Editor to Attend Arkansas Press Convention in Hot Springs
Our Daily Bread columnist announces leaving town Friday for the Arkansas Press Association convention in Hot Springs with a six-member Star delegation. He recalls prior 1967 attendance, delays from offset printing conversion, and plans to cruise Sarasota Florida for boat recovery and fishing, aided by family and staff while he’s away. The piece notes a nephew in Vietnam, bird care duties, and Canada geese nesting challenges at home.
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Arkansas Press Association
Arlington Hotel
Hot Springs
Sarsasota
Fla
Star Organization
Arkansas
Star
Florida
Tom Purvis
Sarasota
Suwanee
Paul H. Jones
Murray W. Gibson
The
Green Berets
Vietnam
Harassment Suit Filed Against Police in Fort Smith
A federal suit refiled in Fort Smith charges the Springdale Police Department with deliberate harassment of Gene Davis a Springdale contractor. The complaint seeks 500000 dollars in damages and names Springdale officials and officers as defendants. Judge Paul X. Williams denied a continuance sought earlier this month.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Springdale
Gene Davis
Fort Smith
Davis
Paul X. Williams
Defenders of Saigon Kill 93 Viet Cong
U S infantrymen patrolling Saigon's outer ring killed 93 Viet Cong and seized 33 suspects in four clashes around the city. The 25th Infantry Division battled near a helicopter landing zone 12 miles north, with 15 Americans killed and 14 wounded as Viet Cong fled after midnight.
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Robert D. Ohman
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
25Th Division
U.S. Convinced Peace Envoy Seeks Concessions at Paris Talks
U.S. delegation in Paris driving to press North Vietnamese leaders to reassess world and American opinion. Washington believes Hanoi hopes a propaganda victory will force major concessions, while U.S. bombing has paused only for assurances of de escalation in the South.
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William L. Ryan
U.S
Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
Saigon
Progress in Peace Talks Indicates Movement in Vietnam Talks
Washington AP Defense Secretary Clark Clifford said there is some movement in stalled Paris peace talks with North Vietnam though progress may be slight. He reported North Vietnam is flooding South Vietnam with replacements, estimating May infiltration at about 29,000 and June to August around 20,000 monthly. He noted casualties rising on both sides as combat intensifies.
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Washington (Ap
Clark M. Clifford
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Clifford
Office Ladies Luncheon Probes Men's Lives in Snappy Snippets
New York AP report by HAL BOYLE captures office workers at a quick service grill where women vent about romance and workplace absurdities. Each quip portrays male bosses, marriage fears, and the push for independence in a brisk, punchy dialogue.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Ashdown Group Applies for Bank Charter
Ashdown Bentonville and Flippin groups filed Wednesday for state bank charters. Citizens Bank of Bentonville seeks 150000 capital, 150000 surplus, 100000 undivided profits. Empire Bank and Trust Co in Flippin seeks 120000 capital, 120000 surplus, 360000 undivided profits. Bank of Ashdown seeks 150000 capital, 150000 surplus, 75000 undivided profits.
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Little Rock
Bentonville
Ashdown
Flippin
Citizens Bank of
Empire Bank and Trust Co
Bank of
Casualties in Vietnam War Drop
In South Vietnam a general lull reduced weekly losses for both sides. U S forces report 324 American deaths and 2,325 wounded, with 1,247 hospitalizations. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese deaths number 1,613, about half of the prior week. South Vietnamese totals show 266 government troops killed and 1,189 wounded.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
G S Supplies Pulpwood to New Ashdown Mill
G S Wood Company of Hope Arkansas is named as a pulpwood supplier for the Nekoosa Edwards Ashdown pulp‑mill project. The $46 million complex plans to hire about 20 workers, with truck drivers and power saw operators sought. Annual wood purchases in a tri state area are estimated at 4 to 5 million dollars, supporting a mill startup by August 1 producing 140000 tons of pulp and 65000 tons of fine printing papers.
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G & S Wood Company
Hope
Arkansas
Ashdown
Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company
A. L. C. Nelson
Ansley Gilbert
News Company
Gilbert
G & S Manufacturing Company,Inc
West Avenue B
Texas
Oklahoma
Nekoosa-Edwards
Tri-State
Will Limit Post Graduate Deferments
LITTLE ROCK AP Deferments for graduate students will be limited to those in specific fields. Col Willard A Hawkins, director of the state Selective Service, said the National Security Council noted deferments for non practicing doctors of medicine dentists veterinarians osteopaths or optometrists were not in the national interest. He added students in four year programs are expected to earn one fourth of degree requirements each year.
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Little Rock
Willard A. Hawkins
Hawkins
State Selective Service
National Security Council
Fulbright Plans Open House in Little Rock
Senator J William Fulbright and his wife will hold an open house at the Hotel Marian in Little Rock on Sunday afternoon as he seeks a fifth term.
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Associated Press
Little Rock AP
Arkkansas
J. William Fulbright
Mirlon
Little Rock
Drive Starts in Congress to Ban Mail Order Guns
The House Judiciary Committee approved a ban on mail order sales of rifles and shotguns. The restriction covers sales outside the state of purchase and to those under 18, with swift Senate action expected next week. President Johnson recently signed a broader gun control law.
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Congress
John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
AP News Digest
Marchers vow to stay in capital during protest
Washington AP. About 50,000 marchers gathered near the Lincoln Memorial to support the Poor People's Campaign. Rev Ralph Abernathy urged protesters to keep Resurrection City in place despite an expiring permit, signaling resolve to stay and face jail if needed. The crowd, peaceful and diverse, exceeded campaign forecasts.
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Austin Scott
Associated Press
Washington
Uttle
Lincoln Memorial
Ralph David Abernathy
Resurrection City
Abernathy
Martin Luther King Jr
Magnolia Man Seeks Post As Delegate to Convention
WD McKay of Magnolia filed Wednesday for a delegate position to the proposed constitutional convention. The attorney seeks Pos 1 in District 39 covering Columbia and Lafayette counties.
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Little Rock
McKay
Magnolia
Columbia
Lafayette
All Around Town highlights from Hope area events
Linda Cummings Donna Connelly Jenny Callicott Robyn Galloway Shirley Hinton and Jimmy Turner of Hope join 40 youths for a six week Youth Fund Mission Team project in Indianapolis. Hemstead county students at Arkansas Tech include Carol Anthony Susan Clark Candice Harris Debra Holmes Gene Jones George Mite Dowell William McKenzie David Norvell Weyne Norvell Ellen Turner and Rebecca Fulton. Miss Jogs ter May graduate at Harding College with 3 B average. Thoms A Harwell Hope participates in National Science Foundation summer institute at University of Mississippi.
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Jimmy Turner
Hope, Ark
First United Methodist Church
Youth Fund
Indianapolis
Ind
Christian World Mission
United Methodist
USA
Belmont College
Nasheville
Tenn
Bob Turner
Hope
Hempstead County
Stuents
Arkansas Tech
Carol Anthony
Susan Clark
Candice Harris
Debra Holmes
Gene Jones
George Mite Dowell
William McKenzie
Dayvid Norvell
Weyne Norvell
Ellen Turner
All
National Science Foundation
Univeristy of
Peace Talks See Private Clinton of Top Delegates
In Paris the ninth Vietnam talks session ended with Harriman and Thuy agreeing to meet regularly each Wednesday. The private 40 minute recess between US and North Vietnam leaders signaled a new pattern of informal talks aimed at reducing fighting and advancing negotiations. Officials hope these private discussions will foster progress toward peace while continuing formal negotiations on the major issues.
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Jotn M. Hightower
Paris
United States
North Vietsnam
W. Averell Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
Xuan Thuy
le Duc Tho
North Vietnam
U.S
William J. Jorden
Harriman
Thuy
Slightly Injured in 67 Accident Near Hope
State Trooper Robert Neel investigated an accident around 3 30 p m yesterday six miles east of Hope on Highway 67 involving trucks driven by Darrell Hearnsberger of Prescott and Willie Ogden of Hope Hearnsberger was treated at a Prescott hospital and released Ogden escaped injury No charges have been filed
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Robert Neel
Hope
Highway 67
Darrell Hearnsberger
Prescott
Willie Ogden
Hearnsberger
Ogden
Military acts to enforce housing ruling
Defense secretary extends Pentagon ban against service members leasing in discriminatory apartments or trailer courts to all bases nationwide after July 31. New procedures will aid servicemen facing housing discrimination with counseling and legal guidance. single family units are exempt. The move builds on a civil rights law and a recent Supreme Court ruling.
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Washington
Clark M. Clifford
Pentagon
United States
Supreme Court
Clifford
Deense
Defense
Robes Persuasion
Weetkad
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