Navigation Plan for Red River Unfolding in Public Hearing
Red River navigation plans move from speculation to action with a series of public hearings led by L R Matthias of the Red River Valley Association. The Corps of Engineers will outline a navigable waterway from the Mississippi to Denison Texas, with hearings in Shreveport Texarkana and Huge Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White River
Kansas
Red River
L. R. Matthias
Red River Valley Association
Shreveport
Corps of Engineers
Steveport
Riverfront Park
Texarkana College
Huge
Oxla
U. S. Senate
Mississippi
Twelve Mile
Cypress Bayou
Daingerfield
Texas
Waingerfield
Lone Star Steel Mill
Denison
Arkansas
Texarkana
Fulton
Weather Report From Vexperiment Station
The report covers 21 hours ending at 7 a.m. Tuesday with a high of 87 and a low of 54.
Weather update for Missouri and Arkansas today
Eastern and southern Missouri fair to partly cloudy with a high in the 60s north to around 70s south. Increasing clouds tonight with showers or thundershowers in the southwest. Arkansas fair and mild with highs from 72 to 82 and increasing cloudiness tonight with showers and thundershowers in the extreme west. Wednesday brings more clouds, warmer temperatures, and more showers and thundershowers across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Arkansas
Arkansas Regional Forecast Shows Warmth and Rain Across Regions
The forecast predicts increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions in central Arkansas with showers and thunderstorms mainly in western areas affecting about half the region. Lows near 60s tonight and highs around 80 Wednesday. Northwest Arkansas expects more clouds and light showers late tonight, then a warmer Wednesday, with details continued on page two.
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Central
Arkansas
Northwest
Barbra Streisand: From 50-Cent Sitter to Million-Dollar Star
The profile traces Barbra Streisand from a 50 cent an hour babysitter to a near million-dollar annual income. It notes her Central Park duplex, evolving wardrobe, and enduring inner view as a sensitive loner. Streisand discusses modest spending, saving habits, and distinctive tastes and dislikes.
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New York
Barbra Streisand
Gamin
Central Park
Lower East Side
Barbra
Mississippi River Crest Expected at 33 Feet in Memphis
Rising Mississippi floods low lands as forecast call for a crest of 33 feet in Memphis. Forecaster Ted Trapp says no immediate danger to the city while farm lands remain inundated. gradual drop is expected over 10 to 12 days.
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Memphis
Mississippi
Memphis Weather Bureau
Ted Trapp
Faubus Open to Discussing 1965 School Finance Act
Gov Orval Faubus said he would consider amending the 1965 School Finance Act if school forces present specific inequities. He indicated no change without concrete recommendations.
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Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Fort Smith Teachers Get Half of Demanded Pay Increase
Fort Smith School Board approved half of the $1,000 annual salary increase sought by the Classroom Teachers Association. The plan raises bachelor degree teachers to 4300 to 5419 yearly and masters degree teachers to 4490 to 5909 with 0 to 15 years’ experience, effective for 1965 66 contracts.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Fort Smith
Classroom Teachers Association
C. Ray Baker Jr
Baker
Chris Corbin
John Yantis
Injuries Fatal at Bentonville
Bob Kohley aged 74 of Bentonville died in hospital from injuries from a traffic accident on U S 71 north of town on April 4. His wife Alice, 70, is in fair condition in the same hospital.
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Bentonville, Ark
Bob Kohley
Bentonville
U.S. 71
Kohley
Alice
Russian Astronomers Slow on Outer Space Signal Claim
Soviet radio astronomers at the Sternberg Institute drew back from suggestions of intelligent life in space after Tass quoted them about signals from beyond. Lead scientist Josef S. Shklovsky cautioned that attributing an artificial origin is premature and requires thorough, careful study. International experts, including Bernard Lovell and Fred Hoyle, voiced skepticism and noted no corroboration of non natural signals.
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Moscow
Outer Space
Sternberg Institute of Astronomy
Tass
Josef S. Shklovsky
Radio
Shklovsky
Bernard Lovell
Britain
Jodrell Bank Observatory
Jodrell Bank
Fred Hoyle
Cambridge University
America
Hope Woman Cited for Club Work at Delta Kappa Gamma
Marie J. Holt of Harrison Arkansas Chi chapter was nominated for the State Achievement Award at the state convention in Little Rock. She organized the state’s first new chapter in a decade and has served on multiple state and local committees. Mrs Holt is an English instructor and librarian at Hope Junior High. Florence Hyatt Mary Nell Turner Anna Mae Williams and Muriel June McLarty attended the convention with her.
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Delta Kappa Gamma
Little Rock
Marie J. Holt
Harrison, Ark
Holt
State
Chi
Hope Junior High
Florence Hyatt
Mary Nell Turner
Anna Mae Williams
Muriel June McLarty
Fair Mild Weather Outlook With Late-Week Storms
The Weather Bureau forecasts fair mild conditions in the state with a chance of thundershowers arriving late tonight in Western Arkansas. Showers may move into the Mississippi River area by late Wednesday and exit the state by Thursday, leaving mild or cooler air. Tonight’s lows 52 to 62 with increasing clouds. Wednesday rain affects 30 to 50 percent of the state, especially the north. Monday highs were 70s to 80s, with overnight lows from the low 40s to mid-50s.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Mississippi River
American officer killed by Viet Cong after escape
Joseph W. Grainger, 39, of Sumter, S.C., a U.S. economic assistance mission official in Phu Yen Province, was captured Aug 8 and killed Jan 12 after seven days’ escape. His death was confirmed by a U.S. spokesman and condemned as a murder violating international law.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Joseph W. Grainger
Sumter
S.C
Mary F. Grainger
West Hartford
Conn
Grainger
Air Force
U.S. Economic Assistance Mission
Phy Ye
Thanh Yen
North Viet Nam
Gustav C. Hertz
Leesburg
Hertz
Tan My
Elpidio Languico
Cattlemen Plan Meet Thursday in Hempstead County
The Hempstead County Cattlemen's Association will hold its annual business meeting on Thursday April 15 at 7 p.m. at the Experiment Station clubhouse by the lake. Hope Livestock Commission will furnish beef for this year's barbecue. members are asked to bring salads and desserts.
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Hempstead County Cattlemen’s Association
Experiment Station
Hope Livestock Commission
Tornado Toll Nears 250 Across Six States
The Palm Sunday tornadoes have claimed 248 lives across six states with Indiana bearing 141 deaths. Injuries exceed 5,000 and damages total about 237 million dollars as searches continue in Indiana Ohio Michigan Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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Arkansas
Midwest
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Conway
Ark
Red Cross
Woody L. Caton
Elkhart County
Ind
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Pine Bluff News Notes Highlight Local Elections and Events
Cecil Mc Bryde Jr was elected president of the Pine Bluff student council and served as a pages in Washington. Mil ton Eason is hospitalized in Wadley Hospital Texarkana. A Joe M. Ross misidentification is corrected in the court docket. Bodcan PTA sets a pot luck and a fundraising musical with a Mulligan supper. Easter egg hunts are planned at First Baptist Church and Hope Country Club. Rosston enlisted AB James V May in the 223rd Radio Relay Squadron, Hot Springs. Master Sgt. Thomas L Steed graduates from SAC NCO Academy at Barksdale. Brenda Evans will sing with the Southern State College concert choir Sunday. Fish are biting at Bois d Arc, Lake Texarkana, Narrows, Ram Wood Lake. Roger Hruby becomes 72nd Lions Club member in Hope. Club plans a broom sale for Boy Scout building with Washington Lions Club same night.
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Pine Bluff
Cecil
Mac) McBryde Jr
Oren Harris
Washington, D. C
Rex Easter
Will D. Flowers
James V. May
Rosston
223Rd
Arkansas Air National Guard
Memorial Airport
Hot Springs
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Roger Hruby
Tolber Corp
Hope
Lions Club
Frank King
Boy Scout
Blue Archer
Washington Lions Club
Viet Nam guerrilla activity seen rising, U S warns
A Johnson administration official predicts a June upturn in Communist guerrilla activity in Viet Nam. The unnamed official at a two day foreign policy editors conference warned there are no signs the North Vietnamese Chinese or Soviet sides intend to restrain attacks or settle the conflict. He cited Peking and Ha Noi hard line reactions to Walker's visit and UN involvement as factors shaping policy.
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Washington
Viet Nam
United States
U.S
Soviet Union
Peking
Hanoi
Patrick Gordon Walker
Britain
Harold Wilson
Gordon Walker
United Nations
U Thant
Peace Envoy Kept Out by Communists
Britain's peace envoy Patrick Gordon Walker reported that Communist China and North Vietnam refused to grant him access to their capitals. He planned Southeast Asia talks and will visit Malaysia Thailand South Vietnam Laos Burma and Japan despite the refusals. Prime Minister Harold Wilson prepared to discuss Vietnam with U Thant and to speak to bankers and officials in New York about Britain’s economic outlook.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
London
Britain
Patrick Gordon Walker
China
North Viet Nam
Gordon Walker
Southeast Asia
Peking
Hanoi
Michael Stewart
Malaysia
Thailand
Viet Nam
Laos
Burma
Japan
Peking Radio
Uthant
New York
Economic Club of
Wilson
Johnson
Haile Ie
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Rembrandt
Thomas Mann
Diane
Russia
U. S
Edwin Q. White
Milton Eason
Wadley Hospital
Joe M. Ross
Joe Ross
Rosston Road
Bodcan Pta
First Baptist Church
M. S. Bates
So. Kim St
Hope Country Club
Varel May
Thomas L Steed
Holman Steed
Prescott Rt. 1
U. S. Air Force
Barksdale Afb
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Little Rock Afb
Laneburg High School
Wanda
Chess Fuller
Prescott
Brenda Evans
Carl L. Evans
Hope Rt. 4
Hope High
Southern State College
Dolph Camp
Bois d’ Arc
Lake Texarkana
Narrows
Ram Wood Lake
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