Red River navigation moves closer toward Fulton port
Our Daily Bread editorial notes the U S Corps of Engineers will award a contract before June 30 for the first leg of Red River navigation, following the river’s natural course from the confluence with the Mississippi. Fulton would be the main port for Hope and Texarkana, with extension possible only through future funding and local support.
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Russell Long
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Red River
Mississippi
Hope
Texarkana
Arkansas
Shreveport
Daingerfield
Texas
Fulton
Times
Overton Riverside
Overton
Denison
Corps of Engineers
Houston
Red
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National Waterways Conference, Inc
Washington, D.C
MoPac News
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Shreve
Wallace to Speak in Texarkana Thursday at Airport
George Wallace of Alabama, presidential candidate, will address a Texarkana audience at the airport about 2 p.m. Thursday, April 25, per a Texarkana Wallace-for-President Committee announcement. The former governor travels by private plane and will start promptly if he arrives early. observers are asked to be on hand by 2 o'clock.
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George Wallace
Alabama
Texarkana
Wallace
Bill Thompson
Sanitation Union Asked By Little Rock Workers
The American Federation of the State County and Municipal Employee AFL CIO has been asked by a majority of Little Rock sanitation workers to represent them. The board has not recognized unions as bargaining agents in the past. Firemen have been organized for 50 years but the board has declined to deal with the union.
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Little Rock
American Federation of the State
Afl-Cio
Court Order Defied by Phone Group
The AFLCIO and CWA defied back to work court orders in Alabama and Kentucky as the nationwide telephone strike entered its fifth day. Beirne blasted the injunctions as anti union and linked them to AT and T efforts to prolong the walkout. Despite the court actions, AT T said service was mostly maintained with workers filling in and customers hearing male voices over operators. The union and company clash intensified with reports of cables cut and booths damaged as 23,000 Western Electric installers joined the strike along with other Bell System staff across about 40 states. No talks are planned, and the union executive board met without progress toward a settlement.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
Aflciq
CWA
Joseph A. Beirne
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Alabama
Kentucky
Beirne
Bell Telephone System
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
At&t
Ben Gilmer
Gilmer
Bell System
Bell
Western Electric Co
Western Electric Telephone
Separation of Church State top issue for high court
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds that only nine state senators must seek re election this year due to district revisions under one man one vote doctrine. GOP argued for lots, but holdovers number nine while 18 elected in one year and 17 two years later. See page ten.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court Today
Republican Party
U. S. Supreme Court
GOP
Seat Belts Save Lives Yet Few Drive Use Them
AP columnist HAL BOYLE notes safety experts say belts could save 8000 lives yearly in new cars but usage is low on trips. A survey shows only half use belts on long drives and 88 percent on local trips. The piece also blends broader curiosities and notes on fashion, insects, and tornado patterns.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Group Talks Over Problem of Litter in Hope Downtown
Hope Retail Merchants Association urged City Sanitarian Jewel May to meet on downtown litter. May cited Sanitary Ordinance requiring trash in containers and alleys/sidewalks kept clean. owners responsible for vacant spaces. City crews clean back of premises. mail to educate stores. nightly waste collection except Sunday.
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Hope Retail Merchants Association
City Sanitarian
Jewel May
May
Retail Merchants Association
New Clash in Korea Kills Four in US Sector
Three North Koreans and one American were killed in a fresh clash in the U N sector of the Korean front. The fight lasted about two hours as a North Korean patrol crossed the demarcation line and engaged a U N patrol, wounding three Americans. The U N demanded a joint observers' investigation. North Korea ignored an observers' meeting request.
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U.N
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Daiduksan
Panmunjom Armistice Conference Area
West Avenue B reconstruction delay prompts questions
Hope reader Mrs Thomas Cobb asks The Star to investigate delays on West Avenue B and related streets, noting unpaved Briant Street and avenues C and D, the generator plant traffic, and jobs in Hope, Ark. She argues the bond issue split caused no blame and urges the paper to seek official answers for residents and commuters.
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Boat Capsizes Drowns Man Near Lay Ora
Osceola Ark April report shows B Sims of Victoria Mississippi County drowned after his boat capsized on the Mississippi River near Lay Ora while he was attempting a chute or passage. The incident details indicate a fatal water accident with a single confirmed casualty.
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Victoria
Mississippi County
Mississippi River
Layora
Hanoi Presses Two Sites for Vietnam Talks in 1965
North Vietnam accused the United States of setting fixed conditions for a Vietnam peace conference and rejected the proposed sites Phnom Penh and Warsaw as unacceptable. Nhan Dan argued U S envoys would go anywhere yet the U S has narrowed talks to two sites, while Johnson sought assurances on access, communications, news coverage, and balanced conditions. The report links battles at Khe Sanh and other fronts with political tensions as Washington screens sites.
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Clifford sees cutback in Vietnam war effort
Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford said South Vietnam’s increased fighting effectiveness will allow a leveling off of U.S. efforts and gradual troop reductions. He spoke at the Associated Press annual membership meeting, his first public address since taking the post seven weeks ago.
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Tornado Watch Issued for Three Arkansas Counties
The U S Weather Bureau in Little Rock issued a tornado watch for Sevier, Little River, and Polk counties lasting until 5 p m today May. The alert warns of severe weather conditions and possible funnel activity in the region.
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Polk Counties
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Enemy May Be Planning Big Attack
SAIGON AP dispatch reports intelligence suggests a major North Vietnamese and Viet Cong assault near Saigon within 40 miles, potentially 10 000 troops, with a colonel defecting and surrendering plans. Allied forces say they killed at least 135 enemy soldiers in six clashes as alerts tighten across 11 provinces.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Ih Saison
U.S
Night Classes Begin at Red River Vocational School
Night classes start April 23 at Red River Vocational Technical School per Mrs. Alvin Huckabee chairwoman of the Business Education Department. Courses include Accounting and office machines, shorthand typing, and office practice. Classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays 7 to 9 p.m. through May 30. Enrollment is $5.00.
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Red River Vocational Technical School
Alvin Huckabee
Business Education Department
Huckabee
Library week fines waived for overdue books regionally
During Library Week, the Hempstead Nevada Regional Library offers Fine Free Week. Patrons may return overdue books without fines regardless of duration. Students can return to teachers or school libraries, and those unavailable may drop books in the front door drop box.
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Hempstead Nevada
Local items hinge on church, clubs and honors in Hope area
All About Town notes Keenan Williams preached his first sermon at First Methodist Church of Conway and other area keepings. The Millwood Shrine Club hosts Ladies Night at the Diamond on April 23. Earl ONeal and friends hunted a wild turkey on Big Island. he bagged one, as did last year. W B Ruggles remains at Wadley Hospital. visitors discouraged but letters welcome. Spring Hill School offers an adult sewing class on drape making. Paisley PTA installs new officers: Martindale president Brown vice president May treasurer Barton historian Whitley secretary. District 4-AA track meet set for April 23-27 at Hope High. Perry Motel cited as outstanding travel stop. University of Oklahoma honors list includes Clyde Zinn and Betty Schenck. Arkansas Journalism Day awards include Dumas Clarion winner Virginia Wallis and Hope’s Cindy Reese.
Mercury Vapor Lighting Planned for Hope City
The City Electric Department will replace incandescent fixtures with Mercury Vapor lighting citywide. The new lamps are nearly three times as bright for similar power use, aiding residents and reducing maintenance labor. About 450 fixtures needed. 215 installed. downtown and sections already upgraded.
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