Public figures and their chosen havens of rest
The piece notes presidents like Eisenhower Kennedy Roosevelt and Johnson using golf sailing deep sea fishing and ranch life as refuges from public life. It contrasts critics who judge these avocations with supporters who see value in such escapes.
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Dwight Eisenhower
C. L. Sulzberger
John Kennedy
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Barry Goldwater
Robby Kennedy
Arizona
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Pedernales
Three Ambulances Dynamited In Texarkana Night
Three ambulances from Richard Birtcher’s Texarkana service were blown apart in two blasts around 11 30 p m injuring no one though glass sprayed a worker. Investigators noted a strong dynamite odor and fuse remnants near the vehicles in a quiet semiresidential area.
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Texarkana
Tex
Richard Birtcher
Sambulance Service
Miller County
Arkansas
Birtcher
Guy Angell
Demand Curb on Future Spending
Washington AP Congress seeks curb on high priced programs and immediate cuts as well as delaying action on a tax hike. Rep Wilbur Mills says the 20 5 vote to postpone tax increase tied to a spending understanding. Mills argues cutting this year or 1969 spending is not the core goal. Johnson presses for no tax hike without spending plans, while Congress holds tax requests amid a public works freeze.
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Washington
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
Mills
House Wayns and Means
Arkansas Democrat
Johnson
Imprompt
Pot Public Works
Sweden switches to right hand driving reduces deaths
Sweden’s transition to right hand driving cuts traffic deaths by half in the first month though business declines. Speed limits in various sectors were reduced to ease the shift with 40 kmh on ordinary roads and 60 kmh on expressways. The Right Hand Traffic Commission seeks further speed improvements and Sweden aligns with other European nations.
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Stockholm
Sweeden
Wade
Sweden
Hiltain
Ireland
Joialy
Ford Strike Reaches 30 Days Fifth Longest Auto Blockade
The UAW and Ford Motor Co strike hits 30 days, marking the fifth longest auto industry walkout. Negotiations since July 11 show no agreement on core issues except a minor apprenticeship program move by Ford. About 160,000 Ford workers across 25 states face job disruption, with Michigan bearing heavy impact and suppliers facing varied layoffs and lost business.
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Bill Simmons
Associated Press
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Ford
Bes
General Motors
Chrysler
Walter P. Reuther
Michigan
Budd Co
Gary
Ind
Pittsburg
Dana Corp
Toledo
Ohio
Pennsylvana Railroad
E. & L. Transport Co
Netroit
Lorain
Well of All Things Your Pet Turtle May Be a Disease Carrier
Public Health warns that common pet turtles carry salmonellosis, a gastrointestinal illness. It notes transmission between animals and humans, severe risk for the young and elderly, and provides handwashing and containment guidelines for households with turtles.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Public Health Office
Journal of the American Medical Associaion
United States
Department of Public Health
Salems Cheese Plant Smell Sparks Dispute
An official at Fulton County Hospital clashes with the state Pollution Control Commission over odors from Salem Arkansas new sewage plant. The facility treats waste from a local cheese plant and was deodorized after six months. Residents report the odor persists despite added engines and clarified work, with hospital administrator Cadella Ferguson calling it terrible.
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Salem, Ark
Fulton County Hospital
State Polution Control Commission
Salem
Cadella Ferguson
Army helicopter pilot divorces to serve in Vietnam
Gadsden Alabama AP Army warrant officer Franklin D. Beggs 27 divorced his wife to meet Army rules and pursue a year in Vietnam. He returned with the Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with 16 Oak Leaf clusters Bronze Star and Purple Heart and a Vietnam scar. Beggs flew 850 missions earned a year of separation then remarried after wings were assured.
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Gadsunn
Ala
Vietnam
Franklin D. Beggs
Beges
Linda
Boggs
Mark
Danny
Beggs
Cald
Linday
Ft. Stewart
Amoy
Johnson Rebukes Congress in White House News Conference
AP News analyst James Marlow reports President Johnson used a surprise press briefing to fault Congress for dragging its feet on 10 of 14 major appropriations bills and to explain his fading public vigor in addressing war critics. He notes Johnson’s television presence has diminished and his reluctance to engage critics has grown.
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James Marlow
Washington
Johnson
White House
Congress
San Antonio
Jofimson
Oklahoma Man Dies in Motel Fire
SPRINGDALE Arkansas Hayden Williams of Okmulgee Oklahoma died Thursday in a motel fire in his room. Sheriff Arthur Davidson said Williams was smoking in bed. The blaze did not damage other rooms at the motel.
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Springdale
Ark
Hayden
Williams
Okmulgee
Okla
Arthur Davidson
Washington County
Asphalt Truck Driver Killed in Malvern Crash
A Malvern area man 26 near Malvern was killed Thursday when his dump truck loaded with asphalt overturned on U S 67 near Friendship community west of town. Trooper Landa Holtomb said the truck ran off the shoulder and Brooks tried to steer it back onto the pavement.
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Malvern
Judge veto halts Benton police grand jury probe
Benton Ark AP Circuit Judge Henry B Means ruled that evidence did not justify a grand jury investigation of the Benton Police Department. Mayor Noel Butler announced the decision after discussing with the judge. The case stems from the Sept 23 seizure of a trailer with gambling equipment and internal department turmoil including firings, reinstatements, and suspensions. Butler hinted at a city commission or council investigation instead.
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Benton
Ark
Henry B. Means
Malvern
Noel Butler
Jim McClintock
John Cook
Cook
McClintock
Butler
Gambling crackdown: Arkansas troopers seize hot Springs slots
State Police Director Lynn A. Davis announced raids on two slot machine repair shops in Hot Springs, saying about 100 machines and parts for 200 more were seized. He called it a possible crippling blow to Arkansas gambling as authorities burned equipment and Hot Springs police destroyed remaining machines.
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Little Rock
Lynn A. Davis
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Davis
Fulture
John Ermey
Pepair
Dan Wolf
Ike
Lagos plane bombing destroys suburb and harms residents
An explosion from a bombed plane struck a Lagos residential area early today, killing three people and damaging two embassies and the home of a U.S. drilling supervisor in Austin, Texas. Antiaircraft fire followed, the aircraft burst into flames and fell into a lagoon near Dodan Barracks, injuring two Nigerians and leaving debris across the area.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Mane
Whrch
Biafra
Dodan
Yakubu Gowon
Floyd B. Inks
Austin
Tex
Gulf of] Co
Inks
Mickle
Joanna
W. Us
Quar. Oats
Aanlne Eee
Lebanon signals limited peace offer at UN
Lebanon told the United Nations that Israeli force withdrawal could enable peace and security but ruled out recognizing or negotiating with Israel. Foreign Minister Georges Hakim warned war could come if peace is delayed and urged UN action.
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Tom Hoge
Associated Press
United Nations
Ny.y
Lebanon
United Nations Today
Butt
Israel
Georges Hakim
General Assembly
Middle East
Security Council
Hakim
Kharytoum
Warm Days End Is Due Today
A Pacific cold front will sweep Arkansas on Saturday ending a spell of warm and rainy weather. Central and South Arkansas expect no rain today with showers in northern areas as the front moves in. Temperatures will fall 6 to 12 degrees below normal and continue cooling through Wednesday. Overnight lows range from the mid 50s to upper 60s after highs around 84 at Harrison, 90 at Blytheville, and mild readings elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Harrison
Blytheville
Fort Smith
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