Ozark attractions this weekend and May fair in War Eagle
Washburn's Our Daily Bread reports Ozarks events this weekend at Mountain View featuring the Ozark Foote Hills Handicraft Guild Fair with a rodeo and an old timey costume contest. A May 5 6 7 Back-in-the-Hills Antique Show and Collectors Fair is planned at War Eagle.
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Ozarks
Mountain View
Guy H. Lackey, Jr
Batesville
War Eagle
Blanche H. Elliott
War Eagle Association
Rogers
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
New President for Ark. Tech
Dr. George L. B. Pratt 36, director of institutional research at the University of Arkansas, was named to succeed Dr. J. W. Bull as president of Arkansas Tech. Dr. Bull will become manager of the Russellville Chamber of Commerce.
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Russellville, Ark
George L. B. Pratt
University of Aransas
J. W. Bull
Arkansas Tech
Hull
Tech
Russellville
Purge feared over vote money in 1968 race
Washington AP reports that Sen. Long and others propose revisions to the campaign finance law amid fears President Johnson could purge congressional critics. A plan would allot up to $30 million per party to the presidential nominee or his agent, raising concerns of influence on primaries and Senate votes on repeal.
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Washington
Johnson
Russell B. Long
Senate
House
Long
Onestead
Vietnam
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Defense Department
Navy
Catholic University
New County Forest Queen to Be Picked
Hempstead County seeks a successor to Jenny Lee Waters as Forest Queen. Applicants must be high school graduates aged 17 to 24 by September 1. Get application blanks from Haskell Jones at KXAR Hope, any forestry employee, or the Hempstead County Farm Bureau office. Apply soon.
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Jenny Lee Waters
Patmos
Hempstead County
Haskell Jones Kxar-Hope
Hempestead County
Farm Bureau
Freedom of Information Loses Ground in Past Year
ASNE reports freedom of information slipped last year despite advances at times. Supreme Court and American Bar Association actions spooked police and judges, limiting coverage of crime. Apollo tragedy exposed NASA info gaps and delays raising criticism of agency communications.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Freedom of Information
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
Freedom of Information Committee
J. Edward Murray
Arizona Republic
Phoenix
Supreme Court
American Bar Association
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Committee On Fair Trial and Free Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
John V. Lindsay
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Charles H. Percy
Reill
Marks
Hatfield
R Ore
Murray
Johnson
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
NASA
Its a Scientific Fact That Youre Mad At Life
HAL BULue reports in New York that life is framed as a reaction to irritation. The piece lists gripes from cat smugness to Monday malady and wage worries, concluding that those who cannot find fault may miss real living, but warns things could be worse.
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Hal Bulue
New York
Die in Cyprus Plane Crash Kills 124
Nicosia Cyprus AP reports a chartered four engine Bristol Britannia crashed near Nicosia Airport during a thunderstorm. Scores of rescuers found 124 dead including most victims German and Swiss tourists. Four crew members were Britons. Three survivors were in the tail section with others dead around the scene.
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Alex Efty
Nicosia
Cyprus
Far East
Kindergarten Visit to Southwestern Bell Office
On Tuesday April 18 children from Methodist Kindergarten toured the Southwestern Bell Telephone Building as part of a Community Helpers unit. Teachers helpers included Mrs Don Johnson Mrs Norman Smith Mrs Richard Hogue and Mrs Bob Martin. Arrangements were made by Mrs Clyde Park a Telephone Company employee and kindergarten mother.
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Methodist Kindergarten
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Don Johnson
Norman Smith
Richard Hogue
Bob Martin
Clyde Park
The
Telephone Comepany
Prosector Seeks 1966 Finances From Pulaski Private Clubs
LITTLE ROCK AP Prosector Richard B. Adkisson asks all private clubs in Pulaski County to file by May 15 statements of income and expenses for 1966. He will keep them confidential unless irregularities arise and may revoke charters for improper filings. State law permits nonprofit clubs to form, but prohibits profit from club operations.
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Little Rock
Richard B. Adkisson
Pulaski County
Adkisson
Wynne Man Fatally Injured in U S 64 Collision
Clare nce D. Johnson, 68, of Wynne was fatally injured when his car and a westbound pickup collided Wednesday west of Wynne on U S 64. The truck driver, Tubberville, 65, of Wynne, was not injured.
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Joh Tubberville
Wynne
Planes Hit Haiphong Plants in Narrower Raids
U S Navy planes struck two thermal power plants within about a mile of Haiphong during a daytime raid by wave aircraft from the Kitty Hawk. One plant lay 1.1 miles from Haiphong and the other 2.1 miles from the port city as part of intensified air operations in North Vietnam.
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George McArthur
Saigon
Haiphong
Toftay
North Vietnam
Thayor
Second City
U.S
Kitty Hawk
Hanoi
Washington
Johnson
Navy
Walkout Fails to Close Batesville Plant
About 200 workers walked off Batesville Manufacturing Co on Wednesday afternoon in protest of an employee suspension. General Manager Robert King said 50 to 75 night shift workers joined the walkout, with total company staffing around 600. The suspension was for carelessness with equipment and management indicated it would stand.
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Batesville, Ark
Batesville Manufacturing Co
Robert King
King
Haskell Poff
International Association of Machinists
van Dalsem
Colony Bids Are Accepted for Arkansas Children's Colony
Nabholy Construction Co. of Conway submitted the lowest bid of 2.45 million dollars for work at the Arkansas Children's Colony. Construction includes classrooms, oral mechanical centers, admissions buildings, and the district central facilities at Conway.
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Conway
Ark
Nabholy Construction Co
Arkansas Childrens Colony
Negro Minister Urges King Leave Chicago Area
West Side church leader Rev Henry Mitchell denounces Dr King’s Chicago marches and urges King to “get the hell out of here” while claiming many Negro residents favor staying in their communities. He cites 5,000 contacted residents choosing not to join summer marches amid Cicero and West Side tensions.
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Dr. King
Chicago
AP News Digest
West Side
Martin Pater King
Henry Mitchell
North Star Missionary Baptist Church
King
Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Mitchell
Congress of Racial Equality
National Guard
New Students Must Be Vaccinated in 1967
James H. Jones announces Act 244 will become law July 1 1967 requiring vaccination against polio diphtheria tetanus whooping cough and measles for all children entering school this fall Smallpox vaccination and a birth certificate are also required A child six years old on or before October 1 1967 may enter school this fall Parents urged to complete immunization before opening to avoid delays
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James H. Jones
Election Suit in Lawrence County Sheriff Race
In Walnut Ridge Arkansas AP voters will reconvene next Wednesday to recount the Lawrence County sheriff race. Circuit Judge Andrew Ponder found 89 illegal votes and ordered both sides to pick three people to count them and certify the winner in court. Republican Don Nichols contested the outcome, a 61 vote margin for incumbent Kenneth Guthrie.
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Walnut Ridge
Ark
Lawrence County
Circuit
Andrew Ponder
Don Nichols
Clover Bend
Kenneth Guthrie
All Around Town Notes From Hope And Little Rock
Lucilla Ruggles of Little Rock and Hope ties to state Revenue Office now receptionist for Bethel Bryan Revenue Commissioner. David Pearson spoke at Lewisville Rotary Club on April 11. Community projects seek cemetery upkeep at Anderson and Bright Star Cemeteries with volunteers and donations. Mother's Day Bake sale set by Southside Missionary Baptist Church with orders via several organizers. Hope residents in North Texas State University teaching program and R. L. Turner High School links noted. Arkansas Farm Bureau Women to hold spring meeting April 27 in Little Rock. attendees include Mrs. Lester Kent. Marine Pvt Jo Charles W Wilson listed with Beaufort squadron.
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Lucilla Ruggles
Little Rock
Hope
State Capitol
Hempsteed Coun Ty
Bethel Bryan Rey
She
W. B. Ruggles
Shower Springs
WMA
Southside
Jeanette F. Shelron
North Texas State University
Texas
Shelton
Carl Fincher
R. L. Turner High School
Carrollton
Arkansas Farm Bureau
Lester Kent
Surveyor 3 May Be in Lunar Crater
Pasadena report notes Surveyor 3 possibly resting in a lunar crater after a gentle touchdown. Images show the craft on a slight tilt with glare from sunrise causing camera reflections. planned late night scoop tests aim to gauge soil strength for future manned landings.
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Peake
Surveyor 3
Hope Group to Extension Conference in Little Rock
Mrs. Vernon McMurtrey Hempstead County Extension Homemaker Council President and Mrs. Ernest Graham Southwest District Director attend the State Extension Homemaker Board of Directors meeting in Little Rock April 19 20 at the Lafayette Hotel The theme Tomorrow's Success In Extension Homemaker Clubs features discussions by delegates from across Arkansas Mrs Graham will speak on What the Extension Homemakers Can Do Today for Success Tomorrow and preside over the district delegates meeting Mrs McMurtrey will share program ideas The delegates heard Al Pollard of Brookie Pollard Agency at banequet Wednesday evening The meeting ends with lunch at the Arkansas Arts Center and a tour featuring Young Arkansas Artists exhibit
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Vernon McMurtrey
Hempstead County Extension Homemaker Council
Ernest Graham
Southewest
State Extension Homemaker Council
State Extension Homesmaker Board of Directors
Little Rock
Lafayette Hotel
Arkansas
Graham
Tommorerow
McMurtrey
al Pollard
Brookie Pollard Agency
Banequet
Arkansas Arts Center
Wille Center
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Paul van Dalsem
Perryville
John M. Prinses
Lonoke
Perry County
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Nomss Ackecean
Willis E. Brown
University of Arkansas Medical Center
American College of Obstetricians
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Adam Clayton Powell
Louisville
Carl Coppolino
Lawrence
David Pearson
Lewisville
Andereson Cemetery
Ceel Kidd
Box 17
Bright Star
Fope
Columbus Road
C. Thompson
Washington Rt
Marine Pvt
Jo Charles W, Wilson
Troy C
Marine Corps Station
Beaufort
Carolina
Lunar Crater
Hope Group To Extension Conference
Sadie Hawkins
Oas Pups
Hope Youth Center
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