Bills to Pay for War Quickly Signed by LBJ
President Johnson signed a bill to raise about $6 billion in revenue over 15 months to support Viet Nam war efforts. The measure raises the excise tax on car gates and temporarily boosts phone and income taxes while expanding Social Security coverage to about 300,000 people over age 72.
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Joe Wall Washington
Johnson
Congress
John W. Gardner
House
Senate
South Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Laos
Thailand
Tech School Course Opens in Hope April 18
A five month course in heavy equipment operation will begin at Red River Vocational Technical School in Hope starting April 1. Classes meet all day Monday through Friday. Apply at the nearest Employment Security Division office or write to the school in Hope. The school is state operated and approved for veterans and other federally supported programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River Vocational Technical School
Hope
Employment Security Division
Watts Riot Sparks Fresh Violence in Watts
Rioting erupts again in the South Los Angeles Watts area causing two deaths and injuring at least 25 as scars from last August’s violence linger. Investigators warn another outbreak could occur if conditions aren’t improved rapidly, amid questions about triggers.
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Watts
Los Angeles
Washington
Volmson
Congress
Sam
Internal Revenue
Sheldon S. Cohen
International
Nguyen Chanh ‘Thi
da Nang
Hue
Gerda Munsinger
Sukarno
Jakarta
Singapore
St. Patricks
Donnybrook
Jerry Bouman
Student Wounded in Robbery Attempt Near Hot Springs
Henderson State College student Richard Lee Powell, 21, of Benton was critically wounded by a shotgun blast in an early morning attempted robbery at a tavern nine miles east of Hot Springs on U.S. 270. Night watchman Roy Johnson, 70, fired as Powell fled. another suspect, Ronnie Gene Perry, 19, of Little Rock, admitted involvement. Police said no beer was taken. investigations continue.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Henderson State College
Here
U.S
Garland County Sheriff’s Office
Calvin York
Richard Lee Powell
Benton
York
Roy Johnson
Johnson
Arkadelphia
Ronnie Gene Perry
Little Rock
Powell
Henderson
Terrye
Rioting in Watts District Leaves Two Dead in L A
AP report details six hundred Negroes rioting for six hours in Watts Los Angeles leaving two confirmed dead and 27 arrested. Police sealed off 46 blocks while injuries and looting occurred. governor Brown visited but did not mobilize National Guard.
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Rogers Cooke
Doris Klein
LOS Angeles
Watts
Edmund G. Brown
National Guard
Lawrence Gomez
Joe Lee Crawford
Jordan High School
Gomez
DeWitt Man Killed at Lock While Working on Crane
The Associated Press reports that Jones R. Gray, 24, of DeWitt died Monday when a crane he was operating at a lock struck an electric power line. Gray, an ironworker, was on duty at the time and officials are investigating the incident.
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DeWitt
Lock
Associated Press
Arkansas Post
Ark
Jones R. Gray
Gray
SNPA protests newsprint price hike in south
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association officials in Atlanta argue newspapers should not face higher newsprint costs while southern pulpwood production is strong and cheaper than in other regions. Edward Gaylord, Robert Hederman, and others urge cooperative action as prices rise from Bowater amid inflation concerns.
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Atlanta, Ga
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Edward L. Gaylord
United States
Gaylord
South
British Columbia
Denver
Gaiiard
Oklahoma Publishing Co
Oklahoma City
Southern
Robert Mederman
SNPR
Jackson, Miss
Hederman
Cain
Oklahoma
Bowater Paper Co
Troops battle 600 guerrillas in big operation
American paratroopers and allied forces clashed with about 600 Viet Cong guerrillas for four hours on day nine of Operation Silver City in the D Zone north of Saigon. After heavy air and artillery support, 142 Viet Cong were killed and 3 captured, including an officer, with light U.S. losses. The fight came as U.S. forces pressed a major sweep with casualties and helicopter losses noted.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Silver City
D Zone
Sal- On
178Rd Airborne
U.S
Central Highlands
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Darlac
Memorial marker dedicated to Dr Isaac Newton Jones in Washington
A memorial marker honoring pioneer Hempstead County physician Dr Isaac Newton Jones was dedicated in Washington by over 100 people under the Arkansas chapter of the Daughters of American Colonists. The ceremony, held indoors due to weather, featured Dr John L Ferguson as speaker and William B Smith as master of ceremonies. About 135 attendees arrived from Arkansas Louisiana Texas Oklahoma with visitors from Chicago. Stuart Wilson presented a book of Jones descendants to Pioneer Washington through Mrs Charles A Haynes.
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Isaac Newton Jones
Hempstead County
Washington
Arkansas Chapter
Daughters of American Colonists
E. B. Tyson
Little Hook
Black-Catts House
Magnolia Tree
Washington High School
William B. Smith
Little Rock
John L. Ferguson
Arkansas History Commission
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Chicago
Stuart Wilson
Texarkana
Pioneer Washington
Charles A. Haynes
Dirksen to Speak in Little Rock
Senator Everett McK Dirksen Republican leader will address the annual state GOP fundraising dinner in Little Rock on April 30. The $23-a-plate event will be at Bart Coliseum with Dirksen as keynote speaker.
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Little Rock
Everett McK Dirksen
Nll
Republican Party
GOP
Bart Coliseum
Dirksen
Senate
Blevins Jr Class Play Sets April 1
The Blevins High School Junior Class presents A Feudin Over Yonder on April 1 in the Blevins Gymnasium. Cast includes Hollis Mouser Nina Nivens Elizabeth Ledbetter Steve Sweat Larry Hugg Mary Beth Bonds Linda Stephens Billy Samuels Gerald Moses David Thompson Johnny Harris Wayne Myrick Jerry Bonds Jimmy Schultz Larry Hicks. Student Director is Jerry Porterfield. Gary Rowland to MC. Ushers are Judy Samuels Judy Gotham Nita Flaherty Sue Wright Dixie Clendenen.
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Blevins
Blevins Gymnasium
Hollis Mouser
Nina Nivens
Elizabeth Ledbetter
Steve Sweat
Larry Hugg
Mary Beth Bonds
Linda Stephens
Billy Samuels
Gerald Moses
David Thompson
Johnny Harris
Wayne Myrick
Jerry Bonds
Jimmy Schultz
Larry Hicks
Jerry Porterfield
Gary Rowland
Judy Samuels
Judy Gotham
Nita Flaherty
Sue Wright
Dixie Clendenen
Gemini 8 to link two spacecraft in orbital docking
Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott launched from Cape Kennedy aboard a Titan 2 and aimed to dock with the Agena satellite in a historic first linking of two orbiting vehicles. The mission faced early delays but proceeded with a complex countdown and planned spacewalk.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape. Kennedy
Fla
Neil Armstrong
David Scott
South America
Scott
Earth
Moon
Cape Kennedy
Armstrong
Gro Ten
Atlas
Air Force
Space
United States
Suit Against Wirges Is Dismissed
MORRILTON Ark AP Circuit Judge Paul X Williams dismissed Tuesday a $200000 libel suit against former newspaper publisher Gene Wirges of Morrilton with prejudice by agreement of both parties. The 1963 suit by Conway County Judge Tom Scott claimed libel in Wirges Morrison Democrat column. Wirges faces other libel cases and a recent perjury sentence under appeal. Blytheville voters approved a .7 mill tax to fund an industrial park, expected to raise about $113000 for site purchase and development east of the city.
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Morrilton, Ark
Paul X. Williams
Gene Wirges
Morrilton
Williams
Conway County
Tom Scott
Wirges
Morrision Democrat
Conway
Scott
Conway Couty
Blytheville, Ark
Blytheville
Here
All Around Town highlights from Hope area events
Sara Gordon pledges Alpha Sigma Tau at Arkansas State Teachers College in Conway. A 1965 Hope High School graduate, she is the daughter of Alvin Gordon and the late Glynn Black Gordon. Girl Scout cookies arrive in Hope, with a booth by Junior Troop 356 at Scott's Store offering assorted cookies at 50 cents. Margie Royston and Susan Turner served as pages at the DAR State Convention in Little Rock. University of Arkansas honors include Mon Brown of Prescott and Charles Beck of Hope on the fall agriculture and home economics honor roll. At Southern State, Patricia Davis, daughter of Mr and Mrs David P. Davis, is among four who will perform on March 18. she is a 1964 Hope High grad, plays clarinet, officer of Tau Beta, and member of AIC Band. Also at Southern State, a March production at Horatio High School features Judy Owen, Bob Steward, and Jean Woodell. Judy, daughter of Ben Owen, is a sophomore speech major who earned superior in prose reading and good in drama at the Arkansas Speech Association contest. About 66 Ouachita Baptist University students have been approved for student teaching in the spring. Hope Public Schools student teachers include Melissa Carter and Frances Coacher, with supervision by multiple instructors.
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Sara Gordon
Alpha Sigma Tau
Arkansas State Teachers College
Conway
Hope High School
Alvin Gordon
Glynn Black Gordon
G. H. Black
Horatio High School
Hope High
Tau Beta
da Cape
AIC
Patricia
Southern State
Judy Owen
Bob Steward
Hope
Jean Woodell
Prescott
Judy
Ben Owen
Arkansas Speech Association
Quachita Baptist University
Ouachita Baptist University
Hope Public Schools
Melissa Carter
Springdale
Frances Coacher
Hughes
Sara DeClue
Mineral Springs
Mary Bel
Neflie Clark
Parker Rogers
Billie Whitmarsh
Anna Williams
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Parents’ Organization
Dallas
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N.C
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Hughes, Ark
Hudson
Wis
St. Patrick’s
William Mulvaney
James Shannon
St. Thomas College
St. Paul, Minn
Arnold
Smackover
Richard Arnold
LBJ
Kiwanis
Henry Haynes
Hope Star
Austin Capps
Gordon
Holy Land
Hope Kiwanis Club
AP News Digest
L.A
Seattle
Wash
Nashville
Navy
Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co
SNPA
Blevins Jr
Scott’s
Margie Royston
Susan Turner
DAR
Margie
Susan
Richards Howard
University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas’ College of Agriculture and Home Economics
Mon Brown
Charles Beck
Patricia Davis
David P. Davis
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