Editorial on seat belt prompts editors to publish belting data
Our Daily Bread notes a memo from the Department of Health Education and Welfare urging newspapers to include seat belt usage in traffic accident reports. The Indianapolis Star and other papers already do so, and the column pledges to add belt information in future stories, urging stricter buckling in city driving.
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Federal Bureau
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Denver Post
The
Rocky Mountain News
Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis News
Public Health Service
the Star
Group Appropriations Panel Backs $18 Million Spending Cut
Washington AP notes the House Appropriations Committee approved a plan cutting 18 billion in appropriations with a four billion cut planned for next year. Chairman George H. Mahon said the move aims to break the tax and economy logjam and "break the deadlock."
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Mike Manstfield
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Senate House Conference Committee
Congress
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Va
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Len B. Jordan
Idaho
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
James B. Pearson
Bkan
John J. Sparkman
Dala
Iliam B. Spong
District 16 Nursing Meet Here May 7
ARMP staff members H Willa Anderson and Jacquelyn S. Walter will speak at the District 16 Nurses Meeting in Hope at Hempstead County Memorial Hospital on May 7. The program focuses on ARMP efforts against heart disease cancer stroke and related illnesses for nurses across Clark Hempstead Howard Nevada Pike and Sevier counties starting at 7:30 p.m. Elizabeth Rogers of Hope serves as president of the six county district.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Regional Medical Program
District 16
Hempstead County Memorial Ospital
Hope
H. Willa Anderson
ARMP
Jacquelyn S. Walter
Arkansas
Clark
Hempstead
Howard
Nevada
Pike and
Sevier
Elizabeth Rogers
McElroy Murder Trial Heads Toward Jury
Fred McElroy a 69 year old retired oil dealer testified in his murder trial and admitted fatally shooting his wife Mrs Lamour McElroy 64 on November 11 1967. Prosecutors pressed for motive while defense witnesses were to complete testimony and a jury verdict could come that afternoon.
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Fred McElroy
Lamour McElroy
McElroy
Hope Girl Scout Day Camp At Dyke Springs May 27 31
Hope Girl Scout Day Camp will be held at Dyke Springs from May 27 through May 31 with Mrs. Howard L. Jackson as director and staff handling arts crafts music dancing and nature in the afternoons. Fees are 3 for registered scouts 4 for non registered and an extra 1 for bus transport with registration on May 7 and 8 from 4 to 6 pm at the Girl Scout Little House in Fair Park.
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Hope
Dyke Springs
Howard L. Jackson
Gail Singard
Arch Wylie
Gordon Tyer
Billy Don Hamm
Girl Scout Little House
Fair Park
Little House
Freeman urges nation not to be discouraged at unrest
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman told about 300 Democrats at a Blytheville fund raiser that unrest is part of change and the country must keep cool and confident. He cited past policies and said current efforts address the problems, with a call for a separate aid program for small farmers alongside programs for larger commercial agriculture.
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Blytheville
Ark
Orville Freeman
Freeman
America
Geas physicist cites economic value of underground explosions
A UC geophysicist from the Lawrence Radiation Laboratories says underground nuclear explosions could someday be worth about 500 billion dollars to the U S economy. The technique would free natural gas oil and metals including copper.
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Los Angeles
University of California
Geas
U.S
G.H. Higgins
Lawrence Radiation Laboratories
Livermore
Calif
No County Office Is Contested In Arkansas Race
The filing deadline passed with no major county offices drawing opposition. Judge Finis Odom, Carter Sutton, Jimmie Griffin, Jim Cole, Harry Hawthorne, Pat Meens, and J T Honeycutt remained unopposed while Rep Tal ot Feild Jr faced two challengers Arthur Streeh and Jim Pruden. Prosecuting Attorney Bill Denman Jr. was opposed by W H Dub Arnold in the 8th District.
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Talot Feild Jr
Arkansas
Arthur Streeh
Jim Pruden
Bill Denman Jr
Prescott
W. H
Dub” Arnold
Arkadelphia
Finis Odom
Carter Sutton
Jimmie Griffin
Jim Cole
Harry Hawthorne
Pat Meens
J. T. Honeycutt
May Day Protests Highlight Vietnam War Global Tension
May Day demonstrations across the globe feature Communist rhetoric against the United States and South Vietnam, while North Vietnamese, Soviet, and South Vietnamese leaders issue stark stances. Soviet Defense Minister Grechko calls the conflict a sacred war and praises allied motion, as Thieu vows no negotiations with the Viet Cong. In Tokyo mass crowds press for overthrow of Sato, and Madrid secures civil guard presence amid labor and peace actions.
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U.S
United States
Andrei A. Grechko
Soviet Union
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
da Nang
North Vietnam
Tokyo
Eisaku Sato
Madrid
Grechko
Red Square
Undoing Ready-to-Wear Termed as Much Work as Seamstress
New York AP reports on the garment industry labeling clothing as ready to wear while a shopper notes she removes price tickets labels and tags finishing with as much effort as the seamstress. The essay humorously dissects fabric blends and care instructions and how this “ready to wear” label belies the work behind wardrobe upkeep.
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Joy Stilley
New York
Senate votes for site buy for third office building
The Senate approved 1.25 million for land acquisition for a third office building, despite earlier votes to raise taxes and cut $6 billion in spending. Critics warn the project could cost taxpayers about 100 million, with a preliminary estimate at 29.4 million for the building itself.
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Carl PB. Leubsdorf
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
John J. Williams
R-Del
Williams
Alaska
Hawaii
B. Everett Jordan
Dn.c
Jordan
van Inam
Dwight. D. Eisenhower
Milwaukee
David Graf
Bernice Gera
GOP Economy Group Seeks Annual Tax Cuts After War End
The Republican Coordinating Committee urged regular annual income tax cuts begin as soon as the Vietnam war ends. Acknowledge possible interim tax increases only with early termination, and without assigning a timing. The 75 page report condemns Democratic fiscal policy, calls for a Hoover-like board to cut waste and improve budgeting.
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GOP Economy Group
Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington
Republican Coordinating Committee
Johnson
Hoover Commissions On Government Organization
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas Democrat
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Ray C. Bliss
Eisenhower
Maurice H. Stans
Two Emmet Students Outstanding Teenagers of America
Ginny Lynne Lambert and Thom as Kirby of Emmet High School named Outstanding Teenagers of America for 1967 by the Outstanding Americans Foundation. Lambert, a junior and Girls State delegate, is basketball captain. Kirby, a senior, heads the Student Council and has played basketball. They will compete for state and national awards in the program.
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The
Outstanding Americans Foundation
Ginny Lynne Lambert
Thomas Kirby
Emmet High School
Virginia Cain
Myrtle Dougan
Ith
Ginny
Jessie Johnson
Negroes at Spa Plan Boycott in Hot Springs Arkansas
In Hot Springs Arkansas AP report says four proposals seek a Negro boycott of local businesses to protest alleged job discrimination. Rev Thomas McVeigh Smith president of the Hot Springs NAACP chapter notes the plan will be discussed at a closed meeting and that names of targeted businesses will be announced later. He urges the Office of Economic Opportunity to withhold federal funds to Garland County until representation improves for poor people both black and white.
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Hu Osmands
Ark
Hot Springs
Thomas McVeigh Smith
NAACP
Smith
Office of Economic Opportunity
Garland County
Rockefeller Draws GOP Opponent
LITTLE ROCK AP Two more gubernatorial hopefuls filed as the deadline neared creating a six man Democratic race and a Republican field with Gov Winthrop Rockefeller facing a political unknown. Clyde Edwin Byrd and 8 C Sid Roberts joined the GOP slate along with other major office candidates. Roberts paid a 1500 filing fee and sought a corrupt practice pledge at the state Capitol. The GOP lineup includes a full slate while Rockefeller is the only one with primary opposition.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Clyde Edwin Byrd
The
Arkansas Livestock Exposition
8. C
Sid’? Roberts
Rockefeller
Truman Altenbaumer
GOP
Roberts
State Capitol
Altenbaumer
Stephens Manufacturing Co.,, Inc
Muskogee
Oklo
U.S
Wilbur D. Mills
Kensett
David Pryor
Camden
Carleton Harris
State Supreme Court
Byrd
Frank Whitbeck
Bruce Bennett
el Dorado
Marion Crank
Foreman
Ted Boswell
Virginia Johnson
John L. McClellan
Bobby K. Hayes
Calico Rock
Charles T. Bernard
Earle
All Around Town Highlights From Hope Area May Events
On May 2 Hempstead County Health Unit hosts a Day Camp planning session with two state Health Department representatives to outline the program for disabled children. Lane Pierce, a Hope High alum and FBI assistant bank examiner trainee, is in Washington for certification. The 4H bake sale supported needy baskets and tornado relief, while Southern State College Children's Theater presents The Sleeping Beauty of Loveland. Abana notes a commendation for Jones from U S Army General officers.
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Hempstead County Health Unit
Hempstead County Association For Retarded Children
State Health Department
Lane Pierce
John R. Pierce
Washington, D.C
FBI
FDIC
Hope High School
Pierce
Monticello A
Southern State College Children's Theater
Abana
Susan Cobb
Ronald Paul Jones
Kenneth & Wickham
Washington
D.C
U.S
Delk M. Oden
Fort Rucker
Ala
U.S. Army Chemical Corps
Mr. Jones
Engineering Department
International Paper Co
Camden Wre
Rockefeller enters presidential race amid Vietnam debate
Gov Nelson Rockefeller launches his active campaign for the Republican nomination, proposing alternatives to Nixon on Vietnam and urban issues. Democrats see Eugene McCarthy winning the Massachusetts primary while fighting in Vietnam continues with heavy casualties. Washington politics swirl around tax cuts, spending, and education programs as Eisenhower faces hospitalization and civil rights progress in Milwaukee. International observers note U S violence worries and a political power shift in a South American government.
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AP News
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Vietnam
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Massachusetts
Eugene J. McCarthy
Battle Fronts Drive Northeast Vietnam Strikes
In a three day surge near Dong Ha and Hue allied forces say they killed hundreds of North Vietnamese troops. U S Marines and South Vietnamese units reported heavy fighting with several hundred enemy casualties and multiple engagements along Highway 1 and near the DMZ.
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George Esper
Saigon
Fortheast
South Vietnam
U.S
Kitney
U.S. 3Rd Marine Division
Dong Ha
Khe Sanh
Marines
Demilitarized Zone
Highway 1
Dmz
Hue
Almed
Quang” Tri
U.S. 3Rd. Marine Division
A Shau
45th Annual Music Week Observance Begins May 5
Sunday May 5 marks the start of the 45th annual observance of National Music Week. Sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs and the Friday Music Club of Hope, the theme is Music a Keystone for Living. President Johnson praises the federation’s leadership and urges Americans to carry forward the music message in daily life. Local activities include school and church involvement with a Sunday afternoon program.
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National Federation of Music Clubs
Music Club of Hope
Johnson
Federation
Lves
Leah Mag Ety
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James Cobb
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