Poverty figures spark debate on income and aid
Lynchburg News cites President and Federal Reserve data to argue that families earning under $3,000 yearly show substantial asset ownership like homes and cars, annuities, and life insurance. It questions reframing poverty and redistribution policies while highlighting inconsistencies in official labels.
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Lynchburg
Government loan program and college debt cheating
The Roanoke Times commentary notes 16.6 percent of 1000-dollar college loan recipients are delinquent, far higher than 1.7 percent bank loans. It cites poor recordkeeping by colleges, difficulties in tracing graduates, and links rising cheating on campuses to a broader decline in moral fiber among students and families.
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Wall Street Journal
U. S. Office of Education
Air Force Academy
Roanoke
Office Cleanliness Brigade Keeps Desks Spotless
A columnist derides office cleanliness fans who scrub desks and urge tidiness. He defends a lived-in work space with a desk piled high, comparing it to a personal monument and mocking others for chasing spotless order.
Ashdown Man Dies In House Fire Near Winthrop
James C. Grider aged 48 perished in a Thursday blaze that destroyed his frame residence near Winthrop in Little River County. Authorities said he was alone in the home at the time of the fire.
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Ashdown, Ark
James C. Grider
Winthrop
Little River County
Grider
Who Are The Delinquents Delinquency root blamed on parents and schools
The Crowley Daily Signal argues juvenile delinquency stems from lax courtesy and respect taught by parents and educators. It urges a simple daily rule for all: keep hands off others and their property, to reduce mischief without new laws or taxes.
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Crowley
Faubus Uses Emergency Fund To Pay Arkansas Planners
Gov Faubus loans 4373 from emergency fund to the state Planning Commission to cover four salaries awaiting federal appropriation. The four were added to the payroll after the Office of Economic Opportunity allocated Arkansas 76000 in February for anti poverty planning. Money has not yet arrived.
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Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
State Planning Commission
Commission
Office of Economic Opportunity
Arkansas
Difficulties With Russia Will Increase
AP dispatch notes rising U S Soviet tensions as the Vietnam War intensifies. Officials foresee Moscow shifting from peaceful coexistence, possible China-Russia rapprochement, and shelving of top level visits. debate centers on U S air strikes and North Viet Nam negotiations. Rusk briefs Latin American ambassadors on defending South Viet Nam until Hanoi halts aggression.
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John M. Hightower
Washington (Ap
U. S
Russia
South Viet Nam
West
U.S
Red China
North Viet Nam
United States
Washington
Viet Nam
Britain
France
India
Kinney resigns to join Stephens Inc in Little Rock
St. Francis County Representative Clarke Kinney said he quit Planters Bank & Trust Co in Forrest City to work for Stephens Inc of Little Rock. He will represent St. Francis County in special sessions but will not seek re election.
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Forrest City
Ark
St. Francis County
Clarke Kinney
Planters Bank & Trust Co
Little Rock
Stephens, Inc
Fulbright urges US Soviet joint canal and aid ventures
Sen. J. W. Fulbright proposes joint US Soviet participation in a Central American canal and in foreign aid to underdeveloped nations. He argues cooperation could ease tensions, reduce rivalry, and aid disarmament and international cooperation despite current GOP demands for a hardened line.
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Washngton
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas Democrat
Cairman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Pennsylvania State University
U.N
Middle East
Congo
Senate House
Soviet Union
GOP
United States
India
General Johnson Tours Vietnam War Situation
SAIGON South Viet Nam AP General Harold K Johnson arrived with a Washington delegation for a wide look at the South Viet Nam situation noting government and planning changes since December In field action one American was killed and five wounded in two clashes south of Da Nang bringing American combat deaths to 125 since 1961 A Special Forces enlisted man was shot in the stomach and evacuated in serious condition nearby fighting continued A large Viet Cong force attacked a patrol south of Cam Duc near the Laotian border killing one and wounding four Americans
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Army
Harold K. Johnson
Johnson
Washington
da Nang
Cam Duc
Frisco rail line between Nash and Pocahontas abandoned
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved abandoning the 104 mile freight line from Nash Missouri to Pocahontas Arkansas. The ICC overruled an examiner and cited serious financial drain from continued operation of the line.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
St Louis-San Francisco
Nash, Mo
Pocahontas
Ark
ICC
Frisco
Texarkana Newsman Paul Morgan Dies at 70
Paul T. Morgan 70 retired Texarkana Gazette Daily News manager died of a heart attack after being found slumped in his car at 2th and Pine Streets. He retired May 1, 1964 after a long career with Palmer papers and the State Journal. Survivors include son Germain Morgan and daughter Mrs Harry Richmond. Funeral plans pending.
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Paul T. Morgan
Texarkana Gazette and
Daily News
Mr. Morgan
Pine Streets
Carl H. Harris
Pine
Harris
Palmer Newspapers
Camden News
Morgan
St .James Episcopal Church
Ruby Catherine Germain
Chicago
Germain Morgan
Kansas City
Harry Richmond
San Antonio
Laura Morgan
Glendale
East Funeral Home
Girl Scout Week Celebrates A Promise In Action
The article recalls Juliette Gordon Low inviting 24 girls to tea in Savannah in 1912 which sparked a national Girl Scout movement now with millions. It highlights the Conifer Council 5,800 members, the theme A Promise in Action, laws and promise, homemaking, health and safety, international friendship, and the upcoming Senior Roundup in Idaho with 9,000 girls plus 200 Guides from 50 countries. Conifer scouts Sne lling, Molly Tolleson, Susan Rogers and others participate.
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Juliette Gordon Low
Savannah
United States
Conifer Girl Scout Council
Hope
God
Girl Scouts of the
U.S.A
Juliette Low
Idaho
Conifer Council
Snelling
Molly Tolleson
Farragut
Lake Pend Orielle
Free World
Family Lawyer Column Debuts Next Monday
Beginning Monday March 8 and each Monday after, The Star will publish a weekly feature titled The Family Lawyer. The column is prepared and sponsored by the American Bar Association based in Chicago, with Will Bernard as the writer and including line illustrations.
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The
Star
Family Lawyer
American Bar Association
East 60Th St
Chicago
Will Bernard
Economy Must Expand Says Johnson Congress Told
President Johnson told Congress the economy must grow about 4 to 5 percent annually through 1970 to cut unemployment to a three percent level from five percent in February. The 276 page manpower report cites the tax cut and urges approval of education antipoverty and job training measures to absorb 18 to 24 year olds and raise output.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
Labor Department
Faubus Bills Clear Legislature Ahead of Adjourning
Arkansas lawmakers race to finish pending business before noon next Thursday with Gov. Faubus secure on key measures including educational television funding and a 700000 construction grant for an ETV station. Budget debates loom as department budgets await action.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
Educational Television Commission
J. H. Cottrell
Faubus
Little River
Marion Crank
Sen
Robert Harvey
Swifton
Education Department
Highway Department
Welfare Department
State Hospital
Children’s Colony
University of Arkansas
House
University of Arkansas Research
Senate
Oaklawn Park
Southland Greyhound Corp
West Memphis
Arkansans
Byrum Hurst
Hot Springs
Pickup Tractor Crash Kills De Queen Man Near Benton
Joe Billingsley 43 of De Queen died in a hospital after a Wednesday collision on U S 70 about 11 miles west of Benton. A passenger Jack Lair of Monticello Kentucky was listed in critical condition. The tractor trailer driver suffered no injuries.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Joe Billingsley
de Queen
U.S. 70
Benton
Jack Lair
Monticello
Woman Dies in Ice Crash Near Siloam Springs
Mrs. Dwight Hillhouse, 18, of Siloam Springs died when her husband’s car hit ice on Arkansas 68 and plunged 100 feet down a bluff eight miles east of Siloam Springs.
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Siloam Springs
Ark
Dwight Hillhouse
Hsband
Arkansas 68
Here
Weekend Weather Outlook Near Pleasant Climates
Partly cloudy and warmer Saturday with a high near 54 degrees. Saturday night turns clear to partly cloudy and colder with lows from 15 to 25. Sunday stays cloudy and cold.
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