Critic and Author Laud Great Society Critics
Critics in Brookline applaud Edmund Wilm and discuss the Great Society’s impact on the middle class. The essay argues tax shifts and subsidies may expand a new non-working middle class, moving away from traditional support for the working middle. The piece critiques welfare expansion and federal subsidies shaping class outcomes.
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Brookline, Mass
Edmund Wilm
Jes Wilson
Academy
Robert Frost
Boys State Selection Winners Named in Class Photo
Front row from left to right Fred O Ellis Larry D Wright Johnny Lowe Stan Parris John ny Gardner and John King. Top row Mike Westbrook Dennis Turner Robin Bresler Jerry Monroe Dennis Payne and Bill Etter.
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Fred O. Ellis
Larry D. Wright
Johnny Lowe
Stan Parris
Johnny Gardner
John King
Mike Westbrook
Dennis Turner
Robin Bresler
Jerry Monroe
Dennis Payne
Bill Etter
Cindy Reese
Beth Lawrence
Peggy Franks
Molly Tallison
Maria Marjorie Royston
Debbie Connelly
Jones
Shirley Hinton
Robyn Formby
Stock Market Slumps After Auto Sales Drop
New York stocks fell sharply amid a 15 percent May early auto sales drop. The Dow declined 8.40 to 877.17 as Ford and Chrysler moved down while General Motors faced delays. In Arkansas, state officials said Medicare patients pay the first 40 of hospital bills annually with the federal government covering the rest and the state reimbursed 8 percent of hospital payments.
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New York
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
American Motors
Little Rock
Jim Phillips
Phillips
Arkansas
Aero
Phillips Sai
Winners in Clothesline Art Show at Hope Junior Aux
The Hope Junior Auxiliary Clothesline Art Show honors elementary winners not listed last week. Garland School Henry grade winners include John Johnson first grade, Chuck Key fourth grade first place, Jimmie Mattox third grade first place, David Webb third place, Joe Graddy fifth grade first place, Eddie Brown third place, Judy Reyenga third place.
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Hope Junior Auxiliary
Garland School
John Johnson
Chuck Key
Jimmie Mattox
David Webb
Joe Graddy
Eddie Brown
Judy Reyenga
Third Day Girl Taken Still No Clue
In Huntingdon County Pennsylvania state police and FBI search for 17 year old Peggy Ann Brodnick abducted in Shade Gap. Despite more than 24 hours of ground sweeps by 400 troopers and hundreds of volunteers with rifles and shotguns the search enters its third day with no clues found amid fog rain and darkness.
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Huntingdon
Huntingdon County
Peggy Ann Brodnick
Huntingdon Barracks
Shade Gap
FBI
Johnson Signs Rent Subsidy Bill Into Law
President Johnson signed the rent subsidy and National Teacher Corps programs into law in a rose garden ceremony. Congress provided 12.1 million for rent subsidies and 9.5 million for the teacher corps as part of a 2.6 billion supplemental appropriation to fund federal agencies through June 30.
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Washington
Johnson
National Teacher Corps
Aogress
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congress
Kicked U.S. Nazi, Now on Probation
Lynda Koodlish, 19, UC Berkeley student, received 30 days probation after booting a uniformed American Nazi in the pants during a rally last month. She was arrested on a battery charge by Municipal Judge Floyd Talbot.
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Berkeley
Calif
Lynda Koodlish
University of California
Eoglish
Muncipal
Floyd Talbot
Talk Blamed on Governor over Highway pay probe
LITTLE ROCK AP Wayne Hampton said impeachment talk against him and other Highway Commission members stems from Gov. Faubus. Hampton and Truman Baker said they will defend themselves and reveal irregularities. Faubus noted impeachment claims have circulated for a decade, tied to relief efforts and Sturgis’ hiring.
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Little Rock
Wayne Hampton
Highway Commission
Orval ‘Faubus
Hampton
Commission
Faubus
Truman Baker
Searcy
Sturgis
Stuttgart
Mack ‘Sturgis
Highway Department
Tcclet
Fred Stafford
Marked Tree
Arkansas Legislative Council
Stafford
Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
Marines Wipe Out Large Viet Cong Force Near Saigon
U S Marines killed about 175 Viet Cong fighters in an engagement 18 miles southwest of Da Nang after a patrol strayed into enemy territory near Saigon. Marines seized a training camp as 38 Communist commandos were arrested in Saigon amid bombings and raids that killed 21 and wounded over 250. American planes downed the 12th MIG over North Viet Nam, with China claiming the aircraft.
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Robert B. Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Red China
da Nang
3Rd Marine Division
British Move to Liberalize Abortion and Homosexuality Laws
In London the House of Lords backed two bills to liberalize laws on abortion and private homosexual acts for consenting adults. The abortion bill passed second reading unanimously, while the homosexual bill advanced 70 to 29. Both proceed to committees and a third reading before Commons review.
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London
Britain
House of Lords
House of Commons
Deferments and Vietnam dominate AP News Digest
Thousands of students take draft deferment tests to prove they can serve the nation. The U.S. command in Saigon reports a MIG downed, while Red China claims it was a Chinese plane. U.S. plans lift helicopter mobility in Vietnam as Johnson urges candidates to promise steadfast support. Gemini 9 plans three rendezvous. State police seek volunteers to find a teenage girl abducted by a masked gunman. Arkansas highway chief says under attack for toeing officials’ lines amid gubernatorial cue for voters.
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AP News
Nam
U.S
Saigon
Red China
North Viet Nam
United States
South Viet Nam
Johnson
America
Viet Nam
Arkansas Highway Commission
Wayne Hampton
Brooks Hays
Funeral Directors Elect Leaders in Arkansas Association
Walter Stevens of Forrest City was elected president of the Arkansas Funeral Directors Association at a three day meeting in Hot Springs. George H. Wittenberg of Little Rock was named past president alongside officers Randall Roberts of Fayetteville first vice president David Malaby Texarkana second vice president James A. Henry North Little Rock secretary treasurer and Fred Lewis Magnolia chaplain.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Walter Stevens
Forrest City
Arkansas Funeral Directors Association
George H. Wittenberg
Little
Randall Roberts
Bayetteville
David Malaby
Texarkana
James A. Henry
North Little Rock
Fred Lewis
Magnolia
Graduates Named From Henderson State Teachers College Hope Area
Around Town notes 278 candidates for degrees at Henderson State Teachers College with graduation set for Friday May 27 at 7 p m. Local area graduates include Dennis M Harper Nashville for B S in Business Administration Bobby Lee Burns Patmos Betty Baker Cagle Prescott Lera Beth Callicott Hope Janice Ann Cooper Willisville Janet Syee Prescott Shirely Carolyn Hartsfield Hope Robert W Mizell Hope Jeanett McCon nell Hope Mary Annette Russell Virgil Lee Sander Elizabeth B Smith Hope Lynne Love Stephenson Preslas M Alford Prescott Anthony Ward McLarty Hope Royce Burton Tarlant Nashville James Baker Hill Nashville James Harold Douglas Hope Johnnie Benefield Rosston Edgar Allan Branch Nashville Sammy Dean Lee Prescott Bethy Kay Bell Hope Lambda Sigma Alpha initiates 19 new members including Tommy Power of Hope. Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance reports 1344.25 raised for Crookett and Giles family after a fatal fire. Donations net of funeral costs allocated to Mrs Giles and Mrs Pearlene Crockett of 508 Heikory. Florida Mary Crockett out of hospital and recovering. Boy Scouts Troop 91 must have 10 deposit by May 15 at Over turf's Store. Hope Council of Garden Clubs elects officers: Mrs Charles Stone president, Mrs Chris Petre vice president, Mrs Harold Stephens vice president, Mrs Roy Taylor secretary, Mrs Bob Turner treasurer, and Mrs Jim James parliamentarian. Display by local artists at Hope House Sunday with Hempstead County Library addition dedication.
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Henderson State Teachers College
Dennis M. Harper
Nashville
Bobby Lee Burns
Patmos
Betty Baker Cagle
Prescott
Lera Beth Callicott
Hope
Janice Ann Cooper
Willisville
Janet Syee
Shirely Carolyn Hartsfield
Robert W. Mizell
Jeanett McConnell
Mary Annette Russell
Virgil Lee Sander
Elizabeth B. Smith
All of Hope
Lynne Love Stephenson
Preslas
Rosston
Dgar Allan Branch
Sammy Dean Lee
Bethy Kay Bell
U S Denies Downing Plane Over China
The U S Air Force rejects Beijing's claim that American fighters shot a Chinese plane. It says a Phantom shot down a Communist MIG over North Vietnam 20 to 25 miles south of the Chinese border. China calls the incident an act of war provocation and vows retaliation. An Air Force radar jet and four MIGs were involved in the aerial exchanges near Hanoi.
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Andrew Borowiec
Saigon
South Nam
U.S. Air Force Today
Peking
Red China
Air Force
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Makwan
China
Yunnnan
U.S
Hanoi
N.M
R. Dugley
Alamogordo
Hendrix and Feild to Attend Southern Highway Policy Meet
Senator Hendrix and Representative Feild of Arkansas are named to serve on the Southern Regional Highway Policy Committee. Arkansas officials Walter Hicks and W. L. Woodyard also on the committee with L. Weems Trussell as chair. The group will meet in Atlanta on May 26-27 to discuss traffic safety commerce vehicle taxation licensure and interstate highway system extension plans.
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Olen, Hendrix
Presecott
Talbot Feild, Jr
Hope
L.weems Trussell
Arkansas Commission
Arkansas
Council of State Governments
Walter Hicks
Arkansas Highway Department
L. Woodyard
State Revenue Department
Hendrix
Feild
Atlanta
Georgia
Congress
Job Corps Brings State $9.5 Million
In Little Rock, the Neighborhood Youth Corps and other federal anti poverty programs have funneled 9.5 million dollars into Arkansas since 1965, with total state receipts reaching 30 million through April. Major components include adult work experience, college work study, urban and rural Community Action, and Project Head Start, totaling 9.5 million for these job programs.
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Little Rock
Arkanaa
McClellan to Speak at Dardanelle Dedication
Senator John L. McClellan will headline the Friday dedication of the Dardanelle Locking Dam, first major Arkansas River navigation project structure. Attending also are Gov. Orval Faubus, U.S. Representatives James Trimble and Wilbur Mills, plus Oklahoma Gov. Henry Bellmon and Rep. Ed Edmondson.
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Associated Press
Dardanelle. Ark
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Dardanelle Locking Dam
Orval Faubus
U.S
James Trimble
Wilbur Mills
Oklahoma
Henry Bellmon
Ed Edmondson
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Greenville
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Shipley Studio
Lambda Sigmg Alpha
Southern State
Tommy Power of Hope
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance
Crockett and Giles
Giles
Pearlene Crockett
Heikory
Florida
Mary Crockett
KXAR
Overturf
The
Star
Paige
Hope Council of Garden Clubs
Charles Stone
Chris Petre
Harold Stephens
Roy Taylor
Bob Turner
Jim James
Hope House
Hempstead County
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