Local Option Debate Triggers Free Speech Letters
Readers respond to editorials on local option voting and church tax rules. Letters from A H Washborn, A Davis, and R B Durham discuss free speech, tax deductibility, and ministerial roles in public debates. The Star cites examples like the Sierra Club and Life Lines Foundation to illustrate tax-exemption limits. The exchange emphasizes signed letters, fair play, and the line between pulpit persuasion and campaign activity.
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Ala. H. Washborn
the Star
Hope Star
Bingen
Publicaon
Davis
Sierra Club
H. L." Hunt
Dallas
Life Lines Foundation
Internal Revenue Service
Life Lines
Charles Jones
Paetor
Bethany Baptist Church
Douglas Again Halts Reservist Deployments to Vietnam
Justice Douglas again ordered the Army to halt sending reservists to Vietnam while the Supreme Court considers the objections to call ups. The 448th Postal Unit from New York City and the 1018th Service Supply Company from Schenectady remain at Fort Lee Virginia. They seek stays arguing presidential activation for extended duty requires a war declaration or national emergency.
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Washington
Willian
Vietnam
Supreme Court
448Th
1018Th
Earl Warren
1002Nd
Warren
Hugo Black
New York City
Schenectady
N.Y
Ft. Lee
Ohio
Ft. Meade
Asbally
Fry Lee
Livestock Show Week Opens With Parade and Midway Fun
Schedule outlines daily events from Monday September 23 to Saturday September 28 featuring parades, amusement rides by Sonny Myers, youth talent, various cattle judging classes, swine and dairy contests, Quarter Horse shows, rodeo nights, and prize drawings including a new car.
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Bowntown Hope
Sonny Myers
Coliseum
Colseant
Wing Ranch
Bogota
Texas
Midway
Local Livestock Show Week Planned by Club
B. N. Holt outlined a week of events for the Third District Livestock Show and Rodeo from September 23 to 28 at the Hope Rotary Club luncheon. Activities include a youth talent contest, Fair Queen competition, livestock judging, carnival, FFA participation, an art show, and a rodeo.
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B. N. Holt
Hope Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Eakley
Lester Sitzes
United Fund
Jonn McRae
Prescott
Jimmy Ligon
Conway
John Blundell
Texarkana
Bob Raney
Bob Watson
Little Rock
One in Five Persons Has a Heart Attack Before 60
A column notes that one in five people will suffer a heart attack before age sixty and cites broader health observations. It discusses missing literacy in Gen George S Patton and contrasts Dutch windmills with electric water pumps while touching on exercise, body composition, and education impacts on cognition. It references a 1956 voting context and claims about breakfast versus dinner calories. It also mentions aging pilots and drinking education initiatives.
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New Pott
America
George S. Patton Jr
Holland
Netherlands
Harvard
Arkansas voters set convention vote for November 6
The Associated Press reports convention issues and delegate selection explained at a September seminar in Little Rock as Arkansas residents prepare to vote on November 6 whether to hold a constitutional convention. Eight killed in weekend Arkansas traffic crashes across multiple counties including Grady Egypt Hoxie Warren Osceola Lonoke and surrounding areas.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas
Jimmy Arnold
Gould
Andrew Webb
Pine Bluff
Webb
Grady
William C. Stevenson
Jonesboro
Mary Lou Binkley
Swifton
Stevenson
Egypt
Craighead County
Binkley
Hoxte
Jimemy Curry
Joe Crabb
Rison
Curry
Warren
Vernon Wiggentom
Ose
Osceola
Vida Richards
England
Lonoke
Camden Ballot Question On Mill Tax For Park Project
Camden voters will consider a mill tax proposal in the November 5 general election to finance a park project of about 120000 dollars. The measure affects residents and proposes funding through a property tax levy. If approved, funds would support park development and related improvements within the town.
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Camden
National Parks Meet Speaker Delivers Keynote
George L. B. Wean presides at a National Conference in Arkansas where Aas Tech will deliver the keynote today as the event advances discussions on national park policies and related topics.
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Ark
George L. B
Charges Filed in Two Car Crashes Over Weekend
City police investigated two weekend crashes. On Highway 4 east Amy Daniels and Peggy Sanders damaged vehicles each about 50 dollars. Peggy Sanders faces license related charges and Nancy Sanders for permitting an unlicensed driver. Early Sunday on East Third Street Ly O Robins and William R Faulkner caused about 360 dollars damage each. Robins charged with driving while intoxicated and Faulkner for driving without lights.
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East
Amy Daniels
Peggy Sanders
Shirley and
Neal
Nancy Sanders
East Third St
Ly O. Robins
William R. Faulkner
Jesse Brown
Robins
Faulkner
Humphrey Draws Big Ohio Crowds
Hue bert H Humphrey’s campaign in its second week drew large crowds in Toledo despite late funding and limited advertising. He remained optimistic, predicting a win by October while navigating convention turbulence, fundraising gaps, and critiques from rivals. He sought momentum through expanded staffing, endorsements, and visits to historical figures, hoping to mobilize antiwar dissidents.
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Associated Press
Toledo, Ohio
Huebert H. Humphrey
Toledo
Humphrey
Chicago
Texas
John Connally
California
Jesse Unruh
Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Johnson
Edward M. Kennedy
George
MelGovern
Wayn Morse
Harry S. Truman
Rockefeller
Russia Leads Space Race with Unmanned Moon Flyby
ANTHONY COLLINGS MARCOW reports the Soviet Zond spacecraft completed a lunar flyby and splashdown in the Indian Ocean after a Sept. 14 launch. Britain's Sir Bernard Lovell predicts a manned lunar mission within months, while James Webb notes the feat could shift global power balance. Tass confirms recovery of scientific instruments aboard Zond.
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Anthony Collings
Associated Press
Marcow
Indian Ocean
Bernard Lovell
Britain
James &. Webb
U.S
Zond
Earth
Tass
Nixon Campaign Strategy Downplays Opponents
Nixon campaigns from a telepromptered script focusing on TV and crowd power, largely ignoring opponents Humphrey and Wallace. He taunts Humphrey in speeches while avoiding Wallace to prevent boosting the third party. Campaign strategists fear Wallace could siphon enough electoral votes to deny a majority.
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Mears Associated Press
NEW York
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Humphrey
Campaign Analyses Ahead of Election Day Across Parties
AP News Digest outlines six weeks to Election Day with Humphrey growing crowds and confidence, Nixon relying on TV speeches, and Wallace unexpectedly strong. International reports note space race activity, hijackings to Cuba, and Cold War tensions as Cernik hints at Soviet troop withdrawal. Vietnam items mention bases near the border and restrictions on reservists. Washington covers archdiocese rift over birth control and Johnson meeting with Appropriations Chair Mahon, plus a New York hippie bus tour of public squares.
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Politics
Richard M. Nixon
George C. Wallace
Toffies
George IF. Kennan
Soviet Union
Cuba
Adrawal
Oldrich Cernik
Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
William O. Douglas
Washington
Patrick Cardinal O’ Boyle
Johnson
George Mahon
House Appropriations Committee
New York
Airliners Hijacked to Cuba from Colombia
Two Colombian airliners were hijacked Sunday and diverted to Cuba with 139 people aboard. A Boeing 727 carrying 72 passengers and six crew landed at Camaguey and was released that night to return to Barranquilla. A DC4 with 57 passengers and four crew reached Santiago de Cuba. All aboard were reported safe and return to Colombia planned.
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Havana
Colombia
Cuba
Camaguey
Barranquilla
Santiago de Cuba
Third District Livestock Show Opens With Parade In Hope
The Third District Livestock Show begins at 4 p.m. Monday with a downtown Hope parade and runs through the week. Officials predict it will be the largest event in the 23 year history of the 17 county gathering.
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Hope
Charles Barnard
United States Senate
Hempestead County
Marines Find Fortified Red Camps Near DMZ Front
Marines uncovered two large fortified camps inside the DMZ near the Rockpile and south near a second fortress, with hundreds of bunkers and large munitions stocks. Reported enemy force estimates reach about 2,500 men per camp as operations yield 35 tons of supplies in three weeks. Separately, South Vietnamese forces overran a prisoner camp at Binh Son and freed captives, while other Viet Cong camps and guerrilla bands were targeted across Mekong Delta and An Xuyen.
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George McArthur
Associated Press
Saigon
Mix Tings
Uith
26Th Marine Regiment
Marine Headquarters
sSouth
Binh Son
Mekong Delta
U Minh Forest
An Xuyen
Cambodia
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Vietnam
Aerican Ok
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Cox
Bill Ellis
South Main
Farsmers Insurance Group
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