Defense Says Sinatra Deal All a Hoax
The defense in the Frank Sinatra Jr. kidnapping trial opened by claiming the plot was a hoax and that Sinatra Jr. acted out of chicanery. Barry Keenan’s attorney argued innocence would be shown by government witnesses and questioned whether a crime occurred if the kidnapped party cooperated. The government planned to begin calling witnesses as a visiting judge took charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Frank Sinatra Jr
Charles Crouch Jr
Barry Worthington Keenan
Barry Keenan
Sinatra Jr
Notasulga Schools Deserted Amid Racial Boycott Action
In Notasulga Alabama white pupils boycotted Notasulga High School leaving classrooms empty while no Negro students appeared. At Shorter High School no white students attended as federal court ordered six Negroes to enroll at the private Macon Academy opens with 206 Notasulga and Shorter applicants. State troopers guarded schools as a court hearing on enrollment and a fire ordinance affected access. The State Board of Education authorized tuition grants to private school pupils under a 1956 grant-in-aid law after Tuskegee High was ordered closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Thomas Notasulga
Ala
Notasulga High School
Shorter High School
Shorter School
Notasulga
Opelika
Macon Academy
Tuskegee
Tuskegee High
State Board of Education
Washington
Commissioner of Education
Commission
The
Civil Rights Commission
Fatal Injuries in Auto Accident in Little Rock
Mrs. Betty Shadrick Scott aged 65 died from injuries after being struck while crossing a street in Little Rock. Donald D. Whitlock, 20, of North Little Rock is charged with negligent homicide and driving while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Betty Shadrick Scott
Litte Rock
Donald D. Whitlock
North Little Rock
Arkansas Weather Summary and 24 Hour Report
Weather experiment station notes a 24 hour period ending 7 am Tuesday with high 6 and low 26. Arkansas forecast Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with highs 40 to 54, northeast to south. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Soviet Dust Bowl Seen As Grain Losses Rise
Moscow AP reports Agriculture Minister Ivan Volovechenko warned the Soviet Union suffers wind and water erosion threatening soil fertility. About three million acres are abandoned yearly, with erosion turning lands into brush and swamps. He urged a law ensuring strict departmental accountability to protect land for grain output.
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Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Ivan Volovechenko
Communist Party Central Committee
Kremlin
Volovchenko
Kazakhstan
Siberia
Khrushchev
U.S. Southwest
High Plains
Mrs. Silvey 83 of Bodcaw Dies in Local Hospital
Viola Bailey Silvey 83 of Bodcaw died Sunday in a local hospital. Survived by two sons Rey D. C. Silvey of Texarkana and Tom J. Silvey of Bodcaw a daughter Ruth Turner of Humboldt Texas three sisters Rosa Lightsey Ada Lee Bailey of Ault Colorado Newell Andrews of Colorado Springs Colorado Services at 4 p.m. today at Bodcaw No 2 Baptist Church officiated by Rev EB Jones and Rev Mr Green burial by Smith Service of Stamps in Union Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Bailey Silvey
Bodcaw
Rey
D. C. Silvey
Texarkana
Tom J. Silvey
Ruth &. Turner
Humboldt
Texas
Rosa Lightsey
Ada Lee Bailey
Ault
Colo
Newell Andrews
Colorado Springs
Bodcan No. 2 Baptist Church
EB. B. Jones
Mr. Green
Smith Service of Stamps
Union Cemetery
GOP Women to Visit Shut-ins Meeting Report
Hempstead County Republican Women held a Sunday February 9 meeting at 3 p m at the F W Grachek ranch near McCaskill. Nine executive board members and committee chairmen plus guest Mrs Elmer Wagner decided to visit shut ins as the year s service project. Hostess served pastries and coffee after business.
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Hempstead County
F. W. Grachek
McCaskill
Elmer Wagner
Ely Landau A Landmark Figure In Entertainment Today
New York AP Ely A Landau forty four is a bold film producer setting a mark in entertainment figures. He aims to revive movie going by backing quality adult films costing 700000 to 900000 with broad appeal, challenging Hollywoods blockbuster trend. He built a syndication firm to 25 million yearly business before selling it for 14 million and now plans ten pictures in three years. Landau, from the Lower East Side, served in World War II and rose from humble beginnings to prominence in film and television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ely A. Landau
Fidle
Landau
Lower East Side
Manhattan
Hollywood
Lewisville Man Is Sentenced in Miller Circuit Court
Lewisville man J. W. Hawthorne was sentenced in Miller Circuit Court yesterday to three years in the penitentiary for forgery and uttering. He also drew a concurrent three year term on a false pretense charge from Hempstead. Hawthorne’s wife Elizabeth faced similar Hempstead charges and received a five year suspended sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
J. W. Hawthorne
Lewisville
Hempstead
Hawthorne
Elizabeth
Rateliff enters race for Hempstead County Judge
K C Rateliff, newcomer to politics and Hempstead County native, announces his bid for County Judge. A farmer from Highway 29 South of Hope, he vows to push farm to market road construction, maintain existing roads, and actively serve taxpayers to spur agricultural and industrial growth. He pledges constant voter contact to build a bigger, better, forward looking community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Star
K. G
Rateliff
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Hempstead
Police Chief Dies After Oxygen Aid To Heart Victim
In Bentleyville Ohio police chief Les Peterman died minutes after giving oxygen to a heart attack patient, George C Breymaier 54, at his home. Peterman treated Breymaier with a mask and oxygen, revived him, then collapsed himself as Breymaier tried to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Ohio
Les Peterman
Bentleyville
Peterman
George C. Breymaier
Breymaier
France Breaks Ties With China Over De Gaulle Pivot
Paris AP reports nationalist China severed relations with France affecting President Charles de Gaulle who had linked Southeast Asia influence to recognizing Red China. Taipei immediately cut ties after Paris moved to exchange ambassadors, while no public action from France or Beijing followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
China
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
Red China
Formosa
Taipei
Chiang Kai-shek
Peking
Beatles Swiftly Surpass Fever With Global Reach
The Beatles ignite reactions from England to America with fans and critics weighing in. The group tops charts with hit I Want to Hold Your Hand selling 1.88 million copies in three weeks, while CBS Ed Sullivan telecast draws hundreds of screaming teens. London conductor John Pritchard lauds their entertaining skill and solid technique despite hype.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard F. Whalen
NEW York
Beatles
England
Billy Graham
Washington Post
U.S
British Isles
Dallas
Europe
Capital Records
Columbia Broadcasting System
Washington, D.C
Pittsburgh
John Pritchard
London Philharmonic
Mrs Galloway 80 Dies in Patmos Home
Mrs Lou Galloway aged 80 died Tuesday at the home of her son Charles Cox Patmos Rt 1. She leaves two stepsons Jim Galloway Patmos and David Galloway Monroe La a stepdaughter Ola Sewell Lewisville and two brothers Charles and Joe Biddle Patmos. Services 2 p m Wednesday at Providence Baptist Church by Rev A C Kirby. Burial Betts Cemetery conducted by Herndon Cornelius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Galloway
Charles Cox
Patmos Rt. 1
Jim Galloway
Patmos
David Galloway
Monroe
Ola Sewell
Lewisville
Charles
Joe Biddle
Providence Baplish Church
A. C. Kirby
Hernden Cornelius
Betts Cemetery
Provisions in House Civil Rights Bill Open Up Much
Washington AP outlines main provisions of the House civil rights bill covering voting and literacy rules, public accommodations, desegregation in schools and public facilities, federal funding, employment, statistics, courts, and miscellaneous funding details with focus on federal actions and enforcement mechanisms.
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Secretary of Commerce
Civil Rights Commission
Race Barriers Down at P B Church in Pine Bluff
The Rev Edward W Harris of First Methodist Church Pine Bluff announced the church will admit members without regard to race, following Methodist policy. He noted some members disagreed. The church may be the first Protestant church in Pine Bluff to admit Negroes, though Catholic churches already do. Harris spoke during a race relations sermon. Sam J Allen of Little Rock said 11 white Protestant churches there would drop racial barriers, based on council questionnaires for Race Relations Sunday.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Edward W. Harris
First Methodist Church
Harris
Sam J. Allen
Little Rock
Arkansas Council of Churches
Local notices and academic honors mix in town update
All Around Town reports Jim Stroud sustaining a foot injury in an accident at Cox Bros Machine Shop. It notes multiple area students on Dean’s and President’s lists at University of Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Magnolia Southern State, Hendrix College, with names like James R. McLain Hope Sharon Greene Peggy Lloyd Ronnie Smith and Jan Reinhardt. Also mentions Hope High interior decorating film event, a Salvation Army clothing drive on Feb 12, a five day training course at First Methodist Fortmith, a Masonic Degree tonight, and Barry’s Grocery Quick Sak expansion set to break ground Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Arkansas
James R. McLain
Hope
College of Business Administration
Oklahoma State University
John M. Duffie
Magnolia
Southern State
Sharon Greene
D. G. Greene
Rt. 3
Peggy Lloyd
D. F. Lloyd
Rt. 4
Ronnie Smith
Herman W. Smith
Hendrix College
Conway
Jan Reinhardt
W. M
House Rights Bill Moves After House Approval
The House passed the civil rights bill 290 to 130 on Monday night. President Johnson hailed it as a historic step forward for dignity in America. Southerners seek to blunt the measure in the Senate, where a filibuster threat could force concessions amid Republican and Northern Democrat support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Beckle Washington
House
Johnson
America
Senate
O Girding
Prosecution Through With Key Witness
Defense claims Edward Partin may shut the witness chair amid Hoffa trial juror tampering charges. Partin, Baton Rouge Teamsters official, testified last week as cross examination began. Prosecutor Neal says payments to Partin’s ex-wife were travel reimbursements, not bribes, as Hoffa and four co defendants face conspiracy charges in Nashville. Allen Dorfman of Chicago Ni J Tweel Huntington Larry Campbell Detroit Thomas Parks Ewing King Nashville are also tied to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gavin Scott
Chattanooga
Tenn
Edward G. Partin
James R. Hoffa
Partin
Teamsters Union
Baton Rouge
Hoffa
International ‘Teamsters Union
Otting
Nashville
Theovernment
Sere M. Silets
U.S
Huntington, W.va
Larry Campbell
Detroit
Thomas E. Parks
Ewing King
Clinic Here for Crippled Children
The Crippled Children’s Division of the Department of Public Welfare will hold a Diagnostic and Check up clinic at the Health Unit Armory on February 15, 1964. Children register 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Charles G. Smith from Texarkana and Dr. Lowell Harris of Hope will examine the children backed by Orthopedic Nursing Consultant Miss Ly Teague of Little Rock and Public Health Nurse Mrs. Inez Turner. Volunteers include Mrs. Alice Graves and many others. braces and appliances directed by R. Norton of Sarkatex Co. in Texarkana.
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Crippled Children's
Department of Public Welfare
Charles G. Smith
Texarkana
Lowell Harris
Hope
Ly Teague
Little Rock
Inez Turner
Alice Graves
Lloyd Spencer
Dean Murphy
Marie Bennett
Istine Maroon
Jim James
Elizabeth Rogers
Merlin Coop
John L. Wilson
Vincent Foster
Pod Rogers
Bryan Camp
Lee Still
Max Kitchens
Raymond Byers
Paul Ward
Beverly Schaeffer
Temple Memorial Home
R. Norton
Sarkatex Company
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Sinatra
James Bacon
ABC
Star
J. W. Leiser
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Chicago
C. M
Pod) Rogers, Jr
Leiser
Dorothy May
By George Syvertsen
Ely Landau
K.C. Rateliff
Federal Employment Opportunity Commission
P.B. Church
Jim Stroud
Cox Bros
Alpha Tau
Hamilton Hanegan
Hope High
Betty Furness
Art James
Salvation Army
Chamber of Commerce
Evelyn Briant
Fortmith
Masonic Hall
Barry Brown
Barry's Grocery
West Third
Barry’s Quick
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