Electric cars may return yet but face big hurdles
A dispatch reports Ford and others pursue an electric car in Britain and America amid GM and Chrysler research. While nickel cadmium storage could lift range to about 200 miles, energy costs and battery weight remain major drawbacks. Service stations would still sell charged batteries, keeping refueling stations in business.
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1@th Motor Co
Merica
Dispatch
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Chrysler
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New Ford Motor Co
Ford Motor Co. Dispatch
Military to Lower Mental Standards Meet Draft Goals
The military plans to lower mental standards to draft 20,000 men within nine months for specialized training and eventual regular service. This marks the first step of a McNamara plan to train 100,000 per year, with studies under way to expand eligibility by June 30. The change affects men drafted after Sept. 30 and removes the bottom general knowledge test requirement, though other aptitude tests remain. BRASILIA reports wives of three Americans imprisoned for smuggling with clemency pleas unresolved. In Bombay, Sam Wells, posing as George Harrison, studies sitar at the Taj Mahal Hotel. Wildcat oil drilling details in Hempstead County, Arkansas, outline test results, depths, and production indicators for a 1550-acre lease block.
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Robert 5. McNamara
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India
Sam Wells
George Harrison
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Wireless Drilling Company
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Tokio
Paluxy
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Travis Peak
Buckner
Wildcat
Hempstead
Nevada
Wireless
T. L. James & Company
Ruston
Norton Oil Company
Katzenbach Named New Deputy Secretary of State
President Johnson announced that Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach will resign to become undersecretary of state. He will succeed George W. Ball, whose government service ends. The choice spurred talk Katzenbach could eventually succeed Secretary Dean Rusk. Johnson said no decision yet on Katzenbach’s AG successor.
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Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
George W. Ball
State
Dean Rusk
Johnson says no indication of tax hike on balance plan
President Johnson stated there is no indication of a tax increase to balance government revenues and outlays. He noted after Congress passes all appropriations bills, an effort will be made to adjust, then revenues will be calculated to align with expenditures. He warned speculation about a tax hike ahead of the New Year election is unlikely.
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Washington
Johnson
Iie
White House
Congress
House
Republican
Viet Nam
Marines Take Village in 4 Day Fight
U S Marines captured Gia Binh a fortified village just south of the demilitarized zone after four days of heavy ground and air assaults. Flame throwers tanks and jets aided Leath ernunch riflemen as B52s Phantoms and navy planes attacked Red positions nearby.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Gia Binh
Haiphong
North Viet Nam
Short Courses on Housing Offered This Fall
Short Courses on Housing begin Thursday September 22 in the Agricultural Extension office conference room. Sessions run 9 30 a m with Mrs Crystal Tenborg discussing Sources and Cost of Credit alongside local credit source reps. Evelyn Severson covers Analyzing House Plans in the afternoon with enrollees invited to bring plans. Topics include Kitchen Arrangement and Selection of Hard Surface Floor Coverings. A class Thursday night includes builders and trades people. Eight more meetings occur through September and October with free Extension publications.
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Agricultural Extension Office
Crystal Tenborg
Evelyn Severson
Agricultural Extension Service
North
Calvin Caldwell
Dolores McBride
Arkansas Extension
Marcos urges negotiated peace call at UN General Assembly
Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos is expected to urge a negotiated peace in Viet Nam in his UN General Assembly remarks though he will offer no concrete proposal. He notes ongoing efforts by the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand to promote an Asian conference to push negotiations. Thailand's Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman says support is growing and that Communists may be reconsidering their stance.
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United Nations
N.Y
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Viet Nam
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Assembly
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Malaysia
Thailand
Viet Cong
China
Thanat Khoman
Local Notes and College News Roundup in Hope Arkansas
July saving bonds in Hempstead County totalled 10317 with year to date 130315 toward a 231000 goal, social security reps set October meetings in Hope, Lance Jones enrolls at Arkansas College Batesville, two Hope residents join Southern State College Young Democrats, Henderson State marching band invites Stone and Browning, Ice Capades arrive at Louisiana State Fair Shreveport, and Division 4AA sports notes report the Bobcats 28 first downs 532 rushing yards and 47 points.
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Charles Richard Stone
Conrad Browning
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Viet Nam U S Navy bombers sink four torpedo boats
AP reports U S Navy bombers sunk four North Vietnamese torpedo boats off Haiphong as Red forces held a village near the demilitarized zone amid mounting Viet Nam War tensions. Marcos to urge negotiated peace at the U N General Assembly and party lines sharpen on the war issue.
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Haiphong
Ferdintnd Marcos
U.N. General Assembly
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Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Sam M. Gibbons
Johnson
Ford
A&P Moves to New Hope Location September 23
A&P in Hope will close its Main St. store and open a modern 13,000 sq ft Sup er Market at 3rd and Shower in Hope Village Center on September 23. Grand opening festivities are planned. Royce Smith remains manager with Wayne Lee as assistant.
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A&p
Hope
3Rd
Shower
Hope Village Center
R. H. Wade
Royce Smith
Wayne Lee
Chareles Ferrand
Hubert Ross
Mr. Smith
FDIC Sets 5% Maximum Interest Rate
The FDIC set a 5 percent ceiling on time deposits under 100,000 dollars, effective immediately, as part of a new rate control after a law signed by President Johnson. Deposits over 100,000 remain at 5 1/4 percent, with 4 percent on regular savings. Existing certificates of deposit retain current rates until renewal. The agency also capped rates for mutual savings banks at 5 percent, their first such regulation.
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Washington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Theorporation
Oard of Directors
Johnson
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New Bond to Bring More Interest
President Johnson announced plans to expand the savings bond program and hinted at tax increases to fund the Viet Nam war. Secretary Fowler discussed proposals for a higher interest bond surpassing the 4.15 percent Series E rate, without specifying the new rate but aiming to attract savers while remaining competitive.
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Washington
Johnson
of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Fowler
Ford Announces 1967 Model Price Increases
Ford Motor Co. became the first U.S. automaker to list new prices for 1967 models. The increases averaged $25 per car or about 1 percent across the Ford line, with a comparison to 1966 showing an average rise of $113 in price for Ford products. General Motors Chrysler and American Motors were expected to follow. The move sparked Detroit’s yearly price trend discussion amid factory price changes.
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Charles C. Cain
AP Business News
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Ford Motor Co
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