Johnson Gets Bill for College Construction
The Senate sent to President Johnson a 1.2 billion college construction aid bill praised as historic. The measure funds four year colleges with grants and loans, aims to handle enrollment growth, and requires use for science, engineering, math, languages, and libraries. Support came from 37 Democrats and 17 Republicans. opposition included 17 Democrats and 10 Republicans.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Johnson
Congress
Senate House
Kennedy
Snowstorm Sweeps Broad Regions With Severe Cold
The season’s worst snowstorm and cold snap spans from the Rockies to the northern Midwest. Subzero readings blanket the Dakotas, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska while Denver plunges from 4 above to 10 below. Snow and sleet shift across Oklahoma and Missouri with 1 to 3 inches expected in much of the Midwest. Rainfall exceeds two inches in Arkansas, northern Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas as the West sees mostly clear skies.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Midwest
Appalachians
Montana
Butte
Bozeman
Plains
Dakotas
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Denver
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
North Central
New Mexico
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Texas
Weather Station 24 Hour Report and Temperatures
Weather Experiment Station reports 24 hours ending 7 am Wednesday with a high of 47 and a low of 3. Precipitation measured at 2.40 inches. Continued on page Two.
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Aim
Children Die in Rural Arkansas House Fire
A wood-burning stove caused a blaze that destroyed a frame house south of Little Rock. Three children, James Sutton age 4 Jamri tha Sutton age 2 and John Wes Sutton age 1, died in the fire while their parents Wes Sutton and his wife were away visiting neighbors. Deputy Sheriff Doe Finto reported the victims and circumstances.
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Little Rock
Pulaski_ County
Doe Finto
James T. Sutton
Jamritha Sutton
John Wes Sutton
Finton
Wes Sutton
Indications Freeman Will Stay In Johnson Cabinet
Indications are that Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman will remain in the Johnson administration with no major farm policy overhauls planned for 1964. Johnson reportedly told Freeman he would be arrested if he resigned, and both leaders are said to share views on aiding low income farmers.
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Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Johnson
Freeman
Kennedy
Freeman Aer
Road Icing Warned Around Jasper Arkansas
State Police said Highway 7 near Jasper was dangerous due to icing after rain and a forecast of freezing rain and cold conditions across north and central Arkansas. Rain fell in Jasper and froze on trees, highways and power lines as several communities reported precipitation Tuesday.
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Associated Press
State
Jasper
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Harrison
Texarkana
Fort Smith
el Dorado
Fayetteville
Little Rock
Memphis
Pine Bluff
Walnut Ridge
Hope
Greenland
Gordon
Hector
Ozone
Pine Ridge
Langley
The Torch Is Passed AP Kennedy Book Offer
The Associated Press prepares a comprehensive 100 page hard cover history of Kennedy's assassination and aftermath. Readers may order now at two dollars per copy, with delivery starting about December 30, featuring color and black and white images and firsthand AP reporting by staff writers.
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Kennedy
Associated Press
Lee Oswald
Arlington
Tthe Hospital
Jolson
Bill Gunter Named Hope Chamber President for 1964
Bill W. Gunter, partner in Gunter Retail Lumber and Hempstead Manufacturing, was elected President of the Hope Chamber of Commerce for 1964 at the regular Board meeting. He is a board member for two years, former chairman of the Hope Retail Promotion Association, treasurer of the Hope Lions Club, a deacon and Sunday School teacher at First Baptist Church, and resides with his family on Wilson Drive in Southland Heights Addition. Eugene White was elected first vice president and new board members include W. L. Tate, John B. Gardner Jr., E. B. Whitman, Steven Bader, and Forest Singleton.
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Bill W. Gunter
Gunter Retail Lumber Company
Hempstead Manufacturing Company
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Bill
Hope
Chamber of Commerce
Hope Retail Promotion Association
Hope Lions Club
First Baptist Church
Wilson Drive
Southland Heights
Eugene White
W. L. Tate
John B. Gardner Jr
EB. J. Whitman
Steven Bader
Forest. Singleton
Estate valued above 2 million left by Spokane man
Robert Magee, 79, a retired city bookkeeper, died October 16 and left an estate in trust valued well over 2 million. Probate papers show his widow E Marie, a nephew and two nieces will each receive 15 percent of the income from the trust. Magee had no children.
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Spokane
Wash
Robert Magee
Magee
E. Marie
Mrs George Wylie Dies At 74 In Hope Hospital
Mrs. George Wylie aged 74 longtime Hempstead County resident died Tuesday in a local hospital. She belonged to the Hope Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include her husband three sons Charles Clarksville Arkansas George E West Monroe Louisiana Arch Wylie Hope two daughters Mrs Charles Scott Little Rock Texas Mrs Margaret Roberts Houston two sisters Mrs Henry Dildy Nashville and Mrs Hugh Hardy Sweet Valley Texas Funeral services set Thursday at First Methodist Church with Rev Waymond Franks and Rev Glidwit Gunnett. Burial by Marmadon Cornelius in Hose Hill Cemetery.
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George Wylie
Hempstead County
Hope
Order of the Astern Star
Charles
Clarksville
Ark
George E
West Monroe
Arch Wylie
Charles Scott
Little
Pan
Manslaughter Charge Filed in Washington Shooting
Cecil Fincher of Washington faces a manslaughter charge over the November 6 fatal shooting of 23 year old Ariess Huntley at Fincher residence. Prosecuting Attorney John Goodson and Deputy Al Graves filed the charge.
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Cecil Fincher
Washington
Ariess Huntley
Oswald Admired Kennedy Says Mrs Paine Details
Ruth Paine, who sheltered Marina Oswald in Irving, says Marina greatly admired President Kennedy. Paine recalled watching Kennedy's arrival with the Oswalds and that Marina loved the president. Oswald was arrested the same day for Kennedy and Tippit murders. Ruby later killed Oswald on live TV.
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Dallas
Kennedy
Marina Oswald
Ruth Paine
Lee Harvey Oswald
Irving
Oswalds
Wes Wise
Krld-Tv
Marina
Oswald
U. S. Secret Service
Oakes seeks legal ruling on board post eligibility
Wond ruff County Rep. Jack Oakes asks Attorney General Bruce Bennett to rule if he may serve on the Arkansas Economic Expansion Study Commission. The 1963 act created the panel to study economic improvement and the request also involves Sen. Robert Harvey and Rep. G D B Smith Sr. as commission members.
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Little Rock
Wondruff County
Jack Oakes
Bruce Bennett
State
Arkansas Supreme Court
Bennett
Robert Harvey
Shifton
G, DB. Smith Sr
St City
Aso
Commissio
Oakes
Police Chief Jack Brown Dies at 64
Chief of Police Jack Brown aged 64 died after a stroke in a local hospital. A former deputy sheriff and Arkansas State Prison guard, he led the police department for eight years. Survivors include wife Ruby and three sons, with funeral set at Unity Baptist Church Thursday at 3 pm and graveside services by Masons.
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Jack Brown
Arkansas State Prison
Unity Baptist Church
Ruby Brown
Jerry
Doyle
Ronny Brown
Accident on North Hazel Street Ends With Yield Charge
Minor damage reported yesterday after a collision on North Hazel Street between Charlie Armstrong and Jack Coffee. City Policeman Howard Milam charged Armstrong with failure to yield the right of way.
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Charlie Armstrong
Jack Coffee
North Hazel Street
Howard Milam
Armstrong
Sinatra Pays Out 240000 For Kidnapped Son Release
Hollywood AP Frank Sinatra’s 19 year old son Frank Sinatra Jr was kidnapped at Lake Tahoe and held blindfolded for 54 hours. The elder Sinatra paid a 240000 ransom to a gang after an intensive FBI search. The boy was released unharmed and reunited with his mother Nancy Sinatra and sister Christina. The father, after negotiating since Monday, flew in for the payoff and greeted his son at the family home.
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Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Lake Tahoe
FBI
Frank Sinatra Jr
California- Nevada
Bel-Air
Nancy Sinatra
Sinatra
Sinatra Sr
Christina
Frank
Colleges Must Expand Facilities to Meet Enrollments
Henderson State Teachers College president M. R. Russell told the Hope Kiwanis Club that American colleges face the largest building program in history to accommodate rising enrollments and student housing. He said the next 15 years require more buildings and housing than all prior college construction combined.
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Russell
Henderson State Teachers College
Hope Kiwanis Club
All Around Town Bits From Hope Area Notes
Rainy conditions and local events fill the Hope area notes. Three deer tagged at City Police station report, with Carroll Rowe, Bobby Liles, and Robert H. Tye Jr. cited. Perry and Deak Truck Stop teams set a 7 30 PM basketball game at Jones Field House Thursday. Salvation Army truck to pick up clothing and items Friday December 13 in Hope. Odist Church contact for donations. W A Barbaree of Hope enters Booneville State Sanitarium for evaluation on Nyberg building's second floor. Sherrie Hawkins of Hope elected vice president of University Association of Women Students begins spring duties. Miss Hankins of Oakhaven majoring in speech and drama, Mortar Board and Young Democrats Club member. Gordon Bolar pictured in Arkansas Gazette with Engle Phe Experiment Station badge. Rain totaled 2.23 inches in past 24 hours over Saint Fort area.
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Sherrie Hawkins
Hope
College of Arts and Sciences
Association of Women Students
Miss Hankins
Joe Hankins
Oakhaven
Mortar Board
Young Democrats Club
Foreign Relations Club
Gordon Bolar
Max Bolar
Little Rock
Seoul
Miners Clash Feared As Peasants Rally To Support Paz
Miners holdouts in Catavi occupy a dissident strike, taking 15 hostages including four Americans. Peasant militiamen march toward Oruro to back President Paz Estenssoro amid U.S. pressure for hostage releases. Government seeks foreign arms aid but signals no immediate assault.
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Thomas J. Stone
Associated Press
LA Paz
Bolivia
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Oruro
Es Oruro
Catavi
U.S
Paz Estenssoro
County ASC Convention December 20
Hempstead ASC schedules a December 20 county convention at 9 36 a m in the county office to elect a three member county committee and two alternates for the year beginning January 1 Delegates elected December 2 will select the committee members Names of elected delegates and alternates are listed by locality with multiple entries including Springhill Patmos Rocky Mound Hope Washington Columbus DeAn and Bairds Chapel Ozan Sardis Bingen and others
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Hempstead
ASC
Springhill
H. Collins
Gilbert L
Washington & Columbus
Moss Rowe
W. H. Biier
DeAn & Bairds Chapel
Jim Faulkner
R. B. Arnold
Blevins & Sweet Home
Carl Brown
Guy Lee
McCaskill
Luther Spicer
J. O. Harris
Ozan
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Bobcat
Hotel Barlow
Haskell Jones
Hope Star
Glenn Ballard
Herman (Moon) Mullins
Frank Francis
Ben Burton
Bob Westbrook
New York
Hope, Ark
Arsirs
Bill Gunter
Hope C of C
Mr. Kennedy
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Carroll Rowe
Bobby Liles
Robert H. Tye Jr
Perry and Deak Truck Stop
Jones Field House
Salvation Army
Chamber of Commerce Office
Odist
W. A. Barbaree of Hope
State Sanitarium
Booneville
Nyberg
County
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