Rails Seek 600 Million Year Aid to Avert Nationalization
Washington AP says the U S railroads asked Congress for 600 million dollars annually to avoid full government takeover and level profits with other transports. George Smathers cites risk of declining service and bankruptcies, urging support to preserve rail service, citing ASTRO study calling for 36 billion in government industry expenditures over 11 years and regulatory overhaul.
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Washington
Congress
George Smathers
Florida
Association of American Railroads
Smathers
Senate
Surface Transportation Subcommittee
France
West Germany
Japan
Vance Hartke
Cind
Penn Central
Smaathers
America
Sound Transportation Review Organization
ASTRO
Obituaries for George W. Keith and Herbert Lewis
George W. Keith 82 barber and Baptist Church member dies at home. Survived by wife Edna, sons G V Keith Sulphur and Odis Keith Meridian, daughter Kester Holmes Hope, sister Mrs W A Martin Magnolia. Funeral at First Baptist Church with burial at Sharman Cemetery. Herbert Lewis 64 Hope dies in Nevada County hospital after running a grocery. Survived by wife Martha, brother Silas, sister Mildred, stepson Thomas Edington, stepdaughter Mrs Tony Clark. Arrangements by Oakcrest Funeral Home.
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George W. Keith
Baptist Church
Edna Landers Keith
G. V. Keith
Sulphur
Odis Keith
Meridian
Miss
Kester Holmes
Hope
W. A. Martin
Magnolia
First Baptist Church
Gerald Trussell
S.A. Whitlow
Sharman Cemetery
Stamps
Herndon Funeral Home
Herbert Lewis
Nevada County Hospital
Martha Lewis
Silas Lewis
Mildred Thomas
Wilton
Thomas Edington
U.S. Marine Corps
Tony Clark
Patmos
Oakcrest Funeral Home
Congress to Offer Own Economy Plan
Rep John Dowdy returns to Congress after seven months weight loss illness and back surgery amid perjury and bribe charges tied to a 1960s urban renewal probe. Dowdy, a Democrat from East Texas, resumes seat as trial set for May 3 in Baltimore. court and his doctor disagree on fitness to stand trial.
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Peggy Simpson
Associated Press
Washington
John Dowdy
Congress
District of Columbia
Dowdy
House Chamber
Olin Teague
Richard White
el Paso
Texas
Baltimore
Cabinet level Salaries Approved In Arkansas House
Arkansas House approved salaries for eight cabinet level officials under Gov. Bumpers reorganization while rejecting tuition hike and a bill to admit osteopaths to full medical practice. Senate removed a provision granting the American Party ballot status and completed action on a constitutional amendment for four year terms and higher officers salaries. The chamber also moved to fund public kindergartens and debated tax rules for churches and nonreligious income.
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Robert Shaw
Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas House
Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
House
Senate
Arkansas
U.S
Wilbur D. Mills
W. R. Nicholson
Osceola
John Plegge
Gean Mcdonald
Sheridan
J. K. Mahony II
el Dorado
Cecil Alexander
Alexander
Hugh Kincaid
Fayetteville
Bill Stancil
Fort Smith
Julian Streett
Camden
Calvin Ledbetter Jr
Kincaid
Jesse Hayes
Pocahontas
J. B. Smith
Marianna
Arkansas Medical Society
Ben Allen
Henslee
Morrell Gathright
Pine Bluff
George C. Wallace
Nicholson
John Miller
Melbourne
Fashion pantsuits and dresses on sale at area shops
The ad highlights Bobbie Brooks pants suit with white Dacron pants and royal blue top for 38 dollars, red and navy denim R. and K. ORIGINAL at 56 dollars, Marco Polo two piece polyester pant suit in navy or champaign at 28 dollars, and a Jonathan Logan full length dress for evenings out. It teases more items to see in stores.
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Bobbie Brooks
Dacron
Marco Polo
Jonathan Logan
News Quiz prompts readers to test current events facts
Abraham Lincoln's call to know the facts frames a contemporary News Quiz on Page 4 with answers on Page 3. The item notes the quiz as part of the Living Textbook Program sponsored by local businesses and organizations in Hope Star publications.
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Abraham Lincoln
America
VEC
Hope Auto Company
First National Bank
Andersen- Fr Vser Insurance Agency
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Rails
H. L. Schwartz III
George Keith
Frank Henslee
American Party
Raley’s
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