Purple martin debate over mosquito role continues
The piece critiques Eston R. Barnes and Audubon Society claims that purple martins are not significant mosquito eaters. It cites studies from the American Ornithologists Union and notes most martins eat wasps, flies, bugs, dragonflies, and beetles rather than mosquitoes. It concludes martins cannot replace mosquito control efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ack Gardner
Shreveport Times
Los Angeles Times-Washington Post
Eston R. Barnes
Audubon Naturalist Society
Mr. Barnes
Purple Martin
Barnes
Griggsville
Ill
Trio Manufacturing Co
J. L. Wade
Trio
Audubon Head
American
Ornithologists Union’s
Toronto
Canada
Martin
Mosquito-Central
Bodcaw Junior Class Play Promises Comedy Night
Bodcaw High School's Junior Class presents the three act comedy Brides To Burn on April 19 at 8 00 P M in the school auditorium Admission 35 76 cents cast includes Sharon Morehead Stevie Carlton Linda McLaughlin Karen Harrison Ronnie Carlton Quinton Moss Sherry Miller Bobby Carlton Nancy Brown Gelinda Spencer and Bruce Newton directed by Mrs Naomi Butler
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodcaw High School
Sharon Morehead
Stevie Carlton
Linda McLaughlin
Karen Harrison
Ronnie Carlton
Quinton Moss
Sherry Miller
Bobby Carlton
Nancy Brown
Gelinda Spencer
Bruce Newton
Naomi Butler
Injuries Are Fatal to Man in Arkansas Accident
Richard F. Wylie aged 19 of Farmington died in a Fayetteville hospital from injuries from a two car collision on a city street dated April 6. He was a passenger in Billy Joe Bailey’s car. The other driver was Charles T. Jones, 19, of Siloam Springs. Bailey and Jones escaped serious injury.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Richard F. Wylie
Faremington
Washington County
Fayetteville
Wylie
Billy Joe Bailey
Charles T. Jones
Siloam Springs
Bailey
Joes
Open Housing Legislation Passed By Congress
Congressional approval of open housing drew praise from civil rights leaders and calls for federal action on housing and unemployment in riot-tinged times. The House a 250 171 vote sent the civil rights bill to the White House with Johnson promising to sign at once. The action followed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s funeral as racial violence flared after his assassination. Rep Hile Bogs called the measure symbolic while urging progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Johnson
Martin Luther King
King
Hile Bogs
AP News
Kansas City
Senate
Vietnam
U.S
Gaddiel Vega Figueroa
America
Montagnard
Piet Bong Boa
Washington W. Marvin Watson
President Johnson
Lawrence O’brien
Creighton W. Abrams
William C. Westmoreland
OPEN HOUSING On Page Four From Day They Take the First Step
HAL BOYLE reflects on parenthood from infancy to the first steps as babies shift from dependent to independent. The piece blends humor and sentiment, noting parents’ sacrifice and the changing bond as children grow from coos to crawling and finally to tentative upright steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Curbstone
Plato
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Draft Card Burners and Hip Youth Propaganda
John Coates of John Brown University in Siloam Springs forms The Sound Generation to counter hippie image with clean cut teens. Coates and William Hartman recruit talent to perform religious patriotic and inspirational songs before high school audiences in a limited campus outreach.
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John R. Starr
Associated Press
Siloam Springs, Ark
Haightwashbury
East Village
Sound Generation
John Brown University
Mid- America
John Coates
John Brown
Pinellas Park
Fla
Coates
William Hartman
Pittsburgh
Hope Yerger Junior Senior Honor Roll List
Hope Yerger announces the third nine weeks honor roll by grade. Seventh graders named on the BY list include Frankie Pickens Barbara Scoggins Evelyn Brown Glenda Young Mary Perkins Nancy Palmer Ronald Ragland Donnie Burns Eva Petty Evelyn Maxwell Donald Ogden Fred Bennett Ellenor Frierson Barthlene Faucette Jimmy Brown Karen Landermilk Willie Walker Cayce Smith Jr Wilson Ragland. Eighth graders include Gloria Garland Jewel Pree Shirley Glenn Beverly Smith Patricia Pree Dora Williams Riley Williams Mae Alice Johnson Sylvia Hawkins Beatrice Flenery Kenneth Ellis Willie Pree Gwen Poindexter James Harris Larry Monk Sandra Hamilton Vickye Davis. Ninth graders Georgia Brewer Virginia Williams Terri Jones Brenda Flenory Linda Easter Peggy Washington Shirley Benton Wendell Ross Gwendolyn Newton Beverly Ann Brown Bensta J. Brown Raymond Williams Robert Jones Reco White Lonnie Ragland Henry McKinney DeWayne Jackson Carolyn Williams Malinda Rings. Tenth Ruth Williams James Laudermilk Eleventh Bridgett Bennett Arthur Maxwell Mary Blake Joyce Smith Marion Ogden Neva Tate Iva Isley Evelyn Walker Mary Washington Barbara Chambers Marilyn Weston Brenda Mills Lynda Phillips Brenda Whitley Melvan Philips Linda Williams. Twelfth Charles Martin Betty Blake Luella Ragland Mercedes Smith Darrey Crawford Orene Brown James Patterson Bobbie Mills Ala Mae Garland Cora L Turner Jessie Moss William Smith Joan Davis Linda Hicks Frances Hendrix Carol Williams Martha Pugh Alana Haney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Ann Brown
Beensta J. Brown
Raymond Williams
Robert Jones
Reco White
Lonnie Ragland
Henry McKinney
DeWayne Jackson
Carolyn Williams
Malinda Rings
Ruth Williams
James Laudermilk
Bridgett Bennett
Arthur Maxwell
Mary Blake
Joyce Smith
Marion Ogden
Neva Tate
Iva Isley
Evelyn Walker
Mary Washington
Barbara Chambers
Marilyn Weston
24 500 More Reserves Called Up
AP reports Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford announced about 24 500 Army Navy and Air Force reservists are being called to active duty About 10 000 will go to South Vietnam The action increases the US forces ceiling in Vietnam to 549 500 and reflects a shift toward turning over the major war effort to Saigon with consultations continuing between Washington and Saigon authorities The call includes two Arkansas units the 978th Army Postal Unit and the 336th Ammunition Battalion
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Washington
Clark M. Clifford
Navy
Air Force
South Vietnam
Defense
Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
Clifford
Saigon
Sharp Dip in Number of War Deaths
See 24,500 more on Page Two. The U S Command said 279 American troops were killed in combat in Vietnam last week, the lowest toll in 22 months since the big lunar new year offensive began. Wounded totaled 3,190 as the South Vietnamese flagging casualties rose to 407. Enemy deaths were reported as 2,251 by the U S and 4,012 by the South Vietnamese. The Mee Kong Delta saw active government troops and continued harassing attacks caused many wounded from shrapnel. See SHARP DIP on Page Two.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Vietnam
U.S. Command
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Meekong
Death Toll Rises to 39 Amid Kansas City Riots
Five African American residents killed during a second night of racial violence as nationwide unrest following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination persists. Incendiaries ignite more than 75 fires. snipers target police and National Guardsmen. 60 arrests, injuries include two guardsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City
Martin Lu
Oe King Jr
Kansas
Newark
Employment hits record as jobless rate falls
The Labor Department reports total employment rose to a record 75.8 million in March while unemployment declined to 2.929 million. The jobless rate for Negroes fell to 6.9 percent but remained over double the white rate of 3.2 percent. Weekly earnings averaged 104.43 dollars for about 45 million workers, with factory workers averaging 120.18 dollars.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington (Ap
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Social Security Service Expanded for Hempstead County
Otis A. Blackwood, Texarkana Social Security Office district manager, announced that services will expand to Hope residents effective April 15. The field representative will now visit Thursdays in addition to Mondays, with Joe D. Harrison transferred to Pine Bluff and Pat Adcock replacing him, working in Room 201 of the Hope Federal Building from 9:00 A.M. to Noon on Mondays and Thursdays.
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Hempstead County
Otis A. Blackwood
Texarkana
Texas
Social Security Office
Joe D. Harrison
Pine Bluff
Pat Adcock
Little Rock
Vietnam on Hanoi neutral site for talks in Warsaw dispute
Washington officials say Hanoi proposes Warsaw as a start for talks but the United States favors a neutral site chosen by mutual agreement. George Christian states the United States has suggested several neutral countries, with no reply yet, and stresses talks must occur in a neutral atmosphere.
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Washington
Hanoi
Warsaw
Poland
White House
George Christian
Tass
Christan
Vientiane
Laos
United States
Christian
N. Vietnam
Arkansas Banks Support 4-H Work Across State
Arkansas bankers have contributed 2660 to the State and National 4-H Foundation with Citizens National Bank and First National Bank of Hope joining 110 banks in support. Funds benefit both Arkansas and National 4-H foundations, aiding transportation and insurance for a bus of 39 club members and 2 adult leaders to the National 4-H Citizenship Short Course in Washington, D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Calvin J Caldwell
Citizens National Bank
First National Bank of Hope
Caldwell
Washingston
D. C
Usi
Gourae
National
Te Bank
Tom Ed Hays Din Bred
First National Bank
R. M. LaGrone Jr
Citizens Netfond
Joseph C. Welmag
Missouri
Skilman
Hats
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Alex. H. Washburn
Bodcaw
Sandusky
Ohio
Cedar Point
Leon Luce
Hope Yerger
Winthrop Rockefeller
The
Star
Springfield
Hope School
Hope
James H. Jones
Southern Plaswood Corp
Springhill
BU Sorrelis
Washington Hilton Hotel
Paul Klipsch
Woodmen of the World
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John M. Bailey
Patmos
Beavers
Magnelia
Travis
Stamps
Lax Verne
Rainbow Melodies
Odom
Jack Stone
Little Pebbles
First Baptist Church
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