Tobacco Road and Shoes Still Haunt the South
A Burlington Daily Times-News column notes progress in Southern industry and tourism but ongoing reluctance of executives and wives to relocate to Clinton North Carolina and similar towns. It cites Wall Street Journal and Hall Lamp Co. as examples, and discusses promotional ideas to attract talent while recalling enduring stereotypes and the need to prove Southern opportunity. Aniston Star reports on smog adaptation in California.
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Wall Street Journal
Hall Lamp Co
Detroit
Clinton
N. C
Harry Hirsch
N.C
Deep South
New York
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Chamber of Commerce
Burlington
Daily Times-News
Congress Approves War Bill for Vietnam Aid
Congress poised to approve an emergency 13.1 billion dollar appropriation to fund the Vietnam War effort. The Senate backed the House plan 87 to 2 with a minor fire amendment limiting Defense Secretary McNamara’s transfer authority. Funds cover military hardware, operations, and personnel for the remaining three months of fiscal 1986.
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Cuse
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Viet Nam
Loase
Senate
Robert 8. McNamara
Agitation to Oust Saigon Government Surges in Vietnam
Antigovernment protests erupt in Da Nang and Hue with anti US tones. Ten thousand in Hue clash with banners while Da Nang sees a strike and rallies. Marines report 359 more Communist deaths in ongoing operations nearby as phase ends.
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Naguyen Cao Ky
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U.S
Texas
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Phon Dinh
Oregon
Lost H-Bomb Will Be Directed
Washington reports the missing American hydrogen bomb will be dismantled and studied after recovery from the Mediterranean seabed. Officials say experts will probe safety features and structure, with parts unlikely to be reused. Recovery could take days or weeks, with the device to be taken to DASA facilities for inspection.
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United States
Spain
Mediterranean
Defense Atomic Support Agency
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Weaon
Cold Warning Tonight Hits N Arkansas From Canada
The Associated Press reports a Canadian air mass brings a hard freeze warning for northwest Arkansas. Temperatures will drop to the 20s in the north and 34 to 62 degrees in the south. Skies clear tonight with fair conditions on Thursday as highs reach near 40 in the north and low 50s in the south. Overnight lows ranged from 34 at Harrison to 52 at El Dorado.
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Canada
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
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el Dorado
ESD May Train Registered Nurses in Arkansas
J L Bland administrator of the Employment Security Division says the ESD is exploring federally sponsored courses to train registered nurses. He notes nurse shortages and potential training through the Office of Economic Opportunity. Arkansas has produced 168 licensed practical nurses under the OEO Manpower Development Training program.
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J. L. Bland
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Bland
Office of Economic Opportunity
Arkansas
OEO
Six Deaths Attributed to Blizzard
A spring blizzard swept the Great Plains, causing six deaths in Nebraska Wyoming and South Dakota. Nebraska reports three deaths with many roads impassable and power outages. A stalled school bus with 29 children a driver and a teacher sheltered overnight.
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Nebraska
Wyoming
South Dakota
Black Hills
Central
Wesern
Ord
Loup City
O'Neill
Eppley Field
Omaha
Neb
New Mexico
Fearno Killed in Action in Vietnam
Defense Department announced on Tuesday that Air Force Captain Joseph B. Fearno, husband of Naomi Fearno of Mena Arkansas, has been killed in action in Vietnam.
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Joseph B. Fearno
Naomi Fearno
Mena, Ark
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Viet Nam
Ashdown Votes Big Bond Issue
Ashdown Ark voters approved a $50 million industrial bond issue to finance a paper mill for Nekoosa Edwards Paper Co Wisconsin. The tax free bonds will be serviced by rent paid by Nekoosa Edwards and the measure passed by 866 to 3.
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Associated Press
Ashdown, Ark
Ashdown
Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co
Wisconsin
Nekoosa-Edwards
China Rejects Soviet Invitation to Moscow Congress
Red China angrily refused a Soviet invitation to the Communist party congress in Moscow. The rejection cited a letter by the Soviets urging parties to oppose China and followed Albania's pledge to boycott, marking a widening split between Beijing and Moscow on the eve of the congress.
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Tokyo
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Chinese Communist Central Committee
Integration Challenge at Arkansas TB Sanatorium
Mrs Felix Burton of Paris filed a federal suit to desegregate Booneville Tuberculosis Sanatorium which has treated only whites for decades while McRae Memorial Sanatorium at Alexander has served Black patients since 1925 The suit seeks equal access for Negro tuberculosis patients including Mrs Janie Chappel a Booneville patient while asserting Booneville receives federal funds. John Walker attorney for Burton said funds support exists Senator Fulbright announced Navy contract work valued at 1.2 million dollars will be performed at ITT Camden plant.
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Arkansas Tuberlosis Sanatorium
Felix Burton
Paris
Booneville
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Janie Chappel
Chappel
McRae
John Walker
Burton
William Fulmer
Washington
Navy
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Federal Laboratories
It&t
Camden, Ark
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Urban Loan Approved for Lake City Housing Plan
Washington AP report states the Housing and Urban Development Office approved a $4,000 loan for Lake City Arkansas Housing Authority to begin preliminary planning for a program to build 20 low rent homes.
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Washington
Housing and Urban Development Office
Lake City
Ark
Immediate Tax Hike Rejected by President
President Johnson rejects an immediate tax increase to curb inflation and signals a possible later rise if needed. He notes signs of a slowdown, including a 17 percent drop in housing starts in February, and says measures will be evaluated before new steps. Johnson also names Robert W. Komer as special assistant on nonmilitary Viet Nam matters and discusses U S China contacts, AFL CIO independence, GOP gains talk, and his campaign involvement timing.
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Staris
Robert W. Komer
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Robert F. Kennedy
General Motors
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Phone Rate Hike Before Directors In Hope
At a board meeting the City Directors read a second time an ordinance for a Southwestern Bell Telephone rate increase. The plan raises the city franchise tax and increases local phone rates for about 3,700 Hope users, shifting costs to the public while boosting city revenue. A low bid from Nunn Pente Cost Co. for a pickup truck was accepted.
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Hope
City of Hope
Nunn-Pentecost Co
Viet Nam emergency bill faces final House vote
The House is set to approve a $13.4 billion wartime emergency appropriation to fund the Viet Nam conflict. In Da Nang shops close after antigovernment strikes as Viet Cong mortar attacks hit the area amid broader regional tensions.
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Viet Nam
220000 GIs Now in Viet Nam War Region
CHICAGO AP Deputy Secretary of Defense BR Vance said the U S forces in South Vietnam total 220 000, up 5 000 from McNamara’s three weeks ago He said McNamara has authorized an increase to 235 000 and disclosed 111 confirmed battalions of North Vietnamese army regulars and Viet Cong veterans in South Vietnam totaling about 75 000 men The new figures were presented in a speech for the Grain and Feed Dealers National Association convention
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Chicago
BR. Vance
U.S
Sat Viet Nam
Robert 5S
McNamara
Viet Nam
Vance
Pentagon
South Viet Nam
Grain and Feed Dealers National Association
Hope sees new J-4 Automotive Parts and Supply Store opens
An auto parts business named J-4 Automotive Parts and Supply Store opens on Highway 67 near the city limits in Hope. The name honors Jess Milam, John Stuart Greene, and their two sons Joel and John Stuart.
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Hope
J-4 Automotive
Highway 67
J-4
Jess Milam
John Stuart Greene
Joel
John Stuart
De Gaulle’s NATO actions threaten alliance stability
AP Special Correspondent John M. Hightower reports U S officials warn President Charles de Gaulle’s move to pull France from NATO and reclaim bases could imperil France and widen danger to Western security. Johnson urges United States and allies to stay united, noting possible relocation of command and restructuring of NATO in response to France.
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Washington
Johnson
Atlantic Allies
Charles de Gaulle
France
United States
NATO
de Gaulle
U.S
State Department
Germany
ATO
Atom smasher site bid stirs CC dreams and locals
New York AP reports six sites vie for a $475 million atom smasher. South Barrington near Chicago opposes the proposal, while Weston and other finalists push to host the federal facility, seen as a scientific prize of the era. Village leaders cite privacy, air quality, and public interest concerns as others seek the prize.
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South Barrington
Til
John Morgan
Jerry Buck
New York
Chicago
Arthur Hogsell
Weston
Arthur Theriault
Weston Village
Body of Penal Escapee Found in Arkansas River
Authorities confirmed that a body recovered Sunday from the Little Maumelle River near Little Rock is John E. Harrison, who reportedly attempted an escape from Pulaski County Penal Farm on February 16. Fingerprints established the identity, and the body was sent to a Fordyce funeral home.
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