Weather Elsewhere Eage Two Weather Experiment Sta tion report
Weather report for 34 hours ending 7 a.m. Tuesday with high 68 low 30. Arkansas shows increasing cloudiness with showers and a few thunderstorms through Wednesday, with tonight’s lows upper 30s to upper 40s. France plans foreign exchange controls to curb deficits as de Gaulle faces devaluation questions. Export policy tariffs affect imports. France seeks to boost exports amid rising imports and postwar trade constraints.
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Eage Two Weather Experiment Station
Arkansas
S .Tg
Gi Specuilion
Europe
DeGaulle
Ecouve de Murville
Jance
France
Cargo Plane Probe Demanded Over Cost Overruns
Sen. William Proxmire urged full investigations by the Defense Department and the General Accounting Office into why the C5A cargo plane may cost up to 1.2 billion dollars more than original estimates. He pressed for reports within six weeks and asked for a study to prevent exercising a 2 billion option set for January 31, 1969, amid signals of possible poor contractor management and rising labor and material costs.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Defense Department
General Accounting Office
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
House Economic Committee
Prox
Air Force
Pentagon
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
General Eelectric Co
Locheed
Proxmire
Congress
Clifford
Department of Defense
GAO
Madripal Singers entertain Hope Lions Club in Arkansas
At the Hope High School event the Madripal Singers performed for the Lions Club. Directors, accompanying staff, and a guest list including Jim Wheeler of Meyers Bakers and Rev James Sewell were present for the program.
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Lions Club
Madripal Singers of Hope High School
Ricky Stone
Belinda Evans
Gary Wheeler
Gloria Geno
Gerald Purifoy
Harriet Hickles
Kenny Keen
Peggy King
Benny Gorz
Vickie Harvin
Wayne
Obituaries and notable deaths across several cities
A mosaic of obituaries reports the deaths of Mrs Myrl Brooks in Hope at 53, Upton Sinclair in Bound Brook at 90, Rear Adm Norman M Smith in Williston at 85, Paul A Siple in Washington at 59, John C Gridley in London at 64, Albert G Frost in Philadelphia at 89, Agnes Boulton Kaufman in Point Pleasant at 77, with lines noting survivors, funeral details, and affiliations across multiple locations.
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Myrl Brooks
Hope
Jessie Brooks
Carolyn Teague
Myriene Brooks
Ernest Davis
Ruth Taylor
Opal Byers
Estell Payton
Marie Brooks
Magnolia
Herndon Funeral Chapel
Clyde Johnson
Gay Polk
Herndon Funeral Home
Bound Brook
Upton Sinclair
Chicago
Williston
S.C
Norman M. Smith
Navy
Smith
University of South Carolina
Point Pleasant
Agnes Boulton Kaufman
Eugene O'Neill
O'Neill
Dermottgh Gets 278400 Grant For Growth In Dermott
Dermott, Ark. A federal grant of 278400 from the Economic Development Administration was approved to expand Dermott's water system serving Morris Book er Memorial College, two new business ventures, five low income housing areas, and local infrastructure upgrades. The report also notes Hoover Commission history and President Eisenhower’s calls for reform, highlighting rapid growth in grant programs from 239 in 1964 to over 400 by 1969 and the need for tighter executive control.
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Dermott, Ark
Economic Development Administration
Washington
Dermot
Morris-Booker Memorial College
Executive Branch
Pearson
Herbert Hoover
Congress
State Department
10Th
Federal Agency— Health, Education and Welfare
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pulaski names new chairman in Democratic committee
Luke Arnold Moorman Jr., 48, was elected chairman of the Pulaski County Democratic Committee in Little Rock on Monday. He succeeds Carl E. McDaniel, who resigned last week. Moorman ran unopposed.
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Little Rock
APF
Luke Arnold Moorman Jr
Pulaski County
Democratic Committee
Carl £.McDaniel
Moorsman
Murder Charge at Lewisville
Sheriff Wade Tatum said Otho Moore Jr. of Lewisville was charged with first degree murder in the Saturday shooting of Frank P. Stewart, 30, of Lewisville, in Lafayette County.
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Stamps, Ark
Wade Tatum
Lafayette County
Otho Moore Jr
Lewisville
Frank P. Stewart
Court Refuses to Block Suit Against A&M
The U S Supreme Court declined to block H Brent Davis of Orange Texas from suing Arkansas A&M College over his dismissal for promoting prison reform. Davis alleges 25 000 in damages and back pay after being fired in October 1965 for distributing petitions protesting prison paddling. The college and trustees argued immunity under the 11th Amendment as state agents.
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Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
H. Brent Davis
Orange
Tex
Arkansas A&m College
Atty
Joe Purcell
Arkansas
Davis
U.S. District Court
Oren Harris
Eldorado
Ark
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Farmers Fear Slight in Constitution
Arkansas farmers and farm leaders fear a new constitution could slight farmers. Busin ess voices worry amendments may be needed while the Farm Bureau opposes a constitutional convention. Farmers caution against losing protections and cite potential court delays and funding needs for rural areas. Dew formation described at article end.
Nixon Will Eye Geographical Balance in Cabinet
Texas Senator Nixon would favor regional balance in appointments but not at the expense of other considerations. New York's Senator Javits, visiting Nixon, said Nixon authorized him to note interest in continuity at the Paris peace talks, with Harriman or Vance possibly retained, while officials in Paris press for progress on Vietnam peace.
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Texas
Nixon
Sen
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Tower
Javits
Paris
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Cyrus Vance
Harriman
Vance
Vietnam
Four-sided Paris talks scrapped by South Vietnam leader Thieu
President Johnson and aides push toward four way discussions in Paris with North Vietnam and the National Liberation Front while South Vietnam protests equal status for the NLF. Thieu objects to direct talks with the NLF and insists Saigon delegates head the US South Vietnam team. Washington officials say an announcement is near.
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Paris
Thieu
National Liberation Front
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Thiley
Ellsworth Bunker
Washington
Johnson
Dean Rusk
National Security Council
White House
Rusk
Anatoly Dobrynin
Moscow
North
Hanoi
North Vietnam
NLF
United States
Thien
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