Every Business Absurd Except Your Own
Hope Star notes a supplier discount miscue and how late invoices prompt scrutiny. The editor recalls a Tennessee Chicago billing quirk, confirming a double discount deduction after a delayed invoice. He argues that while business seems absurd, discounts reveal a universal pattern shared by banks and newspapers alike.
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Alex
Washburn
Hope Star
Henry Haynes
Tennessee
Chicago
Arkansas
Home Bank
Pennsylvania
Red Delegation Arriving for Paris Talks
The North Vietnamese vanguard arrived in Paris for preliminary talks with the United States on ending the Vietnam War. Led by Col. Ha Van Lay, the 23 person delegation includes a former Geneva negotiator and adviser to Hanoi’s chief negotiator Xuan Thuy. Lay stated he is optimistic about the negotiations.
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Paris
United States
Vietnam
Ha van Lay
Xuan Thuy
Hanoi
Industrial Park Grant To Fund Waterfront Park
The Jefferson County Arkansas Port Authority will receive a 91.2 million Economic Development Administration grant to develop a waterfront industrial park. Sen John L McClellan said the authority will match the grant for a 2.4 million project that will create 100 jobs immediately and has potential for 1,500.
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Associated Press Washington
Jefferson County
Ark
Port Authority
Economic Development Administration
John L. McClellan
McClellan
March Riot Fears Grow Over Poor Peoples Campaign
Sen McClellan warns of planned rioting by unnamed groups during Washington protest led by Rev Abernathy and the SCLC. House panels consider curbs on camp ins while organizers estimate thousands marching to the Capital by late May and city fears prompt talk of federal troops. In Conway Ark, Maudie I Scott, 73, dies from a Sunday crash injuries.
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William Moran
Associated Press
Washington
John L. McClellan
Arkansas Democrat
Senate Investigations
Senate
Congress
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Alton Lennon
North Carolina
House
Lennon
William M. Colmer
Dmiss
Colmer
Robert C. Byrd
D-W
Conway, Ark
Maudie I. Scott
Conway
Panel Gives Qualified Endorsement to LBJ Tax Boost
Washington AP report says President Johnson's $10 billion income tax hike gains a qualified panel endorsement if federal spending is cut by at least $4 billion. The Ways and Means vote 17 to 6 split largely along party lines, with Mills pushing for deeper cuts while Byrnes and Republicans push for $6 billion. Senate support for $6 billion looms as conferees seek a compromise tax-spending bill.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington
Johnson
House
Ways and Means Committee
House Appropriations Committee
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Ways and Means
White House
Byrnes
Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House Conference Committee
Mills
John J. Williams
Delaware
Carl Hayden
John L. McClellan
Death claims Mrs. Lurleen Wallace in Montgomery
Gov Lurleen B Wallace of Alabama died in her sleep at 12 34 a m Tuesday in Montgomery after a two year battle with abdominal cancer Doctors noted a possible abdominal abscess on Monday Night Lt Gov Albert Brewer 39 a lawyer assumed the governorship upon her death with immediate effect Ed Ewing the acting news secretary said the family and doctors were present throughout the final hours.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lurleen B. Wallace
Alabama
Ed Ewing
Ewing
Albert Brewer
Wallace
Hard to Place Germs on a Time Schedule That Pleases Doctor
Joy Stilley recounts misaligned doctor hours and missed appointments as germs resist a strict timetable. From new office hours posted to delayed calls for a sick child, the piece humorously contrasts patient trials with rigid medical scheduling and a visit to a pediatrician nearby.
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Joy Stilley
NEW York
Hire An Older Worker Week Proclaimed by Mayor Parker
Hope Mayor Donal Parker issued a proclamation urging local employers to hire over forty five workers to fill vacancies. The week of May 5 11 is observed nationwide as Hire An Older Worker Week. Parker stresses such workers are dependable productive reliable and experienced and can strengthen the local economy.
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Hope
Donal Parker
Parker
Man Arrested Here Wanted in 3 States
About 3 50 a m Monday officers Shirley and Neal arrested a 24 year old Houston man Samuel Speaks Jr charged with driving while intoxicated and disturbing the peace A routine check showed he drove a car stolen at Angleton Texas He is wanted in Louisiana for armed robbery in which an officer was shot and also wanted for armed robbery in Texarkana Texas and Arkansas
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Shirley and
Neal
Sted
Samuel Speaks, Jr
Houston
Angleton
Texas
Louisiana
Texarkana
Arkansas
Rockefeller to name Dr John M Peterson ESD director
Sources at the state Capitol indicated Gov Winthrop Rockefeller would appoint Dr John M Peterson as director of the Employment Security Division.
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Little Rock
State Capitol
Winthrop Rockefeller
John M. Peterson
Ten Trapped Miners Not Heard From
In Hominy Falls West Virginia 26 coal miners were trapped two miles underground by flood water from an adjoining abandoned mine. Surface rescue teams contacted 15 of the entombed men while divers from Philadelphia prepared to reach the remaining 10 at the deepest end of the flooded shaft.
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Holger Jensen
Associated Press
Hominy Falls
W.va
Philadelphia
Ernest Fitzwater
Joe
Charleston
West Virginia
Arnold Bilk: Arnold in Race for Prosecutor for Eighth District
Arkadelphia attorney W H Dub Arnold announces candidacy for prosecuting attorney of Arkansas eighth judicial district. The four counties Clark Nevada Hempstead and Miller form the district. Arnold, a Clark county native and Arkadelphia resident, is married with two children and a Henderson State College and Arkansas Law School graduate. He was admitted to the bar in March 1963, served two years as deputy prosecutor, and cites citizen support for needed changes in the office after a narrow prior primary loss.
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W. H. Dub
Arnold
Arkadelphia
Eighth Judicial District
Clark
Nevada
Hempstead
Miller County
Clark County
Henderson State College
Arkansas Law School
Arkansas
Indiana Voters Face Three Candidates in Democratic Primary
Indiana voters face a Democratic presidential primary featuring Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Senator Eugene J. McCarthy, and Gov. Roger D. Branigin amid personal rivalries and polls. Republican results favored Richard M. Nixon on a ballot without write-ins, as indicators pointed to a high turnout of about a million voters. McCarthy claimed strength above 20 percent, Branigin forecast victory, and Kennedy stayed publicly silent on the outcome.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Indianapolis, Ind
Indiana
Richard M. Nixon
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Roger D. Branigin
McCarthy
Indiana Town
Nixon Faces Indiana Primary Tests In 1968 Race
AP News Digest outlines Nixon unopposed on Republican ballot while Humphrey and Kennedy test voter reaction in Indiana and other states. Wallace looks to win Alabama to secure nomination position. Also notes mine rescue challenges, Alabama governor death, Pulitzer prizes, and Vietnam Saigon fighting.
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Politics
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Richard M. ‘Nixon
Humphrey
Robert F. Kettnedy
Alabama
District of Columbia
Florida
Ohio
George Wallace
National Rescue Units
West Virginia
Lurleen Wallace
Albert Brewer
Knight Newspaper
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
No Mood for Tax Hike Says Whitbeck in Arkansas
Frank Whitbeck, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate from Little Rock, told the Jacksonville Junior Chamber of Commerce that Arkansas has painted itself into a corner financially and there is no mood for a tax increase. He urged immediate educational reform to utilize the state's manpower and warned that without educated citizens the state cannot go anywhere.
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Jacksonville
Ark
Frank Whitbeck
Little Rock
Arkansas
Whitbeck
Commencement Address Planned at Henderson State College
Dr Dolphus Whitten Jr vice president at Oklahoma City University will deliver the commencement address at Henderson State College on May 24 at 8 pm discussing Life in a Space Capsule He holds a PhD in history from the University of Texas and taught at Henderson in 1947 1948 He is noted for civic ties with the local school system Also noted are alumni events at Texarkana and other community notices including a May 9 work day at Fulton Cemetery and a May 11 luncheon for alumni hosted by the Arkansas-Texas College Alumni Association
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Dolphus Whitten Jr
Oklahoma City University
Henderson State College
Whitten
University of Texas
Henderson
Arkansas-Texarkana
Texas College Alumni Association
Howard Johnson Inn
Texarkana
Allan C. Hancock
Texas College
Tanks Join Join in Battle of Saigon
American tanks and armored carriers joined the fight around Saigon on day three, driving back Viet Cong incursions near the Kinh-Doi Canal. U.S. 9th Infantry Division units repelled attackers, with 35 enemy casualties and several American wounded. Air and artillery support targeted Viet Cong in a shantytown near the western edge as authorities said the main threat focused on Tan Son Nhut area.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Wester
S. Saigon
Amertear
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
United States
Paris
Hue
Dong Ha
Kinh- Doi Canal
9Th Infantry Division
9Th Division
Singes
Tan Son Nhut
10 Per Cent Mortgage Money Seen
Washington government officials announced a rise in the maximum insured mortgage rate to 6.5 percent for FHA insured and VA guaranteed loans. The move aims to spur mortgage funds into the housing market, though builders say it may raise monthly payments while potentially easing home prices. President Johnson signed legislation lifting the 6 percent cap, allowing rates to find market levels.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Robert C. Weaver
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lloyd E. Clark
National Association of Home Builders
Johnson
Mink Fur Chair Theft Hits Minneapolis Shop
A $10,000 mink fur chair was stolen from a downtown Minneapolis shop during the weekend. Thieves broke in through the front door, and police were told of the burglary on Monday.
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Minneapole
Minn
Mineneapolis
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