Model car racing tops growing hobbies in Hope
A new Hope Raceway on West Second Street opens with hours 6 to 10 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturdays, and Sundays until 6 p.m. The feature sport, praised by Larry Wahlquist and Bill Fort of Prescott, attracts PTAs and families with ready kits from $5 to $15, offering both beginner and expert races locally and beyond. The track uses a 100 foot model car track with electric powered cars guided by a groove in the surface.
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America
Hope
B&b Grocery
West Second Street
New Hope Raceway
Larry Wahlquist
Bill Fort
Prescott
Ptas
Ministers face new challenges with wealthy congregations
In Charlotte, AP reports pastors discuss issues among rich church members including money temptations and pressure to share resources, while noting benefits like abundant teachers and leaders. Ministers describe time crunches, social withdrawal, and potential alcohol risks as wealth grows. Auburn University grants first Negro graduate in 1104 years as Jacetta Matthews earns a master's in education after an Indiana government degree.
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Charlotte
N.C
North Carolina
America
Auburn
Ala
Auburn University
Jacetta Maxine Brittain Matthews
Irs
Matthews
Montgomery
Inediana University
Hope Livestock Commission Notice Changes Sale Day
Notice effective Aug 11 1966 Hope Livestock Commission changes sale day to Thursday Plenty of buyers and top market prices promised They urge customers to sell cattle or hogs and offer assistance Contact Cateract Blant Jones or Harold Coon at PR T4451 or PR 73258
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Hope Livestock Commission
Deadline Set for Independents in November Race
Secretary of State Kelly Bryant announced a 4:30 pm deadline on Sept. 9 for independents to file petitions to run in the November 9 general election. Candidates for statewide offices must gather 15 percent of governor race voters in each of 75 counties. district and county offices have similar 15 percent requirements. The article notes this applies per county or district as specified.
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Little Rock
Kelly Bryand
Bryant
Astronauts Brace for Apollo 1 Moon Flight
Three astronauts Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee voiced optimism about flying aboard Apollo 1. NASA reported preliminary success despite minor issues as Saturn 1 carried unmanned test craft three quarters around the world before splashdown near Wake Island.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Globe
Air Force
Virgil I. Grissom
Edward H. White
America
Navy
Roger B. Chaffee
U.S
Pacific Ocean
Grissom, White and Chaffee
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George E. Mueller
NASA
Manned Space Flight
Grissom
White
Chaffee
United States
Wake Island
Pacific
Titan 3 Rocket Explosion Ends Air Force Satellite Plan
A Titan 3 rocket exploded high over the Atlantic after about 80 seconds, ruining an Air Force bid to launch eight communications satellites. Debris fell into the sea off Florida as officials investigated the failure, the first for Titan 3. The mission aimed to place satellites in a global network linking Washington and Saigon. The 12 story booster valued at $20 million carried $1 million satellites.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Air Force
Florida
Helicopter Erects the Tallest Microwave Tower
In Marietta Ohio a 315 foot telephone microwave tower was installed at Barlow described as the nation’s tallest of its kind. Workers built the structure section by section with helicopter assistance for the lift and placement.
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Marietta, Ohio
Barlow
U S commitments seen reducing war danger says Rusk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told Congress that global defense commitments cut the danger of armed conflict and are meant to avoid U.S. involvement. He noted the United States has treaties and bases worldwide and emphasized that commitments clarify security needs to reduce the chance of war rather than act as a global police force.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Dean Rusk
Congress
United States
Rusk
Senate
John Stennis
D.miss
Stennis
America
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
North Atlantic Alliance
Malvern Man Elected President of Arkansas Broadcasters
Kere mit Richardson of KBOK Malvern was elected president of the Arkansas Associated Press Broadcasters Association at the AAPBA meeting during the Arkansas Broadcasters Association Convention. He succeeds Ted Rand of KDRS Paragould. the convention also featured a talk by the FTC on deceptive advertising and circulation figures. Smog is defined as a mix of smoke and fog.
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Little Rock
Keremit Richardson
KBOK
Malvern
Arkansas Associated Press Broadcasters Association
Richardson
Ted Rand
KDRS
Paragould
AAPBA
Arkansas Broadcasters Association
Bureau of
Federal Trade Commission
Bureau
Weather Station Report For Arkansas Louisiana
24 hour station report ends 7 am Friday with high 82 and low 58. Arkansas sees clear to partly cloudy and warmer through Saturday with lows in the lower 60s and highs near 84 to 92. Louisiana forecasts partly cloudy and a bit warmer through Saturday with lows 60 to 68 and Saturday highs around 84 to 89.
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Associated Press
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Boise
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Ptind
Ore
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Richmond
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Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Hampton Wins Case for School Consolidation
The Arkansas Supreme Court reversed a chancery ruling to allow Hampton School District to enroll about 275 Calhoun County pupils after consolidation. The 3-2 decision upholds a Calhoun County Circuit Court merger order now under appeal. Hampton plans immediate enrollment as schools reopen. Annie Jump Cannon noted as famed astronomer.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Chancery Court
Hampton School
Calhoun County
Hampton
State Supreme Court
Disarmament Conference Deadlocked in Geneva
The 17 nation disarmament conference adjourned after a seven month deadlock with both East and West blaming each other for no progress. So viet delegate Alexei A. Roshchin surprised by agreeing to resume talks after the UN General Assembly session, likely mid January 1967. Delegates from both sides urged continued negotiations despite the setback.
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Geneva
Alexei A. Roshchin
United Nations General Assembly
Riverbank work bid tops $408,232 near Dumas
Army Engineers said Eugene Luhr and Co. of Columns bia Michigan submitted the apparent low bid for bank stabilization on the Arkansas River 10 miles northeast of Dumas. The bid was 408 232 compared with a government estimate of 417 097. Bids will be opened Oct 6 on a Lock and Dam No 2 project about 12 miles northeast of Dumas.
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Little Rock
Army Engineers
Eugene
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Allen Thompson
Jime Simpson
H. W. Ward
Trigg
Prone
Carnell Thompson
Levi's
Californians
Rephan’s
Rephans
Reine
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