Kathryn Jones
Hempstead County
Shirley Johnson Jr
Ardell Bradley
David Paul Stanley
Kenneth Earl Grant
Robert Lee
Williams
Dennis Wayne Townsend
Joe Brown Ford
Bobby Grant Calhoun
Joe Louis Madison
Doyle Kelly Langston
Theodis Turner
Jerry Don Martin
Richard Stanley Cox
iCal McGill
Carl McGill
Southern State College
Magnolia
University of Arkansas
Hope
Pat Rogers
dJimmy
Barrentine
Johnson Urges Swift Senate Action on Tax Cut
President Johnson pressed for rapid Senate action on the major tax cut bill. He warned that each day of delay costs about 30 million dollars in economic loss as income tax withholdings from paychecks would fall. He praised the Finance Committee and Sen. Harry Byrd for impartial chairing as the measure advances.
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Washington
Senate Finance Cmittee
Congress
CBS Wins TV Rights For NFL Games In Bid War
New York AP reports CBS bought television rights for all regularly scheduled NFL games for the next two seasons in a Friday bid of 26,200. Previous deals included 9,000,000 paid by regional and ABC in 1981. Details on rival bids were not disclosed.
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NEW York
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Iegional Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting Co
They Went After That Crazy Coon They Went After That Crazy Coon
Mildred Thomas and her 14 year old brother Eugene were walking along the Mississippi River in West Memphis Arkansas when they heard an animal scream. Eugene jumped on the animal and grabbed it, then Mildred arrived and beat it to death with a stick. It was a bobcat the size of a large dog.
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West Memphis
Ark
Mildred Thomas
Eug
Hitesippi River
Eugene
Mildred
Washington Lions Club Organizes Charter Banquet in Washington
The Washington Lions Club hosts a charter banquet Tuesday January 20 at 7 p.m. in Hotel Barlow with International President Eddy Little Rock District Governor Bill Pruitt and other leaders attending. Officers include President Jimmie May and several vice presidents. two charter members welcomed and next Lions club to be chartered in the area after Mideieral Springs.
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Hope Lions Club
Washington, Ark
Thurston Hulsey
Rusk Jones
Billy Don Dugan
F. Y. Pi
Jamie
Mide Eral Springs
James Morrow
Hove
Washington
Republican Women Meet Tuesday in Hempstead Home
A Hempstead Republican Women group will gather at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday January 28 at Mrs Guerin's home. The 1963 Civil Rights Act will be discussed, with guest speaker Mrs Nolan Troxell, newly elected president of the Arkansas Federation of Republican Women, leading the program. Nevada County Republicans Women have been invited to attend.
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Hempstead
Guerin
Nolan
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