German Riot Marks Third Year of Wall
West Berlin marked the wall's third anniversary with an hour of silence that turned to violence as rioters attacked a Soviet army car near Checkpoint Charlie. A mob of about 500 surrounded the vehicle, battered it and a truck trailer, and police dispersed the demonstrators. one youth was knocked unconscious. The car, carrying at least one Soviet officer and a driver, fled back to East Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Boultwood
Berlin
East Berlin
Wall
Charlie
Great Tree Fends Off Fire Near Porterville
In Porterville California an ancient Redwood named Moses survived an eight day interior fire. Forestry dispatcher Harry Harp announced the blaze started by lightning struck Aug 4 and 6. The 250 foot tree burned 20 feet from the top and helicopters dropped water and chemicals to quell it. Moses, a seedling before Christ, is expected to live another 2000 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porterville
Calif
Moses
Harry Harp
State Division of Forestry
Christ
Italian Red Party Head Is Stricken
In Moscow AP report says Italian Communist leader Palmiro Togliatti suffered a stroke in Yalta on Thursday with grave condition. Soviet specialists were called to his bedside as Togliatti, 71, had arrived in Moscow then traveled to Yalta, where L Unita confirmed an unspecified illness. He has been in the Soviet Union five days. Maurice Thorez died last month aboard a Black Sea cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Communist Party
Palmiro Togliatti
Yalta
Togliatti
Black Sea
L’unita
Soviet Union
Maurice Thorez
Mrs Alene Tucker Burnett Dies At 49
Mrs. Alene Tucker Burnett, 49, of Houston, died in Lewisville on Thursday. She was a Mt. Nebo Baptist Church member. Survivors include her parents E H Tucker and wife of Lewisville, a brother Mar Houston, four sisters Ara Beasley Resian City Calif Vee Wheelington Texarkana, Barney Powell Palmer, Eldridge Burns Lewisville, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Lewisville Funeral Home Saturday at 9 a.m. with burial in Knighton Chapel Cemetery. Rev Gordon Renshaw and Rev Larry Gaines officiating. Smith Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alene Tucker Burnett
Lewisville
Houston
Mt. Nebo
Knighton’s Chapel
Gordon Renshaw
Larry Gaines
Smith Funeral Home
Weather Report Summary for 24 Days Ending Friday
Weather Experiment Station reports 24 days ending Friday at 7 a.m. with a high of 81 and a low of 63. Precipitation noted. Irnee and Conthiwa appear as place or station markers on the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irnee
Conthiwa
Million Dollar Mail Robbery Still Unsolved In Boston
Two years after a Plymouth holdup netted 1 551 277, the largest cash haul in U S history, a band of postal inspectors averaging 60 continues the pursuit. Six robbers remain at large while the money vanished. William F White, chief postal inspector for New England, heads the investigation and remains optimistic of a solution as witnesses recount thenight of Aug 14 1962 and the loot tossed to confederates during the 25 mile drive to the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Plymouth
United States
William F. White
New England
Philip Schena
Patrick Barrett
Cod
Eral Reserve Bank
Bos
Barrett
Uni
Holidays for School Are Listed for 1964-65
The 1964-65 school year calendar lists holidays by date including Thanksgiving November 26-27 Christmas December 21-January 4 and Easter Good Friday April 16. School opens 8:30 am and closes 3:15 pm with 30 minute lunch periods. Junior High lunch 11:30-12:00 Senior High 11:45-12:15 all grade schools 30 minutes each group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Public
Arkansas Education Association
T. E. Hollis 83 of Patmos Dies
T E Hollis 83 of Patmos dies in a local rest home. Lifelong Patmos resident survived by wife Lucie son Vernon two brothers Joe of Patmos and Andrew of Texas. Funeral set for 3 Saturday at Herndon Cornelius Chapel with Milton Peebles officiating burial in Patmos cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molns
Patmos
Lucie
Vernon
Hope
Joe
Andrew
Texas
Herndon- Cornelius Chapel
Milton Peebles
Patmos Cemetery
One man one vote court ruling sparks deep ending dispute
AP News Digest reports Congress clashing with Supreme Court on state legislative reapportionment while Johnson signs pay raise for national government staff. U Thant seeks more Cyprus troops as Greece Turkey tensions rise. West Berlin riot marks anniversary. Paterson and Elizabeth face racial unrest. A steamroller incident ends with a decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Milamne
Johnson
Five Men Rescued After Tidal Wave Swamp Gulf Tug
Five crewmen aboard the 65 foot oil exploration tug Michael faced a two day ordeal after a tidal wave slammed their vessel off the South Georgia coast. John Meyer 25 of New Orleans logged a life raft rescue plan and log with his knife while the party drifted 17 miles offshore. Coast Guard helicopter crew spotted them and evacuated all five in good condition though dehydrated and sunburned. Capt W C White 39 of Patterson La and Raynard Brush 22 of Houston described the moment the swell overwhelmed the ship and forced entry through a porthole to safety. Mayer’s crewmates J R Lombas Jr 29 of Morgan City La and Raymond Clement 7 of Thibodaux La endured harsh conditions as they waited for rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Michael
Morgan City
John Meyer
New Orleans
Meyer
Brunswick Hospital
Coast Guard
South Georgia
W. C. White
Patterson
Coasul
Raymond Farush
Houston
Tex
Brush
White
Navy
Brush J
Offshore Baydist Co
Raymond Clement
Thibodaux
Vacation Bible School at Church of Christ
The Fifth and Grady Street Church of Christ will conduct Vacation Bible School from August 17 to August 21. Daily services run 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with classes for all ages. A Friday picnic lunch at Fair Park follows the morning service, and a closing program with certificates is set for Friday at 7:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5Th
Grady St
of Christ
Bible School
Fair Park
Government Pay Hike Enacted by Johnson
President Johnson signed the federal pay raise, aiming to attract and retain top talent across Congress, judges, and about 1.7 million federal workers. The raises range from 100 to 10,000 dollars yearly, retroactive to July 1 for most, with Congress awaiting January 1 for their 7500 dollar increases. The bill, amid bipartisan support, adds about 559 million to the annual civilian payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
White House
Congress
Postal
Igch
I T
Confess
Cool Wave Spreads East In Record August Lows
The Associated Press reports a broad eastward cool spell with record low Aug. 14 readings across Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania and New York. Hibbing Minnesota posted 32 degrees and Chicago fell to 42. Showers began in Missouri and Kansas and moved into southern Illinois and Indiana as western areas remained dry.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Great Lakes
New England
Mercury
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Hibbing
Minn
Park Falls
Wis
Madison
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Cleveland
New York City
Brookings
Plains
Missouri
Kansas
Mlinois
Tridiana
Soutlhern
Rockies
Ozark National Forest Expansion Question Sparks Land Debate
The U S government weighs widening the Ozark Forest purchase boundary to acquire private land unfit for farming. Officials caution no land will be bought without owner consent or clearer management benefits. The issue revives the debate over federal land ownership, which stands at about a third of U S land, with Arkansas showing 8.6 percent federal ownership in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ozark National Forest
Forest Service
United States
Agriculture Department
U.S
Eighly
Nevada
Uncle Sam
Arizona
Wyoming
Utah
Arkansas
Ouachita and
Ozark National Forests
U. S
Harold A. Howell
Agricultural Extension Service
Howell
Bayou Meto Pollution Suit Filed
A Humphrey fisherman, Kelsey Carson, files a $5000 damage suit in Pulaski Chancery Court against Hercules Powder Co for pollution of Bayou Meto near Jacksonville. The action seeks two years of losses. Roy Prewitt notes it could enable landowners to seek crop and fishing revenue damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuttgart, Ark
Hercules Powder Co
Jacksonville
Kelsey Carson
Humphrey
Pulaski Chancery Court
Carson
Roy Prewitt
Lonoke
Advisory Council
U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
Maddox vows Supreme Court fight after closing segregated cafe
Atlanta restaurant owner Lester Maddox pledged to take his case to the U S Supreme Court after shutting the Pickrick doors to avoid serving Black patrons. He cried as he urged that Congress violated the Constitution and blamed Communists for killing his business, while police kept the scene outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Chase
Atlanta, Ga
Lester Maddox
U.S. Supreme Court
Pickrick
Maddox
Congress
American Free Enterprise System
Atlanta
Calvin Jones
Gar Robinson
3 Hurt as Car Leaves Road Here
J T Bagwell and family of Fordyce were injured in a one car crash on Highway 4 near Centerville in Nevada County at 10 20 this morning. A slick road caused loss of control and the car struck a tree. Injured were Mr Bagwell, his wife Milrose 27, and daughter Cindy 3. They were taken to a local hospital. State Sgt Guy Downing investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Bagwell
Fordyce
Highway 4
Centerville
Nevada County
Mr. Bagwell
Milrose
Cindy
Hope
Guy Downing
Sky Lights over Loveland High Lights Prank Film
Loveland Colorado police traced reports of a bright unidentified object to a prank. They said a railroad lantern flare was released with six gas filled balloons causing the mid evening sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loveland
Colo
Orville Steadman Graduates From Vocational School
Orville Steadman of Hope, son of Mr and Mrs Orville Steadman, graduates from the Arkansas Vocational Technical School of Pine Bluff on August 9 with a welding certificate. He is a 1960 Hope High School graduate among 33 total graduates. New classes begin September 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Steadman
Hope
Arkansas Vocational Technical School of
Pine Bluff
Steadman
Hope High School
Cecil Frank Fincher, Jr
Frank Fincher
Washington, Ark
U.S. Navy
U. S. Navy
Texarkana
Frank
Little Rock
U.S. Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Hospital Corps
Hope High
Nashville
Canadians Face Flag Debate At Special Conference
Ottawa AP reports a heated flag dispute with Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson inviting leaders from all parties to a Tuesday conference. The government backs a flag with three red maple leaves, while a rival plan proposes a single leaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Hope students to receive degrees at Arkansas State Teachers College
All Around Town reports 204 candidates earning degrees at Arkansas State Teachers College Conway tonight with Larry Walton and Joe D Far ris among bachelor of science in education degree candidates. Dr Silas D Snow will confer degrees and Floyd W Parsons will deliver the principal address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Walton
Joe D. Farris
Hope
Arkansas State Teachers College
Conway
Ida Waldron
Silas D. Snow
ASTC
Floyd W. Parsons
Little Rock Public Schools
Hempstead County
Southern State College
Magnolia
Idelle Purtle Warren
Neil Warren
Rt. 3
The
Vollege
Dewees
George
New Jersey Riots Reach Third Night in Paterson
AP report from Paterson New Jersey describes gasoline bombs bottles and bricks in the streets of the Fourth Ward as city officials deem the violence less serious by the third night. In Elizabeth police halted a crowd after a patrol car was struck and ten sion appeared to ease. Police detained 23 Negroes one white man and about a dozen juveniles with further incidents reported nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Kramer
Paterson
N.J
Elizabeth
Harlem
Brooklyn
Rochester
Nlw
Jersey City
Fourth Ward
Warning on Restricted Licenses Issued by Deputy Prosecutor
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Al Graves released a warning to parents and adults who allow minors to drive with restricted licenses. Local sheriff and police report many teens drive without an adult present. Graves says both operators and permissive parents are guilty if violations occur. all officers vow strict enforcement countywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Graves
Graves
Sheriff's Department
Police Department
Public Fund Covers Band Uniforms for Hope High
Hope High School band uniform drive wraps in six weeks with 5500 needed for 55 outfits plus majorette and drum major attire. Down payment of 1500 made. donations totaled 4012 raising the grand total. More funds may be required as interest grows and uniforms arrive for the Texarkana season opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Hope High School
Band Parents Club
Ea. de
J. W. Branch
Jim McKenzie
Jim
Jud Martindale
Drs
Lynn
Lowell Harris
Oakcrest Funeral Rome
Kxar Ou
Texarkana
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Red Party
Henry Supple
Clark Road
Confeders
Bonds
T. E. Hollis
AP News Digest
International
U.N
U Thant
Cyprus
Greece
Turkey
Mediterranean
National
Frank X. Graves
Schoenberger
Times
Church of Christ Vacation School
U.S. Ozark Forest
Wick Temple
Federal Court
Army
Deleon “B. L. Weston
Melvin Weston
Dalry St
Ark
Grafenwohr
Germany
94Th Artillery
Schwabisch Gmund
New Jersey
Public Fund
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