Mistrial in Beckwith Murder Trial Declared
In Jackson Mississippi a mistrial was declared in Byron De La Beckwith's murder case of a Black civil rights leader after about 12 hours of deliberation the all white jury failed to reach a verdict. Beckwith showed no visible reaction as jurors stated no hope for a verdict. Early forecasts suggested acquittal amid charged racial tensions.
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Jackson, Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Circuit Court
Leon Hendrick
Beckwith
Hopeful Food Plan Revived in House Varies Tactics
Hopeful chair Harold D. Cudy of the House Agriculture Committee seeks to revive the rejected food stamp bill after a 19-14 committee vote to table. Possible paths include adding amendments, reintroducing as a new bill, or overturning via recon sideration in committee. The measure would widen a pilot program now in 39 counties and three cities, including Independence County, Arkansas, under President Johnson’s war on poverty.
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Washington
Harold D. Cudy
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
House
Johnson
Independence County
Arkansas
Don’t Worry Those Clothes Will Stretch Fashion Preview
Los Angeles AP reports a 1864 male fashion look from the National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers. Clothes will stretch to fit sunken chests and paunches, with slim cuts for some and stretch fabrics that resist wrinkles. Bright plaids and iridescent drapes appear, and most fabrics are drip-dry.
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Los Angeles
National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers
Arkansas and Louisiana Weather Outlook This Weekend
Arkansas remains partly cloudy through Saturday with colder nights and a gradual warming by Saturday afternoon. North lows 18, south 25. Saturday highs 44 to 54. Louisiana expects partly cloudy, colder nights with lows 28 to 32 and Saturday highs 50 to 54.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Oswald Was Abnormal After Trip to Russia
Marina Oswald said her husband became abnormal after returning from Russia in 1962 and practiced shooting in the months before President Kennedy’s assassination. She cited an April 10 Walker shooting as evidence of his abnormality and said she did not tell police immediately about the Walker sniper attack because she was his wife. She acknowledged she believes Oswald did the shooting though she did not know if Connally was the target.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Marina Oswald
Russia
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Edwin A. Walker
Dallas
Walker
Oswald
Texas
John Connally
Tri-County Telephone gets $455,000 REA loan approval
The Arkansas Public Service Commission authorized Tri-County Telephone Co to borrow 455000 dollars from the Rural Electrification Administration. The order also allocated extra service areas in Boone Newton Carroll and Pope counties to Tri-County and added Boone and Newton counties to the Boone County Telephone Co.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Public Service Commission
Tri-County Telephone Co. Authority
Rural Electrification Administration
Boone
Newton
Carroll
Pope
Tri-County
Boone County Telephone Co
Brother-in-Law of Local Man Dies in California
F N Steed aged 62 a retired railway worker died today at Baldwin Park California He once was a Missouri Pacific signal man in Hope and worked for Pacific Railway Co in Los Angeles for 20 years prior to retirement Survivors include his wife two sons a daughter and a brother in law Paul H Jones of Hope
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F. N. Steed
Baldwin Park
Calif
He Sapmenty
Missouri Pavifie
Hope
The
Pavifie Railway Co
Los Angeles
Paul H. Jones
Dwight Davis Named Associate County Agent for Hempstead
Dwight Davis has been named Associate County Agent for Hempstead County effective February 6. A Conway native, he holds a BSA degree from the University of Arkansas and has served with the Cooperative Extension Service since August 1961. Previously he was Assistant County Agent in Lawrence County, based at Walnut Ridge. The Davises have a two year old daughter, Martha Ann, and are Baptists.
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Dwight Davis
Hempstead County
Mr. Davis
Conway
Ark
University of Arkansas
Cooperative Extension Service
Hope
Lawrence County
Walnut Ridge
Quit Smoking Wins Lottery in Kyoto
Kuma zo Shimoyama, a 59 year old merchant in Kyoto, quit smoking after reading a U.S. government report and spent part of his monthly cigarette allowance on government lottery tickets. His ticket won the first prize of 3 million yen.
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Kyoto
Japan
Kuma Zo Shimoyama
U.S
Land Issue to Be Studied
Federal Judge J. Smith Henley heard a case in Little Rock on a 580 acre tract along the south fork of the Little Red River in Van Buren County. The land, once owned by Ling and Hunt, was acquired by Army Engineers for Greers Ferry Reservoir. Witnesses testified the property valued about 58,000 to 60,000 dollars, while engineers appraisers assessed it at 24,250 dollars.
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Little Rock
J. Smith Henley
Stage Set for Passage of Rights Bill
Washington AP report on the House nearing final action on the civil rights bill. Rep Howard W Smith warns against delaying tactics if debate is cut off, as Rep Charles Halleck pushes for a weekend vote. The contest centers on equal job opportunity provisions and potential federal funding sanctions for racially discriminatory programs.
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Washington
House
Howard W. Smith
Dva
Smith
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
Halleck
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
Williams
Arkansas town wins in national cleanliness contest
Washington Lille Rock, Lille Rock, Ark, received an achievement award in the National Cleanest Town Achievement Contest sponsored by the National Clean Up Paint Up Fix Up Bureau. Nashville, Tennessee, captured the top prize. No other Arkansas cities were listed in the announcement.
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Washington
Lille Rock
Ark
Nashville
Tenn
Arkansas
Hoffa Defense Attacks Judge and Key Witness
In Chattanooga Tennessee the Hoffa jury tampering trial featured the defense accusing the judge and the United States government of bias. They labeled chief prosecutor James Neal a traitor while seeking a mistrial and warning they might withdraw if the court does not grant relief.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
James H. Hoffa
United States
James Neal
Louisiana
Teamsters
Edward Partin
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Dist
Frank Wilson
James Haggerty
Detroit
Haggerty
Harry Berke
Wilson
Partin
Teachers Honored by Students at Rile High School
The Student Council at Rile High School honored teachers on Teacher Appreciation Day with small favors and apples on desks. Cars were washed by students from Hope Auto, and a fried chicken meal was served at lunch. Hall duty was performed by council members to prove teachers are our greatest asset. Social Committee led by Cis ie Ellis with Cookie Jones Sammy Strong and Beth Lawrence supervised the arrangements.
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Rile High School
Hope Auto
Cissie Ellis
Cookie Jones
Sammy Strong
Beth Lawrence
Johnson Advised Action Signals in Cuban Crisis Meeting
President Johnson and top aides held a two hour session on the Cuban crisis with a second meeting planned for 4:30 pm as authorities weighed possible actions over Cuba cutting water to Guantanamo. discussions included four Cuban fishing vessels intruding American waters and the feasibility of supplying Guantanamo with a water plant or shipping water. Senator Mansfield voiced confidence Johnson will prevent the United States from being "parched out."
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John M. Hightower
Washington (Ap
Johnson
Pierre Salinger
White House
United States
Salinger
Guantanamo U.S. Naval Base
Florida
Havana
U.S
Guantanamo
Capitol
Sen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johns Son
Suspended Sentences for U S Athletes
U S Olympic team members Marolt and Hessel received suspended sentences of three months for an incident in Innsbruck Austria. Buddies Fellman and two Polish teammates were involved. one Polish teammate was acquitted. Marolt claimed he acted during a party and drive near a police stop.
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Innsbruck
Austtin
Marolt
Frens Obholzer
Buddy Fellman
Idaho Falls
Idaho
U.S
Immanuel Baptists Plan Revival at East Division Church
Immanuel Baptist Church on East Division hosts a revival starting Sunday February 9 with daily 7:30 p.m. services. A Bible Conference opens Saturday February 15 at 10 a.m. Meals, nursery care, and continued singing led by T. O. McBay accompany Evangelist Rev J. P. Skinner from South Texarkana Baptist Church. C. T. Jones is pastor.
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Immanuel Baptist Church
East Division
J. P. Skinner
South Texarkana Baptist Church
T. O. McBay
C. T. Jones
Hempstead County Wildlife Group names 1964 officers
The Hempstead County Wildlife Association elected Elmer Nations as president for 1964. Lawrence May and Dick Turnage were named vice presidents, Harry Hawthorne treasurer, and Art Whitehurst secretary. Board members include Charles Flowers, Vernon Brown, Wesley Huddleston, Fred Fuller, Ralph Royce, Rube Griffin, Eldridge Formby, Olen Overturf, James Braden, J. T. Still, Nations, John Stark, Bob Maney and Gail Singard. Garland Kidd was named committee chair to start a 25 by 40 picnic shelter at Goose Pond Landing, Bois d Arc Lake. A film on The Canadian Goose was shown. Next meeting is 7:00 p.m. Thursday Feb 27.
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Hempstead County Wildlife Association
Elmer Nations
Lawrence May
Dick Turnage
Harry Hawthorne
Art Whitehurst
Charles Flowers
Vernon Brown
Wesley Huddleston
Fred Fuller
Ralph Royce
Rube Griffin
Eldridge Formby
Olen Overturf
James Braden
J. T. Still
Mr. Nations
John Stark
Bob Maney
Gail Singard
Garland Kidd
Goose Pond
Bois d’ Arc Lake
Dub Flowers
Field archery at Dykes Springs noted as free activity
Hope promotes field archery at Dykes Springs with open access through the Youth Center. Charles Gough handles inquiries while weekly summer tournaments across the state provide equal chances for all skill levels.
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Hope
Dykes Springs
Charles Gough
Lions to Hear Shelton Davis
Lions Club members will meet at noon on February 10 to hear Shelton Davis, representative of American Cyanamid Company’s Agricultural Division, discuss how agricultural misconceptions threaten the nation’s food supply. His talk is titled Food Folklore and Foolishness.
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Lions Club
Shelton Davis
American Cyanamid Company
Davis
Faubus Reanalyzes Voter Registration Plan After Opinion
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus said he must reexamine his stance on voter registration in light of Attorney General Bruce Bennett's opinion that the state constitution bars a separate registration system as a substitute for the poll tax. He doubted Amendment 39 would allow a registration system and planned to discuss the issue with state officials before deciding on next steps. The Legislative Council starts a voter registration study next week, with a special session possibly later this month.
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Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Bruce Bennett
Faubus
Bennett
Legislative Council
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Mr. Wilshite
KXAR
Ambassadors Quartet of
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Page
By Gavin Scott
America
First Methodist Church
Marol
Maroh
Farmer
Hessel
Immanuel Baptists Plan
Steve Marlar
Hope Auto Co
Ford Marketing Institute
Peggy Lloyd
C. F. Lloyd
Rt 4
Young Demoncrats Club
Southern State College
Alpha Chi
David Nelson Porter
Eldon C. Porter
Washington, Ark
Bob Jones University
Greenville
S.C
Nu Delta Chi Literary Society
Bob Stewart
Texarkana College
North Hervey, Hope
Beia Club
Laneburg
Henderson State Teachers College
James Owen Atkins
Lions
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