Coup Collapse in Viet Nam Defeats Laos Uprising
U S diplomatic sources report the right wing army coup in Laos collapsed after one day. Opposition by the United States appears pivotal. Souvanna Phouma was released from house arrest and rebel leaders apologized to Gen Phoumi Nosavan. Continued on Page Two.
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Roy Elsoyan
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Laos
Vientiane
Souvanna Phouma
Phoumi Nosavan
Souvanna
Former Local Man Dies Sunday at Pine Bluff
Raphael St Chambless aged 55 formerly of Hope died Sunday at Pine Bluff where he had lived the past 20 years. Survivors include his wife mother Mrs Carrie Chambless of Hope father Merlin Chambless of Texarkana three brothers Reese Hope Curtis Kansas City and Archie Chambless Las Cruces NM three sisters Mrs Carlton King and Freeda Bell Chambless of Hope Vie Charles Shin of Worth Tl. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at South Funeral Chapel Pine Bluff burial will be at Pine Bluff
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Raphael St. Chambless
Hope
Pine Bluff
Carrie Chambless
Merlin Chambless
Texarkana
Reese
Curtis
Kansas City
Archie Chambless
Las Cruces
N.M
Carlton King
Freeda Bell Chambless
Vie
Charles
Shin
Worth
Alt South Funeral
City Board Sees Full Slate At Monday Meeting
The City Board of Directors will hear four franchise requests for community antennas to improve local TV reception. Opposing group of TV dealers and service men voiced concerns at the April 6 session. Also on the agenda are bids for a sewage lagoon at Proving Ground, Little League umpire aid with Park and Recreation officials, Pilgrim Feed Company plan to reduce public obstructions from load operations on North Hazel, and Hope Auto Company seeking a loading zone on 2nd Street by the railroad right of way. The board meets at 8 p.m. on the first and third Mondays, open to the public. Mayor Frank Douglas notes attendance is usually for specific questions rather than curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park & Recreation Commission
Little League Baseball Organization
Pilgrim Feed Company
North Hazel
Hope Auto Company
2Nd Street
City Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Frank Douglas
Arkansas Weather: 24 Hour Report and Outlook
Weather Experiment Station reports 24 hours ending 7 am Monday with high 84 and low 68. Forecasts for Arkansas call for cloudy to partly cloudy skies through Tuesday, widely scattered thunderstorms likely mainly west this afternoon and over the state tonight and east Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Mrs George Green Hurt In Fall From Elevator
Mrs George Green sustained serious injuries when the home elevator fell one floor around noon. She reportedly had a broken arm and possibly broken legs, with additional injuries. She remained in the emergency room at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Green
Johnson Plans Cutback in Nuclear Bombs
President Johnson announced a four year plan to cut back nuclear material output. Enriched uranium to drop 40 percent and plutonium to fall 20 percent, with Khrushchev signaling a similar move. He said these reductions align production with need to ease tensions while preserving power.
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New York
Johnson
Khrushchev
Associated Press
Johson
Foriegn
U.S
Cig
Warm Moist Air Brings Rain Across Arkansas this Week
The Associated Press reports warm moist southerly air over Arkansas will bring more rain today and Tuesday as a cloud bank forms over western Louisiana and southwestern Arkansas. Highs reach the upper 80s Tuesday, with overnight lows in the 60s to 70s. Rain mainly in the north first half of the weekend, then statewide late week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Memphis
Harrison
Senior Play Promises Fun and Laughs at Hope High
Hope High School presents the senior play Room and Board in the auditorium on April 23 and 24. The farce features a wild Beatnik poet, romance threads, and plenty of clean laughs as students, led by Cookie Jones and Charles Walker, handle ticket sales and stage duties amid reports on radio station KXAR’s power expansion and reception challenges across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope High School
Collins
Things a Columnist Might Never Learn from His Mail
HAL BOYLE notes zany and surprising trivia from readers and general knowledge. Elephants eyelashes measure four to five inches while road congestion spans Britain at one car per 38 yards. Facts cover birthstones, medical advances, and famous quotes.
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Hal Boyle
NEW Yok
Britain
United States
One Dead Five Injured in Arkansas Auto Crash
A Springdale man, Leo D. Harrison, 29, died when a car driven by 41 year old Day Smith lost control on U S 71 and overturned. Five people were injured including Harrison's widow and three residents of near Muldrow Oklahoma. A 21 year old Illinois native, Charles Fisher, a St. John's Seminary student, drowned while swimming ashore after drifting on a log with four classmates. Week's toll: nine traffic deaths, two drownings, a cavern death, two fires, a train strike fatality, and a gun death.
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Springdale
Illinois
Arkansas
Little Rock
Leo D. Harrison
Smith
U.S
Harrison
Muldrow
Okla
Nancy Morgan
Teresig Kuhn
Alice Inman
Charles Fisher
Breese
St. John's Seminary
Fisher
Progress in Rail Talks and Fair Transport Halt
A Queens Supreme Court judge issued an immediate temporary restraining order to prevent interference with transport to the World’s Fair opening Wednesday. Named were CORE leaders Isiah Brunson Herbert Callendar and Arnold Goldway as Brooklyn and Bronx chapters face a stall-in plan targeting subways highways and tunnels to the fair in Flushing. White House mediation reports gains but cautions hard issues remain in emergency rail talks to avert a nationwide strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph M. Conroy
Queens State Supreme Court
Isiah Brunson
Brooklyn
Congress of Racial Equality
Herbert Callendar
Bronx
Arnold Goldway
Washington
White House
Johnson
George Reedy
Laos
U.S
Souvanna Phouma
Richard M. Nixon
Republican County
Garden Clubs Plan Annual Flower Show
The Hope Council of Garden Clubs announces the 20th annual Flower Show with theme Invitation to Beauty. Exhibits will be at Mrs J W Moore Jr Rocky Mound Road and Mrs Clyde Monts 1120 South Walnut, open 2 30 to 8 30 pm Thursday Sept 23 with 50 cent admission for both homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Council of Garden Clubs
J. W. Moore, Jr
Rocky Mound Road
Clyde Monts
South Walnut
Buddy Porter
Guy Downing
Charles Stone
Carl Bramlett
Jimmy Arnold
Herbert Rogers
Oris Thornton
J. O. Luck
A. A. Halbert
Blair Shuford
Owen Nix
Roy Taylor
C. P. Tolleson
Steven Bader
Ray Allen
Sam Huckabee
Bettie Duncan
Harold Stephens
E. P. O'Neal
A. A. Albritton
B. W. Edwards
Johnson gets an A in domestic affairs
The AP digest notes President Johnson receives high marks in domestic affairs while the Navy plans to form a single carrier task group of all U.S. nuclear powered surface warships. Emergency rail talks hover at a delicate balance between success and failure as Johnson remains unrevealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
U.S
Leaders Hope for Vote on Rights Measure
Senate leaders aim for a first vote on the civil rights bill late this week as 35 amendments loom. Humphrey, floor manager, wants four tests amid a seven week debate and a sit-in by filibusterers. Southern opposition remains vocal while leaders reject marathon sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Mississippi
John Sten
Honest folks and community notes from Hope area
An item list notes Larry May returning found money to a Mrs. Brees at the City Police station and her reclaim of $20. It congratulates Mrs. G. G. Glasgow on turning 80. It mentions a Masons meeting at 7 30 pm, a large senior Girl Scouts conference with participants from multiple towns, and Nancy Yontz becoming Agnes Scott College student government president. It also cites Henderson State Teachers College Rifle team rallying to a league title, Peggy Lloyd elected recording secretary of the Southern State College Young Democrats, old photos pickup at the Chamber, and Hope Night Gulf team defeating Arkadelphia 12 to ?
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Larry May
Hervey St
Hope
Brees
Charles A. Yoniz
Dallas
Agnes Scott College
Decatur, Ga
Nancy
J. C. Carlton
Henderson State Teachers College
Ouachita College
David Stewart
Peggy Lloyd
Young Democrats
Southern State College
World Fair opening day protests threaten NYC transit
Reports say civil rights demonstrators plan to jam subways trains and highways on opening day. Queens DA Frank O Connor seeks a temporary restraining order to curb traffic disruptions at the fairgrounds. Demonstration leaders invited to meet to discuss the highway jam threat. Former President Truman commented as the plan expanded to sit ins on major routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Plang
Johnson
Elvil Rights Eader
Queens
Frank O'Connor
Congress
Harry S. Truman
Boys Missing on Wild Hog Hunt in Arkansas
YELLVILLE Ark AP Darrell Swayne 23 and his brother Dennis 17 of Yellville were reported missing after failing to return from a wild hog hunt. Authorities say they entered Rush Creek Mining area below the Buffalo River Sunday afternoon. Sons of Mr and Mrs L Swayne farmers in Marion County. Families say the youths are familiar with the rough uninhabited area.
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Yellville
Ark
Darrell Swayne
Dennis
Rush Creek
Buffalo River
L. Swayne
Marion County
Emmet Junior Play Opens April 24
Emmet Junior class will stage its annual play Hessie of the Hills on April 24 with admission 25 and 50 cents. Cast includes Frank Faulkner Sue Shope Edythe Hodges Carolyn Ennert Jean Dougan Sandra Texler Waymon Dougan Richard Dougan Jack Faulkner and Frank Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Hessie of the Hills
Frank Faulkner
Sue Shope
Four Arrested on Weapons Charges in Greenwood Street Fracas
City police responded to a Saturday disturbance on Greenwood Street resulting in four arrests for carrying deadly weapons. A Negro man and a Negro woman were involved. Mae Flemmons suffered a minor knife wound. Bobby Joe Palmer faced aggravated assault charges. Officers Clark, Shirley and Long led the investigation.
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Greenwood Street
Mae Flemmons
Bobby Joe Palmer
Marion Warren
Winston Armstrong
J. W. Armstrong
Laurence Marshall 61 Dies Sunday in Local Hospital
Laurence Marshall, 61, died Sunday in a local hospital. A World War II veteran, he worked at Martindale Clinic and earlier with Farmers Home Administration in Little Rock and the Internal Revenue Service in Shreveport. Survivors include his mother Mrs. Helen Ruffin Marshall of Hope, two brothers Calvin Little Rock and George Ruffin Marshall of Louisiana, two sisters Mrs. Bell Lard of Inal and Mrs. Margaret Kitton of St. Louis. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church by Rector W. A.Illman, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery by Herndon-Corneli g Funeral Home.
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Laurence ©. Marshall
Martindale Clinic
Farmers Home Administration
Little Rock
Internal Revenue Service
Shrewport
Helen Ruffin Marshall
Hope
Calvin Little
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
W. A. Illman
Rose Hill Cemetery
Herndon-Corneligg Funeral Home
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Viet Nam
City Board
KXAR
Lora Ann Greenich
How
Don Mitchell
B. B. McPherson
Cookie Jones
Charles Walker
Mack McLarty
Phala Brown
Becky Waller
Donna Ayers
Rose Ann Williams
Ann Arnold
Joe Purvis
Federal Communications Commission
George T. Frazier
Haskell Jones
Douglas
Norman Bradford
Hamm Tire & Appliance Co
Jerry Westmoreland
Bradley
Louisiana Line
F. M. Cochran, Jr
Cochran Hardware Co
Shreveport
Cochran
Mt. Ida
John Sperling
Sol Swindle
Malvern
Friendship
Arkadelphia
Spring Hill
Arthur C. Anderson
Hempstead
Aqua Motor Court
O.K
K.c
George T
Frazier
Roy Anderson Insurance Agency, Inc
Ian
Will Durant
Arnold H. Glasow
Philadelphia Bulletin
HW. L. Mencken
THE
AP News Digest
Conway School Board
G. G. Glasgow
Hope Rt. 4
Camden
Magnolia
Maud
Waldo
Susan Rogers
Sue King
Brenda Gail Cross
Judy Estes
Dallas Morning News
Nancy Yontz
Chamber of Commerce
Hope Nigh Gulf
Laurence Marshall
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