Congress Opens Hearings on Steel Prices
Congress will open hearings today on steel prices as new price changes emerge. The Senate House Economic Committee will conduct technical sessions over the first six days with Labor Department experts testifying on costs per unit of output and related data. Policymaker sessions will follow, with Bipartisan leadership aiming for impartial, factual findings.
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Edmond LE Breton
Washington
Congress
Senate
House Economic Committee
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Thomas B. Curtis
Missouri
Republican House
Douglas
Curtis
Kennedy
Labor Department
United Steel Workers
The
American
Weather Report Summary for Arkansas and Louisiana
Weather Experiment Station reports hours ending 8 a.m. Tuesday. Arkansas shows partly to mostly cloudy skies with showers in the south and southwest tonight into Wednesday, cooler today and tonight, warming west Wednesday. Louisiana to be partly cloudy with widely scattered thundershowers in the south and central today into tonight and Wednesday, not so warm in the north and central. Lows range 40s to 60s, highs mostly 60s to mid 70s, with temperature contrasts by region.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
North Cay
Memphis firm top bidder on Graysonia relocation
Tulsa AP reports H N Rogers and Son Co tied as apparent low bidder on the first stage of relocating the Graysonia Nashville and Ashdown Railroad for an Arkansas reservoir project. Agency figures show $442,063 bid versus $356,366 estimate for eight miles of embankment near Millwood Reservoir on Little River.
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TULSA
Okla
Memphis
Graysonia
Nashville and
Ashdown
Arkansas
Army Engineers
H. N. Rogers and Son Co
Millwood Reservoir
Little River
Millwood
McMillan-Burkette Co. Construction Co
Texarkana
Union Plans to Fight Osceola Law
The International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers AFL CIO filed for a temporary restraining order in federal court to block an Osceola ordinance charging union organizers 1000 dollars a day and fingerprinting. The suit seeks declaration of unconstitutionality and permanent injunctions. The case, led by James E Youngdahl, targets greeting card plant American Greeting Card Corp where about 700 workers, mostly women, would vote in a National Labor Relations Board election later this week. Police have tailed organizers but no arrests yet.
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Litele
Federal District Court
Jonesharo
J.8
Gordon F. Young
James E. Youngdahl
Little Rock
McMath, Leatherman, Woods and Youngdahl
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers
Afl-Cio
Youngdahl
American Greeting Card, Corp
Youngdad
National Labor Relations Board
Pair Enters Plea to Assault Charge
Paul Leroy Wright and Delma Pierce Wright pleaded guilty to assault with intent to rob and assault with intent to kill in Craighead Circuit Court. They were arrested in Jonesboro after an attempted service station robbery in which the attendant was shot during a gun scuffle. Wright identity was established by oath. he had previously claimed to be his brother Walden Wright. The FBI confirmed his true identity after fingerprint checks. The pair had earlier pleaded innocent at a weekend hearing.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Paul Leroy Wright
Delma Pierce Wright
Craighead
Wright
Walden Wright
Florida
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Paul Wright
Eight Charged in Theft of Goods in Little Rock
Eight men employed by the American Warehouse Co. of Little Rock were arrested and charged with theft totaling about $15,000 in goods from interstate shipments. FBI agent Roy K. Moore said the scheme spanned 1962 and January this year, with arrests of four men Friday and four more Monday. All were arraigned before US Commissioner John Coates and freed on bond.
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Little Rock
Roy K. Moore
FBI
Moore
Willie Montgomery Jr
Wil Ce ‘Yt. Smith
Augustus Parks Jr
American Warehouse Co
John Coates
Freedan
Roo
Supreme Court Rules States May Bar Hiring Discrimination by Interstate Carriers
Arkansas native Marlon D. Green, a former Air Force captain from El Dorado, sought a pilot job with Continental Air Lines but was not hired while white pilots with less experience were. The Supreme Court upheld state law banning job bias by interstate carriers, ending a six year legal battle. Green now lives in Lansing with his wife and six children. his parents remain in El Dorado.
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EL Dorado, Ark
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Marlon D. Green
Air Force
el Dorado
Continental Air Lines, Inc
Denver
Colo
Green
Colorado
McKinley Green
Autos Damaged in Accident at Third and Hazel Streets
Autos driven by R. C. May and Mrs. William McCorkle collided at Third and Hazel Streets resulting in considerable damage. The May car suffered fender and door damage while the McCorkle vehicle had front-end damage. City Officers Lingard and Martin charged May with hazardous driving.
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Third
Hazel Streets
R. C. May
William McCorkle
May
McCorkle
Lingard and
Martin
Massacre re-enactment planned at Mackinac Bicentennial
In Mackinaw City Michigan a bloodless re-enactment of a historic massacre will be staged over Memorial Day weekend at Fort Mackinac on the Straits of Mackinac. The bicentennial committee organizing the observance seeks descendants of both Victims and victors from Chief Pontiac era wars, but faces a shortage of participants.
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Mackinaw City
Mich
Histokic
Michili Mackinac
Straits of Mackinac
Pontiac
Polar Air Douses Arkansas Amid Rain and Cold Front
A polar air mass moved through Arkansas bringing rain and cooler temperatures. Forecasters expected today to be fair but cooler by afternoon and tonight with Wednesday mild. Highs ranged from 54 to 70, lows from 36 to 54. Overnight lows varied from the mid 40s to mid 60s with rainfall recorded in Little Rock and several other cities.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Walnut Ridge
el Dorado
Texarkana
Memphis
William Ross of Ozan Dies
William Ross age 5 of Ozan died Sunday in a Nashville hospital. Survivors include brother Charles H. Locke of Ozan and four nieces and a nephew. Burial planned at St Paul Cemetery near Ozan.
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William Ross
Ozan
Nashville
Charles H. Locke
St. Paul
Gets Divorce in 1899 as Wife Left After Marriage
CORNING New York AP A 62 year old man says he has not seen his wife since she left him a few months after their marriage in 1899 and was granted a decree dissolving the marriage by the State Supreme Court on Monday.
U S Swaps 3 Cubans for 21 Americans
Three alleged Cuban saboteurs and a pro Castro Cuban convicted of murder are exchanged for 21 Americans freed from Cuban prisons. Key figure James Donovan helped arrange the swap, with Gov. Rockefeller and Atty. Gen. Kennedy commenting on the deal. Charges against other Cubans were dropped as part of the exchange.
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NEW York
Atty
Robert F Kennedy
James B. Donovan
Donovan
Florida
Justice Department
Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Idlewild Air
Cubana Airines
Kennedy
Cuba
Rockefeller
Francisco Molina del Rio
Molina
All Around Town hopeful home Sunday from Europe trip
Harold Stephens of Blevins is expected home Sunday from a European tour that included Madrid Spain and visits to Russia Poland and Czechoslovakia. Veterans of Foreign Wars hosts a meeting tonight to install new officers with all members expected to attend.
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Harold Stephens
Blevins
Wallace Beene
W. C. Beene
Madrid
Spain
Russia
Poland
Cazechoslovakia
Veterans of Foreign Wars
U S Planning Probe of State Poultry Trade
U S Agriculture Department is conducting a wholesale investigation into Arkansas poultry processors. Donald A. Campbell of the Packers and Stockyards Division cites unfair trade practices including price fixing, discrimination against small processors, and boycotts. Tyson Poultry and Plus Poultry seek a stay pending appeal, while Campbell urges no stay to avoid delaying the probe.
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Fort Smith, Act
Arkansas Poultry Processors
United States Agriculture Department
Donald A. Campbell
Packers and Stockyards
USDA
Agricultural’ Marketing Service
Washington
U.S. Dist. Atty
E. A. Riddle
Tyson Poultry, Inc
Springdale
Plus Poultry, Inc
Siloam Springs
U.S
John E. Miller
Ath
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St Louis
Campbell
Riddle
Plus Poultry
Allies Seek To Revive Soviet Nuclear Test Ban Talks
Washington reports indicate American and British ambassadors plan to meet Premier Khrushchev this week to revive Soviet interest in a nuclear test ban. A high level summit remains speculative, with Washington cautious but not ruling out eventual talks. Prime Minister MacMillan faces domestic pressure from anti bomb groups as London and Washington push for a ban to curb spread of atomic weapons.
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Washington
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
U.S
Kennedy
MacMillan
London
Moscow
Fay Kohler
Humphrey Trevelyan
Andrei Gomyko
State Department
Sam McMath 77 Formerly of Hope Dies in Texas
Sam McMath aged 77, formerly of Hope, died Monday in Del Rio Texas. Survived by wife Edna Tidmore McMath, two brothers W T Dallas and Syd McMath of Hope, two sisters Mrs Join H Greene of Little Rock and Mrs E J McCabe of Hope. Services at 10:30 Tuesday at Herndon Cornelius Chapel by the Hoy Rufus Sorrells. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Sam McMath
Hope
del Rio
Texas
Edna Tidmore McMath
W.T
Dallas
Syd McMath
Join H. Greene
Little Rock
E. J. McCabe
Herndon-Cornelius Chapel
The
Hoy
Rufus Sorrells
Rose Hil Cemetery
Magnolia Seeks Loop Around City
Magnolia group asks Arkansas Highway Commission to approve a highway loop to encircle Magnolia and connect U S Highways 79 and 62 and state Highway 19. Engineers surveyed the Magnolia area in 1960 61 and say downtown congestion would be relieved by the loop.
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Little Rock
Magnolia
Arkansas Highway Commission
U.S
Fighting Flares as Laos Civil War Resumes
In Vientiane tensions escalate as Gen. Phoumi Nosavan warns of action if Pathet Lao seizes Plaine des Jarres. Kong Le neutralists battle for control while U S forces contemplate heightened presence. Prince Souvanna Phouma and Kong Le seek ICC oversight amid fragile truce efforts.
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Phoumi Nosavan
Pathet Lan
Plaines Des Jarres
Pathet Lao
Kong le
Phoumi
United States
Washington
7Th Fleet
Gulf of Siam
U.S
Thailand
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Paris
Maurice Couve de Murville
Viet Nam
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Phou‘mi
Souvanna Phouma
Muong Phan
Plaine Des Jarres
Souphanouyong
International Central Commission
Souphanouvong
ICC
Khang Khay
Laois
Commission
India
Canada
Poland
Khrushchev Urges Neutral West Berlin as Model
In talks with Tl Giorno via Moscow, Soviet Premier Khrushchev proposed turning West Berlin into a neutral state similar to Austria Switzerland or San Marino. He argued that East-West issues hinge on Berlin and cited Switzerland and Austria as examples of neutral states amid nearby powers.
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Italy
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Austria
Switzerland
San Marino
Berlin
Tl Giorno
Kremlin
Lalo Pielva
Moscow
Raffaelio Uboldi
Central Europe
United Nations
U.N
Gogram
Funeral services held for Edward B Price of Diboll
Edward B Price 39 of Diboll Texas died Sunday in a Lufkin hospital funeral services were held today Survivors include his wife a son and a daughter Mrs Price known locally as Melba Coffee daughter of Mrs Trala Coffee of DeAnn
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Edward B. Price
Diboll
Texas
Lufkin
Price
Melba Coffee
Trala Coffee
DeAnn
Senior Class Play Is a Mystery at Hopa High
The 1963 senior class of Hopa High presents No Boys Allowed on April 23 and 26 in the school auditorium. A three act mystery blends humor with suspense as students portray disguises and ghosts. Front-of-house staff include Ruth Ann Mahon Roy Wray as business managers and a committee of students handling business stage publicity and more.
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Hopa High School
Ruth Ann Mahon
Roy Wray
David Waddle
Brenda Hicks
Sue Duckett
Jerry Purtle
Linda Johnson
James Luck
Orville Steadman
Mickey Baker
Buddy Anthony
Gene Davis
W. L Ward
Barbara Reese
Delinquencies Drop in State
Washington AP reports federal tax delinquencies in Arkansas for the year ended last Rec. 31 decreased 1.5 percent. Sen John L Williams R Del announced the ninth annual IRS report to the Senate. National delinquencies rose 3.9 percent or about 1.2 billion over 1961.
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Arkansas
John L. Williams
R-Del
Ile
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Mortimer Caplin
Williams
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