Rail Strike Halts Missouri Pacific Rail Lines in Arkansas
Switch men and brakemen walked off at 6 a.m. disrupting traffic across Arkansas and surrounding states. Pickets gathered in Little Rock North Little Rock Texarkana and McGehee as the walkout spread to lines such as the Texas & Pacific Katy Santa Fe Frisco and Rock Island. Officials said trains were halted except for terminations at terminals and that service would remain paused until agreements are reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Arkansas
Carl T. Watts
Lodge 49
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Traimen
Charles Luna
BRT
Cleveland
Ohio
North Little Rock
Texarkana
McGehee
Texas & Pacific
McPac
Eder
Fes
M-K-T
Katy
Santa Fe
Frisco
Rock Island
J.G. Sheppard
Southern Dis
Trict
Mc Pac
Sys
Khrushchev Begins 18 Day Scandinavian Tour
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, aged 70, starts an 18 day trip to Denmark and nearby regions with his wife Nina and a delegation. He leaves Moscow by train and will board a Kaliningrad ship, arriving in Copenhagen Tuesday morning. The tour aims to press for a ban on nuclear weapons in central Europe and the visiting states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Bradsher
Moscow
Khrushchev
Copenhagen
Europe
Nina
Kaliningrad
Hungary
United Arab Republic
Four Killed At Crossing Toll To 12 In Arkansas
A Morrilton man and his family died Sunday when their car hit a Cotton Belt freight train at a crossing on U.S. 64 near Fair Oaks, west of Wynne. The deaths raise the weekend Arkansas toll to twelve, with seven killed at crossings since June 2 and multiple drownings and crashes across several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Morrilton
Fair Oaks
Wynne
Tommy N. Jackson
Catherine
Tommy Jr
Melinda
Joe Overstreet
U.S. 64
Arkansans
Arkansas
Spring River
Black Rock
Ed O'Conner
Sedgwick
Lawrence County
Margaret
Jill
O'Connor
O’conners
Dwight Timbs, Jr
Trumann
Arkansas 63
Rex Hodges
Marianna
Saline River
Rison
Eddie Lee Chandler
Toronta
Thomas Boyce
Little Rock
Arkansas River
Conway County
Weather outlook for Arkansas and Louisiana on Tuesday
Partly cloudy and warm in Arkansas with a chance of thundershowers in the far north in the afternoon. Highs 90 to 98, nights 66 to 74. In Louisiana, partly cloudy with widely scattered thundershowers, little temperature change. Lows 68 to 76, highs near 90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Louisiana
Key Title Retained In Rights Bill As Amendment Loses
The Senate kept the civil rights bill’s public accommodations title intact by a 63 23 vote defeating an Byrd amendment. Opposition from Southern senators focused on amendments rather than revisions as 565 amendments remain eligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Supreme Court extends Fifth Amendment privilege to states
The Supreme Court rules the Fifth Amendment protects against self incrimination in state courts as well as federal. In a 5 to 4 decision, Justice Brennan says the 14th Amendment guarantees the privilege, reversing the Connecticut Supreme Court. Justice White dissents, calling the ruling hard to justify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Connecticut
High Court
Tion
William J. Brennan
Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors
Byron R. White
Potter Stewart
Marching White Groups Appears to Halt in St Augustine
Street marches by white segregationists paused in St Augustine as the SCLC led the integration drive with plans for Jackie Robinson to join. Busloads from Albany arrive while rallies unfold, and 36 Negroes and a white man are arrested for attempting to integrate a restaurant and two churches amid King’s ongoing legal actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Augustine
Fla
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Jackie Robinson
Albany
SCLC
J. B. Stoner
Ku Klux Klan
Atlanta
Stoner
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Tennessee Supreme Court Upholds Use Tax on AEC Property
The Tennessee Supreme Court rules the state may apply its 3 percent use tax to private firms Union Carbide Corp and H. K. Ferguson Co operating under Atomic Energy Commission contracts at Oak Ridge plants. Justice Byron R. White delivers the unanimous decision. The tax targets private use of government owned property by independent contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Oak Ridge
Atomic Energy Commission
Byron R. White
Union Carbide Corp
H. K. Ferguson Co
Missile Launch Announcement From Vandenberg Base
The Air Force announced the launching of a Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile down the Pacific missile range at 540 a.m. at Vandenberg Air Force Base California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force Today
Pacific Missile Range
Malaysia Indonesia Move Toward Summit Meeting
Kuala Lumpur reports say Malaysia and Indonesia agreed on monitored withdrawal of Indonesian guerrillas from northern Borneo clearing the way for foreign ministers to meet. Nine dead in separate clashes. Salvador Lopez says exits planned in Sarawak and Sabah with more to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Malaysia
Indonesia
Borneo
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian Borneo
Thailand
Salvador P. Lopez
Sarawak
Sabah
North Borneo
Philippee
Hai
Sukarno
Abdul Rahman
Diosdado Macapagal
Macapagal
Rahman
Bangkok
Jakarta
Chaerul Saleh
Rally
Lieutenant Hampton Dies From Car Crash in Perth
Lt. Phillip Wade Hampton 29, serving in the U S Navy, died in Perth Australia Sunday from an automobile accident. He was born December 23 1934 in Pine Bluff and lived with his mother in El Dorado before joining the service. Survived by his mother four aunts and an uncle funeral arrangements pending arrival of the body from Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Wade Hampton
U. S. Navy
Perth
Australia
Hampton
Rubye Wade Hampton
Mimosa Dr
C. T. “Buster’’ Hampton
Watson's
Lt. Hampton
Pine Bluff
el Dorado
First Methodist Church of
Eure Mortuary
Viet Cong Activity Gains Amid War Readiness
In Saigon the Ministry of Defense reports a sharp rise in Viet Cong activity suggesting a possible end to a wartime lull. Government forces suffered 172 casualties or captures, while Viet Cong losses fell from 233 to 185. Viet Cong operations increased from 151 to 217 as government offensives rose to 187.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ministry of Defense
Lodge Denies Report of Resignation as Ambassador
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge dismisses an AP report that he will resign within 30 days. He calls the claim untrue through a spokesman, noting he has denied similar reports before and does not plan to leave immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
New York Times
House
Washington
Johnson
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting Co
ABC
Charles P. Arnot
United States
Ublican
Scranton Opens Six-state Quest For Delegates Support
Gov William W Scranton launches a six state tour to seek delegate backing for the Republican nomination. He starts in Pennsylvania then moves to Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri and Massachusetts seeking strong second ballot support at the San Francisco convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Scranton
Richard L. Graves
Scranton
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
U.S
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Allegheny College
Meadville
Des Moines
Iowa
Topeka
Kan
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Goldwater
Associated Press
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Lodge
New Hampshire
Goldwater Poised to Secure Texas Delegates in GOP Nomination Bid
AP reports Barry Goldwater expected to tally 56 Texas delegate votes on Tuesday and move toward the 655 required for nomination. Governor Scranton’s campaign plans to woo delegates now backing Goldwater, while Montana’s 14 votes Friday and Saturday could bolster Goldwater further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Barry Goldwater
Texas
Arizona
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Goldwater
Associated Press
Montana
Los Angeles Bus Strike Triggers Citywide Traffic Jam
Police feared a traffic gridlock as 2,500 bus drivers walked out against the Metropolitan Transit Authority. The strike left over 500,000 riders to use cars, with 1,346 buses and 700,000 fares daily under the affected system across Los Angeles and neighboring counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Brotherhood of Railroad
Los Angeles County
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
Neurologist Takes Stand in MER 29 Federal Trial
Dr. Jacob J. Hladys testified in the multiperson case in U S District Court Richmond Virginia as the second week of the MER 29 drug trial began. Plaintiffs seek 2 300 000 damages from Richardson Merrell Inc over alleged side effects and withdrawal from the market after 22 months of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. District Court
Richmond
Jacob J. Hladys
Federal Food and Drug Commission
Crossett
Truman Ellerbe
Lonnie Ray
May G. Lyons
Lilla Newsom
Lions Club Meeting Cancelled for Ladies Night
The usual Tuesday noon Lions Club meeting is canceled due to the Ladies Night event set for 7 30 p.m. Thursday at the Rufus Garrett Hotel Plantation area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Rufus Garrett
Classified Pro Solves Your Household Needs
Hard-working News-Times ad man O Howie Hustles offers sales of unused household items, rental needs, lost-and-found, home and car purchases, and job help. Call for quick cash and solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Howie Hustles
News-Times
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nikita
Kenison Kitchel Siad Goldwater
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minneota
House Rules Committee
Britain
Elizabeth III
Buckingham Palace
Horse Guards Parade Ground
London
NEA Radio-Telephoto
Phillip Hampton
George Cabot Lodge
Draft Lodge
Times Dispatch
Max Frankel
Foreign Service
White House
George E. Reedy
Massachusetts
Alaska
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!