Rockefeller to Talk Plans on Four Saturdays
AP reports Winthrop Rockefeller will announce whether he seeks the Republican gubernatorial nomination on a statewide television network Saturday at 6 20 p m with coverage from an Emphis and a Tulsa station. The GOP national committeeman said Rockefeller is seriously considering entering the race. Melton resignations and other Arkansas political moves are noted as potential signs Faubus may not run again. Campaign funds exceeded 34500 with a Monticello booster drive forming.
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TLE Rock
Winthrop
Ckefeller
Sion
Emphis
Tulsa
E Gop National Committee
Democratic Political ‘Front Today
Marvin Melton
Jonesboro
Melton
State Chamber of Commerce
Newport
Chamber Board
Chamber
Mack Star
Sis
Right of
State Highway Department
Jurgis
Ival E. Faubus
Faubus
Sturgis
Mel
Monticelloo
B. McCloyn
Monticello
Melton For Governor
College Trailer Sales Appeals $11,033 Judgment
LITTLE ROCK AP College Trailer Sales of Jonesboro appealed to the Arkansas Supreme Court from a Chancery Court judgment of 11083 owed by Hester Mobile Homes Manufacturing Co of Blytheville. Chancellor Gene Bradley awarded the manufacturing firm $10689 unpaid balance on six trailers and $297 interest. The Hester firm contends Howard Thompson operator of College Trailer Sales failed to follow through on agreements under which Blytheville company furnished the six trailers.
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Little Rock
Jonesboro
Arkansas Supreme ‘Court
Fecht
Hester Mobile Homes Manufacturing Co
Blytheville
Gene Bradley
Hester
Howard Thompson
Pine Bluff Circuit Judge seeks fourth term in 7th Circuit
Circuit Judge Henry Smith of Pine Bluff filed for a fourth term in the 7th Judicial Circuit. First elected in the 1950s after 14 years as prosecutor in the 11th district. The district includes Jefferson Lincoln and Desha Counties.
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Pine Bluff
Henry Smith
7Th Judicial Circuit
Smith
Jefferson
Lincoln
Desha Counties
Weather trends and forecasts across Arkansas
March precipitation totals run 2.72 inches with a year to date near 14.85 inches to mid March. An 8 am Thursday observation records 0.07 inch. Central Arkansas expects clear to partly cloudy skies with cooler nights and milder days, highs mid 60s to 70s. Southeast and Southwest Arkansas show fair to partly cloudy conditions with highs near 65 to 70 and lows 42 to 46. Outlook Saturday calls for partly cloudy and warmer conditions.
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Arkansas
Associater
Central Arkansas
All Around Town Announcement roundup and notices
A local roundup lists candidates who have paid fees for positions including Chancellor Sheriff prosecutor and other offices. It notes Ward 4 addresses, garden club winners, a three pound crappie caught in a pond, student art accepted for a Texas Christian University exhibit, and a hospital arm surgery after a freak accident.
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Royce Weisenburger
Dick Tie
Ralph Saunders
Jimmie Grit
Fin
Bill Denman
John Goodson
Weaver County
Dave Straud
Ransom Wins Freedom for 54 Bay of Pigs Captives
Fifty seven bay of pigs prisoners are to be released Saturday after ransom payments in a Canadian bank. Negotiations continue for freeing more prisoners as exiles from the United States and a Cuban tribunal set ransom ranges from 25 000 to 500 000 dollars per captive. Castro has not indicated lowering prices. The first group will be flown to Miami with five doctors. U S officials said Washington will not partake in the negotiations. The total ransoms set by the tribunal amount to 62 million dollars.
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Havana
Miami
United States
Castro
Kennedy
U.S
Marana
Royal Bank of Canada
Montreal
National Bank of Cuba
Canada
Cuba
Printipe
Mrs. Norvell May Be Treasurer
Washington AP report says Representative Catherine Norvell a D Arkansas is possible candidate for U S Treasurer. Norvell says she has not been approached and would need to think it over if offered. She plans to decide on re election after visiting Arkansas next week.
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Washington
Catherine Norvell
D-Ark
United States
Norvell
Norrell
Elizabeth Rudel Smith
California
White House
Oren Harris
DeArk
Harris
Arkansas
Arkansas governor term limit proposal heads to 1963 legislature
Rep Lonnie Etheridge of Jackson County said he would introduce a constitutional amendment in the 1963 Arkansas legislature to limit governors to one four year term. Similar proposals have failed in past efforts to submit them to voters.
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Little Rock
Lonnie Etheridge
Jackson County
Arkansas
Etheridge
Durham enters Arkansas Secretary of State race
Carroll Durham a Wynne funeral home director announced he would seek the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State. He joins Kelly Bryant and Milton Willis in the race and said his filing fee would be paid with 100 five dollar checks from Cross County residents urging him to run.
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Arkansas State Police
Ben Laney
Durham Funeral Home and Burial Association
Wynne
Cross County
GOPS Stage Talkathon Against JFK
Washington AP Republicans staged a six hour nighttime talkathon against Kennedy policies billed as Operation Spring Thaw. They attacked foreign fiscal domestic and defense policies while Democrats mostly watched. The gallery crowd stayed 150 to 200 with District of Columbia Young Republicans present.
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Washington
House
John C. Kruczynski
D-Il
Wayne L. Hays
D-Ohia
John W. McCormack
Dmaas
McCormack
Hays
Bob Wilson
R-Calif
Kennedy
Wilson
Will
District of Calumbia
Young Republicans
Chub
Five Candidates Left in Race for Pulaski County Rep
Five candidates remain for Pulaski County Representative Position 1 after Louis Nalty of Little Rock withdrew briefly for medical reasons and planned to reenter in 1964. Other contenders include Mears Jr, Carlton Chambers, Louise Porter, and Joseph Zemin, a Republican.
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Little Rock
Pulaski County
Louis Naltey
Nally
State Supreme Court
Puter 2 Mears Jr. Chorley
Carlton Chambers
Louise Porter
Wid Joseph Zemin
Anti trust inquiry eyed over steel price hike debate
Washington Republicans blame Democratic spending for inflation as they question the Kennedy administration's policy on the steel industry's $6 million price increase. Senate GOP leader Dirksen and House leader Halleck argue excessive government spending drives inflation and warns of growing deficits.
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Senate
House
Jeadership
Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
Maois
Senate Gop
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Nouse Party
Halleck
Dirkson
Spring Storms Blanket Much of U.S. Midwest and Southeast
A sweeping spring storm blamed by the Associated Press drenched Minnesota with nine inches of snow and dumped heavy rain and hail across the Southeast. The system stretched from the Great Lakes into Montana, with flooding feared in Tupelo, Mississippi, as frigid air chilled regions from the northern Plains to the Dakotas.
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Associated Press
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Midwest
Gren Lakes
Montana
Mississippi
Tupelo
Cakotas
Iowa
$1.5 Million Motel Project Planned in Hot Springs
George King Jr announces The Kings Inn, a $1.5 million three story motor hotel at Central and West Grand Streets Hot Springs. C&B Construction Co builds the property with King as owner. Plans include ground level parking banquet restaurant space for 250 and a 25 by 50 foot heated swimming pool.
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Kings Ihn
George King Jr
King's Inn Cory
Central
West Grand Streets
C&b Construction Co
King
Guards to Be Released by August
Washington reports more than 145,000 National Guardsmen and Reservists will be demobilized in August unless a new crisis arises. President Kennedy said the withdraw does not reflect a safer world but a planned shift to permanent strength, with total armed forces at about 3,680,700 next September. Army plans include moving major units home in the first 10 days of August and releasing units before September 4.
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Washington
Berlin
Kennedys
Army
Navy
Air Force
Guard
Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy Blasts Steel Price Hikes in Public Row
President Kennedy denounced U S Steel and other price hikers as showing ruthless disregard for the public. White House briefings noted antitrust review was in early stages with possible actions being considered by the Justice Department. Reservists and National Guardsmen called last year may return home in August, with a 40 day cooling off period under review.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Justice Department
U.S. Steel
White House
Kennedy
Big Steel
Grant
Toherl F. Kennedy
Tin Antine Forview
Whitney Shoemaker
Kennedys
U.S
U.S. Steel Corp
Yesu
Walt-Hurey
Tornado Causes Minor Damage Near Blytheville Arkansas
A small tornado hit west of Gosnell and Blytheville Tuesday night causing about 4000 in damage with no injuries. The funnel ripped a roof from Hoyee Moore pawn shop, toppled a neon sign, bent a steel pole, and demolished a contractor’s shack on the air base. Moore estimated 3000 for tools and 900 for the sign. employee Alton Lait died briefly but was unharmed.
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Ark
Ary Hamage
Gosnell
Hoyee Moore
Blytheville Air Force Tse
Moore
Alton Lait
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