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Newspaper
El Dorado Times
Location
El Dorado, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1964
Page
2
S. C. Reynolds of the El Dorado Employment Security Division says tests for Counselor Aides and Youth Advisors will continue with the final test at 7 p.m. on Wednesday July 1. He notes strong applicant response and urges interested individuals to contact the local office at 501 North Jackson Ave for eligibility details.
The two top Republicans, Barry Goldwater and William Scranton, push to secure delegates ahead of the July convention. An AP survey shows Goldwater with 689 pledged, Scranton 137, with 1,308 total delegates and 655 needed for nomination.
The El Dorado Chamber of Commerce releases a weekly calendar of meetings and activities. Listings include Y Teens classes, Rotary and Lions clubs, United Way, various fraternal orders, and civic groups at locations such as Rufus Garrett Hotel City Hall and YWCA.
Mrs Mary G Johnston former Mary Gaffney joins Elliott's Inc as bridal consultant. a lifelong El Dorado resident, she studied at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute and Henderson State Teachers College. as mother of two Jay and Jan Johnston, she is active in Charity League and civic affairs.
Four days of heavy rain trigger landslides and flooding in southern and western Japan. Police report six dead and about 2000 people left homeless as rescuers search for survivors.
The listing shows morning devotionals and regional NBC programs on KARK TV channel 4 and channel 6 in Little Rock, with time blocks for Today shows, Texarkana and Shreveport broadcasts, Make Room For Daddy, Newsbreak, Word for Word, Concentration, Jeopardy and Say When across morning to late morning slots.
A TV guide style listing shows NBC and local programs for Texarkana with times from 11:30 to 2:30 including Truth or Consequences Loretta Young Theatre The Doctors and You Don’t Say plus Newsbreak segments anchored by George Dobson and Kay-Tall Bingo on air.
Local and national broadcasts listed from KTVE NBC affiliates with Newscope weather and Ark-La-Tex Round-up. Prime time features Wreck of the Mary Deare with Gary Cooper and Charlton Heston, plus Tonight Show and Sing Along with Mitch.
The listing details Channel 10's daily schedule from 6:45 a.m. through sign off at midnight including programs such as The Today Show NBC Merv Griffin's Word, Jeopardy, The Match Game and Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson with NBC and C programming noted.
A list of shows and news blocks from 7:00 to 11:00 presented across NBC ABC and local time slots. Notable entries include NBC News at multiple times, soap and drama repeats, Western Trails West and Wagon Train, and late night Tonight on NBC.
Diamonds shown through a diamond microscope with quality and price comparisons urged. Diamond testing instruments available for customer use to aid careful selection. Charge accounts offered for convenience.
A listing of KNOE TV programs from 6:20 to 2:25 including test pattern sign on, Pastor's Study, CBS daytime lineup, Captain Kangaroo, Mike Wallace News, Love Lucy, The McCoys, Pete and Gladys, Open House, As the World Turns, Password, House Party, To Tell The Truth, and CBS News with channel notes.
Local listing shows 2:30 The Edge of Night on CBS followed by The Secret Storm and Queen For A Day. Trailmaster and Huckleberry Hound air before Cronkite News and later sports, To Tell The Truth and Breaking Point. Late updates include TV Weatherman, Sports Final, San Francisco Beat and national news sign off.
Television schedule listing programs from 8:30 pm to 12:00 am on KATV including Popeye, Romper Room, Price Is Right, Get the Message, Missing Links, Father Knows Best, Ernie Ford Show, KATV Bingo, Day in Court, Lisa Howard News, General Hospital, Queen for a Day, Trailmaster, Family Theatre Last of the Red Men, The Rifleman, Alagood News, Venable Quartet, Outer Limits, Wagon Train, Breaking Point, Biggs News, Bob Young News, Nicholson Sports, Late Show So Soon to Die, and Late News & Weather with full daily lineup and color tag for Wagon Train.
TV lineup lists programs from 6:30 AM to 1:55 PM including news, trading post, cartoons, game shows, dramas, courtroom series, and the Daytime program Abbott & Costello. The schedule features 12:00 N day news blocks and informative shows such as The Price Is Right and Medic.
Daily lineup lists General Hospital at 2:00 and Queen For A Day at 2:30 followed by Trailmaster Cartoons Rocky and Friends Mickey Mouse Club Funny Company Superman Fractured Flicker ABC News Outer Limits Wagon Train at 7:30 color episode Breaking Point Thriller Man In The Middle and a final 11:45 Five Minute News.
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield paid 12.5 million dollars for member benefits in the year ending March 31, 1964, a record high. Executive director Sam M. Butler said 93 cents of every dollar returned to members as health care, stressing the plan's nonprofit community service and lowest operating cost in the South Central region. Since its 1948 founding, the plan has paid about 74.8 million dollars for hospital and doctor bills for Arkansas members.
Arkansas oil operators staked eight ventures last week including three wildcat wells and one saltwater disposal unit. Drilling permits issued by the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission cover Union Smackover Field, Caddo Oil Co for No 5 Louis Werner Sawmill, Blossom at 2,700 feet. F E Holloway for No 1 F C Holloway at 2,659 feet. and Cleveland J M Irwin trustee for No 1 Paul Martin at 4,990 feet.
Najeeb E. Halaby head of the Federal Aviation Administration and Congressman Oren Harris will be guest speakers at the El Dorado Civitan Club luncheon on July 2 at the Rufus Garrett Hotel. The program is organized by the Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee with Ben S. Smith to introduce the visitors. Halaby, born in Dallas, has Stanford, Bonar Law, and Yale credentials and has held posts including test pilot and assistant secretary of defense. Harris will join Halaby in El Dorado and attend Monday events. Chamber members and Civitan members are invited. reservations must be made at the Chamber office before Thursday.
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