Arkansan Honored with Purple Heart in Vietnam War
In San Antonio Staff Sgt. Henry Wagoner Jr. of Booneville Arkansas became the first person wounded in Vietnam to receive the Purple Heart. He was shot in the finger and head during a clash with rebels attempting to steal a rifle. The award was presented at Brooke General Hospital. Wagoner hopes for transfer to Fort Shaffee Arkansas where his wife serves as secretary.
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San Antonio
Tex
Henry E. Wagoner Jr
Booneville
Ark
Viet Nam
Wagoner
Brooke General Hospital
Ft. Shaffee
Old man Randolph Dies After Neon Sign Crashes
In Chicago, Mr. Randolph, walking with his son Charlie and daughter-in-law Lydia, is crushed by a falling neon sign. He undergoes emergency surgery and, believing he sees deceased relatives, tells his son of a glimpse of Polly on the other side before fading.
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Jon
Pop
Charlie
Polly
Lydia
Aunt Polly
Pittsburgh
Randolphs
Mr. Randalph
Chicago
Randolph
Mr. Randolph
George
Mary
Grandpa
Grandma
Wilson
Tn Hydra
GOPs Plan to Name New Chairman
Arkansas Republicans elect a new party chairman at the 1962 convention opening today at Robinson Auditorium. Roy Mitchell of Hot Springs acts as interim chairman after Ben Henley’s resignation. The meeting will revise rules, including a shift from six to four congressional districts and discuss alternates at meetings. Officials target four statewide offices: Willis Ricketts governor, Kenneth Jones U S Senate, Cy Carney 3rd District congressman, Warren Liebling 4th District congressman.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Republican Party
Robinson Auditorium
Roy Mitchell
Hot Springs
Ben Henley
Harrison
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Spe
Cial
iWillis Ricketts
Fayetteville
Kenneth Jones
U.S. Senate
Cy Carney
Fayettevile
Warren Liebling
Pine Bluff
Skyline Drive Funds Sought for Ouachita Route
The Senate public works roads subcommittee recommended funding Tuesday for an 85 mile Skyline Drive through Ouachita National Forest spanning western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. The route would run along the crest of Ouachita Mountains. project cost not released.
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Washington
Ouachita National Forest
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Senate Public Works Roads
The
National Forest
Ouachita Mountains
Faubus Blasts Welfare Illegitimacy At Conference
Gov. Orval Faubus told 90 delegates from 14 states at the Southern Water Resources Conference that welfare programs provoke illegitimacy and must be reorganized locally and in Washington. He urged curbs on handouts, noted wage and population gains, and referenced a survey into illegitimacy. Delegates from Alabama to West Virginia attended. conference aimed to plan future water resource needs. Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold named Cape Cod for the cod fish in 1962.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Orval
Faubus
Southern Water Resources Conference
Washington
Labor Commissioners
Little Rock
Iaid
Grams
Paulins
Alayahama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Capt
Bartholomew Gosnold
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Ontay
Fimiento
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