Obituary notes and world news wrap
Obituaries from multiple communities report deaths of Elbert Jones of Ope, Lloyd Harper of Nevada County, and Smead M. Daniels of Hope with services and burial details. Fay Bainter, famed actress of Jezebel, dies at 74. Sir John Salmond, RAF marshal, passes at 66. Vietnam war tensions rise as North Korean and South Korean forces clash near Panmunjom. Park and Do comment on peace talks and summit possibilities amid U S Hanoi disputes over where talks should begin. The sea lily is explained to be an animal despite its flowerlike appearance.
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Fay Bainter
Auntie Belle
Eastbourne
England
John Salmond
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Vietnam
South Korea
Panmunjom
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Child Drowns at El Dorado Pool
Two year old Felicia Ann Murs hy, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe C Miller of El Dorado, drowned Tuesday after apparently falling into the family swimming pool at home. Her mother discovered the body in the pool.
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EL Doralu
Ark
Felicia Ann Murshy
Joe C. Miller
el Dorado
Hope alumnus to give voice recital at Ouachita
Larry V. Williams of Hope will present a Sunday April 21 voice recital at 3 p.m. in Mitchell Auditorium Ouachita Baptist College. A 1964 Hope graduate in his final semester for a B A in music he performs three Italian songs three German songs an aria in French and four French song cycles. Accompanist is Thomas W. Bolton Little Rock and voice teacher is David Scott. Public invited reception follows in Fremisses Memorial drawing room.
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Larry V. Williams
Hope
Mitchell
Ouachita Baptist College
Ouachita
Thomas W. Bolton
Little Rock
David Scott
Fremisses Memorial Drawing Room
Weather Experiment Station Report Aims for Arkansas
Weather data notes a 24 hour period ending 7 am Wednesday with high near 80 and low around 52. Forecast calls for considerable drowsiness and warm conditions tonight and Thursday with scattered showers and thunderstorms, low temperatures in the 60s.
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Arkansas
TO SIR WITH LOVE and 451 at Saenger and Dixie
Velda Seamans reviews upcoming screenings. Tonight and Thursday Tempe film TO SIR WITH LOVE draws praise from audiences. Friday to Monday features Fahrenheit 451 with Julie Christie and Oskar Werner, plus Operation Kid Brother. Late Show shows Fitzwilly with Dick Van Dyke. Dixie Double Feature offers The Last Safari and The Venetian Affair with Stewart Granger and Robert Vaughn.
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Julie Christie
Oskar Werner
Internation
Neal Connawry
Sean James Bond
Connesy
Figwilly
Saenger
Dick van Dyke
Robert Vaughn
Elke Sommer
Gew
Humphrey Nixon Favored by Editors in ASNE Poll
An AP poll of ASNE members at their annual convention shows Humphrey leading Kennedy 46 to 20 for the Democratic nomination with 10 undecided. Nixon leads Rockefeller 62 to 14 with 2 undecided among Republicans. Editors cited incumbency and regional support for Humphrey and a strong Nixon position over rivals.
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de N.Y
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Milwaukee Sentinel
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McClean Va
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Batesville Approves Bond Issue for Plant Expansion
Batesville voters approved a 690000 Act 9 bond to aid White Rodgers Division of Emerson Electric Co in enlarging its plant from 72000 to 100000 square feet. The expansion aims to boost employment from about 500 workers, with anticipated growth as the facility enlarges.
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Batesville, Ark
Batesville
White Rodgers
Emerson Electric Co
Army Pfc James Cochran Killed in Action in Vietnam
The Defense Department announced Tuesday that Army Pfc James C. Cochran, son of Mrs. Ora B. Cochran of Hardy, Arkansas, has been killed in action in Vietnam during ongoing combat operations.
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Washington
Army
James C. Cochran
Ora B. Cochran
Hardy, Ark
Vietnam
Defense Department
Record GNP surge fuels inflation fears in 1959
Government experts warn the eight year expansion risks inflation as consumer spending and industrial output leap in early 1959. GNP hits $327.3 billion annual rate for the first quarter, up $20 billion in three months, with a 4 percent inflation rate and industrial output at a March high of 162.1 percent of the 1957-59 base.
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Jose Park
Associated Press
Washington
Thenae
Commerce Department
GNP
Inmates killed as NC prison riot erupts in Raleigh
Five prisoners died and about 80 people were injured when guards fired on about 500 protesting inmates at North Carolina Central Prison in Raleigh. State officials said guards used MACE and nightsticks to contain the yard clash after inmates set a building on fire and hurled torches.
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Mike Putzel
Associated Press
Raleigh, N. C
North Carolina Central Prison
State Correction
V. Lee Bounds
Raleigh
Commissioner Bounds
Bounds
Rich Rocheting
Plan Attracts Underprivileged Students at UMass
At Amherst, trustees approve a plan to attract underprivileged Negroes to the campus. The program lowers admission standards for Negroes from ghetto areas, creates a tutorial program for entering students, and provides financial grants. The university reports 86 Negro students among 10,600 total.
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Amherst
Mass
University of Massachusetts
National push for uniform standards in school lunch aid
A churchwomen’s committee urges a nationwide free lunch program and uniform eligibility. Secretary Freeman says the Agriculture Department will study guidelines to help states decide who qualifies for free or reduced price meals as part of the regular school lunch program. The group surveyed 45 communities in 30 states, saying millions of poor children go unfed.
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House
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
America
Jean Fairfax
National Council of Catholic Women
National Council of Jewish Women
National Council of Negro Women
Protestant Church Women United
The
Young Women’s Christian Association
Miller Seeks Chair of Arkansas Young Democrats
Frank Miller, 21, a political science major at State College, announced his candidacy to preside over the Arkansas Young Democrats Clubs. He opened an office in Conway as the YDC convention prepares to meet in Hot Springs, with Roy Lee Hight of Little Rock holding the current presidency.
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Conway
Ark
Frank Miller
State College of Arkansas
Arkansas Young Democrats
Miller
YDC
Hot Springs
Weldon Gadrson County
Roy Lee Hight
Little Rock
Negro Man Found Shot to Death Near Osceola
Mississippi County Coroner Jim Stovall said a man found five miles south of Osceola by a youth after school hours was shot once in the chest. Fingerprints were sent to Washington to establish the victim’s identity.
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Osceola
Ark
Sissippi County
Jim Stovall
Here
Stovall
Sheriff's Department
Washington
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