Survivors claim metal object rammed yacht Hattie D
Eleven crew members recount the rescue of the sinking yacht Hattie D off Cape Mendocino after a collision they describe as a metal object piercing their hull. Coast Guard helicopter hoisted ten men and the skipper’s wife from 30-foot seas as high winds hindered lifeboats.
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Eureka
Calif
Hattie
California
Carl Johnson
Johnson
Coast Guard
Seattle
Cape Mendocino
Navy
Neah Bay
Washington
Hattie D
Wallace Rutherford
Charles Orcutt
A. J. Raiffe
Dewey Orcutt
Orcutt
Evelyn
Rutherford
Bob Orcutt
Ron Harmon
Mike Oom
Ben McClain
Raiffe
Sterile Screwworm Battle Cuts Insect Infestations
In a Southwest eradication effort begun in 1959 sterile male screwworm flies are released by aircraft to mate with native females, preventing eggs from hatching and shrinking infestations. The program targets Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana with a reported 97 percent drop in recent weeks and a potential end to the costly livestock losses.
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Washington
Southwest
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Births in Hampstead Area This Month
Hampstead area birth notices list numerous families welcoming new members. Names include Hodges Emmet Lucy Mary Janette McDonald Beard Hope Mark William Rowe Hope Patricia Ann Jackson Hope Linda Ruth Beard Hope Barbara Ann Evans Hope Ricky Clyde Tompkins Patmos James Bryan McBride Hope James Michael Jewell Hope Joanie Waynett McDowell Emmet Sheila Jane Kidd Hope Vanessa Joan White Rhodes Hope Anthony Darrell Reed Hope Derbrar Ann Bradley McNab Charlotte Williams Hope Rosalind Denise Hill Hope
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Hampstead
Monty
Albert Alvin Hodges
Emmet
Mary Janette
Billy McKinley McDonald
Walnut
Texarkay
Texas
Billy McKinley
Harold Beard
Box
Hope
Kay
Mark William
Dorsey Ray Askew
Lisa Lynne
Richard Harold Lockard
Birl
Deedre Marie
Joseph B. Rowe
Jim
Patricia Ann
Earnest B. Jackson
Linda
Ruth
John Thomas
Beard
S. Fulton
Barbara Ann
Roy Gene! Evans
Washington
Ricky Clyde
Vanessa ‘Joan
Glen Dale Everett
Fulton
Mary ‘Jane
James EK
Rhodes
Gen del
Anthony Darrell
Junior Lee Reed
N. Bell
Derbrar Ann
Ardell Bradley
McNab
Charlotte
Eddie Gilliam
P.O
Bya Jane
Henry Frank Williams
E. Court
Rosalind Rene
Printis James Hill
Regina Denise
Tax Cut Bill Faces Senate Deliberations On Credits
The House Ways and Means committee approved the tax cut bill and the Senate spent six hours in heated debate over removing a section on public utility regulation. The panel kept provisions preventing federal agencies from forcing utilities to immediately pass on 1962 investment credit savings to customers. The vote kept 7 percent credits for some utilities and 3 percent for utilities including electric and telephone services amid other contentious sections.
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House Ways and Means Committee
Senate
House
Army Alerted in Front Page Battle Over Desegregation
Federal court order looms as Rea blocks school buses with a fire ordinance. A fire at the filter plant threatens water for 1,200 residents, prompting emergency conservation and school closures. Justice Department steps in amid Tuskegee High integration suit. twelve Negro students ordered to transfer to Notasalga and Shorter high schools, while six others are enrolled at Shorter peacefully.
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Rea
Justice Department
Montgomery
Opelika
Washington
Tuskegee
Notasulga
Shorter High
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Tuskegee High
Shorter High School
Weather Forecast Across Regions of Arkansas and Louisiana
Central Arkansas sees partly cloudy skies with colder nights and Fridays. Highs reach the 40s to mid 40s, lows near 30. Northwest and Northeast Arkansas expect similar conditions with colder nights. Southeast and Southwest Arkansas forecast lows from 28 to 35 and highs in the low 40s. Louisiana remains clear to partly cloudy and cold with highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
THE
Associated
Press Central
Northwest
Associated Press
Albany
Eh Tog
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Reese
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla City
Winnipeg
Arkansas Chick Hatchery Output Tops Four Million Weekly
The Crop Reporting Service estimated that Arkansas producers hatched 4,947,000 broiler chicks in the week ended February 1. The figure reflects ongoing poultry industry activity in the state.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Chain Letters Are Lotteries In Arkansas Law
Ray Martin of Sharp County was told chain letters are lotteries and illegal under Arkansas law and violate federal postal rules. Fire Chief H H McKinney of Siloam Springs learned state law requires monthly fire drills and a junior fire marshal program, and prohibits blocking exits. Mayor Arthur Stone of Louann was informed vacancies on municipal water commissions are filled by appointment from current members, subject to city council approval.
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Little Rock
Sheeitt
Ray Martin
Sharp County
Attorney General's Office
Arkansas
Martin
H. H. McKinney
Siloam Springs
Arthur Stone
Lou-ann
Inmate’s Humorous Auto Tag Stuns North Carolina Prison
At North Carolina Central Prison officials report an inmate created a joking license tag that appeared at a state auto tag shop. The tag read U BUM, prompting officials to review the inmate’s influence and security.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Central Prison
Arkansas Broiler Egg Set Figures Rise Nine Percent
Arkansas hatchery data show 4,273,000 chicks hatched locally and 674,000 shipped in. The total of 6,446,000 eggs set for broiler-type chicks in Arkansas for the week marks a nine percent increase over the prior week.
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Arkansas
U S Proposal Ignored at Nuclear Conference
At the 17 nation disarmament talks in Geneva, U S envoy Foster urged an immediate ban on transferring nuclear weapons to nonnuclear states. Soviet delegate Tsarapkin rejected the proposal and attacked West Germany, while Foster pressed for negotiations and warned of grave security threats from weapon spread.
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Michael Goldsmith
Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
West Germany
William C. Foster
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Tsarapkin
Foster
West
Johnson
Camden Fire Chief Jake Mahan AP Narrative
Camden Arkansas AP reports on Fire Chief Jake Mahan being involved in an incident or update. Details are partial. the story highlights Mahan's role within the Camden fire department and related developments. Further specifics are not provided in the readable OCR fragment.
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Camden, Ark
Camden
Jake Mahan
Breakdown of 1963 poll tax by race in Arkansas
State Auditor Jimmie Jones lists the 1963 poll tax totals by white and Negro voters though the tax is largely moot this year. A record 633,658 people paid last year to qualify for primaries. The system is expected to be replaced by registration at a forthcoming session. The 1961 breakdown showed 506,799 white and 68,970 Negro among 475,769 holders.
Robbers Hit Okla Bank in Red Oak
Three masked men robbed the Bank of Red Oak early today and locked the cashier in the vault. The bandits took between $20,000 and $25,000, plus $1,500 from a cash drawer, as Oliver Brewer arrived and was held at gunpoint. They fled in a vehicle toward Wilburton.
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Red Oak
Okla
Bank of
Ned
Jim Lawrence
Oliver Brewer
Wilburton
Oklahoma
Brewer
Camden Firemen Enforce 1929 Trash Burning Ordinance
Firefighters in Camden enforce a 1929 ordinance prohibiting burning trash or papers without prior fire department call. Officials report January saw 33 trash fires in Camden, prompting stricter adherence to the rule.
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Camden
Free enterprise fights poverty says U S Chamber president
Edwin P. Neilan, president of the U S Chamber of Commerce, told a Freedom Forum breakfast that the free enterprise system has long waged war on poverty. He named three pillars: expanding education, profits and investments, and noted areas with weak education suffer economic distress despite federal pumps. Charles B. Shuman of the American Farm Bureau warned that past federal aid to farmers has, over 30 years, choked agriculture.
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Little Rock
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hendrix Appointed to Arkansas Economic Expansion Panel
State Sen Olen Hendrix of Prescott was appointed to replace Sen Robert Harvey of Swifton on the Arkansas State Economic Expansion Study Commission by Gov Orval Faubus. Harvey resigned two weeks ago. A Black car incident was noted with Lawrence estimating loss below 25,000. exact amount undetermined.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Olen Hendrix
Prescott
Robert Harvey
Swifton
Arkansas State Economic Expansion Study Commission
Orvald. Faubus
Harvey
Lawrence
Smoking Probe U K by Committee Smoking Probe U K by Committee
Washington AP report says the House Agriculture Committee approved a multimillion dollar crash program to research health hazards of tobacco. Chairman Harold D. Cooley proposed labs and field stations funded by 5 to 10 million dollars to determine what in tobacco may be harmful.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
Cooley
Injuries Fatal After Head-On Brinkley Crash
Paul Ray aged 62 of Brinkley died in a Memphis hospital from injuries from a Sunday head-on collision three miles west of Brinkley on U S Highway 70. The other driver James Crumpton 22 of Fort Polk La was hospitalized.
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Brinkley
Ark
Paul Ray
Memphis
U.S. Highway 70
John Haynes
James Crumpton
Ft. Polk
Crumpton
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