Senate Defeats County Bid Bill in Arkansas Vote
Arkansas Senate defeats the Pryor county purchase bill 25-9 with Sen Mosley keeping it alive by reconsideration. The measure would require county judges to bid on purchases $500 or more. House votes also approve a wine sales bill for cities over 15 000, with 11 cities named if Faubus signs.
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Ouachita County
David Pryor
FE. L. Mosley
Camden
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Pryor
Senate
Q. Byrum Hurst
Arkansas
Pulaski County
Glenn Walther
Hurst
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el Dorado
Fayetteville
Texarkana
West Memphis
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Walther
Arkansas Wineries
County Judges’ Association
Senate Public Expenditures Committee
Paul van Dalsem
Neill Bohlinger
J. H. Cottrell Jr
Bohlinger
van Dalsem
Virgil Fletcher
Jim Brandon
Bob Douglas
Morrell Gathright
Robert Harvey
Swifton
Joe Hurley
J. Ed Lightle
Searcy
Knox Nelson
Dan T. Sprick
Clifton Wade
House
Highway Commission
Arkansas House debates budget and tax measures
The Arkansas House considers a $400,000 driver education fund funded by a $2 court cost increase for moving violations. Bills boost prosecutors’ salaries, allow city revenue bonds, permit malt liquor by beer wholesalers, and ease election signatures. Faubus seeks cigarette tax earmark removal to strengthen the general fund amid a 63 vote tally. The cigarette tax could rise from six to eight cents a pack with a likely reconsideration vote today.
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Red River
Arkansas
Spring Bank
House
Faubus
University of Arkansas
Doctors and Drugs How Medicine Should Help Not Hype
A medical essay cautions that drugs are aids not ends and stresses consulting a physician for tailored treatment. It cites a patient who improved after two weeks off all medicines, showing the value of examining symptoms without drugs. It notes dose adjustments require skill and mentions skin disease treatments often improve with milder remedies.
Violence Flares Among Negro Extremist Groups in Several Cities
New York AP report notes violence by rival Negro Muslim factions across at least two dozen active groups, led by a Chicago based Black Muslims mosque destroyed by an explosion. Authorities say few members belong to these groups though their influence grows in crises.
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Progressive Labor Movement
William Epton
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Detroit
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Philadelphia
Malcolm X
Audubon Ballroom
Manhattan
Arkansas and Louisiana Weather Warnings and Cold Snap
Hazardous driving warning and cold wave in Arkansas with snow west portion and freezing precipitation east portion. Snow ends tonight with up to three inches in some areas and lows near zero to twenty. Thursday turns clear and cold with highs in the 20s to 30s. Louisiana experiences a freeze tonight inland 20-26 and near coast 26-32, followed by continued cold and fair conditions Thursday with 44-52 highs.
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Louisiana
Associated Press
Central Arkansas
Northwest
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Arkansas Regional Forecast By Zone and Temps Ahead
Regional forecast details hazard warnings for Central Northwest Southeast and Northeast Arkansas with snow turning to rain or sleet in places. Temperatures range from single digits to the 30s with snow accumulations up to three inches and gradual clearing by Thursday across zones.
Snowy blast and cold wave grip eastern Missouri
Heavy snow and cold wave warning for the southeast with hazardous driving. Snow accumulates four inches or more before ending late today. Highs reach 10 to 15 in the northeast and around the 30s in the south. Tonight turns colder with lows near zero northeast and teens south. Thursday looks fair to partly cloudy and warmer.
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Missouri
Faubus Signs Wine Bill and Other State Measures
Governor Faubus signed a law legalizing sale of Arkansas produced table wine in cities of 15 000 or more. He also approved bills creating prison terms for highway racing and appointing a special assistant on economic affairs. Other actions set Plant Board pest control rules, lower city population thresholds for first and second class status, tighten deer night shooting rules, and permit county hospital sale or lease to its municipality.
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Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
State Plant Board
Pest Centro Services
Obituary Mrs Rosie Adams Turner 75 of Hope
Mrs Rosie Adams Turner, 75, longtime Hope resident, died Wednesday at home. Survived by husband John Turner, sisters Annie Brown of Hope and Made Pate of Savoy, Tex as, and brother Luther Adams of Fulton Rt. 1. Graveside service set for 4 p.m. Thursday at Evening Shade Church conducted by Rev. Lacie Rowe. Burial Evening Shade Cemetery.
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Rosie Adams Turner
Hope
John Turner
Annie Brown
Made Pate
Savoy
Texas
Luther Adams
Fulton Rt. 1
Evening Shade
Lacie Rowe
Evening Shade Cemetery
Death of Vernon Wray Kilburn in Texarkana
Vernon Wray Kilburn six year old son of Mr and Mrs R H Kilburn of Texarkana former of Hope died Tuesday in a Texarkana hospital. Survived by parents a brother Bobby a sister Betty four half sisters and grandparents Mr and Mrs Vernon Jones of McNab. Services set for 10 30 am Thursday at Herndon Cornelius Funeral Chapel and burial in Memory Gardens.
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Vernon Wray Kilburn
R. H. Kilburn
Texarkana
Hope
Bobby
Betty
Vernon Jones
McNab
Herndon Cornelius Funeral Chapel
Johnson Keeps Low Profile on Viet Nam and China Policy
The President signals avoidance of strong public statements on Viet Nam while stressing a tough, flexible stance. He weighs military restraint versus bargaining leverage, seeking to keep Hanoi and Peking guessing and preserve room for action at the conference table. Former President Eisenhower supported minimal public commitments.
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Manchuria
Johnson
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Peking
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South Viet Nam
United States
Fort Smith selects mayor in runoff as Yarbrough wins
James Yarbrough was elected mayor of Fort Smith Arkansas in a special runoff, defeating Lee M. Whittaker 6155 to 4373. John B. Rogers captured Commissioner No. 1 with 5818 votes over Ernest Edwards who had 4722.
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Fort Smith, Ark
James Yarbrough
Fort Smith
Lee M. Whittaker
John B. Rogers
Ernest Edwards
Funerals and fashions mix in sharp wry musings
A satirical column notes that many lament funerals as relics yet desire such an event for themselves. It jokes about vanity, career progress, family habits, and public behavior with humorous, punchy observations on left handedness, hotel living, hair color changes, and moonlit moods.
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New York
Voice of America chief Loomis to move to new post
Henry Loomis, head of the Voice of America since 1958, is expected to take a higher federal post soon. Sources say he has been offered a top position in the U.S. Office of Education, with an announcement anticipated next month. Loomis joined the Information Agency in 1954.
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Washington
Henry Loomis
Voice of America
Loomis
U.S. Office of Education
U.S. Information Agency
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