United Nations for Indian tribes urged by Lum and Abner creator
Stivador columnist cites Chet Lauck calling for a nation wide Indian tribal organization to let Native Americans speak with one voice. He denounces neglect of indigenous peoples while criticizing postwar aid abroad. Bonner McCollum notes Arkansas presses modernization as offset printing spreads.
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N Hot Springs
Chet Lauck
Lum
United Nations Organization of
United States
America
Lauck
Bonner McCollum
Forrest City
High Level Pueblo Case Study Planned
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird ordered a high level Pentagon study of the Pueblo case to prevent repeats. Deputy Secretary David Packard will head the inquiry and oversee Navy court of inquiry matters as the ship seized by North Korea on January 23, 1968 is reviewed, with focus on crew protections and skipper interests.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington (Ap
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Pueblo
Laird
David Packard
Navy
California
Packard
Indictments End Thrift and Loan Case Probe
U S Grand Jury in Fort Smith Arkansas returns 35 indictments in the Arkansas Loan and Thrift Corp case and related matters. The report to Judge John E. Miller notes the probe began last Monday and was resumed after a prior grand jury was discharged on December 23. Grand jury secrecy prevents naming defendants at this time. In Eugene Oregon, officials warn travel plans as snowmelt closes the airport, despite efforts to clear runoff.
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Fort Smith
Ark
APA
U.S. Grand
Arkansas Loan & Thrift Corp
John E. Miller
U.S. District Court
U S Planes Hit Enemy Supply Lines
U S bombers launched daily raids on Communist supply routes through Laos and some strikes extended north of the 17th parallel. U S military officials denied attacks on North Vietnam or the DMZ since Oct 28, as Laos bombing surged after North Vietnam bombing halted on Nov 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Esper
Associated Press
Wrnter Saigon
Laos
U.S
North Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
Quang Binh
17Th Parallel
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
Dmz
Jehovah's Witnesses Denied U.S. Citizenship in Court
U.S. District Judge Thomas MacBride denied naturalization petitions for Renate Marie Louise Nikola and Haesoon Koon Matz, both Jehovah's Witnesses, ruling their religious beliefs showed they were not attached to constitutional principles. Nikola, 25, is German. Matz, 35, is Korean native who has lived in the United States since 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
U.S. District Court
Thomas MacBride
MacBride
Renate Marie Louise Nikola
Haesoon Koon Matz
U.S
Matz
Korea
United States
Nikola
Pickup Damaged in Collision in Texarkana Street
A pickup and trailer backed into the street by Sam W. Hughes Sr. collided with Otis Ware on North Hazel Street yesterday. There were no injuries but Ware’s vehicle was badly damaged. City Officers Johnson and Shirley charged Hughes with failure to yield the right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam W. Hughes Sr
Texarkana
Otis Ware
North Hazel St
Ware
Johnson and
Shirley
Hughes
Tax Reform Review is Scheduled
The House Ways and Means Committee will conduct a months long review of the tax laws beginning February 18 focusing first on foundations and charitable deductions. The agenda will expand to oil depletion allowances stock options and other tax-reduction devices with a bipartisan push for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Democratic National Committee
New York
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Ayub Warns Global Hunger If Population Surges
President Ayub Khan, a backer of family planning, warned at an international conference that the world faces a future where feeding the population may become impossible. He spoke before 216 delegates from 30 countries, noting developing nations bear the worst effects of rapid population growth despite local opposition from conservatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dacca
Pakistan
Mohammad Ayub Khan
Ayub
Memory Exercise from Hal Boyle on Time Gone By
Hal Boyle muses that memory is a useful exercise for the mind, not overdone it sharpens self confidence and suggests recalling earlier eras. He recalls scenes from the 1920s like beaded strands, postmen delivering mail twice daily, and a soda fountain moral dilemma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Dirksen hints at Soviet invasion risk to Romania
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen said he had received military information indicating a possible Soviet invasion of Romania. He revived the four month old report after hosting President Nixon at a Senate luncheon, while White House and State Department officials said they had no knowledge of such concerns and Dirksen denied discussing the matter with Nixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Romania
Nixon
Dirksen
Czechoslovakia
United States
White House
Ronald Ziegler
State Department
Prague
Grandson of Barkley Who Hijacked Plane Finds Cuba Dangerous
American writer Alben Truitt, grandson of Vice President Alben Barkley, says unauthorized trips to Cuba are dangerous and could be deadly. He recalls being detained in Havana and later deported from Canada, while claiming the Cuban story being told to Americans is troubling. He discusses his motives to write and his encounter with Cuban authorities and media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Macsween
Montreal
United States
Cuba
Alben Truitt
Alben Barkley
Florida
Truitt
Havana
Saint John
Canada
Canadian Immigration Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Cane Field
CIA
Alben Tkuitt
Barkley
Brannson
Middle East
U.S. Command
Demilitarized Zone
Washington
Nixon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Robert H. Finch
Carney declines invite to Chandler sewage plant dedication
Chandler Arizona AP Art Carney, famed for his sewer worker Fred Norton role on The Honeymooners, declined the mayor George Nader invitation to dedicate a local sewage disposal plant. Carney says he wants to dispel his senatorman image and would not attend despite the offer to engrave his name on manhole covers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandler, Ariz
Art Carney
Carney
Fd Norton
Jackie Gleason
George Nader
Sensorman
Willam McCaffrey
Senators Mull Over Nixon Statement
AP political report on Nixon seeking Senate advice and consent in governance. Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen describe cautious optimism about a president open to counsel, while noting past presidents' similar pledges often led to limited action. The piece outlines early senators' mixed expectations and measured hope for collaborative leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
Nixeson
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirke Se
Seven year old Donna Howell named 1969 National Easter Seal Child
CHICAGO AP report says seven year old Donna Kay Howell of Allices Fig vicim of childhood stroke has been named the 1969 National Easter Seal Child by the Easter Seal Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Donna Kay Howell
All Acies
Fig
Vicim
Pueblo Trial Behind Closed Doors Remarks From Banner Skipper
Cmdr. Charles R. Clark testified at a Navy court of inquiry in Coronado about armed intelligence craft and risk in the Pueblo incident. He drew parallels to Cmdr. Bucher later held by North Korea but noted Banner was not seized. Clark, in open session, contrasted rescue options and reflected on the grace of God in perilous moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Burnett
Associated Press
Coronado
Calif
Pueblo
Red China
North Korea
Charles R. Clark
Navy
Wloyd Bucher
Bucher
Pete Bucher
Arkansas floods swamp towns with heavy rains
The Associated Press reports severe rainfall across Arkansas caused flooded streams and road closures. Glenwood recorded 8.58 inches in 24 hours, Judsonia 6.32, Little Rock 4.87, with several towns evacuating residents as Civil Defense crews moved people from Paragould area. Dry weather did not return as rivers remained full and further rain was forecast.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Glenwood
Judsonia
Little Rock
Newport
Benton
Morriston
West Memphis
Black Rock
Des Are
Paragould
Civil Defense
Astronaut Schirra Receives USC Doctorate of Science
Dr Walter M Schirra Jr the only astronaut to fly Mercury Gemini and Apollo programs was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree by the University of Southern California at its midwinter commencement The USC citation noted Schirras space research contributions and that he had earlier graduated from USC s Institute of Aero Space Safety and Management in 1957
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AB Angeles
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Schirra
University of Southern California
USC
Institute of Aero- Space Safety and Management
All Around Town notes refunds search and local honors
Over 1,000 Arkansas taxpayers seek missing state income tax refunds listed by the Arkansas Department of Revenue contact Robert Hawkins. The column also reports Bill Ells winning savings bonds at the Arkansas Farmers Union meeting, Lynda Faye Pryor named 1969 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow, and December Savings Bonds totals by Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette and Nevada counties. James E. Pearson named 1968 outstanding educator of the year by North Little Rock teachers at the academy ceremony. his wife Patsy Calhoun noted.
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Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Revenues
Robert Hawkins
Divvision
7Th
Wolfe St
Little Rock
Robert L
Cherry Baker
John E
Betty J
Barham
Roy D
Birta
Byers
Dorothy M
Henderson
Clarence M
Ruby F
Hunt
Paul C
Peggy Majors
Jeywell F
Lennie D
May Donna L
Mullins
W.T
Bobby J
Poindexter
J.D
Audrey PF
Robbins
Velvie M. Schroader
Richard
Marilyn Turner
Billy C. White
Bill Ells
U.S
Arkansas Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Co
Ellis and
Lester Wade
Blevins
Lynda Faye Pryor
Betty Crocker
Hempstead
Howard County
Lafayette
Nevada County
James E. Pearson
North Little Rock
Israel Denies Attack on Jordan Amid Iraq Spying Claims
Israel rejects charges of massing troops for an assault on Jordan’s 20,000 Iraqi troops, Dayan warns against provoking Iraq’s rulers while noting the Baghdad Basra mobs’ fate of Jews. Reports say 35 more spies, including 13 Jews, are being tried in Baghdad. US airman Paul Bail and wife reportedly under arrest in Iraq.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Israel
Jordan
Moshe Dayan
Iraq
Baghdad
Basra
Dayan
United Labor Party
Charles de Gaulle
France
Middle East
de Gaulle
U.S. Department of State
Paul Bail
Conneautville
Bail
Jersey Standard
Humble Old Co
Fiscal Review Bill Before the House
A bill to form a joint fiscal review committee within the General Assembly was introduced by Rep. Doug Brandon of Little Rock. The panel would analyze agency spending and offer recommendations, acting as a watchdog without power to halt expenditures.
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Little Rock
General Assembly
Arkansas House
B. D
Doug’ Brandon
Lite Rock
Brandon
State Game and Fish Commission
John Upton
Wrath Camp
Inter- American Development Bank
Jimmie Don McKissack
Desha Ee
John Mille
Ward County
Bobby Newman
Arkansas
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Fidel Castro
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Loveland
Philadelphia
Italy
The
Star
Lincoln High School
Washington, Ark
G.B.W. Golston
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