Federal unemployment bill faces critique and details
The proposal HR 8262 would replace state programs with a single federal system, doubling unemployment tax costs and extending benefits to 52 weeks while altering eligibility. It would widen coverage to 4.6 million workers, including farm, hospital, nonprofit, and small-firm employees, and impose federal standards on benefits, duration, and eligibility. Critics say the bill erodes work incentive and could reward voluntary quitting or misconduct, shifting funds from conscientious workers.
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Commission
Orlando
Fla
Senvne
Crisis talks on De Gaulle NATO pullback in Western Alliance
AP Special Correspondent John M. Hightower reports President Johnson convenes a second high level meeting with State and Defense advisers to discuss France's plan to withdraw from NATO. The talks focus on legality, costs, and keeping the alliance intact amid De Gaulle's actions.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Johnson
Defense Department
Western Alliance
Charles de Gaulle
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
de Gaulle
U.S
Dean Rusk
George W. Ball
Defense
Cyrus R.vence
Dean Acheson
Charles E. Bohlen
John M. Leedy
Rusk
Acheson
Bohlen
Paris
NATO
Germany
Delta DC9 lands safely in Memphis after bird strike
A Delta Air Lines DC9 carrying 60 passengers landed safely in Memphis after striking a flock of ducks at about 3 000 feet during takeoff from St. Louis. The wing sustained a 12 inch hole but no emergency was declared and fire crews stood by as a precaution.
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Memphis, Tenn
Delta Air Lines
St. Louis
Memphis
Delta
David Thayer
Chicago
Thayer
Federal Aviation Agency
Kansas City
Faubus Reduces Two Life Terms in Arkansas
Gov. Orval Faubus cut the life sentence of James Terry from 1943 Mississippi County rape conviction to 65 years, making him parole eligible. He also reduced William James Morgan’s Phillips County 1960 second degree murder 21-year sentence to 17 years. Pardon and Parole Board supported the actions.
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Little Rock
Orval Faubus
James Terry
Mississippi County
Terry
Faubus
William James Morgan
Phillips County
State Pardon and Parole Board
DAR Awards Highlight State DAR Conference
At a Heritage House luncheon on March 16 Regent Mrs Richards Howard announced that the John Cain Chapter DAR earned two state awards for best overall reports on American Heritage and Constitution Week. The American Heritage honor cited its National prize winning color slides on Pioneer Washington presented to the DAR National Program Committee. The meeting also covered legislative notes and social remarks as new officers and guests attended.
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Heritage House
Richards Howard
John Cain
DAR
Arkansas State Society
Little Rock
Howard
Lafayette Hotel
Washington
Arkansas
United States
Paul Klipsch
Reg. Head
Legislative Council
Jalbot Feild, Jr
New Mexico
San Juan Pueblo
Gordon Tyer
J. G. Martindale
Herbert Stephens
Groundbreaking for $2 Million Coca Cola Bottling Plant
Ground was broken in Little Rock for a Coca Cola bottling plant in the Industrial District. Three buildings totaling 120000 square feet are planned with offices and production space. Executive VP A Howard Stebbings III said two additional structures will house repair and service work.
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Little Rock
A. Howard Stebbings ,III
Faubus weighs run as Ozarka ties pause to decision
Gov. Orval Faubus hints he may run for another term, saying Ozarka program motivates him to reconsider re election. He has made no formal announcement and tells inquirers he will not reveal plans, warning that change could be for the worse.
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John R. Starr
Little Rock
Orval Faubus
Ozarka
Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
Faubus
Bombers Strike North Vietnamese Jungle Front Near Saigon
In Saigon area U S Air Force B52s bomb a jungle 35 miles north of the capital as Operation Silver City presses on. The clash leaves 275 enemy dead in four hours while allied forces push through with infantry and jungle knives. Also part of the day’s action, the 25th Infantry Division advances toward Bao Trai in Operation Honolulu. Boston patrolman Thomas Stack, a 15 year veteran, has delivered nine babies on duty amid a family of five.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Navy
Boston
Thomas Stack
Stack
Patrotaign
Child Injured by Car Near Hope
Jil Ann Miller two year old daughter of Mrs Louis Eubanks of Hope RL.4 is treated for head injuries in a Texarkana hospital. She was reportedly run over by a car at her home and taken directly to the hospital for treatment.
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Jil Ann Miller
Louis Eubanks
Hope RL
Texarkana
Resarkend Hospital
American Is Released by E. Germany
John Van Altena Jr. the 21 year old American freed by East Germany after serving 17 months for attempting to smuggle an East German woman or child through the Berlin Wall. He was reported in pretty good shape and sent to Milton Junction Wisconsin after release near West Berlin.
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Hubert J. Erb
Berlin
John van Altena Jr
van Altena
Millon Junction
Wis
Berlin Wall
John van Altena
Milton Junction
Germany
West Germany
Lufthansa
West Berlin
U.S. Army
Irish Ignore Trouble On St Patrick's Day In Dublin
Irish police on alert though no trouble expected on St Patrick's Day. A recent Nelson monument blast and Easter uprising memories heighten tensions. Bombings and arson at British Legion Club and homes of the British attache linked to extremist fringe groups. IRA denies involvement.
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Dublin
Ireland
New York
Boston
Nelson Monument
England
Church of Ireland
Downpatrick
County Down
St. Patrick
O'Connell Street
Nelson
Britain
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
British Legion (Veterans) Club
Irish Republican Army
Frau. Tis
OWIL
Head Start Grant Aids Centry Arkansas District
The Office of Economic Opportunity awarded a $76,106 Head Start grant to Centry School District in Arkansas. Senator John L. McClellan said the funds will serve 70 underprivileged preschool children.
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Associated Press
Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Centry, Ark
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Standby Tax Hike Proposed to Congress
Senate Economic Committee argues for a standby tax increase with experts divided on immediate use. Four economists split opinions while all favor an included income tax rise and upfront work for an inflation response law. Hearings continue as committee details urged President message response and immediate design. Odessa note: Chuckwagon Gang to feed Mrs Johnson and 40 Washington reporters at Big Bend visit.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Senate Honss Economic Committee
Congress
Martha Griffiths
D - Mich
Republican Committee
Viet Nam
Odessa
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Big Bend National Park
West Texas
Safe Emergency Landing by U S Astronauts
Gemini 8 astronauts Armstrong and Scott safely landed after a dangerous spin ending a historic flight. NASA barred release of full tape details. officials praised crew skill and warned about future space program implications.
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U.S
Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fila
Okinawa
Neil A. Armstrong
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Robert Cilruth
MASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Johnson
Armstrong
Scott
Air Force
Leonard F. Mason
Western Pacific
Mason
Naha
Oklawiwa
Associated Press
Neil Armstrong
David Scott
Pacific Ocean
Gemini
Five Sentenced in Federal Court Wed in Arkansas
Texarkana report: Judge John Miller sentences Calvin Wilcox fifteen? two years for Juvenile Delinquency Act. Charlie Graham two years for untaxed liquor. Olden Hughey McKamie fined $250 and placed on probation on four liquor counts. Curtis Gilbert one year probation and $200 fine on three liquor counts. Evelyn Conway fined $200 and one year probation for untaxed liquor.
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Texarkana
Arkansas
John &. Miller
Calvin Leon Wilcox
Texaranna
Federal Reformatory
Hope
Ark
Charlie Graham
Olden
Hughey
McKamie
Community groups seek help for baseball program and civic projects
All Around Town calls for mothers and parents to operate concession stands to fund the Babe Ruth League program and urges attendance at a March 21 meeting at the Youth Center to elect officers. A Texarkana College program trains 34 high school students in computer programming, including Edward Bode of Hope. Salvation Army welfare totals cover groceries, bus tickets, lodging, and meals for numerous families in need. Army Pvt. Shirley Johnson Jr. in Vietnam is promoted, Merril McCloughan remains in Memphis hospital after surgery, and Mrs. Edison Petre undergoes surgery in Texarkana.
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Isha L. McClellan
Robison Auditorium
Little Rock
Arkansas
Friends of
McClellan
W. H. Kennedy Jr
Pine Bluff
Kennedy
United States Senate
House of Representatives
First National Bank
Citizens National Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Hope
Blevins
Patmos
Fulton
Ozan
Washington, McCaskill
Spring Hill
Little
Texarkana College
Edward Bode
Shirley Johnnson Jr
17Th Aviation Co
Gazan
Shirley Johnson Sr
Oran
Fort Polk
Viet Nam
Fort Rucker
Ala
Merril Edward McCloughan
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Memphis
M. M. McCloughn
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Ind
Tenn
Ferndale, Mich
Detroit
Ferndale
J. William Little
Boeing
Wichita, Kan
Boeing Ca
Mason City
Iowa
Northwestern States Portland Cement Co
DeGaulle
Hamburg
B. A. Courson
Johnny B. Willimes
Eddie Evans Jr
Mildton Lindsey
West Crossett
Courson
Georgia-Pacific Corp
Grant
Gantry
Chuckwagon
Houston
Aereetrona
John Hodge
Dayton, Ohio
Arnold Israel
Dayton
The
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Salvation Army
Edison Petre
St. Michael’ S Hospital
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