Rain totals 8.49 inches over five days in Hempstead Arkansas
The University of Arkansas Experiment Station reports 8.49 inches of rainfall in five days ending yesterday. A 24 hour total reached 1.77 inches, with temperatures ranging from 29 to 59. Flooding occurred statewide but extensive damage was limited. a fire at the Emmet Thompson residence caused heavy damage to house and contents, likely from a faulty floor furnace.
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Hempstead
Arkansas
University of Arkansas Experiment Station
Emmet Thompson
South Main
Rotary honors longtime Hope club leaders
On February 10 the Hope Rotary Club marked its 47th anniversary. President George Peck presented a plaque to Ed McCorkle the club’s only active Charter Member a 46 year membership pin to Nick Jewell and a 45 year pin to Roy Anderson. He noted all three had served as club president and held key Rotary offices. Garland Medders then shared a National Electric Week film.
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Hope Star
George Peck
Extreme
Ed McCorkle
Hope Rotary
Town & Country
N. T. Jewell
Roy Anderson
Hope Rotary Club
Nick Jewell
Peck
Rotary
Hope Club
Chicago
Arkansas
Rotary International
Garland Medders
National Electric Week
Castro Exiles Clash in Gun Battle Near Cuban Waters
The Anti-Communist Cuban Army says Fidel Castro patrols clashed with an exile boat in a sea battle off Cuba. Officials say the incident is not tied to Wednesday's seizure of an American shrimp boat in Cuban waters.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Arkansas Regional Forecast
Central Arkansas fair and colder tonight with increasing cloudiness and warmer Saturday. Lows tonight in the low 20s. Highs Saturday in the 40s. Northwest Arkansas fair with similar trend.
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Arkansas
Associated Press
Central Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas
Days and Nights of Tension in Viet Nam Crisis
AP reports two crisis nights for President Johnson as U S aerial strikes hit North Vietnam after Communist attacks on Pleiku and Qui Nhon. White House aides and officials rushed to duty in a sequence of meetings and orders as the crisis escalated.
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Viet Nam
Pacific
Pleiku
South
Washington
White House
Walter R. Mears
Johnson
U. S
North Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
George M. Ball
Dean Rusk
McGeooge Bundy
Saigon
Oval
Qui Nhon
George E. Reedy
White Hous
Bundy
National Security Affairs
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
National Security Council
Facts and foibles of famous men who shaped America
New York AP lists notable habits and quirks of historic figures. Robert E Lee disliked being touched, George Washington rarely shook hands, Abraham Lincoln lacked a Chinese backscratcher, and other icons like Roosevelt, Doyle, Twain, and Hemingway show idiosyncrasies from cigars to lucky charms.
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New York
Robert E Lee
George Washington
U.S
Abraham Lincoln
James Garfield
White House
Benjamin Franklin
Oscar Hammerstein
Mark Twain
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Sigmund Freud
Poker Alice
Frontier Deadwood
S.D
Amy Lowell
New England
Emily Dickenson
Lord Byron
Johnson names Mann and Vaughn to key State posts
President Johnson reshuffles the State Department with Thomas C. Mann to become undersecretary for economic affairs and Averell Harriman moving to ambassador at large. Jack Hood Vaughn will replace Mann as assistant for inter American affairs. George E. Reedy announced the moves and noted Rusk remains secretary.
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Washington
Johnson
State Department
Averell Harriman
Thomas C. Mann
Mann
Harriman
Jack Hood Vaughn
Panama
George E. Reedy
White House
Reedy
New York
Dean Rusk
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Rusk
Viet Nam
George W. Ball
Eisenhower
Hempstead County Farm Bureau Sets Monday Board Meeting
Lester Kent, president, calls a special meet for Hempstead County Farm Bureau at 7 50 p.m. Monday at the Farm Bureau office. Agenda includes a check-up on the annual membership drive and all members are urged to attend.
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Lester Kent
Hempstead County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Steel Workers vote dispute looms after close union election
The United Steelworkers election remains tight between incumbent David J. McDonald and I. W. Abel with uncounted locals and court questions over voting procedures. A potential legal fight looms as counts slow and local reports continue, with May 1 deadlines and Honest Ballot oversight.
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H. L. Schwartz
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
I. W. Abel
Abel
James Griffin
McDonald
USW
Youngstown
Atammond
Ind
U.S. Dist
George Beamer
Gary
Beamer
William Hart
Philadelphia
Honest Ballot Association
Spectators Tragedy Theme at First Assembly Revival
Rev Jo Neely urged active service at First Assembly of God as Rev Willhite noted over a hundred attendees at last night’s revival. Services run nightly at 7 30 through next week except Saturday with all welcome.
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Jo Neely
First Assembly of God
Willhite
Parachute System Passes Final Test for Gemini Recovery
Northrop Corp recovery system cleared its 10th and final test in El Centro California for Gemini landings. The system, dropped from 17 000 feet, was slated for astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Young with NASA canceling two tests as unnecessary.
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EL Centro
Calif
Air Force
Virgil I. Grissom
Navy
John W. Young
Gemini
Northrop Corp
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Deadline for Dock Workers is Rejected
The International Longshoremen's Association rejected a bid for a full settlement of the 33 day dock strike. They ordered longshoremen to return to work in all but two ports, Miami and Galveston.
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Washington
International Longshoremen’s Association
South Atlantic
West Gulf
Miami
Galveston
Thomas W
Teddy) Gleason
Afl-Cio Union
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Federal mediators issue dock strike settlement plan
The mediation panel proposes a return to work in the Gulf and a two part Atlantic pact on gang size and a weather pay clause. If no consensus arises in 30 days Gulf issues go to arbitration. Atlantic issues set by the panel include a 16 worker gang minimum and a two hour pay guarantee during bad weather.
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Washington
South Atlantic
Gulf
Miami
Galveston
Atlantic
Johnson
W. Willard Wirtz
Secretary of Commerce
John T. Connor
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Wirtz
Mrs Clara Wade Dies in Local Hospital After Illness
Mrs Clara Wade died about 12 30 p m today in a local hospital after a long illness. A Magnolia native and widow of Dr O J Wade the prominent Baptist minister and former president of Central College of Conway. Survivors include daughters Mrs Jess Davis of Hope and Mrs James Clayton of Conway. Arrangements by Oakcrest Funeral Home.
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Clara Wade
Legislature Works Through Fifth Week As Bills Stall
Arkansas lawmakers pressed into week five with major measures stalled on the calendar. The House approved a wagering tax bill 67 to 13, but Speaker Cottrell delayed final action to confirm votes needed. Senate objection halted a second reading, delaying a measure to raise bets on horse and dog tracks from five to seven percent. Both sides claim revenue for the State Police and drivers license funding.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Senate
House
J. H. Cottrell Jr
Cottrell
Q. Byrum Hurst
Hot Springs
Yell County
Lloyd George
George
Local News Roundup From Prescott Hope And Hempstead County
Linda Stokes, 22, daughter of James and Mrs Stokes of Prescott, recovering after Wednesday surgery at Wadley Hospital Texarkana in Room 409. Bennie Downing completes B S E degree at Texas Christian Fort Worth and teaching certificate. daughter of A L Park. J W Erwin of Hempstead County turned 95 at Hope Nursing Home on February 11 with gifts and refreshments. Ouachita Singers from Ouachita Baptist University with Dora King of Hope plan spring tour February 23 to 23 visiting multiple Baptist churches. Hope High Key Club Sweetheart Dance set for Saturday night February 14 with MC Don Logan of KEEL. admission $1 per couple or 75 cents for a single.
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Linda Stokes
James Stokes
Prescott
Hope
Wadley Hospital
Texarkana
Bennie Charles Downing
Mary Lou Park
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Downing
A. L. Park
J. W. Erwin
Hempstead County
Hope Nursing Home
George Dodds
Mr. Erwin
Ouachita
Hope High Key Club
KEEL
Don Logan
U.S. Loses Jets and Navy Pilot in Da Nang Raids
United States and South Vietnamese forces attacked North Viet Nam with about 160 aircraft in the most massive retaliation yet. Three U.S. Navy jets were shot down and one American pilot captured as raids targeted Chan Hoa and Chap Le, with Da Nang guarding perimeter and Viet Cong casualties reported.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
North Viet Nam
U.S
Bien Hoa
Pleiku
17Th Parallel
Robert F. Roneca
Norristown
613Th Tactical
U.S. Navy
North
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
Chan Hoa
Chap le
Viet Nam
Dong Hoi
Hancock
Ranger
Coral Sea
da Nang Air Base
Woman Hurt in Accident Here Today
Mrs. Martha Stephenson suffered wrist, shoulder, and leg injuries in a three vehicle collision at Third and Walnut Streets. She was taken to a local hospital by Oakcrest Ambulance. Police said Stephenson’s car struck a parked Hawkins vehicle after colliding with a Pontiac truck driven by J Hanson of Pontiac Michigan. no charges reported.
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Martha Stephenson
Third
Walnut Streets
Stephenson
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