FARMERS AT CALIFORNIA CONVENTION TALK Nixon era policy and boycotts
Delegates at a California farm group convention push for preserving state rights and longstanding agricultural rules while awaiting Nixon administration policy shifts. Rep. Pryor cautions no quick upheavals in early Nixon years and urges rural economic incentives to stem migration. Allan Grant cites the grape boycott as a warning and urges planning to counter future boycotts.
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Arch Smith Brussels Question Raises Russia Knowledge
Arch Smith Brussels is being questioned in Ankara as Imgre was arrested Oct 6 and charged with espionage. Three days later German Rear Adm. Hermann Luedke, NATO deputy chief of logistics, was found shot to death in a hunting area. The United States stores about 7,200 tactical nuclear weapons in Europe, with warheads kept separate and mated as needed. The space age began with the Soviet Union launching Sputnik on Oct 4, 1957.
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Infant Matthew Clay Collins dies in Ashdown
Infant son of Myr and Mr. Johnny Collins of Ashdown formerly Hope died Tuesday. Survived by sisters Becky Angela and Jenny Kay. grandparents Claud Collins of Spring Hill and Ala Fay Rosenbaum of Hope. Services held Wednesday by Rev Gay Polk. Burial in Anderson Cemetery by Herndon Funeral Chapel.
End of week peace talks focus on seating and agenda
U S and the Viet Cong front outline a two to three week period to settle preliminary and potentially troublesome seating arrangements and agenda items before direct negotiations to end the war. President Johnson calls the Saigon agreement a new phase, while Thieu asserts sovereignty and demands leadership in talks as the United States releases assurances that Saigon will lead on main South Vietnam concerns. Farm City Week honors at Kiwanis as Ned Purtle introduces Arch Smith to discuss agricultural challenges. Richard Arnold Farm Family of the Year named by B N Holt.
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Farm City Week
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State Police intensify patrols to curb Arkansas road deaths
In 1967 Arkansas saw 39 more traffic fatalities than the prior year with Miller County noted as showing low counts. Captain Mosier announced July’s start of eight to ten patrol units in high accident areas, expanding to forty units for full county saturation. Roadblocks will target drivers with licenses and equipment violations, alcohol impairments, and proximity to taverns, aided by the State Police airplane and Vascar. The aim is deterrence and safer driving, not harassment.
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Miller County
Arkansas
Mosler
French fear drives budget cuts across France economy
French leaders unveil a 568 million dollar spending cut from an overall 1.07 billion saving plan. Military cuts, subsidies, and administrative savings aim to boost revenue by new value added taxes while delaying details on implementation. Cabinet members pledge vigilance over price rises and wage negotiations while noting nuclear test implications. Public health advisory cautions against rubbing foreign objects from the eye and urges seeking care if needed.
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Weather Experiment Station Report for 24 Hours
The report covers 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Wednesday with high 74 and low 49 and 1.70 inches of precipitation in Arkansas. Cloudy with occasional rain continues tonight in the northwest and elsewhere through Thursday morning. cooler through Thursday with lows ranging from the 30s in the northwest to the low 40s in the southeast. Local cities show varied conditions with Albany cloudy 41 29, Albuquerque snow 42 28, Atlanta cloudy 64 38, Bismarck clear 36 26, and many others across the nation including Fort Worth rain 65 45 and Seattle cloudy 47 45.
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Mills Identifies Three Key War and Politics Issues
Rep Wilbur Mills told Hendrix College in Conway Arkansas that the 91st Congress should tackle three major items. He cited ending U S involvement in Vietnam, tackling expanding fiscal problems, and reforming the electoral college. Mills expected Paris peace talks to narrow military aspects of Vietnam in early 1969.
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