Opposition to Red River navigation project voiced in Texas
Paris Texas reports railroads led by Doswell Gullatt oppose creating a Red River cargo canal deeming it unwarranted and uneconomical. He cited public need and warned of damage to rail transport while supporting river-related flood control and conservation efforts. Matthias of the Red River Valley Association urged controlling the river to protect farms, highways and bridges as hearings proceed.
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Paris, Tex
Red River
Corps of Engineers
Doswell Gullat
Washington, D. C
Gullat
Texas and Pacific Railway
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Texas , and New Orleans
Engineer Corps
Gullatt
Taxpayer
C@llatt
Red River Valley Association
Oy Mathias
Red River Valley
Alexandria
Preveport
Waoday
Denison Dam
Fulton
Ark
Matthias
Englers
Congress
Associatn
Weather Experiment Station Report and Forecast
Weather notes show 24 hour ending 7 am Wednesday with high and low unavailable, total precipitation 13.91 inches through March, 8 year ago 12.75 inches. Forecasts for Arkansas call for fair conditions, cooler today, partly cloudy Thursday, with showers possible in extreme south. highs mid 60s to mid 70s, lows mid 40s to mid 80s. Louisiana to be partly cloudy with scattered thunder showers in extreme south, warm in north and central regions. lows 50s to 60s, highs 74 to 84 Thursday.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Ark Regional Forecast Highlights Cooler Conditions Across Regions
The Associated Press reports central and northeast areas will see clear to partly cloudy skies this afternoon through Thursday with cooler conditions. Highs reach low to mid 70s in central and mid 60s to 70 in the northeast, with varying low to mid 50s central nights and 40s to low 50s in the northwest. Southeast and southwest remain clear to partly cloudy, a chance of showers in extreme south Thursday, Friday remains partly cloudy and mild.
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Ark
Associated Press
Page Taree
Ex-Publisher Edgar Brown Found Dead in Texarkana
Texarkana Arkansas AP ex publisher Ed gar Brown 58 a former newspaper polisher at Russellvale and Stuttgart was found shot to death beside a Texarkana motel. Coroner verdict death by own action. Brown recently left Pine Bluff Commercial. Native of Howard County reared in Mineral Springs Nashville brother-in-law of banker Louie Dickinson to be buried in Nashville.
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Texarkana, Ark
Edgar Brown
Russellvale
Stuttgart
Texarkana
Richard Birtcher
Brown
Pine Bluff
Howard County
Mineral Springs
Nashville
Louie Dickinson
Hope Student Winners of National Merit Scholarships in Arkansas
Eighteen Arkansas students were named National Merit scholarship winners among over a thousand teens nationwide. Scholarships, four years, vary by need with total value about five million dollars. top awards reach fifteen hundred dollars yearly. Recipients and planned colleges listed, including University of Arkansas, California Institute of Technology, Hendrix College, and Harvard among others.
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Evanston
Arkansas
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Roberta K. Barber
Near Gosnell
University of Arkansas
James I. Yee
Ner Maycle‘ville
California Institute of Technology
Jerry D. Cooper
Fort Smith
Clyde F. Stewart
Purl Stith
Robert L. Taylor
Princeton University
Cheryl L. Lloyd
Donesbote
Arkansas State College
Carol K. Foster
Little Rock
Janet M. Owen
Little
Rock Fall High
Robert E. Price
Central
Columbia College
Davis L. Carson
Mountain Home
James L. Chandler
Nashville
James A. Means
North Little Rock
Hendrix
Margaret E. Maples
Pine
Ouachita Baptist College
Robert L. Stark
Stamps
Hendrix College
Charles B. Crowell
Texarkana
Harvard
Genie N. Dickey
Sweet Briar College
Sandra M. Smith
University of Mississippi
Willia Joseph Bright
Lope
Carat K. Foster
Clifton C. Stewart Jr
Malvern
Anne N. Carlton
National Meril Scholarship Corporation
Pay Raise Approved for New York Legislators
In Albany the legislature approves a 30 percent pay hike, lifting legislators to twelve thousand dollars per year by 1903, with legislative readers to receive twenty nine thousand dollars annually.
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Albany, N.Y
Nelson A. Rockfeller
Bethel Baptists Plan Revival Weekend Youth Week
Bethel Baptist Church announces a weekend Youth Revival starting Friday night April 28 at 7 30 p m to climax Youth Week begun April 24 Youth will take adult roles in Sunday services Pia Sawyer will deliver messages Public invited Bethel Baptist located just east of Blevins on Highway 6
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Bethel Baptist Church
Pia Sawyer
Rathel Paytist
Ust
Blevins
Itig
Water Tunnel Blast Kills One In Northboro Mass
An underground water tunnel explosion in Northboro kills one worker and injures eight. Twenty two men trapped 400 feet down for over 40 minutes were rescued and rushed to hospitals. The incident at the tunnel working face is linked to dynamite use. the deceased is Ronald MacDonald of Roxbury Boston.
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Northboro
Mass
John Vert
Ronald Or
Donald MacDonald
Roxbury
Boston
Technicians Study X Ray Assembly For Civil Defense
X ray technicians from Hope Hempstead County Memorial Hospital Martindale Clinic Branch General Hospital and others gathered in Texarkana Sunday to learn to assemble the X ray junk for the portable hospital unit in Hope for disaster use Attendees included Mrs Yat Larance Mrs Alone Smith Mrs Viela Phillips Robert Jackson and Carolyn West
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U. S. Civil Defense
Texarkana
Hope
Yat Larance
Alone Smith
Hempstead County Memorial Hospital
Viela Phillips
Martindale Clinic
Robert Jackson
Carolyn West
Branch General Hospital
Postmasters Name Officers Arkansas Postmasters Meet
LITTLE ROCK AP Ritchie Morgan Camtion postmaster was elected president of the Arkansas chapter of the National Association of Postmasters here Tuesday. Other officers are Hermon Tuck Fayetteville Mrs Merle Jacobs Hunt Johnson County Mrs Qleta Hixson Paris and Mrs Ruby Bostick Vanndale vice presidents and Joe Hornberger Manila secretary treasurer.
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Little Rock
Ritchie Morgan
Arkansas
National Association of Postmasters
Hermon Tuck
Fayetteville
Merle Jacobs
Hunt
Johnson County
Qleta Hixson
Paris
Ruby Bostick
Vanadale
Joe Hornberger
Manila
Bright wins Arkansas Merit Scholarship national competition
William Joseph Bright son of Mr and Mrs Simon Q Bright of Hope has earned an Arkansas Opportunity Fund Merit Scholarship announced by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The nationwide competition provides 1000 dollars a year for four years for study at the University of Arkansas with civil engineering as his major. Bright’s leathercraft hobby and prize winnings in crafts also feature in local notes.
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William Joseph Bright
Simon Q. Bright
Hope
Arkansas Opportunity Fund
National Merit Scholarhip Corporation
Winthrop Rockefeller
William
University of Arkansas
Faubus Takes Issue With AIDC Stand
Arkansas Governor Faubus questioned the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission view on acquiring the Shumaker Ordnance Depot near Camden for potential industry use. He argued the state should not rush to take over but could act to prevent scrapping, citing facilities and infrastructure. He also commented on hospital land sale prospects and a utility rate increase under PSC review.
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John R. Starr
Little Rock
Orval TH. Faubus
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Shumaker
Camden
AIDC
Aulius
MDC
Faubus
Jie
Luther Hodges
Wanbusaid
State Hospital
Benton
Saline County
Virgil T. Fletcher
Hich
Twleleher
Paulus
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Public Service Commission
Fort Smith Man Sentenced for Jewel Theft
Bennie Herron of Fort Smith was sentenced to seven years in prison for theft of more than $50,000 in jewels from Newton's Jewelry Store where he worked. Circuit Judge Paul Waite suspended two years of the sentence on good behavior. Herron pleaded guilty to the theft.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Bennie Herron
Paul Waite
Herron
Fort Smith
Husband Slayer Gets 7 Years
Jonesboro Arkansas AP circuit judge Edward Maddox sentenced Marian A. Lewis, 28, to seven years for the slaying of her husband, but suspended the term on good behavior. Bobby duck Lewis was shot at the couple’s home near Jonesboro last November 6 after a jury convicted her of voluntary manslaughter.
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Jonesboro, Ark
Edward Maddox
Marian A. Lewis
Bobby Duck Lewis
Jonesboro
U S Steps Up Arms Airlift in Laos Amid Cease Fire Doubts
United States increases arms and supplies to pro Western Laotian government troops from Manila to Vientiane. Six C130 transports deliver four times the load of prior shipments as hopes for a Geneva cease fire falter. Pro communist factions and rival leaders Soum? Souvanna Phouma and Boun Oum vie for control.
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U.S
Laos
Vientiane
United States
India
Canada
Poland
Holt
New Delhi
Geneva
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Boun Oum
Phoumi No. Sivan
Lins
Pathet Lio
Senior Play Scheduled Friday Night
Hope High School presents the three act comedy mystery Creeping Shadows Friday night at 8 in the server auditorium. Cast of twenty four has rehearsed four weeks. proceeds fund senior activities including a banquet and Senior Day.
Has Baby in Back Seat of Car in Arkansas Weather
Floyd Carmical of Cabot was guiding his wife to a hospital in Little Rock when he stopped for directions. While speaking with a police officer Mrs. Carmical delivered a healthy baby boy in the back seat of the car. The Carmicals then proceeded to Little Rock as a severe storm hit the city.
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Little Rock
Floyd Carmical
Cabot
Carmical
Divergent Views on Cuba Invasion Blame
Reported discussions at a foreign policy conference outline three competing theories on who bore responsibility for the bungled Cuban invasion. One pins blame on President Kennedy, another targets the CIA led by Allen Dulles, and a third absolves U S intelligence operatives, citing faulty or misinterpreted data and decision making by higher officials.
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Barat i
Toyalficials
Washington
Kenedy
United States
Maxwell Mayle
Allen W. Dulles
John Foster Dulles
Htt
Cuba
Castro
Ib Wate
Board of National Estimate
Ody
Cha
Wisenthayer
Kennedy
Savanes
Bikson
Vowas Sai
Dain Quadros
Brazil
Alhoush
Monroe Davering
United States Militiwy
Thunderstorm Ravages Arkansas City Areas and Colleges
Violent storms in Arkansas Tuesday caused at least 2 million dollars in damage. The State Capitol in Lille Rock and Arkansas State College at Jonesboro were hit by fierce winds. A Negro boy drowned and at least 21 people were injured, four hospitalized. Insurance estimates put Lille Rock damage at 500000 or more, while Arkansas State College may exceed 50000 more. A college student reported a tunnel near the gym as walls bulged and roofs ripped. Telegraph lines and streets were flooded by 70 mph gusts and debris, with downtown streets crowded by shattered glass.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Lille Hawk
Arkansas State College
Jonesboro
Lite Rock
Lanesboro
Arkansas State
Lille Rock
Arkansas Catastrophe Committee
Andy Wargo
Watson
Gille Rock
Living Costs Steady At Record High In February
Washington reports consumer prices were unchanged from January and remained at 127.5 percent of the U S. middle income figure. The variation across categories was mixed with declines in used car and transportation costs while housing and recreation rose due to movie admissions. Deputy statistics commissioner Robert J. Myers notes the overall pattern shows price stability despite some month to month shifts.
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Washington
Robert J. Myers
Ober
Cunsung
Loyal French Army Generals Crush Algiers Mutiny
Rebels led by Maurice Challe surrendered after a four day uprising in Algiers as loyal forces, gendarmes, and troops regained control. Challe faces charges of insurrection and usurping power. three other generals and three colonels linked to the plot are named, with trial venue and fate still uncertain. Public calm returned as stores reopened and transit resumed after the crackdown.
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Algiers
Porces
Chavres de Gaulle
Maurice Challe
Pencrate
Kvoal Sahu
Odmond Jotihad
Andre Yeller
Foreign Legion
Paris
Mithors
Royal Sobliens
de Gaulle
Algeria
British Gibraltar
Challe
Kiwanis Told of Liberty Under Law
Attorney Alber Graves spoke at the Hope Siwanis club on National Law Day topic Liberty Under Law. He traced law to the Ten Commandments Magna Carta and early English law, praised jury service in Hempstead County and praised the First and Sixth Amendments, noting witnesses may be compelled to testify. The program was arranged by Attorney W. C. Crow, with several guests and two new members inducted.
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Alber Graves
Hope Siwanis Club
Tie
Hempstead
Atlurmuy Wf. C. Crow
George Reed
Sleepy Thompson
Jack Glover
Jim Hareris
Arkadelphia
John We Mahan
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