Public Visitation Highlights New Spencer Tract at Hope Station
Visitors toured the University of Arkansas South West Branch Experiment Station in Hope on Aug 18 to view the new land addition and ongoing pasture and cattle research. Drs. Spooner and Ray explained grazing treatments, fertilizer plans for 1962 Bermuda grasses, protein supplements, and mineral salt experiments, with timbering and forestry studies also shown.
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Spencer
University of Arkansas
South West Branch
Hope
Carriff
A. I. Spooner
Agronomist
M. L. Ray
Hughandman
Dr. Spooner
Tolt Vighors
X. Spooner
Bermuda
Tay
Speenen
Ray
Galt
Spencer Tract
Bidon Cotton High Bid Leads Pine Blue, Ark Prison Farm
Pine Bluff Arkansas AP bid 34.25 cents a pound for an estimated 3,000 bales of prison grown cotton. Supt Lee Henslee stated the crop would bring about $500. Fourteen bids were received. The Cross company has won the bid for the past three years. The Arkansas prison system relies on crop income from prison farms.
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Pine Bluef
Ark
Cruse Collen Co
Pine Tygift
Lee Henslee
Cross Company
Arkansas
Cemetery Crew Strike Ends Jobs in Paragould
Paragould Arkansas three cemetery maintenance workers were fired after demanding higher pay. F Brigman told the city council they sought a raise from 140 to 1.25 per hour. The council refused and the workers, Brigman Richardson and Brewer, began a strike. The cemetery board planned replacements at 1 dollar per hour.
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Paragould, Ark
Paragould
F. Brigman
Brigman
W. T. Richardson
Verlan Brewer
Aldermian M. CG. Hodya
Father's Fire Claims Daughter in Arkansas Car Blaze
Doris Pendergrass eight months old and daughter of Mr and Mrs Wood Pendergrass of Elscoe Arkansas died in a hospital after a gasoline ignition occurred Sunday as her father lay by the car carburetor inviting friends near England Lester Gross 12 year old brother was hospitalized with serious burns.
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Wytle Rock
Doris Ath Pendergrass
Lanonth
Wooh Pendergrass
Elscoe
Ark
Ris
Lo Gleay
England
Lester Gross
Insurance on Students is Now Offered
Hope Public Schools announce a school accident insurance program for all enrolled students. The plan pays up to 3500 for doctor, nurse, and hospital expenses from injuries occurring on school grounds during attendance or supervised activities. Parents may choose 24 hour coverage for 12 months at varying costs, with enrollment via homeroom teachers.
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Hope Public
Fois
James H. Jones
Hope Public Schools
Hope
Second Polio Victim Reported in Arkansas
Arkansas Health Department announced a second paralytic polio case this year in LITTLE ROCK area. Dr. W L Burnham, head of the communicable disease division, said both cases involved individuals who had not completed a full polio vaccination schedule. The first case involved a Russellville girl who had three polio shots but did not complete boosters.
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Russellville
Arkansas
State Health Department
W. L. Buneh de
Department
Division of
Cormly Bey
Fatty Vers
Shuls
Plane Kidnap Plot Reported in Baton Rouge
Border Patrol says airline personnel at Ryan Airport and other Southeast airports have been alerted to watch for three Cuban women allegedly planning to hijack an airliner. No information on target city or whether they left Cuba.
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Baton Nouge
Border Patrol
Ryan
Cuba
Mexico Faces U S in Davis Cup Singles Opener
In Cleveland two Davis Cup singles open the American Zone with Chuck McKinley United States and Rafael Osuna Mexico on clay at the Cleveland Skating Club. Bernard Barten and Mario Llamas meet in the second singles as Mexico aims to challenge the U S on home soil.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Chuck McKinley
United States
St. Louis
Rafael Osuna
Cleveland Skating Club
Bernard
Tut) Barten
Dallas
Tex
Mexico
Mario Llamas
Llamas
Barten
U.S
Sue Premacy
Three Counties Awarded Aid for Hail Damage
Washington AP reports emergency production loans will be available to farmers in Cross Greene and Mississippi counties after a hail damaged crop system on August 5. counties declared disaster areas with eligibility for U S Farm Service.
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Washington
Cross, Greene
Mississippi
Farmers Mone Administration
Usil
Morriston Slum Clearance Aid Approved in Arkansas
The Urban Renewal Administration approved part two of Morriston west end slum clearance project in Morriston Arkansas, costing about 555,373 with a federal grant of 384,440 enabling the local housing authority to start work.
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Washingto (Ap
Morriston, Ark
West End
Urban Renewal Administration
Stuttgart Man Is a Flying Farmer
J. B. Oliver of Stuttgart Arkansas was elected region 4 director of the International Flying Farmers at a group 6 meeting held in Tucson Arizona on Thursday.
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Stuttgart
Wucson
Ariz
J. BR Oliver
Ark
Duu
Eleven Cuban Crew Seek Asylum From Bahia de Nipe
Eleven crew members including the captain of the Cuban freighter Bahia de Nipe asked for political asylum after anchoring off Cape Henry. The ship bound for the Soviet Union was diverted, the State Department said the defectors would be allowed to remain, and a Coast Guard cutter removed them while the other 23 crew were watched. One man fled, prompting a chase before capture and hospital observation.
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Norfolk
Soviet Union
Cape Henry
United States
State Department
Washington
Bahia de Nipe
Fidel Castro
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard
Naval Station
Beserk
Ramon Tocurate
U.S
Public Health Service
Breighter
Cuba
Vaeuha Shipping Line
Consolidated Steel Corp
Wilmington
Calif
Senate Rejects Veto Over Foreign Aid Grants
Washington AP report states the Senate defeated a Prouty amendment that would give Congress veto power over foreign aid grants above five million. The vote was 59 to 30, maintaining oversight similar to existing loans and aiming to pass a Kennedy-friendly foreign aid bill.
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Washington
Senate
Congresa
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Treasury
House
Congress
Prout
Kennedy
Slayer at Malvern Put in Asylum
MALVERN Ark AP William Shuler Joe a 22 year old Negro accused in the slaying of two persons and wounding of five others June 21 has been formally committed to the State Hospital The hospital previously had reported after an examination that Joe was mentally ill Circuit Judge Henry B Means signed an order directing that Joe be held indefinitely at the hospital where he originally was sent or a 60 day examination First degree murder charges dropped against Joe in the two deaths The charges will be held in abeyance.
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Malvern, Ark
William Shuler
Jov
Henry B. Means
Doe
Joe
Police Return Drunk Driver Home Then Meet Cat
A man in a local bar asked police to drive his car home after a night of drinking. Officers obliged and parked the car in the garage. Later the motorist returned to the station window with schnapps and a cat, praising the officers while his license was retrieved.
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Duishurg
Germany
East Berlin brick wall rises as crisis deepens
East German authorities erect a solid brick barrier inside Berlin amid fleeing refugees. West Berlin and Allied leaders discuss increasing Western troop presence and resuming high level talks with Moscow. Adenauer and Brandt clash over handling the Berlin crisis as U S Britain and France weigh garrison steps and a unified Western response to Khrushchev’s demands.
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Berlin
East Berlin
West Berlin
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Bor
West Germany
Tie
Adenmer
Willy Brandt
London
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Lotion
Kremlin
Khrushchev
East
People's Police
Brand
Bonn
Kina
United Nations
Adenauer
Ty Brand
Arkla Village Antiques Museum Seeks Displays on Roundup Day
Residents invited to contribute old items for a planned village museum at Arkla Village Emmet on Roundup Day August 26. Bring wooden washboards guns carriages and Indian relics to be shown in locked showcases with owner plaques. Ownership remains with the giver while protection and display opportunities expand. For details contact I L Blue Archer at the Gaslite Bowl.
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Akl
Emmet
Suet Nim
Arla
Arbla
Archer
Gaslite Bowl
Brazil Hints Recognition to Red China
Tokyo report quotes Vice President Joao Goulart signaling Brazil may establish diplomatic ties with Peiping. Goulart, on a Chinese tour, says Brazil will pursue an independent foreign policy engaging peoples of varied ideologies. President Quadros has begun talks with the Soviet Union to resume relations after 14 years.
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Tokyo
Iown
Joao Goulart
Red China
Peiping
Goulart
Brazil
Duslo Quadros
Soviet Union
TV star Bob Murphy dies in head on collision
Boston AP reports television figure Bob Murphy 43 died in a Thursday head on crash with a truck. Former light heavyweight contender in New York 16 years ago, he later hosted a show. Born Edward Lee Conarty in Denver he changed his name to Robert Murphy and leaves a widow and two daughters Maureen and Karen.
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Boston
Trish Doll Murphy
Murphy
Joey Maxim
New York
Edward Lee Conarty
Denver
Colo
Robert M. Murphy
Winder
Iris
Maureen
Karen
Canada to Let Forest Fire Burn Out in BC
Fires covering about 40,000 acres of scrub lumber in northern British Columbia will be allowed to burn out. Officials say access power and manpower limit firefighting efforts. The area lies roughly 400 miles northwest of Prince George where six blaze fronts are active.
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Prince George
BCL
British Columbia
Forest Survive
Theares
British Police Get Fast Cars Ahead of Chase Speeds
London reports police will use cars capable of 130 miles per hour to pursue criminals and speeding motorists. The fleet, described as sleek, will begin patrols on Monday, aiming to curb dangerous riding through crowded areas.
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London
APY
Cholera in China Tied to Germ Warfare Claims
Hong Kong reports cholera sweeping southeast Kwantung province fuels Peiping accused of germ warfare by U S agents. The Wake and other papers cite mass meetings where Communist officials blame an American bacteriological war effort for the outbreak, with death tolls reaching an estimated thirty thousand.
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Hong Kong
China
Peiping
Korea
United States
South Ching Morning Post
Kwai- Tung
Kinglisthlan- Wake
South China
Durenn
Legislative Call Delayed This Week
Little Rock Governor Faubus will be out of town this weekend delaying a special session call until next week. He plans to set the opening for finance issues, with the session possibly lasting two weeks and costing about $55,000.
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Little Rock
Orval
Paubus
Faubus
Maubus
Arkansas Supreme Court
Squire Wharton
Huntsville
Ort
Arkansas Sees Nearly Million Dollar Increase in Road Aid
Arkansas will receive 94,570,754 dollars in the 1963 fiscal year for highway aid, up from 32,622,001 this year. The money is split into 25,050,000 for interstate construction and 4,519,854 for primary and secondary roads, with interstate funds largely federal. The new allotment cannot be spent until after the next fiscal year begins.
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Lettle Rock
Arkansas VII
Washington
Arkansas
Ward Goodman
Arkansas Highway Department
Commerce Department
Wid
U S Garrison at Berlin Beefed Up by Kennedy Order
President Kennedy ordered a reinforced U S garrison of about 1 500 men to cross into Soviet dominated East Germany and join the West Berlin force. The move follows talks with Secretary of State Dean Rusk and other advisers and aims to bolster the 1 000 strong garrison protecting West Berlin amid Cold War tensions. A Pentagon spokesman said troops would come from five U S divisions for movement through East German routes to Berlin, with a plan for a 1 500 man battle group and accompanying armor and support units.
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Harry Kelly Washington
Kennedy
U.S
East Germany
Altied
West Berlin
Wriglay
Oof Stile Dew Husk
Ameren
Builhip Worl
Pentagon
Tereops
Gore Muanys
Aus Hoh
6Th
Bad Kreuzwiht
Dred
Pierre Salinger
Berlin
Lelmstedt-Berlin
Broiler Men Urge Drastic Salvation
Poultrymen from Georgia Arkansas Mississippi Alabama North Carolina South Carolina Missouri demand immediate action to avert industry collapse. They call for slaughter of all breeder hens six months plus and 15 to 20 percent of other breeder stock below feed, plus price cuts on eggs and baby chicks to speed the process. Representatives from multiple states attended the meeting which adjourned with a warning of disaster if not enacted.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Movida
Tennessee
Missouri
Troy Cl. Sloan
Jackson
Miss
L A Teacher Resigns to Lead Hendrix Culture Dept in Conway
Frances Sue Wood, principal of Forest Park Elementary since 1951 and 30-year Little Rock educator, resigns to head Hendrix Culture Education Department at Conway. She previously led Arkansas State Elementary Principals Association.
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Little Rock Cap
Frances Sue Wood
Hendrix Culture
Conway
Missourian Drowns After Falls From Boat at Taneycomo
Ernest K. Fleck of Independence drowned on Taneycomo Lake after twice falling from a boat. Sam Stockdale, also of Independence and fishing with Fleck, pulled him back aboard but he slipped into the water again. The body was recovered about an hour later.
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Taneycomo
Forsyth. Mo
Ernest K. Fleck
Independence
Naneycomo Daiy
Rey Ware
Sam Stockdale
Fleck
Cvagt
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Bidon Cotton
State Prison
Persephone
Saen Crampton
Crampton
Morriston
Malvern
Calling All Antiques
Arkla Village
Mary Anita Laseter
Red
Bob Murphy
Canada
U.S. Garrison
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