Arms Lock Disturbs U.S. Chiefs in Senate Hearings
Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee hearings reveal concern that U S military equipment supplied to allies may be resold as surplus to arms racing nations. Officials warn about 7000 M47 and M48 tanks reaching surplus in Europe by 1971 amid accelerated sales to West Germany.
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Robert Gray Washington
Defense and State Departments
U.S
Townsend W. Hoopes
Senate Foreign Relations
Jeffrey C. Kitchen
Politica
Europe
Kitchen
West Germany
Subcommittee On
Joseph F. Carroll
Defense Intelligence Agency
Lucius D. Battle
Battles
William J. Handley
Subcommittee
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Ike's War Declaration proposal splits GOP on Vietnam policy
Washington AP reports former President Eisenhower and GOP leaders weigh declaring war on North Vietnam. Support grows for prioritizing the war over domestic programs among Republicans while others warn a declaration could widen the conflict with Red China and the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
Eisenhower
Congress
North Vietnam
Republican Policy Coordinating Committee
Vietnam
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Jack Miller
Relowa
Senate Armed Services Committee
Miller
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thurston B. Morton
R-Ky
Strom
Contract for Helicopters Questioned
A House Armed Services subcommittee accuses the Army of questionable award of a Hughes ToolCo helicopter contract and urges Navy and Air Force to take on Army aircraft R&D until Army competence is proven. The panel cites interservice jealousy, close Army industry ties, lavish entertainment, and potential Hughes losses of up to three to four times the expected $10,000 per helicopter.
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Washington
House
Army
Navy
Air Force
Armed Services Subcommittee
Hughes Tool Co
Hughes
Porter Hardy Jr
D— Va
GOP Human Resources Unit Expands in Arkansas
The Republican Party's Human Resources Committee, formed last spring, was expanded Saturday with 14 appointees announced by Odell Pollard, Arkansas GOP State Committee chairman. Members include Dr. W. H. Hunter, Ida Doakes, Roberta Jackson, Edmond Lee Jr., Seymour Thomas Jr., D. C. Clark, Exia Lockhart, Jesse Rancifer, Earnestine Knight, Maggie Johnson, George Mitchell, W. K. Hannah, Elizabeth Elder, and R. Laird, representing multiple towns and counties.
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Little Rock
Republican Party
Odell Pollard
Searcy
GOP
W. H. Hunter
Ida Doakes
Roberta Jackson
West Memphis
Edmond Lee Jr
Marianna
Seymour Thomas Jr
Wheatley
St. Francis County
D. C. Clark
Eudora
Exia Lockhart
el Doorado
Jesse Rancifer
Pine Bluff
Earnestine Knight
Grady
Maggie Johnson
Prescott
George Mitchell
Arkadelphia
W. K. Hannah
Benton
Elizabeth Elder
Marked Tree
R. Laird
Weldon
Woodruff County
Oyster Boat to Be Made Into a House in Boston
In Boston a Chesapeake Bay oyster dragger named the Bugeye, raised from the harbor, will be converted into a house. Salvager Janos Laszlo paid $50 for salvage rights after the vessel sank six months ago.
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Boston
Mass
Boston Harbor
Janos Laszlo
Arch opens to public atop Gateway Arch in St Louis
The capsule train system to the arch begins carrying visitors to the top with eight car transporter in the north leg ready. The south leg transporter awaits completion. four minute ascent. observation room holds 140. views reach about 30 miles. Eero Saarinen, its designer, had died before opening. Costs totaled 25 million dollars. landscaping 6 million sought from federal government.
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St, Louis
Gateway Arch
America
Eero Saarinen
British Pub Exports Boom With Barmaids And Do It Yourself Pubs
A British export fad centers on shipping ready made English pubs including barmaids. The Shafran group has 20 staff ready to export with salaries and per diems, while a John Bull pub opened near Lisbon with staff. They seek 200 pubs for the U.S. market, each priced around 22 000 to 28 000 dollars, along with decor and do it yourself assembly guidance. The Bull Dog pub debuted at Expo 67 in Canada, with plans for nationwide distribution. Chess origins noted as Asia, Mesopotamia around 4000 B C.
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London
Ralph Shafran
Shafran
Cascais
Lisbon
United States
Canada
Hertz Family Presses for Fate of Kidnapped Official
The Hertz family, led by A Burke Hertz of Falls Church Virginia, vows to press on to learn Gustav C. Hertz status after a Viet Cong broadcast hinted at possible death. The family questions the claim and seeks confirmation while noting past failed ransom efforts. The State Department has no update on his status.
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Washington
Gustav C. Hertz
U.S
Hertz
A. Burke Hertz
Falls Church
Burke Hertz
Gustav Hertz
Agency For International Development
State Department
Congress
WR Faces 1968 Defeat Says Faubus
Former Arkansas governor Orval Faubus said he believes Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller faces a strong chance of defeat in the 1968 general election. Faubus warned Rockefeller could exploit money and a political machine to stir turmoil in the Democratic primary, potentially uniting opposition. Faubus said he has not decided his own political future, noting any decision would be his own and likely in early next year.
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Huntsville
Ark
Orval Faubus
Winthrop Rockefeller
Faubus
Rockefeller
Helen Help Us Moral Rationale in a Hurting Letter
A reader asks for a reason to stay moral amid changing attitudes toward sex. Helen urges self respect, warns that hating oneself prompts others to judge harshly, and notes that caring people exist privately even if not in headlines. The exchange emphasizes personal values over peer norms.
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Helen
Arkansans Roll Call Records On Recent Votes
Arkansas members of Congress voted on several roll calls. In the House, passage of the nationwide rail strike ending bill 244 to 148 with Gathings Hammerschmidt Mills Pryor voting for. An amendment to limit DOT spending to 95 percent passed 213 to 189 with Gathings Hammerschmidt for and Mills against. A federal charge to cross state lines to incite a riot passed 347 to 70 with Gathings Hammerschmidt Mills Pryor for. A motion to create a federal rat extermination program was rejected 176 to 207 with Gathings Hammerschmidt Mills Pryor against. Senate amendment by Javits rejected 10 to 19 granting Congress power to veto mandatory settlements. On passage the rail strike bill passed 69 to 20 with McClellan for and Fulbright not voting.
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Wadmlingiun Ip
Arkansas
Congress
House
Gathings
Hammerschmidt, Mills, Pryor
Laird
R-Wis
Department of Transportation
Hammerschmidt
Mills
Motorist liability underscores car danger and pedestrians
A legal feature explains how high speed and road conditions create unique hazards from a car. Shrapnel from tires injured a driver, and four cases show drivers liable for property or bodily harm. The piece ends urging vigilance in the automobile age.
Hope Star Interns Fear Job Loss Over Viet Nam Debates
In Hope Arkansas a 1300 student summer intern program faced tension as five interns said they fear reprisal for expressing antiwar views. Rep Michel accused a subset of interns of plotting to undermine the administration, prompting others to seek removal of their names to avoid jeopardizing their jobs.
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Vietnam
Robert H. Michel
R—Il
House
Michel
Mississippi Democrats in Revolt
Mississippi voters prepare for the August 8 Democratic primary as seven candidates campaign from Sullivan's Hollow to Piney Ridge. The contest centers on party loyalty and civil rights tensions, with Barnett Williams Winter Waller Swan Brown McKinley among the contenders. Barnett faces national scrutiny over Meredith integration and Kennedy-era federal force debates. Barnett promotes states rights, Wallace influence, and a $75 monthly retirement pension plan.
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James. Bonney Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Sullivan's Hollow
Piney Ridge
Kennedy
Washington
Ross R. Barnett
John Bell Williams
William Winter
Bill Waller
Jimmy Swan
Vernon Brown
Cl McKinley
Rucel Philipps
Jackson
Paul B. Johnson Jr
Ross Barnett
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Barnett
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Meredith
George C. Wallace
Alabama
AT NTS WIN AT BRIDGE
South plays ace of hearts and trumps before West cashes trump. West misleads with another trump and later sets the hand with a heart trick. South complains of a failed finesse, while West explains submarining trumps would have yielded the contract.
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South
West
East
Bidding Sequence Confusing Bridge Exchange
The fragment shows bidding sequence with West North East South and a dash. It offers no full contract or results and leaves the hand details unclear.
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le A N.T
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