Arkansas Gazette Defends Tax-Exempt Bonds Against Washington Plan
An Arkansas Gazette editorial defends tax-exempt local industrial bonds amid Johnson administration proposals. The piece cites Ashdown’s 50 million issue that funded a paper mill and warns that removing bonding authority could cost Hempstead county and nearby communities a giant mill, arguing the Gazette upholds local interests over national policy.
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Suit Dropped Humphrey Get a Free Ride
AP reports Vice President Hubert Humphrey and a Justice Department antitrust chief flew to St. Louis in a plane provided by Anheuser-Busch less than a month after the government dropped an antitrust action against the firm. A Turner aide called the trip a social occasion while noting Humphrey’s office invited him. The disclosure follows Anheuser-Busch executives and spouses contributing $10 000 to the President’s Club.
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Attacks Pick Up in Race for Governor
In Arkansas the Democratic gubernatorial campaign heats up as Raymond Rebsamen pledges to run state affairs efficiently and boost vocational training and teachers salaries without tax hikes. Dale Alford attacks rivals Johnson and Holt over loyalties while Holt backs CID expansion and tougher juvenile handling. In San Francisco, James Schroeder receives a pigeon-feeding sentence requiring monthly feeding in designated areas for two years.
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Methodists Plan Annual Church School Week
First Methodist Church will host a week of church school sessions from Monday July 25 through Friday with daily sessions ending at 11. Programs cover elementary through nursery levels with named teachers and staff and include a Sunday sharing program for parents.
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Robert Parham
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Chris Petre
Herman Smith
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Earl Whitaker
J. Matt McCauley
Sherry Dickinson
Martha Bader
Kathleen Broach
Charles Jones
Dale Flowers
H. O. Kyler, Jr
David Peters
Cindy Reese
Janice Whitaker
Mitch LaGrone
Norman Smith
John Burgess
George Frazier
Robert Dillard
Dick Lauterbach
Don Jones
Twila Hunt
Evelyn Briant
Buddy McIver
Austin Hutson
Don Parker
Delia Lynn Joran
Paul McClellan
J. W. Feild
Mary Lou Huckabee
Linda Huckabee
Major Rail Bridge Hit By Bombers
In the North, U S jets launched a high intensity air war with 114 missions. U S aircraft claimed to have knocked out the Cap Cau railroad bridge northeast of Hanoi, with aerial photos showing two center spans dropped into the Cau River.
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Heat Deaths Rise as Cold Front Edges In
A slow moving cold front brings a glimmer of relief to blistering Midwest and South. In St Louis area 124 heat deaths since last Friday, with 85 in the city, as 100 degree days persist and a cool air mass nears. New England ends a two day heat spell while Denver nears an 1878 record. The storm line spawns thunderstorms from the Mid-Atlantic to the Rockies and Cetiz tropical storm travels away from land. Authorities in New York seek drought disaster declarations for Jefferson and Lewis counties.
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New York
Malcolm Wilson
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Rockies
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West Side Chicago riot chaos grips city
A violent third night in Chicago’s West Side features marauding gangs and sniper fire as 900 police clash with rioters. more than 50 injured including a police captain. A Filipino survivor of a massacre case sits in hospital under heavy sedation amid slim leads from fingerprints and undershirt traces.
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Big blast hits Hercules Powder plant near Carthage
The Hercules Powder Co plant suffered its ninth explosion since Thursday. About 50 people were injured and 145 homes nearby were destroyed or damaged. Rescue workers pulled a man from the ruins in critical condition as 2 a.m. blast followed a call for help. The plant sprawls over 1,200 acres with replacement value estimated at $6 million to $7 million. Governor Hearnes ordered National Guard deployment and evacuated residents within three miles. The plant makes dynamite and nitroglycerin but not munitions.
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Rioting in Chicago Spurs Guard Deployment
In Chicago rioting continued as police moved to quell unrest with guard involvement. A Mexican-Egyptian witness described a brutal dormitory house massacre that killed eight student nurses, with the sole survivor, Coragon Amarao, still recovering under sedation. Police seek to question her as investigators pursue scarce clues including an under shirt and fingerprints. Senators split on CIA proposal as Arkansas leaders divide.
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Two Killed as West Side Riots Escalate in Chicago
Illinois National Guard deployed after three nights of rioting on Chicago's West Side. Two Black civilians were killed and over 300 arrested as police and guardsmen with tear gas and heavy weapons confronted looters and snipers. Police reported multiple wounded, including two officers. Security shutdowns affected transport as troops and officers intensified operations in two high rise blocks. A 13 of 20 suspects charged with conspiracy to commit treason following a basement raid. One victim identified as Hosel and Howard, 14, shot on a porch. another victim as Raymond Williams, 22, of Robinsonville, Miss. Authorities could not determine shooter.
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Local boy accepted to Subiaco Academy Arkansas
All Around Town reports Billy Jackson, son of Mr and Mrs Bob Jackson of 703 Sunset Drive, has been accepted into Subiaco Academy in Subiaco Arkansas where Benedictine Monks teach. Also noted is a Red River Army Depot recruiting drive at the Hope Employment Office from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. seeking electoplater sheet metal worker automotive mechanic artillery repairer automotive machinist and fire control mechanic with 127 cheerleaders from three states visiting East Texas State College for cheerleading training and Pat Corning of Yakima remembered in Hope as a former local resident.
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Red River
Hope
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Lamar Cox
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Della Jordan
Linda Richardson
Susan Stevens
Rita Taylor
Yakima, Washington
Gordon Beasley
Henderson State Teachers College
Henderson
East Texas University
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