Interstate cooperation reshapes regional education efforts
A Charleston News and Courier excerpt discusses the Southern Regional Education Board, created two decades ago by an interstate compact across fifteen Southern and border states. It highlights SREB’s growth, joint programs from mental health to forestry, and its role in proving states can cooperate successfully beyond federal action. It notes the board’s impact on regional education policy.
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Kindergarten issues vie for lead in Arkansas ballot
In Little Rock AP reports early leads show proposals for a constitutional convention and free public kindergarten slimly ahead as precincts report. Workmen’s Compensation Act and kindergarten measures lead, while four other proposals head toward defeat amid partial tallies from 2,421 precincts.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Dairy Commission
Hunton
Wells Britt Tight Arkansas lieutenant governor race remains undecided
State Rep. Bil Wells led incumbent Maurice Britt by about 10 000 votes in unofficial tallies with 264 576 to 254 175 as 2 599 of 2 818 boxes reported. Some counties nearly done while others still unreported. Gov Rockefeller appeared headed to a second term.
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Bil G. Wells
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Footsie
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Wells
Newton County
Benton County
James H. Pilkinton
Winthrop Rockefeller
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Crank
Johnson
Newton
Marshall Chrisman
Hartman
Elvan Wharton
Clarksville
Baxter
Fulton
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Vada Sheid
Mountain Home
Carroll
Madison
Danny L. Patrick
Delaney
F. A. Teague
Sebastian
Crawford
George Nowotny
Fort Smith
Paul Shaver
Preston C. Bynum
Roy H. Calyean
Bynum
Jim Sheets
Pope
Searcy
James H. Harrell
Frances Rawlings
Craighead
Greene
Jimmy Hunt
David Percifal
B. G. Hendrix
Charles Day
Independence
Draft Call of 26,800 Men Sets January Quota
The Pentagon announced a January draft call of 26,800 men to serve in the Army. It is the largest monthly quota since May when 45,900 were drafted. The Defense Department said the January total will assure a timely flow of replacements for those completing terms of service, noting shifts in Army replacement needs drive recent draft call fluctuations.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
Reliving the past over the future, Hal Boyle muses
New York columnist Hal Boyle notes that people prefer revisiting memories to facing an uncertain future. He recalls midcentury life, from hatcheck girls to tin lunch buckets, bedbugs, ROTC rebels, and the era's quiet charms, urging readers to savor past perks.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Nixon First Step Aims at Peace Drive Role
AP dispatch reports Richard Nixon plans to quickly agree with President Johnson on his part in the Vietnam peace effort after the inauguration. He indicated willingness to travel if needed to advance stalled talks, possibly urging Saigon to send a delegation to Paris with North Vietnam. Thieu’s refusal to include the Viet Cong in talks has blocked progress, Nixon warned in a campaign TV speech.
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Viet Cong
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Florida
Hubert H. Humephrey
U.S. Senate Seat Eugene J. McCarthy
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da Nang
National Two Brothers
Ramon Navarro
Silent Screen
Special
Poppy Day Observance and Nixon Victory Reflections
Poppy Day on Saturday May 9 invites the public to wear red memorial poppies to honor war dead and support disabled veterans. The gesture stems from battlefields in France and Belgium and is the Legion Auxiliary’s official memorial flower. In political notes, Nixon’s victory promises an open door administration, yet a Democratic Congress may limit his plans and cooperation with Johnson.
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Belgium
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Saigon
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Johnson
Congress
Future of Paisley discussed at PTA meeting
The Paisley PTA will hold a meeting Tuesday November 12 at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium. James H Jones superintendent of Hope Public Schools will discuss the future of Paisley School focusing on either building a new school at the Paisley site or adding rooms to other schools and transporting students. All PTA members and residents in the school area are invited.
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Paisley Pta
James H. Jones
Hope Public Schools
Paisley
PTA
Christian Civic Group Plans Future in Hempstead County
The Hempstead County Christian Civic Foundation met November 7 for a breakfast to appoint committees on membership education and public relations. A resolution thanked all election workers. The group aims to grow membership and invite all interested parties to help improve Hempstead County. The foundation set 7:00 a.m. December 2 to receive preliminary committee reports.
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Hempstead County
Gold Moving Into Arkansas
The associated press reports a Canadian cold front clearing skies in Arkansas. A high pressure system will replace the low pressure and cool the state by Sunday. Rain totals over 24 hours ended 6:30 a.m. ranged from trace at Little Rock to 0.07 inches at Harriman with lows from 42 to 48 degrees at Smith, Harrison, and Pine Bluff.
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Little Rock
Harrigan
Act
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Ping Blut
Casualties rise in Vietnam amid ongoing fighting
Casualties in Vietnam rose last week with 150 Americans killed and 1,214 wounded, while South Vietnamese reports noted 129 government soldiers killed and 684 wounded. Allied claims put Viet Cong and North Vietnamese deaths at 1,393, lifting total American deaths to 29,184. A separate Paris round stalled as the United States and North Vietnam clashed over peace talks rules and the bombing halt.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Record World Violin Price Sets World Auction Mark
London AP reports amateur musician Jack Morrison bought a Stradivarius violin for 52800 dollars at Sothebys setting a world record. The prior top price for a violin was 3200 dollars in 1966 for a Guarneri. The instrument once belonged to famed violinist and composer Battista Viotti.
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Sothpeby’s
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Collision in Congress Inevitable Nixon Pledges to Bring Americans Together
Washington AP summary notes Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield pledges support for Nixon when right while Congress remains Democratic, signaling early clashes over tax credits versus appropriations for social programs. Republicans gain four seats in House and four in Senate, with Morse's Oregon race still undecided. Democratic control persists. Mansfield vows constructive opposition and loyalty when Nixon is right.
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Associated Press
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Richard M. Nixon
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Eisenhow
Wallace third party helped Nixon win presidency says AP
Carl P Leabsdorff reports Wallace third party drew votes from blue collar unions in California Illinois New Jersey Ohio and Wisconsin affecting Nixon Humphrey race The piece notes Wallace's impact varied by state and discusses potential implications for Nixon's administration and Vietnam peace talks.
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Associated Press
Washington
George C. Wallace
Richard M. Nixon
White House
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Ilinois
New Jersey
Ohio
Wisconsin
Nixon
Wallace
Alabama
South
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrrey
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Humphrey
Hughes
Hudson
Middlesex
Passaic
Essex
Eugene L. Wyman
Leon Cooper
Wedding Set for Miss Hope in NORTH HOLLYWOOD
Linda Theresa Hope, daughter of Bob Hope, and Nathaniel Lande plan a January 11 wedding. Linda, a 4 year St Louis University graduate who has acted and taught, will wed Duke University and Oxford postgraduate Nathaniel, an executive at Universal Pictures. The report also covers election results and commentary in Illinois Ohio and Wisconsin with Wallace Nixon Humphrey and Muskie figures noted.
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Linda Theresa
Nathaniel Lande
Miss Hope
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Lande
Duke University
Oxford
Universal Pictures
Local and Regional Notes from Hope Area News
Farrell Faubus loses bid for 19th district prosecuting attorney to Oliver Adams Jr of Hope. Bankers Trust Co enters Bank Americard program with seven billion dollars in assets and plans to issue cards in the New York area. A Country Music Jamboree is set for Patmos School auditorium with the Rocky Mountain Playboys as guest band. Two Hope students join Southern State College Alpha Chi chapter Susan Cobb and Gayle Williams noted for academic and campus activities. Dexter of Hope displays champion steer at Osage fair. Dexter recognized by American Angus Association.
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Charles Sharpe Jr
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James Cobb
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Lucy Mae Williams
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