Home Rule Depends On Local Tax For Schools
A Washington federal order blocked Washington Arkansas white students from attending Hope High School, threatening federal aid. The editor argues home rule is preserved only if local funding supports schools, challenging federal aid as vital to education and urging local action over reliance on distant government grants. The piece cites Boston and Hempstead County as contrasts and defends civic involvement.
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Washington, D.C
Westerday
Washington (Ark
Hope High School
Washington
William H. Etter
Associated Press
William, Jr
Hope
Canada
Pennsylvania
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South
Boston
Mass
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Boston School Board
Hempstead
500 Enem y Killed in Big Battle
A pair of U S Marine platoons held out for four hours near the 17th Parallel to cover a withdrawal as North Vietnamese forces attacked. The enemy suffered about 500 dead or wounded in the clash, with Marines taking heavy losses but repelling the assault using air and artillery strikes and napalm. Allied casualties remained light overall, with 226 North Vietnamese killed officially and three captured along with 68 weapons.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Pilots to Be Tried as Criminals in North Vietnam
Paris dispatch reports North Vietnam envoy Tran Du Vinh says captured U.S. pilots will be tried as war criminals not prisoners of war, with fate left to Vietnamese people. No trial date given.
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Tran du Vinh
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Linda Reese wins state 4-H Food and Nutrition title in Little Rock
Linda Reese daughter of Howard and Mrs Reese received a gold watch from Blanch Randolph Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist for top score and first place in the Food and Nutrition Activity Day at the State 4-H Club event in Little Rock on July 14. County representation included Hempstead 4-H members seven in 26 contests with Lorena Arrington and Fredia Middlebrooks also placing.
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Howard Reese
Blanch Randolph
Little Rock
Linda
Miss Reese
Shower Springs
Hempstead
Lorena Arrington
Fredia Middlebrooks
James Rowe
Brenda Embry
Gary Wheeler
Dwayne Arrington
Sharon Green
Calvin Caldwell
Dolores McBride
Gemini 10 reaches 472 miles in bold space stunt
Gemini 10 astronauts link with an Agena rocket to boost height records, riding its thrust to a peak of 472 miles as they complete a space maneuver.
Cattlemen Meet on Thursday In Hempstead County
The Hempstead County Cattlemen Association will meet at 7 00 p m Thursday July 21 on the Spencer Tract of the Southwest Branch Experiment Station near Hope The guest speaker will be Dr Carl Lucker Extension Animal Husbandman from Little Rock He will discuss pregnancy testing of cattle and demonstrate the actual testing The program aims to benefit beef cattle producers in the county.
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Hempstead County Cattlemen’s Association
C.B. Garrett
Spencer
Southwest Branch
Work Shed
Spencer Tract
Hope
Carl Lucker
Little Rock
Riots erupt in Cleveland East Side. woman killed
Gunfire and rioting broke out in Cleveland's East Side during six hours of clashes involving youths and gangs. A 26-year-old woman, Joyce Arnett, was killed. two men wounded. Police, fire crews, and a helicopter intervention attempted control amid sniper fire and fires across the Hough area.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hough
East 75Th
Guards Still on Duty But Chicago Quiet
National Guardsmen remained on duty in Chicago’s West Side after rioting ended with their arrival. Figures spoke out as order returned. 1,400 troopers patrolled the 140-block Negro district while 1,236 of 4,200 mobilized were sent home. Mayor Daley said release timing is a security matter to be worked out.
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Chicago
West Side
Hubert
Humphrey
Billy Graham
Johnson
Richard J. Daley
Mayor Warns Washington on School Ruling Threat
Washington Arkansas Mayor W H Etter warns the federal order to move white students from Hope High to Lincoln High threatens the town’s stability. He notes decades of mixed schooling, local bonds, and a plan to expand water facilities, arguing the ruling could drive families away and erode community leadership. A second note reports U S Steel plans a continuous casting mill at Torrance California to produce semifinished steels.
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Lincoln High School
Washington
Hempstead County
Lincoln School
Tey
Lincoln
Proving Ground
Oran
Arkansas
Pioneer Washington
Hope
WM. H.etter
New Casting Mill
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
Torrance, Calif
Night Dinner at Whitfield Masonic Hall July 21
Town notices note a Ladies Night Dinner at Whitfield Masonic Hall on Thursday July 21 admission by 1966 dues card. Police report June arrests total 166 with licenses, traffic, drunkenness and theft among charges. Hope FFA opens year with 7:30 pm meeting led by President Dwayne Arrington. Savings Bond sales for May and year totals are listed for Howard, Lafayette, Nevada counties and Nevada, with names Syd McMath J D Sands Louise Dickinson and Dale Ledbetter named.
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Valley of Little Rock
Orient of Arkansas
Whitfield Masonic Hall
U. S
Howard County
Lafayette County
Nevada County
Syd McMath
J.D. Sands
Lafayette
Louise Dickinson
Howard
Dale Ledbetter
Gemini 10 Reaches Record Altitude in Space Chase
Gemini 10 astronauts John Young and Michael Collins rode a fuel scarce mission to a world altitude record around 472 miles, after docking with an Agena target. The feat followed a 103,000 mile chase and the first use of a satellite rocket to maneuver a manned craft, though fuel shortages forced the plan to be adjusted.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
John Young
Young
Mike Collins
Gemini
Collins
Howard Benedict
John W. Young
Michael Collins
Agena
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Collns
Glynn Lunney
Gemini 10
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