Wisconsin Oleo Tax Reduced but Tariff Accusation Lingers
Wisconsin trims the oleomargarine levy from 15c to 5.4c per pound for five years to fund a research building at Arkansas University while Gov Knowles defends lifting the punitive tariff. The piece argues the state has long defied federal law by taxing a product from another state, preserving butter protection and challenging Supreme Court tolerance. Also reports on Paul William Moore's death after Tucker Prison escape and on a nursing associate degree program collaboration between Little Rock University and St Vincent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Weday
Warren Knowles
Varsity of Arkansas
Knowles
United States Supreme Court
South
Uttle Rock
Carey V. Stabler
Little Rock W University
St. Vincent
Cinical
Stats
LRU
Emic
Rgular
House Gives Approval to School Bill
The House approved most of President Johnsons school aid bill after a 14 hour session but stripped from the program one key Office of Education element. The vote kept federal backing for education but a Green amendment to give states control of experimental programs drew strong opposition. Gardner warned such a shift could reduce program effectiveness and spark church state clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Beckler
Washington
House
Johnson
U.S. Office of Education
Edith Green
D-Ore
John W. Gardner
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
See House
Man Charged in Shooting of Officer in Osceola
Osceola resident Lee Wilson, about 65, was charged with first degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Gordon McFall, 39, an Blytheville auxiliary policeman. McFall and eight others were wounded during a four hour gun battle, as Wilson hid in a two room house and fought off state troopers and local officers with a shotgun while tear gas was fired. Wilson was later captured and hospitalized in Memphis in good condition.
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Osceola
Ark
Lee Wilson
Gordon McFall
Blytherville
McFall
Wilson
Blytheville Osceola
Mississippi
Ray Rigsby
Memphis
Arkansas ranks high in highway miles under construction
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas state officials said the federal Transportation Department shows only five states have more highway miles completed or under construction than Arkansas Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New York and Oregon. The report also says Arkansas is below the national average for mileage completed while leading in work under construction but behind in miles open to traffic.
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Little Rock
State Highway Department
Federal
Departsment of Transportation
Arkansas
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New York
Oregon
Highway Department
Faubus Praises Lybrand as Democratic Secretary
Former Gov. Orval Faubus said J. P. Lybrand Jr. of Pine Bluff will work with all Democrats and help build party strength. He declined reservations about Lybrand’s selection by the state Democratic Committee. Faubus commented on wooing Negro voters, saying respectful treatment could secure their 1968 vote for the party.
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Huntsville
Ark
Orval Faubus
J. P. Lybrand Jr
Pine Bluff
Democratic Party
Arkansas Highway Commission chairdownplays turnpike study role
Armil Taylor of Clarksville, chairman of the state Highway Commission, said the commission’s role in the preliminary study of turnpike corridors was minor and that anything they do will be at the request of the Turnpike Authority. The two bodies have not signed an agreement to advance $100,000 for the study, which the Authority decided to request at its first meeting.
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Little Rock
Armil Taylor
Clarksville
State Highway Commission
Turnpike Authority
There Are Many Ways to Tell if You Are Young
Hal Boyle offers humorous tests of youth, noting attitudes shape age more than birthdate. The piece lists clues from fashion to daily habits and family quirks, ending with a reminder that youth fades as time passes.
337 Killed in Vietnam in a Week
The U S Command reports a record 337 Americans killed, 2,282 wounded, and 31 missing in the past week, with 241 South Vietnamese and 50 South Korean casualties. North Vietnamese losses total 2,464 as the zone invasion ends and allied forces withdraw.
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Geokus Muanrhur
U.S
United States
Vietnam
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Stobaugh May Take Job Outside Conway County
Carl Stobaugh, former Conway County welfare director, may take a welfare post in Cleburne County. Welfare Commissioner Ler Blaylock said a vacancy exists there and that Stobaugh will not be employed in Conway County while he is commissioner, or until ordered by Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller. Stobaugh, nephew of Sheriff Marlin Hawkins, faced calls to resign over alleged conflicts and welfare client deductions totaling over ten thousand dollars.
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Little Rock
Carl Stobaugh
Conway County
Cleburne County
Ler Blaylock
Blaylock
Stobaugh
State Merit System Council
Winthrop Rockefeller
Sherif Marlin Hawkins
A. J. Moss
Stobaug
Commissioner's Office
Welfare Department
Merit Council
Tay named commissioner fills state police post
Osceola resident Fred Tay age 65 was appointed by Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller to the State Police Commission to fill a vacancy created by Carl Breer of Bentonville resigning. Tay is active in Republican party committees at state and district levels.
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Littli
ROCK
Nashville Poultry Festival Plans In City Stadium
Benny Coleman district chairman announced festival plans for the annual western Arkansas poultry fair to be held at Hamers Stadium on June 10. The event alternates between Hope and Nashville with $2145 raised for tickets from chamber of commerce. Last year about 4000 attended in Nashville and interest grows as displays of chicken cooking and festival prizes reach Roy Anderson Co office.
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Hamericas Stadium
Benny Coleman
Hope
Nashville
Coleman
Peet
Chamber of Commerce
Roy Anderson Co
Yerger High Scholarships and Awards list
United Press International reports Israeli patrols clashed with the Palestine Liberation Army near the Gaza Strip. It marks the first military clash in the current Middle East crisis, according to a U.A.R. military spokesman today.
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William Sunderland
United Press International
Palestine Liberation Army
Gaza Strip
Israel
United Arab Republic
U.A.R
Middle East
Arab Leaders Went Too Far Out on the Limb to Climb Back
HOT SPRINGS Ark AP The Little Rock Conference of the Methodist Church voted 116 to 50 in favor of a resolution calling for elimination of the present racial structure in the Central Jurisdiction. The 1966 General Conference had passed the resolution. Eight Methodist ministers were ordained deacons and nine elders.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Little Rock
William T. Bunker
Daniel C. George
Hickory Plains
Thomas C. Hatcher
Delight
Fred C. Haustein
John W. Shafer
Hope
Rodney Wallace
Dangerfield
Tex
Leonard D. Yates
Texarkana
Joe E. Arnold
Pine Bluff
John T. Adkinson
Portland
Leo L. Beck
Welcome
Allen B. Bonsall
William L. Ryan
Middle East
See Arab Leaders on Page 5 Prescott Mill Worker Is Killed
Oscar Willingham, 48, of Prescott was killed when a lumber truck overturned on him at the Ozan branch of Potlatch Forest mill. Authorities said the vehicle was moved from the loading dock to the dry kiln when the accident occurred.
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Prescott
Prescott, Ark
Oscar Willingham
Ozan
Potlatch Forest, Inc
Experts Say Israel Could Lick Arabs War Preview
Washington AP dispatch notes U S military experts believe Israel despite numerical inferiority could defeat Arab coalitions if major powers stay out. Israelis valued for training and equipment, with 300000 personnel against about 400000 Arab forces. Analysts see four bordering states Egypt Jordan Syria Lebanon as likely immediate foes in any open conflict.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
U.S
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Iraq
Saudi Ara
All Around Town Attendees and Local Projects Listed
Attendees at the Methodist Conference in Hot Springs include District Lay Leader and Mrs. Syd McMath, Mr. and Mrs. Earl O Neal, Mrs. George Wright, and Mrs. Joe Watkins. A Pee Wee baseball league for ages six to eight invites contact Wayne Johnson. Hemstead highway work covers SH 355, SH 385, and US 67 junction improvements with costs from 80,000 to 226,000 dollars. Contributions requested for Holly Grove Cemetery upkeep. Major John Hackler of Paternos to Fort Chaffee for C G S training May 28 to June 10. The Arkansas Penitentiary inmate panel discusses rehabilitation and past local incidents with the community.
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Methodist
Hot Springs
Syd McMath
Earl O'Neal
George Wright
Joe Watkins
Hempestead
Spring Hill
Ross d’ Arc Lake
Hempstead
Nee Counties
Patmos
Falcon
Hope
U. S. Highway 67
John Hackler
Paternos
Fort Chaffee
C & GS
Thant Returns From Egypt After Peace Mission
U Thant said his talks with Egyptian President Nasser have ended the peace mission and he will report to the U.N. Security Council. Nasser stressed Egypt's rights to Gaza Sinai and the Gulf of Aqaba while remaining open to UN cooperation. The crisis centers on the blockade of Israeli shipping to Elath and broader Middle East tensions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.N
Wu, Thant
Egypt
U.N. Security Council
Gamal Abdel Naseser
Middle East
Nassier
Security Council
New York
Israel
Nasser
Thant
United Nations
Gaza
Sinai
Gulf of Acaba
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U Thani
Armistice Commission
Elath
Gulf of Aqaba
East Africa
Asia
Strait of
Tiran
Red Sea
Gulf
Prison contract deemed payoff claim by lawmaker
State Rep. H Allan Dishough alleged a contract between the Arkansas Penitentiary Board and the Jacob Hartz Seed Co of Stuttgart was a payoff for a campaign debt. He criticized lack of bids and legal review. The AG's office ruled the Hartz Co contract questionable.
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Little Rock
H. Allan Dishough
State Penitentiary Board
Jacob Hartz Seed Co
Stuttegart
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