Local editorials spark reader letters on church tax deductions
A 1968 Arkansas exchange reveals Wayne Bell and others urging the Star to defend anti liquor measures while challenging church tax deduction rules. Readers ask how churches could be taxed or scrutinized for organizing campaigns. They reference civil rights marches in churches and call for transparency in church finances.
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Notalry
Internal Revenue Service
Wayne Bell
Nixon Defends Vietnam Policy As Humphrey War Stance
In Williamsburg, AP reports Richard Nixon argues Humphrey must clarify his Vietnam position, calling a halt to bombing a potential risk to Paris talks. Nixon warns a shift by Humphrey could endanger peace prospects, while backing Johnson’s line risks being stuck in the past. He labels Humphrey’s stance as signaling concessions.
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Associated Press
Williamsburg
Richard M. Nixon
Vietnam
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Humphrey
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Erie
Scranton
Virginia
North Vietnam
Paris
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Rockefeller and Crank clash in Arkansas campaign speeches
Republican Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller and Democrat Marion Crank blasted each other over half truths and spending in a tight Arkansas race. Rockefeller linked Crank to past allies and asserted a 100 percent concrete interstate system, while Crank accused the administration of misrepresentation and cited a boosted magazine as propaganda. Crank criticized funds lost to federal aid and questioned Rockefeller’s focus on bond issues and tax hikes.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
Marion Crank
Les
Monticello
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Crank
Baer
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Camden
Arkansas
Lucsday Nigin
New Orleans
Wood, Jehovah’s Witness, Sentenced for Not Reporting
C. Wood, 24, of Lake City pleaded guilty in district court to failing to report for two years of civilian duty in the military. Judge Gordon E. Young sentenced him to three years in prison. Wood had been classified as a conscientious objector by the Jonesboro Draft Board and was ordered to report May 15 to the University of Arkansas Medical Center in Little Rock for civilian employment, which he did not comply with.
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Lake Clty
Ald C. Wood
Lake City
Gordon E. Young
Jonesboro Draft Board
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Little Rock
Rusk denounces Soviet Vietnam intervention at UN
Secretary of State Dean Rusk, in his first U N speech, condemned Soviet military action in Vietnam and said it sent a shock wave of indignation around the world. Three demonstrators shouted from the public gallery and were removed as another displayed a sign about big firms and lives. Rusk urged peace and said the United States would halt bombing in North Vietnam as soon as it could ensure it would lead to peace.
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Vietnam
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General Assembly
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Stricter Law Enforcement Suggested
Congressional candidate Bill Alexander, seeking the 1st District seat, told a Corning campaign stop that the secret to greater respect for laws is stricter enforcement. He called for straightforward enforcement and praised eastern Arkansas law officers, juries, and courts.
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Corning
Apri
Bill Aleysander
Alexander
Nominiee
Arkansas
Fortas Seeks Withdrawal of Nomination for Chief Justice
President Johnson accepted Abe Fortas request to withdraw his nomination as chief justice. Fortas cited ongoing Senate confirmation battles and continued attacks on the court, noting the new term begins Monday after a filibuster vote falling short of the two thirds needed to end it.
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Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Johnson
Abe Fortas
United States
Washington
Supreme Court
Fortas
Senate
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Britain Woman Delivers Sextuplets After decade wait
In Birmingham England a 10 year childless marriage ends with a sextuplet birth after fertility treatment. One baby died soon after birth at Birmingham Maternity Hospital. Mrs Thorns and her husband were already aware since August of the sextuplet delivery.
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Birmingham
England
Birmingham Maternity Hospital
Miss Shotton
Thorns
Accident on Highway 67 Near Fulton Fatal to 3
A three-vehicle collision on Highway 67 near Fulton left three people dead. Witnesses say Mrs. Al Page sustained non critical head and neck lacerations and was treated at a local hospital. Calvin Ware, driving a City Sewer Dept truck, was charged with following too closely after colliding with Mrs Page’s vehicle as it turned left.
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Grive
al Page
City Sewer Dept
Calvin
Ware
West Third
Page
Johnson and Neal
Calvin Ware
Three Die As Camper Hits Overturned Tractor Trailer
Three persons were killed and two critically injured when a camper pickup struck a tractor trailer that had overturned on U S Highway 67 about 11 miles west of Hope. Victims include Cissy Thurman 36 of Bryan Texas and Rose Lewis 34 of Sulphur Oklahoma and Ina Ann Lewis 10, twin daughter. Robert Lewis and Jan Lewis sustained critical injuries. The truck driven by Walter Stanley of Bryant Arkansas struck two cows causing the trailer to overturn and ignite. Passersby rescued others from the burning vehicle as ambulances moved the dead and injured to Bryan and Sulphur for burial.
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Lewis
Raney
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