Soviet Union lashes out at Red China in clash over world communism
Moscow denounces Beijing in a six month silence break, calling for a showdown meeting of World Communist parties to settle the split. Pravda front page rebukes Mao as a threat to unity while Suslov accuses Beijing of nationalist arrogance and power games. Khrushchev mocks Chinese aims during Hungary visit as Budapest backs Moscow.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Red
Pravda
Mao Tzetung
Communist Movement
Peking
Khrushchev
Communist Party of China
World Communist Movement
Communist Party of the
Mikhail A. Suslov
Suslov
Communist Party
Central Committee
Red China
Kremlin
Stalin
Tito
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Budapest
Stephens Buys El Dorado Bonds
Stephens Inc submitted a low interest rate of 2.969 percent for a $150,000 bond sale to Lille Rock firm. El Dorado council approved in a special election by 1,632 to 778. Bond issue includes a $91,000 federal grant to finance Goodwin Field improvements and airport upgrades, repayable over 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Dorado, Ark
Stephens, Inc
el Dorado City
Lille Rock
Goodwin Field
Weather Outlook Cloudy With Showers Across Regions
Weather forecast indicates cloudy skies with showers and scattered thundershowers. Cooler temperatures expected in the northwest today and southeast tonight.
Completion of Superroad Soon
LITILE. ROCK AP Actin state Highway Director Wai Goodman said Thursday that the 70 miles of Interstate 5 in Arkansas should be completed by the end of the year. Fifty nine miles of the Chicago to New Orleans route have been opened to traffic, and the other 11 are under contract. The route extends north from West Memphis to the Mississippi state line through Blytheville.
Absenteeism in the Senate Over Desegregation Fight
The Senate debates the House civil rights bill’s school desegregation section amid rising absenteeism. Senators Douglas and Cooper lead arguments for a bipartisan bloc, aiming for quick quorums while Humphrey and Kuchel were away, with Douglas backing authority for the attorney general to pursue desegregation suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Paul H. Douglas
Dwill
John Sherman Cooper
R. Ky
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Thomas H. Kuchel
R - Calif
Coalition
Douglas
Old Confederacy
Supreme Court
L R Boycott Threat Looms Over Little Rock Schools
In Little Rock the threat of a Negro student boycott by 7,000 pupils persists amid stalled negotiations. SNCC and Council of Community Affairs push tokenism protests. bi racial committee plans falter over membership disputes. Church leaders call for action as rallies occur with more meetings lined up.
Curfew in Neosho Aims to Curb Vandal Damage
Neosho Missouri imposes a 7 pm curfew for all residents 19 years old and under unless with a parent or guardian. City Council also offers a $300 reward for information leading to the vandals who damaged 250 automobiles in 10 days.
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Neosho
Johnson says guard up as NATO anniversary nears
President Johnson, marking NATO’s 15th anniversary, told the Communist world that the United States is ready to settle differences with a firm but conciliatory stance. He warned against complacency, noted diversity in Eastern Europe, and stressed that while the Iron Curtain was not built by the U S, openings can exist if not trapped by traps.
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Barry Schweld
Washington
Johnson
NATO
United States
Europe
Turkey
White House
Atlantic
Judge Will See That He Votes In Absent Ballot Note
Justice of the Peace Walter Lagergren sentenced Emmett Covan of Pensacola to 60 days in jail for public drunkenness. Lagergren, a candidate for renomination in the May 5 primary, declared Covan cannot vote, then offered to mail an absentee ballot to his address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Justice of the Peace
Walter Lagergren
Emmett Covan
Cowan
Lagergren
Faubus Makes Public Appearance in Hot Springs
Gov Orval Faubus spoke to more than 500 people at a Hot Springs Rehabilitation Center commencement. He criticized critics and former Gov Sid McMath while praising Sen. Byrum Hurst and his own administration’s achievements amid the crackdown on gambling in Hot Springs.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Orvald
Faubus
Sid McMath
Sacha
Sen. Q. Byrum Hurst
Hurst
Rare Concert by Former Hope Resident at Hope High
Hope music lovers await a rare treat Friday April 10 at Hope High School. Mrs Robert Sardiniano a former Hope resident now in Urbana Ill will perform with a taped Lake Charles Symphony accompaniment for Mozarts Concerto in A major K488 The program opens with Bach French Suite in G Major and ends with Beethoven Sonata in E major Op 109 The concert features young ushers and a post performance reception Tickets 50 cents students 1 for adults from Friday Music Club members or at the door
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Mary Anita Laseter
Hope
Hope High School
Robert Sardiniano
Mary Belle Marshall
Urbana
Ill
Lake Charles
Mrs. Sard
Mr. Marshall
Paul W. Klipsch
Sard
New England Conservatory
Boston
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Solo world flight continues with two pilots
Geraldine Mock of Columbus Ohio departed for Dhahran Saudi Arabia to resume her solo around the world flight in a single engine plane. Concurrently Joan Merriam of Long Beach California planned to leave Natal Brazil for an 1800 mile leg to Dakar along Africa's western bulge.
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Cairo
Geraldine Mock
Columbus
Ohio
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Joan Merriam
Long Beach
Calif
Brazil
Dakar
Africa
GOPs Review Eligible Candidates For State Committee
SATTLE ROCK AP The Arkansas Republican Central Committee meets Saturday to determine if 21 counties met legal qualifications for state committee membership. At a March 21 meeting attorney Henry Britt said 21 counties failed to certify delegates and organize county committees as required for the 1962 convention, potentially impacting the November ballot and delegate selection rules for the party. The executive panel will outline corrective steps before the April 29 filing deadline and decide delegate ground rules for the Republican National Convention, plus certify the proper 4th District executive committee member between Ike Carter and Warren Liebling.
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Sattle Rock
Arkansas Republican Central Committee
Henry Britt
Hot Springs
Britt
Ike Carter
Benton
Warren Liebling
Pine Bluff
Lawyers Haven't Paid Their Dues
LITTLE ROCK AP Phil lip N Gowen state Supreme Court clerk said Thursday about 75 lawyers will be certified shortly to circuit and chancery judges as having their licenses suspended. He said they are delinquent in the payment of their bar dues plus a $1 delinquency penalty.
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Little Rock
Phillip N. Gowen
State Supreme Court
Chancery
Torch Is Passed Books Are Here
The final order of The Torch is Passed the Associated Press story of President Kennedy's assassination has arrived and may be picked up at the Star office. Books were issued to those who placed orders bringing total purchases in this area to 703. Please pick up your book as soon as possible.
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Associated Press
John F. Kennedy
Star Office
Little Rock Board Concessions Aimed at boycott threat
The Little Rock School Board offered concessions to avert a boycott called by the Council on Community Affairs and SNCC over desegregation. The board refused a speedup but agreed to consider Negro applicants for future supervisory jobs and to allow all qualified students to participate in extracurriculars. Eight hundred pupils were asked to stay home, while 123 Negro pupils have been admitted to white schools this year and desegregation continues at all levels.
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John R. Starr
Little Rock
Council On Community Affairs
Supt. of
Floyd Parsons
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Storms Sweep Wide U S Regions Amid Severe Weather
The Associated Press reports stormy weather across the northern half of the United States from New England to the Rockies. Tornadic winds hit Missouri and Illinois, a missing person is reported and over 40 injured as storms spread from the Midwest to the East. Five inches of snow fell in Lander Wyoming, with cold lows in the teens and 20s in the northern belt.
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Associated Press
New England
Rockies
Missouri
Ilinois
Midwest
St. Louis
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Lander
Wyo
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
New Mexico
Arizona
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Auction aims to raise funds for youth park debt in Paris Tenn
An auction planned for Saturday in Paris Tennessee seeks $7000 to clear debt on a youth baseball park. Items include a flag donated by Rep Tom Murray Lyndon B Johnsons portrait Bob Hope key ring a Grover Cleveland button a tie from Art Linkletter Steve Allens autographed photo Roy Rogers book and a zither plus five dollars in laundry.
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Paris
Tenn
Tom Murray
D-Tenn
White House
Bob Hope
Grover Cleveland
Art Linkletter
Steve Allen
Roy Rogers
MacArthur Shows Signs of Entering a Coma at Walter Reed
Bulletin from Walter Reed Medical Center Friday night says General Douglas MacArthur shows signs of entering a peaceful coma. Spokesman Lt. Gen. Leonard Heaton, surgeon general of the Army, attributed the statement. It is unclear if this indicates a new crisis in the general’s long illness begun March 2.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Walter Reed Medical Center
Leonard Heaton
The
Armay
Army Medical Center
NATO Secretary Is Retiring From NATO Post
PARIS NATO Secretary General Dirk A. Stikker announced retirement in midsummer due to health problems. The 67 year old cited abdominal surgeries at Washington Reed Hospital in 1962 as part of his medical history and said he could not continue.
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Paris
Dirk A. Stikker
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Stikker
NATO Council
Washington
Reed Hospital
Surplus Hits Soybean Production Across Regions
The Agriculture Department warns edible oils and soybeans are in large surplus this marketing year. Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana farmers form or plan associations to curb the surplus and boost research for new uses. Soybean prices are weakening as demand for meal drops, with crushers earning thin margins. If prices stay low, price support loans may be used, and 1963 stocks are forecast higher than last year.
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Ovid A. Martin
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Agriculture Department
Arkansas
Mississippi
Minnesota
Louisiana
Seven Killed In Tornado At Wichita Falls
A tornado tore through Wichita Falls Texas and nearby Pleasant Valley Lincoln Heights and Sunset Terrace causing seven deaths and sixty nine injuries. At Sheppard Air Force Base the hangar walls collapsed trapping airmen while 50 to 60 blocks of city were damaged. Red Cross and federal aid teams set up shelters as relief efforts faced power outages and limited communications.
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Sheppard Air Force Base
Sheppard
Sheppard School
R. B. Bentley
John
Connally
Department of Public Safety
Wighita County
Red Grose
Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Dallas
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Pleasant Valley
Sunset Terrace
Lincoln Heights
Soldier with meningitis triggers train quarantine
An Army search and quarantine were ordered for 39 soldiers en route from St. Louis to Fort Knox after Pvt Kenneth R Murray tested suspected meningitis aboard a Frisco Railroad train. Thirty eight other soldiers in the same car were quarantined at Oklahoma City to be moved to Fort Sill for treatment. A Springfield hospital nurse said confirmation was pending. Mrs H W Turner of Petersburg, Va, reported her 13 year old daughter rode with one soldier, and Turner had five young daughters with her.
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Oklahoma
Army
Ft. Sill
Okla
Mack Jones
Frisco
St. Louis
Ft. Knox
Sill
Kenneth R. Murray
Springfield
Murray
H. W. Turner
Petersburg
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James Forman
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Spa
Norfolk
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U.S
Bulletin
Tex
Texas City
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