Tempers Flare in House Over Gambling Bill
Arkansas lawmakers pause for Rep. Mattie Hackett funeral as bitter anti gambling bill debate resumes in the House. Rep. Murphy tries to free the measure with a bare majority while opponents use parliamentary tactics to delay. Crank's ruling on reading status sparks further dispute ahead of possible votes.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Daiy
Mattie G. Hackett
Stamps
House
Senate
Murphy
Perry County
Paul Vandalsem
van Dalsem
Garland County
Nathan Schoenfeld
Marion Crank
Schoenfeld
Crank
Weather summary for Arkansas region January totals and midweek forecast
Central Arkansas reports January precipitation 1.63 inches with 5.22 inches a year ago. The forecast from the Arkansas Regional Forecast notes clear to partly cloudy conditions through Wednesday, mild temperatures, and highs in the mid 50s with lows in the low 30s. Northeast and Northwest regions show varied cloud cover, a few showers late tonight and Wednesday, and cooler readings by Wednesday afternoon.
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Arkansas
Associated Press
Northwest
Wight
Voulor
Ota Sk
Joint Meeting of City Boards Debates Street Project
The Water and Light Commission and the City Planning Commission and the Board of Directors held a joint meeting last night to discuss various city projects for the year. Most discussion focused on a proposed street project with details to be announced after final approval. Attendees included Mayor Frank Douglas and engineers and city officials such as John Hawkins and Arch Wylie.
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City Planning Commission
Board of Directors
Frank Douglas
LaGrone Willams
George Robison
L. W. Young
al Graves
Lloyd Guerin
B. W. Edwards
Robert LaGrone
Lloyd Spencer
Albert Graves
Roy Anderson
James Pikin
Kennedy Hosts Betancourt at Rainy White House Ceremony
President Kennedy welcomed Venezuela's Romulo Betancourt to Washington with praise during a rain dampened ceremony under the White House portico. The leaders reviewed U S troops, with honor guards from all services and wives present as rain and snow affected the planned helicopter landing.
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Kennedy
Venezuela
Romulo Betanscourt
White House
Puerto Rico
Andrews Air Forcs Base
Betancourt
U.S
Walking Craze Has a New Twist in Springdale
The walking craze takes a twist as attorney and Democratic official St Jim Cypert challenges local businessmen to walk 50 miles for a $1 000 community fund. If funded, Springdale wins $20 per mile. A Paris to Fort Smith trek saw 21 dropouts, with finishers including three businessmen, a housewife, six boys and a girl. Army involvement at Fort Chaffee added military grit to the 50 mile gravel road challenge.
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Associated Press
Springdale
Jim Cypert
Washington Coununity Democratic Committee
Cypert
Johm P. Mc Anan
Cincinnati
Ohio
Eric Sheffer
Dubuque
Iowa
Man Charged in Fatal Shooting in Heber Springs
Deputy Prosecutor Hart Olmstead announced 46 year old Ray McGowan of Heber Springs was charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of 44 year old Neely Smith at McGowan’s home five miles southwest of town. The victim was killed by a 12 gauge shotgun blast and McGowan is held without bail in Cleburne County jail.
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Ark
Atty
Hart Olmstead
Ray McGowan
Neely Smith
Olmstead
McGowan
Hoe
Snovith
Olmstead Aid Methawan
Cleburniy County
Dai
Big Railways Seek Freight Rate Hikes in Arkansas
Arkansas rail shippers and big railroads urged the state Commerce Commission to adopt federal increases in freight charges to align interstate and intrastate rates. W A Feldmann of Colton Belt Lines testified that Arkansas has charged lower rates since October 1960 due to the commission's refusal to adopt ICC increases. Opposing parties include the State Highway Department and shippers of cement, timber, grain, aluminum, crushed stone and rice.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
State Commerce Commission
W. A. Feldmann
Yler, Tex
Colston Belt Lines
Itarstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Paldtimann
Commission
State Highway Department
Publishing Bill Gets Do Not Pass Tag
LITTLE ROCK AP The House Judiciary Committee sent a do not pass recommendation on a bill to repeal the county publishing law and deferred action on a Sunday sales bill until Thursday. The secret ballot was 10-6. Publishers and business leaders spoke on both measures during Monday hearings after the Regular House session.
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Little Rock
House Judiciary Committee
House
Bill Thompson
Painsette County
Jim Shaver
Cross County
Tthe
Arkansas County Clerks Association
Frank Robins
Conway Log Cabin Democrat
Shaver
Noland de Laughter
Dorada News Times
Keith Tudor
Arkadelphia Southern Standard
Jimy Watts
Mat Springs
Gi Jeffrey
Jonesbovo
Fix Up Awards and National Cleanup Effort Noted
A garbled entry references a Washington event on cleanup and repair awards. It mentions several individuals and organizations in a chaotic summary, with unclear roles and dates. The readable fragments point to a local or national recognition program tied to a cleanup campaign.
Woman in Texarkana Jail All Time
An elderly woman, Alice Tuggle Holbert, 77, who had been missing since February 13, has been in the Texarkana Texas jail all along. She was last seen at a Texarkana bus station on February 14. A three state alert had circulated with a full description since February 14. Police said she sometimes has mental lapses and was reportedly fined 200 dollars for shop lifting flower bulbs. Local officers learned of her location after radio contact with Texarkana authorities.
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Alice Tuggle Holbert
Texarkana
Texas
Raymond Pedron
Jack Brown
Jimmie Griffin
Strategolice
Milton Mosier
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Medal of Honor Recipient to Rest in Hospital in Sill
Officials said the Congressional Medal of Honor winner Pvt. Wilson Douglas Watson, 41, will remain in a hospital in Sill, Oklahoma for possibly ten days for rest and consultation. Watson was brought here from Arkansas where he was arrested for investigation in the disappearance of an individual. The case involves a suspect linked to a missing person.
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Sill
Okla
Wilson Douglas Watson
Watson
Arkansas
Ron
Rowker
Alen
Respiratory Infections on Increase in Arkansas
Upper respiratory infections have risen above normal in parts of Arkansas while Asian Flu remains absent statewide. A Monday spot check found no Asian Flu cases, though the illness is at epidemic levels elsewhere in the U.S. Hospitals report some simple influenza but few cases overall with notable spikes in Springdale and Nashville and El Dorado.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Alhough
United States
Springdale
al Conway
Nashville
el Dorado
Little Rock
Death of A M Cornelius Former Groceryman at 90
Obituary notes A M Cornelius aged 90 longtime local grocer dies Tuesday. His survivors include wife three children and several relatives. Funeral services set for 2 pm in Lafayette County with attendance by local officials. Also mentioned are medical fellowship news and PTA meeting updates amid scattered community notices.
Arkansas State Song Debate Sees Gift Offer Rejected
Arkansas lawmakers debate the state song, Eva Ware Barnett of Lit Rock offers to donate a revised song for state use, while critic Rep Roscoe Brown seeks to readapt Arkansas as a dignified fiddle tune. The old song was changed after Barnett sued in the past over copyright issues.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Arkansas Benton, Ark
Marshal Stanley
Eva Ware Barnett
Lithim
de Rock
Barnett
C. G. Hall
Roscoe Brown
Craighead County
Reopened suit over land condemned for Interstate 30
Stanley challenges the 1960 seizure of 18 acres by the Highway Department for Interstate 30, initially valued at 9500 dollars. He now seeks 3 million, claiming mineral deposits used in septic tank production elevate the land’s worth. The 1961 case ended with a 150000 dollar award overturned by the state Supreme Court.
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State Highway Department
Stanley
Highway Department
Saline County
State Supreme Court
Will Try to Ease Ban on Poultry
Representative James Trimble and fellow lawmakers secured a promise from President Kennedy to instruct U S delegates in Brussels to press European Common Market nations to lower poultry tariffs. The ministers convene in Brussels and will be urged to avoid new restrictions and revert to prior tariff levels on poultry imports.
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Washington
James Trimble
D-Ark
Congress
Kennedy
Brussels
Trimble
Congressional
New Cotton Bill Aims to Help Arkansas Farmers
Washington AP report says a House subcommittee backed a new cotton bill to aid Arkansas growers by allowing overplanting up to 30 percent for 1964 65 66 while exporters receive subsidies to compete. The bill also shifts subsidy setting to the agriculture secretary and funds research up to 10 million dollars annually to cut production costs. Representative B C Gathings D Ark West Memphis notes not all members are happy with it and the measure could reach floor action soon.
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Washington
Arkansas
B. C. Gathings
D-Ark
West Memphis
Secretary of Agriculture
Kennedy
Gathings
Briefing on Cuba Troop Withdrawal To Leaders
Washington reports indicate Moscow will remove several thousand Soviet troops from Cuba in three weeks. Kennedy called congressional leaders to a late meeting, asserting no deal or price was exchanged. McNamara McCone and Rusk attended the briefing for a general intelligence roundup on Cuba.
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Russia
United States
Cuba
Moscow
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Robert S. McNamara
Central Intelligence Agency
John A. McCone
Dean Rusk
Drama of High Seas Near an End
The hijacked Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui neared resolution as Brazil prepared to escort the vessel 420 miles to Belem while U S craft kept watch outside territorial waters. Betancourt’s regime remains in power as Brazil offers asylum to hijackers if they surrender.
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Brasil
Romulo Beytancourt
United States
Betancourt
U.S
Anzoategui
Brazil
Venezielan Foreign Ministry
Venezuela
Wilmar Medina Rojas
Medina Rojas
Houston
Tex
New Orleans
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Luis Munoz Marin
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