Cape Canaveral Lands NASA Boom for Nova Rocket
NASA will buy 80 000 acres north and west of Cape Canaveral for launch pads and safety zones for the Nova rocket. Construction may begin in six months with a $60 million cost, expanding the Cape from 17 000 to 97 000 acres and displacing about 500 residents.
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Cape Canaveral
Brevard County
Mic
National Aeronauics and Space Administration
Cape
Ynean
NASA
Atlantic Ocean
Tows
Plane Flown From Hills After Engine Fails
Thor, a Little Rock pilot, flew a Dallas architect’s light plane out of rugged hills after the motor quit at 7000 feet landing safely Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank Weaver of Dallas escaped injury. workmen planned to dismantle the craft but terrain made it impractical.
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Arison
Ark
Thor
Little Rock
Dallas
Turner
Borman
Matt Howard
How
Kye
Frank B. Weaver
Tyner
J. B. Powell ies Funeral on Saturday
J B Powell 87 died at his Palmos home Thursday a lifelong resident and retired farmer member of the Baptist Church survived by three sons J Broof Lupe Binney C and Mary of Palms two daughters Mrs Audrey Winherry and Miss Lala Bowell of Patmos two brothers G W of Hope A L of Patmos and Harmon of Tex ukana 24 grandchildren and 47 great grandchildren funeral 2 30 pm Saturday at Mt Nebo Baptist Church Elder W E B Thanascugne Rider EB ae in charge burial Mt Nebo Cemetery Oakcrest Mortuary in charge
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J. B. Powell
Palmos
Ile Whist
The
Baptist Church
Welle
J. Broof
Lupe
Binney C
Mary
I.c
Palms
Audrey Winherry
Lala Bowell
Patmos
Hoe
G. W
Hope
Harmon
Weather Station 24 Hour Report For Thursday
Weather Experiment Station records a 24 hour period ending 6 pan on Thursday. High temperatures and a low around 64 were noted with precipitation, totaling 20 inches for the month. Year to date precipitation stands near 33.00 inches, compared with 22.43 inches in the same period last year.
Districting Compromise Near As Arkansas Counties Shift
AP dispatch reports lawmakers closing on a redistricting deal to redraw Arkansas districts. Jefferson Lincoln and Arkansas counties may move between Northeast and North Central South districts, potentially avoiding a 1962 referendum and easing 1963 national seat races. Governor Faubus hinted at a possible compromise and a special session could follow after the current financing and construction bill.
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Sivple Rock
Arkansas
Jefferson
Lincoln
Mtsthe
Ory
al FE
Faubus
His Foreign Car Won't Stay Lost
MEMPHIS Tennessee. A southwestern student Don Eyles Jr learned his foreign car resurfaced in the Mississippi River last Monday. Police traced the vehicle to Eyles who admitted pushing it over a bluff in a rage. No charges. the auto will be kept 20 days before sale.
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Memphis, Tenn
Southwestern
Don Eyles Jr
Mississppi
Eyles
Tris
Ahavelion
Arkansas legislature opens with money bills and new boards
In Little Rock the special session began with Gov. Orval Faubus highlighting strong state finances and pledging a second session on redistricting. Sixty-two bills were filed, mostly appropriations. Proposals included creating an overall board of control for higher education and large requests for the State Hospital and Children's Colony.
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Little Rock
Orval BE
Paulous
Legislative Council
Board of Control
Institutions of Higher Learning
Little Rover
Marion Crank
Tom Allen
Brinkley
Senate
J. Hf. Cottrely Jn
Pulaski County
State
Garland
Ray
Smith Jr
Children’s Colony
Pike
Alvis Stokes
Revenue Department
Gayle Windsor
Urge Early District Decision on House Membership
Rep Oren Clarris of Arkansas urged a House subcommittee to act soon on bills to expand the House from 435 to 469 or add 18 or 4 members. He backed Rep Frank Chelfs Oklahoma proposal to add 34 members, noting states must redistrict if growth is not addressed. The Arkansas delegation emphasized support for Chelfs bill while accepting other proposals if Chelf fails.
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Washington
Aly
Oren Clarris
D-Ark
Hanis
House
Harris
Arkansas
Frank Chelf
Oky
Darris
Arkansas J
Emmet Schools Plan Opening Day September 4
Emmet public schools will open Monday September 4 on a half day for opening with an assembly at 9 am and registration at 10. Regular schedule begins Tuesday September 5. Lunch prices set at 20 cents per day. Faculty and staff listed include McFarland Shirran Cooper Couch Bullock Arnett Fee Lawrence and others. lunchroom staff Grimsley Crider and bus drivers Dougan Breed. Renewal faculty meeting scheduled 9:30 am Friday September 1 in high school building.
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Emmet Public Schools
Arthur Gray Jr
W. EB. McFarland
Vocational Agricultural
Billy A. Shirran
Edward J. Cooper
Billy Shirran
Gloria Ann Couch
Charlotte Bullock
W. J. Arnett
Dora Mae Fee
Ray Lawrence
Lunehroom
Kate Grimsley
Beulah Crider
Floyd Dougan
C. BE
Breed
Dougan
Key
Velma Rowe
Corrine Gilvert
Dessie Wawthorne
Workshop at Blevins on September 4
The Blevins Training School holds a pre school workshop on Aug dL and Sept 1 ahead of the regular opening. Wallace Neece and G. Williams present evaluations. Buses run to school 6 am Sep 4 with opening exercises urged. registration and lunch provisions noted.
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Blevins
Bieving
Mamlay
Audrey Meadows Weds Robert Six in Honolulu Ceremony
Honolulu cap Actress Audrey Meadows and Continental Air Lines president Robert Six wed in a Episcopal ceremony on Thursday. They plan a tour of the Far East, with singer Nisseal Wilke and actor Meyman among guests. Meadows will resume television and motion picture work.
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Honolulu
Audrey Meadows
Robert Six
Continental Air Lines
Lonighe
Navi
Miss Meadows
Six
Nisseal Wilke
Meyman
Meddow
Dangerous Incidents in Berlin Amid Border Tensions
Reports from BERLIN AP describe violent clashes along the Berlin border with West Berlin mobs opposing Soviet troops, saboteurs halting rail and elevated lines, and East German police fatally shooting a fleeing refugee. American, British, and French forces held guard as tensions rose.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Aaus
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
Communist Party
East Berlin
Cjs
Frederick Otartel
U.S
Brandenburg Gate
Western Intelligence Agency
Fulton Man Aboard Ranger in Hawaii Cruise
Fulton Ark sailor is aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Ranger during a Western Pacific cruise from Hawaii on August 26. He is son of Mr and Mrs H L E B Wreyford of Fulton Ark.
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Fulton Man
Hawaii
Tanger
Western Pacific
Death Sentence for Truck Driver in State Theft Case
A Soviet court sentenced a truck driver to death by firing squad for stealing Nijreling ruts and textiles from a state enterprise, according to Mass Soviet News Agency.
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Moscow
Massi
Vaccine for Cancer to Be Given Humans
Cleveland scientist Dr. Sergio de Carvalho reports progress toward an immunizing cancer vaccine tested in animals and prepared for human trials. He says manufacturing would take years and antibodies grown in horses could fight various cancers, with trials possible after further study.
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Cleveland
Ohio
APY
Sergio de Carvalho
de Carvalho
Rand Development Corp
Electron Microscope Society of America
Pitsburg
Parke, Davis and Co
Detroit Pharmaceutical
Fir
Huemans
Three Die in Highway Collision Near Sikeston
Three Chicago residents died and two others were injured in a two car collision late Thursday, 54 miles north of Sikeston. Victims were Leunial Pitts, 31, Gloria Halleburton, 26, and Mark Allen, 46, all of Chicago. Injured were Madeline Mayfield, 39, of Champaign, Illinois, a passenger, and Albert Louis Burgdorf, 34, of Sikeston, the other driver.
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Sikeston
Chicago
Ant
Leunial Pitts
Gloria Halleburton
Mark Allen
Madeline Mayfieud
Champaign
Pitts
Albert Louis Burgdorf
Highway Patrol
Burgdorf
France denies Tunisian atrocity charges over Bizerte clash
France rejected Tunisian accusations of mass executions claiming 100 people were killed during the Bizerte naval base operation last month. The Tunisian charges described widespread killings including women, while Paris maintained the action was conducted within military necessity.
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France
Berlin border clash prompts U S artillery deployment
West Berlin police report a Communist order near Krohnak to clear the barbed wire barricade as gunfire erupts. U S Army garrison in Berlin deploys six 105mm howitzers with a 2000 yard range, though all shells remain conventional. East Berlin media denounces the moves as provocation while border tanks and infantry hold positions.
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Berlin
West Dev
West Berlin
Krohnak
U.S. Army
McNary Barracks
Amy
John L. Sanders
Amarillo
Tex
Bordar
East Berlin
Neues Deutschland
Communist Party
East Germany
Methodist Open House Promotes New Educational Building
The Pueblo Methodist Church hosts an Open House Sunday evening August 27 at 6 30. Children of the church school will guide guests through the new educational building for children as part of Promotion Day. Members of the building committee welcome visitors in the chapel. Primary and junior age children report to their departments and the promotion day program occurs in the church sanctuary.
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Chirch Sanctuary
East Berlin Doctor Reveals Flee for Western Life
East Berlin physician Ernst Lehnhardt, staff at Charité Hospital, recounts fleeing with his wife and son after the border closure. He describes worsening conditions, doctor shortages, and his decision to escape to West Berlin for a freer life, noting risks of speaking out against the regime.
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East Berlin
Western Sector
Ernst Lehnhard
Charife H Hospital
West Berlin
Associated Press
Lfe
Ernst Lehnhardt
AP Berlin
API
Karlshorst
Charihe
East Germany
East
Britain warns air lanes inviolate amid Soviet moves
London reports a warning to Soviet leaders that any interference with Western air corridors would create a dangerous situation with Britain asserting the Soviet Union would bear full responsibility. The Foreign Office said the United States Britain and France plan to send notes denying Soviet charges.
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London
West
Bertin Ward
Moscow
Foredin
Ast Gersmany
United States
Britain
France
Berlin
United Kingdom
Lahorite Merald
Expo
Khrushchev
Stalin
Paris
iAut
West Berlin
Eost
Ulbricht
West Germany
Frankfurt
Nove Press
Peace Corps Bill Passed by Senate
The Senate approved President Kennedy's Peace Corps bill, sending it to the House with authorization of 840 million for the first year and a goal of 2,700 volunteers abroad or in training by next June 30. Senator Hickenlooper's amendment to cut funds failed 59 to 32, and he warned the program is not a simple solution to human relations.
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Washington
API
Kennedy
Peace Corps
Senate
House
Sun
Rourke B. Hickentooper
Hickenlooper
Peace
Sen. Thibert HH
Umphrey
Minn
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Catherine Norrell
Jaubus
al Pirsh Christ
Qin Chueh
Dou Pendleton
Districy
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Leatts
Hope Star
DR. L. W. Williamson
Joe Coleman
Frost Stewart
James Sampson
Odeta Deby
E. L. Walker
Mae Ella Caple
Elbert Smith
Willie Lee Woods
Carrie Coleman
Willie Davis
Lee Westey Williamson
R. C. Taylor
George Graves
Fred Knox
G. $. Williamson
A. Parker
Jim Stuart
J. P. White
Board For Colleges
Emmet
Wallace Neece
G. Williams
State Department of Education
Lie Rock
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