Propaganda and Safety Politics Roil Public Opinion
Article laments political use of propaganda to shape news coverage and sway voters. It cites Hitler on propaganda, accuses officials of exploiting highway safety to push programs, and notes a Detroit safety backlash. Included is a U S AP dispatch about a $600000 loan for Stuttgart Rice and Electric Cooperative and a Colorado prison warden's association election.
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Washington
Rice and Electric Cooperative Inc
Stuttgart
NaWitt and
Tichnor Rd
Rural Electrification Administration
No Change on Segregation Says Wallace
Governor George C. Wallace refused to alter his segregationist stance despite concerns about Negro voters shifting to his wife's Republican opponent in November. He stated no deals with any voter group and anticipated winning the general election without relying on the Black vote. James D. Martin, the GOP hopeful, said he would seek support from voters who share his platform, not depend on a bloc. Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. noted Negro bloc voting could matter but called it too early to say.
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Adolf Hitler
Hitler
United States
Detroit
Ag. Bly
Geving
Uncle JJ
Fannie Mae
Rex Thomas Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Washington
GOP
James D. Martin
Wallard
Republican House
Alabama
Barry Goldwater
Lyndon Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Martin
U.S
Lister Hill
Martin Luther King Jr
Victo- Martin
War Surplus Sale Brings Big Hassle
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara faces a Capitol Hill fire fight over surplus gear disposal as Senate investigators accuse the Pentagon of discarding usable current-model equipment. A Friday hearing by the foreign aid expenditures subcommittee will probe Air Force surplus practices led by Sen. Ernest Gruening who claims cranes bulldozers and tractors are being given away for foreign aid while needed by American forces in South Vietnam.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Capitol Hill
Senate
Pentagon
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Defense Department
South
Viet Nam
Four Hempstead County Convicts Up For Parole
Arkansas Parole Board recommends parole for 67 offenders including four Hempstead County inmates. Names listed include Joe Rock Biddle jailed since 1966 for grand larceny, Jerry W Chambers jailed 1966 for burglary and grand larceny, Lyne Smith jailed 1965 for forgery and uttering, and Samuel Wilkins jailed for robbery.
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Arkansas Parole Board
Hempstead County
Joe (Rock) Biddle
Jerry W. Chambers
Lyne Smith
Samuel Wilkins
Honor Graduates Named for Hope High School Class of 1966
Valedictorian Edward Bode and salutatorian Sammy Grong lead Hope High School's 1966 graduating class of 134 in the largest class in the school’s history. Twenty others are named Honor Graduates to be recognized at the May 26 Commencement at First Baptist Church at 7 p.m. Also named are Martha Allison Lorena Ardington Susan Cobb Bill Coffee Susan Forster Ameliia Gaines Malcolm Hinton Leland Lavender Dianne Marcus Greg Martin Ken McMurrough Betty O'Neal Dennis Ramsey Susan Rogers Lynn Russell Tony Smith Mike Turner Susan Turner Gayle Williams and Keenan Williams.
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Edward Bode
Ernest &. Bode
Hope
Sammy Grong
8. W. Strong
Hope High School
Hono
Martha Allison
Lorena Ardington
Susan Cobb
Bill Coffee
Susan Forster
Ameliia Gaines
Malcolm Hinton
Leland Lavender
Dianne Marcum
Greg Martin
Ken Mc Murrough
Betty O'Neal
Dennis Ramsey
Susan Rogers
Lynn Russell
Tony Smith
Mike Turner
Susan Turner
Gayle Williams
Keenan Williams
Gospel Rally at Grimm Hotel Texarkana
Dallas businessman Sherwin McCurdy will speak at the Full Gospel Business Men's Rally in Texarkana dining room at 7 30 p m Saturday. McCurdy is an international director of FCB MFT and has spoken at many laymen's meetings. Public invited.
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Sherwin McCurdy
Dallas
Fcbmft
Grimm
Texarkana
Texas
McCurdy
Ashdown to Host 46 Million Paper Plant
Kee Rewards Co plans a $46 million paper mill in Ashdown Arkansas with production starting August 1968. Mayor E B Cowling said the Ft Edwards Wisconsin firm announced the project. The plant will hire at least 463 workers to produce 400 tons daily of bleached kraft pulp and 200 tons daily of paper, located two miles south of Ashdown. A $50 million Ashdown bond issue finances the plant, retired through rental fees.
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Ashdown
Ark
Kee Rewards Co
E. B. Cowling
Cowling
Sam Casey
Ft. Edwards
Successful Heart Operation in Arkansas Baptist Center
Doyle E. Wilson age 45 of Morriston becomes the second man to undergo aortic valve implantation at Arkansas Baptist Medical Center. The first patient was Eugene H. Beavers, 59, of Clinton, a childhood friend. Wilson was discharged about two weeks ago.
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Little Rock
Doyle E. Wilson
Morriston
Arkansas Baptist Medical Center
Eugene H. Beavers
Clinton
Wilson
Cong Finally Discovered Many Viet Cong Reported Killed
Saigon AP United States 1st Air Cavalry Division says it killed about 100 Viet Cong with 300 to 400 more trapped in a valley ten miles north of Bong Son and captured 30 Viet Cong and 268 suspects. B52s pounded a Viet Cong stronghold near the Cambodian border. North Vietnam air strikes resumed with an F105 shot down 65 miles northeast of Hanoi. rescue unsuccessful.
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Robert B. Tuckman
Saigon
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Bong Son
Viet Nam
Navy
U. S
Hanoi
North
Three County Education Groups Merge into Hempstead Assn
Three county education groups have merged into the Hempstead County Education Association. More than 80 administrators and teachers attended a Town and Country dinner meeting where Thurston Hulsey, Washington school superintendent, was elected president. James McCorkle of Saratoga chaired. Cris Thornton is first vice president, Mrs. F. J. Burroughs second vice president, Mrs. W. H. Etter secretary, and Mrs. Bonnie Beckworth treasurer. The new group aims for a stronger, more productive educational program. Performances included Blein’s Sixth Grade trio singing Sound of Music, the Peebles brothers from Saratoga with songs, and a girl with a piano number.
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Hempstead County Education Association
Thurston Hulsey
Washington
James McCorkle
Saratoga
Cris Thornton
F. J. Burroughs
W. H
Head Start Cash for Five More
The Office of Economic Opportunity approved 80,834 in Head Start grants for five Arkansas applicants. Bergman School and Boone County each receive 7,744 for 30 children, Lake City Public School District 10,573 for 30, Crawford County Community Development 41,720 for 225, Green County Rural Development Authority 14,373 for 55, Mount Ida Public Schools 6,024 for 30.
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Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Arkansas
Bergman
Boone County
Lake City
Crawford County Community Development, Inc
Green County Rural Development Authority
Mount Ida Public Schools
Road Closed by Saline River at Warren Arkansas bridge
Arkansas 160 linking Bradley and Ashley counties was closed Tuesday as Saline River rose to bridge level, replacing the Longview Ferry on county lines. Local officials reported the river overcoming the old crossing and causing detours for motorists.
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Warren
Ark
Arkansas
Bradley
Ashley
Saline
Longview
No Cure Yet for Sneeze Victims
Miami AP report describes Jate Clark a 17 year old who cannot smell yet can breathe through her nose amid a family trip to Mesa in hopes of curing a sneezing siege. The illness began 18 weeks ago and has forced June to drop out of high school. doctors have not found a cure.
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Miami
Fila
Jate Clark
James Clark
Mesa
June
Slashes Hit Johnson Plan for 24 Agencies
The House Appropriations Committee cut over 302 million from the 14.3 billion requested to fund 24 federal agencies for the coming year. It marks the first major reduction in five major spending bills this session and targets funding for Project Mohole, a National Science Foundation earth drilling effort, which was entirely dropped from the request.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
House
National Science Foundation
Congress
Ordination Service Planned for William Lawrence
William T. Lawrence son of Mr and Mrs L T Lawrence will be examined Saturday by Ouachita Presbytery for ordination. If approved a commission will ordain him at the local Presbyterian Church Sunday at 4 p m. He expects May graduation from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and, with his wife Carol, has been accepted as missionaries. They will train at Montreat NC this summer and a commissioning service is set for August 5 in Montreal. The couple then plans a year in Costa Rica before serving in Mexico.
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William T. Lawrence
L. T. Lawrence
Ouachita Presbytery
William
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Carol
Board of World Missions
Montreat
WN C
Montreal
Costa Rica
Mexico
Pill Superior to Intrauterine Device Says WHO
Geneva AP reports the World Health Organization finds the contraceptive pill more effective than the intrauterine loop. The survey shows pregnancy rates of 1.8 to 2.9 per100 for loop users versus 0.01 to 9.02 per100 for pill users, indicating higher effectiveness for the pill.
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Geneva
World Health Organization
WHO
Pine Bluff reporter wins Meeman award for conservation writing
Harry Pearson of the Pine Bluff Commercial is named winner of a second place Edward J. Meeman Award for distinguished newspaper writing on conservation. First prizes of $1000 go to Fred Jones of the Pittsburg Press and Alexander B. Brook of the York County Coast Star.
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New York
Harry Pearson
Pine Bluff
Edward J. Meeman
Scripps-Howard Foundation
Fred Jones
Pittsburg Press
Alexander B. Brook
York County
Maine
Coast Star
Replacements to reach 100000 for Viet Nam tour
Army plans to provide more than 100000 replacements to Viet Nam this summer and fall with the one year tour underpinning the manpower push. Other services face demand too. Replacements will arrive individually from camps, Europe, Panama and Alaska to Viet Nam to sustain troop levels.
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Freds. Hoffman
Washington
Viet Nam
Army
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Marine Corps
U.S
United States
Westmoreland
Wheeler
Europe
Panama
Alaska
Baptists to Award Distinguished Communications Medal
Fort Worth Texas AP The Southern Baptist Radio and Television Commission names presidential press secretary Bill Moyers to receive its Distinguished Communications Medal.
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Fort Worth, Tex
Southern Baptist Radio and Television Commission
Bill D. Moyers
Southeast Asia tensions widen as U S faces Viet Nam spillover
AP dispatch notes Viet Nam war spillover into Laos and ambushes. Williams says U S is rationing bombs. McNamara faces questions over surplus gear. A helicopter crash in South Viet Nam leaves 21 dead as families await word. Politics report covers Wallace stance on segregation and 1966 state races. National focus includes Johnson health and education funding, and tax talk amid inflation.
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Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Laos
Ambedia
United States
John J. Williams
South Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Caprio
Hill
George C. Wallace
Bertha M. Holt
U. S
Art Show Opens as Festival of Fine Arts Launches
The Clothesline Art Show at First Assembly of God Church in North Malin runs 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Friday as part of the Festival of Fine Arts. Sponsored by the Junior Auxiliary, the festival is organized by the Friday Music Club with participation from all area elementary schools. Only the top five pictures from each room will be displayed and winners are announced in the Star. The event features numerous committees and activities including Girl Scout and Boys State connections, a Cookie Sales Brunch rehearsal, and community theater readings.
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First Assembly of God
North
Malin
Star Today
GOP Charges Bomb Shortage in Viet Nam
Republican Sen. John J Williams accused the Johnson administration of allowing Southeast Asia to deteriorate during the 1964 campaign, stating shortages and bomb rationing in Vietnam and criticizing U.S. policy while noting McNamara denied current shortages. He questioned why wartime facts were not told to the American people.
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Washington
John J. Willams
United States
Viet Nam
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Southeast Asia
Williams
Delaware
Robert
McNamara
U.S
South Viet Nam
Willams
Goldwater
Jeanson
Defense
Enna
Maxwell Taylor
Max
Money Bill Passage in House Seen
Washington AP four large appropriations bills totaling 10.56 billion dollars await formal House passage to fund Labor and HEW for the next fiscal year. President Johnson opposes a blanket five percent across the board cut, while Rep Bow seeks to boost payments to school districts with federal civilian and military families, proposing 416.2 million for those payments.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Labor Department
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Senate
Frank
Bow
Ohio
Appropriations Committee
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