Lt Gov Pay Highlighted as Budget Breakthrough
Our Daily Bread editor refers to Arkansas Lt Governor salary of 2500 dollars as an indicator of poor state finances. The Arkansas Democrat article is criticized for implying Rockefeller could help Britt’s office but avoiding improper influence claims. The Arkansas Star reports progress on four color printing with a four week rollout of full color layouts using Tri Mask technology and denistometer checks.
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Our
Alex W. Washburn
Arkansas Democrat
Arkeanbis
Law and Good Citizen
Douthit
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Rockefeller
Maurice Britt
Britt
The
Star
Strap Replaced by Water Hose at Ark Prison Farm
CUMMINS PRISON FARM Ark AP Hosing down of prisoners with water hoses has replaced the strap as a means of punishment according to Prison Supt O E Bishop He spoke during a tour for 11 members of the Prison Study Committee Bishop said prisoners in solitary confinement were hosed down about every two hours to keep them awake and uncomfortable Thirty eight Negro prisoners are in the building after a sit down strike began last Monday
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Cummins Prison Farm
Ark
O. E. Bishop
Bishop
Comemission
Second man named in El Dorado kidnap case
El Dorado Arkansas AP report identifies a second suspect in the kidnapping of George D. James, a 58 year old retiree. Calvin Eugene Hale, 38, of Houston, Texas, allegedly forced James to clear two checks totaling 14 600 dollars after the abduction. Jade Eaves, 43, of El Dorado, was arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is in custody.
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EL Dorado, Ark
George D. James
el Dorado
Task
Calvin Eugene Hale
Houston
Tex
Jade Eaves
Shreveeport
James
Eaves
Rallies Not Alter War Conduct Says Rusk King Denies Communist Link
AP reports that weekend peace rallies in New York and San Francisco ended with disputes over size and tone. Secretary of State Dean Rusk said protests will not affect the conduct of the Vietnam War, while Martin Luther King Jr disputed police crowd counts and dismissed Communist involvement. King criticized FBI scrutiny of antiwar activity and urged an end to the war, noting broad American opposition.
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John Vinocur
NEW York
San Francisto
Dean Rusk
Vietnam
Rusk
Martin Luther King
King
San Francisco
Hanoi
Manhattan
East Village
San Franciscco
Washington
FBI
White House
George Christan
Moon
AP News Digest
National
Richard Speck
U. S
J.W. Fulbright
United States
Paul VI
Che Guevara
Latin America
WR Prepared if Faubus Returns
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller told the Young Republican League of Arkansas he is unsure if former Gov. Orval Faubus will oppose him in 1968 but would be prepared if he runs. Rockefeller warned people forgetful of history and noted GOP opposition in the legislature to administration programs. Ed Allison of Mississippi County Club was elected state chairman.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Young Republican League of Arkansas
Orval FE. Faubus
Rockefeller
Pene Senate
Ed Allison
Mississippi County Club
Talbot Feild Discusses Arkansas Legislature Session
Representative Talbot Feild Jr spoke to the Hope Rotary Club at Town and Country about the recent Arkansas Legislature session. He noted bills passed over a governor veto for the first time since Gov. Cherry and discussed potential effects of the national minimum wage act. He said this term has more proposed legislation than any since 1951.
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Talbot
Talbot Feild, Jr
Arkansas
Hope Rotary Club
Cherry
Johnson to Seek Court Action to End Avco Lycoming Strike
Washington AP Johnson administration moves to end a one day strike at Avco Lycoming plant in Stratford Connecticut seeking an 80 day cooling off period under Taft Hartley Act. Justice Department to file to halt at 12 01 a m Sunday with no wage or pension dispute. Union leaders say most workers will respect injunction while 80 of 4600 picket. Supreme Court also declines to review Arkansas murder conviction of James Dean Walker.
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Johnson
Vietnam
Justice Department
Avco Corp
Afl-Cio
United Auto Workers Union
Auto Workers
Avco
Lycoming
Strateford
Conn
Threeeman
Russell Booth
UAW
Booth
Clyde W.summers
Yale University
James C. Hill
Huntingto N.Y
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
James Dean Walker
Arkanesas
Little Rock
Arkana
Court Upholds Insurance Commissioner in Cotton Igloos Ruling
Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the Insurance Commissioner’s approval of lower fire insurance rates for privately owned igloo type cotton warehouses at the old Shu maker Naval Depot near Camden. National Cotton Compress and Cotton Warehouse Assn. appealed from Pulaski Circuit Court, challenging Atlantic Mutual Life and Highlands Insurance Co. rate reductions based on fire resistant construction.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Insurance Commissioner
Old Shumaker Naval Depot
Camden
National Cotton Compress and Cotton Warehouse Assn
Arkansas
Pulaski
Atlantic Mutual Life Insurance Co
Highlands Insurance Co
Hale defeated by Roy Hight for Arkansas Young Democrats president
Roy Lee Hight of Little Rock won the Arkansas Young Democrats presidency by acclamation with 21 votes over Gene Hale who received none. Hale conceded to preserve party unity as other state officers Jim Pleegey, Lee Pritchard, Mrs Pat Williams, and Tim Massenelli were also elected by acclamation.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Young Democrats Rad
Roy Lee Hight
Hight
Gene Hale
Ight
Hale
Democratic Party
Jim Pleegey
Daneville
Tirst
Lee Pritchard
Pat Willams
North Little Rock
Tim Massenelli
Pine Bluff
Wilbour Mills
DeArk
J. William Fulbright
Ridley Hight
Ulus
Cut Troops in Europe Said to Be Feasible by Fulbright
Sen Fulbright urged halving U S European troop deployments due to easing East West tensions. He backed a Foreign Relations panel inquiry starting April 26 with Rusk and McNamara hearings. Fulbright also noted plans to study South Vietnam constitution and UN operations with Goldberg as first witness.
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Jack BL
Washington
Sen
Fulbright
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Arkansas Democrat
Europe
Asia
Western
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Mike Mansfield
Senate
U.S
Foreign Relations Committee
South Vietnam
Johnson
Arkansas
United Nations
Arthur Goldberg
Rock Tossing Returns to Chicago Area
Cleveland police report a three hour wave of rock throwing window smashing and looting in the East Side Negro area with at least 20 arrests. No injuries or fire bombs. Most arrests linked to looting by young Black men in small groups. one minor injury to a firefighter reported.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
East Side
Negro
Wilmer Katina
Hough
Katina
Fish Farmers Seek Help for Expansion Loans
STUTTGART Ark April 1963 AP Charles W Files president of the American Fish Farmers Federation says the federation will seek President Johnsons help to obtain long term loans for expansion. He estimates fish farmers need at least 150000 to begin farming fish.
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Stuttgart
Ark
Charles W. Files
American Fish Farmers Federation
Johnson
Files
Surveyor 3 aims for soft lunar landing and soil study
Ameri ca's Surveyor 3 launched at 2:05 a.m. EST aboard an Atlas-Centaur rocket on a 65 hour, 237000 mile flight toward the Ocean of Storms. The 2283 pound craft carries a small digging scoop and a camera extension to study lunar soil, with a target site west of Surveyor 1's landing.
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Jim Strothman
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon
America
Surveyor 3
U.S
Wmafon
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Benjamin Milwitsky
Surveyor
Two killed in One State Accident
Three people died in Arkansas highway crashes over the weekend. A two car collision east of Holly Grove killed Rosa Ketchem and Mattie Gayden while a separate crash in North Little Rock claimed the life of Carlos Williams, 18, with other injuries reported from the Friday night and Sunday incidents.
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Holly Grove
Arkansas
Rosa Ketchem
Mattie Gayden
Sylvester Koskin
Koskin
Lonnie Willborn
Chicago
Carlos Williams
North Little Rock
All Around TownEvent updates from Hope area tonight
Community notes cover church men of First Baptist hear Rev John Gilbert amid local visits by the Plumleys from New York buying Harden home near Holly Grove and Whitfield Lodge meeting on April 18. Bus service stability and upcoming baseball and cemetery association meetings noted along with a rodeo prize winner and a Texarkana hospice patient.
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First Baptist Church
John Gilbert
Louise Jan
Terance Plumley
James Harden
Plumleys
New York
Hwy. 29
Holly Grove
Hardens
U.S. Troops Shifted to Crucial Areas in Vietnam
U.S.Jet cavalry and Airmobile units moved into new northern positions in South Vietnam to counter Communist pressure near the border. The 1st Cavalry and allied forces began Operation Lejeune in Quang Ngai, reporting about 100 enemy killed and 630 suspects captured, with 12 cavalrymen killed and 40 wounded. Viet Cong terror tactics rose as elections approached. United States bombers and air strikes continued against North Vietnam, and noted troop movements freed Marines for border duty. Premier Ky announced demolition and fortification of a 200 yard strip near the DMZ, while Marines cleared a 64 mile position with plans for observation rather than fortification.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Quang Neal
Wee
Vietnam
South
North Vietnam
Democrats Told Why They Lost in Arkansas
Congressman David Pryor told the Arkansas Young Democrats that the party failed to challenge voters, lacked discipline, and was built on personalities rather than principles. He urged rebuilding the party on public sentiment and ethics to regain top state offices.
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Little Rock
David Pryor
Arkansas Young Democrats
Democratic Party
Pryor
Youth Drowned Near Calion
A youth drowned near Calion Sunday afternoon as bystanders reported seeing Mason go under and fail to resurface. Rescue efforts were noted but details remain unclear as the incident is investigated by local authorities.
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Nesses
Mason
Agein
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Wendall Powell
Guernsey
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