Hope voters urged to support street bond package
Editor urges Hope residents to back three bond issues funding street improvements. argues city has little street tax support, relying on gas tax turnbacks and parking meters, plus Water & Light funds. warns against voting only for part of the package and urges YES on all three bonds tomorrow.
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Hope
City of
Municipal Water & Light Plant
Municipal Board of Public Affairs
Tal Hope
Four Voting Places for Hope Tuesday Ballot
Voters in Hope on Tuesday face a five mill tax a five dollar auto tag tax and a 97000 bond issue to fund a 765000 street program. Four voting sites operate Ward 1 Fire Station Ward 2 Court House Ward 3 WOW Hall and Ward 4 City Hall with designated judges clerks and guards. Portland fireman Al Oliverio helped fight ore on the freighter Goldstone easing the rescue effort.
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Hope
Court House
Wow Hall
City Hall
Ward
Hope City Fire Station
Bill Wray
Cecil Weaver
George Frazier
Jim James
Horace Fuller
Little Court Room
County Courthouse
Paul Rawson
J. A. Davis
E, F. Formby
N. U. Cassidy
Homer Stone
Garrett Wills
J. J. Shope
Box County Clerk’s Office
Cecil O'Steen
Leonard Elis
Louis Crain
June Reynolds
Lois O'Neal
Portland, Ore
Portland
al Oliverio
Humphrey Discusses Vietnam With Suharto Not Asking Mediation
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey spoke with Indonesia's acting President Suharto about the Vietnam war in Jakarta. He did not ask Suharto to mediate, despite earlier statements from Suharto's spokesman. Sources say Suharto offered possible help but no formal mediation was requested.
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Jakarta
Hubert H. Humphrey
Inedousia
Suharto
Humphrey
United States
Hanoi
Hearing Denied on War Refusal by Three Privates
The Supreme Court refused to hear a case by three Army privates who refused orders to Vietnam and argued the orders were illegal. Justices Stewart and Douglas signaled questions about whether a war exists when Congress has not declared one, and whether the President may order participation. Justice Marshall did not participate. The privates are Dennis Mora, 26, of New York City, David A. Saas, 21, of Modesto, California.
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Washington
Congress
Thurgood Marshall
Vietnan
Wat Erlines
Dennis Mora
New York City
David A. Saas
Modesty
Boyle Reflects On 30 Years Of Marriage In Humorous Memoir
HAL BOYLE writes of a half century shared with Frances in a breezy personal piece. He recalls a modest Greenwich Village life, a long marriage that endured through finances, moves, and domestic routines, and offers two cautions for lasting partnership. He credits daily breakfast and shared humor as sustaining factors amid ordinary challenges.
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Hal
Boyle
New York
Frances
Greenwich Village
Water Association receives $350000 federal loan
The Little River Water Association announced a $350,000 federal loan for constructing about 40 miles of water lines to serve roughly 400 families in the Little River Etowah Athelstan and Bondsville communities of Mississippi County Arkansas.
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Osceola, Ark
The
Little River Water Association
Little River
Etowah
Athelstan
Bondsville
Mississippi County
Cites Need to Improve City Streets in Hope
Mayor John B. Gardner received a 1967 letter from the Arkansas Director of Highways noting a Comprehensive Highway Transportation Planning Study for Hope and Hempstead County. The study will evaluate needs on city streets and state highways, including a potential railroad overpass for Highway 29, with 130 opening to traffic from Highway 4 south early in 1969 pending funds.
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John B. Gardner
Director of
Arkansas Highways
Gardner
Highway Commission
Hope and Hempstead County
Hope
Highway
One Killed on Arkansas Highways This Weekend
One person died in two traffic incidents on Arkansas highways during the weekend. Anne Mae Moore of Camden was killed Friday when another car crashed head on into a parked truck in which she sat. George McGowen, 73, of Camden, likely died in a related crash about six miles east of Camden.
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Arkansas
Anne Mae Moore
Camden
Scotty Battershell
George McGowen
Antipoverty Program Extension Debate Moves in House
Washington AP reports heated House debate on extending antipoverty funding for another year. Authors warn of piecemeal cuts while amendments to place local officials in agency control and require cash contributions face criticism. Senate has approved a $2.3 billion measure as House weighs a $2.06 billion proposal.
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John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington
Education and Labor Committee
Office of Economic Opportunity
House
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Johnson
Senate
Court Refuses Hearing on Insurance Firm Case
The Arkansas Supreme Court refused a rehearing of its ruling that barred American Foundation Life Co. from blocking minority stockholders seeking to merge with National Old Line Insurance Co. The decision, upheld by a Pulaski County circuit court and former Securities Commissioner Clint Jones, centered on legality of voting trusts for a domestic insurer. Homer L. Bailey led the majority seeking the trust to shield the company from minority holders.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
American Foundation Life Co
National Old Line Insurance Co
Arkansas
Circuit Court
Pulaski County
Clint Jones
American
Homer L. Bailey
Maryland Loyalty Oath Struck Down by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling by Justice William O. Dougl as, struck down Maryland’s public employee loyalty oath as vague. The decision upholds that requiring swear not to engage in overthrow attempts could apply to unaware individuals and risks perjury. Dissenters, led by Justice John M. Harlan, criticized the majority’s reasoning.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Maryland
William ©. Douglas
Douglas
John M. Harlan
Ford Resumes Production After 60 Day Shutdown
Ford Motor Co. cars rolled off assembly lines in Detroit for the first time since September 6, ending a 60 day stoppage caused by the United Auto Workers strike. The move follows Ford returning to work as Chrysler negotiates a contract with roughly 95,000 production workers and 28,000 salaried staff represented by the union.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
UAW
Ford
Chrysler
Ford Assembly
Race for 1968 nominations dominates AP digest
AP dispatch summarises electoral drama as Thieslay and Rishird M Nixon campaign in early primaries for the Republican bid. Johnson aides highlight steady leadership while anti poverty backers seek House concessions. International notes report Viet Cong clashes near Loc Minh and air strikes on Phuc Yen. Typhoon toll rose with disasters across England the Philippines and Hong Kong. Yemeni regime signals reconciliation with Royalists to end civil war.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Loc Minh
U.S
Phuc Yen
Philippines
England
Hong Kong
Yemen
Group Pushes Major Cut in Foreign Aid Fund
The House Appropriations Committee proposed a 31 percent reduction in new foreign aid funds, cutting the President's request of 3.23 billion to 2.20 billion. The bill would limit weapon purchases by recipient nations and set the funds as the minimum for the current fiscal year, with about 1.831 billion for economic aid and 365 million for direct military assistance, totaling 740 million less than last year. It forecasts aid for about 100 countries and territories through next June 30.
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William F. Arbogast
Associated Press
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
House Noor
House
America
U.S
Income Tax Schools Set For December In Hope
Arkansas Agricultural Extension Service and IRS sponsor income tax schools led by J O Kumpe to be held December 7 8 at Red River Vocational Technical School in Hope Registration starts 8 30 a m with classes 9 a m to 4 30 p m each day Contact Hempstead Extension office with name and address for enrollment Also notes include a lost set of keys at the Post Office and local community notices from Whitfield Masonic Lodge and the Chamber of Commerce meeting on November 7 and remarks on Harold A Smith at a medical education convention in Little Rock. voter reminder to participate on Holy Tuesday
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Arkansas Agriculture Extension Service
Internal Revenue Service
J. O. Kumpe
Red River
Hope
Hempstead
Enyoll
The
Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Harold A. Smith
Hope Rt. 3
Southern State College
Arkansas Association For Physical Education , Health
Central High School
Little Rock
Kathryn Brown
Smith
Blevins High School
Centenary College
Southern State
Gia Thuong storage area hit in North Vietnam air raid
Air Force Thunderchiefs struck the Gia Thuong storage area near Hanoi knocking out key bridges and damaging 72 buildings as American bombers attacked targets in North Vietnam. In the same day, Phuc Yen MIG base northwest of Hanoi was raided and at least two MIG17 Interceptors were damaged on the ground while a US F105 was shot down. In South Vietnam, infantry clashed with Viet Cong near Loc Ninh and a Jolly Green Giant helicopter participated in a deep rescue operation.
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Saigon
Vietna
Hedquarters
Pantagon
Hao
Hai-:phong
Lao Cat
China
Gia Thuong
Communist China
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Canal Des Rapides
Doumer
U.S
Gia Thuong Ae
North Vietnam
Air Force
Phuc Yen
Loc Ninh
North
Major Snowstorm Strikes Great Lakes Region
Snow squalls dump up to two feet along southern and eastern shores of the Great Lakes. Eastern Lake Erie coast in Ohio and Pennsylvania and western New York suffer heavy totals with Conneaut and Hurley reporting substantial depths. Cold, frigid temperatures follow as areas from Wisconsin to Michigan report subfreezing conditions and clear skies dominate most eastern regions.
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Associated Press
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Lake Erie
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Conneaut
Aor
Mayville
Hurley
Wisconsin
Irons Wood
Michigan
Lake Michigan
Rockies
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