Correction of Caption Error on Suwanee Bridge
Our Daily Bread notes a caption error in yesterday's Star showing the Suwanee Bridge on U S Highway 98 between Perry and St. Petersburg. The piece explains why the correction could not be made before press and outlines navigation plans for Red River to Shreveport and the proposed Daingerfield extension, with doubts about federal funding viability.
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Florida
Suwanee River
Suwanee Bridge
U. S. Highway 98
Apalachicola
Perry
Fla
St. Petersburg
U.S. 98
North Florida
Unj
Shreveport Times
Red River
Mississippi
Shreveport
Lake of Pe Pines
Daingerfield
Texas
Ée Rivers & Harbors Board
Department of the Army
Washington
Louisiana
Russell Long
Rediver Valley Association
Fulton
Denison
Peas
Star
River Valley
Crown Bus Company Changes Hands In Midwest Purchase
JOPLIN Missouri AP Crown Coach Company, based in Joplin, was purchased by Jefferson Lines of Minneapolis. The deal was announced at a dinner for Crown employees as approval from the Interstate Commerce Commission is awaited. Crown serves from Kansas City to Texarkana Arkansas, while Jefferson Lines serves northern Missouri, Iowa and southern Minnesota.
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Joplin
Wn Coach Co
Jefferson Lines
Inneapolis
Eseachet
Transacm
Crown
Isas City
Texarkana
Ark
Jferson Lines
Ssours
Iowa
Annesota
Post Office Seeks Zip Addresses for Hope Area
Post Office programs to provide ZIP Codes begin today in Hope. Residents will receive two cards to write local street addresses and city state for ZIP coding, with no postage. Cards returnable via letter carrier or box. codes will be added centrally and mailed back.
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Hope Area
Brannan
Hope Fest
Lawrence F. O' Brien
O’ Brien
Washington, D.C
Macedonia to Celebrate 97th Year
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Washington marks 97 years of Christian service from October 12 to 16. A remodeling stone will be saved by the local masonic lodge. Guest speaker is Rev. J. W. Spellman of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Shreveport. Rev. David Simall is Macedonia’s pastor. Public invited.
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Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
Washington
J. W. Spellman
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
Shreveport
David Simall
Pentecost Service Planned at First United Pentecostal
The Rev B W Lane announces a free two hour gospel singing program at First United Pentecostal Church located at 4th and Ferguson Streets on Friday October 14 starting at 7 30 p m All are invited to attend according to the pastor
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First United Pentecostal Church
4Th and Ferguson Streets
B. W. Lane
Car Collision on Highway 67 Damages Dennis Car
Late yesterday on Highway 67 east a Dennis of Hope was sideswiped while turning into Meyers Bakery by Blackwood of Huntsville Alabama. Smith officers said Blackwood attempted to pass on a double yellow line. He was charged with improper passing. Dennis car was heavily damaged.
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Highway 67
John Dennis
Hope
Meyer’s Bakery
Wilac Blackwood
Huntsville
Ala
Brown
Neal
Shireley
Alabama
Dennis
Crippled Children's Clinic To Be Held Here
The Crippled Children Division of the Department of Public Welfare will hold a diagnostic and check up clinic on October 13 at Health Ant Children invited may register from 3 30 to 4 00 a.m. Examining clinicians are Dr Charles G Smith orthopedic surgeon and Dr Lowell Harris pediatrician. Volunteers include Delphine Lester Lewisville Elizabeth Rogers Hope Bob Turner Hope Sue Bruner Jen Wylie Al Graves Jr Coy Breeding and Paul BD McClellan.
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Crippled Children's DiVision
Department of Public Welfar
Charles G. Smith
Lowell Harris
Delphine Lester
PHN
Lewisville
Elizabeth Rogers
Hope
Bob Turner
Sue Bruner
Jen Wylie
al Graves, Jr
Coy Breeding
Paul Bd, McClellan
Gang War Flare Turns Violent in Chicago South Side
A sniper grazed a policeman and a 15 year old boy was shot as roving gangs clashed in a South Side neighborhood near the University of Chicago. Police arrested over 60 youths, many linked to the Blackstone Rangers, and seized three fire bombs.
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Chicago
South Side
University of Chicago
Edward Carmody
Carmody
Billings Hospital
Walter Stewart
Stewart
Blackstone Rangers
GE Appears Headed for Big Strike
The General Electric Co faces a walkout by about 125,000 workers at 12:01 a.m. Monday, after years of strained labor relations. Eleven unions have united to challenge the firm, with Meany of AFL-CIO leading a coordinating effort. The White House panel rejected a voluntary no strike pledge and company offer, citing insufficient responsiveness to the president’s request.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
Mammoth General Electric Co
Johnson
Taft-Hartley
Viet Nam
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Paul Jennings
International Union of Electrical Workers
Jennings
General Electric
White House
Defense
Commerce
John T. Conner
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
Robert 5. McNamara
South
Switchmen Restrained in Illinois Railroad Strike
Judge Jos eph Sam Perry issued a temporary restraining order halting a strike by the Switchmen's Union of North America against the Hook Island Railroad until Oct 22. T.E. Desch, railroad general counsel, sought the order from the judge at his Glen Ellyn home, with a hearing set for later.
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Chicago (Ap
Joseph Sam Perry
U.S. District Court
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Hook Island
T.E. Desch
National
Johnson
Newark
Switchmen
Rock Island Railroad
Samuelh. Sheppard
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Chicago
Short Skirts Girls Suspended At Hawthorne Junior High
Seventy-one Hawthorne Junior High School girls were suspended for a day for wearing above the knee dresses and skirts. Principal W. Daii Higdon sent the girls home after a lineup in the auditorium while enforcing board dress rules. Higdon said the policy targets when three quarters of the thigh show, deeming the dress too short.
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San Antonio, Tex
Hawthorne
W. Daii Higdon
Higdon
Pryor calls for tax deduction on campaign gifts
Camden Democrat David Pryor urged Democratic women that federal tax policy should allow deductions for campaign donations. He argued small contributions enable direct political participation and involvement, advocating an exemption to encourage support for candidates in the 4th District.
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Little Rock UP
Congress
David Pryor
Camden
Johnson proposes 2.2 billion Social Security hike
President Johnson urged Congress to raise Social Security benefits by at least 2.2 billion dollars annually to fund a 10 percent average increase starting January 1, 1968, with a minimum monthly check rising from 44 to 100 dollars for long-covered retirees.
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LBJ
Baltimore
Johnson
Congressional
House
House of Representatives
Washington
Congress
John W. Byrnes
R-Wis
Ways and Means
Public Works Bill Approves Fort Smith Arkansas Bridge
Washington AP reports the House passed a $4.1 billion public works appropriation bill including a new high level U S 64 bridge over the Arkansas River at Fort Smith Arkansas. Senate amendment raises cost to about $5.5 million for a new structure.
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Washington
House
Arkansas River
Fort Smith
Ark
Senate
Recreational Area Loan Approved for Dardanelle Lake
The Farmers Home Administration approved a $153600 loan to develop the Bay Ridge Boat and Golf Club at Dardanelle Lake, officials announced Tuesday.
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Associated Press Little Rock
Farmers Home Administration
Dardanelle Lake
Bay Ridge Boat and Golf Club
Lonoke Man Killed by Accidental Rifle Discharge
Lonoke deputy coroner ruled 28 year old Jerry W. Brown of Lonoke was accidentally killed when a 22 caliber rifle discharged in his pickup while he went squirrel hunting. The rifle was found on the floor with the barrel on the seat after Brown was shot in the right side.
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Lonoke, Ark
Lee Weaver
LoNoke
Jerry W. Brown
Brown
Weaver
Arkansas worker dies after fall at Shreveport plant
Cliff Harrell forty one moved from El Dorado two months ago was killed Tuesday when he fell from a scaffold at the Western Electric Co plant in Shreveport where he worked as a pipefitter. His son Gary is a halfback on the University of Arkansas freshman football team.
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Shreveport
Cliff Harrell
el Dorado
Western Electric Co
Gary
University of Arkansas
Hope Junior Auxiliary Spaghetti Supper Before Football Game
Hope High School cafeteria hosts a spaghetti supper from 5 to 7 p.m. with adults at 1.50 and children under 12 at 50 cents to raise money for the scholarship fund. Also: student recital at Southern State College at 4:30 p.m. featuring Patricia Davis and Sandy Goldberg. proceeding items include local Democratic activities and Air Force promotions.
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Hope Junior Auxiliary
Hope High School
Patricia Davis
David P. Davis Jr
Hope
Southern State College
Hope High
Sandy Goldberg
Magnolia
U S Force in Viet Nam Now 325000 Strong
U S Defense Secretary McNamara cited quieter battle zones as 4000 new American troops arrived in Viet Nam. The Ivy Division’s 3rd Brigade landed at Vung Tau, bringing total U S forces to 325,000 with 42,000 allied troops and about 705,000 South Vietnamese under arms. Projections anticipate 370,000 to 400,000 by year’s end. Civil cabinet tensions arose in Nguyet and Ky’s government as five Mekong Delta civilian ministers threatened to resign.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet ’. Nam
Robert
McNamara
South Viet Nam
4Th Infantry
Viet Nam
Nguyet
CIA Ky
Mekong
Ivy
Vung Tau
U.S
Congress Acts on 21 Major Bills
Washington AP reports a busy legislative day as Congress advanced 21 major bills. The Senate targets a $406 million District of Columbia measure and a $4.1 billion Works-Programs appropriation, with foreign investors tax legislation to boost American investment. House and Senate conferees aim to finish three must-pass items, including food for peace and poverty measures, while a large $98 billion defense package moves to Johnson with reserve-call authority, and a Cabinet Department of Transportation and flexible banking regulations advance.
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Joe Hall Washington
Congress
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Johnson
America
Department of Transportation
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Alex. H. Washburn
Crown Bus
Delores McBride
Louise Griffin
Martha Stephenson
John B. Gardener
Na- Hon
John B. Gardner, Jr
City of Hope
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc
Citizens In Hope
Evelyn Seversen
Miss Seversen
Calvin Caldwell
Dolores McBride
Focal
Prospect
Macedonia
Crippled Children’s Clinic
Big Strike
By Frank Cormier
AP News Digest
Vietnam
Capitol Hill
Everett M. Dirksen
Arkansas
The
Ellis
Leonard F. Ellis
H. C. Whitworth
Rockefeller
Hempstead
Payston Klob
Jimmy E. Applegate
Klob
Hilton Applegate
Ike Rt. 1
U. S. Air Force
Truax Field
Wis
Spring Hill High School
Henderson State Teachers College
Hope Federal Savings and Loan Association
Arkansas Savings and Loan League
Velda Rose Tower
Hot Springs
Fred A. Filis
Whitfield Masonic Lodge
Masonic Hall
Arkadelphia High School
Bill Clark
Ardell Clark
U. S
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