Place stamp here debate sparks state memo move
An Arkansas editorial piece critiques envelope legends like Place stamp here used with postage meters. State Revenue Department backs removing the legend after the Hope Star highlighted the issue, sparking action toward meter readability and printer habits. The piece also touches on Bowie Knife imagery in The Hope Star’s nameplate and recalls NEA design work and a revolver notch anecdote.
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Hope Chamber Christmas Decoration Fund Tops 80 Pledges
The Hope community raised 82 pledges of thirty dollars each for the Chamber of Commerce Christmas Decoration Fund ensuring downtown display along Third Street and South Main. Merchants, students, and locals coordinated with the Red River Technical School and FFA to assemble lights, wrapping, wiring, and a tree of lights promoted by Haskell Jones and James Morrow. The project targets a December 1 reveal with decorated LOD poles and a model downtown display, alongside an Antique Show and Sale at nearby Washington opening today.
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Red River Technical School
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Tree of Lights
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Haskell Jones
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Electors in 16 States Bound to Popular Vote Outcome
Willard Hobmobley reports that only 16 states and the District of Columbia bind electors to the popular vote. Florida New Mexico and Oklahoma impose penalties for not following state results. The article notes few electors have defected and discusses constitutional and historical context of the Electoral College.
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New Mexico
Oklahoma
Word Authority on slang as cultural subgroup talk
Joy Stilley reports on Stuart Flexner, slang authority and editor of college and standard dictionaries. He explains slang forms from cultural subgroups, notes switching to standard usage, and cites sources for new terms arising from spice exploration, Vietnam War terms, politics, sports, hobbies, music, and science.
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Joy Stilley
NEW York
Stuart Flexner
Random House
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Nixon Promises Pentagon Overhaul And More Nuclear Arms
Nixon pledges a major Pentagon reorganization, greater power for top officers, and expanded missiles, warplanes, and submarines. He criticizes Kennedy and Johnson policies as weakening national defense, warning of a possible survival gap by 1970 or 1971. He toured eastern Pennsylvania and New York amid mixed crowds include a Reading scuffle injuring 10 and arrests for assault on a state trooper. He plans more TV and radio appearances through the weekend.
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Associated Press
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Local Rally for Crank Draws 450
Marion Crank, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, told about 450 people at a Hope rally that Rockefeller’s reform programs were mired in incompetence. He mocked a New York doctor he claimed could cure hepatitis and accused Rockefeller of amateurism while pledging careful financial responsibility and continued state-service improvements.
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Arkansans Hurt in Plane Crash
HOPEWELL Virginia AP two Arkansans were among five people injured when a twin engine plane crashed and burned in a field near the airport runway. Roy Courdin 36 of Decatur Ark sustained eye injuries and was hospitalized with undetermined condition. C Kirk Hale 58, also of Decatur, was treated for lacerations and possible internal injuries.
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Johnson Seeks Possible Breakthrough Toward Vietnam Peace
President Johnson shows cautious optimism about possible progress toward peace in Vietnam amid secret talks with Hanoi. Officials say no halt to bombing without de escalation, and key issues remain unresolved regarding South Vietnam and the National Liberation Front. Radio Hanoi rejects U S conditions as propaganda while confirming no acceptance of terms. Johnson continues to press for assurances and secrecy surrounding the talks.
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Johnson insists on potential Vietnam victory push
AP Digest notes Johnson convinced he can press Vietnam operation as he reports 400 plus enemy deaths in three days. Campaign 1968: electors free to vote. Lynda Bird Robb births a granddaughter. Shoup questions Kennedy critique of joint chiefs during Cuban crisis. East Germany secret trials tied to 1968 invasion debates. UNGA closes annual debate as Biafran child famine prompts moral questions.
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Start World's Highest Tower in Tokyo by NTV
TOKYO AP The Nippon Television Network Corp began a 1722 foot television tower in Tokyo. It will be the world’s tallest tower, topping Moscow’s by 82 feet and costing almost 70 million dollars. Construction will take more than two years to complete.
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President to Campaign for Humphrey TV appearance set for Nov. 3
President Johnson, who quit the race, will appear on NBC at 8:30 p.m. EST November 3 to campaign for Hubert H. Humphrey on the eve of the election. He also addressed peace in Vietnam and law enforcement, having already given a radio Humphrey address on NBC and a CBS radio slot at 7:35 p.m. EST the same weekend.
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Associated Press
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Vietnam
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All Around Town Ramblings and Local News Bits
Friday morning notes cover weather, prices, and local events. Arkansas egg and chicken markets stir talk as early frost blankets the region while Paisley roads near routing improvements progress. Community notices include a women’s basketball meeting at Jones Field House and hospital updates for Charles Ellis and Don McCorkle. Local business and campus news highlights Gamma chapter induction for Dianne Marcum and Marine Lance Corporal Alex Justman.
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Haskell Jones
California
Paisley
U S and South Vietnam Kill 447 North Vietnamese Troops
U S and South Vietnamese forces report at least 447 North Vietnamese killed in three days in northeast South Vietnam as allied artillery and air power bear the brunt of the fight. Three Americans and three South Vietnamese dead, 65 Americans and 27 South Vietnamese wounded, with heavy action around the DMZ near Con Thien and Da Nang. Airstrikes and B52s continue targeting troop concentrations and base camps south of Da Nang.
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Springdale Rights Suit Dismissed
A U S district court jury dismissed a civil rights suit Thursday against Springdale officials led by Mayor Park Philips. The jury deliberated 23 minutes, ruling in favor of the defendants including Police Chief Wayne figen and Patrolman Day Maye ens, amid claims of rights violations, humiliation and business loss.
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