Buffalo River Landowners Meet Invitation at Hasty Ark
George A Voiel chairs Buffalo River Landowners Assn inviting Buffalo River area landowners and media to a 7 30 p m meeting at Hasty school house Arkansas on Oct 11 1968 to defend homes and lands. Respond by mail with attendance. The Star cannot attend due to distance but will report.
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Ditor the
Buffalo River
George A, Viorel
Hasty, Ark
Star
Hasty
Jasper
St. Joe
U.S. 65
Western Grove
Lake Taneycomo
Missouri
Hope
Associated
U S Base Hit Hard by Enemy Near Saigon
Enemy forces fired more than 100 mortar rounds into a U S base northwest of Saigon, then sent a platoon to probe defenses. Thirteen enemy dead, four Americans wounded. South Vietnamese infantry claimed 22 enemy killed nearby. base seized weapons and ammo. Overall weekly U S casualties fell to 247 killed in action, with enemy losses rising to 2,866. Air war losses stood at four American planes in five days, total 903 in the war.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Auto Theft Fight Against Poverty in Little Rock
State Police Director Ralph Scott called automobile theft the greatest single crime against property. He warned juveniles are often drawn into crime by car theft and urged a broad prevention program sponsored by police, auto and insurance industries, churches, business groups, and the news media to curb the crime and reduce violence.
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Little Rock
Ralph Scott
Scott
Humphrey Returns to West Virginia Campaign Tour
Vice President Hubert Humphrey resumes campaign through 29 towns in West Virginia recounting 1960 promises and criticizing Nixon. He flies from Charlotte with five prop planes for a 122 mile motorcade through the hills and villages, invoking the Kennedy era.
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Harry Kelly
Associated Press
Welch
W.va
Hubert H. Humphrey
West Virginia
John F. Kennedy
Washington
Appalachia
John Kennedy
Humphrey
Charlotte
N.C
Bluesfield
Hoffman Arrested Wearing Flag Shirt at HUAC Meeting
Abbie Hoffman and wife Anita and Yippie Brad Fox from New York were arrested as they confronted HUAC outside a House office building. Hoffman faces mutilating the flag and resisting arrest while his wife and Fox were taken into custody during the patrol wagon incident. The group gathered near the executive session of the committee investigating Chicago DNC disorders.
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Tom Seppy
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Abbie Hoffman
Committee On Un-American Activities
Hoffman
Anita
Youth International Party
Brad Fox
New York
Capitol
Fox
Hoffmans
Imperfect Memory for Names Highlighted in Life’s Little Ordeals
HAL BOYLE notes a common human flirtation with forgetfulness of names and introduces the playful contrast with figures like Postmaster General James A. Parley. The piece lampoons social awkwardness when a person cannot recall a acquaintance’s name, provoking embarrassment and public reaction, hinting at the article’s broader exploration on page three.
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Bn Hal Boyle
New York
Mife
Forrmar
James A. Parley
Aarlan
Jim
Big Bi Nang
Farmers Can Graze Diverted Acreage Under 1968 Program
Farmers who diverted acreage under the 1968 feed grain and cotton diversion program may now graze this land without losing benefits. R B Arnold, Chair, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee, announced that grazing could start October 1, ending the no grazing period. The policy excludes long term land utilization programs such as the Conservation Reserve and the Cropland Adjustment program. About 275 county farms participate in the 1968 commodity diversion programs.
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R.B. Arnold
Tne
Conservation Reserve
War Deaths Drop Some During Week
U S combat deaths in Vietnam declined slightly in the week ending last Saturday with 247 Americans killed and 1 779 wounded, while missing totals rose to 1 203. South Vietnamese losses were 316 killed and 1 230 wounded, and 2 866 enemy troops were killed that week. Total U S personnel in South Vietnam stood at 538 500.
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Saigon
U.S. Command
U.S
South Vietnam
Invasion to Be Staring Success Invasion to Be Staring Success
Geri Stotts, 36, predicts her New York Wall Street debut will draw huge crowds. She plans to wear a fuchsia sweater and mini skirt and expects up to 50,000 spectators. She departs for New York by plane today, aiming to outdraw Frannie Gottfried, a Brooklyn girl who recently drew 15,000 watchers.
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Burbank
Calif
Geri Stotts
New York
Financial District
Professional Workers Announced Over Successful Drive
Division Chair man Bob Moers announced workers including Dr. Jon Leim Dr. Jack Royal Dr. Lowell Harris and John Gives contacted donors. Final total donations and pledges amount to 1308 50 with co captains Miss Carolyn Melver Buddy Melver and Louise Fowler praised for leading the drive. Washington AP Sen VW Fulbright announced a 150000 Farmers Home Administration loan to create 18 family cooperative housing at Poplar Grove Rural Cooperative Housing Project in Phillips County.
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Bob Moers
Jon Leim
Jack Royal
Lowell Harris
John Gives
Carolyn Melver
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Buddy Melver
Communications Workers of America
Louise Fowler
Communications Worksers of America
Phillips County Housing Loan Washington
Sen. VW
Fulbright
DeApk
Phillips County
Farmers Home Administration
T He Poplar Grove
Lac
Mexico City student rebellion bloodiest clash to date
Mexican army and police battled anti government protesters in Mexico City near the Plaza of the Three Cultures as tanks patrolled streets ahead of the October Olympic Games. At least two were killed and more than 70 injured in hours of gunfire and clashes around the Tlatelolco district.
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Stratford C. Jones
Associated Press
Mexico City
Moxicali
Tlatelolco
Nixon Set to Invade the South
Nixon moves to win Southern votes with a major Atlanta appearance and a nationwide TV program in Wallace strongholds. He downplays direct confrontation with Wallace while joking about Wallace possibly beating Humphrey, as campaign dynamics shift in 1968.
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South
WALES
Associated Press
Williamsburg
Richard M. Nixon
George C. Wallace
America
Wallace
Atlanta
Alabama
Norfolk
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
All Around Town items from Jefferson to Texarkana
Public notices from the MosArk Kiwanis District convention in Jefferson Missouri include Dean Murphy Kenneth Hamilton and Royce Weisenberger returning as former Lt Governors and Kenneth as treasurer of the Hope club which earned second runner up. Dr Lyng Harris was president. Lt Gov elect F C Crow designated for Division 24. Radio KXAR to air David O D Terry lock and dam dedication Oct 4. Mrs F O Middlebrooks of Columbus sent a 495 pound watermelon for Columbus Day USA, with display at a vestment. Rev C C Truitt to speak at First Assembly of God Popular Bluff and Texarkana Tire & Supply Store sale. Ducks heard overhead as signs of cold weather. Junior Auxiliary involved with Hig Stes cable game.
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Dean Murphy
Kenneth Hamilton
Royce Weisenberger
MosArk Kiwanis
Jefferson, Mo
Dean
Royce
Kenneth
Hope Club
Lyng Harris
F. C. Crow
Hope
Malvern
Hot Springs
Strong
Russia Extends Friendship to U S at UN
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko offered a hand of friendship to the United States and asserted no conflict between Moscow’s peace aims and defending socialism. He told the General Assembly that Czechoslovakia’s intervention was dictated by a threat to the socialist world and could not be surprised.
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William N. Oatis
Associated Press
United Nations
N.Y
Andrei A. Gromyko
United States
Moscow
General Assembly
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Russia
LeMay Wallace Picked as Wallace Running Mate in 1960s Nixon-like Bid
Gen Curtiss E LeMay becomes George C Wallace running mate on American Independent Party ticket. He calls for a tougher Vietnam line and says even nuclear use could be considered if needed, while stressing courage and blunt talk as central to the campaign. He notes policy flaws and supports winning with force.
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Air Force
Curtis LeMay
George C. Wallace
Richard M. Nixon
America
Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
West Virginia
Vietnam
Army
Washington
Abe Fortas
President Johnson
Earl Warren
Sy Jules Loh
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Curtiss
LeMay
Southeast Asia
Germany
S- Wallace
American Independent Party
le- May
Curtis E. LeMay
Ft. Knox
Wreck Victim Reported to Be Improving
Robert Lewis of Sulphur Oklahoma injured in a west highway 67 wreck where three people died remained in serious condition at Branch General Hospital. Doctors said his progress is hopeful though critical, while Lewis's wife Rose and another passenger died in the crash.
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Robert Lewis
Okla
Branch General Hospital
Lewis
Hal
James W. Branch
Rose
Ilaer
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