Newsprint Journey and Local Press Evolution in Hope
Our Daily Bread notes visiting Forrest City publisher Bonner McCollum and wife to discuss converting the Times-Herald to offset printing, as The Star showcases its large five unit offset press. The piece lists tonnage inputs for newsprint and highlights regional growth in Southwest Arkansas.
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Star
Arkansas
Bonner McCollum
Daly Times-Herald
Forrest City
McCollum
McCollums
Times-Herald
Fairchild News King
Fairchild
Zellerbach News
Biz Papermaking Company
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
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Dope Charge Filed at Arkadelphia
Prosecutor Bill Denman Jr. asked a grand jury to investigate possible criminal acts in Arkadelphia and filed marijuana seed possession charges against 22 year old Bob Squires a former Ouachita Baptist University student. John Hastings of New Jersey faces burglary and grand larceny charges related to the same inquiry.
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Arkadelphia, Ark
Arkadelphia
Bill Denman Jr
6Th Judicial Circuit
Denman
Bob Squires
Ouachita Baptist University
John Hastings
New Jersey
Ralph Phelps
Two Arkansans Killed in War
The Defense Department reported two Arkansans killed and a third missing after an Army action in Vietnam. Capt. Earl Ray Michaels of Pocahontas was missing after the crash of two light planes. Killed in action were Sgt. David Wilson of Magnolia and Sgt. Henry E. Wooley of Banks.
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Washington (Ar
Defense Department
Arkansans
Army
Vietnam
Ssing
Earl Ray Michaels
Pocahontas
David Wilson
Hubert Wilson
Magnolia
Henry E. Woolsey
Eugene Wooley
Banks
121 Enemy Soldiers Surrender Near Saigon
In Gia Dinh near Saigon, 121 North Vietnamese soldiers surrendered to South Vietnamese marines after surround and loudspeaker appeals. The group handed over 60 rifles and six larger weapons amid ongoing war developments including reports of enemy helicopters and downed aircraft near the DMZ and near the North Vietnamese border.
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Robert V.ohman
Associated Drugs
Saigon
Salgofi
Tha’ Man Fot
Gia Binh
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North Vietnamese
Panhandle
Hobart
Salicopter
Gia Dinh
Pase Goda
South Vietnam
Geo
Nguyen van
Minh
Mei Kong
U.S. Alscraft
McCarthy Slanders Humphrey War Doubts in Harlem Rally
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy challenged Hubert Humphrey to reveal private doubts about the Vietnam war, urging public airing of concerns as New York primary time nears. A Humphrey spokesman defended consistent private and public positions, while Nixon urged Johnson to sign the anticrime bill and Rockefeller pressed for delegates in Washington.
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Associated Press
Eugene J. McCarthy
New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
McCarthy
Harlem
White House
Bill Moyers
Humphrey
Johnson
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Capitol Hill
Violence in U S draws world press critique after RFK funeral
London AP reports global newspapers condemn U S violence as Desmond Rushe of Irish Independent questions what Americans learned from a string of assassinations. Sir Denis Brogan and Joachim Schwellen echo disappointment, noting cynical self interest and a cycle of indignation followed by quiet subsidence.
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London
United States
America
Desmond Rushe
Dublin
Irish Independent
Robert F. Kennedy
Firearms Central
Oue
Rushe
Supreme Court bars housing discrimination using long dormant law
The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 ruling, extends the 1866 slavery era law to ban racial discrimination in private and public housing sales and rentals. Justice Stewart writes the Reconstruction-era statute bars all racial discrimination, with no exceptions. The decision, seen as sweeping, may empower Black and minority tenants to sue.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Potter Stewart
Johnson
Stewart
Earl Warren
Hugo L. Black
William ©. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Abe Fortas
Thurgood Marshall
John M. Harlan
Byron R. White
Say
Rowe Attends Conference in Florida
Arkansas was represented at the 29th Southern States Work Conference in Daytona Beach in June 2014 by seven Arkansans. J W Rowe of Red River Vocational Tech School Hope chaired the Committee for Evaluation and Structure of Vocational Education with educators Forrest Rozzell Lowther Penn A K Nelson Tish Jones Walther Hodges Little Rock and Ivin Ramsay Fayetteville. The first meeting focused on Early Childhood Education.
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Arkansas
Daytona Beach
Florida
Arkansans
J.W. Rowe
Red River
Hope
Vocaional Education
Forrest Rozzell
Lowther Penn
A K. Nelson
Tish Jones
Walther Hodges
Little Rock
Ivin Ramsay
Faysetteville
Huge Grant to Southern State College at Magnolia
Washington AP reports that J William Fulbright announced the Office of Education approved a 524,866 grant and a 672,000 loan to Southern State College at Magnolia to support expansion and facilities. The funding aims to strengthen programs and infrastructure for the rural campus.
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Washington
J. William Fulbright, DeArk
Office of Education
Southern State College
Magnolia
Senate subcommittee backs gun control mail order ban
Washington AP A Senate Judiciary subcommittee approved a Johnson backed bill to ban mail order sales of shotguns and rifles. The panel added an amendment tightening restrictions on destructive devices and sent the measure to the full committee by a 9-0 vote. Johnson may sign veto or ignore the omnibus crime bill by Wednesday midnight.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary
Johnson
Judiciary Committee
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Thomas J. Dodd
Dodd
Sen
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
Methodist Plan Annual Church School Program
The United Methodist Church will host a church school starting Monday June 24 at 9 AM. It welcomes children aged four by October 1 through those who have completed the fourth grade, with courses in nursery kindergarten elementary and staff listed. Final session is a sharing program for parents at 6 PM Sunday June 30 in the sanctuary.
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United Methodist Church
al Graves
Bart Whitaker
R, Routon
Medders
Dave Cummings
Lee Still
R. C. Fike
Kathy Smith
Evelyn Briant
Austin Hutson
Donal Parker
Buddy Mcelvey
Peggy McIver
Della Lynn Jordan
Sandra McFarland
Mitchell LaGrone
Danny Jones
Wayne Russell
T. P. Waters
Ray Return Ruling Set For June 27 In Extradition Case
British magistrate Chief Milton set June 27 to decide if James Earl Ray will be extradited to the United States for trial on the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ray, held at Wandsworth Prison, faces U.S. extradition and Missouri armed robbery charges. The decision hinges on evidence for the murder charge under the 1931 extradition treaty.
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Lawrence Malkin
Associated Press
London
James Earl Ray
United States
Tral
Martin Luther King Jr
Metropolitan
Frank Milton
Bow Street
U.S
Milton
Washington
Ray
Wandsworth
London Airport
Scotland Yard
Britain
Missouri
National
Dolly Desn
Fiddler
Agsters Equity
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
James Earl Ray James Ray
Layla Ceme
Martin Luther King
Police Display Seized Weapons Exhibit Opens
North Little Rock police showcase a display of seized arms in the Police and Courts Building. The exhibit includes homemade and factory knives brass knuckles chain whips and pistols. Chief Reo Bowman says it demonstrates what officers may encounter.
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North Little Rock
Police and Courts
Reo Bowman
Ninety soldiers surrender as Saigon fears more attacks
Amid intensifying clashes in Saigon's Cla Dinh suburb, enemy forces surrender while a new military governor warns of further strong strikes. Air Force orders urgent reinforcement of shelters in Vietnam as the war escalates and political maneuvers unfold.
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Oo Gab
AP News Digest
Artnam
Saigon
Cla Dinh
Hag
Vietnam
Warming trend returns to the state after cool spell
A cool air mass moved eastward and a slight warming trend is expected to set in late today or Wednesday. Shower activity should be minimal through Wednesday with a few thundershowers possible this afternoon as temperatures rise. Showers mainly in the northwest, with chances extending to extreme Southeast Arkansas today and Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Northwest
U.S
Glorieta Baptist Assembly Hosts Summer Staff and Events
Glorieta Baptist Assembly in New Mexico employs 425 staff this summer including Cynthia Trout and Mary Nel Williams as hostesses in the dining hall seating 2,500. The piece lists family ties, activities, and campus details plus a Hope High School graduate Dianne Marcum making the dean's list, and Dr. Joe Willis joining Henderson State College faculty.
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Cynthia Trout
Mary Nel Williams
Glorieta Baptist Assembly
New Mexico
Miss Trout
A. R. Trout
Peach
Miss Wiliams
F. D. Williams
North Pine
Hope High School
Fiorieta
Glorieta
Sante Fe
Sunday School Board
Southern Baptist Convene
Ots
Dianne Marcum
State College of Arkansas
Vance Marcum
Hope
Joe Willis
Henderson State College
Henderson
Ohio
Auburn
Kearney State College
Nebraska
Gordon High School
Dial Junior High
Pine Bluff
Kearney State Colege
Betty Hall
Gunter
Lisa Lynn
Piles as q Delegate
LITTLE ROCK AP reports unclear text about delegate counts and election rules. Fragmented notes mention Electoral Commission and national totals but specifics are unreadable.
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Little Rock
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Antenna Television
California
Marshall
Fortas
Douglas
Brennan
Warren
Alabama
Rowe
Hope Country Club
Eugene Jones
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