Endorsement Clash In Arkansas Campaign For Fulbright
Our Daily Bread editorial opinion discusses Orval Fanbus and the Arkansas gubernatorial race. It lauds Bill Fulbright for Senate leadership, arguing editors back good men for office and supported McClellan in 1942 and Fulbright in 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orval
Arkansan
S, Fife
Fieedin
Stuselay
J. W
Bill) Fulebright
Senatoriel
Courtty Committee
John L. McClellan
Senate
Bill Fulbright
Hopeman
McClellan
Fulbright
Vietnam
Sepia ‘Tor
Kehtito
Fiblic
America
Arkansas
United States Senate
Fire Wipes Out Block in Cave City
A fast moving fire in Cave City Arkansas destroyed nearly a block and six businesses. The Bank of Cave City and three other firms were saved by Batesville and local firefighters after two hoses worked under low water pressure. No dollar loss estimate available.
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Cave City
Ark
Arkansas
Batesville Fire Department
Bank of Cave City
Reed
Coinor Matic
Sue
Sharp County Guard Co
James’ Grocery
Wooldrige Hardware
Miller’s
Top Steel Labor Body Summoned for Monday
Pittsburgh AP reports a United Steelworkers panel capable of ratifying a contract or ordering a strike has been summoned to Pittsburgh for Monday. About 388,000 workers could be sent home if talks fail, as 600 basic steel industry conference members hear a wage and benefits report amid secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
LW. Abel
Basic Steel Industry Conference
Abel
Basic Steel Industry
Split Looms in Ranks of Czechs
Peter Rehak reports that Czech liberalization pacemakers urged united defense of their reform path amid growing rumors of a leadership split over Soviet pressure. The Prague presidium removed Lt Gen Vaclav Prehlik from the Central Committee and dismantled the party’s political department, a move seen as conciliatory to Moscow as Pravda assails departures from orthodox Communist lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Rehak
SAB
Ce Ec Yak
Eudeke
Communist Party
Politburd
Bagin
Vaclav Prehlik
Central Committee
Prehlik
Kremlin
Pravda
Picnic Tonight Opens Baptist Centennial Picnic Tonight Opens
Baptist church marks 100 years with a three day centennial program at Fair Park. About 700 people expected for a July 26 picnic at 7:00 p.m. Guest speaker Dr John Je Ms Clanahan will headline a pageant and shore Alstory in church. July 28 services feature Dr Wallace R. Rogers and Dr A Whitlow with an evening worship and fellowship.
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Fair Park
Hope
John Je Ms Clanahan
Shore
Alstory
Walihig
Wallace R. Rogers
A. Whitlow
Fellowship Hall
Brothers Split Over War Induction One Enlists
Muskegon Michigan AP One brother a U S Marine lieutenant heads to Vietnam for combat while his sibling Richard Swenson opposes the war and has refused induction. Parents Mrs Leland Swenson and Dr Swenson back both sons amid mixed emotions. Richard faces possible prosecution as he maintains an antidraft stance and involvement with an Ann Arbor group opposing Selective Service. The family honors both their service while noting the war’s disputes and personal risks.
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Swenson
Hme
Dr. Swenson
Quickest Way to Go Broke Boyle Replies Start a Restaurant
HAL BOYLE reports that opening a restaurant is often cited as the quickest path to bankruptcy in America. He notes extreme failure rates, with Jerome Brady as a counterexample of success, building Restaurant Associates into a high earning chain before starting his own ventures.
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Boyle
Hal Boyle
New York
America
Jerome Brady
Sike
Jerry
Dartmouth
Restaurant Associates, Inc
Caesars
State Trooper Receives Red Cross Medal for Heroism
State Trooper John Chambers of Jacksonville was awarded the American Red Cross Certifies care of Merit for saving two children in a Jacksonville house fire on June 15. Chambers, 27, received the Red Cross highest honor at the state Police Headquarters in Little Rock.
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Little Rock
John Chambers
Jacksonville
American Red Cross
Jackesonville
Chambers
Red Cross
Eestate
Edward Kennedy Opts Out of Democratic VP Race
Boston AP Kennedy son Edward M Kennedy says he will not accept the Democratic vice presidential nomination, citing personal family responsibilities after the assassination of Robert F Kennedy. He will campaign on foreign and domestic policy and has informed presidential hopefuls and the convention chair that his decision is final.
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Boston
Edward Mr. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Ennedy
Democratic Party
Hyannis Port
Chicago
Richard Daley
Ouachita Valley Group to Meet in Hot Springs
The 1968 annual meeting of the Ouachita River Valley Association will be held August 18 and 19 in the Majestic Hotel Hot Springs with about 125 members expected. Sessions start 2:00 p.m. Sunday with a 4:00 p.m. assembly and a social hour 6:00 p.m. Dinner at 7:00 p.m. Monday begins 9:30 a.m. and includes unfinished business and addresses by Congress members and Army Corps of Engineers officials.
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Ouachita River Valley Association
Hot Springs
Paul Sullins
Crossett
ORVA
Majestic Hotel
Agensda
Association
Congress
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
H.K. Thatcher
Camden
Arkansas
Louisiana
Kitchen Stove Fire Extinguished at Peyton Place Building
Hope Fire department answered two calls at 1 25 a m reporting a kitchen stove fire on North Hagel Street in a building formerly called Peyton Place. The fire started from a leaky stove and all damage was confined to the kitchen.
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Hope
North Hagel Street
Peyton Place
Tough Racial Mobs Demand Still Tougher Tactics is Opinion
The Cleveland AP column notes peacekeeping volunteers split on tougher methods used to disperse Negro crowds. Civilian officers claim crowds speak a hostile language and insist on firm action to clear streets, with mayor Stokes endorsing the plan. Teen crowds are the focus of concern.
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Austin Scott
Associated Press
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Romie Stephens
France
Carl Stokes
United Fund Drive Plans Set for Hempstead County
A Hempstead County United Fund Board of Directors meeting finalized plans for the drive on September 23 with a budget of 24 500 an increase of 700 from last year President Calvin Smith read the proposed budget and Dr Lester Sitzes Campaign Chairman scheduled a July 29 7 00 am meeting at the Chamber of Commerce Office with division chairs for Advance Gifts Industrial Retail Financial Institutions and more.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hempstead County United Fund Board of Directors
Calvin Smith
Lester Sitzes
Sitzes
Garland Medders
George Frazier
Harold Eakley
Jim Pruden
Forrest Singleton
James Morrow
Dick Moore
Bob Moers
Clifford Franks
Joe Barrentine
Will
Pat McCain
J.W. Rowe
Harry Hawthorne
Gene White
Crank to Speak at Hope Fair Park Monday Night
Democratic candidate Marion Crank will hold his closing campaign rally in Hope Fair Park Coliseum Monday July 29 at 7 30 p m Senator Olen Hendrix of Prescott will be master of ceremonies The Rainbow Melodies of Patmos will provide entertainment Free drinks will be served Delegations from eight counties Hempstead Little River Howard Nevada Sevier Pike Lafayette and Columbia are expected.
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Marion Crank
Arkansas
Hope Fair Park Coliseum
Olen Hendrix
Prescott
Patmos
Hempstead
Little River
Howard
Nevada
Savier
Pike
Lafayette
Columbia
Portia Arkansas Faces Post Office Closure Fight
Portia, a 375 resident town, fights a proposed Post Office closure as part of a nationwide economy move. Former Mayor Scudder cites $19,000 in receipts, 59 boxes, and growth signs including water works and treasury reserves. Town officials urge keeping the Post Office, fearing impact on services and town progress.
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Tommy Yates
Associated Press
Portia
Ark
Arkansas
M.A. Scudder
Washenaton
Deepartment
Scudder
Marvin Watson
Texas
Recall Guard in Cleveland Race Riots
Associated Press report describes sporadic violence from Erie to Seattle with Cleveland and Chicago targeted. Cleveland Mayor Stokes reinstates a dusk to dawn curfew enforced by National Guardsmen and police. Thirty arrests recorded. shootings killed ten on Tuesday including three officers. Maywood and Chicago disturbances follow tear gas use at village hall. 300 youths march, violence ensues with damaged stores and injuries.
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Associated Press
Erie
Seattle
Wash
Cleveland
Chicago
Carl Stokes
Troubad
North Side
Maywood
Village Hall
National Associaton For the Advancement of Colored People
Congressman Croxton Attacks Hammer Schmidt On Postal Cuts
Democratic nominee Hardy Croxton charges Republican Congressman Hammer Schmidt voted to cut Post Office personnel to the 1966 level and blames him for Saturday closures. Croxton says the law forced the department to cut, while Schmidt previously attacked the Postmaster General, a charge Croxton calls double talk and politically misleading.
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Hardy Croxton
Hammerschmidt
Post Office Department
Croxton
Ham- Merschmidt
Hamsmerschmidt
Plains
Hammers Schmidt
McCaskill Church Revival Dates Announced
McCaskill Church plans revival services July 27 through July 31 with daily evening sessions. Rev. Har fer leads the event, with Houston’s H. Coleman listed among speakers. Community members urged to attend all sessions at McCaskill Church.
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Ae McCaskill Og Church
H. Coleman
Houston
Harfer
Ailige
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Baptist Centennial
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Towhatan
Lawrence County
Walnut Ridge Post. Dispatch
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