Board of Education Minutes Show Salary Increases
Hempstead County officials report a $1,000 rise in administrative costs for the County School Supervisor Elmer Brown and his secretary for the 1966 67 year. The editorial argues the office is obsolete and diverts funds from teachers, noting poll tax revenue declines and consolidation pressures. The piece critiques governance and tax spending while defending the newspaper’s duty to inform taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Elmer Brown
Mr. Brown
Brown
Hempstead County
Hempstead Country
Hope
Country Board of Education
Board of Education
Hempstead
Specialists May Be Sent Back to War
Washington AP reports the Army will shorten involuntary tours for critical specialists like helicopter pilots and mechanics to return them to Viet Nam sooner. The plan curtails time at home after a tour while keeping a two year non Viet Nam assignment, with pilots likely to be sent back after about a year there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freds. Hoffman
Washington
Viet Nam
Army
Harold K. Johnson
Senate Armed Services
Johnson
Cotton Men Turn to Stoneville 7A in Hempstead County
Hempstead County cotton growers report most acreage planted to Stoneville 7A and Deltapine Smooth Leaf varieties per a USDA survey from Little Rock. Eugene R. McInnes says about three quarters of gallon acreage went to the two varieties. Last year Hempstead yielded 437 pounds per acre from 2100 bales on 2400 harvested acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead County
C&ms
USDA
Little Rock
Arkansas
Eugene R. McInnes
Concert at Holly Grove Thursday Evening
The Odom Quartet will render a concert at the Holly Grove Methodist Church Thursday night July 14 starting at 7 30 p m. No admission charge but an offering will be taken to fund floor tile for the church. All candidates have a special intention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odom
Holly Grove Methodist Church
Espionage charged to military aide Whalen
Washington AP A former military aide to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, William Henry Whalen, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, is indicted for conspiring to deliver defense data to the Soviet Union. The case cites atomic weapons, missiles, and SAC plans, with $5,500 paid on six occasions from 1959 to 1961. Whalen was arrested in Alexandria Virginia and posted bond. The two Soviet officials named were not charged as they had left the United States.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Soviet Union
William Henry Whalen
Strategic Air Command
Whalen
Justice Department
Pentagon
FBI
Alexandria
Col
Sergei Edemski
Mikhail 5S
Shumaev
Army
Foreign Liaison Office
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bernadine
Washington Star
Walter Gold
Hir
Associated Press
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Spain
U.S
Negotiators Bid Again in Air Line Strike Talks
Washington AP negotiators resume discussions to resolve a six day air line strike after IAM halted talks and accused Northwest Airlines of pressuring workers in Tokyo. Northwest denies violations of the Aug. 9 1965 status quo agreement and cites mechanics refusing to service military charter flights. The Rice Committee for the Americas meets in Lake Charles Louisiana to discuss rice as a staple for the American region.
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Vern Haugland
IAM
Tokyo
Northwest
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Minn
Louisiana
Lake Chalves
Rice Committee For the
Americas
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Father of Mrs Fanbus dies in Arkansas
J C Haskins, father of Mrs Orval Fanbus, died Tuesday at his Huntsville home after a long illness. Gov Fanbus and his wife had departed California where they attended the National Governors Conference.
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Associated Press
Huntsville
Ark
Orval Fanbus
J. C. Haskins
Fanbus
California
Four Point Peace Policy for Asia Speech
President Johnson outlined a four point policy linking a stance against aggression in Asia with efforts to improve relations with China. He said peaceful coexistence requires international trade free movement of people and ideas global participation in an international community and shared human progress. He urged peaceful cooperation with a peaceful mainland China and promised continued U S initiatives to open travel with China.
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Lewis Gulick Washington
Johnson
Asia
U. S
Red China
American Alumni Council
United States
Pacific
Viet Nam
China
Peking
America
Hays Kisses First Baby Amid Arkansas Governor Bid
Veteran candidate Brooks Hays kissed 2 year old Rebecca Albright in Fayetteville, saying he had never done so as a candidate. He urged citizen groups to draft amendments to Arkansas 1874 constitution and promote Ozarka program funding via federal matching. Democrat Dr Dale Alford outlined a tighter campaign strategy to clarify his platform.
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Associated Press
Brooks Hays
Hays
Rebecca Albright
Fayettesville
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Ozarka
Dale Alford
Alford
Negro Youths Loot Stores in Chicago Fire Hydrant Riot
Bands of Negro youths looted stores and shattered windows on Roosevelt Road near downtown Chicago amid a hot 88 degree night. Police detained 24 people as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and local leaders helped quell the disturbance. Fire hydrants were opened citywide, fueling scattered trouble into the night.
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Dan McNulty
Lawrence L. Knutson
Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Mercury
Roosevelt Road
Virginia defeats Byrd machine reshape state legislature
Two little known state lawmakers upset the Byrd political organization in Virginia by ousting Sen. A Willis Robertson and Rep. Howard W Smith in the Democratic primary while Harry F Byrd Jr wins nomination to his father’s Senate seat.
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Byrd
Virginia
A. Willis Robertson
Howard W. Smith
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Senate
Chicago
Midwest
Lee C. White
Federal Power Commission
Rocky Mountains
Gemini 10 Crew Runs Through Test for Rendezvous
Gemini 10 astronauts John W. Young and Michael Collins rehearse major mission segments atop Titan 2 as part of a double rendezvous and space walk plan. An Atlas will boost a target satellite at 4:41 p.m. EDT Monday, followed by the Titan 2 launch of the crew at 6:21 p.m. EDT.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
John W. Young
Air Force
Michael Collins
Atlas
Agena
All Around Town Highlights From Local Voter, Academic News
Final tally shows 7901 Hempstead 5111 Howard County 5050 Nevada County and 4187 Lafayette County registered voters for the July 26 primary. Kenneth Coleman University of Arkansas freshman made Dean's list with 3.67 GPA ranking 33rd in class of 1034. Janet McRae Ellis junior earned honorable mention with 3.80 GPA ranking 13th in class of 471. Mrs Hal Good admitted to Wadley Hospital in Jonesboro for surgery today in room 401. SP4 Robert L. Muldrow of the Airborne Division returned to Huntsville for missile school training son of Thelma Williamson and Henry H. Muldrow. Coy W. Russell son of Bert L. Russell promoted to technical sergeant in the U S Air Force inflight refueling operator at Castle AFB California. Graduated Fairview High School Camden wife Misako Iwasaki of Japan. City Police report 4 more accidents and 17 more injuries than last year, 144 total accidents so far in 1966 versus 103 at the same period last year.
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Robert L. Muldrow
Airborne Division
U. S. Army
Huntsville
Ala
Thelma Williamson
Henry H. Muldrow
Dominican Republic
Coy W. Russell
Bert L. Russell
Prescott
U. S. Air Force
Castle Afb
Calif
Fairview High School
Camden
Misako Iwasaki
Japan
Planes Smash Another Cong Oil Depot
Carrier based Navy bombers hit an oil depot northwest of Haiphong in smoke and flames. The raid marked the first encounter with old-model MIG 16s, while two MIG 15s near Hanoi did not engage. U S forces also reported evading a surface to air missile over North Vietnam. Two Army helicopters were shot down, raising enemy fire losses to 181, with four Americans injured.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Haiphong
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Hanoi
U.S
North Viet Nam
Virginia primary upsets shake GOP and Democrats
In Virginia, Democratic challenger arms topple senior conservatives in three House races. Byrd Jr. wins by a slim margin while A Willis Robertson and Howard Smith lose to William Spone Jr. and George Rawlings Jr. with Byrd's win about one percent in a light turnout under 435000.
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John F. DA Fron
Richmond
Virginia
Consgresa
Harry F. Byrd Jr
A. Willis Robertson
William B. Spone Jr
Portsmouth
Howard W. Smith
House Rules Committee
George C. Rawlings Jr
Fredericksburg
Byrd
Armistead L. Boothe
Alexandria
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Judge Goldman
Gold
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Watervliet
N.Y
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Hays Kisses
Galveston, Tex
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el Dorado
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University of Texas Medical
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Vietnam
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University of Arkansas
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Fulton Rt. 1
University of Arkansas’ College of Arts and Sciences
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Fred QC
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Hal Good
Wadley Hospital
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Nashville
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