Postal Rate Rise Looms Over American Mail
An early report from Washington indicates new Postmaster General Lawrence O'Brien is weighing rate increases to fund "vast and costly improvements" in the mail system. Details remain unclear, but first class postage may be among the first hikes as losses persist and rail service faces cuts. The piece critiques policy decisions placing mail on Department trucks, risking delays and broader transportation disruption. It calls for restored deliveries and better service to justify higher prices.
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Ostmaster
Lawrence O’brien
National Press Club
Washington
O’brien
United States
Post Office Department
London
Paris
Little Rock School System Joins DEEP Program
The Little Rock school system will participate in the Joint Council of Economic Education's Project DEEP starting next September. DEEP provides an extensive economic education curriculum and materials to qualify teachers in teaching economic education across all grades.
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Little Rock
Council of Economic Education
Medicare Acceptance Falls Low in Arkansas Report
The Social Security Administration states Medicare is not being well accepted in Arkansas with an acceptance rate of 82.9 percent, the lowest in the nation. Medicare supplements hospital care and costs about $3 a month.
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Little Rock
Social Security Administration
Arkansas
Always a Puzzle What Happens to Office Boys
HAL BOYLE reflects on office boys who rise to executive roles or fade away. He contrasts past and present eras, recalling his own youth, the dignity of aging editors, and the lasting memory of Leon Durst. The piece explores class, ambition, and identity in newsroom life.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Alose
Dale Carnegie
Nolice
Leon Durst
Leon
SW Arkansas Farm Leaders Meet Here
State and national agricultural affairs will be discussed Thursday January 27 at Hope by farm leaders. Officials of Southwest Arkansas County Farm Bureaus will meet at 10 30 a m at Town and Country Restaurant to prepare for the annual membership drive of Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation. The program includes leadership, market expansion, and economic services for farmers with a section on building membership. Scheduled speakers include Randolph Webb and Nicky Hargrove of Arkansas Farm Bureau board, E A Hansen district agent, W F Wright commodity director, H T Baker district director of field services, and Joe Rodman district insurance sales manager. The Hope meeting starts eight-session week to launch the state campaign. Arkansas Farm Bureau members in 1965 totaled 5122.
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Hope
Arkansas County Farm
Nicky Hargrove
Stuttgart
Arkansas Farm Bureau Board of Directors
E. A. Hansen
Lide Rock
Agricultural Extension Service
State Farm Bureau
W. F. Wright
Little Rock
H. T. Baker
Arkadelphia
Joe Rodman
Four Arkansas Counties Get Food Stamp Approval
Four more Arkansas counties Arkansas Crittenden Mississippi and St Francis have been approved for the federal cod stamp program Sen John L McClellan announced Saturday The program aims to assist low income families by replacing the rationing system Nine counties in the state—Bram, Independence, Pulaski, Phillips, Perry, Conway, Faulk net, Monroe, Lonoke and Prairis—were already eligible for the program.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
John L. McClellan
Crittenden
Mississippi
St. Francis
Independence
Pulaski
Phillips
Perry
Conway
Faulknet
Monroe
Lonoke
Prair-is
Snow Blamed for Traffic Fatalities
A winter snowstorm contributed to four traffic deaths across Arkansas during a weekend period ending Sunday. Victims include Billy Vines, 15, in a train collision near Piggott. Lisa Lou Horton, 2, in a U S 62 crash near Harrison. Carrie Henderson, 73, in a slide off U S 71 near Mena. and Mark Crow, 19, in a vehicle rollover near Stuttgart.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Billy Vines
St. Francis
Clay County
Piggott
Austin Vines
Lisa Lou Horton
Berryville
U.S. 62
Harrison
Jim Wilson
Bobby Horton
Horton
Carrie Henderson
de Queen
U.S. 71
Mena
Mark Crow
Arkansas State College
Rector
Arkansas 146
Stuttgart
Arkansas State
Prescott Man Seeks Harris Job in Arkansas
Charles L. Hobay of Prescott a former Har ris aide announces candidacy to succeed Harris in Congress. Harris will be sworn in as a federal judge Feb 3. Honey 27 joined Fulbright staff in 1960 and later became Harris aide before resigning last December to return to Prescott for law practice. Pine Bluff will be campaign headquarters.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Charles L. Hobay
Prescott
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Arkansas
Harris
Honey
J. William Fulbright
Air India Jet Crashes Near Mont Blanc Killing 117
An Air India Boeing 707 en route from India to New York with 117 aboard crashed into the Mont Blanc range near Geneva. Wreckage sighted about 1,500 feet below the summit. no survivors evident. Authorities reported 106 passengers and 11 crew. victims include travelers bound for New York Paris London Geneva. Weather over Geneva was clear above clouds when contact was lost.
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Mont Blanc
India
New York
Italian Air Rescue Center
Europe
Fendi
Aix En Provence
Air India Office
VRC
Vallet
Air India
Constellation
Beirut
Lebanon
Paris
London
Atlantic
Turin
Italy
St. Bernard
France
Broadways Named Distinguished Salesman Award Recipient
Darrell Broadway, former Safeway manager in Hope and now Greenwood store supervisor, is selected for the 1065 Distinguished Salesman Award. He will receive the unit’s “Oscar” Feb 14 at a Marion Hotel banquet in Little Rock, after leading the Hope store to the top annual sales increase in a 50-store region. Broadway has eight years with Safeway and has worked in Hot Springs, Arkadelphia, El Dorado and Hope, recently promoted to Greenwood in October.
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Darrell Broadway
Safeway
Hope
Greenwood
Miss
Oscar
Marion Hotel
Little Rock
Broadway
Hot Springs
Arkadelphia
el Dorado
Budget figures show Johnson's 1967 plan and deficits
Washington AP reports President Johnson sent Congress a record 112.8 billion dollar budget for fiscal 1967, aiming to fund Great Society programs while financing Viet Nam. Revenue projections cover 111 billion, yielding a small 1.2 billion deficit. The White House notes Viet Nam costs and inflation risks, with defense, poverty, space, and education outlined as major areas. Johnson warns he may seek more funds if Viet Nam escalates and pledges tax actions to balance receipts and spending.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
State of the Union
White House
Defense
Sterling F. Green
Viet Nam
Joinson
Pentagon
Great Society
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