End of the Road for Hope Star Plant Upgrade
The Hope Star reports nearly two years of turmoil as the plant shifts from letterpress to offset, completes interior work after mid 1960s contracts for new equipment, and plans an Open House to display the “Newspaper shop of Tomorrow.” Haskell Jones of KXAR gains national notice for a canned orange juice promo praised by Keystone Broadcasting System executives.
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Star
Haskell Jones
Hope
KXAR
Charles A. Hammarstrom
Keystone Broadcasting System
New York
Keystone
Hammarstrom
Ash
Lennon & Newell
Lennen & Howell
Grant to fund urban service center in four Arkansas counties
The Office of Economic Opportunity approved an $86,191 grant to the Southwest Arkansas Development Council to support the neighborhood service center and self-help housing program. The six month grant will be used in Miller, Little River, Hempstead and Lafayette counties, announced by U.S. Senator William J. Fullbright.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Southwest Arkansas Development Council
Miller
Little River
Hempstead
Lafayette
U.S
William J. Fullbright
Uncertainty of Economy Cited in Arkansas Interview
LITTLE ROCK AP The uncertainty in the national economy makes a tax increase assessment difficult. Representative Wilbur Mills says mixed statistics show either softness or strength and higher rates may not boost revenue. He also expects the debt ceiling rise to be permanent to guide budget planning. Odell Morrow, 24, an inmate in Crawford County, escaped a gardening detail but was quickly recaptured near England by State Police.
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Little Rock
U.S
Wilbur D. Mills
Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Tucker Pribun
Odell Morrow
Crawford County
England
Tucker Prison Farm
Ark
Harry McClean
Victor Urban
Tucker
McClean
Urban
Eda En
Ma Medien
McNamara Tells U.S. Winning War in Vietnam
General Westmoreland reports to Defense Secretary McNamara that allied forces are winning Vietnam slowly but steadily and urges more troops to intensify pressure. He notes North Vietnam pays a heavy price with little to show, while forecasts of tens of thousands of additional U.S. troops loom amid a broader North Vietnamese buildup.
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John T. Wheeler
Saigon
Willliam C. Westmoreland
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Vietnam
McNamara
U.S
North Vietnam
U.S. Army
Tan Son Air Base
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Westmoreland
United States
Mekong
Central Highlands
Black appointee makes insurance department history
Earl Moore aged 48 of Little Rock became the first African American hired in an executive role by the Arkansas state Insurance Department. He will investigate complaints about weekly premium insurers as Assistant Commissioner Ernest J. W. Fennell announced. Fennell also named K L Melis tosh as a fire and casualty insurance actuary and Q D Lamb as an examiner for fire and casualty companies.
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Little Rock
Earl Moore
State Insurance Department
Ernest J. W. Fennell
Fennell
K. L. Melistosh
Q D. Lamb
China and Russia Aid in Vietnam War Fueled by Moonshine Raid
U S officials say Communist China supplied North Vietnam with over 750000 small arms and the Soviets provided more than 10000 artillery pieces. Haiphong cargo in early 1966 reached 200000 tons as total aid nears 1.5 billion dollars. A separate raid near Highway 29 netted 400 gallons of moonshine and a 1959 Chevrolet, with Mrs Burns slated for arraignment.
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China
Russia
Washington
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
U. S
Haiphong
Moscow
Europe
Vietnam
United States
Soviet Union
Laos
Romania
Glen Burns
Herbert Griffin
Burns
Defense
Robert S. Mee Namara
Two Texans Killed in Arkansas Car Collision
Nina Bradford 59 and Elsie Temple 65, both of Humble Texas, died in a two car crash south of Beebe Arkansas on U S 67 Thursday. Mary Lyons 44 of Muncie Indiana drove northbound vehicle into a southbound car injuring four others. Grace Fortune 60 of Newport was slightly hurt in the other vehicle. Kenneth Bradford 61 Laura Lyons 16 and Lynn Lyons 8 were also injured in the crash.
Arkansas Turnpike Study Decision Pleases Official
Armil Taylor of Clarksville, chair of the state Highway Commission, praised Gov. Rockefeller’s plan to let the Arkansas Turnpike Authority sign a contract for a no-priority study of toll road corridors. Rockefeller said the move ends the impasse between the commission and the authority, who clashed over treating all corridors equally versus prioritizing western and central Arkansas.
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Little Hock
Armil Taylor
Clarksville
State Highway Commiseion
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas Turnpike Authority
Rockefeller
Arkansas
Wreck Fatal to Mena Woman
A car truck collision on U S 71 near Grannis Polk County killed Hazel Miller Denson 52 and critically injured her husband Judson Denson 56. The car veered into a dump truck driven by Charles Edward Martin 50 of Hatfield. Denson, superintendent of Queen Wilhelmina State Park, was hospitalized at De Queen.
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Mena
Ark
U.S
Grannis
Polk County
Here
Ken Hendrix
Hazel Miller Denson
Judson Denson
Charles Edward Martin
Hatfield
Denson
Queen Wilhelmina State Park
de Queen
School Decision Up to Courts in Pulaski County
Arkansas attorney general says to withdraw opinion request on spending public funds for a special county judge election. Gov Rockefeller supports testing legality via a friendly suit and urges timely action. Judge Arch Campbell remains in office after the drowning of Judge-elect Tom Gulley. a state Supreme Court ruling is sought after summer recess.
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Little Rock
Attorney General's Office
Pulaski County
Arch Campbell
Tom Gulley
Campbell
Purcell
State Supreme Court
The
Election Commission
79 Killed in East German Train Crash
East German train collided with a tanker truck near Langweddingen Magdeburg eight miles from the industrial city. The crash ignited a 4000 gallon aviation fuel cargo car causing a fiery explosion, killing 79 and injuring many others, with fears the toll would rise. The barrier was reportedly not closed when the tanker crossed the level crossing.
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Berlin
Europe
ADN
Friedrich Dickel
Langweddingen
Magdeburg
$77 Million to Cotton Farmers in Arkansas
Checks totaling more than $77 million will start going out in September to about 42,400 Arkansas farmers in the 1967 cotton and feed grain programs. Announcement by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Services.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Stele Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
Vietnam War Costs May Outstrip Estimates
Senate House Economic Committee warns U S spending in Vietnam next year could exceed administration projections and trigger tighter money. It faulted officials for underestimating war costs, predicting a 4 to 6 billion dollar jump in fiscal 1968 and urging countermeasures.
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Washington
Senate House Economic Committee
U.S
Vietnam
Congressional Study Panel
Congress
Johnson
Mt. Nebo Meet Starts Sunday
A revival begins Sunday July 9 and runs through July 14 at Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church two miles south of Patmos. Services are nightly at 7 30 led by evangelist Rev D D Fairchild, pastor of Providence Memorial Baptist Church Perry town. Rev Harold Marcum pastors Mt. Nebo.
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Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church
Patmos
D.D. Fairchild
Providence Memorial Baptist Church
Perrytown
Harold Marcum
Mt. Nebo
Homecoming at Shover Springs Baptist Church
The annual Homecoming will be held at Shover Springs Baptist Church on Sunday July 9. Lunch will be served at noon and singing will round out the afternoon program.
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Shover Springs Baptist Church
All Around Town items show community moves and notices
All Around Town notes Sharon Fielding returns from a three week European tour with Arkansans Abroad. Dr and Mrs Tom Watson move to Hope from Green Forest, living in Southland Heights in the former Gladney home. Water and sewer and paving projects near completion with Forsgren Inc and Calvin Carter Co. costs totaling about 400000. Judge Royce Weisenberger to speak at Sweet Home Church. A reader asks for a map. staff says one is in progress for publication soon.
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Tom Watson
Hope
Green Forest
Southland Heights
R. L. Gladney
Tom
Bill Watson
Carolyn Drive
Avenue B
Old Fulton Highway
Garland Medders
Forsgren, Inc
Fort Smith
Calvin Carter Co
Texarkana
Plane Loss in Vietnam Over 600 Planes Dropped
AP report from Saigon notes the 600th U.S. combat plane lost over North Vietnam as two B52s collided and ground fighting near Con Thien intensified. McNamara pressed for 100000 to 200000 more troops during a day-long Vietnam briefing while Marines claimed 150 North Vietnamese killed in tests near the demilitarized zone.
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George McArthur
Saigon
APF
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Robert S. McNamara
Vietnam
Company of Marines
Con Thien
3Rd Marine Division
Phu Bai
Leatherneck
U S
South China Sea
Philipspines
Taregets
Air Force
Puerto Rico
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Order of the Arrow
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University of Arkansas College of Arts and Sciences
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