New Plan for Arkansas School Consolidation Aims at Quality
State Education Commissioner Arch Ford said a 1967 legislative proposal would set minimum education standards and merge C and unrated districts into stronger ones if they fail to reach B or A status. AREA backs quality focus. Maddox seeks full provision details. Nairobi rainfall note adds unrelated Kenya climate fact.
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Little Rock
Arch Ford
Ford
State Education Department
Arkansas Rural Education Association
Ode Maddox
Montgomery County
Kidney danger signals warning pamphlet advert
A health warning letter promises quick kidney danger information with a list of “BUKETS” as the only diuretic this claim says to use within four days. It touts a 39 cent price and claims a drug store endorsement from Gibson Rexall Drug.
GOP Gains Threat to Great Society and Johnson's Re-election
AP dispatch from Washington notes a Republican surge in the midterm, gaining control of at least eight governors and surpassing 25 states. The GOP’s strengthened governorships could influence 1968 electoral votes, intensifying pressure on Johnson and boosting GOP nomination prospects. House gains totaled 47 seats, widening the Democratic loss two years into Johnson’s term.
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Jack Bell Washington
Johnson
GOP
Barry Goldwater
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Republican Image Gains in Senate
Harry Kelly reports Republicans added young senators Charles Percy Illinois Mark Hatfield Oregon Howard Baker Tennessee Edward Brooke Massachusetts and Robert Griffin Michigan. Despite a 2 to 1 Democratic edge in the 90th Congress Republicans gain fresh faces and potential White House contenders though major legislative impact remains limited.
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Harry Kelly Washington
White House
GOP
Senate
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Howard H. Baker
Tennessee
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
United States
Everett M. Dirksen
Percy
Hatfield
Baker
Griffin
George Hamilton preinduction physical in Munich
Actor George Hamilton undergoes a U.S. Army preinduction physical at Munich Army installation in Germany while stating willingness to serve in Vietnam if drafted. Lt Col Gabriel Gergoratos checks his weight as part of the examination.
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NEA Telephoto
Viet Nam
George Hamilton
Munich
Germany
Gabriel Gergoratos
Radar and drone gear fuel bombing raids and music charts
A source describes radar and metal sensing gear guiding bombers to targets, with earlier maps overlaid on scopes to detect unlisted metal items. The piece notes sensitive detection can trigger raids in areas with no prior U.S. activity. The rest lists Top Ten records from Cash Box magazine with titles like Poor Side of Town and Good Vibrations.
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Dmz
U. S
Ween
Cash Box
Rivers Good Vibrations
Beach Boys
Winchester
Cathe
Dral
Clarksville
Mankees
Renee
Left Bank
Hazel
Broadcasters Seek More Room In Crowded Airwaves
An AP Special Report details pressure on FCC as land mobile radio expands across government and private users. Government and commercial UHF channels 14 through 83 are largely occupied, leaving scarce space for two way radio apps from police to garbage fleets and even Archdioceses. With Defense holding key frequencies, expansion may force use of scarce UHF TV bands despite interference risks and crowded base stations.
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Stephen M. Aug
Washington
RAL Communications
Uncle Sam
FCC
Archdiocese of New York
Defense Department
Telvision
Commission
United States
Nbody
Electronics Ferret Out the Enemy
In Saigon a U S military source says devices that detect heat and metal from aircraft at high altitude are used nightly to locate Viet Cong and North Vietnamese under cover of darkness. The DMZ patrols, now a busy cross-border highway, are a regular target for these surveillance efforts.
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Bob Gassaway
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
United States
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Viet Nams
Obituary: Mrs. Cora A. Boyd 83
Mrs. Cora A. Boyd died suddenly Tuesday night at 83. A native of Bodean she lived in Hope 16 years and is survived by two brothers Luther R. Crawford Ems tet and John Crawford Oak Grove La plus four sisters Bell Jones Hope Jeannie Jones Ft Worth Vera Jones Snider and Pearlee Kernle Texarkana. Graveside services Friday at 2 p.m. Falcon Cemetery under Smith Funeral Home Stamps.
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Cora A. Boyd
Bodean
Hope
Bidothers
Luther R. Crawford
Emstet
John Crawford
Oak
Grove
Bell Jones
Jeannie Jones
Ft. Worth
Vera Jones
Snider
Texas
Pearlee Kernle
Texarkana
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