Red River water unfit to drink from salt pollution
Our Daily Bread notes a Red River Association report citing a U S Corps of Engineers study dated Sept 9 detailing 165 natural salt sources in Texas Oklahoma and Kansas feeding into the Red River. The result is unusable water for Dallas Fort Worth Oklahoma City Tulsa Shreveport Wichita and others. A proposed 173 million dollar reservoir and brine settling basins system aims to boost usable water and meet rising city and industrial demands.
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Red River Valley Association
L. R. Matthias
Board V of Engineers For Rivers and Harbors
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Red River
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Shreveport
Wichita
U.s.corps of Engineers
Amery
Beale Street cleanup planned as landmark project
Beale Street in Memphis to be renovated under urban renewal, with Secretary Udall and Mrs William Handy present. A $20 million facelifting aims to preserve flavor while clearing unsafe blocks. Handy Park and the statue of Handy remain untouched as plans proceed. In a separate blight, five year old Jimmy Lynn Spurlit was killed in Malvern when run over by his mother’s car after a brake failure.
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Don McLeod
Memphis
Tenn
Beale Street
Stewart L. Udall
William Christopher Handy
Mississippi River
Manassas Street
Associated Press
Malvern, Ark
Jimmy Lynn Spurlit
S. Dean Carter
Malvern
Training Program At Hempstead Memorial Hospital
A training program for Housekeeping Aides and those entering the vocation is held by the State Department of Education Home Economics Division at Hempstead Memorial Hospital. Susie Wright leads the course and certificates will be awarded by the Vocational Home Economics Division. Participants include Head Nurses Juanita Rice and Joe Hooker, housekeeping head Mattie Mae Formby, aides Versie Reed Perlene English Gurthia Prather Juanita Ellison Myrtle Richardson Grady Gell Garland Alt Fincher James Tyus James Turner Grace Dunlap Estell Wright and Top Photo. Administrator C. L. Cross presents a sales agreement to W. C. Bruner Jr. of Cal Chemical Co. Bruner collaborates with Wright on hospital personnel training.
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Hope Star
State Department of Education
Hempstead Memorial Hospital
Susie Wright
Juanita Rice
Joe Hooker
Mattie Mae Formby
Versie Lee Reed
Perlene English
Gurthia Prather
Juanita Ellison
Myrtle Richardson
Grady Gell Garland
Alt Fincher
James Tyus
James Turner
Grace Dunlap
Estell Wright
C. L. Cross
W. C. Burner Jr
Cal Chemical Co
Bruner
China claims nuclear test amid Viet Nam peace push
Red China rejected new efforts to curb nuclear spread while announcing a successful test of a guided missile delivering a nuclear warhead. The test, described as a low to low mid range explosion, came as President Johnson toured Asia and amid allied Viet Nam peace commitments. Details on the missile flight, warhead size, and battlefield use were not disclosed. U.S. officials noted historical estimates of China reaching regional capability in the coming years.
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John Roderick Tokyo
Red China
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Johnson
Manila
Thailand
Peking
New China News Agency
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Lop Nor
Singkiang
AEC
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Formosa
Okinawa
China
India
Soviet Union
Charged on Liquor Counts Against John E. Cunningham in Texarkana
John Edward Cunningham, 50, of Lewisville Route 1, was charged Wednesday with violation of federal liquor laws after a preliminary hearing before U.S. Commissioner Thelma Winham in Texarkana. He was released on 300 dollars bond after Lafayette County Sheriff Wade Totem arrested him six miles north of Buckner. Police say Cunningham possessed an unregistered still, operated a distillery, and made mash.
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John Edward Cunningham
Lewisville
Record 740,609 Voters Registered for Nov 8 Election
Final unofficial totals from the Arkansas Auditor's Office show 740,609 residents registered to vote for the November general election, a county-by-county breakdown including Chicot 7,200 Fulton 3,702 Marion 3,570 Montgomery 3,096 Poinsett 11,000 Prairie 4,451 Stone 3,543 and Woodruff 4,964.
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Little Rock
State Auditor's Office
Chicot
Fulton
Marion
Montgomery
Poinsett
Prairie
Stone
Woodruff
Reporter Wins 1966 Journalists Award in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK AP Jerry Rush aged 34 of The Arkansas Democrat is named winner of the National Society of Professional Engineers 1966 journalism award. He will receive a 1000 cash prize for his eight part series on the Arkansas River navigation project.
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Little Rock
Jerry Rush
The
Arkansas Democrat At
National Society of Professional Engineers
Rush
Emmet Man Hurt in Texarkana Plant Accident
Emmet resident James Arnett, 81, suffered possible chest injuries Thursday at Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. in Texarkana and was taken to Wadley Hospital for treatment. He reportedly was caught between two tre rack lines in a 24 inch plant area. Food price probes ordered in Texas and Massachusetts as governors seek rapid studies led by university presidents. Esther Peterson praised housewives’ boycotts for pressing down costs, while mutual efforts expand to key markets with price cuts claimed in Socorro, New Mexico.
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Emmet
Texarkana
James Arnett
Pam
Cooper Tire and Rubber Co
Wadley Hospital
Arnett
New York
Texas
Massachusetts
John A. Volpe
State Consumers Council
John B. Connally
Volpe
Connally
Esther Peterson
Johnson
New York City
Denver
University of Texas, Texas
Technological College
Tex
A&m
Socorro
N.M
Safeway
Stop
N-Shop
Speedway
Hamilton Ordered for a Physical
Actor George Hamilton 27, long associated with Lynda Bird Johnson, is ordered by his local draft board to report for a physical examination next week. He is currently classified 3- and has deferred service under an extreme hardship provision due to his mother’s dependence on him. The outcome of the physical could determine his eligibility for induction, though passing would not guarantee service. A Selective Service spokesman noted the move aims to complete a full physical record, with Hamilton presently in Munich filming and maintaining a Beverly Hills mansion.
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New York
George Hamilton
Lynda Bird Johnson
Hamilton
New York City
Selective Service Headsquarters
Washington
Munich
Germany
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Selective Service
Allies Claim 137 Viet Cong Killed In Mekong Delta Fight
South Vietnamese troops backed by American air strikes reported 137 Viet Cong killed in a day-long battle near the Mekong Delta about 88 miles southwest of Saigon. Viet Cong attacks on convoy barges and a truck convoy caused light Vietnamese casualties. U S B52 bombers conducted two raids on Viet Cong camps. Premier Ky's cabinet crisis appeared resolved with the replacement of two dissident ministers and five persuaded to stay.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong
U.S
Co Co
Ba Lieu
Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
Nguyen Cao Ky
Au Truong Thang
Truong Thai Ton
Vo Long Trieu
le Phuoc Sang
Sang
Constituent Assembly
Youth Rolls Car on Curve on N Hazel Street
Randall Ross eighteen lost control of the auto on North Hazel Street about 11:40 p.m. Thursday. The car rolled several times and landed in a barbecue pit at Duke Hightower's place near the old Highway 67 junction. Ross was taken to a local hospital for apparent minor injuries. The car was demolished and he was charged with reckless driving and no state license.
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Randall Ross
North Hazel St
Duke Hightower
Highway 67
R. Rowe
Neal
Ross
Red China Nuclear Plans Mentioned In AP Digest
United States officials say they have no plans to accelerate Nike X antimissile defense as Red China reports a nuclear weapon program. President Johnson visits Thailand with the King and Queen while Viet Nam concerns persist. The Viet Cong incident involving Sister Rosa is recounted. Election prospects shift with campaigns and reforms debated in Congress. State governors probe food prices. consumer advice praises boycotts. Chrysler and Fords report record revenue but thinner profits. Chicago desegregation report cites broken promises. Beale Street praised as a national landmark.
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United States
Asia
Red China
Une
Viet Nam
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Congress
Johnson
Esther Peterson
Main Street
AP Sureey
Foard
Chrysler
Chicago Freedom Movement
Chicago
Beale Street
All Around Town Concert Time on KXAR Suns day
On KXAR Suns day at 3 p.m. the program Music and Art of the Faiths was heard, featuring Dr. Lowell Harris with two solos, and a Friday Music Club event chaired by Mrs. M. B. Hatch. The item notes local and regional happenings and civic notices including a 63rd wedding anniversary for Henry Watkins.
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KXAR
M. B. Hatch
Lowell Harris
Mrs. Henry Watkins
Light Casualties After Big Nam Ammunition Dump Blast
In Saigon area a U S Army ammunition dump exploded into a huge fireball. Four soldiers were evacuated from Long Binh with others reported missing. The blast occurred about 18 miles north of Saigon near Long Binh, a major U S supply hub with a large hospital. A military spokesman noted the initial explosion followed by smaller blasts and said casualties and damage were not yet clear.
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Saigon
Salgot
U.S
Long Binh
U.S. Island
Shigon
Ats
95 Year-Old Bride Weds Kidnap Suspect in Breckenridge
Pearl Choate a 59 year old blonde with a murder conviction婚 history married A Otis Birch a California philanthropist rumored to be worth about 200 million dollars after posting bond on a kidnapping charge. Police faced a hearing as the pair returned to Breckenridge Texas.
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Tom Johnson
Harlan J. Moehn
Birch
Pearl
Otis
Duncan
Okla
Altus
Okly
Pep
Breckridge
Toda
Sheppard's Wife Back at Trial in Cleveland Case
Samuel H Sheppard’s second wife Ariane Tebbenjohanns returned to Cleveland as his murder retrial proceeded into its fifth day. The couple married in 1964 after a federal order freed him for a new trial. He has served nine years of a life sentence for the 1954 bludgeon death of Marilyn Sheppard.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Ariane Tebbenjohanns Sheppard
Germany
Marilyn
Sheppards
Ohio State Penitentiary
U.S. Supreme Court
Sheppard
Marilyn Sheppard
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Kenneth Richardson
Kathy Sandburg
Jewsell Johnson
Paul Cavers
Miller County
Hempstead County
U. S
Joe Roy Atchley
J. C. Atchley
Oakhaven
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Unicef
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Mike Kelley
Howard County
Lafayette
Nevada
V. Nam
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