Willisville school desegregation plan questioned by appeals court
The Eighth Circuit remanded the Willisville case to Judge Oren Harris to hear if a freedom of choice desegregation plan allowing district students to attend schools outside the district meets constitutional requirements. Willisville, serving 85 whites and 30 Negroes, faced 40外 Negroes from Oak Grove, which the HEW had ordered to stop accepting out‑of‑district students.
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Little Rock
Wiles Hisville
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Oren Harris
el Dorado
Willisville
Nevada County
Oak Grove
School of Choice
Willsville
Cale
Bodcaw
Laneburg
U.S. Health, Education and Welfare Department
HEW
Quk Grove
Harris
HEW Department
Arkansas Rehabilitation Service opens field office in Arkadelphia
The Arkansas Rehabilitation Service announced a new field office in Arkadelphia to serve Clark Montgomery Howard Nevada and Pike counties in the state.
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Arkadelphia, Ark
The
Arkansas Rehabilitation Service
Arkadelphia
Clark, Montgomery
Howard
Nevada
Pike Counties
Woman Shot Dead Fleeing Courthouse Escort in Arkansas
Charlene Wilhite, 19, was killed by a single shotgun blast while being escorted from the Polk County Courthouse by a state trooper and a Mena officer. Her estranged husband Darrell Wilhite, 23, was later held on pending charges as the couple neared divorce. The husband allegedly shot from behind as they left. Witnesses noted he rammed vehicles and threatened her earlier in the evening.
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Mena
Ark
Charlene Wilhite
Polk County
Darrell Wilhite
Ken Kendrix
Wilhite
Hendrix
McNamara Viewed as Top Living Business Leader
AP News analysis notes University of Michigan poll naming Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara as the country’s greatest living executive. It highlights his Ford presidency background, sharp memory, and defense reforms while probing Vietnam war dynamics and McNamara’s ongoing assessment of manpower needs and outcomes.
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James Marlow
Washington
University of Michigan
Graduate School of Business Administration
Robert S. McNamara
Ford Motor Co
Vietnam
Defense Department
McNamara
U.S
North Vietnam
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
Johnson
Westmoreland
Honorada
Johnson Ends First Official Vacation at Texas Ranch
President Johnson, returned to the White House from nearly 11 days at his Texas ranch with wife Lady Bird. He balanced official duties with rest and Lake Lyndon B. Johnson boating, while facing decisions on Vietnam troop requests and a Vietnam tax measure. Possible stop in Boston to address the NAACP convention.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Lady Bird
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Congress
Boston
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Rotary Aims Outlined by Fouse at Hope Club
Clyde Fouse began his term as President of the Hope Rotary Club on July 7 at the Town and Country. He outlined the year's plan focusing on What Rotary Means and community service. A board meeting on July 6 was reviewed, with hopes for expanding the Society for Academic Achievement and observances of the 50th anniversary. A rattlesnake near Millwood Dam was killed by Turner Holland and Mans Clayton and Dub Young. London may seek US help for nuclear-armed planes in the 1970s after France ends a warplane deal. A spot news summary preceded guest introductions: Don Walker Texarkana, Vince Foster, Dale Franks, Rev Gerald Trussell, and C. R. Moore, all from Hope.
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Clyde Fouse
Hope Rotary Club
Rotary
Millwood Dam
Turner Holland
Manson Clayton
Dub Young
Niversary of Hope Rotary
Blue” Archer
Don Walker
Texarkana
Vince Foster
Dale Franks
Gerald Trussell
C. R. “Dick” Moore
All of Hope
Freeways Are Free But Not Turnpikes
An East Coast toll road reality check contrasts free California highways with toll laden routes from Washington to Philadelphia. The piece notes tolls on the John F Kennedy Memorial Highway, Delaware Expressways, and the New Jersey Turnpike, plus signs that demand exact change and unmanned booths as travelers chase exits and pay for every mile.
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Derek Schoen
Washington
Hollywood
California
Golden State
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Delaware Memorial Bridge
Wilmington
New Jersey Turnpike
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Chuck) Honey
Prescott
Orville L. Freeman
Rehabilitation Service Office
Moore Bros
Maxwell House
Bordens
Westmorey Land
LBJ
Big Rattler
Fouse
London
Britain
United States
France
East
Sacramento
Calif
Alexandria
the Kroger Co
Wsseefe
Spotlight Bean Coffee
Kroger
Minute Maid
Hottie
Angel Food
Arkansas
Florida
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