An Object Lesson in Hand Outs by Government
A translated dispatch from Montevideo warns that newspaper subsidies collapse when funds end. Government hand outs inflate wages, then disappear, leaving publishers red and papers closed. The piece argues the same risk lurks in private business relying on state gifts, ending in demoralized workers and ruin.
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Our
Alex 4
Washburn
Montevideo
Uruguay
Yellowstone National Park
Unlikeliest of Accidents in Creve Coeur
CREVE COEUR Mo AP three members of the William Zeiner family were injured when a St Bernard puppy darted from between parked cars and toppled their tandem bicycle. The dog’s owner was cited for allowing a loose pet. The 150 pound pup and the family’s four year old daughter Shayon were treated at a nearby hospital.
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Creve Coeur, Mo
William Zeiner
Creve Coeur
Zeiner
Zelner
Shayon
St. Bernard
Reception Turned Brawl at Azusa Wedding
Police used 16 units to quell a reception after Joy Camerena's home hosted a marriage. The bride’s father two brothers and a guest were jailed. Two officers were injured as guests attacked upon arrival.
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Azusa
Calif
Joy Camerena
Czech Jetliner Crashes at Gander Killing 31
A Czech Myushin 18 jet with 69 aboard crashed near Gander International Airport while en route to Cuba. 31 were killed, 5 missing, 83 injured. Survivors include crew and passengers from Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Cuba. Residual salvage and firefighting operations described the wreck in mud with bodies recovered.
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Gander, Nild
Gander
Cuba
Prague
Czech
Gander International Airport
Texas Weather Roasts Peanuts in Bowie Inferno
In Bowie Texas a thunderstorm struck a peanut dryer plant and warehouse roasting 60000 pounds of peanuts. The fire burned for seven hours then reignited forcing a further three hours of suppression. Damage was estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Bowie
Tex
Texas Weather
Milwaukee Negroes Promise to March Around the Clock
Milwaukee activists led by Dick Gregory and Rev. James Groppi vow a round-the-clock housing march and school boycott in Milwaukee. The two groups, numbering about 1100, march along city edges, facing occasional hostility from white residents while planning extended demonstrations and rallies with church leaders anchoring the effort.
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Milwaukee
Dennis J. Sorenson
Wis
Marathon
Dick Gregory
Gregory
James E
Father Groppi
South
Wautatosa
Father Gropps
Warren P. Knowles
National Guard
William B. Hoard
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
582 Deaths Over Labor Day Holiday
CHICAGO AP Highway traffic caused many fatalities during the three day Labor Day weekend, but the total for the summer’s last holiday fell short of last year’s record. The 582 deaths by midnight Monday compare with 636 in 1966 and 533 on a recent nonholiday weekend.
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Chicago
Saferty Council
Associated Press
National A Broadcast Technicians
ABC
NBC
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
IMF backs Johnson tax hike push amid inflation fears
The IMF calls for wider use of fiscal measures, urging higher taxes and spending cuts to fight inflation. It notes the United States and Canada overshot cooling attempts last year, with Vietnam war spending cited as a factor. The report stops short of endorsing Johnson’s exact 10 percent surcharge but supports tax hikes as part of policy mix. Air strikes in Vietnam kill several Viet Cong as Maj. James F. Koonce and Capt. John R. Goodley die in action near Da Nang.
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Washington
International Monetary Fund
Johnson
United States
Congress
Canada
Saigon
Arkansas
Indiana
Air Force
James F. Koonce
Pine Bluff
John R. Goodley
Evansville
da Nang
South Vietnam
37Th Tactical Fighter Wing
Phu Cat
Pope Paul VI Fevers Over Weekend Speech
Pope Paul VI continued to run a fever for a second day at Castel Gandolfo amid a cold caught during his balcony speech. Dr Fontana said the illness is not serious as the 69 year old nears his birthday and endures stomach cramps and nausea.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Paul VI
Summer Palace
Mario Fontana
Submarine Corporal Probes Sloop Brush Incident
An inquiry will examine an event near Little Gull Light four miles east of Block Island Sound where the 326 foot submarine Corporal brushed a 30 foot sloop. No injuries or damage were reported to the sloop or the submarine. The sloop is owned by Richard D. Carlson of Shelter Island New York.
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Gnulon, Conn
U.S
Block Island Sound
Philadelphia
Little Gull Light
Richard D. Carlson
Shelter Island
L.1
N.Y
350 Foot Fall Fatal to Alabama Man
An Alabama man, James Lewis Garrett, 23, of Birmingham, died after a 350 foot fall while painting a 400 foot transmission tower across the Mississippi River from Helena Arkansas. Garrett, employed by Whis cum Southern Paint Co., was being raised in a bosun's chair when a pulley pin loosened, causing the chair to drop about 30 feet and snap the supporting cable. The incident occurred near Phillips County as crews worked on power lines for a new plant project.
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Helena
Ark
Alabama
James Lewis Garrett
Birmingham
Whiscum Southern Paint Co
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Mississippi River
Here
Phillips County
J. W. Butts
Garrett
Butts
Civilians Say Vietnam Vote Rigged
South Vietnam election officials and U S observers say Sunday’s presidential vote was fair despite fraud charges from defeated civilian candidates. Thieu Ky ticket led with about 35 percent. Dau Dzu ran second with 800000 votes while seven others and many invalid ballots followed. A 60 member Senate and 137 member House election were noted with possible early dissension between Ky and Thieu and a push for peace overtures to North Vietnam.
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Barry Kramer
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Johnson
Truong Dinh Dzu
Constituent Assembly
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Dau
Thieu
United States
Sen
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Honolulu
Dzu
Phan Khac Sun
Tran van Huong
Senate
House of Representatives
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Huong
Suu
Central Committee
Communist Party
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Vietnam
Johnson Administration
Vioto- Hlawe Telele
Florca
de Gaulle
Poland
West Germany
East Europe
U.N
Suez Canal
Fire destroys storage of 5000 pairs boots in Louisville
Firemen battled thick black smoke at a Louisville building owned by Gus de Brovy. He reported a loss of about 5000 pairs of surplus Army rubber boots valued at 5000 dollars in the Monday blaze.
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Louisville
Gus de Brovy
Farm Bureau Board Meets Thursday Night
Hempstead County Board of Directors holds its regular monthly meeting Thursday September 7 at 8 00 p m in the Farm Bureau office. Lester Kent president urges all board members to attend as Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation representatives bring the program.
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Hempstead County Board of Directors
Farm Bureau
Lester Kent
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
Kent
Critics Agree Vote in Vietnam Could Open Peace Talks
Johnson Administration and its critics converge on the Vietnam vote opening paths to peace talks and economic reforms in South Vietnam. Officials see the election as a step toward a constitutionally based government while urging reforms and facing Thieu Ky leadership questions. Kennedy and other officials foresee negotiations with North Vietnam and the Viet Cong, amid concerns over Viet Cong influence and land reform.
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Spencer Davis
Washington
Johnson
South Vietnam
State Department
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.v
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
NLF
Viet Cong
Saigon
Truong . Dinh Deu
More Babies Survive Infancy
The Public Health Service reported record low infant mortality in the first half of this year with a rate of 22.5 deaths per 1000 live births. The 1966 rate was 23.4, marking a 13.7 point decline since 1958, the last year with no improvement.
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Washington
Public Health Service
U.S
Slayer Suspect Sought Near Fordyce in Patrolman Slaying
State troopers with tracking dogs hunted Dallas County near Carthage for Hooker T. McDonald a 54 year old Little Rock Negro charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Patrolman Lloyd Wilburn Worthy 27 one of five Negro officers on the Little Rock police force. Residents reported seeing unfamiliar women and clothing resembling McDonalds last seen red shirt and blue overalls while the suspect possibly hitched a ride on a local train.
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Dallas
Harris Wylie
McDonald
G. F. Weeks
Local alumni and students drive week updates at area colleges
All Around Town lists Libby Alderman and others heading to Ouachita Baptist University this week. Patsy Burroughs plans LSU speech study and Pat Fugate tours Jefferson Davis Junior High in North Little Rock. Wayne State graduate William Edward Brazzelle, 24, earns a chemistry doctorate and joins DuPont in Wilmington after high school honors and LSU and Texas Southern University studies. An Arkansas Alumni meeting is set for Sept 7 at Town & Country, with Rodney Bell noted as Hendrix College math assistant professor. City police report a quiet holiday with a minor wreck involving Ronpia Brown and Webster Thompson, no charges filed.
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Patsy Burroughs
Louisiana State University
Pat Fugate
Jefferson Davis Junior High
North Little Rock
F. J. Burroughs
Elmer Reeves
William Edward Brazzelle
W.L. Bazzelle
Hope
Wayne State University
Detroit
Mich
Oak Grove High School
Rosston
Texas Southern University
Houston
DuPont Chemistral Company
Wilmington
Del
Rodney Bell
Greer Bell
Hendrix College
Henderson State College
LSU
University of Mississippi
Pocahontas
el Dorado
Murray State University
Murray, Kenetucky
Dianne White
Paducah
Kenetucky
Ronpia Brown
Webster Thompson
Livingsston
Texas
War Rages In Air And Ground Across Vietnam Front
Heaviest ground fighting in two months reported by allied communiques with 262 Communists and 63 Americans killed. Air strikes hit Haiphong area and a 490 foot bridge was bombed. Marines clash 25 miles south of Da Nang, facing over 1,000 enemy troops amid heavy air and ground fire. Chief of State Nguyen Van Thieu elected president, signaling a possible renewed conflict tempo.
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George McArthur
Saigon
Haiphong
South Vietnam
17Th Parallel
Mekong Delta
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
da Nang
Texarkana Man Killed by Police After Gunfire
Patrolmen shot and killed 81 year old J R Lilly in Texarkana after he fired on officers with a .22 rifle during a response to a telephoned threat. Lilly was hit by multiple shots and died at a hospital. The incident drew a large crowd and prompted state trooper patrols in the neighborhood.
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Texarkana, Ark
Texarkana
J. R. Lilly
Jim Copelin
J. R. Blackmon
Lilly
Blackmon
Topelin
Copelin
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Editor & Publisher
New York
Montesvideo
Republic
World Monetary Group
LBJ
Pope
Sloop Brush
Farm Bureau Board
AP News Digest
Fordyce
The
Star
Ouachita Baptist University
Libby Alderman
Linda Luck
Debbie Conenelly
Kathy Thrash
John Scott Andrews
John King
Marla Jones
Charlie Batson
Larry Thrash
Lynda O’steen
Mike Westbrook
Janice Harper
University of Arkansas
Town & Country
Jack Gardner
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