Farm Subsidy Limit Fight Not Over Yet
Washington lawmakers clash over a proposed $20,000 cap on government payments to nonfarming farmers. Senate rejection, House allies vow to press for the limit in conference. The $7.6 billion Agriculture bill advances, with funds for farmer subsidies and meal programs.
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House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Silvio Conte
Massachusetts
Paul Findley
Illinois
Conte
Everett M. Dirksen
Tenois
John J. Williams
Delaware
Williams
Holland
Dfla
Sen
Roman L
Hruska
R-Neb
James
Eastland
Mississippi
Pine Bluff Man Pleads Innocent in Embezzlement Trial
Jom Pointer Jr former Pine Bluff city collector pleaded innocent as his Jefferson County Circuit Court trial opened. He faces charges of taking 32479 from 1966 to 1968. Mayor Austin Franks testified as CPA Edwin Wallerman described missing ledger sheets and tax collection discrepancies.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Jom Pointer Jr
Jefferson County
Pointer
Austin Franks
Edwin Wallerman
Wallerman
CPA
Fayetteville author Burrow nominated for Pulitzer Prize
Fay etteville author Roy Douglass Burrow has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in Letters. The announcement lists Burrow among the contenders, highlighting his contributions to regional literary writing.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Roy Douglass Burrow
Fayetteville
No Clues to Future of Interest Rates
A meeting of 24 major banks and government economists yielded no guidance on future interest rates. Treasury Secretary Kennedy led the briefing after a closed session with officials including McChesney Martin, Mayo, Stein, and McLaren, with no agreement to roll back the prime rate.
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Tom Stewart
Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Federal Reserve Board
William McChesney Marin
Budget Bureau
Robert Mayo
Herbert Stein
Flip Wilson’s Rise From Poverty to Comedy Stardom
New York AP profile of Flip Wilson, a Newark-born comedian who rose from poverty to stardom. He recalls 24 siblings, multiple foster homes, quitting school at 16, four years in the Air Force, and earning an estimated 500000 dollars last year with hopes of breaking the poverty line.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Flip Wilson
Horatio Alger
Clerow Wilsons
Flip
Newark
Air Force
Inflation Pinch Left Most Americans Worse Off Than Ever
The Associated Press reports a broad survey showing most Americans feel inflation has worsened their finances. Over 400 people across the nation cited higher living costs, with few unscathed. Respondents blame taxes, government spending, unions, and war-related expenditures, while some see minor personal gains amid the rising prices.
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Associated Press
Michigan
Louisville
San Francisco
Vietnam
Atlanta
Marvin Hardy
Sioux Falls
Hardy
Holiday Death Toll Sets Record for 4th of July
A three day Fourth of July holiday period produced 611 traffic fatalities, surpassing 576 in 1966 and within the National Safety Council forecast of 550 to 650. The 1967 four day holiday had 732 deaths, while a nonholiday three day weekend earlier saw 435 deaths.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Small Collision on West 3rd St Involving Two Drivers
A minor crash occurred on West 3rd yesterday around 5 45 pm in front of the Citgo Sers Vice Station. Kathy Sillavan of Nashville stopped in traffic when Pricilla Lesle of Fulton bumped into her car. Lesle claims her fat slipped off the clutch. Minor damage reported. investigation underway.
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West 3Rd
Citgo Sers
Kathy Sillavan
Nashville
Pricilla Lesle
Fulton
Extension of Surtax Pleaded
Secretary of the Treasury David M. Kennedy urged immediate Senate action to extend the 10 percent income tax surcharge, arguing delay would undermine inflation control. Senator Russell Long said the Finance Committee would pursue broad tax reform, delaying action for weeks or months. hearings set for July 21 on reform amendments as part of the House-passed surtax bill with investment credit repeal and a phased tax cut.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-Law
Senate Finance Committee
House
Kennedy
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Finance Committee
Democratic Policy Committee
Light Turnout Expected on Drink Vote
Texarkana residents faced a light turnout as they voted on legalizing mixed drinks in hotels, motels, and restaurants. With 9,000 eligible voters but 4,000 ballots printed, proponents agreed to cover half election costs to keep the issue separate. Two counties and two cities previously approved, while three cities rejected, the measure under the 1969 law.
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Texarkana, Ark
Texarkana
Director of State Police Is Injured
LITTLE ROCK AP State Police Director Ralph Scott was at work with a fractured arm and lacerations after riding his wife’s bicycle at the state police headquarters driveway. He said poor brakes caused him to ride faster than expected and crash, landing over the handlebars.
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Little Rock
Ralph Scott
Scott
Lite Rock
Congressmen Find All Americans Want End to War and Tax Cuts
Lawrence L. Knutscin reports from Washington that Senators and Representatives heard two main voter demands: an end to the Vietnam War and lower taxes. Congressmen William Proxmire and John Myers noted Americans also questioned plans for the antiballistic missile system and urged quicker settlement of the war.
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Lawrence L. Knutscin
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
William Proxmire
Dwis
John Myers
R Ind
Nixon
Nixon urges 4.8 million more into unemployment insurance
President Nixon asked Congress to extend unemployment coverage to 4.8 million more workers and lengthen benefit periods during high unemployment. He cited 17 million currently uncovered, noting many are state and local government employees and low wage earners with little job security. The proposal breaks down the 4.8 million by sectors and sizes of firms.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate
House
Youth Drowns Near Conway
Paul Naylor, 13, son of Mr and Mrs Doug Naylor of near Conway, drowned Monday in a Faulkner County rock quarry. Four other teenagers swimming at the quarry found the body in about six feet of water, according to Sheriff Joe Martin.
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Conway
Ark
Paul Naylor
Doug Naylor
Faulkner County
Joe Martin
Hope High Major Tettes Attend Camp at Henderson College
All around town the Hope High School Majorettes left July 6 to attend Majorette Camp at Henderson College Arkadelphia from July 6 to 11. Attending are Becky Huff Erletta Bain Debby Gunter Barbara Jackson Nancy Leverett Sandra McFarland Judy Pettit and alternate Marilyn Branch. They will stay in Newberry Hall and learn swirling baton marching and other routines.
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Hope High School
Henderson College
Arkadelphia
Llth
Becky Huff
Erletta Bain
Debby Gunter
Barbara Jackson
Nancy Leverett
Sandra McFarland
Judy Pettit
Marynell Branch
Newberry Hall
First U.S. troops pull out as Saigon pace slows
In Saigon, seven enemy attacks injure some soldiers as the 814 fen of the 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Division begins withdrawal under Nixon’s plan to pull 25,000 troops this summer. Viet Cong deputy foreign minister Le Guang Chanh says a lull will end with larger offensives to pressure negotiations.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Vietnam
Viet Cong
Provisional Revolutionary Government
U.S
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
le Guang Chanh
al Gumburriya
Cairo
National Liberation Front
United States
Chanh
60Th Infantry
9Th Division
Nixon
9Th U.S. Marine Regiment
No Relief From Heat in Arkansas
Hot and humid conditions persist across Arkansas with mid to high 90s and some 100 degree readings through Wednesday. High reached 103 at El Dorado as a high pressure ridge from the Atlantic to the Gulf maintains heat. thundershowers forecast for Wednesday. overnight lows in the 70s to 80s across Harrison Fayetteville Fort Smith Pine Bluff Jonesboro Little Rock Memphis Texarkana El Dorado. no rainfall reported in the 24 hour period ending 1 am today.
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Arkansas
Weather Bureau
el Dorado
Atlantic
States
Gulf of Mexico
Harrison
Fayetteville
Fort Smith
Pine Bluf
Jonesboro
Little Rock
Memphis
Texarkana
Car Hits AHD Truck In Rear On East 3rd
A minor traffic collision occurred yesterday at about 10:27 a.m. on East 3rd in front of the Plaza Restaurant. A car driven by Peter Kotsis rear‑ended a truck driven by Charles Atkins. The vehicles burst into the Plaza lot. no charges were filed and Shirley investigated the incident.
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