Our Daily Bread Editor Warns on Foreign Policy Risks
A veteran columnist argues that American leniency abroad leads to overextension. He cites Batista, Castro, Cyprus, and Greece Turkey tensions to warn that U S aid provokes new conflicts, while Britain’s decolonization shows limits of global policing. He urges a cautious, inward focus.
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Baptista
Castro
Cuba
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
France
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Greece
Turkey
Britain
Aden
Texarkana to Louisiana line turnpike proposal reported
HEMP SPIINGD Ark construction of a western Arkansas turnpike may begin with sections from Texarkana to the Louisiana line and from Cram Port south to the Missouri border. The Palmer Media Group cited a source close to the Western Arkansas Development Association saying approval could speed construction by avoiding full sectional builds. Estimated total cost is $165 million.
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Ark
Yee
Texarkana
Louisiana Line
Cram Port Siuith
Mise Sour
Palmer Media Group
PMG
Western Arkansas Development Association
State Income Tax Falls by 6.5 Million in Month
LITTLE ROCK AP The director of the Administrat ion Department reported that state income tax collections for the month were 6.5 million less than the prior November. Julian login noted the month’s total of 3,776,933 versus 10,299,634 a year ago. Authorities hoped for a windfall from withholding earlier but aim to reach about 6 or 7 percent in the next period.
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Little Rock
State Administration Department
Uisimonth
Julian Login
Living Costs Rise as Auto Prices Lead October Increase
Washington AP reports Living Costs rose 0.3 percent in October led by higher new auto, clothing, and service prices. Food fell 0.2 percent but not seasonally. Auto price changes reflect 1968 model updates, with new car prices up 2.7 percent from a year ago and car manufacturers’ prices up 2 percent after quality adjustments. The rise mainly stems from dealer discounts, trade-ins, higher state taxes, and freight costs. Separately, Rev. Everett Vinson addressed the Hope Kiwanis Club on fears and moral renewal, urging honesty and patriotism, with Dean Murphy organizing and Rev. Gerald W. Trussell attending as a guest.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Vinson
Dean Murphy
First Baptist Church
AP&L Seeks Okay on Atom Plant
Arkansas Power & Light filed with the Atomic Energy Commission for permission to build a nuclear generating station near Russellville Arkansas. The $140 million 850000 kilowatt plant covers about 1100 acres west of Russellville and has public service commission approval. A nine month review and public hearing are planned before a construction permit. Operations are targeted for December 31 1972 with fuel loading by July and final testing by September 1972.
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Washington
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Atomic Energy Commission
Russellville
Ark
Ap&l
Arkansas Public Service Commission
AEC
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Next Defense Secretary Must Show Authority Early
AP reports the incoming defense chief must establish authority fast as Congress and the armed services test him following McNamara. The new leader faces Vietnam era pressures, the F-111 TFX program, and McNamara era budget reform seen as bedrock, with a shift to flexible military strategy and centralized decision making.
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Secretary of Defense
Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Armed Services
Robert 5. McNamara
Pentagon
Congress
Hess
McNamara
Ject
TFX
Associated Press
Department
MelNamara
Breakfast and promotions gear up for office success
A quirky AP column notes good breakfast boosts mood and promotion odds, contrasted with coffee and doughnuts. It muses on wit from John Barrymore, Wordsworth’s lines, fashion in bow ties, and quirks of law and philanthropy, finishing with a stray joke about housework and safety.
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Hal Boyle
New York
John Barrymore
America
William Wordsworth
Sigmund Freud
Fat Wat
Didi
Fat Man
River Bridge Plan Unveiled In Arkansas City
Engineers unveiled plans for a $5.37 million four lane bridge over the Arkansas River to replace the Main Street Bridge which would hinder barge traffic due to limited clearance. Federal funds would cover the replacement under the $1.2 billion river navigation project.
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Lip Pleven
Arkansas River
Main Street
FHA backs $2.1 million loan for Penn Arkansas AMEN College housing
The Federal Housing Administration has insured a 2.149 million dollar loan to fund 182 student apartments at AMEN College in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The project aims to ease housing shortages for students and is backed by FHA guarantees and local development plans.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Arkkansas Amen College
Pine Bluff
Viet Cong Attack Near Cambodian Border Leaves Dozens Dead
Viet Cong troops assaulted district headquarters at Bo Duc, 80 miles north of Saigon, killing 15 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 19 while 65 enemy bodies were reported. Simultaneous shelling hit a government post and a U S Special Forces camp. U S casualties were not reported.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Bo Duc
U.S
McClellan Pushes Stronger Anticrime Bill
Senator McClellan urged stronger anticrime legislation than President Johnson, backing wiretapping under court orders and excluding Supreme Court review of state rulings on voluntary confessions. He urged a multi pronged federal grant approach to improve local law enforcement rather than a slow, one shot plan. He warned Congress the crime problem requires urgent action and long range improvements.
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Ashington
Johnson
John L. McClellan
Senate Judiciary
Congress
McClellan
Supreme Court
Senate
Odds Against Even One House Passing Tax Hike This Year
Secretary Henry H Fowler urged Congress to enact a $7.4 billion tax increase and $4 billion spending cut to shrink the deficit from over $25 billion to under $14 billion and bolster the dollar. House Ways and Means Chair Wilbur Mills warned no tax bill could pass the House or Senate by January 1, while criticizing the administration for spending cuts and dollar-for-dollar matching concerns.
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Washington
Secetary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Congress
Fowler
U.S
House
Ways and Meads Committee
President Johnson
Executive
Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
House of Congress
Johnson
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Mills
Arkansas Democrat
McNamara exit rattles critics as Vietnam policy battles loom
AP News Digest reports defense secretary McNamara's exit sparks fears of an accelerated war effort amid congressional critics. Johnson may mediate disputes over Vietnam hearings, while a new secretary must assert authority as chiefs test him. U S reinforcements strike toward a district northeast of Saigon. Eisenhower suggests looser limits on pursuing Communists across borders. Cyrus Vance travels to Cyprus to avert Greek Turkish tensions. Malaysia mobilizes civil defense amid racial clashes. Percey funds raise questions on politics. Tax increase prospects fade in Congress.
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Vietnam
Mgnamara
McNamara
Armed Forces
Johnson
State Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Saigon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Cyrus Vance
Cyprus
Washington
Charles Percy
Senate
Congress
Rain To End In Arkansas By Thursday
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts rain will end Thursday morning in Arkansas with slightly warmer temperatures. Mostly cloudy conditions to persist through Thursday as rain ends from the west. Lows tonight near 40s with Thursday highs in the 50s. Overnight low today reported as 42 degrees at Clarendon.
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Associated Press
U. S
Clarendon
War Issue Defeated at Cambridge
Cambridge voters defeated a resolution urging the prompt return of American soldiers from Vietnam by 17 742 to 11 349. Critics and backers of Johnson policy saw the vote as an encouraging endorsement or a vote of no confidence. Counting delayed to include absentee ballots with results reported from Cambridge on November 7.
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Cambridge
Mass
Vietnam
Johnson
Washington
Democratic National Committee
John M. Bailey
Harvard University
U.S
India
John Kenneth Galbraith
Night Letter Features Marcia Bowden and Auction Appeals
All Around Town highlights Marcia Bowden as full time conservator for the Wilson Santa Clara Division of the Metropolitan Adult Program and notes her Hope origins and teaching career in Texas. Also covered are Hope Louns Club Christmas Auction details to aid 125 baskets, Minden B P W Craft Show, Bonnie Beckworth antique plates display, and upland cotton marketing quotas vote by December 8 for Hempstead County.
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Marcia Bowden
J.T. Bowden
Hope
Ouachita Baptist University
University of Oklahoma
Tyler
Texas
University of Texas
Blackford
Campbell Union High
Ndea Institute
California
CSCLA
Hope Louns Club
Minden
B&pw Clut
American Legion
Pine St
Speers
Bonnie
Beckworth
Minden Club
R.B. Arnold
Agricultural Stabilication and Conservation Hempstead County
ALCS
McNamara Resignation Sparks War Stepped Up Debate
Washington reports say Secretary McNamara's impending resignation fuels fears of a quicker U S escalation in Vietnam. World Bank informal meeting to consider his presidency, while lawmakers urge clarity on whether he resigns to push a tougher war stance. Westmoreland and White House deny policy shifts. senators voice concern over motive and stability.
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Washington
Robert 3
Namara
U.S
Vietnam
The
World Bank
Mes Namara
Pantagon
D-Mass
McNamara
Kennedy
Congress
Sen
Cathorne Pell
D-R.i
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
White House
Pentagon
William C. Westmoreland
World Bank Post
Saigon
Westmoreland
Westmorelami
Capitol Hill
Hawkins Has Pneumonia In Arkansas Sheriff Expected To Attend Suit
MORRISTON Ark AP Conway County Sheriff Marlin Hawkins, hospitalized since Saturday with pneumonia, said Tuesday he expects to be available when a taxpayers suit against him is ruled in chancery court here. He anticipated release from St Anthony's Hospital today.
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Morriston
Ark
Conway County
Sherif
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