Traveling press aids color printing growth in Arkansas and beyond
Report highlights the impact of traveling representatives on small newspapers and printers as process color and offset work expand. Gifford Morse of Dallas showcases hydro metal plates, praising El Sol group. James Thomasson of The Newsman Times Herald Mexico Georgia notes request for Arkansas color paper samples and family ties to Arkadelphia amid broader industry shifts.
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Graphic Arts
Arkansas
Ines
Gifford Morse
Dallas
Southwestern
Hydrometals, Inc
el Sol
Mexico City
Tampico
Rubin Dias de la Garza
Tamle L
Hydrometals
Mexico
Arkansis
Nce
Fairchild Graphic Equipment
New York
Fairchild Press
Newnan
Aca
Bill Thomasson
King Press
J. J. Thomas
Okolona
Nevada County Picayune
Prescott
Arkadelphia
Thomas
Ogacsey & Paper
Pike County
Plane Down 63 Feared Dead in Guadeloupe Crash
Reports say 63 aboard Air France 707 perished when the jet struck Matouba Mountain near Pointe a Pitre Guadeloupe while en route from Santiago to Paris. Witnesses described a low approach and a fiery explosion. among the dead is identified as the wife of real estate man William Zeckendorf. Rescue teams climbed the 700 foot peak as authorities investigated. Local officials noted no distress signal and the crash occurred in clear weather with the plane burning on impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polyteia-Fitre
Guadeloupe
Sn Air France
William Zeckendorf
Matouba
French West Indies
la Soutrere
Pointe-A-Pitre
Ralzet
St. Claude
Sainte Claude
Santiago
Chile
Paris
Lima
Quito
Caracas
Air France
Boeing
Senate Rejects Exemption in Open Housing Bill Fight
The Senate narrowly rejected an amendment to exempt single family homes from a civil rights open housing bill and approved a tough antiriot package. An amendment to carve out owner occupied single family dwellings was defeated 48 to 43. The bill would bar discrimination in sales or rentals beginning Jan 1 1970 while allowing self managed sales. Strong action backed by administration supporters aimed to curb interstate incitement to riot and broaden penalties for civil disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Seti
Philip A. Hari
D.mich
Howard H. Baker, Jr
R-Tenn
Russell B. Long
D-Law
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sens
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Ramsey Clark
Senate
Baker
In The Status Symbol World It’s Necessary
HAL BOYLE explains how image matters in status society with sharp, satirical examples. From gold keys to executive washrooms and honorary degrees, the piece surveys how power and privilege shape daily life, including clubs, banks, and even minor social favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Ito
Board of Governors
Spabbler College
Republicans Propose 2.5 Billion Budget Shift
Washington AP Eight House Republicans called today for cutting 6.3 billion from the administration budget and redirecting 2.6 billion to a human renewal fund. The plan funds job training, vocational education, housing, and crime and pollution programs while proposing cuts in troop deployments in Europe, space, highway beautification, and farm subsidies. Sponsoring reps include Goodell NY Brock TN Quite Minn Howard NY Rumafeld KY Cowger TX Bush WI Stelger WI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Europe
Minn Howard
W. Robigon
N.Y
Donald
Rumafeld
J. William
Cowger Ky
George Bush
Texas
And
Willam A. Stelger
Wis
Millionaire Senators Echo Wealth Gap in Senate
An Associated Press survey finds at least one in five U.S. senators is wealthy, with estimates ranging from millionaires in several cases to inherited fortunes. The report notes few disclose holdings, cites figures for members from Long to Percy, Brewster, Tydings, and Fannin, and highlights a culture of privacy amid ethics debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Harry Bell
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Yawte
Thomas Dodd
House
National Association “of Manufacturers
Kennedy
Robert F
New York
Edward M
Massachusetts
Joseph Kennedy
Maryland
Daniel B. Brewster
Joseph D. Tydings
Tydings
Brewster
Charles H
Percy
Bell & Howell
Claiborne Pall
D-R.1
Auchincloss, Parker and Redpath
Paul Fannin
R-Ariz
Cooler and Rain Is Predicted
Arkansas faces cooler temperatures tonight and Thursday with light rain possible in southern areas. A north to south air move brings cloudiness. highs Tuesday ranged 75 at Gilbert and Calico Rock to 58 at Little Rock and El Dorado, and lows 46 to 7 at Calico Rock. No rainfall reported in the prior 24 hours. Three workers injured at Reynolds Metal plant near Malvern as molten aluminum spilled. one seriously burned, others treated for burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Arkansas
Gilbert
Calico Rock
Little Rock
el Dorado
Texarkana
Malvern
Malyvern
Ark
Reynolds Metal
Here
Overton
February highway crashes in Hempstead County tally 19
In February Hempstead County reported 19 highway accidents with one fatality and 10 injuries. Trooper Ray Davis said speeding led, followed by alcohol use, failure to yield, and driver error. Nine incidents caused only property damage. Nevada County logged four February crashes with two injuries and two property damage cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
Ray Davis
Arkansas
Nevada
Corruption of Vietnam Officials blocks U S aid AP News Digest
AP dispatch reports a top U.S civilan adviser in Vietnam urges bold action to root out graft in Saigon. He says few Vietnamese officials are clean enough to contribute meaningfully, proposing an anti corruption office in the U S mission and noting AID's committee on corruption never took hold. The piece also notes other brief items including a child burn case in McKaskell and various national and international items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Barnes
Associated
Washington
U.se
United States
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Associated Press
Viet+ nam
Agency For International Development
Saigon
AID
U.S
Sha
Stern
Minda Pariats
College Choir to Sing Here on March 14
The Arkansas College Choir will present a concert in Hope on Thursday March 14 at 7 30 p m in the sanctuary of the 1st Presbyterian Church Hope. Directed by Mrs Paul Gray the choir has performed in Arkansas churches schools and civic auditoriums. Lance Jones of Hope is a three year member. The Arkansas College Lassies who toured Japan and the Caribbean with the U S C are part of the choir. A reception for all high school students follows in the church fellowship hall giving them a chance to meet the choir members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas’ College Choir
Hope
1St Presbyterian Church of
1St Presbyterian Church
University of Arkansas students named to honor roll
All Around Town items note Robert Clyde Palton Juanita Cohen and Tony C Smith of Lewisyte and Hope named to the College of Arts and Sciences honor roll. Other brief notices cover local events and community updates including a Shrove supper, a country music jamboree, sales quotas for U S Savings Bonds, a realty award, and a Marine deployment near Da Nang Vietnam with civic action projects. Webb Laseter spoke at Stamps Rotary on credit bureaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Arkansas
Robert Clyde Palton
Juanita Cohen
Lewisyte
Tony C. Smith
Hope
Vietnam War Shelling Intensifies Across Provinces
The AP report details ongoing Viet Cong shelling for the third straight day, hitting provincial capitals, airfields, and U S bases. U S casualties rise to 19 killed and 54 wounded. enemy dead tallies by body count include 66 near Ca Mau and 64 near Da Nang, with substantial civilian and structural damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Esper
Saigon
U.S
Ltter
Caid
Sal
Car
Amert Aaid
da Nang
U.S Army
Americal ‘Division
Lo Noolanbes
Ameri
Tlus
Wax
Ca. Mau
Tha
Harkey Heads Commerce Commission
LITTLE ROCK AP Gov Winthrop Rockefeller named John Norman Harkey 25 chairman of the state Commerce Commission Tuesday. Harkey had been insurance commissioner since February 1967 but resigned last month and indicated he might move to the Public Service Commission. Rockefeller sought an opening, but pressure to create one failed and the first opening is expected next January. The Hempstead County Farm Bureau will meet March 1 at 7 00 p.m. for a potluck supper with State Representative Talbot Field as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
John Norman Harkey
State Commer Commission
Harkey
Rockefeller
Public Service Commission
Board of Directors
Hempstead County Farm Bureau
Troy Burson
Faro Bureau
Talbot Field
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the Newsman Times
Herald
Georgia
Pulaski County
EQOA
Sam Walker Sila
South
Ken
Velvini
Long and
Clark
Neaies
D-La
Finance Committee
Baton Rouge
Long
Wallace F. Bennett
AP News
Winston Canada
McCagkill
Hornton
Helen Canada
Hott
Sona ‘Athe
Salemon
U.S. Command
Sigz Oe
U.S. Army
Hag
Barery Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Pueblo
Wright Patman
Congressional
Romania
Soviet Union
Pact
Andovér
Dunity
The
Star
Fulton Cemetery Association
White's
Highway 87
Patmos School
Rainbow Melodies
Beavers
Westerners
Lone Star Melody Boys
Tesarkapa
H. D. Samuels
Strout Realty
Batesman
Fort Smith
Mr. Samuels
Syd McMath
Howard County
Louie Dickinson
J.C. Landes
Lafayette County
Nevada County
Dale Ledbetter
Webb Laseter
Credit Bureau of
Hampstead County, Inc
Stamps Rotary Club
Credit Bureaus
Commerce Commission
Bureau
Mr. Burson
Lt Board
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