South Africa resumes gold shipments abroad
South Africa will resume gold shipments and deposit 19 million dollars to the IMF for France and 23 million to the IMF for Britain. Finance Minister Nicolaas Diederichs said reserves outside the country will fall and must be replenished by resumed sales. He did not specify how or when overseas sales would restart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Frnance
Nicolaas Dieder+ichs
South Africa
International Monetary Fund
France
Fund
Britain
Diederichs
Balthazar J. Vorster
Demotion Accepted by State Police Commission
The State Police Commission met in private and approved the demotion of Gene Denham from captain to lieutenant, a transfer from Warren to Fort Smith. The action, not fully explained, was not appealed. In other business, Capt. Harold Bell was promoted to acting major, Lt. Wayland Speer became captain and district commander at Newport, and Lt. Tommy Goodwin was promoted to captain and assigned to Warren, replacing Maj. W. D. Walker who moved to highway patrol.
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Little Rock
State Police Commission
Gene Denham
Clark H
Rusty’ Ralston
Commission
Ralph Scott
Actio
Denham
Warren
Fort Smith
Harold Bell
Wayland Speer
Jonesboro
Newport
Tomomy Goodwin
Springdale
Speer
W. D. Walker
Highway Patrol
Goodwin
Purcell Fights Drinks Permits in Arkansas
Atty. Gen. Joe Purcell plans to file out of court testimony to stop the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board from issuing Class 6 permits that allow private clubs to dispense mixed drinks. He and board attorney J W Barron were to file remarks before Chancellor John T Jernigan but failed to do so Thursday due to disagreements on case facts. The suit began after Purcell ruled last month that dispensing mixed drinks is legal under Arkansas law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Joe Purcell
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Purcell
Attoreney
J. W. Barron
John T. Jernigan
Barron
Arkansas
Texas Woman Dies in Wreck Near Russellville
Mrs. Nettie Mae Rose, 54, of Dallas Texas, died when a station wagon driven by her husband Harvey Rose left a road embankment north of Russellville Arkansas. The wreck occurred Wednesday with Mrs Rose as a passenger.
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Feberbie, Ars
Nettie Mae Rose
Dallas
Tex
Russellville
Harvey
Arkansas
Rissellville
Senate to approve House tax increase amid violence report
Washington report ties a 10 per cent income tax surcharge and a $6 billion federal cut to stabilizing deficits while the Poor People's Campaign faces internal turmoil as violence and theft at Resurrection City draw concern and police friction. Alvin Jackson quit as security marshal after failed appeals to leaders. Grant Wright notes about 100 violent incidents inside the encampment. 20 visitors robbed or harmed outside. The Senate moves to approve the House bill, Johnson to sign, with surcharge retroactive to April 1 and aimed at boosting federal revenue this year.
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Washington
Blood City
Resurrection City
Alvin Jackson
Ralph David Abernathy
Grant Wright
Park Police
Joe Hall
Associated Press
Senate
Johnson
House
Congress
Senate House
Houses
Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Feild Named New ALC Chairman
Marion Crank resigns as Legislative Audit Council chairman to pursue the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Rep Talbot Feild Jr of Hope is named successor after selection by council members. Feild and Rep John E. Miller of Melbourne reportedly line up House support. Senate vice chairman Sen Clarence Bell may move up.
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Marion Crank
Legislative Audit Council
Talbot Feild, Jr
Hope
Rep. Feild
Little Rock
Talbot Feild Jr
John E. Miller
Melbourne
Legislative Council
Marion H. Crank
Foreman
Clarence E. Bell
Parkin
House
Senate
Crank
Avery's Chapel Homecoming at McCaskill
A Homecoming service will be held at Avery's Chapel in McCaskill on Sunday June 28. Lunch will be served at noon and the Messengers quartet will be the special guest. Everyone is invited.
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Avery's
You Need No Warning for Life’s Perils Here and Now
HAL BOYLE argues that danger is universal and boredom shields longevity. He advises turning life into defensible routine, avoiding action, and embracing controlled tedium. The piece promotes self restraint and manufactured boredom as a coping strategy.
Midweek Vote on New Gun Bill Likely
Senate action on a tougher bill banning mail order rifles and shotguns stalls after Judiciary Committee delays, while the House Judiciary Committee approves the measure. Senator Joseph D. Tydings calls the bill not strong, as momentum shifts toward a midweek vote in both chambers.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
Senate Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Tydings
House Judiciary Committee
U.S
Pueblo
Clifford
Robert DcNamara
Sentinel
National
Kansas
Uniform pay plan would raise state wages by seven million
State Administration Department presented to the Legislative Council a uniform pay and job plan costing about 7 million annually. The scheme aims to standardize salaries across agencies, set grades from 508 to 680, and review every two years to reflect cost of living. It covers 70 agencies and 12,052 regular employees, with 25,000 total state workers in scope including colleges.
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Little Rock
State Administration Department
Legislative Council
Co. E
Mike’ Frost
Winthrop Rockefeller
Charleston
D.C
Council
Frost
Education
Harold C. Bennett
Court Asked to Review Damage Ruling
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas The State Supreme Court was asked Thursday to reconsider its decision that cities may be liable for civil damages If it won t said the city of Little Rock then it should allow time for the Legislature to adopt laws governing city responsibility in civil actions Little Rock petitioning the high court said state recognized cities have been immune from civil actions since Arkansas became a state in 1836 No legislature chose to change this common law immunity said City Atty Joseph C Kemp The Supreme Court overturned this concept in ruling on a lawsuit brought by Mr and Mrs Thomas L Parrish The city s move for reconsideration said only the legislature has authority to change the common law in this case
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Little Rock
State Supreme Court
High Court
Arkansas
Clty Atty
Joseph C. Kemp
Supreme Court
Thomas L. Parrish
U S Draft Card Burner Is Released
A young American tourist in Saigon publicly burned his draft card to protest U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Mark W. Rankin of Annapolis Md was arrested by South Vietnamese police and released hours later after questioning by U S Vice Consul Francis S Hall. Rankin’s tourist visa expires soon and will not be renewed. A crowd formed near the marine corps monument as police dispersed reporters and photographers.
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Michael Goldsmith
Associated Press
Saigon
Mark W. Rankin
Annapolis
Vietnam
1St Precinct
U.S
Francis S. Hall
Rankin
South Vietnam
Marine Corps
Regional Librarian Attends 87th ALA Conference in Kansas City
Southwest Regional Library will be represented at the 87th Annual Conference of the American Library Association in Kansas City Missouri June 23 to 29. About 7 000 librarians and friends will attend as ALA funds work to keep books and ideas vital and libraries accessible. Mrs Hazel Prichard Librarian of Southwest Regional Library will attend from Hope and serve as hostess at the Children's Services Division Booth during the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Regional Library
American Library Association
Kansas City
Missouri
ALA
Warren Resigns as Chief Justice Amid Air War Confusion
U S planes reportedly fired on allied ships after radar misreadings showed enemy helicopters near the demilitarized zone. A patrol boat sank and an Australian destroyer suffered 200 holes from missiles as investigators probe the mistaken attacks and no official comment pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Master
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Magnolia Brings 7.5 Million Plant To Magnolia
A new bromine plant with a 7.5 million dollar investment will be built in Magnolia, Arkansas by a bromine chemicals partnership named Bromet Corp. Great Lakes Chemical Corp and Ethyl Corp announce construction to start immediately, with completion aimed for mid-1969. Great Lakes to invest 1.5 million and to build and operate the plant, which will supply bromine compounds for filtration systems.
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Magnolia, Ark
Columbia County
Great Lakes Chemical Corp
West Lafayette
Ind
Ethyl Corp
Richmond
Bromet Corp
Great Lakes
el Dorado
Warren to quit Supreme Court after 15 years of liberal rulings
Washington AP late today reported Justice Earl Warren plans to leave the Supreme Court where he has headed for 15 years amid controversy over liberal rulings on race discrimination and police powers. Warren, 77, has long argued for new blood and may retire after a lifetime pension.
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Washington
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
White House
Warren
Calliscosai
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
Earl Warsen
Stamps Man Electrocuted in Washing Machine Setup
Harold Rowe, 49, of Stamps, Ark, died after attempting to hook up a washing machine with a faulty extension cord. Coroner David Morehead said the electrocution likely resulted from the setup. In other items, Hope High School leaders Susan McCain and Junanne Reynolds will attend the National Association of Student Councils conference in Texas June 23 27, with plans for-led discussions on improving student elections. A Rotary Club member returned from Berlin with a club flag, and Arkansas students are named on a Dean's List at Bob Jones University.
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Stamps
Ark
Harold Rowe
David Morehead
Miller County
Rowe
Susan McCain
Hope High School
Junanne Reynolds
W. A. Williams
Naional Association of Student Councils
Putty Tex
Gerald M. van Pool
Washington, D. C
Wilams
Arkansas
Bob Jones University
Greensville
S&c
Hempstead
William Henry Etter
W. H. Etter
Washington
School of Religion
Organization of Teachers Is Visioned in Arkansas
Arkansas Education Association leaders forecast a future where teachers negotiate contracts, possibly across state lines, with discussions touching on salaries and broader terms. The report notes comments by Dosrest Rogzell and mentions Arkansas County supervisors and school governance in a fragmentary, unclear context.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Education Association
Dosrest Rogzell
ABA
Arkansas County
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Lester Sitzes
Berlin
Ada Tlegee Gropsussia
Rotary
Berlin Nord
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Truman
Independence, Mo
Northwest Regional Library
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