Editors clash with syndicates over Dear Abby replacement
The Star recounts a historic dispute between editors and syndicates over Dear Abby. Abigail Van Buren endorses the March 24 piece and rebukes the syndicate driven approach, while Helen Bottel sends congratulations praising the paper’s stance. May 11, 1965. Sacramento California.
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Abby
Imagination
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Helen Bottel
New York
Los Angeles
Abigail van Buren
Paul H. Jones
Hope
Arkansas
the Star
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Our _ Daily Bread
Injustice
Showers Hit Much of State Across Weekend
The Associated Press reports Arkansas cities saw showers and thundershowers Sunday into Sunday night with more on the way tonight and Tuesday. The Weather Bureau forecasts 30 to 70 percent statewide coverage, lows 56 to 66, and rainfall of about a quarter inch or less in the past 24 hours. Daytime highs were in the mid 70s to upper 80s with overnight lows in the mid-50s to high 60s.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Weather Xperiment Station Daily Report
The 24 hour period ending 7 a.m. Monday shows a high of 75 and a low of 2 with .17 inch of precipitation. Total weekend rainfall amounts to .90 inch.
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Xperiment
Arkansas Regional Forecast Central Arkansas Shower Outlook
Central Arkansas residents see partly cloudy to cloudy skies with showers. The forecast continues on page two with details on precipitation chances and regional conditions.
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Arkansas
Associated Press
Bomb Explosions Kill 27 in Bien Hoa Base Blast
In Saigon a chain reaction from four 500 pound bombs at Bien Hoa Air Base killed or missing 27 Americans and injured 103. A fifth bomb exploded in wreckage with 40 planes damaged. Hazards from 10 more bombs remain. Maj. Gen. Moore says devices cannot be disarmed and may detonate in days. Personnel evacuated as disposal units assess next steps. Continued on Page Two.
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Peter Arnett
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bien Hoa
Joseph H. Moore
U.S. Air Force
Viet Nam
Thailand
Moore
U.S
Agricultural committee shifts Arkansas cotton allotments
The Arkansas Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee reallocated 7 669 unused cotton allotments from 22 counties mostly in West Arkansas to eastern and southern areas. Counties releasing acreage include Baxter Bradley Cleveland Columbia Crawford Grant Hempstead Howard Izard Little River Montgomery Nevada Newton Polk Pope Saline Scott Searcy Sevier Union and Van Buren. Receiving counties include Arkansas Ashley Chicot Clay Craighead Crittenden Cross Desha Greene Jackson Jefferson Lafayette Lee Lincoln Lonoke Mississippi Monroe Phillips Poinsett Pulaski Randolph St Francis Woodruff.
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Little Rock
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Arkansas
Baxter
Bradley
Cleveland
Columbia
Crawford
Grant
Hempstead
Hot Spring
Howard
Izard
Little River
Montgomery
Nevada
Newton
Polk
Pope
Saline
Scott
Searcy
Sevier
Union
van Buren
Ashley
Chicot
Clay
Craighead
Crittenden
Cross
Desha
Autos Collide at 5th and Spruce Minor Damage
This morning at 5th and Spruce autos driven by A. R. McElroy and Willie Muldrew collided with minor damage. City Officers Clark and Craig charged Muldrew with running a stop sign.
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Willie Muldrew
Clark
Craig
Muldrew
Dominican Junta Presses Offensive in Santo Domingo
Tanks lead a three day battle as the Dominican military junta drives rebel forces east toward the Ozama and Isabella rivers. U.S. paratroopers are wounded in heavy fire, while a White House mission pressures Brig. Gen. Antonio Imbert Barreras to resign.
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Dominican Republic
White House
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Junta
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Isabella
U.S
82Nd
U.S. Airborne Brigade
Ozama River
Washington
Antonio Imbert Barreras
Imbert
Thomas C. Mann
McGeorge Bundy
Harry the Horse Delivers on South Viet Nam Mission Load
Lt. Col. Harry G. Howton commands the 311th Air Commando Squadron in Da Nang. Known as Harry the Horse, the 47-year-old veteran has flown hundreds of missions across World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. His unit, with 14 aircraft typically active, transports mail, evacuates wounded, drops flares, and supplies isolated outposts, while enduring frequent enemy fire.
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Hal Boyle
DA Nang
South Viet Nam
Harry the Horse
Harry G. Howton
311Th Air Commando
Birmingham
Ala
311Th Air Commando Squadron
U.S. Army
8Th Field
Nha Trang
Howton
Burglar Hits Local Store Takes Guns
City police report a burglary at Flowers Sporting Goods Co. on Main St. Entry was gained by breaking the front door glass. Officers recovered a knife a 22 cal rifle a box of shells and a gun case. A knife a 30 cal carbine and ammunition remain missing. items were found at various places. Police know the burglar and expect to capture him soon.
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Flowers Sporting Goods Co
Main St
Ouachita River Project Seeks Extra Funding
Ouachita River Valley Association leaders urge Congress to boost Army Engineers funding to keep the project at full scale. H. K. Thatcher of Camden and W. Edwin Cox of Floridó, president, will push for an additional 1,229,000 dollars in Johnson administration funds before House and Senate appropriations subcommittees.
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Camden, Ark
Same Robber Hits Bauxite Bank Again
Two gunmen robbed the Benton State Bank branch in Bauxite Arkansas at about 9 45 a m today. One gunman was identified as the man who robbed the bank on April 1 and April 17. The suspects fled in a cream colored car along the same route both times. The cashier Arnold Moore said the man involved in both holdups was about 25 with long sandy hair.
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Bauxite, Ark
Arnold Moore
Benton State Bank
Moore
U S pressure on Domini junta and Vietnam conflict updates
AP dispatch notes Washington pressuring the Domini junta to resign while battles erupt in VIETNAM with explosions near Bien Hoa Air Base. Pentagon orders bombing North Viet Nam targeting single spans. Analysts differ on Viet Nam Teach-In outcomes. Johnson seeks $4 billion five year tax cut and voting rights debate continues.
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Pentagon
America
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Viet Nam
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Congress
Senate
Rallies Draw Thousands to Ku Klux Klan Event in Sanford
Sanfor d NC crowds estimated at 6 000 cheered as Collie Leroy Wilkins 21 and two others linked to a Detroit civil rights case signed autographs at a Klan rally. Alabama attorney Matt Murphy Jr introduced the trio William C Eaton 41 and Eugene Thomas 42 amid the weekend turnout.
Hope Plan for Desegregation Approved in Arkansas
The Office of Education in Washington approved desegregation plans for 13 Arkansas districts and added eight more on Sunday, with 24 districts slated for desegregation by this fall and all plans calling for full compliance by fall 1967. Arkansas districts named include Arkadelphia, Glenwood, Gordon, Hope, Hot Springs, Malvern, Paris and Prescott.
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Office of Education
Abilene Christian College
After Springs
Jonesboro
Little Rock
Washington
Arkadelphia
Glenwood
Gordon
Hope
Hot Springs
Malvern
Paris
Prescott
A. W. Ford
Ford
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Audubon Group Elects Officers at Grassy Lake
Hope and Hempstead County Audubon Society organized at Hamm's Inn on May 16. Officers are Dr. Herbert Rogers president Bobby Polk vice president Eveline Eppler secretary treasurer. A walk around Grassy Lake identified 42 birds and a buffet honored charter members.
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Hope and Hempstead County Audubon Society
Hamm
Grassy Lake
Club
Herbert Rogers
Bobby Polk
Eveline Eppler
Manuel Hamm
James W. Erwin
Billy Erwin
Bobby J. Polk
Jess
Arkansas Supreme Court Orders Redistricting by Board
The Arkansas Supreme Court rules the Board of Apportionment must realign the legislature to satisfy one person one vote. Gov. Faubus, Secretary Kelly Bryant, and Atty. Gen. Bruce Bennett must implement the federal order by June 15, with a possible 30 day extension sought. The decision upholds a Pulaski chancery ruling supporting reapportionment of both Senate and House.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
State Board of Apportionment
Arkansas
U.S. Supreme Court
Pulaski Chancery Court
St. Francis County
Clarke Kinney
Garland County
Nathan Schoenfeld
Board
Orval E. Faubus
Kelly Bryant
Bruceennett
U.S. District Court
Arkansas Senate
House
Bennett
Federal Court
Arkansas General Assembly
Seven-state flood control seek $95 million river program
A seven state delegation asked Congress to approve 95 775 000 for flood control on the Lower Mississippi and tributaries this year. They argued the sum exceeds the 77 060 000 urged by President Johnson’s budget. The Illinois Kentucky Missouri Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana lawmakers testified before a Hope Public Works subcommittee and will appear before a Senate panel. The group represents flood control and levee districts in the Lower Mississippi River Flood Control Association, led this year by Rep. Frank Stubblefield.
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Johnson
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Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
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Tennessee
Missisippi
Louisana
Hope Public Works
Senate
Mississipi River
Local Civitan Meeting and Mu Alpha Theta Honors
Hope Civitan Club schedules a 7 p.m. Monday meeting at Diamond Cafe with Sgt. Claud Byrd of the National Guard in charge. Oklahoma University Norman announces twenty Hope students elected to Mu Alpha Theta with sponsor William D. Sillavan. honored students include Martha Allison and David M. Barber among others. Whitfield Masonic Lodge meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and Hope Roundup Club convenes Thursday at 7 in the Coliseum. Frank Walters returns to Hope residence at 802 West 6th and is connected with Nunn-Pentecost Motor Co. About 218 candidates for spring graduation May 28 at Henderson State Teachers College include graduates in science and education from multiple area towns. Three Hope students played in the Southern State concert band final performance. Brenda Evans, Patr ela Davis, and Byron Denman noted. Vicki Connell appears in Henderson’s opera Archie and Mehitabel. parents live at 1304 James Street, Hope.
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Hope Civitan Club
Diamond Cafe
Claud Byrd
National Guard
Hope
Mu Alpha Theta
Oklahoma University At
Norman
William D. Sillavan
Hope High
Martha Allison
David M. Barber
Edward Bode
William C. Coffee
Susan Forster
J. Leland Lavender Jr
Ken McMurrough
Greg Martin
Betty O'Neal
Judy O'Neal
Janet Purden
Monroe’ Pardue
Lynn Russel
Tony Smith
Mike ‘Turner
Susan Turner
Gayle Williams
Kennan C. Williams
Sammy Strong
Susan Cobb
Three Hope
Southern State
Brenda Evans
Patrela Davis
Byron Denman
Johnson Seeks $4 Billion Cut in Excise Taxes
President Johnson requests Congress approve a nearly 4 billion dollar reduction in excise taxes. The plan calls for 1.75 billion in cuts July 1 and another 1.75 billion next January plus 464 million spread over years to 1970. He cites defense needs but sees no current proof that Viet Nam spending will derail the tax reform.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Free World
Viet Nam
Six Die in Accidents Over State
A 19 year old Fort Smith youth fell sixty feet while climbing Camerons Bluff on Mount Magazine near Paris during a picnic outing. Larry Bray died from head injuries after slipping on a vine. An Associated Press tally shows six violent deaths nationwide over the weekend, with two automobile crashes, raising the year’s total to 209. A Green Forest infant died from fatal burns after liquid spilled on him and was ignited by a stove pilot light. his mother attempted to extinguish the flames and the Hopper home burned. A Blytheville woman drowned while fishing on a farm pond near Mountain Home. A Clarksville teen drowned in Ludwig Lake after his companions reported he appeared to suffer cramps.
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Cameron’s
Mount Magazine
Paris
Larry Bray
Bray
Associated Press
Green Forest
Michael Don Hopper
Ivan L. Hopper Hopper
Carroll Wayne Davis
Crystal Hill
North
Little Rock
Henry Waters, Sr
Washington
Hope
Waters
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