Inflation and boycotts spark bitter price debate in Arkansas
Our Daily Bread warns the public that inflation worsens after January 1 as minimum wage hikes raise costs for food processors and retailers. Protests against high prices clash with accusations of government excess while Harmony Baptist Association opposes state hospital control. Marine Cpl. Perry L. Poole, son of Helena residents, is reported in action in Viet Nam.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Harmony Baptist Associave
Arnsas Baptist State Convention
Arkanis Baptist (Hospital
Little Rock
Medical Center
Wreh
Harmony Association
Anch
Arkansas
Associated Press
Washington
Marine Ince
Perry L. Poole
Walter D. Jole
Helena, Ark
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Food Price Revolt Spreads Across Regions
HAL COOPER reports Housewives groups from Williamsville to Albuquerque campaign against high grocery costs. WOW, HELP and WASLP form alliances, urging lower prices while grocers warn profits are tight. In Arkansas, voter registration numbers and hospital expansion plans are noted in separate briefs.
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Hal Cooper
New York
BCLP
HELP
WASLP
NAACP
CORE
SNCC
Williamsville
N.Y
Charlotte
N.C
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Colorado
Washington Area
Wilmington
OLFP
Burlington
BCLLP
Waukesha
Wis
Thomas Heyen
Tom Gregory
Georgia Retail Association
Lexington
Max Lefler
Albuquerque
N.M
Social Security Hike Likely to Boost Payroll Tax
Washington AP reports that if Congress approves Johnson’s plan to broaden Social Security benefits, the revenue would come from raising the payroll tax rate and expanding the wage base. The base would rise to $7,800 and the rate to 4.6 percent, yielding a maximum tax of $358.80, up $68.40 for a worker earning $7,800, with similar for employers.
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Edmond LE Breton Washington
Congress
Johnson
LBJ
Viet Nam
Red China
Ferdinand &, Marcos
Thailand
Bangkok
Oriskany
Philippines
Constellation
Air Force
North
Washington
Reds All But Reject Summit Peace Bid
North Viet Nam branded the Manila summit a war council and sidestepped the allied peace offer. Hanoi criticized the U S plan while decrying its terms as cynical. Marcos in Manila hinted at peace initiatives but withheld details. Allies discussed an honest broker role for Indonesia, Japan, and India.
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Tokyo
Manila
United States
Nhan Dan
North Vietnamese Communist Party
Hanoi
Viet Nam
South
Peking
New China News Agency
U.S
Cairo
Philippine
Ferdinand £. Marcos
Marcos
Indonesia
Japan
India
Ruling Asked on Point in Registration
Arkansas Supreme Court considered whether Amendment 51 the voter registration change overrides a county election law authorizing absentee vote clerks The dispute centers on who controls voter registration and the absentee vote box The case involves Mrs Howard Stephenson Democratic county election officials and Republican opponents led by N J Henley County Clerk W N Guthrie and Bill Satterfield a sheriff candidate
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Guthrie
Election Commission
Woody Murray
Harrison
China Student Action Is Protested
MOSCOW AP The Soviet Union protested to China about demonstrations outside the Soviet Embassy in Peking and demanded they be stopped. A note to the Chinese Embassy said the protests were a deliberate step to worsen Soviet Chinese relations and cited blocked embassy access. Tass noted foreign diplomats could not pass in cars with diplomatic plates. Japanese reporters said Premier Chou Enlai ordered halting the influx of Red Guards into Beijing to ease congestion.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
China
Peking
Tass
Tokyo
Chou En-lai
Man Sides Arms in Slaying Case in Arkansas
Charles Sides 34 of Osceola Arkansas surrendered to Decatur police in a knife fight that left Carl Gress dead. Gress's wife Thelma was also involved and hospitalized in Osceola in critical condition.
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Decatur
Charles Sides
Osceola
Ark
Arkansas
Sides
Carl Gress
Gress
Thelma
Johnson Says Peace Up to Enemy in Asia Visit
President Johnson voiced that peace depends on the other side after offering a Viet Nam peace plan at Manila. He urged continued resistance to Communists until the aggression stops, pledging U S support for GIs and asking for prayers and understanding from Americans. He arrived in Thailand with Mrs Johnson for an official visit amid heavy security in Bang Saen.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Johnson
United States
Viet Nam
Manila
South Viet Nam
Johnsons
U.S
Sattahip Air Base
Bang Saen
Thanom Kittikachorn
Sattahip
Hope Youth Aid UNICEF Trick or Treat Drive
Hope church youth groups lead a Trick or Treat for UNICEF event October 30 and 31. The Methodist Youth Fellowship coordinates volunteers from multiple denominations in Hope and nearby areas to collect coins for UNICEF, with orange and black cartons showing a mother and child. Each small coin supports vaccines, antibiotics, and vaccines against diseases in underserved children worldwide.
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Unicef
United Nations Children’s Fund
Hope Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Hope
Fulton
Bodcaw
Oakhaven
Hempstead County Farms Surpass Ten Million Value
Hempstead County farm products sold totalled 10 793 559 in 1964 the first time exceeding ten million dollars. The county with 1395 farms averages 190.5 acres, more cropland harvested than in 1959, and agriculture remains key to the local economy alongside poultry livestock forestry and soybeans. The Chester Arkansas area ranking shows Howard and Nevada counties behind.
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Calvin J. Caldwell
Caldwell
Hempstead County
8Rd
Howard
Nevada
New Comsat Satellite Lani Bird Enters Orbit
A shiny communications satellite named Lani Bird, built by Hughes Aircraft, launched from Cape Kennedy aboard a three stage Delta rocket. Comsat paid NASA 3.57 million dollars for the launch and expects to install it later this week while officials determine whether its final position will be over the Pacific or the Atlantic.
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Vars Kenneny
Comsat Corp
Pacific Ocean
North America
Far East
Cape Kennedy
Comsat
Atlantic
Europe
Joseph Charyk
Communications Satellite Corp
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Hughes Aircraft Corp
Charyk
Pacific
Experts to Look Into Titan Strike at Conway Silos
An Air Force spokesman says labor relations specialists will investigate a Titan II missile silo strike near Conway and Rosebud started Wednesday. Local 155 of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union accuses Peter Kiewit Sons Co. of flouting safety rules after the Titan I disaster that killed 54 workers. Wayne Lay, business agent, notes the firm allegedly reduced required crew and workers should not be alone on silo levels. Lay is father of one of the two men who survived the 1965 silo tragedy near Searcy.
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Conway
Ark
Air Force
Washington
Rosebud
Kelwit
Wayne Lay
Searcy
Area Community Notes and Events in Hope Arkansas
Parents of Brookwood Garland Guernsey and Paisley students reminded of a Friday October 28 Parents and Teachers conference and four schools will have no classes tomorrow. Anderson Cemetery near Spring Hill hosts a working party on Saturday October 29 with potluck lunch. donations welcome to Mrs. Cecil Kidd. Hope Police log shows 229 accidents so far this year, up from 176 last year, with 59 injuries and two deaths this year versus 41 injuries last year. Fireman Apprentice R E Almand USN, son of Prescott residents, serves on USS Kearsarge in Southeast Asia after visiting Subic Bay Philippines. ship home port Long Beach California.
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Brookwood
Garland
Guernsey
Paisley
Anderson Cemetery
Spring Hill
Cecil Kidd
Hope Rt. 1
Hope Police Department
R. E. Almand
USN
Robert E. Almand
Prescott Rt. 6
Kearsarge
Seventh Fleet
South East Asia
Subic Bay
Republic of the Philippines
Viet Nam
Long Beach
Calif
U S Ambush Kills 15 Civilians in Vietnam
U S ambush patrol opened fire on civilians mistaken for Viet Cong eight miles north of Saigon, killing eight and wounding seven. The incident, part of operation Allentown by the 1st Infantry Division, followed by B52 raids on Viet Cong bases and troop concentrations across South Vietnam. American casualties ranged higher than Vietnamese, with weather and carrier movements noted in the broader war report.
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Rubent Tuckman Smigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Saigon
Allentown
U. S. 1St Infantry Division
Qui Nhon
Chntral
War Zollage
Gulf of Tonkin
North
Viet Nam
Philippines
Coral Sea
North Viet Nam
College to Train Police in Problems
Ohio State University plans a joint project with Columbus to teach residents about police duties and poverty while officers learn about inner city issues in housing employment and education. Local residents will attend classes next month and police will study in an exchange aimed at reducing racial prejudice.
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Columbia
Ohio State University
Columbus
Walter R. Tarpley
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Sheppard
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