Nostalgia for old postmarks and mail delays in business
In a dated narrative, the author laments late February discounts from a Chicago supplier, notes the mailed invoice arriving after the shipment, and critiques modern postal meters and telephony. They recall traditional postmarks, recount a missed phone call at a Little Rock firm, and joke about handwriting notes to recover charges amid progress.
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Chicago
Hope
Little Rock
O.K
Vien
Jobless Rate in Nation Shows Drop
The nations unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent last month, matching a 15 year low. Negro unemployment at 6.7 percent remained over double white workers at 3.1 percent, with conditions worse in the 100 largest cities. Riots reduced working hours in many areas per the Labor Department. In Little Rock, Senator Fulbright announced the Office of Education approved 506000 in loans to support a 4.1 million capital improvement program at Little Rock University.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arthur M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Little Rock
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
U.S. Office of Education
Little Rock University
Prisoner 16, Just Walks Off Cummins Prison Farm
Prisoner 16, Jimmy Thompson, serving seven years for grand larceny from Mississippi County, walked off a Cummins Prison Farm work detail on Tuesday and escaped on foot. State Rep. George Nowotny Jr. of Fort Smith was named to represent Arkansas at the funeral for Alabama Governor Lurleen Wallace.
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Cummins
Arm
Ark
Jimmy B. Thompson
Mississippi
Counsty
LivyLe Kock
George Nowotny Jr
Fort Smith
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Lurleen Wallace
Alabama
Violence talk urged to be downplayed in march
Senator Brooke urged a peaceful march on Washington for the Poor People’s Campaign citing no basis for expected violence. Senator McClellan reported evidence of two radical leaders plotting to hijack the protest, pushing Abernathy aside to lead a militant demonstration. He warned of a possible “shantytown” on the Capitol Mall and confrontations with lawmakers.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol Hill
Edward W. Brooke
Rmass
John L. McClellan
DeArk
Charles H. Percy
R-N
McClellan
Brooke
Congress
Ralph David Abernathy
Martin Gather King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Alabama
Abernathy
Kennedy Strength Dominates in D C Primaries
In Washington Kennedy defeats Humphrey in the first primary clash and secures the District of Columbia's 23 Democratic National Convention votes. Kennedy leads in party control races while the Republican slate backing Nixon and Rockefeller wins. counting drags on as students tally lengthy ballots.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
District of Columbia
Kennedy
Organization
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Whitbeck Admits to Letter in Arkansas Campaign
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Frank Whitbeck avoided comment on a letter released by former Insurance Commissioner John Norman Harkey praising Harkey’s work. Whitbeck, in Berryville for a northern Arkansas tour, said Harkey claimed Whitbeck wrote the letter while asserting his campaign is progressing well.
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Berryville
Ark
Frank Whitbeck
John Norman Harkey
Harkey
Whitbeck
Little Rock Insurance
Arkansas
Peterson Named by Governor Rockefeller in Arkansas
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller named Dr. John M. Peterson 56 as director of the state Employment Security Division at $19,700 annually. Peterson succeeds Jerry K. Thomasson of Arkadelphia who resigned to run for attorney general. Peterson had led economic development on the governor’s staff for 15 months.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
John M. Peterson
Peterson
Jerry K. Thomasson
Arkadelphia
Thomasson
Rockefeller
Ralph Gray
Gray
High Cost of Keeping Up With Joneses Moonlighting Rise
HAL Boyle notes 3.6 million workers about five percent of the labor force hold two or more jobs as Americans chase rising living costs. He also offers quick quips on politics in acting, film costs, aging, and odd historical tidbits.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Joneses
America
Jackie Gleason
David Niven
Saga
Poor People's Drive to Start Again in Montgomery
The Southern prong of the Poor People Campaign, about 300 strong, planned a downtown march in Montgomery in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as Alabama Governor Lurleen Wallace lay in state. Officials feared two processions could coincide. a last minute parade permit would be considered. The action preceded Ralph Abernathy’s group departure for Birmingham.
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Montgomery
Ala
Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
Alabama
Lurleen Wallace
Ira Dement
Dexter Avenue
State Capitol
Capitol
Bar Group Names New Officials in Texarkana Meeting
The Southwest Arkansas Bar Association held its regular dinner meeting at Coffee Cup in Texarkana on Tuesday May 7 1968. President John B Hannen presided and Nabors Shaw introduced Chief Justice Carleton Harris who spoke on Appellate Procedure. About 49 attorneys and guests attended including Federal Judge Paul X Williams. The next meeting is set for Hope on August 6 1968.
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Southwest Arkansas Bar Association
Texarkana
John B. Hannen
DeQueen
Nabors Shaw
Mena
Carleton Harris
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Harris
Paul X. Williams
Fort Smith
Association
Hope
Kennedy Nixon Victories Highlight Ohio Indiana Primaries
In Ohio and across the tap faucet region, Kennedy defeats McCarthy in Indiana and leads in delegate stakes while Nixon runs unopposed with strong showings. Lausche loses to John Gilligan in Ohio as Branigin and McCarthy split Indiana delegates. in D C and district votes Kennedy and Nixon push ahead of Humphrey and Reagan, respectively.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Frank J. Lausche
DeOhio
Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Indiana
Hubert H. Humphrey
District of Colum
Nixon
Lausche
Cincinnati
John J. Gilligan
Ohio Democratic Organization
Roger D. Branigin
McCarthy
Branigin
District of Columbia
Humphrey
D.C
New ‘York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Ronald Reagan
One Heart Transplant Patient Dies
A St Luke's Episcopal Hospital notice reports James B. Cobb of Alexandria Louisiana died eight hours after unforeseen complications. The transplanted heart functioned well until the fatal event, with liver and kidney failure suspected. The other two patients, J M Stuckwish of Alpine Texas and Everett Claire Thomas of Phoenix Arizona, remained in satisfactory condition.
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Joe Schula
Associated Press
Houston, Tex
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
James B. Cobb
Alexandria
Cobb
J. M. Stuckwish
Alpine
Tex
Everett Claire Thomas
Phoenix
Ariz
Showers Persist As Cold Front Stays Stationary
A stationary cold front from northeast to southwest Arkansas keeps showers over the state through Thursday. A funnel cloud sighting near DeQueen was reported but did not touch down. Highs Tue ranged from 70 to 78, lows 55 to 64, with rainfall 0.20 to 0.55 inches.
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Arkansas
Hall
U. S
Fayetteville
Memphis
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
U S Peace Group Heads to Paris Talks Amid Vietnam War Fears
A six member U S diplomatic team led by Harriman departs for Paris to hold peace talks with Hanoi negotiators as Washington cites growing North Vietnamese troop movements and new attacks on Saigon. Hanoi envoy Ha Van Lao expresses guarded optimism while U S officials warn of potential retaliation if the enemy accelerates its offensive.
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Washington
U.S
Paris
Halloi
W. Avet
Éll Harriman
North Vietnam
Ha van Lao
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
South Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnamese
Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
Defense
Andrew Good
Vietnam
Philip C. Mabub
State Department
William Jorden
Walt W. Rostow
Daniel I. Davidson
Sargent Shriver
Schedue
Pentecostal Revival At First United Church Begins
A revival is in progress at the First United Pentecostal Church with nightly services at 2 30 by Evangelist Dwain Lee of Taboha Texas. The public is invited to hear his testimony of deliverance from 18 years of dope addiction and alcoholism, said Rev. B W Lane, the pastor.
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First United Pentecostal Church
Dwain Lee
Taboha
Texas
B. W. Lane
Pope to Visit Bogota for International Eucharistic Congress
Pope Paul VI announced at St. Peter's Basilica that he planned a August trip to Bogota Colombia for the 38th International Eucharistic Congress. The 70 year old pontiff would be making his sixth foreign journey since his 1963 election.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Bogota
Colombia
St. Peter's Basilica
Pontiff
Seven Eagle Scouts Here to Be Honored
Seven local boys who earned the Eagle Scout award will be honored at the Council banquet in Texarkana on May 20. Named are Mark Stephens John Spraggins Clay Lehman David Rowe Steve Martin Ronnie Balentine Bobby Carlton. Ticket sales promotion chairman is Clifford Banks for Hope. banquet at Texarkana College Student Center with tickets at $3.
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Council
Texarkana
Mark Stephens
John Spraggins
Clay Lehman
David Rowe
Steve Martin
Ronnie Balentine
Bobby Carlton
Clifford Banks
Hope
Texarkana College
Woodmen of the World fish fry set for Thursday night
Woodmen of the World will hold its fish fry Thursday night at 7 30 for members. The Country Jamboree at Pats oos School is scheduled for 8 pm Saturday May 11 with Arkansas Playboys as special guests. Public invited and no admission. Hope girls placed third in Southern State Riderette Relays with 49 points. Local 880 yard medley relay team won in 2 06 4 and Lord Ford of Hope won the 440 yard dash in 1 09 2.
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Woodmen of the World
Patsoos School
The
Arkansas Playboys
Hope
Lord Ford
Saigon battle toll rises as curfew tightens Western edge
U S Command reports 2002 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in three days of heavy fighting around Saigon. Allied casualties total 211 killed and 931 wounded, including 30 Americans and 338 South Vietnamese. Government imposes 24 hour curfew on western Saigon to curb Viet Cong infiltration. Refugees say Viet Cong dig bunkers amid rubble as gunships pound western positions and bomber aircraft target infiltration routes. Contacts around Saigon described as light and scattered with minimal action today.
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George Esher
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Paris Faces Tear Gas as Students March on Sorbonne
Paris police used tear gas and clubs to block a student march from the Left Bank to the Sorbonne after thousands paraded through central Paris for five hours. The clashes mark the third day of protests over university overcrowding and out of date courses.
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Paris
The
Sorbonne
France
Nanterre Uniersity
University of Paris
Oie
Fae
French National Students’ Union
Sity
Seine
Chats Elysees
GOPs to Hold Convention in Little Rock
Little Rock AP reports GOP delegates plan a convention with announced speakers and party organization events. The piece notes Winthrop and an eight-member committee leading preparations and outlines schedule details for the gathering.
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M. A. Arnheiter
Congressional Committee
West Virginia
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Col
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Star
Henderson
Larry J. Browning
Helen Power Clark
Capdus
Betty Jo Graddy
Travis Wayne Hardaway
Rosston
Hecht
Hope Public School
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