Arkansans Vote On Bond Issue Prompts Question
Arkansas Republicans plan to oppose a 150 million road bond. Gov. Orval Faubus prepared a question for John Paul Hammerschmidt on KTHV about highway funding. The bond election is set for February 27 and Faubus will discuss the issue on a 19 station radio broadcast.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Harrison
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
GOP
KTHV
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Hammerschmidt
Capital
Arkansas Automobile Club
State Republican Party
Auto Club
Bureau of Public Roads
Scholarship Offered by Arkansas Music Clubs Group
The Southwest District of the Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs offers a $295 full scholarship to Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony in Eureka Springs for a 6 week summer session. Eligible competitors are singers and instrumentalists ages 15 to 18 excluding piano this year.
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Southwest
Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs
Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony
Eureka Springs
Thomas E. Hays, Jr
Weather Report From Experiment Station
Weather Experiment Station notes a 24 hour period ending 7 a.m. Monday with a high of 60 and a low of 23 degrees. The report continues on Page Two.
Budget Week Opens as Arkansas Legislature Targets Education Funding
Arkansas lawmakers begin the seventh week with budget work at the top of the agenda. Key appropriations for the University of Arkansas, state colleges, State Hospital, Children's Colony and State Police face potential delays amid tax debate and scrutiny of highway and cigarette tax measures. Governor Faubus faces veto risks over a motor fuel tax plan and local turnback funding, while election‑fraud probes catalyze public scrutiny. The session includes a Jonesboro trip for Arkansas State College entertainment as leaders forecast budget outcomes and await bond results.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
University of Arkansas
State Colleges
State Hospital
Children’s Colony
State Police
Legislative Council
House
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Arkansas Economic Advancement Study Commission
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Shooting of Malcolm X sparks arrest in New York
Police arrest 22 year old Talmade Hayer in Malcolm X assassination as he prepared to address a rally in a New York ballroom. The slaying shocks nation while authorities and Black Nationalists react to the fatal shooting and ongoing security concerns.
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Malcolm X
Talmade Hayer
New York
Jules Loh
Black Muslim Leader Shocked by Malcolm X Slaying
Elijah Muhammad, head of the Black Muslims, said he is shocked by the assassination of Malcolm X but expressed no concern and denied any member’s involvement. He spoke from his guarded South Side Chicago home, stating he has no idea of the motive.
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Chicago
Malcolm X
Elijah Muhammad
South Side
Malcolm
Violent Negro Leader Malcolm X Fatally Shot in New York
Malcolm X, 39, was killed during a rally in a Manhattan ballroom. A 22-year-old suspect, Talmadge Hayer, faces homicide charges. police believe five involved. The attack followed a split with Elijah Muhammad's Black Muslims, prompting a large police response and Muslim funeral inquiries.
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Malcolm X
Upper Manhattan
FBI
Talmadge Hayer
Thomas Hayer
Paterson
N.J
Elijah Muhammad
Chicago
Black Muslims
Muhammad Speaks
Organization of Afro-American Unity
Malcolm
Harlem
Washington Heights
Betty
Many Plead Guilty on Liquor Counts
In Texarkana Arkansas Federal Court Judge John E Miller heard 13 defendants plead guilty to liquor law violations including Emmet Lee Redman Lewisville Luther Morrison Negro Buckner James Whitfield Negro Buckner Spearman Thomas Negro Buckner John Edward Cunningham Lewisville Orville Wayne Straw McNab Ardis Knighton and Charles Kenith Knighton Lewisville Trials are scheduled for March 8 with sentencing on March 10.
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Texarkana
Arkansas
John E. Miller
Emmet Lee Redman
Lewisville
Luther Morrison
Blevins
James Whitfield
Buckner
Spearman Thomas
John Edward Cunningham
Orville Wayne Straw
McNab
Ardis Knighton
Charles Kenith Knighton
Guard License Bill Dropped in Arkansas House
A bill to repeal the states authority to sell automobile licenses to National Guardsmen for 1 was withdrawn in the Arkansas House. Rep Coleman Gammill and Rep Jack Oakes cited recognizing guardsmen public service without pay. Guardsmen may license one passenger car at the 1 fee while regular licenses range from 6 to well over 6 depending on car type.
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Little Rock
Arkansas House
Woodruff County
Jack Oakes
Stone County
Coleman Gammill
Gas Explosion Traps Miners in Hokkaido Coal Mine
AP bulletins report a gas explosion at a Hokkaido coal mine on Monday trapping 70 miners. Two bodies were recovered while initial figures of 103 trapped and 9 escaped were later corrected. Police estimated the blast occurred about 15,000 feet from the pit entrance.
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Tokyo
Hokkaido
Japan
Faubus Predicts Cigarette Tax Bill Passes
Gov. Orval Faubus forecast the cigarette tax bill will pass in the Arkansas House, even without earmarking funds for higher education. The measure would raise the tax from six to eight cents per pack, generating about $3.6 million annually, with Faubus pledging to address University of Arkansas and seven state colleges in appropriations.
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John R. Starr
Associated Press
Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
House
University of Arkansas
Tension Resurges as Khanh Exiled in Saigon Junta Turmoil
In Saigon tension rises as South Vietnam's new junta pushes Lt. Gen. Nguyen Khanh into exile after ousting him as commander in chief. Reports say Young Turk generals Thi and Ky contest for power while barricaded at the airport amid fear of a tank assault and renewed clashes.
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Nguyen Khanh
United States
South Viet Nam
Khanh
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Nguyen Cao Ky
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Dalat
Viet Nam
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Tran van Minh
Turkey season dates and local open counties listed
The notice lists turkey gun and bow hunting dates from April 3 to 6 and April 14 to 17, with a general April 3 to 17 season. Counties Hempstead Howard Nevada are open. The piece also notes college honors, a play, a leadership club honor, a Navy air strike participation, and a Washington's Birthday event with free downtown parking. Absentee voting details and ballot mailing options are provided for a Saturday bond election.
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Hempstead
Howard
Nevada
Group Charges Election Full of Vote Fraud
John H. Haley of the Election Research Council testified before the Howard County Grand Jury in Nashville Arkansas, alleging widespread voting irregularities including claims that over half of 30 000 absentee votes in last November's election were illegal. He stressed the data showed irregularities not intent to defraud. The grand jury was urged by Circuit Judge Robert Steele to indict if true or issue a statement if false.
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Highway Department
Perry County
Paul van Dalsem
Chicot County
Benny Bynum
Bynum
van Dalsem
Jonesboro
Arkansas State College
Faubus
Haley
Arkansas
Madison County
Nashville
Ark
John H. Haley
Election Research Council Inc
Howard County Grand Jury
Howard County
Robert Steele
Orval E. Faubus
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Associated Press
Council
Landowner John P. Morrow Sr. Dies at 88 in Batesville
Batesville Arkansas reports the death of landowner and businessman John P. Morrow Sr. at age 88. Known for river work on the White River and upstream dam control, he chaired flood control efforts and served on the Arkansas Flood Control board under Gov. Carl Bailey. He is survived by no son.
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Batesville, Ark
John P. Morrow Sr
Batesville
White River
Morrow
Arkansas Flood Control Board
Carl Bailey
John P. Morrow Jr
Milk Producers Plan Meeting in Conway Arkansas
The 18th annual meeting of the Central Arkansas Milk Producers Association will occur March 27 in Conway. Speakers include Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman Representative Wilbur Mills and columnist Ann Landers with Gov. Faubus to attend. More than 2,080 delegates expected to register.
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Associated Press
Conway. Ark
Central Arkansas Milk Producers Association
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Wilbur PD. Mills
D-Ark
Ann Landers
Orval E. Faubus
Dairy Farmers Milk Marketing Cooperative
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