Government Ownership of Land and Federal Acquisition Trends
A pamphlet from Ameri can Forest Products Industries reviews government land ownership in the continental United States. It notes the Weeks Law began a federal land-buying program in 1911 and outlines shares: two thirds forest and wildlife, one fifth grazing, three percent parks, with the remainder for airfields, military sites, flood control, and navigational projects. Public ownership exceeds 50 percent in seven Western states, while Arkansas sits at 9.8 percent alongside New York and Pennsylvania.
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American Forest Products Industries, Inc
N. St
N.W
Washington D.C
Continental United States
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Oregon
Idaho
Wyoming
Arkansas
New York
Pennsylvania
Patman urges resignation of Federal Reserve chief
Representative Wright Patman, chairman of the House Banking Committee, calls for Fed Chairman William M. Martin Jr to resign and for President Johnson to appoint a replacement. He accuses Martin of challenging policy, triggering a stock drop, and pushing disastrous monetary policies.
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Edmond Lebreton
Washington
Wright Patman
House Banking Committee
William M. Martin Jr
Federal Reserve
Johnson
Patman
House
Martin
Banking Committee
Columbia University
Fed
Columbia
Weather Experiment Station report for continued page two
Weather Experiment Station notes continue on page two with observations on atmospheric patterns and data collection methods. The report highlights ongoing measurements, calibration steps, and preliminary findings guiding seasonal forecasts and research priorities.
Snafu Over an Income Tax Refund
Indiana officials learned a lesson after a $7.90 state income tax refund check was double issued. Louise Claiborne of Fort Wayne cashed a Hawaii issued check thinking it was real, then saw photocopies and front and back were stapled together. The draft cleared Fort Wayne and Indianapolis banks before a state worker flagged the error and a copy mark was ordered on all duplicates.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Louise B. Claiborne
Fort Wayne
Hawaii
Arkansas Western Gas to Extend Service to Harrison Area
Arkansas Western Gas Co. of Fayetteville said it will extend service from Mountain Home to Harrison including Gassville Flippin Yellville Carter and Summit t. Communities will be asked to approve about 2 million dollars in revenue bonds to finance the expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain Home
Ark
Arkansas Western Gas Co
Fayetteville
Harrison
Gassville
Flippin
Yellville
Carter and
Summitt
Faubus Won Key Faubus Said Faubus Got What He Sought
The Arkansas Legislature granted Gov. Orval Faubus most of his requests from a recent special session. The assembly approved a $13 million annual tax program for an accelerated highway plan, a congressional redistricting plan, and a bill mandating interest on state funds held by banks.
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John R. Starr
Associated Press
Little Rock
Akansas
Orval E. Faubus
General Assembly
Da Nang Navy Post Exchange Opens Under Fire
In Da Nang Vietnam a tense crowd gathered as the Navy Post Exchange opened at 11 am after hours of waiting. Lt. George Hoffman oversaw the 60 Vietnamese and American staff as about 2,000 cases of soda and 70 cases of beer vanished and shoppers spent roughly 31 000 dollars. Hoffman predicted a million dollar a month operation and plans to open five more PX outlets in the 1st Corps area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Hoffman
Johnstown
Hoffman
Navy Post Exchange
da Nang
1St Corps
Viet Nam
Uncle Sam
Conifer Girl Scouts Prepare For Greek Visitor Miss Zahariadow
Miss Kety Zahariadow of Thessaloniki Greece arrives June 12 to stay four weeks with Conifer Council. She will join Day camps at Malvern and Texarkana, attend a summer badge workshop, and participate in Camp High Point as part of the National Roundup staff in Idaho July 17 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kety Zahariadow
Thessaloniki
Greece
Texarkana
Conifer Girl Scout Council
Miss Zahariadow
Idaho
Conifer
Malvern
Camp High Point
Conifer Council
Zahariadow
Girl Guides of
John Harsh
E. M. Anderson
Magnolia
Earl Tews
Truman Hobbs
John B Gardner
Hope
Otis Gildon
Dimitri Bousalis
Guard Planes Collide Killing One Pilot in Arkansas
Two RB57 jets from the Air National Guard collided during a routine training mission near Little Rock. Pilot Jess E. Hackney, 31, of North Little Rock was killed. Lt. Donald Dalton, 26, also of North Little Rock, survived. A witness said Dalton walked away from his burning aircraft as the others crashed in fields about 17 miles east of the city near dusk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Tillman
Associated Press
Little Rock
Here
Air Force
Air National Guard
Jess E. Hackney
North Little Rock
Donald Dalton
Dalton
National Guard
Ernest Hill
Hill
Southwest District Poultry Festival Planned in Hope
Final plans are set for the Southwest District Poultry Festival in Hope. An estimated 4,000 to 5,000 attendees are expected for a day of events including a poultry cooking contest at 7 am and a parade at 11 am with 15 pageant entries. A 2 pm 4 H Bar-B-Que contest, a chicken supper at 5:30 pm, and a 6:30 pm talent show at Hammons Stadium accompany prize opportunities worth 900 dollars.
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Hope
Fairpark
Hope Lions Club
Hammons Stadium
Arkansas
Southwest District
Four Pour Gas on Man Set Him Afire
New York police report four men doused Bowery drifter William Smith with turpentine and set him aflame after turning his pockets inside out. Smith, 59, is in critical condition at Bellevue Hospital with second and third degree burns. officers say he was seen rolling on the sidewalk trying to extinguish the fire.
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New York
William Smith
Bellevue Hospital
School Board Head Resigns Over Political Turmoil
Mrs. Alfred Crabaugh Crabaughresigns from the state Girls Training School Board in Russellville saying time constraints and possible political conflicts tempt her to bow out. Gov Faubus may reappoint or replace her as aides note the board’s eight year involvement and a troubling federal review cites runaway issues and staff politicization.
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Little Rock
State Girls Training School Board
Alfred J. Crabaug
Russellville
Crabaugh
Orval
Faubus
Senate
Carol Burns
Navigation Closure Planned for Arkansas River Dam Project
Army Engineers announce Lock and Dam No 4 on the Arkansas River near Pine Bluff will close river navigation from April 1967 through October 1968 to complete work.
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Little Rock
Army
Arkansas River
Pine Bluff
Johnson Holds Informal Viet Nam War Strategy Talk
President Johnson discussed the escalating Viet Nam war with Ambassador Maxwell Taylor and senior advisers in the White House cabinet room. Taylor would join a session with the National Security Council on Friday after returning from Saigon, as top officials including Rusk McNamara Raborn Ball Bundy and Bundy attended.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
White House
Taylor
National Security Council
George E. Reedy
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Secretary of
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
William F. Raborn Jr
Central Intelligence Agency
George W. Ball
Cyrus R. Vance
William P. Bundy
McGeorge Bundy
Bank Survivor Faces Recovery After Nebraska Bank Robbery
The lone survivor, Franklin Kjeldgaard, 25, son of Carl Kjeldgaard, vice president of Farmers State Bank, is making good progress after the Big Springs robbery that killed the bank's president and two cashiers. The incident occurred last Friday in Big Springs, Nebraska.
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Denver
Big Springs
Neb
Carl Kjeldgaard
Farmers State Bank
Franklin
UN panel seeks arms cut to Portugal over colonialism
The 13 nations of the UN Special Committee on Colonialism draft a resolution urging NATO to halt arms supplies to Portugal. The action targets Portugal's colonial policy in Africa, as the committee pushes for pressure on Lisbon.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
U.N. Special Committee On Colonialism
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Portugal
Special Session Cost Revealed for Arkansas Legislature
State Auditor Jimmie Jones reported the special legislative session cost Arkansas $86,690 with the House spending $65,783 and the Senate $20,907. The figures were released in Little Rock.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Jimmie Jones
House
Senate
Astronauts Meet Families in Houston Homecoming
Astronaut James McDivitt and Edward White returned to Houston after their spaceflight and were greeted by about 500 family and friends. McDivitt spoke of the long journey and his birthday as he hugged his children and wife. White shared that landing on the carrier marked the flight’s peak moments for him.
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John Barbour
Houston
Tex
James McDivitt
Edward White
Space
Father McDivitt
McDivitt
Divitt
White
Pat
NASA
Patrick
Page
All Around Town Highlights From Hope Area
University of Arkansas Medical Center will graduate 129 students in medicine pharmacy and nursing on Sunday. Notable degrees include James A Lewis Don C McLarey Carl T Beck and Larry M Peebles among others. Susan Rogers named chancery judge of Albert Pike County with Susan Cobb as judge of Cara way County. Texarkana Boots and Saddle Club to host all girl rodeo June 12 and 13. Police warn residents about old shells found near Proving Ground and a live hand grenade found recently. Junior Legion faces Lavender Electric in Texarkana. Hope beat Prescott 11 to 1 in Tuesday’s game. Friday’s contest expected closer.
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University of Arkansas Medical Center
Little Rock
James A. Lewis
Hope
Don C. McLarey Okay
Carl T. Beck Prescott
Larry M. Peebles
Saratoga
Inez Compton
Hope Girls
Girls State
Susan Rogers
Albert Pike County
Susan Cobb
Caraway County
Brenda Bain Tax Aseessor
Texarkana Boots and Saddle Club
Proving Ground
Sheriff's Office
New Troops Shot Down as They Arrive in Viet Nam
A Viet Cong ambush at Dong Xoai near Saigon fatally wounded or disappeared many reinforcements. Reports vary, with U S officials noting 7 Americans dead or missing and 13 wounded, while Phuoc Vinh saw nine wounded evacuated. The attack featured heavy bombing and helicopter losses.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Dong Joai
U.S
Dong Xoai
United States
Phuoc Vinh
Washington
State Department
52Nd Ranger
Soviet Luna 6 Moonshot Misses Target After Malfunction
Tass reports Luna 6 suffered a malfunction during a June 9 correction maneuver. An engine stayed on, causing the spacecraft to deviate from its planned trajectory and miss the moon by about 99,000 miles.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Market Dive to Bring an Investigation
The New York Stock Exchange is probing the origin of a rumor that spooked traders. A midday drop followed by partial recovery occurred as unfounded reports of President Johnson suffering a heart attack circulated, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling 9.21 points to 879.84 and the 60-stock average down to 320.5 before later lows.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Johnson
The
Exchange
Associated Press
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Fire Banking Group
Betsy Martindale
Frenda Bain
Marthe Allison
Margie Waddle
Cynthia Forster
Gls
Hal Boyle
Conifer Girl Scouts
Bank
Sam Rayburn Library
Bonham Texas
Charles R. Williams
Jack Huckabee
Hope Rt. 1
Camp Aldersgate
Huckabee
Hempstead
Howard County
Nevada County
Chance’s
Bait House
Alvin Willis
Juvenile Court
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