Candidates Decide Against Vote Recount In Arkansas Primary
In Little Rock Rep. Dale Alford and former Gov. Sid McMath declined recounts after Gov. Faubus won the Arkansas Democratic primary. Alford said he would not pursue a contest but would not concede, citing a just cause. McMath likewise announced no recount, while both defended their campaigns and addressed outside financing remarks.
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Little Rock
Dale Alford
Sid McMath
Osval E. Faubus
Alford
McMath
Faubus
Arkansas
Lawmaker Charles F. Smith Found Dead in Horseshoe Lake
The body of state Sen. Charles F. Rip Smith, former Arkansas House speaker, was recovered near Buck Bayou at Horseshoe Lake south of West Memphis after he went fishing alone Wednesday evening. His car, personal items, and timing suggest no autopsy. authorities note his long political career and that an election will be needed to fill the unexpired term. Survivors include his widow, two daughters, and his mother. Funeral services are set for Sunday at Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial near Marion.
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West Memphis
Ark
Charles’ F
Rip) Smith
Arkansas House
Horseshoe Lake 2
Smith
Cecil Goodwin
Goodwin
Wayne Chrestman
Buck Bayou
Horseshoe Lake
Billy Williams
Ralph Craig
Williams
Senate
House
Francis Cherry
State Legislative Council
State Sovereignty Commission
Hot Springs
Crittenden County
Cross
Crittenden
St. Francis
Helen Smith
Thomas Vivona
Newark
Charles F. Smith Sr
Citizens Funeral Home
Marion
Weather totals and precipitation figures for July 1962
The Experiment Station reports 29.01 inches of total precipitation through July, down from 32.89 inches the previous year. For the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday the high was 86 and the low 70, with 0.25 inch of rain recorded. Continued on Page Four.
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Experiment’ Station
Britain orders Soblen extradition flight to US
London AP Britain instructed El Al to fly fugitive spy Dr Robert Soblen to the United States to serve a life term for spying for the Soviet Union. Israel balked, Home Office said. Soblen's attorneys sought to block any alternate transport by other lines, fearing a deportation order.
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Robert Soblen
United States
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Soblen
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Pan American Airways
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Ireland
Home
Henry Brooke
Soviet Union
Jerusalem
Israel
Sheriff Warns of Telephone Threats in Paragould
Paragould Arkansas Sheriff Sam Hunt warned of threatening phone calls aimed at Emerson Electric non-striking workers. The calls, made on successive days to the father of three daughters under 18, included threats to kill. Federal authorities were notified as an investigation proceeds amid post strike unrest at the Emerson plant since June 18.
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Paragould
Ara
Sam Hunt
Emerson Electric Co
Hunt
Haragould
Electrical Workers Union
Emerson
Truck Driver Dies In Arkansas Ditch Crash Near State Line
Willie Ed Windham 27 of Shelbyville Texas died when the van truck he drove left Highway 165 a half mile north of the Arkansas Louisiana line. State Police said the truck rolled over more than three times.
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Wilmot
Ark
Willie Ed Windham
Shelbyville
Tex
Highway 165
Arkansas - Louisiana State Line
Russell Brands JFKs Comment as Political
U S Senator Richard B Russell of Georgia calls President Kennedy s Albany remarks a political move aimed at aiding racial tension in Albany Georgia The exchange includes telegrams from Jacob Javits Martin Luther King Jr and W G Anderson as a federal court weighs an injunction against mass demonstrations and Anderson testifies about conscience and obedience to unjust laws
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Albany, Ga
U.S
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
John F. Kennedy
Russell
Albany Herald
James H. Gray
Albany
New York
Jacob Javits
Javits
Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
W. G. Anderson
Albany Movement
King
Anderson
Pair Wanted by Many Arrested
Federal authorities announced the Fort Smith arrest of James Walter Brewen and Lorenee Terrell Brewen, a couple sought in multiple states for passing over $50,000 in worthless checks. They allegedly used altered ownership papers to sell a car and used 500 Mexico printed checks drawn on a Dallas bank for a sham insurer.
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Little Rock
Fort Smith
FBI
James Walter Brewen
Oklahoma City
Lorenee Terrell Brewen
Union Grove
Ala
Dallas
Tex
Ray K. Moore
Moore
Mexico
First National Bank of Dallas
Globe Sick and Accident Insurance Co
U.S
John G. Holland
Brewens
Brewen
Jackson
Miss
Gooding
Idaha
Busgett
Brewsen
Taylor Clinic
FHI
Flames Trapped Crew in Forest Fire Near Mariposa
U S Forest Service reports a six man pump crew battled a California forest fire near Mariposa on Thursday. Three firefighters died and three were critically burned as planes dropped borate solution in a futile bid to halt flames sweeping a canyon where the crew worked.
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Mariposa
Calif
API
U.$. Forest Service
Bishop Seeks Amendment After Prayer Ruling
Bishop James A. Pike testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee criticizing the Supreme Court for misreading the First Amendment in ruling public school prayers unconstitutional. He urges restating establishment clause to allow recognition of any denomination as an established church and opposes a fixed national church.
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Washington
James A. Pike
Supreme Court
California
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sherrill Postmaster Nomination Sent to Senate
Orha G. Felley has been nominated for postmaster of Sherrill Arkansas and sent to the Senate by President Kennedy.
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Wassengton
Orha G. Felley
Sherrill, Ark
Senate
Kerinexty
Arkansas publicity director wins SWC brochure award
CHICAGO AP Bob Cheyne publicity director for the University of Arkansas was cited for producing the best basketball press brochure in the Southwest Conference. The United States Basketball Writers Association honored Cheyne and seven other publicists for their 1961 62 brochures in Chicago. The award for best editing went to Ken Kuhn of the University of Kentucky.
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Chicago
Bob Cheyne
University of Arkansas
United States Basketball Writers Associatio
Cheyne
Ken Kuhn
University of Kentucky
Recount Fails in Garland County State Race
In Hot Springs Ark an Arkansas recount for Position 2 state representative in Garland County did not change final standings. Elza Young who finished third prompted the recount. Winner S t Allman kept 2544 votes while Nathan Schoenfeld had 2013 and Young 2007. Allman and Schoenfeld face an August 14 runoff.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Garland County
Elza Young
S.t Allman
Nathan Schoenfeld
Young
Allman
Schoenfeld
Sonic booms likely along Fort Worth air corridor
Air Force at Carswell Base warns residents along the Little Rock to Kansas City air corridor to expect sonic booms between 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Supersonic bombers will fly runs along the corridor producing detonations heard over the area.
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Fort Worth, Tex
Air Force
Carswell Air Force Base
Fort Worth
Tex
Little Rock
Kansas City
All Around Town Reflections On The Election
Incumbents held steady as local and statewide races produced solid support. Royce Weisenberger won the Chancellor’s race by a two to one majority while Kelly Bryant advanced to a runoff for secretary of state, the only statewide contest on the August ballot.
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The
Star
Royce Weisenberger
Kelly Bryant
Machinne
Harry Hawthomme
Supplies of Bad Drug Destroyed in U S
Government says all thalidomide in doctors hands located in the United States has been destroyed or impounded. 159 of 1,231 doctors who reportedly received it remain unaccounted as they are on vacation or have moved. Drug linked to deformities in babies. not marketed here, but used for investigational purposes.
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Washington
Germany
West Germany
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Food and Drug Administration
Wood and Drug Administration
Man Holds 8 at Gunpoint for 12 Hours
An embittered pipefitter held eight men at gunpoint for 12 hours in a state capitol annex during a disability hearing. Charles Elmer Milligan, 61, of Tempe, withdrew a .22 pistol after his disability checks stopped, wounded his attorney, and controlled the room until detectives gained entry posing as newsmen. He released five hostages earlier, with negotiations continuing by phone.
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Ariz
Charles Elmer Milligan
Tempe
Earl Moore
Don Rodriguez
Milligan
A.m
State Capitol Annex
Arizona Industriglt Commission
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Gorey
Garey
Charles
Set
Seymour Nealist
Glen Canyon
Colorado River
Arizona
John By Ryton
Conlingea
Demands truth about hidden Estes report in Senate probe
Washington Sen Karl Mundt urged Agriculture Dept to explain delays and possible influence in a memo on Billie Sol Estes. Testimony showed minutes for a 1960 meeting were drafted last May while Estes, facing fraud and theft charges, built a perceived cotton allotment empire with farm aid deals.
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Washington (Ap
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Agriculture Department
FBI
Billie Sol Hstes
Mundt
Senate Investigations
Department
Estes
Pecos
Tex
Mundl
Briday
Joseph A. Moss
Wiliam H. Duggan
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
AWGOL
Justice Department
Horace D. Godfrey
Department i
Ilegal
Duci
Moss
Emery A. Jacobs
Agricultural Fusion and Conservation Service
Gation and Conservation Service
Jacobs
Texas
Clement Wins Nomination in Tennessee
Tennessee Democrats backed ex Gov Frank Clement for a third term as governor, defeating two veteran congressmen in a tight race. Clement led in six of nine districts with about 40 percent of the vote as unofficial returns showed Olgiati and Farris failing to overtake him. Frazier and Loser also trailed in their contests with Thrasher and Fulton winning key races.
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Gavin Scott
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Democrats
Frank Clement
Kennedy
Clement
Chattanooga
R. Olgiati
Memphis
William W. Farris
James B. Frazier
Carlton Loser
Olgiard
Farris
Telnnessee
Frazier
Wilkes T. Thrasher Jr
I-County
Richard Fulton
Fulton
Loser
Gordon Turner
The Miracle Baby In Recovery After Seven Surgeries
Todd Groenewold, born March 3, 196, faced a blocked esophagus and repeated hospital stays. Surgeons at University Hospitals in Minneapolis tied his esophagus to his stomach after multiple operations, with a feeding tube later adjusted and his breathing supported. Now at 18 months, he has survived ten to one odds and is thriving at home, with planned final placement inside the chest at age six.
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Russimore
Min
Todd Groenewold
Donald Groenewold
R. A. Sawter
Worthington
Minn
Todd
University Hospitals
Minneapolis
Doeckurs
Tod
AAA Plans Meet in Little Rock
The 22nd annual Arkansas Alcoholics Anonymous convention opened in Little Rock with about 500 people expected to attend the three day meeting.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Alcoholics Anonymous
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