Exiles greet Castro foes as prison ship returns to Miami
In Miami exiles welcome more than 900 released Bay of Pigs prisoners aboard the African Pilot. Manuel Artime and other invasion leaders meet with President Kennedy in Palm Beach. Exiles vow to press anti Castro efforts as hundreds of women, men, and children arrive for reunions and care arrangements.
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Miami Fla
Fidel Castro
Supa
Castro
Bay of Pigs
Manuel,Artime
Kennedy
Palm “Beach
Papa Kennedy
White House
Orange Bowl
Cuban Revolutionary Counsell
Cuba
Russia
Miami
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
New York
James B. Donovan
U.S
Havana
Palm Beach
Artime
Jose Perez San Roman
Erneido Oliva
Revolutionary Council
Joe Miro Carns
Brigade 2506
Florida
Arkansas Year in Politics Tops Top News List
The 1962 Arkansas year spotlights politics from April through November, with Gov Faubus and Sen Fulbright headlines. Weather and droughts, a notable cloudburst rainmaker, and a deadly fire series also define a year of tragedy and resilience across communities, including Razorbacks’ 9 1 season and a Sugar Bowl bid.
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Orval E. Faubus
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Drouth
Maj
Homer Berry
North Little Rock
Little Rock
Paladino
Catholic Point
Conway County
Chariston
Pine Bluff
Thurman McCool
Sheridan
Arkansas Razorbacks
Parkers
Texas
Bill Bradley
el Dorado
Elmer Ross
Mareshal
Ashdown
Fort Smith
Fred Bynum
Clodis McCaien
Neeley Harrison
Altheimer
Billy Barnard
Lloyd Roberts
de Witt
Weather totals and forecast for Arkansas region
The 1962 rainfall through November is 47.20 inches, down from 51.19 inches a year earlier. Central Arkansas forecast from THE ASSOCIATED PRESS calls for considerable cloudiness with occasional rain and a chance of thunder showers today tonight and Saturday. Sunday expected partly to mostly cloudy with highs in the 40s and lows in the 40s. Southwest Arkansas also faces cloudy skies with rain chances and thundershowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Associated Press
Southwest
Fighting in Katanga reported as U.N. clash escalates
Brussels AP dispatch says Katanga troops and U.N. forces fought in Elisabethville with casualties on both sides. Diplomatic reports from Europe note cease-fire efforts, while Tshombe accuses U.N. shelling in the European quarter harming civilians. Elizabetville communications with Brussels were interrupted.
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Brussels
Belgium
Katanga
U.N
Elisabethville
Europe
Eliud Mathu
Moise Tshombe
London
U.S
Northern Rhodesia
Tshombe
Congo
Leopoldville
United Nations
United
Naion
Former Hope Man Dies at El Dorado
Lymm Downs aged 52 formerly of Hope died Thursday at El Dorado. Survivors include his wife a son and daughter his mother Mrs John Downs of Hope three sisters Mrs Blant Jones of Hope Mrs Leonard Treadwell of Marshall Texas Mrs Tommy Mayton of Taylor and a brother Jeff Downs of Vallejo California. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at El Dorado.
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Lymm Downs
Hope
el Dorado
John Downs
Blant Jones
Leonard Treadwell
Marshall
Texas
Tommy Mayton
Taylor
Jeff) Downs
Vallejo
Calif
Holt to resign for new post on state Supreme Court
Atty. Gen. Frank Holt to resign Monday to take oath Tuesday as associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. Chief Justice Harris to administer. George Rose Smith to begin another eight year term. Holt replaces Neill Bohlinger, interim appointee of Gov Faubus. Holt and Seaborn Holt are cousins. Faubus may name Frank Holt's nephew Jack Holt Jr. as attorney general until Bruce Bennett is sworn in Jan 15.
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Little Rock
Frank Holt
State Supreme Court
Carleton Harris
Holt
George Rose Smith
Justice
Smith
Neill Bohlinger
Orval E. Faubus
J. Seaborn Holt
Frank
Faubus
Jack Holt Jr
Bruce Bennett
Bennett
U S Enters Crippling Dock Strike
Labor Secretary Wirtz presses both longshoremen and ship owners to resume negotiations amid a six day East Gulf coast walkout that has shut most ports to normal cargo. ILA chief Gleason says only a shipowner proposal can break the deadlock as violence flares with a worker shot in Galveston.
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W. Willard Wirtz Hag
International Longshoremen’s Association
Gulf
ILA
Galveston
Tex
Nounion
Wirtz
TLA
New York Shipping Association
East
Gulf Coast
Thomas W. Gleason
Gleason
Texas Forwarding Co
Robert L. James
James
Ben Klein
Wet and Gloomy Arkansas Weather Shifts Departments
Wet weather enveloped Arkansas with rain sleet and cool highs in the 40s and 50s. The Weather Bureau in Little Rock forecast rain and showers through Sunday with overnight lows in the mid 20s to mid 40s and a slight cooling trend from a deepening low over Montana. Weather officials cautioned uncertainty about a cold front as it moves toward the state.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Gulf
Little Rock
Fayetteville
Walnut Ridge
Gilbert
Mountain Home
Beaver
Weather Bureau
Cloudy Cold Weather Across Much of NationObserved
Cloudy skies and freezing temperatures widespread with scattered snow and rain across the country. From Texas to the Atlantic seaboard a broad cloud band lingered, while the Great Lakes and Northeast faced persistent clouds with light rain and snow in various regions. Temperatures ranged from the teens to the 20s, with Florida the exception in the 7s.
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Texas
Atlantic Seaheart
South Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
North Pacific Coast
Idaho
Midwest
North Atlantic
South Central States
Florida
All Around Town Look at season notes and events
The column notes a deadly year in automobile accidents with 28 wrecks across Hempstead County and surrounding areas, no fatalities, and police checking stations reporting numbers. It also covers a 68th wedding anniversary for Jacks Jones, upcoming county officials’ swearing in, sports honors for Dan Jones and Eddy Jones Jr., and televised football games this weekend and on January 1 including the Sugar Bowl Arkansas Ole Miss alignment.
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OLE Miss
New Orleans
Billy
University of Arkan
Moore
Look Magazine
Biloxi
Miss
Arkansas
Hempstead
Lead County
Howard
Laffayette
Nevada
Montgomery
Ala
San Francisco
Green Bay
New York
Blytheville Man Charged After Sharp Object Incident
Blytheville resident Friwargi Lee Ray II, a Black man, was wounded with a sharp object during a Thursday argument at his sister’s home. A second Black resident, 16, was charged with second degree serious case. Police Captain George Ford said the injury involved a heart area with a packet knife.
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Blythevilile
Ark
Apy Friwargi Lee Ray, II
Blytheville
Bobby Gene Walker
George Ford
Ray
Brother Sister Perish in Fire Near Springdale Arkansas
An elderly brother and sister died in a rural home fire four miles north of Springdale. William Tell Kendrick, 80, was found in the kitchen and Mary Kendrick, 82, beneath a fallen fireplace in the living room. Firemen said bricks from the fireplace toppled onto her. The blaze began about 7 30 a.m. from a stove near the fireplace on Old Wire Road.
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Springdale
Ark
William Tell Kendrick
Mary Kendrick
S. Tiehway
Mrs Norrell Named Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Washington AP reports Representative Catherine Norrell of Arkansas will be sworn in July 7 as deputy assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs. Kennedy named her to the post after she declined renomination against Representative Orr Harris when her district was redrawn.
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Washington
Catherine Norrell
D+ Ark
Norrell
Kennedy
Oren Iarris
Ranguessinal
MOP Train 4 to Be Rescheduled
Missouri Pacific announces rescheduling of passenger train No 4 between Little Rock and St Louis. The change takes effect January 6 with an all day light service. Current times show departure from Little Rock at 2 45 a m and arrival in St Louis at 11 13 a m with the route through Jacksonville Beebe Kensett Judsonia Bald Knob Bradford Newport Tuckers Pine Orchard Knobel and Corning Arkansas.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Jacksonville
Beeth
Kensett
Judsonia
Bald Kath
Bradford
Newport
Tuckers Peach
Orchard
Knobel and
Corning
Arkiaisas
Changes in Social Security Since 1949
Editor notes public service on Social Security changes since 1949. A widow asks about eligibility at 62 after her husband died in 1949 with two children. Answer: many changes since 1949 may allow qualification now. Apply via nearest Social Security Office with marriage cert, spouse’s account number, and proof of age. An application may be filed three months before turning 62. No change in law since 1961.
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A.D. I
Social Security
Memphis Newspapers Raise Newsstand Price to Ten Cents
The Press-Scimitar and Commercial Appeal announce street sale price increases from 7 to 10 cents starting January 1 due to higher production costs. Home delivery prices remain unchanged at 33 cents daily, 55 cents Sunday, with monthly rates rising slightly.
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Memphis
Press- Scimitar
Commercial Ap
The
Memphis Publishing Co
Commercial Appeal
Kennedy weighs health education aid in 1963 program
President Kennedy revisits health welfare and education proposals with Secretary Celebrezze and Education Commissioner Keppel in Palm Beach. Expanded aid to the mentally retarded, vocational education and more federal school funds are planned, with a $99 billion budget target for the year starting July 1. A new budget director is sought from Florida, amid oath constraints.
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Frank Cormier
Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Oceanside
Welfare Department
Celebrezze
Wilbur J. Cohen
Francks Keppel
Keppel
Pentagon
Congress
Kermit Gordon
Council of Economic Advisers
David F. Bell
N Gordon
Florida
White House
Minor Damage in Accident at Third and Shoyer
Celia A Pearson of Springfield skidded into James Gaines car at a curve on third and Shoyer causing only minor damage. Police charged Pearson with hazardous driving. J A Prater was arrested for radio theft and petit larceny.
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Third
Shoyer
Celia A. Pearson
Springfield
James Gaines
Hope
Gaines
Martin
McCufley
Celia Pearson
J. A. Prater
Florida Brothers Receivership Authorized For Legal Fees
Federal Judge J Smith Henley authorized accounting service expenditures of 20000 from the assets of Andrew and George Florida of Osceola in receivership. The IRS seeks 9542742 in taxes penalties and interest in a pending lawsuit. Thomas P Florida claimed a Memphis firm billed 28492 for trial services. Henley deemed 20000 reasonable.
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Florida Bros
Little Rock
Andrew
George Florida
Osceola
J. Smith Henley
Internal Revenue Service
Henley
Thomas P. Florida
Memphis
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Jeodore A, Ediger
Agriculture Department
John R. Starr
Hope Man
Pilot
Port Everglades
Red Cross
D. B
Jacks) Jones of
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Hempstead County
Dan Jones
Bobwall
Magnolia
Nashville
Eddy Jones Jr
Blues Key National Manor Fraternity
Hendrix College
Conway
Kansas City
Muehlebuch Hoelel
Mrs. Norrell
By Dan Morphew
JFK
Sincay
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