Faubus veto ends state child welfare director post
Governor Orval Faubus vetoed next year’s appropriation for a state child welfare director, leaving Arkansas to operate without such a official. The move followed a dispute involving Paul Van Dalsem and Ruth Johnston, with Johnston accused of political skulduggery and the governor arguing for cheaper foster care over institutional housing.
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Paul van Dalsem
Perry County
Little Rock
Ruth Johnston
Arkansas
Pericles
van Dalsem
Orval Faubus
Miss Johnston
Pine Bluff Commercial
Television forecast heralds billion viewers via satellites
Gen. David Sarnoff, RCA board chairman, predicts global television reach of a billion people within ten years through communications satellites. The Knoxville News Sentinel panel notes the prospect as breathtaking, imagining a world where a rerun of a 1935 Grade B movie could be watched by billions at once.
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David Sarnoff
Radio Corp. of America
Knoxville
Tenn
News- Sentinel
Time For A Change
Fort Nelson readers note a witty quip on aging from the Fort Nelson News item reprinted in the Houston Chronicle. The brief observation contrasts body image with intellect as middle age approaches.
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Fort Nelson
Canada
Houston
Tex
Dirksen Faults GOP Lead On Voting Rights Push
Senator Everett Dirksen told about 2000 attendees at the Republican Women’s Conference that Republicans lead the drive for new voting rights legislation. He argued the party must act for those long denied the vote and said Congress will pass sound constitutional reform. Dirksen contrasted GOP courage with earlier civil rights advocates and joined Nixon in calling for more voting rights measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
House
Senate
GOP
Illinois
Republian Women's Conference
Dirksen
Johnson
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Weather Outlook Mild with Showers Today and Tonight
Mostly cloudy skies prevail with showers expected across today and into tonight. Temperatures stay mild as moody systems move through, bringing scattered rain and overcast conditions.
Saigon seeks red sedan bomb suspect amid Viet Cong terror plot
Saigon authorities hunted a red sedan loaded with explosives believed destined for a Viet Cong attack on a U S site in downtown Saigon including the U S Information Service building and nearby Caravelle Hotel. U S and Vietnamese forces boosted security as tanks and fighter bombers targeted Viet Cong positions west of the city amid extreme heat and ongoing air strikes.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Information Service Office
Caravelle Hotel
U.S
USIS
Cholon
Information Service
Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
Johnson
Taylor
North Viet Nam
Hoffa gifts 25 000 to King protest erupts
James R. Hoffa said he would not compromise on a 25000 donation to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Chattanooga Teamsters Local 515 protested by telegrams and demanded their share be returned after the funeral of Viola Liuzzo. Similar protests followed from other locals including Birmingham.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Chattanooga News-Free Press
Hoffa
Julius Parker
Teamsters Local 515
King
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Detroit
Lowndes County
Ala
Chattanooga Teamsters
Birmingham
Third Trial Denied in Fort Smith Murder Case
Fort Smith man Frederick Rush, 27, had his request for a third trial denied by Circuit Judge Paul Wolfe. Rush had previous convictions for murder of his stepfather Paul Rush at V&R Sales Co. The elder Rush was killed May 12, 1962, prompting multiple trials and a Supreme Court overturn.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Paul Wolfe
Frederick Rush
Fort Smith
Rush
Waldron
Paul Rush
Arkansas Supreme Court
V&r Sales Co
Rushes
Fred Rush
State Supreme Court
Thon
Capitol Cafeteria Desegregation Suit Goes To Advised
A desegregation suit against the State Capitol cafeteria was set for advisement by U S District Judge J Smith Henley. Attorney Jack Lessenberry may use a Thornbrough deposition to challenge the cafeterias private club status as four white women testified they were served without membership. The Capitol Club closed March 22 after police ejections, and Ozell Sutton argues the facility became a private racially segregated club.
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Little Rock
State Capitol
U.S
J. Smith Henley
Henley
Jack Lessenberry
Clarence Thornbrough
Capitol Club
Beause
Thornbrough
Lessenberry
Ozell Sutton
Sutton
Capitol
Arlene Wilgoren
Student Non- Violent Coordinating Committee
Broad Snow and Rain Sweep Nation with Heavy Northeast Storm
A large weather system brings snow and rain across many areas. The Northeast reports up to ten inches in six hours, with Olean New York and Wisconsin among the hardest hit. Moderate snow reaches Michigan and New York City, while rain spreads from the Carolinas to California.
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Midwest
Appalachians
Olean
New York
Michigan
Ohio
New England
Wisconsin
Lansing
Mich
Carolinas
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York City
Texas
California
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Great Basin
Lower Michigan
Traverse City
Ixey West
Fla
Spring Awakens Roller Skating History and Fun
The piece traces roller skating origins from a Dutch inventor with wooden shoes and spools to modern practice. It highlights Jackson Haines and James Plimpton shaping the craft, notes minor design changes over a century, and hints at new Banshee sounds joining skates while recalling childhood knees and the skate key symbol of independence.
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Holland
Europe
Jackson Haines
Medfield
Mass
James Plimpton
Peace Corps Poultry Aid Expands in Mehrauli India
In Mehraul i India Peace Corps volunteer Tim Crean helps grow a government aided poultry cooperative from 12 families and 1 500 birds to 40 families and 15 000 birds with 10 000 more planned. Families earn about 42 dollars a month supported by loans, improving daily food security as the project expands with Indian officials backing increased corps strength.
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Mehrauli
India
Tim Crean
Tim
Indian Cooperative Union
Crena
Portland
Maine
Brent Ashabranner
Ashabranner
Africa
Latin America
Crean
Rajasthan
Officials Fear Repeat Of Dust Storms Of '30s
Washington AP reports drought plagued Great Plains may face another dust storm era as wind erosion doubles land damage from winter and spring. Most eroded area lies in southern Great Plains including Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Kansas and southern Nebraska. Farmers rely on Soil Conservation Service and districts to hold soil in place with practices while President Johnson proposes landowner cost sharing up to 50 percent and cutting 100 million from federal conservation funding.
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Washington
Great Plains
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Nebraska
Agriculture Department
Department
Soil Conservation Service
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Johnson
Johnson says economy at peak with record employment
President Johnson cites Labor Department figures showing employment at 70,169,000 in March, a new record, and jobless rate at 4.7 percent. He calls this the longest boom in history and credits all sectors of the economy for the job gains while noting unemployment remains too high.
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Washington (Ap
Johnson
Labor Department
Arkansas Lawmakers Seal $385000 Petit Jean Park Loan
Senators John L. McClellan and J William Fulbright announced federal approval of a 385000 loan to fund six cottages a dining room and water and sewer system improvements at Petit Jean State Park Arkansas contractors and state officials will oversee the project expected to boost park facilities and visitor capacity in the coming months.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
J. William Fulbright
Democrats
Arkansas
Petit Jean State Park
Arkan
Army Offers ROTC Scholarships for 1965 Program
The Department of the Army announces a college ROTC scholarship plan starting September 1965. It aims to fund 1,000 qualified students across 247 colleges and universities, with 400 four year and 600 two year awards. The Army covers tuition and pays 50 dollars monthly. two year students receive 120.60 monthly during a six week summer camp plus transportation. Applications open in April and must be postmarked by May 1, 1965.
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Department of the Army
Army
Fulbright challenges Newton County Arkansas voting claims
Sen. J William Fulbright says cited Newton County Arkansas voters data may mislead on discrimination. He notes only two nonwhite residents of voting age amid eight nonwhite people and questions census figures while criticizing Rep. John Lindsay and The New York Times.
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Washington
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
New York
Newton County
Ark
Fulbright
Senate
Census Bureau
Eithre
John V. Lindsay
R-N.y
New York Times
Lindsay
Mr. Lindsay
The
the Times
Ozark Mountains
Dissatisfied African Students Consider Leaving Soviet Union
In Moscow African students bury grievances over racial and educational issues. The death of Ghanaian George Daku in Baku triggers protests and a push to depart, with sit-ins at a railroad station and complaints of scarce industrial relations courses, pay-home trips, and racially discriminatory signs.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Baku
Caspian Sea
George Daku
Daku
Red Square
Adala Otuko
Kenya
Leningrad
Nairobi
Charges Filed Against Arkansas Poultry Firms
The Agriculture Department filed a complaint against Arkansas Valley Industries Inc, Ralston Purina Co, and Tyson's Foods Inc for alleged Packers and Stockyards Act violations in 1962. The firms allegedly boycotted and blacklisted growers to obtain higher broiler prices. A hearing is set in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on June 1.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Arkansas
Arkansas Valley Industries, Inc
Little Rock
Ark
Ralston Purina Co
St. Louis
Tyson's Foods, Inc
Springdale
Fort Smith, Ark
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