Assault Threat to Dien Bien Phu Fort As Reds Close In
AP reports thousands of Communist troops break through Dien Bien Phu western defenses and reach 1,000 yards from the fortress as 4,000 Reds are reported killed over three days. Separate actions near Hanoi and in Cambodia heighten the siege’s intensity. General Giap vows further sacrifices to overwhelm the 11,000-man garrison.
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HANOS
Dien Bien Phu
Viet Nam
Cambodia
Dien Biet Phu
Vo Neuyen Giap
Willlbe
Thirty six Methodist Youths to Join Church
A class of 86 children at First Methodist Church meets with Rev. W. D. Keeley to study church membership and duties. They will join during Palm Sunday services after three sessions this week and next. A baptismal dedication is planned for April 10 at 7 30 p.m. They span 4th to 6th grades with broader studies on Jesus and Christian life led by Mrs J W Perkins.
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First Methodist Church
W. D. Keeley
The
Methodist Church
Mary Alice Jones
Sabin
Jon Pali
Mes. J. We Perking
Hope Man Official of AASC District
State Sen Marvin Jones spoke at the Arkansas Association of Soil Conservation District Supervisors meeting in Little Rock predicting a historic 25 years as soil care and watershed programs grow. D A Williams urged national legislation to fund farm level soil treatment and runoff capture. The association proposed expanding districts from four to seven with new regional vice presidents named across the state.
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Little Rock i
Marvin Jones
Jones
Samua
Arkansas Association of Soil Conservation District Supervisors
D. A. Williams
SCS
R. 5
Rainater
Walnut Ridge
Bill Seeger
Leslie
Ahred NO. Moone
Swifton
John L. Chambers
Danville
Conrad N. Glover
Sheridan
Homer Gowns
Forrest City
Emory A. Thompson
Pope
Southwest
W. W. Wren
Arkansas City
Bible Class Barbecue Hosted by Century Men
Century Bible Class schedules an annual barbecue event. The gathering aims to unite members for fellowship and community outreach, details to be announced by the church group.
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Men of Century Bible Class
Aoe
Barvbecun al
FHA Girls of Spring Hill Headed to State Meet
Spring Hill Chapter of FHA sent 12 members and supervisor Mrs. Bland to a state convention in Little Rock. The group toured the Governor's Mansion and State Capital building in the morning. Next week Mollie Hatfield, Nell Raschkke, Pauline Martin, Thelma Clark and Mrs. Bland attended a Prescott THA meeting.
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Spring Hill
FHA
Little Rock
Bland
Governor's Mansion
State Capital
Mollie Hatfield
Nell Raschkke
Pauline Martin
Thelma Clark
Mrs. Bland
Prescott Tha
Housing Plan Kept Alive by GOP Leaders
GOP leaders in the House sought passage of a 226 page revamp of housing laws to sustain President Eisenhower's public housing program with authority for 37 000 new units after next fiscal year. The plan faces two opposing blocs and hinge on votes. Major issues include FHA rates terms and mortgage money terms.
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Charles F. Barrett
Washington
Eisenhower
House
GOF
Price Cuts Fail to Spark Buying Surge Across Items
A national sampling shows merchants saw little immediate buying boost from excise tax cuts. While furs and jewelry priced lower at retail, many items kept old tags as manufacturers’ tax changes lagged. Butter prices fell in some areas, with reductions tied to government price supports. regional variations ranged from a few to several cents per pound. Coal output on an average day equates to 20 pounds per person.
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Washington
Benson
San Francisco
Two Hempstead Teachers to Be Honored for Long Service
Hempstead County honors two veteran teachers for the longest service in the county. Mrs. Owen, a longtime administrator, and Mrs. Turner, a junior high English teacher and Spring Hill/Abrazian educator, will receive life membership certificates. Presentation by Hempstead County Classroom Teachers Association president Mrs. Frank Mason and Hempstead County Education Association president Carl Brady.
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Hempstead
Arkansas
Conese
Owen
Arch- Turmer
Gallan
Hope
Hempstead County Classroom Teachers’ Association
Frank Mason
CYA
Hempstead’ Cotunty
Carl Brady
Spring Hill
Turner
Abrazian
Mes
Atkins
Chambless School House
Stanton
Hopewell
Shayer Springs
Patmos
Sho
Oglesby School
Gageland
Henderson State Teachers College
Arkadelphia
Mis
Ture
Rocky Mound
Midway
Supmer
Hentetsa State Teachers College
Hempstead County
Arkansas Weather Summary April Two to Six
The forecast for Arkansas calls for temperatures 2 to 6 degrees below normal with normal lows 42 and highs 64 to 76. Colder conditions expected over the weekend, turning warmer by Tuesday. Precipitation is forecast at moderate levels.
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Arkansas
Hope Woman New Welfare Investigator In Arkansas
Welfare Commissioner A. J. Moss announced a blanket check of all nursing homes in Arkansas to be begun late this month. Miss Beryl Henry of Hope has completed initial inquiries, finding only minor infractions, while field supervisors will be dispatched to complete the survey and ongoing checks will continue as a permanent position.
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Litthen Rock 4
Welfetbi
Ell
Arkanas
A. J. Moss
Beryl] Henry
Moss
Miss Henry
Miss Henry Kind
Misa Tenry
When Machines Rule The World In A Lost Future Tale
In a distant future Roger Robot and his son Junin play chess as their human slave Adaro recalls a world damaged by the hydrogen Vorb water bombs and a Third World War. Frankenschleh built machines to order a controlled society and the Canarsie peasants were subdued.
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Halboyle
New York
Roger Robot
Junin Robot
Adaro
Roger
Siy
Senators Seek Impartial Probe as Sears Ties Scrutinized
Washington reports say senators will ask Samuel Sears to reflect on past praise for McCarthy and affirm impartiality in the Army favors inquiry. Sears returned from Boston stating he aims to investigate dispassionately. The subcommittee, split on Sears, weighs public reaction and prior affiliations amid McCarthy era tensions.
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Washington
Semuel PF
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Potter
R-Mich
Sears
Jackson
D-Wagh
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Boston
Subcommittee
Lyle C. Wilson
Son
Joseph R. McCarthy
Samuel
Seara
Gamsel
G.fo
Ale
Beame Khown
Harvard
Karl’ T. Mundt
R-Sd
Leverett Saltonsta Nabs
Re election for Ike in 56 Visioned
Washington report cites Rev Leo Allen Republican leader predicting President Eisenhower will run again in 1956 and be reelected. He says Ike may be reluctant but will be drafted if needed, noting broad American support for his policies and a strong Republican program. He dismisses rumors of Ike's unwillingness and asserts the party would draft him if necessary.
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Washington
Leo E.allen
R-11
Congress
Eisenhower
Allen
White House
Minois
Ziten i
Isgi
Roosevelt
Truman
Mr. Eigenhower
Elsenhower
Ale Jen
Fleming asserts penicillin is the least toxic antibiotic
In Los Angeles a London scientist, Sir Alexander Fleming, says ten years of penicillin use proves it the least toxic antibiotic. He notes few allergic reactions, only 2 to 6 percent, usually minor, and argues the drug could not be used to cause death by itself.
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Los
Angeles
Alexander Fleming
London
Uslag
Man Confesses Slaying Wife in Missouri
Robert G. Thomas, 27, admitted to killing his wife Ruth in their St. Louis County home after his father found the body in a shallow grave behind the house. He said he stabbed her several times during an argument in the kitchen two weeks earlier, and again in the bedroom on March 18.
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St, Tlouis
Robert G. Homes
Ruth
St. Louis County
Igma
Thomas
Heald Hal
Hey
Homas
Boy Frees Dogs From City Pound in Midland Case
Judge Ellis dismissed charges against Billy McGowan 12, for freeing his dog Jiggs and 20 other dogs from the city pound. The boy testified the dogs escaped when his sleeve brushed a latch and opened the pen door during a school visit. Authorities had planned gas chamber use, but the case ended with no conviction.
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Birmingham
Ala
Talbot
Ellis
Billy McGowan
Jiggs
Billy
Jigga
Arkansans Lose Fight Over Commonwealth Status
In Congress the plan to grant Howell and Alaska commonwealth status failed 80 to 24. Arkansans and Arkansas Democrats backed the majority against statehood, as the measure was defeated.
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Arkansans
Commonwealth
Washington
Lm. Sells
Burbright
McClellan
Yesteroid
Howell
Alaska
Statehood
Arkansas
Statehood Bill Heads for House Trouble
Alaska and Hawaii statehood efforts faces House trouble after the Senate passed a combined measure 57 to 28. Critics expect opposition in the House and warn the path to statehood may hit blocks that jeopardize the plan, despite prior Senate support.
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Bill
Washington
Martin
Mass
Scate
Alaska
Howse
Hawaii
Frank W
Vaille
Washington W
Senate
Seek a Cherry Seek a Cherry TATTLE ROCK
Nearenh na Orval era thatl bean relat sng. Paulius a key lieutenant in the administration of former Gov Sid McMath disclosed he was considering the Hernatoriel Tace. The only candidates for the office are Gov Cherry and Gus Malan of Sheridan Faubus was an administrative assistant to McMath and highway director under the former governor who lost to Cherry in the 1982 runoff primary. The Huntguille political has been critical of the pr rinistration's highway and Cherry tax program. Faubus currently is opt from a temporary headquarter the Hotel Marion in Tittle.
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Morrow
Paulius
Sid
McMath
Cherry
Gus
Sheridan
Faubus
Marion In
All Around the Town at the 105 Ranch Rodeo
A small crowd saw rough stock last night at the 105 Ranch Rodeo opening, two riders injured. Andy Anderson of Rynkin Texas rode Hell-to-Set and was hospitalized with possible hip or pelvic fracture after the horse broke its back. another rider was trampled but not seriously hurt during the wild horse stampede. The rodeo continues tonight and Saturday with 30 wild horses released at once and riders stacking atop one another.
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Smo
Andy Anderson
Rynkin
Texas
Andy
Branch Hospital
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