Debt, Delusion, and The Washington Spending Spree
An Associated Press dispatch decries rising debt as the Treasury asks Congress to raise the legal limit to 332 billion. The piece argues deficits persist despite higher tax intake, warns of currency devaluation, and contrasts modern policy with ancient lessons, urging fiscal responsibility amid “rosperous times” rhetoric.
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Associated Press
Treasury Department
Congress
Treasury
Washington
Negro Mob Stones a School Bus in Bakersfield
A group of about 50 people in the Lakeview Avenue area of southeastern Bakersfield stoned a Kern County Junior High School bus injuring the driver and several students. The disturbance led to fire damage estimated at $15,000 with 14 alarms. 35 people were arrested, 22 of them juveniles.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Lakeview Avenue
Robert Holland
Kern County
Californi Highway Patrol
Slayings Probe Spurs Arkadelphia Manhunt Near Spearhead Search
Bloodhounds from the state prison aided a large swamp search near Arkadelphia for Glenn Stewart 30 of Marion Ind charged in a dismemberment slaying. The fugitive, identified by Patrolman John Ledbetter, allegedly killed Larry Schmidt 30 and held a widow and two children captive for two days in swamps near Arkadelphia. Schmidt’s body was found in his home. coroner ruled a stab wound to the heart about two weeks earlier. Stewart fled after leaving his father’s home and was said to have a radio. Authorities kept details secret to avoid aiding the escape.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Marion
Ind
John Ledbetter
Glenn Stewart
Curtis
Here
Stewart
Larry Lee Schmidt
Schmidt
Sparta
Tenn
Ledbetter
Parl Stewart
Curthown
Terrinoir Creek
Russell W. Lavengood
Ewart
Marlow
Murder Threat Sparks Courtroom Chaos in San Francisco
In San Francisco a court session was disrupted by a shouted murder threat amid a murder case involving Richard Rock a saloon owner. The attack on Don Wilson AFL CIO Painters Union Local 4 leader prompted a frightened scene as Rock sobbed and his wife wept seeking his release on bail while police pursued a suspect in Superior Court.
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Francisco
Richard Rock
Don Wilson
Afl-Cio Painters Union Local 4
Sacramento Painters Union
Superinée
Francis McCarty
Marvin Lewis
Rock
Edward Thom
McCarty
Red Rock
Anderson withdraws from 16th District race in Arkansas
James D. Anderson of El Paso withdraws as a candidate leaving J Ed Lightle of Searcy the unopposed Democratic nominee for state senator in the 16th Senatorial District. Secretary of State Kelly Bryant announced the withdrawal. The district covers White and Independence counties. No reason was given.
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Little Rock
James D. Anderson
el Paso
J. Ed Lightle
Searcy
Kelly Bryant
Anderson
White
Independence
Southern Highway Policy Committee to Meet in Atlanta
The Southern Office of the Council of State Governments announces Talbot Field Jr of Hope Arkansas will preside at the Southern Highway Policy Committee meeting. The group, formed by the fifteen state Southern Conference, will meet at the Hilton Inn in Atlanta May 26 and 27 to study highway issues and craft recommendations on safety finance interstate system expansion and regulation.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Council of State Governments
Talbot Field, Jr
Hope
Arkansas
Southern Highway Policy Committee
Feild
Artign
Hilton Inn
Rex. M. Whitton
William S. Foulis
President's Committee For Traffic Safety
Nat Washington
State of Washington
Two Local Students Find Gems at Johnston Mine
Brookwood sixth graders and Miss Margaret Priest toured the Johnston Diamond Mine in Murfreesboro. Debbie Barham found a half carat diamond worth about 50 dollars when polished. Peggy McIver found a pink diamond about a quarter carat valued around 50 dollars. Students collected rock samples and saw the fluorencent display. mothers and fathers accompanied the trip.
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Brookwood
Margaret Priest
Johnston
Murfreesboro
Debbie Barham
Joe Barham
Hope Rt. 3
Peggy McIver
Buddy McIyver
Walker
William Erwin
Harrell Butler
W. EB. McFarland
J. T. Sill
Olan Reaves
James Gaines
Ed Aslin
Thelma Eakley
Buddy Mclyer
Johnny Kramer
Law Officers Open Meeting in Hot Springs
Law enforcement officers from 11 states opened three days of sessions in Hot Springs Arkansas for the southern regional meeting of the Division of State and Provincial Police of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. About 62 officials registered for the event which runs through Thursday.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Division of State and Provincial Police
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Yerger High seniors awarded numerous scholarships
Yerger High School seniors received multiple awards and scholarships including Josten's Medals Service Lloyd Washington and Earl R Jones. Tommie L Love Jr earning Mathematics and Senior Class President honors. Ronald Stuart receiving All Around and Citizenship. Brenda Cooper gains multiple $10 to $50 prizes. National Honor Society member Jim xx Dismuke $25. National Merit Scholar Tommie L Love Jr Valedictorian $1000. Hendrix College and AM & N College athletic awards. 4 year totals and subscriptions noted.
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Yerger High School
Josten
Lloyd Washington
Earl R. Jones
Tommie L. Love, Jr
Ronald Stuart
Brenda Wright
A. R. Johnson
Ira Williams
T. Moore
Robert Prater
James A. Harris
Brenda Cooper
Charmette
Emeree Lee Martin
Annie P. Strong
Jimxx Dismuke
Edward C
Haynie
Mathematicspeed
Tommie L. Love
Dorothy Non
Yerger High Names Two Girls State Selections
Two Yerger High School juniors have been chosen for Girls State to be held June 12 to 18 in Little Rock. Selection criteria included school and community leadership and talent. Jacqueline Davis is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary and Patricia Maxwell by the Verger School Faculty.
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Yerger High School
Little Rock
Crijteria
Jacquelyn Davis
Johnnie Louise Davis
St. Paul Street
American Legion Auxiliary
Patricia Maxwell
Lecoy Maxwell
Verger School
Arkansas Soldiers Killed in Viet Nam Named
The Defense Department lists three Arkansas soldiers killed in action in Viet Nam and one killed by non hostile causes. Killed in action are Sgt. Jerry W. Bell of Lake City Pfc Aquila Baker of North Little Rock and Pfc Theodore Bradshaw of Sherrill Jefferson County. Robert L. Clark of Hot Springs died of non hostile causes.
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Washington
Defense Department
Arkansas
Viet Nam
Department
Jerry W. Bell
Henry Bell
Lake City
Aquila Baker
Paul Baker Sr
North Little Rock
Theodore Bradshaw
William Bradshaw
Sherrill
Jefferson County
Robert L. Clark
Betty Clark
Hot Springs
Dairy Talent Jamboree shifts venue at Hope Junior High
The Southwest District Dairy Festival Teen Jamboree will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Hope Junior High School Auditorium instead of the Third District Livestock Show Coliseum. Co sponsors include the Hope Chamber of Commerce and several dairy associations. Teens ages 12 to 20 in Southwest Arkansas may enter. five acts advance to the State Dairy Festival in Little Rock on June 11 with $600 in cash prizes for top 10, plus district awards totaling $1,225 for finalists. Interested teens should contact the Hope Chamber of Commerce by May 28.
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Hope Junior High
B. N. Holt
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Central Arkansas Milk Producers Association
American Dairy Association of Arkansas
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
Arkansas Dairy Products Association
The
Dairy Council of Arkansas
Words Fly No Insurance Settlement at Hearing on Trust
In Little Rock AP report, a hearing on a proposed voting trust to control American Foundation Life Insurance Co ends without settlement. W E Darby of National Old Line Life and Frank Whitbeck of American Foundation Life clash over a potential merger and stock sale price amid heated testimony.
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Little Rock
American Foundation Life Insurance Co
Clint Jamess
W. E. Darby
National Old Line Life Insurance Co
Frank Whitbeck
American Foundation Life
Darby
Possblle
Whitbeck
Sinking of Pioneer Cebu Leaves 122 Missing
Philippine rescue officials say most of the 122 listed as missing after the interisland steamer Pioneer Cebu sank in Typhoon Irma waters. About 262 aboard. 130 survivors rescued, 10 found on islets. Weathered conditions and uncertain passenger numbers hinder final tally.
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Manila
Cebu
Visayan Sea
Philippines
Bombers Hit Viet Cong Concentration in South Viet Nam
American B52 bombers attacked a large Viet Cong troop concentration on the central coast of South Viet Nam amid limited ground fighting. The U.S. Command reported two aircraft losses, one over North Viet Nam and one in central South Viet Nam. A Crusader jet from an aircraft carrier was shot down. the pilot was rescued after 30 minutes in the water. An observation plane also went down near Pleiku, possibly due to Viet Cong fire.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Hancock
Vinh
South China Sea
Pleiku
Bio
Police Involvement in Tire Theft Ring
TEXARKANA ARK AP investigators probe tire theft scope after Monday arrests of three Texarkana police officers and six Cooper Tire and Rubber Co employees. Seven men held for grand larceny. two officers charged with receiving and concealing stolen property. Bonds set at 1500 dollars. names withheld until charges filed.
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Texarkana
Ark
Texarkana, Ark
Cooper Tire and Rubber Co
Richard Birtcher
Birtcher
Freed Elected by Picture Group
Hollywood AP reports producer Arthur Freed has been re elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 1966 67. Other officers named include Gregor Peck as first vice president El mer In as second vice president Hal Elias as secretary Mohr as assistant secretary Richard Murphy as treasurer and MacDonald Cardy as assistant treasurer.
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Hollywood
Calif
Arthur Freed
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy
Gregor Peck
Elmer In
Hal Elias
Mohr
Richard Murphy
MacDonald Cardy
Viet Nam unrest and political shifts tied to regional leaders
Viet Nam reports a military government congress, Buddhist protests in Hue against Premier Ky, and shifting posturing in Da Nang as war fatigue turns to smiles. National focus on Oregon primary and Romney-Javits ticket debate. Senate committees clash over CIA and Pentagon pressure for allied defense. House to debate raising the federal minimum wage to cover 7.2 million more workers. Internationally Sukarno yields in Malaysia talks as Britain prepares to move ships, and a Japanese businessman defends publishing his peace views in the Times. Arkansas news covers river navigation projects near completion, a Securities Commission dispute over American Foundation Life, literary magazine poetry debates at the University of Arkansas, and state bids for Arkansas’ first state owned artmobile.
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Viet Nam
Iow
Hue
da Nang
Oregon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Washington
Senate
Central Intelligence Agency
Pentagon
House
International
Sukarno
Malaysi
Britain
New York Times
Arkansas
Ouachita River
State Securities Commission
Little Rock
American Foundation Life Insurance Co
University of Arkansas
Major construction auction draws 4000 buyers at municipal airport
All Around Town reports Yoder Frey Auctoneers of Ohio held a construction equipment auction at Municipal Airport last Friday drawing about 4000 buyers from across the country. An observer estimated the sale at $1 million or more with buyers arriving by plane, and local bidding on several items went quickly out of reach. The event, centered in Hope for its location and space, may grow into a large regional affair.
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Yoder & Frey Auctoneers, Inc
Ohio
Municipal
Hope
Opposition to Ky Seems to Be Crumbling
In Saigon, Premier Nguyen Cho Ky appeared to gain a new show of strength as Brig. Gen. Pham Xuan Nhuan reportedly pledged loyalty to Ky from Hue where the 1st Vietnamese Division holds a Buddhist stronghold. Nhuan’s allegiance confirmation was uncertain for his troops. The regime, buoyed by a Da Nang victory over rebels, pressed on with a political congress in Saigon, drawing 1,000 civilian and military delegates despite Buddhist boycotts.
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Edwin Q
Saigon
Nguyen Cho Ky
Hue
Defense Ministry
Pham Xuan Nhuan
da’ Nang
da Nang
Ues Thieh Au
Nguyen Chanh Tri
Ton That Dinh
Kennedy urges federal coordination on LSD supervision
Senator Robert F. Kennedy urged coordinated government supervision of LSD use calling it a social problem. He told a Government Operations subcommittee he leads that hearings are needed to find a pattern for cooperation and communication among agencies. He noted LSD has been available for over 20 years and warned that unsupervised use has risen sharply with grave dangers.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
New York Democrat
Faubus Remains Hospitalized in Little Rock
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus will stay at Arkansas Baptist Hospital possibly until mid week. He was admitted Friday for tests for a possible bronchial infection. Executive secretary Clarence Thornbrough said it may be several days before he returns to work.
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Little Rock
Orval Faubus
Arkansas Baptist Hospital
Faubus
Clarence Thornbrough
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N.Y
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Idaho
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Law
Yerger High
Yerger
Freed
AP News Digest
Artmobile
State Purchasing Department
Arkansas Trailer
International Harvester Inc
State Education Department
Sean
Star
Arkansas College
Batesville
Lance Jones
Haskell Jones
Kathy Pardue
Memphis
Jacobs
Arkansas State College
Jonesboro
O Tony Smith
Frank Douglas
Merchants and Industry
Little Rock Grounds
Norwood Davis
Lily
Delmer Weliver
University of Iowa School of Music
Bozea
Beethoven
Hindemith
Early A. Weliver
Hope Ri
Harvard
Timothy Leary
New York
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