Millwood Lake thrills readers with new water routes
Our Daily Bread tours Millwood Lake and surrounding Little River backwaters, comparing the transformed cruising area after Millwood Dam with historic routes. The piece notes the intake for the canal to the Nekoosa Edwards mill near Ashdown, warns of stump-filled bayous, and highlights plans for boat docks. It also reports on Falcon oil development and a new improved route from Hope to Magnolia via Bodcaw, Falcon, and Buckner.
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Corps of Engineers
Millwood Lake
Sarasota
Fla
Millwood
Arkansas
Narrows
Texarkana
Ouachita
Hamilton
Greer’s
Millwood Dam
Allen’s Ferry
Fulton
White Oak Shoals
Jack's Island
Allen's Ferry
Nekoosa-Edwards
Ashdown
Yarborough Lake
Little River
U. S. 71
Lake Ouachita
Falcon
Hope
Magnolia
L. Carter Johnson
W. Edwards
Shower Springs
Bodcaw
Willisville
Waldo
Buckner
Bodcaw-Falcon- Buckner
Children Burned Near Ozan in Outhouse Fire
Two young boys aged four and seven suffered burns Sunday near Ozan when gasoline ignited in an outhouse where they played. The youngest was critically burned and transported to Little Rock hospital by a Latimer Funeral Home ambulance from Nashville. They were grandchildren of Elizabeth Munn, with whom they lived. Pine Bluff appoints six to a racial violence committee, three white and three Negro members, to recruit others and meet next week.
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Ooin
Herbert Griffin
Little Rock Hospital
Latimer Funeral Home
Nashville
Elizabeth Munn
Pine Bluff
Racial Board
Ark
Austin Franks
Play Bluff
Millwood Lake Group Organized in Southwest Arkansas
Citizens from five Southwest Arkansas counties met at the Corps of Engineers Project Office to push improvements at Millwood Lake. A Marina at Beard's Bluff on Hempstead County side and another on Lite River County side are planned. An organization named Millwood Lake Improvement Association was formed with Charles Wilson of Hope as president and Louis Graves of Nashville as secretary treasurer. Petitions circulate in Hope and Saratoga to gain local support for lake enhancements.
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Southwest
Arkansas
Corps of Engineers Project Office
Millwood Lake
Beard’s Bluff
Hempstead County
Lite River
Howard
Sevier County
Hope
J. B. Cook Auto Supply Company
Crown Burlingame Company
Hope Hardware Company
LaGrone Williams Hardware Company
Duffie Hardware Company
Town & Country Restaurant
Diamond Cafe
Ideal Cafe
Oaks Cafe
Saratoga
Bill & Homers
McClellan Sees Major Battle Over Anticrime Provisions
Senator John L. McClellan predicts a fierce Senate floor fight late this month over a comprehensive crime measure. Key disputed items include block grants to states, adjustments to the Mallory rule and Miranda, wiretap controls, and a gun control provision not yet attached. The House-passed measure mirrors Johnson’s Safe Streets bill but may drop three of four possible titles.
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ED Shearer
Associated Press
Little. Rock
John L. McClelan
DeArk
U.S. Senate
McClellan
House
Johnson
Senate
Courts Processing King Riots Arrests Across Cities
The Associated Press reports courts are handling thousands of looting arson and violence arrests after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. slaying. Baltimore shows 5800 arrests with 3466 tried producing 2193 convictions mostly for curfew violations. Chicago exceeds 2800 arrests with about 500 jailed and bonds loosened Easter week. New York City about 1400 arrests across all five boroughs.
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Associated Press
Martin Luther King Jr
Baltimore
Washington
Chicago
Acircuit Court
Cincinnati
New York City
Kansas City
Vietnam-Korea
Khe Sanh
Johnson
Hawaii
South Korea
U.S
Pacific
Panmunjom
Roy Braum
Vietnam
Memphis
FBI
Court Upholds Millwood Water District Condemnation
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the Southwest Arkansas Water District may condemn land to build pipelines and a canal from Millwood Dam Reservoir on Little River. Six mile canal serves Nekoosa Edwards Paper Co near Ashdown. decision cites 1893 railroad eminent domain precedent. Justice Byrd concurred. Brown did not participate.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Southwest Arkansas Water District
Millwood Dam
Little River
Little River County
Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co
Ashdown
High Court
Conley Byrd
Lyle Brown
Nekoosa-Edwards
Morning Mail Roundup of Trends and Trivia
HAL BOYLE in New York surveys postwar life with brisk notes on income growth, salt history, road safety, fast reading, and national nutrition. Vistas include 30 percent of households earning $10,000 annually, salt as money in antiquity, 5 percent auto accident rate above 70 mph, and US means to feed the globe amid deficient diets. The column juggles factoids and curiosities, naming presidents by nicknames, quirky islands, and odd measurements, in a breezy, magazine‑style digest.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Gulf Coast
America
Automobile Manuficturers Association
Ftp
Suarch
Wade
Kneeingain
United States
U.S
John Adama
Zachary Taylor
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Bourbon Mist Island
Whiskey Lake
Alaska
Agia
Four GIs Killed in Korean Ambush Near Panmunjom
In Korea two American soldiers and two South Korean nationals were killed when a U.N. Command truck was ambushed near Panmunjom. Two Americans were wounded as the attackers fled. The incident, described as a flagrant violation of the armistice, comes in a spate of North Korean attacks including the Jan. 21 raid on Seoul and the Pueblo seizure.
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Associated Press
Seoul
U.N. Command
Panmunjom
U.N
Amush
Chung Hee Park
North Korea
U.S
Pueblo
Two Accidents Investigated by City Police Over Weekend
Two accidents were investigated by City Police over the weekend with minor damage in both. On Sunday at East Compress Street Howard L. Johnson and Jim Witherspoon, both of Hope, were involved. Officers Milam and Long charged Witherspoon with driving while intoxicated leaving the scene and license revoked. A 5 Fulton and 5th Streets collision Saturday involved Freda Ingersoll of Hope and Catherine Kalba Prescott with property damage. Vision blocked by a third vehicle noted. no charge filed by Officer Milam.
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East Compress
Howard L. Johnson
Jim Witherspoon
Hope
Corlied
Milam
Long
Witherspoon
Fulton
5Th Streets
Freda Ingersoll
Catherine Kalba
Prescott
Prisoner escapes Hampstead jail steals Sheriff’s truck
Carl Joe Ceaser, 27, serving 15 years for burglary and grand larceny, slipped from a work detail at Hampstead County jail. The door was reportedly left unlocked, he used the hallway to reach the kitchen and elevator, then stole Sheriff Jimmie Griffin’s pickup and fled before abandoning the vehicle amid pursuit.
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Carl Joe Coaser
Hampstead
Jimmie Griffin
Ceaser
Washington
War claims Arkansan in Vietnam action
Jonesboro Arkansas AP reports Army Private First Class Johnny Ray King 19 son of Mr and Mrs Lester L King of Cash Craighead County was killed in action in Vietnam according to the Defense Department on Saturday.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Army Pfe
Johnny Ray King
Lester L, King of Cash
Craighead County
Vietnam
Defense Department
Fire Destroys Glass Plant in Arkansas Warehouse
Officials say a fire at the Arkansas Glass Container plant destroyed 70 000 square feet of warehouse space on Sunday and damaged another 40 000 square feet. No injuries were reported though a shift was present. Origin of the blaze is unknown. The incident could involve several hundred thousand dollars in damages.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Arkansas Glass Container Plant
Johnson heads to talks with Korea's Park in Pacific
President Johnson travels to Honolulu to meet South Korea's President Park and U.S. military leaders in the Pacific. The trip aims to reassure Park that the United States will stay steadfast in aiding South Korea against potential aggression.
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LBJ
Korea
Pacific
Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Johnson
Honolulu
South Korea
U.S
Chilef
Hawaii
Mession
Chung Hee Park
Seoul
Park
United States
Marines seize Hill 881 near Khe Sanh in Easter battle
A US Marine force stormed Hill 881 north of Khe Sanh, killing 103 North Vietnamese and wounding 12 Marines. The hill had seen hard fighting since spring 1967. The US plans to shift defense duties to South Vietnamese troops as the 1st Division refits, with potential expansion of allied roles along the frontier.
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Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
John Lengel
da Nang
26Th Marine Regiment
Con Thien
All Around Town Highlights from Whitfield Lodge Meeting and LocalEvents
Regular meeting of Whitfield Masonic Lodge No 239 set for April 16 at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Hall. Upcoming events include the state Junior High School Student Council Convention April 18 19 at Lakeside Junior High Lake Village Arkansas with Hope Junior High reps Tommy Frazier Steve Rous ton Danny Joyce and Faculty Advisor G Cook. Also 12 campus beauties enter the Miss Southern State College Pageant April 18 at 8 p m in Overstreet Auditorium including Michelle Andrews Texarkana Sarah Jackson Stamps Margarett Lee Perrett Waldo Camille Stanford Gayle Williams Hope Brenda Evans and more.
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Whitfield
Masonic Lodge No
Masonic Hall
Lakeside Junior High
Lake Villages
Arkansas
Hope Junior High
Tommy Frazier
Steve Rouston
Danny Joyce
G. Cook
Brenda Evans
Carl R. Evans
Hope
Southern State College
Lewisville
Mag
Nola
Murfreesboro
Hope High School
Southern State
Tri
Hunt for mystery man linked to King slaying broadens
FBI agents from Virginia to Florida conduct an intensive hunt for Eric Starvo Galt 37 unemployed seaman from Birmingham Alabama as a car registered to Galt was seized in Atlanta eight days after Martin Luther King Jr was shot in Memphis. An FBI alert was briefly issued and a composite drawing of King’s killer held back. Authorities continue inquiries at Birmingham dry cleaners and service stations while a Jacksonville suspect was cleared.
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Memphis
Tenn
FBI
Virginia
Florida
Martin Luther King Jr
Eric Starvo Galt
Birmingham
Ala
Atlans Ta
King
Galt
Associated Press
Alabama
Birmingsham
Jacksonville
Fla
Drawing of Slayer Identified Drawing of Slayer Identified
In Birmingham, Petar Cherpes said a boarding house owner he knows Eric Galt resembles a drawing of the man sought in the King assassination. FBI agents showed him the image after a secrecy pledge was lifted, linking a car found in Atlanta to the Memphis shooting scene.
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Birmingham
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Eric Galt
Petar Cherpes
Birmingsham
Cherpes
FBI
Eric Starve Galt
Atlanta
Alabama
Memphis
Tenn
King
Eric Stays Vo Galt
FRE
Virginia
Florida
Lana
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Women's Recreational Association
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Hempstead
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Utama
East Third St
Frank Ward
Park Drive
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