Who's Running U S A President in Mr Ashmore
The Arkansas Gazette editorializes on Harry Ashmore's Hanoi trip and Johnson's foreign policy. It argues foreign relations are the President and Congress, not private citizens, citing the Logan Act. Also notes a Saenger Theater screening of the film The Agony and the Ecstasy with Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison.
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Arkansas Gazette
Harry Ashmore
The
Gazette
Hanoi
Johnson
North Vietnam
Ashmore
Senate
America
the Gazette
Center For the Study of Democratic
Santa Barbara
Calif
Congress
Saenger
20Th Century Fox
Irving Stone
Michelangelo
Sistine Chape
Rome
Charlton Heston
Rex Harrison
Julius II
Julius
Popel
Shooting ruled justified in Effie Peterson case in Helona Ark
A Phillips County Grand Jury ruled the Wednesday shooting of Effie Mae Peterson by Helena Patrolman David Miller was justified. Deputy Sass Jones said Peterson was hit at least twice as Miller responded to a complaint that she was shooting inside her home.
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helLoNs
Ark
Effie Mae Peterson
Helena
David Miller
Phillips County
Israeli tanks sink Egyptian patrol boats at Suez
Israeli tank gunners sank three Egyptian patrol boats carrying about 45 armed soldiers after Egypt twice attempted to ferry them through the Suez Canal. About 15 Egyptians jumped into the canal from each craft. several casualties were reported. Cairo denied the claim, saying Israelis fired first across the canal. Israeli observers accused Egypt of trying to create tension ahead of the U.N. General Assembly opening.
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Tel Aviv
Egypt
Suez Canal
Cairo
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Fears Lake Chicot Pollution Could Destroy Recreation
Rep. David H. Pryor told the Senate Public Works Committee that continued mud and silt pollution on the lower two thirds of Lake Chicot in Arkansas could wipe out recreation and cost the local economy over 850000 in annual retail sales. He urged inclusion of a restoration project in the next rivers and harbors authorization, noting a full restoration could inject about 32 million into the area. The Army Engineers proposed diverting silt to the Mississippi River with a nearly 15 million federal cost and 530000 in nonfederal funds. Also, Hope High notes 583 students this year, an 8 percent rise, with crowded facilities but a forthcoming science building easing conditions. The district touts a strong faculty across seven foreign languages and 38 Advanced Mathematics enrollments, supporting college readiness.
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Washington
David H. Pryor
Senate Public Works Committee
Lake Chicot
Ark
Pryor
Arkansas
Army Engineers
Mississippi River
Joe BA Hope
Joe Barentine
Hope Kiwanis Club
Hope
Barentine
Tentine
Tom Purvis
Dale Franks
Charter filed for Governmental Efficiency Study Commission
George Wildgen executive secretary said the group filed its charter as a nonprofit corporation. Papers were signed sealed and delivered in Little Rock.
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Little Rock
George Wildgen
State Governmental Efficiency Study Commission
Ford Strife Slows, GM Gains as UAW Strike Bites
In Detroit a UAW official accuses General Motors of seizing market share while Ford Motor Co. is idled by the strike. Leonard Woodcock says GM is producing more 1968 model cars than ever, as Ford workers begin receiving strike benefits. GM denies the charges and says schedules are unchanged.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Ford
Woodcock
One Way Aisles Cause Trouble in Crowded Markets
Boston AP reports that large supermarkets now use one way aisles. Ted Lumpke, 39, confronts conflicting signs in Row G as shoppers shout one way. The store manager argues the signs mislead and impossible logistics ensue. Lumpke defies the signs and enters Row G, revealing the chaos of opposite directions.
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James F. Donahue
Boston
Ted Lumpke
Lumpke
Sc Lumpke
Proposals To Be Reviewed By Constitutional Revision Commission
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas final review of recommendations from constitutional study committees set for Thursday and Friday by the Constitutional Revision Study Commission. The group will examine Executive Branch and Legislative Branch committee proposals, revisit prior actions, and weigh new recommendations.
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Little Rock
State Constitutional Revision Study Commission
Rat Issue Passed by Single Vote
The House narrowly approved a $40 million increase for rat extermination and state health programs by 129 to 128 as an amendment to a $950 million health bill. If sustained, the measure would add $20 million this year and next for state programs, with debates and opposition focusing on a separate $55 million hospital aid provision. The amendment, sponsored by Reps. Reuss and Mathias, aims to bolster rat control amid concerns over public health and governance.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
House
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Charles M. Mathias Jr
ReMd
Department of Housing and Urban
Mathias
U.N. General Assembly
Middle East
Charles H. Percy
Everett M. Dirksen
Barry Goldwater
Disagreement at Osceola Over City Utilities Chair
Osceola Mayor Charlie Wiygul said Alderman J. E. Teaford is no longer chairman of the City Utilities Committee. He will appoint another council member as chair as tensions rise over a power contract due by November 22, the date the current Arkansas Power & Light Co. agreement ends.
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Osceola
Ark
Oscerola
Charlie Wiggul
J. E. Teaford
City Utilities Committee
Teatford
Wiygul
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Police to Use Airplane on Saturday
Arkansas State Police will deploy a patrol aircraft Saturday afternoon to monitor highways amid heavy traffic expected for the Arkansas-Oklahoma State University football game in Little Rock. Ground patrols will also be increased on U.S. 71, U.S. 64, Arkansas 10, and Interstate 40 ahead of the night game.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Arkansas-Oklahoma State University
Lynn A. Davis
U.S. 71
Arkansas 10
Queen Elizabeth II Launches New Ocean Liner Queen Elizabeth 1
Queen Elizabeth II christened and launched the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 1 in Clydebank Scotland. The ceremony featured a champagne bow and a ceremonial blessing as the ship slid into the River Clyde amid cheering crowds. The ship had been kept secret as Q4 prior to the launch.
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Clydebank
Scotland
Bombers Strike Vietnamese Artillery Amid DMZ Shelling
High altitude B52s and low sweepers pounded Communist artillery near the DMZ, wounding over 100 Marines in 24 hours. A Marine was killed as shells hit Con Thien and Gio Linh, while road traffic halted and supplies moved by helicopter. Jets supported the effort with 27 missions, as gun positions proved deeply dug in and camouflaged.
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George McArthur
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnams
Con Thien
Gio Linh
Dmz
Associated Press
Edwin Q. White
U.S
Guam
Thailand
William W. Mamyer
Vietnam
Bus Car Hit South Main and 16th leaves no injuries
A Patmos School bus driven by Thomas A. Brewer and an M&M Leasing Co. vehicle driven by Doyle Dunn collided yester day afternoon at South Main and 16th with minimal damage and no charges filed. City Officer Charles Abbott said both were southbound on Main Dunn attempted a right turn and the bus hit its rear. Other sections report on Hurricane Beulah, Vietnam bombings, Pan American strike, UN Middle East call, missile system funding, and Arkansas football and power plant plans.
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South Main
Patmos
Thomas A. Brewer
M&m Leasing Co
Doyle Dunn
Charles Abbott
Main
Dunn
Beulah Hurricanes Devastate Texas Coastline And City
Hurricane Beulah roared ashore near Brownsville and Corpus Christi causing 40 deaths and $500 million in damage. The storm lashed the Rio Grande Valley with high tides and tornado warnings, uprooting palm trees and knocking out power while Valle Hermoso suffered near total destruction.
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Brownsville
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Paul Recer
Tex
Beulah
Weather Bureau
San Benito
Harlingen
Rio Grande
Mexico
Butt
Corpus Christi
Baffin Bay
Valle Hermoso
Carribbean
Yucatan Peninsula
Freeport
Houston
Padre Island
Rio Grande Valley
Hope High events mix supper, football and meetings
Hope High School hosts a community dinner in the cafeteria from 5 to 7 pm to raise funds for the junior auxiliary scholarship. A Hope Smackover football game follows at Hammons Stadium with a 7 30 kickoff. Also planned are a 1945 class reunion meeting, a Masons entered apprentice degree, and PTA organizational session at Beryl Henry Elementary.
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Hope High School
Hope
Hammons
Hempstead County
Evergreen Lodge No. 176
Masons
PTA
Beryl Henry
C. M. Owens
Bobby Whitmarsh
LR Port Buys More Land for Runway Expansion
LR Port Authority reports the Adams Field area expanded with the purchase of 154 acres east of the airport for 775000. The land from Kate G Cammack Bartye and the Cammack Lenan Estate funds a 1.4 million bond issue approved last year for runway expansion and a proposed terminal.
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Little Rock
Bob Crisp
Adams Field
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