Postal complaint arrives in reverse from Vermont woods
Readers across the nation vent about mail speed. A Shaftsbury Vermont resident mocked the postal system after a 4:30 pm New Bedford Mass postmark letter supposedly delivered next day. He warns against spending more to fix speed over roads. Others contrast car life and kids with simple stories from Tennessee and South Carolina papers.
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Post Officie
Washington
Shaftsbury, VI
New Bedford
Mass
Vermont
Anderson
S.C
Busy Week Ahead for Congress
Washington reports Congress faces a packed week with bills on animal cruelty prevention and a large federal spending package. The House will consider bonds for the Tennessee Valley Authority and a broadened Foreign Service Building Act, while the Senate targets private bills and foreign aid authorization. The Defense procurement measure and foreign aid debates loom, with committee focus on NATO, auto safety, civil rights, and antipoverty plans.
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Washington
Congress
House
Tennessee Valle, Authority
Senate
Agriculture, Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Agriculture Committee
Jaxson
Little River County Dairy Princess Crowned in Arkansas
Saturday night in Little Rock the Arkansas Dairy Princess contest crowned Lindalyn Edwards of Little River County as the new Dairy Princess. The photo shows Lindalyn with Avi Bryant, Cinday Orsborrie, Loretta Lou McElroy, and Elizabeth Ann Godwin among others from Texarkana, Lonoke, Yell, Boone, Van Buren, and Damascus counties.
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Hope Star
Little Rock
Lindalyn
Little River County
Texarkana
Lindalyn Edwards
Texarkana Rt. 3
Arkansas Dairy Princess
Barton Coliseum
Sweep Monks Streets Anew Ending Peace
AP report from Saigon details Buddhist monks and nuns leading protests near the U.S. Embassy and Gia Long Palace. Riot police used tear gas as crowds surged. arrests followed at central market amid clashes during evening rush hour. Police cite detentions, vehicle thefts, and property damage, while other regional notes mention Thai calls for UN observers.
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Andrew Borowiec Sagon
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Buddhist Institute
Gia Long Palace
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Overpass Approved on Melrose Lane Near I-30
County Judge Orle Byers reports that the Arkansas State Highway Department has approved a grade separation at Melrose Lane where it meets Interstate 30 west of Hope. The plan preserves local traffic including mail routes and school buses and keeps Melrose Lane as a potential bypass for Arkansas Highways 4 and 29.
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Orle Byers
Arkansas State Highway Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Melrose Lane
Hope
Arkansas
Nikita Among the Voters in Russia
In Moscow Khrushchev and V.M. Moscow voters cast ballots in the Soviet Parliament election. Khrushchev, 72, appeared thin yet cheerful for the unopposed slate led by Kosygin. He said illness kept him away at times, while his wife noted he is recovering.
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Ku Klux Klan
Robert M. Shelton
Fred Coleman
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
V.M. Moscow
Khrushchev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Vkhrushchev
Communist Party
El Dorado Child Drowns in Lake Anacoco
Reba Kay Blade seven, of El Dorado Arkansas, drowned at Lake Anacoco near Leesville on a family outing with her parents Mr and Mrs Cornelius Blade. Authorities reported the accidental drowning occurred Saturday during recreation at the lake.
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Associated Press
Leesville
Reba Kay Blade
el Doroado
Ark
Lake Anacoco
Here
Cornelius Blade
Firefighters Battle California Brush Fire Near Condor Habitat
Fifteen hundred firefighters battled a 20 000 acre brush and pine blaze in Los Padres National Forest near Santa Barbara threatening California condor habitat. Wind from the east raised danger as 500 expert Indian firefighters arrived and eight aircraft plus helicopters aided with retardant.
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Sata
Santa Barbara
Nght
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Inferno
Negroes Push Registration in Mississippi
AP reports teams of Negro voters pushing registration in Mississippi as marchers move along U.S. 82 toward Grenada. White Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party staffer Charles Horwitz warns of likely opposition while marchers aim to cover about 20 miles to Grenada by nightfall. New groups joined the trek from Enid campsite and part of the procession will pass near Oakland along the route.
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Bill Crider
Cty
Meredith Larrea
Charles Horwitz
Mississippi Freedom Democratis Party
U.S
Grenada
Ich
Enid
Oakland
Hope area notes military, theater, and fraternal events
Lt Ved V Messer Jr son of Mr and Mrs T V Messer of 5713 East 2nd Tucson AK continues basic training at Marine Corps School Quantico Va commissioned May 27 1966 Mrs Messer attended graduation and spoke in Washington Hope Community Theater to read Thursday June 16 at 7 30 pm at City Hall D Beene hospitalized for tests on Sth floor Paul Klipsch at Rotary International Denver flight to event Girls State underway at Camp Robinson Little Rock with Hope delegates Evergreen Masonic Lodge 179 Conerville celebrates 100th year Ladies Night and officers installation Howard Underwood master Whitfield Masonic Lodge 239 to confer two Masters degrees June 4 Major Ruth Barrett US Army Nurse Corps Hurricane Alma damaged property Branch General Hospital meets Title 19 Medicare accredited for the Health Insurance Benefit program.
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Ved V. Messer Jr
T. V. Messen
East 2Nd
Tucson
TBS
Marine Corps School
Quantico
Ted
Marine Cor
Mra. Messer
Washington
MIG Downed by U S Pilot in Viet Nam Air Battle
U S Navy pilot Omdr. Hal L. Marr of Roseburg Oregon destroyed the 11th Communist MIG in a dogfight northwest of Haiphong as four Crusaders from the carrier Hancock faced four MIGs. Marr used a heatseeking Sidewinder to finish the enemy plane but ran out of ammo after scoring a hit on a second MIG. The damaged aircraft limped home and two U S planes were lost in new attacks on the North.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hatol
Halephong
U.S
Omdr
Hal L. Marr
Roseburg
Oré
Hancock
Haiphong
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Marr
Supreme Court Vacates Contempt Conviction for Ex-Union Officer
The Supreme Court unanimously overturns John T. Gojack's conviction for contempt of Congress for defying questions by the House Un-American Activities Committee. The ruling faults lack of proper authorization and unclear inquiry subject matter and notes missing committee records defining jurisdiction. The decision reverses a prior DC Circuit ruling.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Contempt of Congress
House Committee On UN
Fortas
Golagk
Subcommittee
John F Kennedy’s grandson meets sumo champion Taiho
In Honolulu, Jon Jon Kennedy, son of the late President John F Kennedy, attends a sumo tournament with two Secret Service guards. He sits through matches, visits dressing rooms, and is carried by grand champion Taiho, a gesture seen as a health blessing in Japan. Jacqueline Kennedy vacations in Hawaii with their children.
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Honolulu
Jonni John
John F. Kennedy
John Jr
Secret Service
Taiho
Japan
Jacqueline Kennedy
Hawaii
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