Have It Your Way But You Pay for the Privilege
The article argues for and against turning the Post Office Department into an independent government corporation. It notes deficits exceed a billion dollars yearly and cites positions from the executive branch, Congress, and the postal workers union. Junk mail is blamed for much of the deficit, with Postmaster General Winton M. Bount highlighting tax burden on individuals.
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Post Office Department
Government Corporation
Congress
Postal Workers’ Union
Congressional
Post Office
Winton M. Bount
Postal Union
Pleasant Weather to Continue in Arkansas Forecast
The U S Weather Bureau predicts continued pleasant weather in Arkansas for the next day or so. A fast moving frontal system from the northern plains may reach Arkansas by Wednesday bringing scattered showers. no rain in 24 hours ending 7 am. Overnight lows ranged from 38 at Memphis to 51 at Texarkana with other readings in the 40s.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Great Lakes
Northern Plains
Memphis
Blytheville
Fayetteville
Harrison
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
Ef] Dorado
Little Rock
Conference on Planning convenes in Little Rock
Representatives from Louisiana Oklahoma Texas and Arkansas will attend a planning conference starting Wednesday at the state Department of Education in Little Rock. They will discuss leadership resources with federal government representatives.
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Little Rock
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
State Department of Education
Nixon in Good Health After Routine White House Checkup
President Nixon, back in Washington, undergoes a two hour head to toe medical examination at Bethesda Naval Medical Center and is reported in good spirits and health. He spent a holiday weekend in Florida and the Bahamas with Cabinet members nearby for Vietnam and SALT talks. Nixon plans to return to Florida for the Apollo 12 moon mission launch amid antiwar demonstrations in Washington and nationwide.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
White House
Florida
Bahamas
William P. Rogers
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
John N. Mitchell
Key Biscayne
Fla
Vietnam
Helsinki
Air Force One
Cape Kennedy
Ountry
Ex Envoy to Denmark to Speak at UA in lecture series
Former Ambassador to Denmark Mrs Eugenie Anderson will speak at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Arkansas Distinguished Lecture series. Recently back from the Middle East and Eastern Europe tour, she will discuss Student Dissent in Eastern Europe Today. Anderson, a Minnesota native, was the first woman to reach ambassador rank.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Denmark
Eugenie Anderson
University of Arkansas
United States
Middle East
Europe
Minnesota
Judy Croom Wins Southwest Arkansas Junior Miss Title
Miss Judy Croom daughter of Mrs Ellen Croom of Hope won the Southwest Arkansas District Junior Miss title Friday night at Henderson State College. About 30 entered. Heart and Key Society sponsored. The winner advances to statewide finals at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock after Christmas. Croom is a senior at Hope High and a school leader.
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Ellen Croom
Hope
Southwest Arkansas
Hemerson State College
The
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Barton Coliseum
Little Rock
Miss Croom
Hope High
Betty McNiel
T.C. McNiel
Southern State College
Arkansas Association of Education
Southern State
Women's Recreation Association
Association Wiemen
Kiderette
McCormack Disturbs Both Sides in Vietnam Vote
Speaker John W. McCormack upset Democrats on both sides over his push to require the House to approve President Nixon's Vietnam policy. The bid, cosponsored by 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans, risks alienating Nixon critics and backers who fear political use of the resolution.
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John Beurler
Associated Press
Washington
John W. McCormack
House
Nixon
Vietnam
McCormack
Stennis backs forum next year for draft overhaul
Senate Armed Services chair Sen John Stennis pledges early hearings next year on sweeping draft reform. He warned that debates adding reform amendments to the current lottery bill would derail action this session. Stennis said amendments would wait for comprehensive hearings next year, and noted talks with Edward M Kennedy while avoiding broader Senate commitments. He also addressed extending the Selective Service Act by six months to June 1 1970 to force a deadline.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
John Stennis
Armed Services Committee
Mississippi Democrat
Stennis
House
CBS
Yuri
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Congress
Two Minors Die in Arkansas Weekend Auto Crashes
The Associated Press reports two people died in Arkansas highway crashes over the 54 hour period ending Sunday midnight. Sandra Bruton, 16, of Boles, died when her car veered and hit a bridge on Arkansas 28 about 85 miles east of Walden. Tony Curtis Wheat, 6, of Rector, was killed while crossing Arkansas 199 about five miles south of Rector.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Sandra Bruton
Boles
Scott County
Tony Curtis Wheat
Rector
Miss Bruton
Arkansas 28
Walton
Arkansas 199
George Esper
Saigon
Washington
Vung Tau
South Vietnam
U.S
Pine Bluff Commercial Appoints New Editor
AP reports Jack G. Harrison aged 31 of Benton will assume the duties of managing editor at the Pine Bluff Commercial starting November 17. A University of Kansas School of Journalism graduate, he formerly edited the Benton Courier.
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Pine oLler
Ack
Jack G. Harrison
Benton
Pine Bluff
University of Kansas School of Journalism
Benton Courier
Ozark Lock and Dam Ceremonies Set for Tuesday
Sen. L. McClellan and Rep. Hammer Schmidt will attend gate closing ceremonies at the Ozark Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River near Quark. The Ozark project is the third of six dams planned to enable navigation from Little Rock to Fort Smith.
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Ozark
Ark
L. McClellan
D-Ark
John Paul Hammerschmidt
R-Ark
Quark Lock
Arkansas River
Quark
Little Lock
Fort Smith
Memphis to Crack Down on Marchers
Memphis Police and Fire Director Frank C Holloman said he will prevent a 4 p.m. march by a black coalition during rush hour as part of Black Monday led by Rev Ralph David Abernathy. He warned of possible force to stop the march while NAACP and AFSCME leaders promised to proceed at 4 p.m. and Ezekiel Bell of the Memphis NAACP said the march would go ahead.
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Memphe
Tenn
Memphis
Frank C. Holloman
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Holloman
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
American Federation of State
Ezekiel Bell
NAACP
Police Plan Crackdown on Shoplifters in Hope
Police Chief Alvin Willis and City Attorney James Pil kinton announced a coordinated holiday season crackdown to deter shoplifting in Hope. Merchants are cooperating to deter theft and prosecute offenders. The plan includes refusing cash bonds in shoplifting cases and ensuring defendants appear in court, with a Retail Merchants Association committee outlining store procedures for detaining suspects until police arrive.
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Alvin Willis
James H. Pilkinton
Willis
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Demonstrations Show Supporters and Foes of Nixon Policy
Pro and anti Nixon demonstrations unfold nationwide this week as veterans parades, marches, and protests spotlight the Vietnam policy. In New Jersey a Veterans Day parade drew about 8,000 marchers and 25,000 spectators in Midland Park. Houston hosted a 36 block march and a rally with 1,900 attendees, including about 75 soldiers from Ft. Hood.
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Associated Press
Nixon
Washington
America
Hanoi
Freedom Rally
Midland Park
N.J
Vietnam
Houston
Tex
Ft. Hood
Howard Levy
Southeast Asia
Collision Proves Fatal for Little Rock Officer
A Little Rock Police Lt. William Robert McNeely aged 52 died from injuries after a head on collision on October 30 while returning home from work. He served with the department since 1949 and was promoted to lieutenant in February 1967. a member of the Masonic Lodge and Cherrywood Missionary Baptist Church in North Little Rock.
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Little Rock
William Robert McNeely
North Little Rock
Masonic Lodge
Cherrywood Missionary Baptist Church
Judge Wilson Speaks at Rotary Club Luncheon
Judge John Wilson addressed the Hope Rotary Club last Friday focusing on the University of Arkansas athletic program. He noted more than 366000 dollars spent on improvements from locker rooms to astroturf and said a portion of athletic contest proceeds support academics. Benny Coleman chaired the meeting and Floyd Leverett introduced the speaker. guests Don Walker and Reverend Charles Jones attended.
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John Wilson
Hope Rotary Club
Board of Trustees
U of A
Benny Coleman
Floyd Leverett
Don Walker
Texarkana
Charles Jones
Spring Hii
First Deer Kill Reported in Local Season
All Around Town notes Lester Wade from Blevins reporting the first deer kill of the season by Carroll J Butler of Little Rock a four point buck about 140 pounds The first gun season runs through Saturday Hope City Police logged four traffic violations one license violation four drunk arrests four jailed for DUI and one for hauling without authority For the year there have been 289 wrecks causing 289 injuries and one death Also included are election college notices Veterans Day closures and a corn field heat popped ears report from Rt 1 Qian
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Lester Wade
Blevins
Carrol J. Butler
Lite Te Rock
Hope City
University Police Backed by Court
The Supreme Court refused to review the conviction of Robert K. Zwicker, a University of Wisconsin student who displayed an antiwar image outside a placement office. The court upheld university police power to discipline disruptive demonstrations as a violation of disorderly conduct law.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Robert K. Zwicker
University of Wisconsin
Zwicker
Dane County
State Supreme Court
Dow Chemical Co
Democratic Workshop Planned Here in Hempstead County
RD Randolph Democratic field representative will lead a workshop with the Hempstead County Democratic Women’s Club on Tuesday November 11 at 7 30 p m in the little courtroom of the courthouse The topic is Methods of Political Organization on the Local Level Mrs Sue Bruner president invites all interested women to attend Randolph resident of Ratecliffe Logan County former campaign staffer for U S Senator J W Fulbright represents the party in the Third Congressional District
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RD. Randolph
Democratic Party
Hempstead County
Democratic Women's Club
Tueseday
Courte House
Sue Bruner
Democratic Women
Randolph
Ratecliff
Logan County
Regional Advisory Board Meeting Planned in Little Rock
Regional Board Meet of the Institute of International Education is set for November 16 and 17 in Little Rock. The event will bring together members of the regional advisory board to discuss international education programs and collaborations.
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Institute of International Education
Little Rock
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