Off To The Hills And A City Dream In A Mix Of Voices
A collage of editorials and reader notes discusses urban life as a compromise and the illusion of rural escape, the seasonal weather grind, Augusta vest pocket parks for child access, and gun turn-in sentiment following Senator Kennedy’s murder. The pieces cite Charleston, Wichita Falls, Augusta, and Spartanburg authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Tex
Times West Pocket Parks
Birmingham
Vest-Pocket Parks
Augusta
Robert F. Kennedy
Spartanburg
Foreign Aid Authorization Slashed to 21-Year Low
Washington AP reports that Congress trims Johnson foreign aid, with Senate panel cutting $25 million from military aid, bringing total military authorization to $368 million and total aid to $1.94 billion, far from Johnson’s $2.9 billion request.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Postal Cuts Delayed for One Week
Washington AP reports the first postal service cutbacks delayed a week after Senate exempted the post office from federal manpower reductions. Postmaster General Watson announced the stay date, seeking House approval, as cuts would later close 12,000 small branches and trim residential deliveries to four days. Congress adjourns next Friday for party conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
W. Marevin Watson
Senate
House
Department
Watson
Thej
Post Office
Ates
Poverty Is Good Deal for Some In Upward Bound Scandal
Rep Edith Green accuses Upward Bound official Richard Frost of conflicting roles including a $1000 a month consulting post and a $100 a day contract reviewer. Frost also serves as deputy director of an Oregon prison Upward Bound program, and teaches at Reed College with a $16k to $18k yearly salary. The measure to abolish OEO contracts and move Upward Bound to the Education Department advances with approval, while Frost disputes Green’s remarks claiming political motivation.
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Washington
Edith Green
D-Ore
Green
House
Richard Frost
Oregon
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Rep. Green
Frost
Upward Bound
Educational Associates
Reed College
Portland
Ore
OFO
Office of Education
Fyost
New England States Tie For War Death Rate In Vietnam
An AP tabulation shows New Hampshire Hawaii and Massachusetts with the highest percentage of war deaths among those entering service from 1961 to 1968. California and New York lead total deaths in raw numbers, while regional rates suggest New Hampshire and Hawaii each lost about 10 per 1,000 and Massachusetts about 9 per 1,000.
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Bob Horton
Associated Press
Washington
New Hampshire
Hawaii
Massachusetts
California
Department of Defense
New York
Texas
Number of Rackets Exceeded Only by Number of Victims
Mary Anita Laseter exposes frequent con schemes warned by the Better Business Bureau. From Missing Heir scams to misrepresented discount camera offers and unlicensed insurance, readers are urged to verify companies, avoid home improvement pitches, and keep contracts. The piece notes the Williamson con artists and warns against model home schemes for aluminum siding.
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Mary Anita Laseter
B. N. Holt
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Better Business Bureau
Smith
BBB
Grit
Discount Photo Supply
Miami Beach
Miami
Arkansas
Chambly of Commerce
Willams Sons
Wlliamsons
Anti-Castro Bombings Hit New York Offices
An explosion shattered three windows at Evergreen Review in Greenwich Village with no injuries. A caller claiming to represent a new anti Castro exile group said they attacked to commemorate the July 26th uprising and because the magazine published Che Guevara’s diary and supports international communism.
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N.Y
NEW York
Evergreen Review
Greenwich Village
Matrapaiien
Associated Press
MNCC
Evers Green Magazine
Che Guevara
Newark
Nwj
Cuba
Precincts for Hope on Tuesday Vote
Voters in Hope must cast ballots in their designated precincts for the Democratic and Republican primaries on Tuesday July 30. The document lists ward by ward locations such as Hope Fire Station Tol-E-Tax Green Lester HD club building and Hempstead County Courthouse for Democrats and McCaskill Fulton homes for Republicans, outlining boundary lines and precincts to ensure legal ballots.
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Arkategas
Hope
Ward
Hope Fire Station
Tol-E-Tex Company
Green Laseler HD
California Street
Aff Roalston Road
Jones Field House
Hempstead County Courthouse
Hope Youth Center
City Hall
Ward and Son Drug Company
Walnut St
Bob Morton Motors
East Third St
Rocky Mound
Hempstead County
Elmar Wagner
McCaskill
Ernest Cox
Fulton
City of Hope
9Th Street
Edgewood Street
Sth Street
Edgewood
Tol-E-Tax Company
Green Laseter H.D. Club
Rosston Road
Hope High School
Grady Street
North Elm Street
Main Street
Hazel Street
Walker Street
City of Hope, Ark
Police Chief to Fight Gambling Charge Claim
Newark police director Dominick A. Sping says he will plead innocent to four counts of nonfeasance in an Essex County indictment. He is charged with willfully refusing to crack down on gambling operations. Sping cites 35 years on the force and plans to contest the accusations in Superior Court before Judge Walter H. Conklin.
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Newark
Dominick A. Sping
Essex County
Sping
Waleter H. Conklin
Easterling Returns Home After Naval Service
Easterling, SFM-2, comes home after 44 years in the Navy including 18 months in Vietnam. He is the son of Mrs. Tommy Luzader of Hope.
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Bay Easterling
Navy
Vietnam
Tommy Luzader
Hope
Hunger in U S diet issues misrepresented study says
Washington AP reports Hunger in the United States is viewed as a health problem not solvable by more food. Dr Herbert Pollack of IDA challenges the Citizens Board of Inquiry, calling its conclusions emotionally driven and scientifically weak. He notes misstatements on anemia causes and warns about linking poverty diet to broad neglect.
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Don Kendall
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
United States
Citizens Board of Inquiry
Pollock
Pollack
Air Base in Thailand Hit by Guerrilla Attack
U.S. Udorn Air Base in northern Thailand faced its first guerrilla assault in the Vietnam War era. The attack damaged 16 aircraft, killed a Thai guard, and wounded four Americans. Two attackers were reported killed and one captured. A Thai-American security team repelled the incursion as aircraft were set for explosives. In Da Nang, rockets hit a Marine hangar, destroying one $6 million A6 Intruder and heavily damaging another. Ground fighting near Hue and around Saigon was light.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S. Air Force
Thailand
Udern
Bangkok
Air Force
Udorn
U.S
North Vietnam
Peter O Loughlin
South Vietnam
da Nang
Panhandle
Michael Goldsmith
1St Marine Air Wing
1St Air Cavalry
Hue
Two Men Injured After Stolen Car Chase
In Lewisville Arkansas two men identified as Richard Keen and Wade Tatum were injured in a police pursuit after fleeing in a stolen car on Arkansas 29 near Hempstead. The chase reached speeds around 125 miles per hour before the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve. Both men were hospitalized in Texarkana for treatment.
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Lewisville
Ark
Chase
Texarkana Hospital
Lafayette County
Wade Tatum
Richard Keen
Rawls
Warren
Tatum
Booker
Arkansas
Lafayettes Hempstead
Tum
Boosters Club To Meet Monday In Hope
Community boosters in Hope plan a Monday gathering at 8:00 PM. Robert Booste is slated to speak on club goals and upcoming events, with emphasis on supporting local athletics and student programs.
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Boosters Club
Hope
Robert Booste
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Sylvia
Porter
Charleston
Daily Mail
New England
Lata
Butoln
Cleveland
Ohio
Carl B. Stokes
Ohio National Guard
East Side
UPI
Ronald Kuntz
Alcoa
Kaiser
Reynolds
Investlystel
Easterling
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