Americans Ready to Defend? Public mood on defense spending
A compilation of radio and newspaper opinions shows Nixon widely supported for strengthening the military, yet polls reveal 53 percent would oppose paying $30 yearly in higher taxes for the buildup. The piece discusses mandates, privacy, and public attitudes toward national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex
Washburn
Richard Nixon
Lou Hareris
Nixon
Harris
Asheville
N.C
Extension of Legislative Session Set
Arkansas lawmakers moved toward extending the 60 day session as the Senate adopted a concurrent resolution to authorize an extension. The House took no action yet though leaders favored day by day extension. The House also approved a jury wheel bill and cut the corporate income tax rate from seven to six percent on income over twenty five thousand dollars. A conference committee was named to resolve differences on a related measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Shearer
Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas General Assembly
House
Sterling R. Cockrill Jr
School Election Day Judges Named Across Hampstead County
Hampstead County announces the list of judges and clerks for the annual school election set for Tuesday March 1. Voting sites include Hope City Hall for Hope School District No 1-A and Blevins School, Clow Community Hut, Patmos Town Hall, Spring Hill Agri Building, Saratoga School, McNab Baptist Church, Columbus School, and Une Jon Halt in Howard County. Named volunteers include Mrs. W C Brier Jr, Mrs Will Rutherford, Mrs Dale Flowers, Rev Gordon Renshaw, M C Parsons, Mrs Helen Bonds, Mrs Wilma Thurman, Guy Lee, Monroe Samuels, Victor Hampton, Mrs Melvin Askew, Mrs Ruby Stone, Mrs R B Burnett, Brice Beene, E H Wagner, Eldrew Gamble, Mrs Andrew Stewart, E L Brown, Mrs Ora Stewart, James Sampson, Verde Hollis, Mrs Barry Jackson, James E Stanley, Tilman Rider, Monroe Kent, Mrs Mary Reilly, Mrs Edna Smith, Sia Lingard, E O Barnes, A M McDowell, Mrs Wiley Dillard, Mrs Charles Bowles, Mrs A R Mobley, Walter D Gathright, Velma Jones, Reba Irwin, Ed Stone, Beatrice Muldrow, Enos McDowell, Vernon Jones, T M McCorkle, John d Wilson, Horace Elen, Robert Sipes and W A Downs.
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Hampstead County Board of Election Commissioners
Hope
Monroe Samuels
Victor Hampton
McCaskill Rci
Melvin Askew
Ruby Stone
R.B. Burnett
Brice Beene
E.H. Wagner
Clow Community Hut
Eldrew Gamble
Andruw Stewart
E.L. Brown
Ora Stewart
James Sampson
Patmos
Patmos Town Hall
Verde Hollis
Barry Jackson
James E. Stanley
Tilman Rider
Monroe Kent
Spring Hill
Agri
Mary Reilly
Edna Smith
Sia Lingard
E.O. Barnes
A.M. McDowell
Saratoga
Saratoga School
Wiley Dillard
Chareles Bowles
A.R. Mobley
W.M. McJunkins
Maxine McJunkins
Walter D. Gathright
McNab Baptist Church
Velma Jones
Reba Irwin
Ed Stone
Beatrice Muldrow
Enos McDowell
Vernon Jones
Columbus School
T.M. McCorkle
John d. Wilson
David Mitchell
Horace Elen
CIA Names New Deputy Director Cushman Jr Navy Marine Leader Named To No 2 Post
Washington AP Gen Robert B Cushman Jr Marine corps designated deputy director no 2 of the Central Intelligence Agency Cushman formerly commanded the Third Marine Amphibious Force in South Vietnam and served under President Nixon when he was vice president He succeeds Vice Adm Rufus L Taylor who retired
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Washington
Robert B. Cushman, Jr
Marine Corps
Man
Central Intelligence Agency
Cushman
Nixon
Presient
Third Marine Amphibious Force
South Vietnam
Rufus L. Taylor
Doesn't Like Spring Because It's a Time for Housecleaning
New York AP columnist HAL BOYLE rails at spring cleaning as a corporate battle. He foresees desk purges sweeping offices, with managers pressuring coworkers to purge clutter and rigidly standardize workspaces. The piece ends with a cliffhanger about a coworker’s inspector arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
U S Being Tested Lay Officials By Nixon
President Nixon faces rocket attacks on Saigon with a measured, situation dependent response. An American source says no decision yet, with options including renewed bombing under consideration though global propaganda effects are a concern. The administration pursues a calm, studied reaction amid public opinion trends.
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George McArthur
Associated Press
Saigon
Nixon
Vietnam
Hanoi
Lydon B. Johnson
North Vietnam
Senate Rejects One Percent Sales Tax Hike in Arkansas
Arkansas Senate defeated the governor’s plan to raise the state sales tax to four percent by a 3 to 30 vote. The move blocks a key revenue proposal in Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller’s tax program as lawmakers consider potential third-term action. A companion poverty rebate bill faced likely defeat and may not reach a vote. The chamber also tabled reconsideration on related income tax measures as debate continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Shaw
Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas Senate
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Senate
General Assembly
Reader Railway Report to Be on Radio Show
Master Control on KXAR will explore railroading with Dr. Norman Godfrey as conductor. The Reader Railroad segment will air Sunday at 5 pm and 6 pm, offering listeners another chance to hear about rail operations and related topics.
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Sea Senate
Master Control
KXAR
Reader
Norman Godfrey
Hope
Episcopal
Presbyterian Church
Spm
Military Influence on Civilians Argued in Missile Treaty Issue
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee record expands hearings on the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and anti missile system by including military officers speeches to civilians. The materials critique Vietnam policy and leaders’ judgment while discussing public opinion influence and the Sentinel system. Col. Robert J. Hof defends the plan and predicts congressional approval, warning against foreign retaliation if rejected.
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Harry Kelly
Associated Press
Washington
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Middle East
America
Vietnam
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Melvin Laird
Alfred D. Starbird
Pentagon
Dallas
Robert JT. Hof
Air Force
Congress
United States
AP News
Students urged to seek truth at Notre Dame seminar
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy urged college students to search for truth while warning about protecting and improving institutions at a University of Notre Dame seminar. The AP digest also notes widening disputes over military indoctrination during nuclear treaty hearings and other world events.
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South Bend
Ind
Eugene J. McCarthy
University of Notre Dame
Rain on Menu for Arkansas by Saturday
The Associated Press reports that a low pressure system centered in northern New Mexico will move eastward bringing precipitation to Arkansas by Saturday morning. Rain or snow is expected in northern areas with cooler temperatures, while fair weather and warmer temperatures are anticipated before the cold system arrives. Overnight lows ranged from 24 at Fayetteville to 31 at Texarkana. rainfall over the past 24 hours varied from .01 at Fayetteville to .05 at Gilbert.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
New Mexico
Fayetteville
Texarkana
Gilbert
All Around Town Weekly Report From Millwood Corps
The Millwood Corps of Engineers reports pool elevation at 258.2 feet, a foot above normal, discharge at 9700 cfs, murky water and falling. About 16,200 visited the lake this week. bass and crappie fishing good on minnows in Saline River and Bakers Bead, bream fishing good near Saratoga Landing. Columbia County Audubon Society to present a bird migration program at 2 30 p.m. Sunday March 9 at Southern State College conference rooms. Susan Cobb, daughter of James and (name cut) Cobb, serves in Southern State College Student Senate for spring semester. 1966 Hope High graduate, junior Spanish major, member of ASA, Stagecrafters, Alpha Chi, Alpha Psi Omega. Larry Joe Browning of BStst Medical Company Fort Hood Texas awarded Expert Medical Badge after testing. son of Grady Browning and the late Mrs. Browning of Hope. Army Captain William B. Osborn, 29, son of Floyd K. Osborn, assigned to 2nd Armored Division January 26 at Fort Hood as operations officer. wife Carolyn lives in Killeen. A singing Sunday at White's Chapel Church March 9 at 2 p.m. with groups expected. everyone invited. J B Ebling improving after auto accident and heart attack in Los Angeles. former Fulton resident, brother of Mrs. TJ Barber of Hope. The parent sponsored Sadie Hawkins dance at the Youth Center Saturday night, March 8, 8 to 12.
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Millwood Corps of Engineers
Saratoga Landing
Susan Cobb
James Cobb
S. Fulton, Hope
Southern
Hope High
Association of Women Students, Stagecrafters
Alpha Chi
Alpha Psi Omega
Wilam B. Osborn
Floyd K. Osborn
South Hervey, Hope
2Nd Armored Division
Fort Hood
Texas
Carolyn
Killeen
Apollo 9 LEM Astonishes with Successful Rendezvous Chase
Apollo 9 pilots James McDivitt and Russell Schweickart deftly steered the lunar module toward the command ship at 17 500 mph, completing four rendezvous attempts and signaling a potential Moon landing capability. The chase began after a docking hiccup and featured precise maneuvers, with Air Force Col. David Scott observing from the command module.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
James A. McDivitt
Russell J. Schweickart
McDivitt
Air Force
David R. Scott
Scott
Schweickart
LEM
Moon
Trapped Miner Helps Direct Rescue Group
LARK Utah UP rescue workers said they were at least 24 hours from reaching Williames Jones the miner trapped underground since Saturday Jones aided rescuers Thursday after being buoyed by water and light food a rock and mud collapse in the lead zinc mine left him in a small dead end tunnel.
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Lark
Utah
Williames Jones
Jones
Moscow Admits 31 Killed by Chinese
The Soviet Foreign Ministry said 31 troops were killed and 14 wounded on the Manchurian border after a Sunday clash. A spokesman claimed Chinese forces fired point blank at the wounded and bayonetted them, with about 330 Chinese troops involved. Thousands of Russians protested at the Red Chinese Embassy.
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John Bausman
Associated Press
Mobcow
Foreign Ministry
Child Perishes in House Fire
A devastating house fire in Little Rock claimed the life of a child named Rose, as officials investigate the tragic blaze. Neighbors report smoke filled the home as fire crews arrived. authorities have not released additional details pending inquiry.
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Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
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Southern State College Conference Room
Larry Joe Browning
Bstst Medical Company of
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Mr. Browning
White's Chapel Church
Hodcaw
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J.B. Ebling
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