Irregularities Tied to Aide in McNamara Office
AP reports irregularities in handling of accounts within the Defense Department office of Secretary McNamara's aide. The case, first noted during a routine audit, was sent to the Justice Department on Jan 16 for Criminal Division review. John A. Wylie, head of the Budget and Finance Branch since 1952, on sick leave, earned 17500 annually. Loftis, former administrative assistant to the secretary, is not implicated.
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Washington
Defense Department
Robert S. McNamara
Justice Department
Criminal Division
Pentagon
Budget and Finance
McNamara
John A. Wylie
Department of Defense
Wylie
Ac G
J. R. Loftis
Loftis
Johnson Stayed After the Ball
Washington AP report describes President Johnson remaining late at the state dinner for Sir Alec Douglas-Home and his wife. 136 guests attended the formal dinner with 200 more in the East Ballroom for dancing. Johnson joined the polka and danced with guests before retiring upstairs, concluding a two day meeting with the British prime minister.
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Washington
Johnson
Alec Douglas-Home
East
P Johnson
E. J. Russell 75 of Emmet dies in local hospital
Elyott J. Russell 75 of Emmet dies Thursday at a local hospital. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife two sons Roy of Emmet James of Texarkana three brothers W S Russell of Hope L C Russell of Emmet Leonard Russell of Prescott two sisters Mrs B W Jackson and Mrs Alma Cornelius both of Hope. Services set for 2 p m Sunday at Bodeaw Baptist Church with Rev Hollis Dillard burial in Bodeaw Cemetery.
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Elyott J. Russell
Emmet
Roy
James
Texarkana
W. S. Russell
Hope
L. C
Leonard Russell
Prescott
B. W. Jackson
Alma Cornelius
Bodeaw Baptist Church
Hollis Dillard
Bodeaw Cemetery
Weather Outlook Cloudy Cooler With Occasional Rain
Cloudy and cool today with occasional rain ending late. Clearing later tonight with a cooler low.
Johnson Gals Miss Beatles
More than 8,000 Beatle fans turned out in Washington to hear the mop haired singers. Lynda Bird Johnson, 18, attended a diplomatic reception and then studied, while Lucy Baines Johnson, 16, stayed home to hit the hooks according to a White House spokesman.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Lynda Bird Johnson
Lucy Baines Johnson
Dog Tossed in Hole Died After Six Days
In Barre Vermont police seek suspects after a collie named Pacer was bound with twine and gagged, then placed in a three foot hole. The dog survived six days with sealed snout and brush covering the grave, before a veterinarian advised humane euthanasia. Concetta Tomasi, 21, and her mother cared for the ailing dog as neighbors found him near their home.
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William Moran
Barre
John P. Tomasi
Connie
Pacer
Tomasi
Tom Tomasi
Conflicting Proposals on 1964 Soybean Supports
Washington AP Secretary Orville Freeman faces competing requests from two major farm groups over soybean price supports. The American Farm Bureau urges lowering supports from 2.25 to 2.50 per bushel, while the National Farmers Union pushes to raise to 2.50 immediately, covering 1963 crops. Freeman’s decision is expected soon as both groups cite market demand, stocks, and processor behavior shaping the outlook for 1963 and 1964 crops.
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Ovida
Martin Washington
Orville L. Freeman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Freeman
National Farms Union
Farm Bureau
Farms Union
Farmers Union
Reds Grant Asylum to Soviet Defector Yuri Nosenko
The United States announced it would grant asylum to Yuri Nosenko, a Soviet secret police defector who vanished from the Geneva disarmament delegation. Details about his defection, arrival in Washington, and public presentation remain confidential as Moscow protests and questions continue.
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Washington
U.S
Yuri J. Nosenko
State Department
Nosenko
Geneva
America
Richard I. Phillips
Waly
Andrei A. Gromyko
Foy D. Kohler
Moscow
Gromyko
United States
Nejgako
Nose
West
KGB
British Actor to Wed Swedish Star
British actor Peter Sellers 36 will marry Swedish actress Brigitt Eklund 21. They met in London ten days ago and he phoned in New York to propose. Eklund is due to fly to London to join him Wednesday.
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London
Peter Sellers
Brigitt Eklund
Sellers
Miss Eklund
New York
Hoyt Files as Candidate for 16th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney
V. Hoyt of Mountain Home filed Wednesday as a candidate for the 16th Judicial District prosecuting attorney. The district includes Sharp Izard Fulton Baxter and Randolph counties.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
V. Hoyt
Mountain Home
16Th Judicial District
Sharp, Izard
Fulton
Baxter
Randolph Counties
Mrs Patterson Dies Early Today
Mrs J W Patterson longtime Hope resident died early Saturday in local hospital Survivors include her husband and a son Arrangements announced by Hemdon Cornelius
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J. W. Patterson
Hope
Hemdon-Cornelius
Dedication Services Set for First Assembly Hope Arkansas
The First Assembly of God church in Hope Arkansas hosts a formal dedication this Sunday February 16 with Rev G W Hardcastle Sr district superintendent delivering the morning sermon. Assistant General Superintendent Rev Bert Webb speaks at both afternoon and evening services. The church opens 4 to 6 pm for public viewing ahead of two weeks of special services featuring visiting pastors James Hamill Phinis Lewis and W C Land from various cities.
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First Assembly of God of Hope
Arkansas
G. W. Hardcastle
The
Assemblies of God
Bert Webb
B. J. Willhite
James Hamill
Memphis, Tenn
Phinis Lewis
North Little Rock
Ark
W. C. Land
Fort Lauderdale
Pia
Gotta Have a Heart Centered In Heart Month Message
A timely heart month reminder from the Arkansas Heart Association stresses ongoing research and open heart surgery advances. It notes $285,964.31 in Arkansas funding since 1950, with state and national projects, and outlines outreach to physicians, nurses, students, and civic groups. The 1964 drive runs February 20 to 23 led by Bob Moers, with Joe Rooker as Hempstead County chair.
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Arkansas Heart Association
The
Heart Association
U of A Medical Center
Open Heart Surgery Center
Arkansas
Heart
Bob Moers
Joe Rooker
Hempstead
Hearts
University Signs Twelve Players
The University of Arkansas has signed 12 high school football players to letters of intent since the signing session began Tuesday. The latest signees are half back Joe Smelser and fullback William Ketcher of North Little Rock and quarterback Scott Baguley and fullback Jerry Michael of Blytheville.
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Fayetteville, Ark
University of Arkansas
Joe Smelser
William Ketcher
North Little Rock
Scott Baguley
Jerry Michael
Blytheville
Wreck Claims Life Of Johnny Ray Laughlin In Madison County
Johnny Ray Laughlin a 22 year old resident of St Paul died in a Fayetteville hospital from injuries suffered Thursday when his car left the road struck the White River bridge two miles west of St Paul in Madison County.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Johnny Ray Laughlin
St. Paul
Fayetteville
White River Bridge
Madison County
State GOP Split Evident in Arkansas Amid Lincoln Events
Divergent views within Arkansas Republicans surfaced at Lincoln birthday events. Winthrop Rockefeller and backers in Fayetteville clashed with William L. Spicer and allies in Hot Springs over party control and 1964 presidential plans. Rockefeller denied pushing Nelson Rockefeller, stressing grass roots building. Spicer defended field hires and eyed Goldwater support amid a looming gubernatorial bid.
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Arkansas
Republican Party
GOP
Lincoln
Winthrop Rockefeller
Fayetteville
William L. Spicer
Hot Springs
Rockefeller
Spicer
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Cans
Paul O'Donnell
Dallas
National Gold Water For President Committee
Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Republi
O'Donnell
Spicer-Rockefeller
Arkansas Gop
Wallace Townsend
Little Rock
Robert F. Ellsworth
Arian
Johnson
Indonesia orders military aid for food crisis relief
Indonesia's armed forces were ordered to make immediate special contributions to ease a growing food crisis. A staff statement via Antara hinted at food distribution to areas with acute shortages, though the exact form of the contribution was not specified.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Antara
Three Injured in Wreck at Fulton
A Friday car pickup collision at the Fulton River bridge injured three men and a fourth with facial cuts. The Herndon-Cornelius ambulance brought in Benjamin Dennis Hope and Lovelle Sherman of Fulton with lacerations and a leg injury. Obie Hamilton of Fulton had facial cuts. Sgt. Guy Downing investigated. several others rode in the pickup hauling workers to Texarkana. Details were unavailable.
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Fulton River Bridge
Herndon
Ed Lavender Dies at Prescott
Ed Lavender a former resident of Hempstead died early Friday in a Prescott hospital. He is survived by a son Homer Ray Lavender of Riverside California. Arrangements will be announced by Herndon Cornelius.
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Ed Lavender
Hempstead
Earl Friday
Prescott
Homer Ray Lavender
Riverside
Calif
Herndon Cornelius
U S Case in Hoffa Trial Is Completed
The government completes its case against James R Hoffa on the trial's last day in Chattanooga Tennessee. Special prosecutor John J Hooker presents the final witness Albert J Gasdor a Washington DC court reporter who testified about a juror excused in Hoffa's 1962 Nashville conspiracy trial.
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Gavin Scott
Nashville
Hoffa
NAACP Finds Negroes Can Vote
Alfred Baker Lewis of Greenwich Connecticut, treasurer of the NAACP, says Arkansas added 8 756 Negro voters to its lists amid a registration drive. He cites NAACP growth and notes funds spent on bail bonds for demonstrators, with Johnson likely to win over Goldwater among Black voters. The tour continues to Hot Springs and Louisiana. He links membership rise to civil rights abuses like the Evers murder and the Birmingham church bombing.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
NAACP
Alfred Baker Lewis
Greenwich
Conn
Lewis
Mississippi
Hot Springs
Louisiana
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Arzona
Evers
Jacson
Miss
Birmingham
Russians Build Cuba Bases Reported by Anti Castro Group
AP reports new Soviet military bases under construction in Cuba's Oriente Province. Angel Gonzalez of the Cuban Student Revolutionary Directorate cites installations near Santiago de Cuba Palma Sorino Nipe Bay Minas de Frio Antillas and Guantanamo the latter a site for a U S naval base.
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Mexico City
Cuba
Oriente
Angel Gonzalez
Cuban Student Revolutionary Directorate
Santiago de Cuba
Palma Soriino
Nipe Bay
Minas de Frio
Antillas
Guantanamo
U.S. Naval Base
Farmer Goes Berserk Slays Four In Ohio Farm Shooting
A gunman, Rudy Zamora, 22, sought after a deadly farm house shooting in Athens County that killed four members of a family and wounded two others. Victims were W. M. Wildman, Mildred Wildman, Eugene Wildman, and Geneva Pierce. Patricia Wildman and Danny Pierce were wounded and survived. Zamora, described as a former Texas mental patient, fled into freezing hills as deputies search the area. Police say the shooter may have targeted the family over owed money.
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Athens
Ohio
Ohio Hills
Here
Athens County
Harold Shields
Rudy Zamora
Texas
Patricia Wildman
Glenn McDaniel
Danny Pierce
Patricia
Panny
Wildman
W. M. Wildman
Mildred
Eugene
Geneva Pierce
Dean
David Pierce
Danny
T. McDaniels
Zamora
Tl Farm
Makarios Rejects International Cyprus Peace Force Plan
President Makarios rejected the British American proposal to land a 10 000 man NATO style peace force in Cyprus and will take the issue to the United Nations. Sporadic fighting continued between Greek and Turkish Cypriots as Britain increases truce troops.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Makarios
United Nations
U.S
George Ball
U.N. Security Council
Britain
Greece
Turkey
Makariog
Limassol
Mediterranean
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E. J. Russell
Reds
By Lewis Gulick
Mary Anita Laseter
University
Farmer
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