School Plan Outlined For Freedom Of Choice In Schools
James H. Jones Hope superintendent outlines post 1964 civil rights steps at Hope Rotary Club luncheon. He describes the freedom of choice plan by HEW and discusses local problems and solutions while two visitors from Albany, N.Y. are welcomed. Harold Eakley announces Rotary will stop funding Rotary Hospital for Crippled Adults and redirect funds to scholarships for students.
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Rotary Hospital
Memphis
Dale Franks
Eugene Fitzgerald
Albany
N.Y
Apology Demanded After Camden Crank Remark
In Camden Arkansas AP reports Rev R J Hampton, a Negro publisher and minister who left the Democratic party for the GOP, demanded an apology from gubernatorial candidate Marion Crank for alleging he had been bought off. Hampton and others condemn Crank's remarks as insulting to Black voters and warn of legal action while GOP leaders denounce the claim as partisan.
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Weather and election in Greenwood Arkansas
A weather update notes cloudy conditions with scattered showers in central and western Arkansas through Tuesday and a warming day with cooler nights. In Greenwood, Sebastian County voters face a Tuesday special election to decide on rebuilding the tornado-destroyed courthouse using federal funds and insurance, with no tax levy. A local Democrat, Davis, describes crossing party lines and rejects the idea that party-switchers were bought.
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Sebastian County
Johnson Calls for Poverty Wipeout and Equal Opportunity
AP reports in Austin Tasmania that Johnson, in his Labor Day address, urges Americans to cut trails to human dignity and ensure full opportunity for all citizens. He says the nation has only scratched the surface and expresses optimism that poverty and misery can be wiped out, with focus on disadvantaged groups amid racism and education barriers. Johnson attended two church services, meeting parishioners, as others prayed for unity, peace, and the Iron Curtain. Congress resumes work Wednesday after recess. The emu is noted as Australia’s national bird.
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Lorda Robb
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Lav Ranch
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Vietsnam
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William Campbell
Czechoatova
Washington
Congress
Nixon blasts Democrats on Labor Day wages and taxes
Former VP Richard M Nixon condemned the Democratic administration in a Labor Day statement. He warned that government policies, including a 10 percent surtax and rising prices, erode worker pay since 1965 and burden the poor and pensioners, likening it to a treadmill for the average American worker.
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Nixon
Huckabee 68 Dies in Texarkana After Illness
Huckabee Be Battest 68 of Texarkana died Saturday in Texarkana. He was a Lafayette County native and a member of the Church of Christ. Survived by widow Claudine Huckabee a daughter Rita Mae Fulgum of Fouke a stepson Jimny Gray and a brother Terry B. Huckabee. Services 2 pm Monday at Herndon Funeral Chapel Hope with Rev. Wesley O'Donnell. Burial Huckabee Cemetery.
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Texearkana
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Rioting In St Paul Quieted After Violent Weekend
In St Paul Minnesota violence erupted in the predominantly Negro area after a teenage dance turning into fights that injured 22 police and 30 others and led to 15 arrests. Property damage was light aside from three fires and windows shattered. Police and National Civil Rights Commission investigated while city leaders sought to address underlying causes.
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