Millwood project dedication marks long fight over river dams
At Millwood and Reservoir dedication in southwest Arkansas, Judge Oren Harris and Senator John L. McClellan lead speakers while humor and praise mix with a history of river dam disputes. Attendees note the event drew a smaller crowd than earlier groundbreaking.
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Kansas
Millwood Im and Reservoir
George W. Peck
Tex
Kana
Hope
Sen
John L. McClellan
Senator McClellan
Hars
Capitol Hill
Millwood
Red River Alley Association
Oklama
Little River
Southwest Arkansas
Reporter Wins 1000 Dollar Award For Engineering Reporting
Jerry Rush, Arkan sas Beaverat reporter, received a 1000 dollar award from the National Society of Professional Engineers for eight articles on the Arkansas River water control and navigation project. The ceremony featured speakers including U S Senator John L. McClellan and Lt Gen William F Cassidy at Millwood Dam dedication.
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Rolla, Mo
Jerry Rush
The
Arkansas Beaverat
National Society of Profession
Rush
Millwood Dam dedication fuels Arkansas praise and Viet Nam war fears
In Ashdown Arkansas Senator McClellan dedicates Millwood Dam and touts flood control and water benefits drawing business to the region. Across the nation the Pentagon plans for a bloodier Viet Nam war with estimates of up to 10 000 American deaths this year and thousands more wounded.
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U.S
McClellan
Washington
United States
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Korea
State Abandons Unified Credit Card Plan
State Purchasing Agent Mack Sturgis said the state would abandon its Unified Credit Card program for oil and gas purchases and instructed agencies to revert to individual credit cards before January 1. He described the unified plan as a failure.
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Little Rock
Mack Sturgis
Sturgis
Murder Charge Filed on Prescott Man
Benny L Edwards 39 of Prescott was charged with first degree murder after Barham Cox 37 was shot multiple times while performing grade work on a Prescott street. Sheriff Horace Hale Nevada County provided the charge and incident details.
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Prescott, Ark
Benny L. Edwards
Prescott
Barham Cox
Horace Hale
Nevada County
Cox
Bake Sale and Dance Fundraisers in Hope and Little Rock
Sophomore bake sale at HHS funds Christmas baskets for Lions Club with proceeds to charity. A dance at the Youth Center features The Shifters. Art lovers view porcelain birds at Arts Center Little Rock. Junior Class rummage sale funds Lions Club baskets. KXAR features Liberty Bowl Memphis game Miami Tech and Capitol Tree lighting. Five Hope students sing Handel Messiah with Southern State College choir.
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HHS
J. C. Panny’s
The
Lion's Club
Hope
Arts Center
Little Rock
Hope High School
W. Ave. D
Hazel Streets
Ward 4
KXAR
Memphis
Miami
Southern State College Choral
Laura Beck
Susan Rogers
Gayle Williams
Virginia Edwards
Brenda Evans
Explosion Rocks Saigon No Casualties
A floating mine, seen by bridge guards on the Saigon River 400 yards north of the Highway 1 bridge, exploded after guards fired at it. The blast rattled windows in Saigon two miles away. No casualties or bridge damage reported. occasional small arms fire deemed harassment by Vietnamese troops.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bien Hoa
Ratc
U.S
Christmas Seal Campaign Seeks 2000 Goal in Hemstead
Mrs J D Turnage reports 1040.50 raised toward a 2000 goal for the 60th Arte rual Christmas Seal drive. The Tuberculosis Association urges all to use Christmas Seals on holiday mail to spread the message countywide and support the fight against tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases.
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J. D. Tutenage
Nual
Hempestead Co
Christmas Concert at Ozan and Pate rnos events detailed
Plans for a Pot Luck Supper and Musical Concert at the Methodist Church in Ozan on Tuesday December 13 at 6 90 p m feature the Finis Odom Quartet performing Gospel and Christmas singing with public attendance invited. The quartet, active in LaFayette and Columbia Counties, will also headline Pate rnos Community Christmas Party December 10 at 7 30 p m with accompanists Royal Bright and Mrs Arthur Street. A separate Arkansas publicity study notes $144 million in visitor spending and $11 million in state taxes last year, with total expenditures reaching $221 million or 8.4 percent of the state’s retail business in 1965.
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Ozan
Finis Odom
Odom
LaFayette
Columbia
Paternos
Finks Odom
Dwight Odom
Joe Rhodes
Bartone
Mac Wessson
Tenoy
Royal Bright
Arthur Street
Little Rock
State Publicity and Parks Commission
Arkansas
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State Board of Finance
Bangkok
Thailand
Witheast Asia Treaty
SEATO
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Ritain
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Jance
Pakistan
Millwood Dam & Reservo
Loot Dam & Reser le Arb
Contax
Alex H. Washburn
Lloyd Spencer
William F. Cassidy
Orsa Harris
Paul H. Hammerschmidt
Third
Marion Crank
Little River County
Millwood Reservoir
U. S
Senate
Oren Harris
Fourth District
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sen. McClellan
Ashdown
Ark
John &. McClellan
D-Ark
Millwood Dam
Nekoosa - Edwards
Red River
Ashedown
Orval Faubus
David Pryor
Dark
John Paul Hammerschmidt
William Cassidy
Army Engineers
Cassidy
Syd McMath
Trapnall Hall
Sidney S. MacMath
Seal Drive
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