Buffalo River policy shift shocks readers and locals
State Publicity and Parks Commission reversed its stance on Buffalo River National Park, opting against handing the site to the National Park Service after prior support. three pivotal moves shaped the outcome: dam plans dropped amid protests, Trimble defeated by Hammerschmidt, and Arkansas lawmakers backing a national river plan. The minutes reveal backroom influence led to the surprising turn, with local leaders and media figures tied to the dam push.
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State Publicity and Parks Commission
Buffalo River State Park
National Park Service
Buffalo River
North Arkansas
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Jim Trimble
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Arkansas
Congress
Parks Commission
Buffalo
Cc. E. Tudor
Mountain View
Tudor
James Tudor
Mountain Wave of
Marshall
Tudors
Publicity and Parks Commission
Governor to Decide Each Death Row Case on Merit
LITTLE ROCK AP Gov Winthrop Rockefeller said he would review each Arkansas death row inmate case on its merits after the U S Supreme Court refused to review the three men's cases. He called the decisions among a governor's toughest duties and pledged careful investigation before setting an execution date or commuting the sentences.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Rockefeller
U. S. Supreme Court
Harmony Grove School Fire Destroys Gym and Damages Building
A fire Thursday destroyed a wooden gymnasium at Harmony Grove School in Camden Arkansas and damaged the main building. The janitor's room was the fire origin, the water pumphouse was wrecked, and construction on a new gym suffered slight damage. No injuries reported and classes dismissed until further notice.
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Camden,ark
Harmony Grove
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
South China Sea
Assassination Probe Advances in Court and Secret Sessions
In New Orleans, a Kennedy assassination probe splits movement between a courtroom battle over trial eligibility for Clay Shaw and secret grand jury sessions. Prosecutors and defense clash over witness testimony as the grand jury indicts Dean Andrews Jr. for perjury related to Warren Commission testimony. Andrews, who claimed to have advised Oswald via a man named Clay Bertrand, faces intense scrutiny amid Shaw’s ongoing hearing.
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Bill Crider
New Orleans
Grand
Clay L. Shaw
Atty
Kim Garrison
Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Orleans Parish County
Grand Jury
Garrison
Warren Commission
Dean A. Andrews Jr
Andrews
Lee Harvey Oswald
Clay Bertrand
Oswald
Dallas
FBI
Bertrand
Perry R. Russo
Russo
Clem Bertrand
David W. Ferrie
Kennedy
House Votes More Money for the War
The House approved a $12.19 billion emergency defense appropriation for Vietnam by 385 to 11, sending it to the Senate. President Johnson hailed the measure as strengthening efforts toward an honorable settlement. Two Arkansans, Pfc. Freddie L. Friar of Blytheville and Spec. 4 Lonnie E. Parker of Success, were identified as killed in Vietnam by the Pentagon.
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Weonutulvu Inc
House
Johnson
Senate
Congress
Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
United States
United Nations Security Council
Mansfeld
Security Council
Washington (Ap
Arkansans
Pentagon
Pfc
Freddie "L. Friar
Faye Friar
Blytheville
Lonnie E. Parker
Robert Parker
Success
Defends the Poverty Program in Arkansas Visit
Thomas Berry assistant director of the Office of Economic Opportunity said more poverty money reaches people than critics claim. He noted under six percent funded salaries and estimated about five million involved in the Community Action Program. Berry met Gov Rockefeller in Little Rock and planned visits to St Francis and Mississippi counties before returning to Washington.
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Little. Rock
Thomas Berry
Office of Economic Opportunity
Berry
Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
St. Francis
Mississippi
Washington
Anderson Church Plans Revival Consular Treaty Is Approved
The Senate neared its climax as the chamber prepared to ratify the controversial U S Soviet consular treaty tying to Moscow policy amid the Vietnam War. The pact, signed in 1964, sets procedures for nondiplomatic dealings and grants immunity to consular officers.
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Anderson
Lewis Gulick Washington
Senate
Johnson
Moscow
U.S
United States
Soviet Union
U. S
Clean-up Planned by Shower Springs 4-H Club
The Shower Springs 4-H Club organizes a community cleanup project with a committee of William Dillion Gary Daffern and Kenneth Allen. They met February 25 and March 4 to plan litter bag distribution and coordinate trash barrels with the State Highway Department for Highway 32 and Highway 4. The club aims to place more cans on county roads and run a March 18 pickup event under leader Mrs. Truman Arrington.
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Shower Springs
William Dillion
Gary Daffern
Kenneth Allen
Lanette Arrington
State Highway Department
Highway No. 4
4-H Club
Truman Arrington
Revival meeting at Anderson Baptist Church planned
A revival will run from March 26 through April 2 at Anderson Baptist Church two miles south of Spring Hill on Red Lake road. Evan gelist Rev. Bob Sensat of Tyler Texas and pastor R L Baumgardner will lead with Jerry Bailey as song leader. Services start nightly at 7:30.
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Anderson Baptist Church
Spring Hill
Red Lake Road
Bob Sensat
Tyler
Texas
R. L. Baumgardner
Jerry Bailey
Union Calls for Vote on Wage Bill
LITTLE ROCK AP J Bill Becker president of the Arkansas AFL CIO urged Arkansas senators to vote on SB303 establishing a state minimum wage of 1 per hour rising to 120 after two years The bill endorsed by Gov Winthrop Rockefeller aims to reduce poverty Becker said many senators do not want to be recorded on this issue in a letter to each senator.
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Little Rock
J. Bill Becker
Arkansas Afl-Cio
Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
Old Irishman Boyle Heads for Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade
Hal Boyle muses on what it means to be Irish on St Patrick's Day as he heads to the parade. The essay reflects on identity, tradition, and the inner spirit of Irish heritage for a single, revelatory day.
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Boyle
Armin
Hal Boyle
New York
St. Patrick's Day
Tle
Poland
East Germany
Soviet Union
West Germany
Europe
Communist Party
Fidel Castro
Emerald Isle
St. Patrick
Johnson plan to restore business tax breaks surges in Congress
President Johnson's bill to restore investment credit and depreciation speedups moves swiftly through the House by a 386 to 2 vote while Senate Finance Committee schedules hearings. While urging action, lawmakers doubt a broader income tax increase will pass this year as economic data show production declines, housing starts down, and unemployment steady. House Ways and Means Chair Mills notes no tax-raising bill has been sent to Congress yet.
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Edmond Lebreton
Washington
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate House Economic Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means
Added Mills
U.S
Humphrey
National Zoo
Woman Killed in Collision Near Salem Arkansas
Mrs Audie Howard 49 of Morriston died when the pickup she rode in collided with a transport truck south of Salem on US 62. Her husband Clyde 52 was the pickup driver and Robert Gaskile 41 of Huntsville drove the other truck. Neither was believed seriously injured.
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Salem, Ark
Audie Howard
Morriston
Here
Clyde
Robert Gaskile
Huntsville
Six ABC Agents Resign Under State Alcohol Board Program
Alvin Bell, director of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, said six agents resigned Thursday as part of a plan to improve efficiency. The staff changes affect Camden, Harrison, Pine Bluff, Morriston, Springdale, and Parasgould locations.
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Little Fock
Alvin Bell
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC
Ed Livingston
Camden
Lloyd Green
Harrison
Earl Hodges
Pine Bluff
Melvin. Polk
Morriston
Clyde McCullough
Springdale
Darrel Kennemore
Paras Gould
Bell
Court notices reveal DWI plea mixups and local honors
All Around Town In the Court docket lists Houston Kitchens as pleading guilty to Driving While Intoxicated, later corrected to not guilty. Climmie Gamble pleaded guilty to DWI with a $350 fine, 15 days in jail, and a one-year license suspension, with appeal noted. Memorial Hospital and Veteran's Hospital patients are listed, while Bishop College honors go to Delores Lloyd with a 3.6 GPA. Fred C. Ellis of Hope appointed to a 1967 Constitution Committee. Bonnie Royton promotes a White Elephant sale at 201 South Main. The W N English home at Blevins burned. fire protected nearby homes. Army Specialist Five James W. Lambe, 21, assigned to U.S. Army Depot near Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, with prior service at Fort Leonard Wood.
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Houston Kitchens
Climmie Gamble
James W. Lambe
E. Lamb
Hope, Ark
U. S. Army
Cam Ragh Bay
Vietnam
Army
Fort Leonard Wood
Elvin Lamb
Arlington
Texas
One Bomber Hits Hanoi Power Plant
A Navy jet bomber attacked North Vietnam's Bac Giang power plant near Hanoi, a major new unit producing about 9 percent of the nation's power. Cmdr. Ronald J. Hays dropped 13,000 pounds of bombs, then evaded four surface to air missiles in darkness. It was the fourth major strike on North Vietnam's industry in a week, with prior attacks on Thai Nguyen steel works and Viet Tri power facilities.
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George McArthur
Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Bac Glang
Ronald J. Hays
Ola
U.S
Thai Nguyen
Viet Tri
Hays
Trier
Ted Been
Houghton
Mich
Bonus for Civilians, Not the GIs
U.S. civilians in Defense Department agencies in Vietnam will keep a 25 percent post differential bonus, while servicemen lose the cost of living allowance. Pentagon confirms the civilian bonus remains required by employment agreements as plans to halt the service members' COLA take effect May 1 to save about $21 million annually.
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Washington
U.S. Civiians
Defense Department
Vietnam
Pentagon
U.S
Saigon
Bronx Teachers Return to Classes After Patrol Plan
In New York, 79 teachers at a Bronx junior high voted to resume classes after the Board of Education proposed a boy patrol program to curb pupil violence. The teachers had submitted resignations last Tuesday over rising assaults and disorder, and would test Donovan's disciplinary proposals to improve procedures.
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New York
Bronx
Board of Education
Bernard BE
Donovan
Dongsvan
Ciasahe
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the Star Staff
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Bishop College
Delores Lloyd
Vander Lloyd
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