White House letter to NSA meeting sparks postal whimsy
A humorous note from Our Daily Slice discusses a special delivery letter to the National Student Association annual meeting in College Park Maryland. It contrasts the White House return address with a standard 45 cent stamp and compares mail speeds to the Pony Express.
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Don Johnson
National Student Association
College Park
White House
Pony Express
Missouri
California
Nashville
Tenn
Lyn
Downtown Egg Toss Guilty Verdict In Tampa
A 9 year old youth was found guilty of tossing eggs at a neatly dressed couple on a downtown Tampa street. Judge Janes Calhoun ordered a $50 fine for the incident and mock charges to the father, with the yolks and shell fragments described in the case.
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Tampa
Capitane Pbs
Janes Calhoun
Gerdhin
Poinsettas Can Sleep Between City Calif
Ab Sam of Morist complained in Judge Howard Hartley s court that bright lights on Robert Asene’s property kept his poinsettias awake and feared early blooming. The judge ordered the lights off.
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City
Calif
Ab Sam
Howard Hartley
Rober Asene
Ah Sam
Ascie
Native Newswoman Lenore Cross Leads National BPW HQ
Lenore Keuton Cross, a native of Hope, becomes the Voice of BPW Headquarters in Washington, D.C. She will draft national releases, promotional material, speeches, and board reports while revising the federation handbook. Cross, wife of Col. James C. Cross, has a long journalism career including Time Life and congressional briefings. Her family resides in Arlington, Virginia, with ties to Hope, Arkansas.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Hope B&pw Club
National Business Woman
Hope
Lenore Keuton Cross
James C
B&pw Club
Massachusetts Avenue
Washington, D.C
Cross
Federation
National Federation of B&pw Clubs, Inc
B&pw
Lenora Routon Cross
Re Yerse
Hendrix Colege
Louisiana State University
Shreveport Tmnes
Pentagon
James C. Cross
T. S. McDavitt
West Point
N.Y
Col. Cross
Academy
West Point Library and Museum
Thomas J. Fleming
Reader’s Digest
Drivers Warned in Steel Strike Over Bell Freeze Threat
In Pittsburgh AP reports an official involved in the nine week sheep haulers strike says drivers risk staying out “till bell freezes over” if they reject a settlement plan. Leaders prepared to meet in Cleveland to consider terms amid disputes over waiting time and pay.
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Stert
Cleveland
Ohio
Iit
Sid Willian Kusley
Chathout
Secreta Y
Tabor
William J. Mart
Chet
Kusley
Hart
Ore Interstate Commerce Commission
Studets
Speed Limit for Walking at Mailetta GA Company
The Luckhved Georgia Co imposes a 90 second walking rule for exit tunnels to parking lots after work. Workers reaching the lots sooner must show ID to guards who will verify at the main office the next day.
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Luckhved Georgia Co
Planes Join Large Search for Melton in Arkansas
Hot Springs Ark reports more planes added to search for Marvin Melton 65 missing since Beech craft flight from Jonesboro to Dallas. Louisiana CAP and Arkansas Wing units deployed 30 aircraft tracing leads near Sparkman Malvern and border regions as big Army Air Force C130s join from Little Rock Air Force Base.
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Hot Springs
Ark
ATR
Louisiana
Marvin Melton
Downsbore
Debonair
Jonesboro
Dallas
Tex
Cal
Boh Dlart
Arkansas
CAD
Hart
Farmer West
Hare
Sparkman
Malvern
Searel
Nock Air Force Base
Litth Tock
City Has Extra Commissioner in Lake City Election
Lake City residents voted Tuesday to elect seven council seats and an extra commissioner. William Alo Liberty, a manufacturing executive, and incumbent Graydon Lovely each polled 210 votes for seventh place. the Anderson County election officials noted the results and the commission meets Monday to decide next steps.
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Lake City
Tenn
Lake Ciy
Anderson County
William Alolerty
Graydon Lovely Ech
Osceola Man May Run for Congress
Osceola resident Guy Newcomb says he is seriously considering running for Arkansas 1st District in the wake of Rep. E. C. Gathings announcing retirement. Newcomb, a member of the state Republican Executive Committee, cites district needs and district wants for major change. He noted Gathings was admirable but not fully serving the district under the national administration, and says friends encouraged him to enter the race.
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Osceola
Ark
Guy Newcomb
Gathings
Johnson declines address to National Governors Conference
Washington AP report states President Johnson will not attend the National Governors Conference in the Virgin Islands. A White House press secretary said Johnson turned down the invitation to speak about his Vietnam policy. The aide expected Johnson to be in the White House on Saturday.
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Washington
Presi
Johnson
Virgin Islands
White House
Georgy Christeat
Bombers Sink Torpedo Boats Near North Vietnam Coast
AP dispatch reports U S Navy bombers sank four of six torpedo boats near the Thanh Hoa River mouth in central North Vietnam as fighting intensifies across the country. Separately, allied forces claimed heavy Viet Cong losses in northern provinces and along the coast as voting for the new House of Representatives approached amid ongoing operations and weather disruptions from Typhoon Carla.
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U.S. Navy
North
Wisteamese
Thanh Hoa River
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Quang Tri City
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Quang Nam Provnce
House of Representatives
Panhandle
Air Force
Ma Gia Pass
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
Dmz
Con Thien
University Med Center Picketed by Union Workers
AP reports Arkansas State Council 38 of AFSCME picketed at the University of Arkansas Medical Center in Little Rock. Pickets targeted the offices of Board of Trustees members Leon B. Catlett and D. P. Raney, urging payroll deductions for union dues as required by a 1967 law. Jeane Lambie, council president, said the university was the sole state agency not complying with the measure.
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Emsployes
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Little Rock
University
Leon B. Catlett
D. P. Raney
Arkansas State Council 38
American Federation of State
Jeane Lambie
University of Arkansas
Named to UA Medical Staff and Faculty
Dr James Wynn of New York and Dr L A Reuter of El Dorado were named to the staff and faculty of the University of Arkansas Medical Center. The announcement was made on Thursday.
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Little Rockap
de. James Wynn
New York
L. A. Reuter
el Dorado
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Canon City Bowler Drops Ball Into Arkansas River
A Canon City bowler returning from Florence reportedly stopped on a bridge and dropped his 16 pound bowling ball into the Arkansas River, a mishap described as a bad night.
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Canon City
Colo
Florence
Arkansas River
Republican Indicted at Marshall for Misuse of Funds
Marshall Ark AP Searcy County Grand Jury indicted County Judge Willis Dale Horton a Republican in his first term for unlawful authorized expenditures of public funds and private use of public vehicles. Horton was suspended by Circuit Judge Joe Villines pending hearing after posting a 1750 bond. No hearing date set. The indictment details were sparse and the grand jury had been empaneled to investigate a fatal shooting with no related indictment.
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Marshall
Ark
Searcy County
Grand Jury
Willis Dale Horton
Horton
Joe Willines
Harrison
Beal Sutterfield
Bone of Wild Pig Found in Ozark
Fayetteville Arkansas AP says a jawbone of an extinct wild pig was found buried for thousands of years in Peccary Cave Newton County. The discovery earned a $22,000 National Science Foundation grant to the University of Arkansas for a two year study of cave contents. Cave owner Jack C McCutcheon led the initial discovery prompting university researchers to inspect. Teeth of an extinct wolf musk ox bones and other animals were also found.
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Fayetteville, Ark
University of Arkansas
National Science Foundation
Newton County
Jack C. McCutcheon
Work Resumed on Conway High School Project
Work resumed on the $800,000 Conway High School complex after a one day stoppage over wages. Laborers Local 1282 claimed a $2.60 an hour scale, while the contractor said $2.60 had been paid since construction began and $250 in back wages were paid to four workers previously earning $1.75.
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Conway, Ark
Conway High School
E. C. Price
General Construction Co
North Little Rock
Fred Garrison
Pentagon Plans Massive Antiwar March at Defense HQ
The Pentagon braces for a large antiwar protest with up to 70,000 expected. Justice officials warned against unlawful acts as 992 draft cards were left at the FBI desk. Demonstrators, led by Dave Dellinger, say they will be firm but nonprovocative while seeking to encircle the Pentagon. 6,000 troops were flown in with reports of up to 20,000 on standby to keep order.
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Harry
Fy Rosenthal
Associated Press
Washington
Pentagon
Hefense Department
U.S
Vietnam
Justice Department
Department
FBI
William Coffin Jr
Yale University
Dave Dellinger
Warren Christopher
Potomac River
Capitol
White House
Would Revoke Charters of Three Clubs
Pro secutor Richard Adkisson filed to revoke the charters of three private Pulaski clubs the Athletic Club Inc Kitte Rock Executives Club and the Pulaski County Executive Association Inc charging they failed to maintain proper account records.
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Little Huoge
Richard Adkisson
Tures
Pulaski
the Athleticlub, Inc
Kitte Rock Executives Club
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