Army to probe Brig Gen Donaldson slaying case
The Army ordered an Article 32 probe to decide if there is enough evidence for a court martial over Brig. Gen. John W. Donaldson accused of killing six Vietnamese civilians in the Vietnam War. A closed hearing at Fort Meade, Maryland, is set for Thursday. 80 to 90 witnesses may testify as Donaldson seeks access to all evidence for his defense.
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Washington
John W. Donaldson
Donaldson
Ft. Meade
Army
U.S
Quang Ngai Province
Americal
West Point
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Claire Hutchin
Hutchin
William J. McCloskey
Wilkes Barre
McCloskey
Vietnam
Thousands Hope Festival Is Still on
Thousands of rock fans camp along rural roads near McCrea awaiting word on whether the Celebration of Life festival will proceed. A legal fight in Baton Rouge seeks to block the million dollar event, while promoters anticipate a compromise and a tentative restart at sundown Wednesday. Gen. David Wade, head of the Louisiana National Guard, inspected the area by helicopter.
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Associated Press
McCrea
Baton Rouge
David Wade
Louisiana National Guard
Wade
Pointe Coupee Parish
State Health Department
U.S. Dist
E. Gordon West
West
Atchafalaya
National Guard
New Roads
Fedoseyev defection viewed as limited by British officials
London reports Britain seeks to downplay Soviet defector Anatoly Fedoseyev while some sources call him an important official. He defected May 27 during the Paris Air Show as deputy chief of the Soviet delegation. Government says he may stay in Britain. interviews and access by Soviet staff sought but controlled. The case raises questions of space program influence and Cold War tensions.
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HOPE
Ark
Rodney Pinder
Associated Press
London
Anatoly Fedoseyev
Fedoseyev
Soviet Union
The
Daily Express
Paris
Foreign Office
Denis Greenhill
Smirnovsky
Guardian
Garland Department Receives Grant for Education Training
The Garland Department of Health Education and Welfare approves a $50,000 grant to the Garland County local education agency and the state Department of Education. Funds will be used for educational personnel training.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Garland County Local Education Agency
State Department of Education
The Negro Community and Local Church Notices
Calendar notes list YPD and Sunday School Teachers meetings with relevant prayer and choir events. Funeral services for Robert Howard and Johnnie Palmer are announced with burial plans. tributes note Palmer’s Hope roots and survivors. Also announced is the annual St Johns Day service for Prince Hall Masons and Eastern Stars in Clow, Arkansas.
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Robert Howard
Mt. Zion C.M.E
Cave Hill Cemetery
Hicks Funeral Home, Inc
S.T. John’s
Prince Hall Masons
District 5
Order of Eastern Stars
Clow
Arkansas
Regulations to Encourage Oil Exploration
The Interstate Oil Compact Commission plans a resolution urging new federal rules to boost U S oil and gas exploration. The two day midyear meeting opened with committee discussions on environmental problems while Roy D Payne of the Texas Railroad Commission blamed the industry for oil spills amid quick conservation group reaction. About 300 people from 33 oil producing states attended, including North Dakota Governor William L Guy and Wyoming Governor Stan Hathaway.
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N.D
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
U.S
Commission
Committee On Energy Resources
Roy D. Payne
Texas Railroad Commission
Kennedy Papers Claim Vietnam Overthrow Discussion
Rep. Paul McCloskey alleges secret papers show Robert F Kennedy urged disengagement in 1963 amid debates over Diem, while United States backed a coup that killed him. He plans to seek public release at a House hearing as suits loom to force Pentagon study disclosures. The piece notes related FOIA actions and a separate historical aside about shorthand origins.
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Jim Adams
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
State Department-Pentagon
Ngo Dinh Diem
America
Vietnam
California
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
McCloskey
State Department
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South Vietnam
Diem
Pentagon
U.S
Saigon
Daniel Ellsberg
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New York Times
Washington Post
Laird
Doctor Harris Attends Postgraduate Coronary Course
Little Rock physician Dr. Lynn Harris of Hope joined twenty doctors at the University of Arkansas Medical Center for a June postgraduate course in coronary care.
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Little Rock
Lynn Harris
Hope
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Medical Center
Arkansas Regional Medical Program
Hope Federal to Pay Out Record Sum
Hope Federal Savings depositors will receive a record interest payment of 155 560 80 dollars for the first six months of this year. Fred O Ellis, president, announced the growth in deposits and assets, noting a near half million dollar increase and total assets rising to about 6 600 000 as of June 22. The remarks came with a report that last year’s semi annual payment was 138 525 12 dollars and that current earnings beat prior records.
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Hope Federal Savings
Fred O. Ellis
Ellis
FTC Reopens Push on Smoking Health Warnings
The Federal Trade Commission plans to revive its seven year effort to require cigarette makers to warn that smoking is harmful. A proposed complaint would allege deception for failing to warn in ads, though warnings already exist on cigarette packs. A formal FTC announcement was expected after July 1 due to a congressional ban on health warning regulation.
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Mark Brown
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Man Held in Shooting at Fort Smith Home
Fort Smith police hold a local man in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman at her Fort Smith home Monday afternoon. Identified by authorities as a suspect, investigators continue to probe the case and seek additional details.
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Smith, Ark
Fort Smith
FTC Faces Hurdles Over Cigarette Health Warnings
The FTC, amid Congress obstacles since the 1964 Surgeon General report linking smoking to disease, plans to press warning disclosures. The five member body has not finalized guidance, while Congress bans broad industry wide rules without six months notice.
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