Governor Faubus Signals Reluctant Support for Teacher Bill
Gov. Orval Faubus said he might sign a pending bill to revise the Teacher Retirement System if the legislature approves it, but he did not commit. He also aided plans to repeal the school directors recall law and discussed a repeal decision tied to presidential ticket rules, noting his sentiments depend on legislative action and party considerations.
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Seniors Speak at Kiwanis Luncheon
Two Hope High School seniors addressed the Kiwanis luncheon. Tonna Taylor spoke on What Is Success and giving your best. Jane Rhinehart linked Science and Religion as inseparable parts of God's handiwork. A trio of vocal numbers followed. A pancake breakfast fundraiser is planned for Saturday March 4 from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Mellon Room at Hotel Garlow.
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Hope Kiwanis Club
Elmer Brown
Tonna Taylor
Jane Rhinehart
B. C. Hyatt
Mirst B. B. McPherson
Frank Walters
Russell White
Kiwanis Club
Mellon
Garlow
Weather report notes ending at 7 a m Wednesday
Weather station report shows high and low around 33 degrees with light snow. Precipitation through January 1961 totals 1.55 inches, down from 6.06 inches a year earlier. Arkansas forecast calls for considerable cloudiness, colder tonight, easing Thursday, with variable wind and temperatures dipping to near zero northwest to 82 southeast.
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Weaver Approved by Committee on Housing Chief Nomination
Washington AP report says the Senate Banking Committee voted to approve Robert C. Weaver, a New York Negro, as the government housing administrator. The panel acted within minutes after hearings on Kennedy's pick, sending the nomination to the Senate where debate and opposition are possible, though approval seems likely.
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Senate Banking Committee
Robert C. Weaver
New York
Kennedy
Weaver
Senate
A. Willis Robertson
Kenneth Keating
Snowstorm Dumps Heavy Snow Across Northwest Arkansas
The Associated Press reports a major winter storm dropping up to 14 inches in parts of northwest Arkansas. Schools closed, travel disrupted, and one death blamed on icy roads. Husbands, buses, and air services were affected as power and telephone lines reported scattered outages.
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Springdale
Berryville
Eureka Springs
Mammoth Springs
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Fayetteville
Missouri
Paris
Washington
Benton
Fire damages house on Laurel Street last night
Fire of undetermined origin heavily damaged a wood frame house in the 700 block of S Laurel Street. Owned by Luja Smith and occupied by Victor Rooks the home was engulfed before firefighters arrived. They extinguished the blaze and prevented spread to nearby residences.
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Luja Smith
Victor Rooks
Accident is Fatal to One Three Hurt
A two car crash near Paris Arkansas killed Dorothy Baby Gilkey 37 of Fisk Missouri and injured three others. Col Ernest L. McDaniel 43 and Col Robert J. O'Donnell year, both in the other vehicle, were among the injured. Gilkey died after being thrown from a car driven by her husband Waller P Gilkey 45. McDaniel, Arkansas National Guard officer, and O'Donnell, Army advisor head, were hospitalized then moved to Little Rock VA hospital.
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Joe Brewer
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Camp Robinson
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Little Rock
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Robert J. O'Donnell
North Little Rock
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Army
Arkansas Guard
Little Rock Veterans’ Administration
Child Burned to Death at Hospital in Arkansas
A 26 month old girl, Martha Maxine Henderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Henderson of Booneville, died Tuesday after being fatally burned at the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Booneville. She was found in a bathroom, badly scalded from hot water and died on arrival at a Little Rock hospital. The cause of the scalding is not determined. The girl was at the sanatorium for treatment and observation.
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James C. Henderson
Lille Rock
Main Break Floods North St. Louis Streets
A huge water main ruptured at 4:30 am flooding hundreds of homes and overturning cars in north St. Louis. Evacuations by boat occurred, nine people hospitalized, most with exposure and shock. Natural gas service was disrupted and homes faced freezing temperatures as ice coated fringe streets. The geyser under a water tower at 20th and East Grand Boulevard caused widespread pressure loss and outages downtown.
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East Grand Boulevard
Arkansas House Approves Social Security Teacher Plan
Legislature moves identical bills to add Social Security coverage to the Teacher Retirement System and to allow city employees into the state Employer Retirement System. The plan would have the state contribute 9.72 percent of total teacher salary to the retirement fund. Maximum official salaries would rise to 9,950 for sheriffs and county judges, with other clerks also boosted. Additional measures include new hospital and nursing home divisions and shifting some tax and election powers. further proposals move to page two.
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Conway
Clay Brazil
Egire International Labor
University of Arkansas
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Allkgaras State Leachers College
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Conlinuva Oy
Kennedy pledges to use presidency in desegregation
President Kennedy said he will use the moral authority of the presidency to support school desegregation and attend to New Orleans as needed. He urged that students attend public schools per court orders and noted plans to study the situation before acting further.
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Washington
Kennedy
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New Orleans
Kennedy press conference on missile parity denial
President Kennedy faces a news conference amid questions about his denial of reports that the Pentagon believes the United States and the Soviet Union are at equal missile strength. The published reports suggested such parity.
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Pentagon
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Soviet Union
Faubus Aids Ford to Save Job in Arkansas
In Arkansas the Joint Senate House Budget Committee rewrote the Education Department appropriation bill after Governor Faubus urged dropping a doctor’s degree requirement for Education Commissioner Arch Ford. Ford holds a master’s degree and the committee approved dropping the requirement by voice vote. A separate motion to withdraw a proposed $2,000 salary boost to raise the commissioner’s pay to $12,000 per year also passed by voice vote.
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Arch Ford
Senate House Budget Committee
Arkansas
Education Department
Guv. Orval E. Faubus
Legislative Council
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Perry
Paul van Dalsem
Cleveland
Raymond L. Mays
Kennedy Says U S Will Be Severely Tested in Four Years
President Kennedy warned the United States faces a severe test of its world position over the next four years. He said the administration has not reached a firm conclusion on the relative strength of U S and Soviet missiles and noted reports of a possible no missile gap. He added a preliminary defense study may clarify the issue by February 20. Republican critics pressed that no missile gap exists.
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Werak Tribune
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Local Resident Shoots Himself Accidentally
Local man Conley, 33, shot himself at his father in law's home in Guernsey near Hope while handling a single barreled shotgun. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital in critical condition with a chest wound and severe shock. Conley is a father of four and a foreman for Western Union with 15 years in telegraph work.
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Guernsey
Hope
Jimmie Griffin
Conley
Berndon-Cornelius
Jehildren
Une
Wester Union
No Opposition to Billboards On Interstate Highways
Arkansas legislators face a billboard bill question as the Highway Department weighs enforcement. Highway Director F L Oliver said opposition hinges on enforcement burdens, while Mrs. Clarence Cannon of Forrest City led a delegation of the Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs urging withdrawal of the department’s opposition.
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Single Rock
State High Department
F. 2
Oliver
Arkansas
Highway Department
Clarence C. Cannon
Forrest City
Arkansas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Hope High senior Bi Bright named National Merit finalist
Hope High School announces senior Bi Bright as a finalist in the 1060-61 National Merit Scholarship Program with a merit certificate. Principal Jack Baaty notes the certificate confirms his high academic promise as about 0.6 percent of state seniors earn finalist status and roughly 9,000 U S students are honored nationwide.
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Jack Baaty
Bi Bright
U. S
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Five More Jailed at Texarkana
Five more persons were arrested Tuesday by Texas-side police in a prostitution crackdown in Texarkana. Three white women and two Negro porters were taken into custody, with two women among 20 arrested last week. The two Negroes are partners charged with procuring. The 20 women arrested last week were fined $50 each for vagrancy.
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Texarkana
Tex
All Around Town Hempstead Wildlife Assoc Meets Thursday
The Hempstead Wildlife Association gathers at 7730 Thursday night where Jerome Duffie will screen two films About Beagles and The Farmer and the Sports man. Cliff Russell and Don Simpson urge the public to buy tickets from the senior class for the membership drive.
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Hempstead Wildlife Association
Jerome Duffie
Cliff Russell
Don Simpson
Mountain of Snow Covers East Coast
A sweeping blizzard blanketed the East Coast with heavy snowfall and widespread traffic disruptions. New York City Mayor Robert F Wagner kept a ban on nonessential private cars as hundreds of thousands remained off the streets. Icebreakers aided river traffic, delivering fuel to New York communities while northern Virginia and western Virginia faced heavy snow warnings and multiple inches of new snow spread into North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
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