Our Daily Bread Sitted Thin on Romney Critique
The editor questions Mitt Romney's stance and actions from Detroit to Vietnam, contrasting his criticism of Johnson with Romney's own conduct and remarks. The piece argues Romney, though a leading Republican candidate, risks political posturing over substance and notes reactions from Vermont Governor Hoff labeling his claims incredible.
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George Romney
Romney
American Motors
Detroit
Johnson
White House
Michigan
Vietnam
Gov. Romney
Philip A. Hoff
Vermont
Hoff
Richard Nixon
127 550 Is Given to Health Dept
Gov. Rockefeller allocated 127 550 from his contingency fund for three state agencies. Fifty thousand funds will match federal money to create a 12 member Health Department division for training personnel to inspect and license emergency medical vehicles under the National Highway Safety Act. Forty three thousand fifty will establish a marketing and surplus property division in the Purchasing Department with seven staff. The remaining 34 500 match federal funds to buy a television tape recording machine for the Educational Television Commission.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
State Health Department
State Purchasing Department
State Educational Television Commission
Health Department
Purchasing Department
ETV Commission
Rogers Plant Workers to Vote on Union Election
In Arkansas, the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers has filed with the National Labor Relations Board to conduct four union elections at the Emerson Electric Co. plant in Rogers. The move follows the plant's recent opening and seeks to organize plant workers under the union.
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Little Rock
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Emerson Electric Co
Rogers
Unfair Labor Complaints Target Acme Brick and Rands Inc
In North Little Rock the Teamsters Local 878 charged Acme Brick Co. of Malvern and Rands Inc. with unfair labor practices for refusing to bargain and discharging Jay Nichols over union activity. Certificates of Appreciation were awarded at the Chamber of Commerce meeting to several individuals for $100 contributions to an industrial development fund, with more recipients to be announced soon.
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Arthur Streeh
Ralph Lehman
George Frazier
Lester Sitzes
Hubert Thrash
Chamber of Commerce Board
Committee of 100
Six Vietnam Civilian Candidates Seek Vote Void
Six civilian presidential candidates in South Vietnam ask the Constituent Assembly to void the election of Nguyen Van Thieu claiming evidence of rigging. Truong Dinh Dau, runner up to Thieu, says each candidate filed separate complaints. The assembly must rule by Oct. 2 on irregularities. possible nationwide recount.
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Barry Kramer
Saigon
South Vietnam
Constituent Assembly
Nguyen van Thieu
Truong Dinh Dau
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Deu
Vietnam Press
Dzau
Associated Press
Washington
Dzu
Kien Giang
Viet Cong
Truong Dinh Dzu
Dau
Nguyen Huu Tho
South Vietnam National Liberation Front
U.S
Tho
Ngo Dinh Diem
North Vietnamese Communist Party
Natonal Liberation Front
Vietnam
Tam Ky
U. S
George Romney
Thruston B. Morton
United States
de Gaulle
Poland
France
Parole granted for woman who robbed liquor store
The Arkansas Pardons and Parole Board granted parole Wednesday to Joan Dramond Russell, 37, a former Little Rock waitress serving a three year sentence for armed robbery. She robbed a liquor store in 1986 to raise money for her AWOL Marine son aiming to reach Texas to avoid Vietnam. She said she obtained $339 with an empty pistol.
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Uttle Rock
State Pardons and Parole Board
Joan Dramond Russell
Little Rock
Uquor
Texas
Vietnam
Russell
Prices Rising Across Goods From Trucks To Tennis Balls
AP dispatch notes broad price hikes across many sectors. Steel bars rose 1.8 percent amid earlier increases in hot rolled products. automakers including Chrysler and Ford plan 1968 model price bumps around 100 dollars wholesale. RCA lifts 1968 color TV sets 2–3 percent. General Tire raises tennis ball cans ten cents. Lumber and plywood climb after drought and fires in the Pacific Northwest.
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Jack Lefler
NEW York (Ap
Chrysler Corp
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Chrysler
Ford
Radio Corp. of America
RCA
General Tire & Rubber Co
Admiral Corp
Pacific Northwest
600000 Students Out of Schools Closed by Strikes
The Associated Press reports mass school closings as teacher salary disputes halt classes for over 600,000 students, with potential rise to more than two million. Detroit and New York show varied responses as Michigan suffers hardest, while mediation efforts seek a two year 125 million contract amid union rejection risk.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Norman Drachler
New York
Michigan
Board of Education
John V. Lindsay
United Federation of Teachers
Rank and File
Missionaries to Speak at Southside Assembly
War evacuated missionaries Miss Fern Krues and Miss Hae Kulnetop will be guest speakers at the Southside Assembly Monday September 11 at 7 30 p m Before returning to their mission they are visiting churches to share experiences spreading the gospel to Jews They will discuss the Israel Arab conflict and their near future plans
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Fern 5Rues
Hae Kulnetop
Lebanon
Southside
Brothers Hit Killed by Car in Pine Bluff
In Pine Bluff Arkansas two brothers ages 6 and 3 were killed when they darted across U S 79 and were struck by a car driven by 61 year old Louis C Johnson of Fort Worth Texas near their home about three miles south of the city State Police said the incident happened Wednesday.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Michael Montez Lisiby
Stephen Lake Lisi+by
U. S. 79
Louis C. Johnson
Fort Worth
Tex
Here
Woman Posts Bond in Shooting Case
Mary Dickinson, 58, of De Queen wife of a state Welfare Board member posted a $1,000 bond after a warrant charged her with assault with intent to kill. The shooting of Mary Jones 37 of Nashville occurred at Jones's home. Jones was treated for a leg wound and reported in good condition.
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DE Queen
Ark
Mary Dickinson
State Welfare Board
Suit Filed in Arkansas Chiropractor Case
Dr. Kern E. Chester of Paragould faces a forced compliance with a June 15 board order. The Arkansas Board of Chiropractic Examiners voted in May to suspend his license for 60 days and place him on two years probation. The suit notes he did not appeal within 20 days. The board had warned him since June 1966 about advertising free examinations and X rays, yet the ads continued, prompting hearings March 7 and May 28.
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Little Rock
Kern E. Chester
Paragould
Arkansas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Chester
Motorcycle Car Wreck Fatal Near Clarksville
John B. Sheffield aged 32 from Garden Grove California died when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Phillip Gregory 20 of Clarksville as Gregory passed another vehicle on U S Highway 64 three miles west of Clarksville Sheffield was turning into a service station. Gregory and a passenger in his car were not injured.
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Clarksville
Ark
John B. Sheffield
Garden Grove
Calif
Phillip Gregory
Gregory
U.S. 64
Here
Sheffield
Ford Plants in 25 States Are Struck
Ford Motor Co. faces a nationwide strike by the United Auto Workers affecting 25 states. Negotiations halted with no talks scheduled as 159,000 Ford workers walked out, threatening auto production and potentially impacting steel, trucking, and rail sectors. President Johnson warned the stoppage could hurt the economy. Ford officials condemned the action as unjustified. Navy Yeoman 3C Coker of Little Rock was killed in action in Vietnam, Defense Department reports.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Johnson
Reuther
Dearborn
Henry Ford MJ
Washington
Navy Yeoman
C. Douglas C. Coker
Doyle N. Coker
Little Rock
Vietnam
Defense Department
UAW strikes Ford. prices rise and classes delayed nationwide
The UAW walks out at Ford forcing halts in 26 states while prices climb across trucks home goods and tennis balls. Over 600000 students face canceled classes as some districts close amid teacher pay disputes. Space program launch of Surveyor 5 targets a soft lunar landing in a two day doubleheader.
Local woman pleads not guilty in Arkansas federal case
Seven of eight defendants pleaded guilty during arraignment before Judge Oren Harris. Ada Faye Burns of Rt. 1 Patmos Ark pleaded not guilty and is charged with possessing 40346 gallons of untaxed liquor.
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Texarkana
Oren Harris
Arkansas
Ada Faye Burns
Rt. 1
Patmos
Ark
All Around Town Highlights From Birmingham Post Herald
Local note describes a 100 pound watermelon mailed by Winfred Huckabee to Tom Waller of All Around Town in Birmingham Alabama and a photo on the front page. Many visitors reportedly viewed the melon at the regional office. Other items mention Redland R C I Old Time Musical in McCaskill Hope High seating updates Razorbacks Holy Hogs at Mt Sequoyah delegates, Hendrix enrollments, Arkansas College transfer, and an auto theft arrest at Prescott.
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Metropolitan Life Ins. Co
Winfred Huckabee
Tom Waller
Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Post
Herald
Waleler
Alabama
Winfred
Redland R.C.I
McCaskill
Little Rock
Mt. Sequoyah
Jimmy Turner
Bob Turner
Marines Hit 4,000 Cong Troops in Que Son Valley Fight
U S Marines and about 4,000 newly equipped North Vietnamese troops battled in Que Son Valley near Tam Ky. In four days U S Command reports 376 enemy killed, 226 in the latest fighting. Marine losses total 124 killed and 278 wounded. The battle involved units from the 2nd Infantry Division and used fresh uniforms and gear.
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George McArthur
U.S
Que Son Valley
Tam Ky
Chargng
Tam
Que Son
da Nang
North Vietnam
Pershaps
Three Accidents Reported Here
Three accidents were investigated yesterday by city police. At Third and Elm autos driven by Mrs. Belle Klipsch and O. Stone McCaskill allided with minor damage. Later at Third and Main Saunders Rental Truck hit a tight pole with minor damage. At 4 p m Avenue A and Louisiana Streets cars driven by Robert Neal Edwards and Ernest D May collided with minor damage. Officers Johnson Neal Brown investigated.
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Third and
Elm
Belle Klipsch
O. Stone
McCaskill
Johnson
Third
Main
Saunders
Avenue A
Louisiana Streets
Robert Neal Edwards
Ernest D. May
Neal
Brown
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Lyan Russell
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Susan Turner
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James Johneson
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Lance Jones
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