U S boasts of strength as Soviet silent on treaty talks
In Washington, the Kennedy administration touts American nuclear superiority before Senate committees on the limited test ban treaty with no direct challenge from Khrushchev. Rusk McNamara and Taylor declare the United States clearly ahead, arguing the pact would slow Soviet progress while maintaining deterrence. Russell notes potential euphoria and vigilance risks.
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Washington
Kennedy
Russia
United States
Senate
Khrushchev
Geneva
Associated Press
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Soviet Union
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Taylor
Russell
Weather Summary From Batu Station Ends 7 AM
Weather report from Experiment Station notes clear skies then partly cloudy. Day high 88 degrees, low 56, no precipitation. Tonight and Sunday forecast show variable clouds with mild conditions.
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Batuday High
Eight Nazi Group Members Indicted Over Riot Plots
Eight members of a neo Nazi organization were indicted in Bronx County on charges of advocating criminal anarchy and conspiring to riot during civil rights picketing. Seven pleaded innocent and posted bonds from 2500 to 7500 dollars. one defendant will be arraigned later after waiving immunity.
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New York
Bronx County
State Supreme Court
Rail unions accept Wirtz bargaining suggestions in dispute
The rail unions agreed to Secretary of Labor Wirtz's proposed bargaining framework though not a settlement. Negotiations have stalled, and union leaders warned the management insistence on one-sided concessions could jeopardize a deal. Without a settlement or congressional action, a nationwide rail strike by Aug. 29 looms.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
J.£. Wolfe
Congress
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Shoe Factory at Conway Ends Strike
Conway Ark AP Operations at the International Shoe Co plant resumed as seven women stitchers returned to work after a walkout over minor grievances cited by plant superintendent Ben Knott. About 450 other workers did not cross the picket line and the plant idled Tuesday and Wednesday. Grievances will be negotiated at the St Louis office of the company.
Twenty-Five True Bills From Spa Jury Indicted
HOT SPRINGS Ark AP twenty five true bills four secret were returned by the U S Grand Jury for the Western District of Arkansas. Twenty one involved liquor law violations. Fort Smith El Dorado and Texarkana residents named in secret indictments. Names not released until arrest. Indictments issued at the closing session of the grand jury at Hot Springs.
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Hot Springs
Ark
U.S
Arkansas
Fort Smith
el Dorado
Texarkana
Dot Spriigs
Soviet Party Press Attacks China and United States
Moscow dispatch reports Pravda accuses China of seeking a U S Soviet clash to promote war while Krasnaya Zvezda criticizes Washington for a two faced stance on the nuclear test ban treaty, reflecting Cold War tensions.
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Moscow
Sovet Union
United States
Red China
Pravda
Soviet Union
Krasmaya Vzenda
Cold Wave Keeps State in Low 50s With Warming Ahead
Overnight readings dipped into the 50s across Arkansas as high pressure shifts east bringing a warming trend by Saturday. Batesville logged 49 degrees with other lows including Fayetteville and Mountain Home in the 53 to 55 range. Highs were forecast in the 80s to low 90s with a chance of scattered thunderstorms, and rainfall totaling a half inch to two inches over five days.
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Lite Rock
Batesville
Gilbert
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Plains States
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Brinkley
Hope
Warren
Mountain Home
Keiser
el Dorado
Walnut Ridge
Camden
Marianna
Newport
Portland
Stuttgart
Beaver
Greers Ferry
Mena
Hong Kong Police Fire On Red Chinese Vessel Near Mirs Bay
An exchange of fire occurred ten days ago between a Hong Kong police unit and what was believed to be an armed Chinese Communist midtor junk near Mirs Bay east of Hong Kong. A belated government statement said three police constables were wounded by huntshots fired from the unknown vessel in British territorial waters.
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Hong Kong
Mirs Bay
Martial Law Imposed on Hue and Nhatrang in Vietnam
Martial law was declared in Hue and Nhatrang following a Buddhist monk’s self immolation in Hue. U S personnel were confined to barracks dusk to dawn in both cities. Demonstrations were quelled with tear gas and Buddhist leadership urged civil and religious rights that Diem’s regime denies.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
IAP
Ngo Dinh Diem
Hue
Nhatrang
U.S
Thich Tie Dieu
Diem
Tu Dam
Trirarchy
Hot Springs Pair Arrested in Drug Raid
In Hot Springs a motel room raid yielded marijuana and two men were charged with possession. William T. Smith Jr., 26, of Hot Springs, and Jimmy Brown, 19, of Little Rock, were held on 5000 dollar bonds. Brown was taken as he left Smith’s room and Smith later. both face arraignment next Wednesday in Hot Springs Municipal Court unless charges are filed directly in Garland Circuit Court.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Joe Crain
Wiliam T. Smith Jr
Jimmy Brown
Little Rock
Brown
Smith
Crain
Atty
David Whittington
Garland
Lime Rock
P. BE. Dobbs
Confederacy Unit Picks Custodian and Officers
In Sheville North Carolina George Harrison of FY Canada Ark was elected custodian of the Children of the Confederacy. Lynda Rogers of Pitt Gerald Ga was named president during the general convention election.
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Sheville
N.C
George Harrison
FY Canada
Ark
Children of the Confederacy
Lynda Rogers
Pittgerald
Aipe
Pressure for Peace Is on Mister Khrushchev
Washington AP report notes pressure on Khrushchev from both domestic and foreign sources to seek new U.S. and allied agreements to ease tensions and curb war risks. Secretary Rusk signals cautious optimism for further East-West accords and discusses observers at key transport hubs to deter surprise attacks.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Khrushchev
United States
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Soviet Union
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
New York
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Moscow
Peking
Red China
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Harriman
Florida
William T. Gibson Dies in Camden Hospital
William T. Gibson died in a Camden hospital on Friday. He was the husband of the former Davis Urrey who attended school in Hope. Funeral services will be held at Stuttubays.
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William Tl. Gibson
Camden Hospital
Heartkick
Davis Urrey
Hope
Pune
Will Taski
Guidance Group to Host Jonesboro Workshop Next Week
Jonesboro will host a three day workshop August 21 through 23 organized by the Arkansas Personnel and Guidance Association. Earl Downs Hope High counselor and president of the association notes the program offers extensive testing and counseling for students from first through tenth grades, with nine years of testing for $609 per student and broad guidance for college majors military and vocational options.
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Arkansas Personnel and Guidance Association
Hope
Earl Downs
Jonesboro
Dolph Vamp
U.S. Department of Education
Horace Hubbard
Hope High
Karl Downs
Downs
L. I. Slatton
University of Arkansas
F.byry
Arigamsas
Airport aid boosts eleven Arkansas cities grants
The Federal Aviation Administration announced 429 830 in grants to eleven Arkansas cities for airport improvements. Projects include Almyra land clearing and beacon setup Arkadelphia runway work Batesville runway extension Berryville 3600 foot project Blytheville runway extension El Dorado north south runway rewrite Franklin site prep Mena 3800 foot runway Morristown landing area Texarkana apron Wythe 2900 foot runway lights beacon land clear zone.
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Washington
Arkansas
Federal Aviation Agency
Almyra
Arkadelphia
Batesville
Berryville
Blytheville
el Dorado
Franklin
Mena
Morriston
Texarkana
Wythe
Cuban Sugar Mill Bombed by a Plane
An unidentified plane bombed and strafed a Cuban sugar mill and another aircraft over a Havana refinery. Cuban radio said heavy anti aircraft fire forced the plane away from Cuba and that a second small private plane damaged the Bolivia sugar mill at Moron in Camaguey Province with one bomb exploding.
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Miami
Pla
Havana
Nico Lopez
Havana Bay
U.S
Esso
Cuba
Armed Forces Ministry
Bolivia
Camaguey
Moron
Students Delayed Returning From Cuba Encounter Fourth Delay
American students visiting Cuba defy a U.S. travel ban and again delay their return. They were told the plane scheduled to fly out today will not be ready until next Wednesday due to mechanical trouble.
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Havana
Cuba
U.S. State Department
Man to Guide Future Space Flight In Mercury Era View
Blacksburg AP report notes flight director Chris Kraft says manual control will dominate future space flights. He cites astronauts John Glenn Malcolm Carpenter Walter Schirra and Leroy Cooper Jr. and recalls Mercury lessons as Gemini prepares to send women into orbit with first flight in about 14 months.
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Blacksburg
U.S
Chris Kraft
National Aeronautcs and Space Administration
Manned Spacecraft Center
United States
Mercury
Kraft
John H. Glenn Jr
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
Cowper
Raley Shoppe Buyers Attend Dallas Holiday Market
Mrs John B Lowe and Mrs Paul A Raley buyers for Raleys Style Shoppe will attend the annual Holiday Fashion Market August 18 23 in Dallas. Buyers will select fashion lines from 7000 plus displays to guide laval customers with up to the minute selections for party wear accessories and Christmas gifts. markets organized by National Fashion Exhibitors of America American Fashion Association and Texas Fashion Creators.
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John B. Lowe
Paul A. Raley
Raley
Dallas
Suring Laval
Arbitration Accepted by Rail Unions
Washington AP reports rail unions tentatively accept a Labor Department arbitration plan on key work rule questions in a prolonged dispute. Chiefs of both sides met as lawyers prepare to review the plan with a board to issue binding decisions on firemen jobs and main crew makeup while other issues stay for settlement.
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Wirtz
Labor Department
Wolfe
I Ig
Wolf
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Moderate Leftist Is Congo Chief
In Brazzaville the Congo Republic army named Alphonse Massamba Debat a 42 year old moderate leftist to lead a provisional government as chief of government. He succeeds Fulbert Youlou who resigned after riots and corruption charges against him and his ministers.
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Brazzaville
Congo Republic
Alphonse Massamba
Debat
Massamba-Debat
Fulbert Youlou
France
Massamba-Debgt
Youlou
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