Press and government as friendly enemies in open society
The piece argues that government and press should confront each other as wary rivals rather than allies. It praises scrutiny by the press and cautions against blanket distrust, citing editors and columns from Charleston and Huntsville while noting C J Snow announcing Li'l Abner creator Al Capp’s visit to Dogpatch USA events in Harrison Arkansas.
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Ami
Commonwealth
Charleston
W. Va
Daily Mail
Smith
Harrison, Ark
C.J. Snow
Harrison
Recreational Enterprises, Inc
al Capp
New York City
Snow
Capp
Enterprises, Inc
Dogspetch
Spending cuts battle shapes Johnson budget plan
Washington AP report outlines a partisan fight over a pruned federal spending program as Congress weighs who will wield the budget scissors. The House Appropriations Committee seeks a 10 day financing bill while Republicans push a $5 billion cut directive, and Democrats warn against surrendering congressional authority. Joe Harrison of the Social Security Office will be on KXAR Oct 2 to answer questions on Social Security or Medicare.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Congress
Johnson
Treasury
House Appropriations Committee
House
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Bow
Carl Abebert
Joe Harrison
Social Security Office
KXAR
Social Security
Hanoi Rejects LBJ Vietnam Peace Offer
Washington AP report says North Vietnam rejected President Johnson’s call to halt bombing in exchange for talks. Le Thanh Nghi in Peking demanded unconditional bombing halt and VC recognition. Congressional reaction split, with Ford cautious about full truth and demanding North Vietnamese restraint.
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Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
Hanoi
Congress
U.S
North Vietnam
le Thanh Nght
Peking
United States
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnam
Nghi
New China News Agency
Tokyo
San Antonio, Tex
Ford
Figures in This Life Everybody Has to Play a Game Regardless
HAL Boyle reflects on memory as a priceless life collection in a nostalgic column about bygone virtues. He recalls Airplane hostesses, ministers, ice skates, Hollywood nepotism, car heaters, fashion, ford days, country clubs, farm families, wooden leg locals, social rules, Civil War veterans, doctors, and waning urgencies, urging readers to remember.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Heaven
Earth
Hollywood
Congress
George Ade
Decorations for Heroism in San Francisco Ceremony
SPRINGDALE Ark AP Five major decorations for heroism will be awarded today to Army Maj. Robert Lee Young 36 of Springdale in a San Francisco ceremony. Young as commander of the Army 48th Assault Helicopter Company in Vietnam will be decorated for achievement gallantry and conduct as staff officer of a combat aviation battalion.
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Springdale
Ark
Army
Robert Lee Young
San Francisco
Young
Republic of Korea
48Th
Vietnam
Batallion
Three Officers Shot in Indonesia Coup Executions
In Jakarta AP reports three military officers were executed by firing squad, the first after convictions tied to the 1965 Communist coup attempt. One victim was Lt. Col. Untung, a palace guard who announced the coup, as Sukarno was deposed by the military. More than a dozen others were convicted.
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Jakarta
Untung
Sukarno
City Asks Damages After Fire Drill Training Crash
LITTLE ROCK AP The state Education Department received a bill Thursday from Mean city for costs from a summer training course incident. An instructor crashed through fire station doors while driving a fire truck. The city seeks 300.33 for truck repairs and 249 for door replacement.
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Little Rock
State Education Department
Mean
Thieves Return for Small Change at Huntington Shop
In Huntington, thieves returned to Tops Ping Heating Co. to steal small change after a prior attempt. They first broke in Friday and grabbed $150 from the cash drawer, leaving $6 in change. The next night they struck again and took the $6 in change, police said Sunday.
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Huntington
W. Va
Topsping Heating Co
Hand Grenade Injures Four At Lone Star Arsenal
TEXARKANA AF reports a ham grenade exploded on the Lone Star Army Arsenal production line injuring four workers. Seven were nearby. four were hospitalized at Wadley, with two serious injuries. Plant damage described as very minor and production continued. An investigation was begun. the plant lies about ten miles west of Texarkana.
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Lone Star Army Arsenal
Duane Harris
Wadley Hospital
Charles Elkins
William Maddox
Jimmy Lancaster
Floyd Blankenship
Napeles
Tex
Maddox
Blankenship
Texas
Harris
National 4 H Week Observances Scheduled Next Week
Mary Anita Laster, Star Feature Writer, notes the impact of 4 H programs over 25 years, highlighting youth leadership, project responsibility, and the Hempstead County 4 H scene with 375 participants in six clubs. Next week marks National 4 H Week to salute youth and the program’s contributions now and for the future.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Hempstead
County
Shover Springs
Victory
Fulton
Green Hill
McCaskill
Sprudell
No Merger of Parties in Israel
The Rafi party of David Ben-Gurion ends talks to merge with Mapai led by Levi Eshkol. The collapse weakens Maj. Gen. Moshe Dayan’s chances to become prime minister next year. Ben-Gurion accused Eshkol of untruthfulness and delaying Jerusalem’s Old City resettlement, hindering a left labor front.
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Tel Aviv
Rafi
David Ben-Gurion
Mapai
Ben- Gurion
Levi Eshkol
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Ben-Gurion
Eshkol
Abdut Haavodat
Rafiv Mapai
Ben Gurion
Old City
Jerusalem
Mortars strike U.S. base as 16 are wounded in Vietnam
In the Mekong Delta south of Saigon, Communist mortars hit the U.S. 9th Infantry Division camp and nearby South Vietnamese outposts. Sixteen Americans were wounded as air strikes against North Vietnam intensified. In other actions, Haiphong and Hai Lang saw further bombardment, with pilots reporting several jets shot down and large-scale shelling of Con Thien and adjacent posts near the DMZ.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
Mekong
Sai- 1
U.S. 9Thfantry Division
Red
U.S
North Vietam
Hoa Lac
Hanoi
Haiphong
My Tho
Can Tho
Air Force
Dong Tam
South Vietnam
Hai Lang
Demilitarized Zone
Prove Inces
Con Thien
Dmz
Tonkin Gulf
North Vietnam
Navy
Marine
Texoma
Housing Is Making Slow Recovery
Washington AP reports the housing industry's gradual rebound will likely continue through 1968 with no relief from high mortgage rates. Officials warn higher taxes may be needed to curb the deficit. without them, housing could slip again. Mortgage costs are not expected to ease substantially next year, per the National Association of Home Builders and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board noting average conventional loan rates held at 5.34 percent in August.
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Joseph R. Coyne
Washington
Congress
National Association of Home Builders
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Savings and Loan Industry
Soviet Attacks Mao Regime On Chinese Anniversary
Moscow marks Mao era anniversary with sharp allegations of bloody terror and economic dislocation. Prof Mikhail Kapitsa writes in Moscow News that Mao Tse-tung’s policy causes stagnation and isolation. A former Tass correspondent in China cites a regime of bureaucratic military dictatorship.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
China
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Mikhail Kapitsa
Moscow News
Tass
Mikhail Yakovlev
Za Rubezhom
ABC Raids Private Home and Jails Two in Conway
Five Alcoholic Beverage Control agents and Faulkner County authorities raided a private home and the VFW club in Conway on Thursday. Two men, Charles Reid and Ad Fulkerson, were arrested after officers bought liquor at both locations. They face charges of possession of liquor and possession of liquor for sale. Authorities confiscated 104 cases of beer and 32 bottles of liquor at the VFW club and smaller amounts at Fulkerson’s residence.
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Conway
Ark
VFW Club
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Faulkner County
Paul Terrell
Charles Reid
Ad Fulkerson
Terrell
Folkerson
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