Lake Taneycomo letter praises Arkansas Missouri region
Chester J. Emmerling of Chicago, a veteran offset pressman, commends Lake Taneycomo and the southwest Missouri area in a September 27 letter. He notes four seasons, temperate winters, scenic mountains and lakes, and urges proactive public officials to energize the region's development as he and his wife consider returning to visit and perhaps retire in Arkansas and Missouri.
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Blue Haven
Chester J. Emmerling
Chicago
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Lake Taneycomo
Arkansas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Arizona
New Mexico
Texarkana
Arkadelphia
Hot Springs
Harrison
Branson
Newland Ave
Autos Burn in Wreck Five Hurt Near Hope on Highway 67
Two autos collided six miles east of Hope on Highway 67 injuring five people. Ray Glass of Texarkana was treated for a head cut. Nash ville singers Jimmy Richards Darius Spurgeon Rogers Long and David Gray had minor injuries and one broken arm. Richards charged with passing in a no passing zone. Both cars burned. Hope Fire Department extinguished the flames.
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Rockefeller to Speak at fundraiser for Republican Grace
WALE ROCK AP Gov Nelson Rockefeller of New York will address a Wednesday night fundraising reception for a Republican candidate. The event also involves his running mate, Maryland Gov Spiro Agnew.
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Wale Rock
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Ane Ae
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
3 Million Gan Vote In WN
New York AP report notes a large gan vote in western New York where turnout exceeds prior elections. The article references figures around 3 million and compares to 1960 1964 levels, highlighting unusually high participation and potential impact on results.
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New York
Ten-year-old Jan Lewis Succumbs After Crash Near Fulton
Jan Lewis ten of Sulphur Oklahoma died in a Texarkana hospital from injuries suffered October 2 on U S Highway 67 near Fulton. Her mother and twin sister perished, along with Sissy Thurman thirty of Bryan Texas the world champion barrel racer. Father Robert Lewis remains critically injured in Wadley Hospital with a chest wound and six broken ribs. Walter Stanley of Bryant Arkansas drove the eastbound trailer tractor after it struck two cows and overturned, as a camper pulling two horses could not avoid the wreck after a rodeo performance in Little Rock.
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Sulphur
Okla
Texarkana
U.S
Fulton
Sissy Thurman
Bryan
Texas
Robert Lewis
Wadley Hospital
Walter Stanley
Bryant, Ark
Lewis
Little Rock
Hershey Says Remark Was Misinterpreted
Lt Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director of the Selective Service, said his summer remark that he could work with George C. Wallace was misinterpreted as an endorsement. He noted he would not seek endorsements and criticized human judgment in the draft system. A Hendrix College student asked about the comment.
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Selective Service
George C. Wallace
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Hendrix College
Lloyd Unverforth
Vietnam
High Court Allows Army to Mobilize 256 Reservists
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 to lift a block on mobilizing 256 reservists for Vietnam as part of a 1966 law. Soldiers at Ft Meade and Ft. Lee can appeal later, but may already be in the warzone. Separately, a California National Guard suit over May Pueblo duty proceeds, while Wallace case tests Ohio ballot restrictions.
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Tolber Corp. Purchases Texas Firm Aradco
Tolber Corporation acquires American Research and Development Company known as Aradco in San Angelo Texas. The Aradco division will move headquarters to Hope Arkansas with R L Keith as general manager and Clyde Fours as Tolber vice president and Aradco head. Donald Mushtare shifts to Tolber as director of development and technical service.
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Arkansas
American Research and Development Company
San Angelo
Texas
Aradco
Robert J. Huber
Michigan Chrome and Chemical Company
Detroit
Michigan Chrome
Aradeo
R. L. Keith
Tolber
Clyde
Fours
Donald Mushtare
Huber
Four Texans Killed in Spa Plane Crash
Four Wichita Falls men died Monday when their single engine plane struck a power line and crashed near Hot Springs Municipal Airport. Victims named are Larry Robinson Donald Harris George B Cox and Frank B Stewart. The Cessna Skyhawk was registered to Robinson.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Hot Springs
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Donald Harris
George B. Cox
Frank B. Stewart
Robernson
Reading Mail Reveals Odd Facts For Columnists
NY columnist HAL BOYLE compiles surprising mail items and quirky data. Topics range from marriage patterns among divorced people to decibel hearing limits, Gutenberg’s Bible, and jet takeoffs. The piece cites notable quotes and odd world facts, preserving a light tone.
Humphrey proposes annual US Soviet summit conferences
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey urged annual working summit conferences between the United States and the Soviet Union to foster new diplomacy free of publicity. He also called on the Soviet Union to press North Vietnam to negotiate seriously in Paris, reaffirmed a six point Middle East plan, and pledged to be a peace president.
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Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Soviet Union
Humphrey
U.S
Paris
Middle East
United Press International Editors and Publishers
Richard M. Nixon
George C. Wallace
Washington
Pennsylvania
Nixon
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Scranon
University of Scranton
GOP
UPI
Vietnam
Hanoi
Stamp honors Che Guevara in Cuba’s Day of the Guerrilla
Cuba files stamps honoring Ernesto Che Guevara, the communist guerrilla leader killed in Bolivia. The five stamps will go on sale to mark the Day of the Heroic Guerrilla across the country on Tuesday.
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Cuba
Ernesto Che Guevara
Bolivia
New Cuts in Housing and Food Stamp Money
Washington AP reports new reductions in housing and food stamp funding as the House Appropriations Committee recommends cutting the food stamp program by 50 million dollars and slashing several housing and urban renewal allocations. The package reduces HUD’s 14.57 billion request to 10.1 billion, trims urban renewal, model cities, and rent subsidies, and eliminates multiple program requests including juvenile delinquency and open housing enforcement funding.
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Power Firm Donates 50 to 4-H Group
Southwestern Electric Power Company marks its twenty second annual gift of fifty dollars to the Hempstead County 4-H Club Council. Dean Atkins presented the check to Calvin J. Caldwell on October 1. The company plans to continue supporting 4-H Councils in all counties served, enabling councils to direct the funds as needed.
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Hempstead County
Dean Atkins
Calvin J. Caldwell
Southwestern
Extension Service
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Freedom of America
Wreck Death Near Cabot Claims Local Woman
The Associated Press reports a woman, Mrs. Ward, was killed in a wreck near Cabot in Lonoke County, Arkansas. Authorities say her three children were in the car but survived.
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Officials Fear Big Fall Offensive by Hanoi
U S military officers assess intelligence indicating North Vietnamese and Viet Cong plans for a large new offensive before year end. Captured officers suggest Hanoi aims to make a major splash around the November elections, though troops yet lack Tet-type strength. AP dispatch notes varied European and domestic political context on election year.
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Washington
Vietnam
Hanoi
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Nixon Says He Would Halt Bombing If Safer
Richard M. Nixon told editors and publishers in Washington that if elected he would not intensify the bombing of North Vietnam and might halt it if fewer American lives would be lost. He urged broader Viet Nam negotiations and a “generous” peace, saying the key is stopping bombing when it saves lives, and he would seek a wider diplomatic table.
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Associated Press
Buffalo, N.Y
Richard M. Nixon
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Buffalo
Flint
Mich
Minneapolis
Cloudiness Grows Across Arkansas With Incoming Thunderstorms
Weather notes forecast increasing cloudiness over Arkansas through Wednesday as thundershowers form in the northwest tonight and spread. A merger of nearby low pressure systems will drift northeast, bringing cooler temperatures after a morning range of 44 to 50 degrees. Monday highs spanned 68 to 73 degrees, while no rain fell in the 24 hours to 7:30 a.m. today.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Walenut Ridge
Fort Smith
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
el Dorado
Defense Agency awards 16 employees in Arlington
The Defense Communications Agency in Arlington, Virginia, awarded salary increases or federal length of service medals to 16 area employees. The list included Dorothy E. Hoover, a 20 year service award recipient from Washington DC, and notes family connections. Also mentions a candidate event at RC building in McCaskill with 7:30 p.m. Thursday, and updates on fall enrollment at Henderson State College and Southern State College.
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Arlington
Dorothy E. Hoover
Nichols Avenue
S.W
Washington, D.C
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Hope
Ark
Phillip W. Metadden
Payson G. Wilbur
McCaskill
Two Day Battle Kills 147 North Vietnamese Near Saigon
American ground and air forces clashed with North Vietnamese troops 28 miles northwest of Saigon in the heaviest fighting reported by both sides. 147 enemy soldiers were killed, with U.S. losses listed as three men killed and 13 wounded. Allied troops found stockpiles of war materiel across the country, including mines, grenades, rockets, and medical gear, while intelligence suggested a major offensive might be planned before year’s end.
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Associated Press
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First Ladies greet 300 at Republican rally in Coliseum
Nearly 300 local women gathered in the Third District Livestock Show Coliseum to hear Mrs. Winthrop Rockefeller and Mrs. Footsie Britt speak. Mrs. Rockefeller touted government as big business and highlighted her husband’s two years in office including higher teacher salaries and anti poverty programs. She noted plans to probe gyp insurers as several firms exit the state. Mrs. Britt credited Republican gains despite Democratic legislature opposition. Helen Hatch served as master of ceremonies. Waite entertained with serene music.
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Footsie Britt
Third District
Britt
Helen Hatch
Ae Waite
Serene Mae
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