Sit-in protesters arrested after Englewood school dispute
In Englewood New Jersey CORE protesters who spent the night in City Hall to pressure desegregation were arrested after disrupting two school board meetings. The action followed a principal’s refusal to register nine Negro pupils at Donald A Quarles School. The group vowed to stay until the board takes steps toward integration.
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Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Jed
Board of Education
CORD
Donald A. Quarles
Cariier
Quarles
Buck Strong to Fight Inflation Cartoon Hero Launched
Washington AP reports Buck Strong, a cartoon figure by Al Capp resembling Li'l Abner characters, will campaign against inflation. The inflatable-strong hero appears on screens, billboards, posters, and newspapers to urge sound dollar policies. The Council for Economic Growth and Security backs the effort with Eisenhower as honorary chairman.
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Washington (Ap
Buck Strong
al Capp
Council For Economic Growth and Security, Inc
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Department Store Sales Rise in Eighth District
AP data show district department store sales up 12 percent for the week ended January 27 from a year earlier. Louisville led with a 29 percent gain, St. Louis up 12 percent, Little Rock 7 percent, Memphis 5 percent, and seven smaller cities totaling a 6 percent rise. Four week totals remain 2 percent below last year.
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Federal Reserve District
Comeparison
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Louisville
St. Louis
Little Rock
Memphis
le Ta Lest
Weather and Regional Forecast Update for Arkansas
Precipitation for January 5.22 inches, up from 1.55 inches a year ago. An AP forecast from the Experiment Station notes 24 hours ending Friday with highs around 75 and lows near 38. Central Arkansas sees clear to partly cloudy skies through Saturday, cooler today, warmer Saturday and Sunday, with highs in the 60s to 70s and nightly lows near 40. Southwest and southeast entrAS. Fair and mild tonight and through the period. Highs 58 to 65, lows 28 to 40. Fair and warm Saturday with highs 65 to 75. Sue 4 Continued on Page Four.
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Associated Press
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Arkansas TB Research Grant to Dr Kniker in Little Rock
The Arkansas Tuberculosis Association announced a $3000 grant to Dr. Ted Kniker of the University of Arkansas to continue research on quicker tuberculosis diagnosis. Dr. Kniker, an assistant professor in pediatrics and microbiology, has been researching since July 1959.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Tuberculosis Association
Ted Kniker
University of Arkansas
Kniker
Groundhog Sees His Shadow in Two Towns
In Quarryville and Punxsutawney groundhogs emerged from burrows on February 2 and observed shadows, signaling six more weeks of winter. Officials disputed a National Geographic claim that groundhogs are lazy, citing consistent hibernation patterns and local tradition led by Slumbering Lodge of Groundhogs and Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.
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Quarryville
Punxsutawney
Phil
Robert W. Herr
Herr
Carl Metzger
Philadelphia &Roundhog
Zoo
Stuart Borden
Skunki Ag
Philadelphia Woodchu
Robert Herr
Sam Light
National Geographic Society
Men of Science
David E. Davis
Pennsylvania State University
Barges Crack the Mississippi Ice Crisis Closes River Traffic
A 50 mile ice mass flows downstream on the Mississippi from St Charles toward St. Louis hampering navigation. The ice, formed near Wayerly Massachusetts and created by a jam, slowed boats including the Lady Migon which dropped speed from seven to three mph. The Pathfinder reported smooth passage. Most vessels waited in sheltered spots awaiting breakup and traffic recovery at Cairo.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi River
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi
Missouri
St. Charles
Corps of Engineers
Erly
Pathfinder
Cairo
CAP Cadets Meet for Arkansas Leadership Conference in Hot Springs
About 125 Civil Air Patrol cadets from 41 Arkansas squadrons gather in Hot Springs for the annual leadership conference. Seminars workshops and drills comprise the program.
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CAP
Hot Springs, Ark
Civil Air Patrol
Arkansas
French Tanks to Meet Right Wing Riots
Paris confronts right wing unrest as 32 French army tanks and 25,000 riot police tighten security ahead of a potential peace deal on Algeria. De Gaulle to address the nation as talks with the Algerian National Liberation Front near finalization, with allies warned of possible coup attempts in France and Algeria. Commandos reinforce Algiers while rebels convene in Tunis and Tripoli to discuss the accord.
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Joseph E. Dynan
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gaulle
Liberation Front
France
Algiers
Tunis
National Revolutionary Council
Tripoli
Night Riding Boys Caught at Dermott
Five white teenagers from Lake Village Ark are charged under Arkansas night riding law after admitting they attacked about a dozen Negro men in the Dermott area. They described stopping drivers, then a youth sneaking up to punch victims. Bonds ranged from 100 to 1000 dollars with Bond and Hutchinson posting.
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Dermott
Ark
Carneal Warfield
Arkansas
Warfield
Johnny Foshee
Donnie Bond
A. D. Hutchinson
Kennedy to push three major messages next week
President Kennedy plans to send Congress next week messages on communication satellites defense civil defense and education The White House reports Pierre Salinger said the exact dates are still to be fixed He declined to speculate on the contents other than to say the defense message would accomplish civil defense.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
White House
Pierre Salinger
CC Banquet Tickets Go on Sale in Town
The Hope Chamber of Commerce announces sale of annual banquet tickets at $2.50 each through four downtown businesses. The anniversary meeting is planned for February 32 at the Barlow Hotel with Keith Pat Wilson, Jacksonville banker, as featured speaker. Tickets available at the chamber office and Leonard Eis Insurance, with a list of directors and officers encouraging early purchase.
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Banger of the Hope Chamber of Commerge
J Pum
Barlow
Keteth Pat Wilson
Jacksonville
State
C of C
Battle
Chamber al Commerce
Leonerd Eis Insurance Agency
Jame
Pilkinton
Bil Glater
Hakell Jones
Jim James
Lynn Ilar
Prison Term Cut by Governor For Gilliam Parole Eligibility
Gilliam Gilliam, 42, of Hoetayihe, was granted parole eligibility on a burglary and grand larceny conviction. Sentenced February 24 in Carroll Circuit Court for stealing from a school and a grocery store, the decision came Thursday by Governor Orvald Paulus.
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Little Rok Hah - Vie Rinevear
Ler
Most Wanted Criminal of '37 Caught
Dallas police last night captured three fugitives in a running gun battle, including Ted Walters a Texas State Prison lifer, and Henry Nickles Mas singill with Grady Bryant all taken without immediate charges. Walters had earlier escaped from Leavenworth and Arkansas facilities and served multiple sentences.
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API
Ted Walters
Texas
Annoinee No. 2
PBU
Henry Nickles Massingill
Grady Bryant
Dallis
AU Tree
Wow
Richardson
S. Ot. Sanders
Cirls W Laveh
Walter
Lynch
Mrs Kennedy Attends Old Vic London Show in Washington
Mrs John J Kennedy appeared at the National Theater Thursday night to see a performance by the touring Old Vic Company of London. The surprise visit added glamour to a cultural night in Washington with Mrs Kennedy shown enjoying the production.
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Wasiington
John J. Kennedy
National Theater
Perfur A Mavec
Saint Down
Old Vic Company
London
Argentina recalls Cuba envoy amid NATO isolation push
Argentina recalled Ambassador Jule Amoedo Svar to Cuba as Frondizi faces military pressure over a rightward shift in policy toward Fidel Castro. Amid inter American talks in Punta del Este, Buenos Aires opposed the motion to oust Cuba from the OAS and the cabinet signaled no resignation while the military demanded a harsher course.
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Argentina
Jule Amoedo Svar
Cuba
Foreign Ministry
Prondizi
Castro
Organization of American States
Frondixi
Miguel Angel Careena
Punta del Este
Uruguay
Careano
Frondizi
Brazil
Chile
Mexico
Ecuador
Bolivia
OAS
Former Soviet envoy named Russian foreign minister
Moscow reports Mikhail Menashnikov has been appointed foreign minister of the Russian Federal Republic. Cass announced today.
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Moscow
Mikhail Men 'Shikov
United States
Russian Federal Republic
Cass
PSC Arkla Seek Dismissal of Merger Suit
The Public Service Commission and Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co ask the Arkansas Supreme Court to dismiss an appeal opposing the Arkla Mid South merger. They contend no suit by Wiley A. McGehee of McGehee, a Mid South stockholder, was filed to oppose the merger. McGehee says the merger is unfair to stockholders. Pulaski Circuit Court approved the merger weeks before his Jan 22 filing.
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Litle Rock
Public Service Commission
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Arkansas Supreme Court
Arkla
Mid- South Gas Co
PSC
Wiley A. McGehee
McGehee
Mid South
Tale
Pulaski Circuit
Missile Site Completion by June 25 in Arkansas
The first of 18 Titan II missile sites in central Arkansas is set to be finished by June 25, four months behind schedule. Army Engineers say the site will be handed to the Air Force on that date if progress holds. Delays stem from 62 design or field changes. full operational status remains secret, with a test launch possible next year.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
T Han
Army
Toythe Air Force
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Arthur QR. Simpson
Limson
Air Force
Former Prescott Resident Aileen McGinnis Dies in Tulsa
Mrs. Aileen Cornish McGinnis aged 65 of Tulsa died in a Tulsa hospital on Wednesday. She is survived by her husband RO McGinnis, a daughter Mrs. William Magare, her father John D. Cornish, and a sister Mrs. Frank G. Malcom of Prescott. Funeral services are at Moore Funeral Home in Tulsa at 10 a.m. today, with graveside services Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in DeAnne Cemetery.
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Aileen Cornish McGinnis
Tulsa
Dick Fof Prescyhi
RO OV. McGinnis
William B. Magare
John D. Cornish
Frank G. Malcom
Prescott
Moore Funeral Home
DeAnne
Veterans to Get 1 031 200 In GI Insurance Dividends
All 8 002 Arkansas World War veterans will receive 1 031 200 in 1062 annual dividend payments on GI insurance on one anniversary date. Average payments will be 50 for World War II vets and 70 for World War I vets. The Hope Unit Arkansas National Guard will drill all day Sunday. Jerome Walton of Hope tops the Dean's list at Southwestern Oklahoma State College Weatherford. Aman Basie T.¢ ratedft assigned to USAR training in Mississippi after completing basic at Lackland APB Texas. Roy Albert Stockton enlists in US Navy for three years via Texarkana recruiting station and San Diego recruit center. Jimmy Fumpkins to preach first sermon Sunday Feb 4 at Sardis Union Baptist Church near Patmos. Washington Dimes drive totals 158.50 with credited lines and coffee sales listed.
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San
Cole Raustitf
USAR
Radue Operatons
Sun
Miss
Lackland
Texas
Aman
Maggie Blackwood
Joe
Hope High Sebvel
Val Hollis
Patnis
Roy Albert Stockton
Mah. Fhames Stockton
McCaskill
US Navy
Navy
Texarkana
Lille Rock
U.S. Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Jimmy ‘Fumpkins
Sardis Union Baptist Church
Patmos
Total Embargo Move Faces Cuba Crisis Near Caribbean
The United States plans prompt pleas to NATO and allied nations to curb Cuban arms shipments under a new inter American policy. President Kennedy and Dean Rusk consider a total embargo on trade with Cuba, a move that could cut Cuba’s income by about 15 million dollars annually. Rusk accused Cuba of using dollars to foment subversion, while defense crews monitor Guantanamo as aircraft carriers head toward the Caribbean to deter possible Cuban action.
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United States
NATO
Cubs
U.S
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Cuba
Rusk
Fidel Castro
Guantanamo
Tinterprise
Forrestal
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Caribbean
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Camp Lejeune
N.C
Kenedy
White House
Con Tavenee
Uruguay
jRusk
Castro
America
Couple Sentenced in Armed Robbery Case
In Yakoma Washington Army Pvt Thivulet Peek de received 25 years in federal prison and his wife Sus Alba oy two years after a St Louis courier robbery on November 2, 1960. A U S District Court jury found Peek de guilty of robbing the courier and wounding the military escort while Mrs Peek was convicted of concealing and converting stolen funds. Perk enlisted in the army at Jacksonville Arkansas.
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Wash
Thivulet Peek de
Susalba
St. Lewis
U.S. District Court
St Lewis Courier
Peek
Germany
Perk
Jacksonville
Ark
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Slate College
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