Laos Crisis Deepens As Soviet Airdrops Rise
Senate aides report Laos tensions grow with a stepped up Soviet airlift to rebel factions. President Kennedy faces pressure as Rusk briefs lawmakers on Laos Congo Viet Nam and other Southeast Asia developments while Prince Souvanna Phouma is invited for private talks in the United States.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mangfield
Montana
Laos
Dean Rusk
Mansfield
Soviet Union
Peiping
Kennedy
Unon
Hey
U.S
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Rusk
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Bangkok
Congo
Viet Nan
Sparkman
Souvanna Phouma
United States
Lop of Tie Regal
Boas
Weather Summary From Ark Regional Station Report
Weather report shows high 62 and low 37 for Tus 5 with 1961 precipitation through March at 13.91 inches, up from 12.75 inches last year. Forecast: increasing clouds, warmer by afternoon with showers and thunderstorms, cooler tonight, then mostly cloudy and cooler Wednesday with highs mid to high 60s central and northeast, upper 60s to mid 70s southeast, lows 40s to 50s. Arkansas forecast warns of increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions with showers and scattered thunderstorms west half this afternoon spreading over the state.
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Catal
Associated Press
Arkansas
State
Dynamite Explodes in Man's Hand in Arkansas Coal Mine
In Ozark Franklin County Franklin County coal miner Jimmy F R Burns 27 suffered a serious hand injury when a stick of dynamite exploded in his hand on Monday. His right hand was shattered and he sustained other cuts and burns. Companion Victor Paul Highfield 24 of Altus was burned by powder and other injuries.
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Ozark, Ark
Franklin’ County
Jimmy FR. Burns
Victor Paul Highfield
Altus
De Gaulle Signals Talks With Algerian Rebels
Paris AP report says President De Gaulle stated France is ready to discuss Algeria’s future with various Algerian groups notably the rebel forces. He aimed to assure Tunis that negotiations would primarily involve the rebellion, despite doubts over revolutionary leaders’ ability to negotiate peace.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Algeria
Tunis
de Gaulle
Cuban Rebels Have Castro Uneasy Again
Reports of growing rebel activity in Cuba's mountains raise tensions as the government police mobilize anti invasion defenses. Military movements surge in Pinar Del Rio Oriente and Las Villas while militiamen dig coastal caches. Government radio praises militiamen returning from Escambray counter revolution.
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Havana
Cuba
Casto
United States
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
Pinar del Rio
Oriente
Las Villas
Florida
Matanzas
Escambray
Reds Reported to Have Astronaut in Space Event Rumor
Moscow officials offered no confirmation on rumors of a Soviet spaceflight. Western reporters noted tight lips from the Foreign Ministry while Communist press closely tracked radios and telephones for a major announcement. A TV crew set up near the Central Telegraph Office then packed up without a story.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Foreign Ministry
United States
Cities Examine Gas Company's Tax Proposal
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co faces city attorneys in Little Rock as the Public Service Commission continues hearings on a tax proposal to raise municipal payments. The plan would set $2 per meter for large cities and $1 per meter for others, boost minimum bills from 1.10 to 1.80, and likely lift bills about 70 cents monthly for most customers, adding roughly 1.2 million dollars yearly.
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John R. Starr
Little Rock
el Dorado
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Louisiana Gas Co
Public Service Commission
Ark la
PSC
Sheriff Convinced After Lion Sighting Near Clarksville
Clarksville Arkansas sheriff Arnold and deputy Duane Steele chased a large reddish lion seen along Highway 103 three miles northwest of town. The animal, described as much bigger than a bear, vanished into the woods after a brief pursuit. Reports of the lion have circulated for weeks with hunts and a missed shot by a farmer near Ozone.
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Clarksville
Ark
Johnson County
Arnold
Here
Duane
Steele
Ozone
Judgments Awarded in Two Cases
A Hempstead Circuit Court jury awarded Rosa Powell 3500 for her son Dempsey Powell's death in the Sept 11 1959 accident in Glen Park. The estate received 747 after a 44 percent negligence deduction. In Palmos, Mat tie Formby and J E Stanley won 4000 and 2000 against Arkansas Best Freight Lines.
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Hempstead
Rosa Powell
Dempsey Powell
Glen Park
Stolen Car Found Burned Near Rector Ark
A 1961 model automobile, reported stolen from Hayti Missouri, was found burned near Rector Arkansas early today. Deputy Sheriff Joe Largent said the car with a Missouri license was set on fire and found upright on a gravel road about a half mile south of Highway 90.
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Rector
Ark
Hayti
Arkansas
Clay County
Joe Largent
Largent
Missouri
Emmett Lee
Reds Accept West Test Proposal
In Geneva the Soviet Union accepted a Western proposal for a control commission with equal Communist and Western members to police nuclear weapons tests. The West linked parity to Moscow's agreement on an inspectable test ban, but the Soviets tried to separate parity from the broader plan. U S and British negotiators declined to accept.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Moscow
U.S
Policy Fuss Over Cuban Refugees
New York AP report says a Kennedy administration policy dispute on aiding Cuban refugees to overthrow Castro has raged at the top for two weeks. President Kennedy faces conflicting White House CIA and State and Defense Department advice. Some urge military and economic aid for refugee control, while the State Department fears political and military repercussions in the hemisphere and beyond.
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New York
New York Times
the Times
Washington
Kennedy
White House
Central Intelligence Agency
State and
Defense Departments
Cuba
State Department
Hemisphere
Spring Hill Girl Wins Apple Dessert Prize
Judy Smith of Route 1 Tropa won the junior cooking contest, earning Westinghouse appliances for herself and Sprivas Nil High School. The dessert recipe Rash Apple Cake and Filling was named winner in the Kroger Childs Big Chain program, which supports teen nutrition and cooking education.
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Judy Smith
Route 1
Tropa
Kroger
Westinghouse
H. S. Hatch
Childs Big Chain
Kroger Co
Judy
Sprivas Nil High School
Westinghouse Appliances
Shirley’ Hickman
Rand Jury Completion Expected
In Rand murder case, jury selection for the second trial of Mrs. Virginia Rand of Rogers is expected to finish today in Washington Circuit Court. The case stems from the 1959 slaying of Clark amid a turbulent love affair, with prior conviction overturned by the Arkansas Supreme Court for improper evidence.
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Payeyteville
Ark
Virginia Rand
Rogers
Burdy Clark
Rogers Resaurant
Fonville
Maupin Cummings
Washington
Cummings
Fort Smith
Benton County
Jacqueline Kennedy Hosts 250 at White House Buffet
Jacqueline Kennedy entertains about 250 Washington women at a White House luncheon today. The event focuses on social causes and charitable efforts with Mrs Kennedy greeting guests and offering remarks.
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Jacquese Kennedy
All Around Town Language Book Published in Austin
The All Around Town language book for Grade 5 by Mrs. Phabe M. Perkins and Texas author Lloyd H. Taylor, published by The Stock Company of Austin, is on the market. Publisher Floyd L. Brantley, of Arkadelphia, sold over 100 copies in a few hours. Schools are expected to use it next year as Perkins plans more grade four through six texts.
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Phabe M. Perkins
Hope
Lloyd H. Taylor
Texas
Stock Company
Austin
Floyd L. Brantley
Sieck
Perkins
Severe Thunderstorm Forecast From Dallas to Fayetteville
The Weather Bureau issued a bulletin predicting severe thunderstorm activity this afternoon over Oklahoma and central Texas, with potential damaging winds and hail. The line of storms could extend 60 miles on either side of a Dallas, Texas to Fayetteville, Arkansas corridor from 2 pm to 8 pm today, affecting Arkansas counties including Benton, Washington, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Sebastian, Logan, Sevier, and Pope.
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Little Rock
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Texas
Dallas
Mex
Fayetteville
Ark
Arkansas
Benton
Washington
Mantiseo
Crawford
L’rantin
Johnson
Schustisy
Levan
Seolb
Pope
Fish Pond Treatment Advised for Better Stock Health
Farmers planning ice culture should test pond water and maintain pH between 6.8 and 8.2. Report water samples to the Soil Conservation Office for testing. Dream season runs February to June, bass from June to November, with fertilization advised February through November. Guidance covers ammonia, phosphates, and managing bass to bream ratios. contact George F. P. Brown for more information.
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Soil Conservation Office
Suasion
Ujal
George Fp, Brown
Suil Conservation Service
Good Fruit Crops in Arkansas
Arkansas farmers may enjoy good fruit crops this season according to the Arkansas Crop Reporting Service. Wet weather delays cotton and rice planting, slows berry growth in southern areas, and pushes hay and forage growth. late frosts and freezes affect northwest regions. Berry picking is expected to begin near Bald Knob around April 25.
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Little Rock
Coffe
Arkansas Crop Reporting Service
Miles McPeek
Gullouk
Berrie
Selleddale
Iweather
Tipuis
Arkansas
Hore
Bald Knol
Arkansas Future Series launched for county discussion
County residents are invited to join the Arkansas Future program coordinated by the Extension Service. Calvin D. Caldwell explains five topic groups Arkansas Today May 1 Developing Arkansas and Arkansas Future detailed, with self guided weekly discussions in small groups.
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Soony Maga
Lot
Parisaons
Arkansas
Arcanas! Fuline
Caldwell
Caldwell Sul
Arkansas Future
Catelivell
Nylea
Hampstead County
Calvin d. Caldwel
Arkans
Eichmann Goes To Trial For Killing Millions In Israel
Adolf Eichmann faces trial in Jerusalem as Israeli judges hear defense and government arguments on jurisdiction and the law under which he could die. Prosecutors challenge the legality of the trial while Eichmann sits impassive in the dock, marking a historic judgment in the fate of Nazi crimes.
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Eweee YE Eoe Lewis
Robert Servaticus
Adelph Eichmann
Bath Ha‘am
Jerusalem
Israel
Servaticus
Eichmann
Relman Morin
Imrosalum
Adolf Eichmann
Fiim
Dows
Miehmiam
Pia
Robert Servatine
West Germany
Une
Jehnaon
Cmeter
Henle Tash
Navid
Milivs
Balteraelt
White World
Mausner
Mean
Hhe
Justice Moshgaida
Israeli Supreme Conlinuen
Arkansas Supreme Court rules against machine ballot records
The Arkansas Supreme Court says voting machines can exist but cannot be required to keep individual voter records. The ruling notes the constitution allows machines yet demands records only if an election is contested. Little Rock plans a rehearing within ten days.
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Litle Rock
Arkasis Supreme Court
Arkaiisas
Doin Reid
Killie Rock
American Association of University Women
Uasainively
Arkansas
Little Rock
Supreme Court
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Hempstead County Willlife Association
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