Firearms debate and postal economy spark reader comment and satire
A letter criticizes hunters for ignoring others rights while defending gun ownership and calls for wiser restraint. The piece notes stricter federal legislation could curb youthful access to firearms. A separate item mocks slow mail service and highlights a rubber band directive by Postmaster General O'Brien to save four million dollars yearly.
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Shirley Wmith
Reidsville
Arions
Winston - Salem
N.C
Twinity Sentinel Postal Progress
Post Office
O'Brien
P.G
Mae
Prison Authority Allows Straps at Cummings Farm
Arkansas peniten tiary officials authorized Supt O E Bishop to use the strap on rule breakers after Gov Faubus disclosed a sit down strike involving about 144 convicts at Cummings Prison Farm. Bishop said the sit down strike continued with roughly 100 inmates.
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State Penitentiary Commission
Faubus
Tucker Prison
Bishop
Guthrie Goodwin
Ash Flat
Cummins Prison Farm
Ark
Cummins State Prison Farm
Clarence Thornbrough
Orval Faubus
O. E. Bishop
Thornbourng
Thornsbrough
Cummins
Tucker
Fausbus
Holiday Toll Sailing to New Record
Seven lives were snuffed out early today as two cars crashed near Clearwater Florida, pushing the 78 hour Labor Day weekend traffic toll toward a near definite record. The death toll reached 457 with four teens among the seven killed and three others injured.
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Associated Press
Clearwater
Florida
National Safety Council
U.S. 19
Norwalk
Safety Council
Jacksonville
Wagner
5.D
The
School staff shifts under desegregation plan for 1966 67
A school official said 18 white teachers will be assigned to predominately Negro schools and 22 Negro teachers to predominantly white schools for the 1966 67 year. J Harvey Walthall Jr, assistant superintendent, said 29 other staff members paid by poverty funds will work in flop rated situations.
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Lutle
J. Harvey Walthall Jr
Tude Ota
Fayetteville Offers Ambulance Franchises to Public
Mayor Don Trumbo said Fayetteville has offered ambulance franchises to the public to continue service as many firms plan to quit due to rising costs. If no franchisee is found, the city may run the service through the Fire Department with added pay for volunteer firefighters.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Don Trumbo
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Trumbo
No On
Open Housing March in Cicero Faces Police Clampdown
A 192-person march through Cicero, protected by 3,000 police and National Guardsmen, saw minor bayonet cuts to six spectators and at least 40 arrests. Most marchers were nonwhite. rocks and firecrackers flew as taunts escalated, police and guardsmen intervened, and order was restored at dispersal. Cicero is an all-white community near Chicago.
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Cicero, I
Cicero
National
Chicago
Christy Berkos
Van Dyke to Attend Arkansas Livestock Show
NBC television star Van Dyke will appear at the Arkansas Livestock Exposition in Little Rock. The event features NBC talent and promotes county fair activities and regional agriculture shows.
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Little Rock
Nbc-Tv
Conady
Deery van Dyke
Wil
Arkansas
Johnson’s Political Campaign Tour Expands Across Midwest
President Johnson begins a politically tagged campaign swing through Michigan and Ohio with stops in Detroit Battle Creek Dayton and Lancaster. He travels by cheaper propeller plane funded by the Democratic party and targets districts with vulnerable first-term Democrats while labor groups host events including memorial services and a centennial celebration.
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Frank Cormier
Washington
Johnson
Michigan
Ohio
Detroit
Battle Creek
Mich
Dayton
Lancaster
Teshdaal
White House
Nebraska
Iowa
Democratic Party
Convair
Barry Goldwater
Len. Patrick V
McNamara
DeMich
Clarksville Native Killed in Memphis Fire
John Trav is Taylor, 30, a Clarksville native and art director for Clear Wrap Corp., was killed in a Sunday Memphis duplex fire. The blaze destroyed the one story dwelling and the cause was not determined. he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Taylor of Clarksville.
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Associated Press
Memphis
John Travis Taylor
Clarksville
Taylor
Clear Wrap Corp
John M. Taylor
Labor Leader Pledge Slowed Gains on Labor Day
President Johnson addressed a Detroit Labor Day crowd urging wage restraint while pledging to pursue a guaranteed annual wage and 1967 repeal of Taft-Hartley section 14B. He warned unions gains cannot come all at once amid inflation fears and highlighted broader economic stakes for business and workers.
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Frank Cormier
Detroit
Johnson
Organized Labor
Coho Hall
Patrick V. McNamara
DeMich
Democratic Party
Battle Creek
Mich
Dayton
Lancaster
Ohio
Republiccan
Afle Cio
America
Pastor Dies From Injuries At Hot Springs Ark
Rev. Oliver R. Mullinax aged 41, pastor of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Curtis, died in Hot Springs hospital from injuries from a July 20 construction accident near Gordon. He was employed on a gravel truck that overturned, and he dived at Womildson in Hot Spring County.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Oliver R. Mullinax
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Curtis
Gordon
Womildson
Hot Spryig
Three U S Fighter Bombers Shot Down Near Hanoi
North Vietnamese ground fire downed three U S fighter bombers near Hanoi on Sunday and another was shot down farther south today, with one of five pilots rescued. U S planes also attacked oil depots and missile sites as government troops in the Mekong Delta claimed a 600 man elite force killed or captured after a three day operation. A U S Civil Air Transport plane crashed near a Vietnamese village killing four villagers and injuring 20 to 25, including three crewmen, and a Zuni rocket discharged during loading at Da Nang damaged a nearby building.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Mekong Delta
Sune Day
Dong Tra
Primaries Tuesday in 3 States
Gov. Grant Sawyer seeks re election in Nevada facing Bobby Kennedy in a Democratic primary. Iowa and North Dakota hold Tuesday contests as Robert Kennedy’s campaign dynamics reflect casino gaming ties and federal tax investigations dating to 1961 when he was attorney general. Nevada relies on gambling taxes as state revenue.
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Washington
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
Bobby Kennedy
Towa
North Dakota
Robert I. Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Justice Department
Johnson campaign swing taints Labor Day backdrop in Michigan and Ohio
AP summary notes President Johnson’s Labor Day campaign swing through Michigan and Ohio amid parades and speeches. The report flags political tensions as Sen. Morton urges troop reductions in Europe while primary battles loom in Nevada Iowa and the Dakotas.
Six Persons Killed in Arkansas Labor Day Toll
Six people died on Arkansas highways during the Labor Day period, including three pedestrians. Vera Craft, 33, of West Memphis, was killed Sunday on U S 63 near Turrell when her car was rear ended and forced into the path of another vehicle. Howard Collie and David Gogan sustained non fatal injuries.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Vera Craft
West Memphis
U.S. 63
Turrell
Jimmy Slicks
Gary Vesad Ugig
Harrisburg
Frederick Marsh
Millington
Tenn
Howard Colslie
David Gogan
Hicks
Labor Day observance and town events in Hope
All Around Town notes Labor Day closings with free downtown parking. A Country Music Jamboree is set for September 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Patmos School gym. Prescott District Nurses Association meets September 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Hempstead Memorial Hospital with a skin grafting film. Whitfield Masonic Lodge No. 239 meets at 7:30 p.m. September 6. Master Masons urged to attend. KXAR begins Razorback reports with servicemen interviews by Bob Wimberly, 7:50 a.m. September broadcasts, repeat at 1:65 p.m. Little League meeting September 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Hope Youth Center to discuss program growth. A peculiar maternal plant note from Bodcaw ends the item.
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Patmos School
Prescott District Nurses Association
Hempstead Memorial Hospital
Hazel Underwood
Whitfield Masonic Lodge No
Masonic Hall
Maisons
Little League
Charles Gough
Hope Kiwanis Club
Hope Little League
Hope Youth Center
Hope
Hempstead County
U.S. Sinks Chinese Vessel in Gulf of Tonkin Incident
AP reports Red China claims U S forces attacked and sank a small Chinese vessel in the Gulf of Tonkin, damaged another, and killed nine crew. U S officials reference a Navy communique noting the loss of a North Vietnamese patrol boat and possible damage to two others about 70 miles southeast of Hai Phong.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Red
China
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
Peking
7Th Fleet
Navy
Hope Firemen Host of Group in Training
More than 100 fire fighters from 13 departments are expected to attend a two week training session at the Hope fire station beginning September 12. James Cobb, fire chief, said the school is one of 19 run yearly by the Arkansas State Fire College. The course covers special hazards including electricity, tank vehicle fires, hazardous chemicals, gases, explosives, radioactive materials and exotic materials like magnesium and polyurethane foams.
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Hope Fire
James Cobb
Cobb
Arkansas State Fire College
State Education Department
Whil Murphy
Ralph Scantlin
Murphy
Texarkana
Ashdown
Lockesburg
Dierks
Murfreesboro
Delight
Nashville
Mineral Springs
Lewisville
Bradley
Emmet
Prescott
Gordon
River Region Planning Study To Be Released
The Arkansas Planning Commission will unveil results of a comprehensive plan for the Arkansas River Region at the Arkansas Hivey Basin Association annual meeting. The study cost 391000 dollars and took two years to complete, outlining development for 25 counties in the region.
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Liftle Hockap
Arkansas Planning Commission
Arkansas River
Arkansas Hivey Basin Association
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