The General Locomotive In a Civil War Court Drama
Chattanooga battles for the old engine The General as Georgia Tennessee dispute escalates over title after L and N railway seizure. Kenne saw Georgia claims museum status while city authorities defend possession amid a federal lien and courtroom actions. Public display for 70 years adds to the drama.
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Walt Disney
General
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Georgia
Kennesaw
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
L. & N. Railroad
Ife
He Cooked a Little Too Good for the Workhouse
ST. LOUIS Av Noel Conway, a 22 year old fore ver baker, cooked well enough to stay valued at the St. Louis workhouse. He served as works house cook during a brief sentence and was paroled Wednesday when the city hired him as a cook at the workhouse Ministers Plan Meet RAWALPINDI Pakistan Rae Foreign Minister Sharle fin Pirzada will meet with President Johnson and Secretary of State Dean Rusk in Washington early next month.
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ST. Louis
Noel Conway
Conway
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Rae
Sharle Fin Pirzada
Johnson
Sacrestory
Dean Rus
Washington
Foreign Office
Plans Set for Third District Livestock Show and Rodeo
Final plans were approved in Hope at the Chamber of Commerce for the Third District Livestock Show and Rodeo to run September 25 to 30 at Hope Fair Park and Coliseum. Events include a downtown parade, Youth Talent Jamboree, Fair Queen pageant, Quarterhorse shows, and a Texoma Rodeo Co production with nightly prize drawings culminating in a new mobile in awards.
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Hope Fair Park & Coliseum
Chameber of Commerce
Ray Turner
Travis Ward
Finis Odom
Jimmie Griffin
A. P. Cox
Texarkana
John B. Gardner
Ellis Stewart
Prescott
Roy Wray
Buseher Riggs
Hope Jaycees
Gaylen Wilson
L. A. Singard
Hope Riding Club
E. P. Young, Jr
Binford McRae
B. N. Holt
Donal Parker
Coliseum
Texoma Rodeo Co
Madiil
Oklahoma
Jaycees
Controversy Ignored Navy Told to Proceed With Work on Plane
Secretary of Defense McNamara orders the Navy and Air Force to continue preliminary work on a new high performance combat aircraft designated VFAX to supplement the TFX program, despite ongoing engineering problems and political controversy. Navy officials say the jet would be a fighter and dive-bomber with swing wings and advanced systems, while contractors show strong interest in a multibillion dollar future program.
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Gaylord Shaw Nashington
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Navy
Air Force
Pentagon
U.S. Air Arsenal
Adm
T. F. Connolly
Naval Operations
Senate Appropriations
Paul H. Nitze
Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Johnson
McNamara Jess
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong Delta
Nelson A. Rockefeller
George Romney
New York
Washington
McNamara
Johns Son
FCC Backs Down on AT&T Rate Cut Order
Washington AP report says the FCC defers a $20 million share of a $120 million long distance rate cut to May 1 and cuts $100 million more to take effect November 1. The agency delayed rest of the cut until next spring, allows $544 million rate base addition, and keeps AT&T’s interstate return target between 7 and 7.5 percent.
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Washington
Federal Communications Comemission
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
FCC
At&t
Communications Combine
Commission
Norman Rockwell Turns To Topical Art In Look McCalls
Norman Rockwell, famed for the four freedoms, shifts to controversial modern subjects. He says magazines push away gentle humor and praises new, topical themes with plans for Look and McCall's covers and inside illustrations. Rockwell discusses Soviet school painting and his work habits, stressing art as his life.
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Wilmajack
Springfield Republican
Associated Press
Stockbridge
Mass
Norman Rockwell
Saturday Evening Post
Rockwell
Look
McCall’s
Setronauts
Peace Corps
Soviet Union
Lenin
Kidnapping Charge Dropped in Four Year Old Case
Richard Tyler Lane of Steamboat Nev had a kidnapping charge dropped by prosecutor Richard Adkisson after a polygraph suggested innocence. The 1963 abduction of hospital clerk William F. Bonds, tied to seeking a room number for a wounded suspect, also involved Lane’s wife Cecilia Mae and Reno bar owner James Burton Ing. charges against them may be dropped if extradition fails.
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Sacruk Much
Agao
Richard Tyler Lane
Steambot
Nev
Atty
Richard Adkisson
William F. Bonds
Adkisson
Lane
Bonds
James Dean Walker
North Little Rock
Cecilia Mae
James Burton Ing
Reno, Ney
Reno
Jane
Ing
Arkansas
Brown Wins Stay But Is Still in Jail
Black Power advocate H. Rap Brown remained in Richmond city jail as lawyers challenged the legality of his transfer from Alexandria. State troopers moved him after a Alexandria hearing where a bail motion and delay of extradition to Maryland were discussed. A judge ordered confinement in Alexandria jail with a hearing set for 2 pm at counsel's request to clarify why Brown was brought to Richmond.
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Richmond
H. Rap Brown
Alexandria
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Corporation Court
Maryland
Franklin P. Backus
Brown
Philip J. Hirschkop
Tax Hike Depends on Spending Out
Federal Reserve Chairman William McChesney Martin Jr urged Congress to pass Johnson's 10 percent income tax surcharge promptly but warned he could not promise lower interest rates. He cited clear inflationary pressures and said rates would be higher if the tax increase fails, though he could not quantify how much higher.
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Edmond Lebreton
Washington
Federal Reserve
William Mcl Chesney Martin Jr
Congress
Johnson
Martin
House
Ways and Means Committee
Truck Strike Delays Steel Shipments
A wildcat truckers strike disrupted steel shipments in Ohio Pennsylvania Indiana and the Midwest causing some violence. One man seriously hurt and another shot as nonstriking haulage workers faced vandalism including gunfire slashing and windshield smashing near Medina and along U S 224. The wounded driver was hospitalized in Medina with an unidentified status.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Pennesylvania
Indiana
Midwest
Steels
U.S. 224
Medina
Cleveland
Ohio Highway Patrol
Pennsylvania
Canton
Whites Again Disorderly in Milwaukee
Milwaukee AP report details a fourth consecutive night of racial violence on the all white South Side as white youths pelt motorists and police cars with rocks bottles and bricks. Police used tear gas smoke bombs riot guns and revolvers to break up the crowds. Three injured and at least 20 arrested as Negro housing march tensions surged.
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KEW Ascer
Milwaukee
Wis
South Side
Strike prompts supervisors to run Arkansas Grain Corp
About 75 workers walked off over a wage dispute at Arkansas Grain Corp in Helena. Supervisory personnel took over operations Wednesday as Brewers Worker Union negotiates with the plant, with a contract talk set for Friday, led by plant manager W. E. Higginbottom.
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Helena, Ark
Arkansas Grain Corp
Brewers Worker Union
W. E. Higginbottom
Signs Show McNamara Now Heeding Military Advice
AP report outlines shifts in bombing policy as McNamara reportedly doubts some targets while Johnson signals support for broader strikes. Joint Chiefs favored Haiphong Cam Pha Hon Gai attacks. McNamara warned about port vulnerabilities and Soviet ship activity. White House denies major civilian military rifts as air war expands.
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Bob Horton
Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
Johnson
Defense
Robert & McNamara
McNamara
Haiphong
Cam Phe
Hon Gai
Congress
South Vietnam
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Cam Pha
Hwaphong
Associated Press
Namara
Phil G. Goulding
Pentaegon
Halphong
White House
George Christian
Halephony
Hanoi
Reids
Panhandle
Sinatra Still Has a Fat Upper Lip
Hollywood reports Frank Sinatra still has a swollen bruised upper lip after injuries in Las Vegas. Dr A B Weinstein flew from New York to California to fit prefabricated porcelain jackets on two front teeth following the incident at the Sands Hotel that ended his long association with the resort. The dentist and Sinatra described the procedure as lasting about three hours and noted the entertainer remained marvellous despite the mishap.
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Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
A.B. Weinstein
New York City
California
Las Vegas
Frank
Sinatra
Sands Hotel
New Officers Named for Southwest Arkansas Alumni Group
Newly elected officers of the Southwest Chapter of the University of Arkansas Alumni Association include Lloyd Hendrix as president Royce Weisenberger as vice president and Mrs John B Gardner as treasurer John B Gardner outgoing president Judge John L Wilson Charles Sharpe Jr and Norman Smith are noted on the slate The group also discusses a proposed merger with Little Rock University A bell symbol for the National Association for Mental Health is described Cast from shackles the bell symbolizes hope and victory over mental illness Dues for the Arkansas Association for Mental Health are 3 per person 5 per family Season football tickets remain available from Hope Booster Club members or the high school office Five home games remain at 6 50 each Paul Scott catches a six pound bass at a stock pond Fred O Elis of Hope pledges Sigma Chi and John B oe uar pledges Sigma Pi Sammy Peebles of Hope joins Harding College A Cappella chorus of 65 members tours the United States last year the group performed in Florida Alabama Mississippi and Arkansas Peebles is first tenor majoring in meth and son of Mr and Mrs Milton H Peebles
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Southwest Chapter
The
University of Arkansas Alumni Association
Lloyd Hendrix
Royce Weisenberger
John B. Gardener
Jim Hin
Little Rock University
Johns B. Gardner
John L. Wilson
Charles Sharpe Jr
Norman Smith
National Association For Mental Health
Arkansas Association For Mental Health
Hope Booster Club
Sammy Peebles
Hope
Harding College
Red Missile Sites Hit by Bombers
Soviet era style dispatch reports B52 raids against North Vietnamese sites linked to SAM missile preparations near Con Thien and measures to prevent missile defenses. The article notes 137 midweek missions, ongoing northern clashes, and high US casualties in the Mekong delta as fighting persists along the DMZ and beyond.
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George McArthur
Saigon
Asid
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
U.S
Tam Ky
Dmz
Con Thien
Mekong Delta
Moonlighting Illegal in Liquor Stores in Hot Springs
Hot Springs Arkansas AP reports city leaders ordered several firemen and police officers to resign effective September 5 for holding part time jobs at establishments violating state liquor and gambling laws. Mayor Don Wolf said only a few were involved and defended lawful side jobs at compliant businesses. The move appears linked to a Garland County Grand Jury investigation involving city officials.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Don Wolf
Wolf
John Ermey
Figg
Vern Smith
Curent
Garland County Grand Jury
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General Assembly
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Star Staff
Paul Scott
University of Arkansas
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