Classic Case of Inflation in Postal Rate Debate
Washington reports the postage increase measure clears the Post Office Committee and is two bills in one raising mail costs and postal workers salaries. The editor argues salary hikes will offset added income, leaving little net gain for the Treasury, a clear inflation story. Government and Johnson administration clash, but the taxpayer bears the burden. Newspaper representatives in
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Washington
Post Office
Treasury
Post
Johnson
John Crutzen
Homecoming Festivities Friday at Hil High School
Homecoming events begin Friday October 6 at 2 p.m. with a pep rally in the auditorium led by Queen Gail Hartsfield and maids Twila Hunt Penny Marke Jedane Pryden Eten Turner Donna Cole Carol Anthony Debbie Watson Darla James Betty Galnas. A guardy dance town follows and royalty activities start at 7 p.m. before the game with Crussett. A Youth Center dance featuring The Egyptians concludes the evening.
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Gail Hartsfield
Twila Hunt
Penny Marke
Jedane Pryden
Eten Turner
Donna Cole
Carol Anthony
Debbie Watson
Darla James
Betty Galnas
Garady Donce
Villas
Crussett
Aleterwards
Certificate of Firm Revoked in North Little Rock
The certificate of authority for Capital due and Auditeat Co. of North Little Rock was revoked Wednesday by state insurance Commissioner Jub Norman lirkey. The revocation bars the company from conducting business of the future after already losing its charter for no business activity in 36 months.
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Labrie Mak Yary
Due and Auditeat Co
North Little Rock
Combispsider
City directs plan to issue bonds for street improvements
Hope city directors set November 7 for a city-wide vote on a 765000 street improvement program financed by 539000 general obligation bonds 129000 motor vehicle bonds and 97000 parking revenue bonds. The plan funded by water and electric revenues could start in spring 1968 and run about two years with paving widening curbs and storm sewers.
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Hope
Chamber of Commerce
Hope Kiwanis Club
Hope Board of Realtors
Hope Rotary Club
Junior Cool C, Business & Professions
Woe Men's Club
Cluygens Action Group
Hope Star
Board of Directors
Pine Bluff man sentenced to 12 years for murder
Robert A. Bakke, 30, of Pine Mall, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the shotgun slaying of Kendall Lockhart, 9, of Re sub. He had pleaded innocent to first degree murder. Circuit Judge Kenry Smith handed down the sentence for the Aug. 16 shooting at the victim’s home.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Robert A. Bakke
Pine Mall
Kendall Lockhart
Bakke
Kenry Smith
Lockhart
Five-julars Enter DuPont Home Loot $1.5 Million
Five armed bandits raided Willis Harrington du Pont's seaside 33 room mansion in Miami at 12 15 am binding the family and butler and looting a Russian coin collection valued at about 500000 then raised to 200000 for a ransom plus 34000 in jewelry and cash including five watches. The robbers drove off in a 1967 Cadillac after two hours.
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Miami
Fla
Willis Harrington du Pont
Ru Pont
du Pont
C. O. Huttoe
Miren
Victor
Ler
Hans Hein
Rose
du Pon
Huttee
Check Issued in Error Sparks Weekend Las Vegas Tale
Los Angeles AP reports a suburban housewife took a $19 065 check issued in error by a county computer and spent it in one weekend. Jaynee Shearer 37 cashed the payment with her husband Albert, bought a car for 3 700, and fled to Las Vegas for a weekend getaway while only part of the funds were recovered.
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Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Jaynee Shearer
Ant
Atlanta
Angeles Court
la Habra
Shearers Ree
Albert
Jaynes Shearer
Nav
Shearer
Shearey
House Keeps Pressure as Johnson Spending Cut Push Fails
Washington AP The House refused 226 to 173 to consider a 3 billion Labor Health Education and Welfare bill, citing Senate opposition to higher spending. A conference committee will seek a version acceptable to both chambers. The Ways and Means panel held Johnson’s 10 percent income tax surcharge until 5 billion in cuts is verifiably achieved. A temporary funding bill through Oct 23 was approved, with Republicans insisting on guaranteed cuts. Chairman Mahon warned the conflict may reach bone deep levels amid district tensions and defense school aid debates.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Senate
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Senate Conference Committee
Ways and Means
George Mahon
D-Tex
Appropriations Committee
Mahon
Garner E. Shriver
ReKan
Shriver
Kansas
Congress
Ex-Inmate Hired at Prison Farm in Arkansas
The state Penitentiary Board approved hiring a former Tucker Prison Farm inmate as a gate guard at the prison. John H. Haley of Little Rock said the man joined the state payroll shortly after release for his exceptional conduct. Tucker and Cummins Prison Farms have faced staffing issues since 1967, and this marks the first known hire of a former inmate.
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Little Rock
State Penitentiary Board
Tucker Prison Farm
Baard
John H. Haley
Haley
Tucker
Cummins
Arkansas professor named to NCCUSL commissions
Robert R. Wright a University of Arkansas law professor was named one of three Arkansas commissioners to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and was appointed chair of the committee to draft a uniform eminent domain law. Louis Ramsey of Pine Bluff and Jack Deacon of Jonesboro are the other Arkansas commissioners.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Robert R. Wright
University of Arkansas
Arkansas
National Conference of Commissioners
Nccusl
American Bar Association
Louis Ramsey
Pine Bluff
Anul Jack Deacon
Jonesboro
State Welfare List Sees September Aid Rise
State Welfare Commissioner Len Blaylock reported 68,166 Arkansans received assistance in September, 401 more than August, and 6,213 more than September 1966. Total payments reached $5.5 million, with aid going to the aged families with dependents the blind and the totally disabled due to relaxed eligibility rules.
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Little Rock
Len
Blaylock
Allies Press Halt to Bombing in Vietnam Debate
In a two week General Assembly debate NATO allies and 18 other nations urged stopping U S bombing of North Vietnam. Britain backed the U S raids reluctantly while Denmark Norway Belgium France and Canada joined the call.
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Tomhoge
Associated Press
United Nations
N.Y
America
NATO
United States
Paul Martin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Denmark
Norway
Belgium
France
Canada
George Brown
Assembly
North Vietnam
Brown
Charles de Gaulle
Vietnam
Maurice Couve de Murville
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.N
Vietnam bombing debate grows as U N allies seek halt
AP News Digest notes U S planes strike near Red China for a second day while U N allies and 18 other nations press for a halt to North Vietnam bombing after two weeks of debate. A Ford dealer survey shows price rises and showroom closings amid UAW strikes. Democratic leaders back a post Labor Day 1968 national convention to shorten the campaign.
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Vietnam
U. S
Red China
U.N
America
NATO
North Vietnam
State Department
George Romney
Romney
Ford
United Auto Workers
Washington
Boston Bears Cardinals to Even Series
Jim Lonborg and Carl Yastrzemski powered the Boston Bears to a 5-0 shutout over the Cardinals to knot the World Series at one game each. Yastrzemski homered in the fifth and added a three on homer in the seventh as Lonborg carried a no hitter into the eighth before Javier doubled. No game Friday as the series shifts to St. Louis.
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Boston Bears
Cardinals
Jim Lonborg
Carl Yastrzemski
Yastrzemski
Lonborg
Javier
St. Louis
Bond Fixed for Accused Robber in Arkansas Bank Heist
Lloyd Pulliam 44 of Arlington Virginia faced a Preliminary hearing waiver after being charged with robbing a First National Bank branch of about 21000. Judge Quinn Glover set bond at 25000 and named Sol Russell as defense attorney. Pulliam was arrested within minutes after a bank employee tracked the robber to a nearby liquor store.
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Little Rock
Lloyd Pulliam
Arlington
First National Bank
Quinn Glover
Pulliam
Sol Russell
Local Winners Advance to Southwest District Queen Final
Benton and Prescott high school girls Mary Beaty and Janet Jordan were chosen to represent the Southwest District in the Arkansas Fair Queen finals at the Arkansas Livestock Exposition Grounds this Saturday. Finalists from two other districts will be named today and tomorrow.
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Untle Rock
Benton
Prescott
Mary Beaty
L. L. Beaty
Janet Jordan
D.W. Jordan
Hope nativesenry English major earns MA and teaches abroad
Peggy Lloyd of Hope has a BA from Southern State, earned a Master of Arts at Southern Illinois University, and studies Malaysian in Hawaii before teaching at the University of Malaysia as announced by St George L. Sixbey, Southern State International Club sponsor. Final Arkansas enrollment hits 1,623 across all units, Fayetteville campus 10,423. Suvita Tye of Hope elected treasurer of Sigma Tau Delta at Southern State College. Kay Bell, daughter of Joe and Kay Ball of Hope, performed at a North Texas State University organ recital amid graduate study at NTSU. Harry Hull of Emerson High School FFA shows Reserve Champion Boar at Sears Swine Show, Arkansas Livestock Expo.
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Hope
Peggy Lloyd
Southern State
Southsean Ilinois University
Hawaii
University of Malaysia
St. George L
University of Arkansas
Reeveal
University
Fayetteville
Suvita Tye
Sigmy Tay Delta
Southern State College
Robert H. Tye Jr
Kay Bell
Joe G. Ball
East 45
American Guild of Orgganists
North Texas State University
Denton
Texas
Miss Bell
Henderson State Colyege
Arkadelphia
NPSU
Bach
Harry Hull
Emerson High School
Hampshire
War Dead in Vietnam Tops 100000, U.S. Casualties Rise
The U S Command reports over 101000 American deaths and injuries in Vietnam, with 13643 killed, 8663 wounded and 756 missing. The same period sees air strikes on Haiphong and North Vietnam targets, plus 53 ground sweeps and new targets.
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George McArthur
Drunk Cummins Warden Dismissed for Church Incident
E H Clardy Cummins Prison Farm warden was dismissed after arriving intoxicated at a Newport church panel. He sat smoking in a pew and tried to speak to the congregation before inmates escorted him back to the prison. The dismissal followed a 75 minute closed board meeting amid security concerns and a recent escape wave. Jamey Reaves’ escape is under investigation by Prison Supt O E Bishop.
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Price
Clardy
Cummins
Jamey Reaves
Eureka Springs Appeals Supreme Court on Government Change
Eureka Springs city leaders vote to appeal a circuit court ruling ordering a special election to decide whether to switch from a three member commission to a mayor council form. The case, filed over four years ago, faced multiple legal delays before the commission chose to pursue the appeal. Mayor Jan Bullock and City Clerk Albert Harp supported the move, with Commissioner Charles Freeman opposing.
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Eureka Springs
Ark
Arkansas Suspreme
Maye Pln Cummins
Fayatteyile
Eusteka Springs
Jan Bullock
Albert Harp
Eeery
Charles Frewman
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Shower Springs Club
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Steven Skinner
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Dennis Arrington
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