Navigation on Red River Moves a Step Closer
Our Daily Bread reports that a $1.7 million initial appropriation is likely to start the first 31 miles of the Red River channel to Daingerfield Texas within this fiscal year. Completion of the Daingerfield extension hinges on debated funds, with Shreveport seen as the navigable terminus for now.
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Alex H. Washburn
Red River
Red Tver
Red River Valley Association
Budget Bureau
Daingerfield
Texas
Shreveport
Arkansas
Tulsa
Fulton
Red
Factors That Are Eyed by Politicians
AP reports on 1968 elections focusing on racial turnout in riots, growing Black voter registration in Mississippi, and reactions to Vietnam War. Mentions Kentucky governor race and referenda in San Francisco and Cambridge. Also from Little Rock, plaintiffs challenge Altheimer school desegregation progress and faculty assignments through the second semester.
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Washington
Louisville
Kentucky
Hese
Johnson
San Francisco
Cambridge
Mass
Vietnam
Little Rock
Altheimer
Alheimer School Board
Plantiffs
J.simith Henley
Jobless Rate Highest in Two Years
Washington AP reports the nations jobless rate rose to 4.3 percent in October, the highest in two years. The Labor Department notes smaller employment gains and a slight drop in the average work week, with earnings at 2.72 dollars per hour. Rates rise for men teens and nonwhite workers, while women and white workers inch higher or lower.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arthur M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Snow Dumped on Lakes Region Amid Election Day Chill
The Associated Press reports wintry squalls dumping more snow over parts of the Great Lakes region while a cold snap chills the nation east of the Rockies on election day. Buffalo New York logged three inches to bring its total to seven, and Sault Ste. Marie Michigan added another inch. Flurries were lighter elsewhere, though past storms hit Wisconsin Michigan Ontario Pennsylvania and New York. Temperatures fell to near 30 degrees in Atlanta and other Deep South areas.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Rockies
Buffalo
S.Y
Sault Ste. Marie
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Michigan
Otto
Pennsylvania
New York State
Deep South
Atlanta
Junk Mail Lists Sold by State Revenue Dept
An Associated Press survey shows states sell driving records lists for direct mail at prices from 70 thousand dollars in New York to eight dollars in West Virginia. The lists feed firms like R Le Polk & Co of Detroit, which buys or trades most of the 95 million names through state capitals, stirring privacy concerns and court challenges in some states.
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Anthony DE Nigro
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
New York
West Virginia
R. le Polk & Coy
Detroit
Polk
Motor Vehicle Department
North Carolina
Fay Ingram
Alvin Kropf
Illinois
Alaska
South Dakota
Kentucky
Washington
D.C
New York State
California
Alabama
Michigan
South Carolina
Wisconsin
McNamara Says U S Can Fight War and Aid Social Needs
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara told the National Association of Educational Broadcasters that the United States can curb aggression abroad while tackling poverty urban decay and social injustice at home. He cited Pentagon programs including open housing for black servicemen and education for rejected draftees as examples and warned Congress may lack the willpower to pursue both goals.
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Denver
Colo
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Congress
McNamara
National Association of Educational Broadcasters
Defise
Opera Star Tom Krause Seeks Star Guidance for Career
New York AP report profiles Tom Krause, a Finnish baritone making his Met debut who credits astrology with shaping his schedule and career. He blends opera with interests in jazz, ballet, and choreography, speaks six languages, and bases in Hamburg while planning a U S tour including Washington and Texas shows in December.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Tom Krause
Brant Young
Metropolitan Opera
Krause
Sibelius
Tom
Viena
G Fuad
Helsinki
Hamburg
Germany
Washington
Nova
San Antonio
Tex
United States
Providence Church Plans Weekend Revival at Perrytown
The Providence Memorial Baptist Church in Perrytown announces a Week-End Revival from Friday November 10 to Sunday November 12. Services start nightly at 7 30 led by Evangelist Wayne Johnson pastor of Grace Temple Baptist Church Arlington Texas. Music director is J C Howell with D D Fairchild as pastor.
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Providence Memorial Baptist Church
Perrytown
Wayne Johnson
Grace Temple Baptist Church
Arlington
Texas
J, C, Howell
D, D. Fairchild
John Nance Garner Dies At 98 In Texas
UVALDE Tex AP former vice president and longtime House speaker John Nance Garner died at age 98. Known as Cactus Jack he served as vice president from 1932 to 1940 and left politics after breaking with FDR over a third term. He spent his final years tending pecan trees and feeding turkeys at his Uvalde home. A family friend said Garner slipped into a coma Monday night.
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Uvalde, Tex
John Nance Garner
House
Garner
United States
Franklin D. Rouseault
Shriv er May Quit If OEO Money Cut
Sargent Shriver warns he would resign if Congress makes deep cuts to the Office of Economic Opportunity budget. He rejects a 1.2 billion figure and cites a need for substantial antipoverty funding, amid looming House authorization debates and possible GOP Democratic coalition pressure.
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Washington
Sargent Shriver
Congress
Shriver
OEO
Columbia Broadcasting System
House This Week
First killing frost arrives in southwest Arkansas
Last Saturday, November 7, brought the season's first killing frost to southwest Arkansas with an official reading of 27 degrees at the Fruit & Truck Branch Experiment Station. The Star lists a 10 year record from 1967 to 1958 showing frost dates and temperatures, including 27 degrees in 1967 and 1965, and 32 degrees in 1966 and 1958, with verification notes for 1958.
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Arkansas
Fruit & Truck Branch
The
Star
ABC
Riots Probe Shifts to Nashville Tennessee
Senate investigators turn from a Texas campus riot to a disturbance near Fisk University and Tennessee A and I University in Nashville Tennessee. Mayor Beverly Briley is set to testify as hearings resume. Police linked the Nashville riot to SNCC activity and Stokely Carmichael's Black Power influence.
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Washington
Senate
Texas
Nashville
Tenn
Beverly Brijoy
Fisk University
Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial University
Black Power
Stokely Carmichael
Student Non- Violent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
House
Suolmer
dJudiciary Committee
Sovace
$52 Million Pork Barrel Bill Heads to Senate Action
Senate this week starts examining $62 million in pork barrel projects with a potential price tag of $4.1 billion. The package includes the $52 million of public works starts and planning efforts from earlier years, expanding total pork barrel commitments to $15.2 billion. President Johnson proposed new starts costing $7.4 million for 1968 with future costs rising to $153 million, while the Senate and House added dozens more projects and planning ventures, drawing criticism for escalating government spending amid the Vietnam War.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Congress
Johnson
House
Allen J. Eliender
Law
Senate Ts Appropriations Committee
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
William — Proxmire
D-Wis
Poppy Sale Prizes Awarded by Local Auxiliary
Kitty Reeves and Debbie Barham won the $3 first prize from Poppy Day Sales led by Mrs. Joe Jones. The group raised $30.10 in prize money, Debbie Robinson and Connie Johnson were runners up. Net proceeds total $242.60 with allocations for disabled veterans, auxiliary welfare, and local child welfare and community service programs.
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Kitty Reeves
Debbie Barham
Joe Jones
Debbie Robinson
Connie Johnson
Patt! Murphy
Kathy Keller
Anne Grimes
Marynell Branch
Cindy Snyker
Cathy Feild
Joanne Reynolds
Susan McCain
Carla Turner
American Legion Auxiary
Leslie Huddleston
Hope Star
KXAR
Auxiliary
Girl Scouts
Arkansas
Auxiliary State Department
Fighting Is Heavy in Vietnam
Heavy fighting was reported in South Vietnam's central highlands and coastal lands as Communist offensives appeared likely. South Korea's White Horse Division reported 113 North Vietnamese killed, with light Korean casualties near its base. In the central highlands, 20 American paratroopers and 18 North Vietnamese troops died, while 27 U.S. soldiers were wounded. U.S. Air Force bombers struck Hanoi area targets, including Gia Thuong storage, a repair plant near Hanoi, and an anti transformer station, for the first time since May, with Hanoi claiming five planes down while U.S. forces reported one loss.
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George
Asper
Saigon
South Vietnam
South Korea
White Horse Division
Central Highlands
U.S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade
North Vietnam
Gia Thuong
Hanoi
U.S
Car Dealers Hold Area Meet Here
Harry Shannon of Star City led an area meeting for new car dealers in Hope on Tuesday November 7. He outlined The Permanent Automobile Licensing Act of 1967 as modern policy for Arkansas’s 825,000 vehicle owners and noted the act uses staggered licensing, with the Department of Revenues computers linking to State Police and soon FBI access. John Russell urged dealers to advertise clearly, price fairly, inspect and service vehicles, honor warranties, provide courteous treatment, and maintain value to boost business and industry image.
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Harry Shannon
Star City
Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association
Hope
Shannon
Arkansas
Herbert W. Reinhardt
Col. Reinshardt
FBI
Washingston
NADA
Arkanesas
John Russell
North Lite Tla Rack
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State Revenue Dept
Providence Church
John N. Gardner
Tennessee
Arkansas Supreme Court
Shelby L. Jones
Emmet
Hempstead
Don E. Browning
Sylvester Hicks
Browning
Arkansas Farm
Pst
Troyce Endsley
Bradley
Lafayette County
D. B. Yarbrough
Howard
Clarence Self
Murfreesboro
Pike
Suzanne Jones
Stephen F. Austin College
Nacogdoches
Garland
East Texas
Redland Rci
McCaskill
Wildlife Association
G&f
Gordon Prescott
Red Cross
Red Blyver Vocational Technical School
Hope and Hempstead Coynety
AP News Digest
George Romney
NATIO
Lee
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