Helena tolls on Mississippi River bridge debated
In a local interest piece editor Alex H Washburn argues against state toll relief for the Helena Mississippi River bridge. He cautions the bill to fund bridge bonds would hurt other Arkansas road projects, urging regard for contracts and wider progress. Austria plans a U N city in Vienna to host the U N Industrial Development Organization and possibly IAEA.
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Helena
Mississippi
Arkansas
Nashville News
the Star
Rockefeller
Graves
Nash
United Nations
Austria
U.N
Vienna
Austrian Council of Ministers
House Denies Expenses of 600 For Public Relations
Arkansas House rejected self paid expense accounts for public relations activities. The bill to fund 4800 yearly for constitutional officers and speaker failed 53 to 18 as it required 75 votes. An amendment to give lawmakers up to 600 annually was defeated 19 to 65. Rep. Wells pushed a 50 monthly limit but the proposal collapsed.
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Robert L. Shaw
Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas House
House
Charles Davis
Springdale
Bill Wells
Hermitage
George Nowotny
Fort Smith
Wells
Winthrop Rockefeller
Hope High Junior Play Set for March 9 10
Rest Assured, the Hope High School Junior Class Play, will be presented March 9 in the afternoon and March 10 in both afternoon and night performances. Admission is 50 cents for students and $1 for adults to raise funds for class activities. Mrs. B. B. McPherson directs her 48th Hope High play with Brenda McRoy as student director. cast includes Danny Key, Charlotte Moore, Rachel Batson Mary, Carla James Jessica, Ellen Turner Mildred, Crit Stuart Joe Lanconi, Jimmy Turner Luigi Lanconi, Linda Kay Sanders, Martha, Buzz Andrews Lucifer, Jeanne Pruden Miss Akers, Rocky Cummings George Plew, Candy Harris Mrs. Schmaltz, Gene Jines Dr. Brown, Larry Alford Mr. Black, Randy O'Steen Jake, Mary Beth Leying Mrs. Frinck.
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Hope High School
B. B. McPherson
Brenda McRoy
Danny Key
Morlock
Charlotte Moore
Linda Kay Sanders
Martha
Buzz Andrews
Lucifer
Jeanne Pruden
Miss Akers
Mr. Morlock
Rocky Cummings
George Plew
Candy Harris
Schmaltz
Gene Jines
Dr. Brown
Ingram Attacks Administration as Van Dalsem Lurks
Senator Ingram hotly charged a political deal behind a failed fire department bill and alleged a Rockefeller aide had been fined for drinking. He said Britt’s rulings favored foe Sen. Gathright while recounting a potential deal to retain Vic Foley on the county payroll. The floor confrontation grew tense as Britt and Ingram pressed their versions on the Senate.
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George F. Bartsch
Associated Press
Little Rock
W. K
Bill) Ingram
West Memphis
Paul van Dalsem
Arkansas Senate
Ingram
Maurice Britt
Senate
John Norman Harkey
Batesville
Rockefeller
Hot Springs
Charles Bernard
Earle
State
Republican Party
Crittenden County
GOP
Britt
Sen
Morrell Gathright
Pine Bluff
Sen. Gathright
Winthrop Rockefeller
Ann Payton
Girls Training School
Alexander
Vic Foley
Foley
China Guards Ordered to Remold
A purge shake up in the Chinese army signals difficulties for Mao and casts doubt on Lin Piao. Wall posters in Peking challenge Red Guard loyalty as discipline erodes in the 2.5 million army. Mao ontrols the purge per a military affairs directive while Red Flag urges the Guards to shed their world outlook.
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John Roderick
Tokyo
Red Guards
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Mao
Lin Piao
Communist Party
Shanghai
Tientsin
Luta
Dairen-Port Arthur
Peking Wall
The
Liberation Army Daily
Party Central Committee
Lin
Red Flag
Former Indian Ruler Dies At Hyderabad Nizam Passes Away
HYDERABAD AP The Hyderabad government announced the death of the Nizam of Hyderabad an 80 year old former ruler once thought the richest man in the world He had been in failing health after influenza Police at his palace announced his death then denied it and later confirmation followed amid activity around the palace In Santa Monica California AP actor Van Heflins wife Frances files for divorce after nearly 25 years of marriage
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Hyderabad
India
Nizam of
Santa Monica
Calif
van Heflin
Frances
Marrige
Beef Cattle Clinic Set for March 1
Beef producers in Hempstead County will gather March 1 at the 3rd District Livestock Coliseum for a beef cattle clinic starting at 9 30 a m. Topics include beef cattle outlook pasture improvements and ways to raise profits with demonstrations on freeze branding feeder calf grading and pregnancy testing after lunch. Agricultural Extension Service specialists A L Owen Harry Wellhausen Carl Lucker David Ibsen and Jim Roberts will present. All county producers are invited and the event should end about 3 30 p m.
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Calvin J. Caldwell
Agricultural Extension Service
Hempstead County Cattlemen's Association
A. L. Owen
Harry Wellhausen
Carl Lucker
David Ibsen
Jim Roberts
Powell Is Censured But Seated
Washington AP report says House Speaker McCormack and GOP leaders back a nine member select committee plan to seat Adam Clayton Powell while censuring him and imposing a $40000 fine for gross misconduct. The proposal also strips 22 years of seniority and fires Powell’s secretary Corrine Huff. Powell remains in the Bahamas.
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Washington
John W. McCormack
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Corrine A. Huff
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Capitol
McCormack
Gerald R. Ford
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Claude D. Pepper
D-Fla
John Conyers Jr
D-Midh
Gro
Washington House
Support Committee
Washington and Mason Ideals Highlight Birthday Assembly
Dr A Whitlow told a George Washington Birthday Assembly at the Masonic Hall that Washington drew leadership guidance from Masonic ideals. He said Freemasonry inspired Constitution writers, and noted Washington’s unparalleled leadership. Hobart Shirley introduced the speaker, with Robert Parg ham welcoming attendees and the Eastern Star Committee providing a patriotic meal for 146 guests.
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George Washington
A. Whitlow
Masonic Hall
Washington
Arkanyas Baptist State Convention
Hobart Shirley
Robert Pargham
Eastern Star Committee
Jackson says Hanoi can stop bombing any moment
Senate debate over Vietnam grows as Sen. Henry M. Jackson asserts Hanoi could halt U S bombing of North Vietnam at any moment if it stops moving men and supplies to the South He urges swift passage of a 4 5 billion military authorization amid broader war measures while critics and supporters clash over policy and peace prospects
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Washington
Henry M. Jackson
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Johnson
Jackson
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Wayne Morse
Dore
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Russell
Tas
Magnolia Man Dies in Wreck
Arthur Harbour 76 of Magnolia died when his car collided with a truck driven by Curtis L. Wilson 22 of Texarkana in Magnolia Arkansas. Wilson was not injured.
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Magnolia
Ark
Arthur Harbour
Curtis L. Wilson
Texarkana
Wilson
Man Charged in Wife Slaying in Arkansas
MALVERN Ark AP Authorities charged Walter Scott 56 with first degree murder in the slaying of his wife Mary Elizabeth Scott 34 at the couple's home by a blast from a 20 gauge shotgun Tuesday night.
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Malvern, Ark
Walter Scott
Mary Elizabeth Scott
Strangler of Boston Escapes From Bridgewater State Hospital
Albert DeSalvo the self proclaimed Boston strangler escaped from Bridgewater State Hospital. Two other inmates Erickson and Harrison also fled. A state corrections spokesman offered no further details and did not indicate when the trio was last seen.
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Mass
Albert DeSalvo
Boston
Bridgewater State Hospital
State Corrections Departement
Erickson
Harrison
Communists elude biggest offensive in Vietnam War
Pentagon sources forecast the U S offensive may end Communist capability to attack Saigon. Charlie Company commander recalls a tense night in War Zone C. McCormack backs moving on Adam Clayton and a $40 000 asset assessment. National Student Association seeks continued funding amid CIA ties. New Orleans businessmen back Garrison probe into Kennedy assassination. Open housing drive begins in Detroit suburbs the Grosse Pointes. Mao shakeup signals snags in Red Guards reform as Mao seeks power.
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Mao Tse- Tung
Baptists Plan New Building in Little Rock
Dr A Whitlow executive secretary of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention said the board voted unanimously to buy a soft drink bottling company plant a block west of the present Baptist building for 471000 dollars. Remodeling work on the building is expected to cost another 400000 dollars.
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Little Rock
5. A. Whitlow
Arkansas Baptist State Convention
Whitlow
Baptist
Local items note injuries and events around Hope and beyond
Three women injured in an auto wreck near Hot Springs are reported in Hope Hospitals. The Arkansas Methodist features a Nishinomiya orphanage wagon funded by Hope First Methodist. Rick Stone will perform at the Music Educators National Conference luncheon in Little Rock on February 25. A matched team cutting horse competition is set for February 25 at the Coliseum in Fair Park starting at noon. The Missin’ Lynks group plays Prescott Community Center Saturday night. Dr. Emmett Thompson, optometrist, attended a society meeting in Camden. Malvern visits Hope for a 6:30 p.m. basketball game and senior contest. Arkansas College Choir opens Spring Concerts March 1, with Lance Jones among the Hope choir members. Hugh D Barwick is promoted to Airman First Class at Tinker AFB, an Arkansas High School and University of Arkansas graduate, married to Sandra, daughter of Helen Coleman of Hope. Barwick’s father Cecil P. Ross lives in Victor, Texas.
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Rick Stone
Homer Stone
Little Rock
Rick
Henderson
Rebecca Matthews
Hugh D. Barwick
Violet B. Barwick
Mockingbird Lane
Hope
Ark
U.S. Air Force
Tinker Afb
Okla
Hope High School
University of Arkansas
Sandra
Helen Coleman
Barwick
Cecil P. Ross
Victor
Texas
North Vietnam shells first time with US artillery
The U S military announces long range artillery based in South Vietnam has begun shelling North Vietnam for the first time in the war. American forces push across Jungle terrain in Operation Junction City, reporting 19 Viet Cong killed while weathering light contact and several U S tanks damaged by land mines. Five U S helicopters were shot down but all crews were rescued. The assault targets Viet Cong 9th Division and related units in a pincer move near DMZ areas, with possible crossings toward Cambodia discussed by officials.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Junction City
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S. 7Th Fleet
North Vietnamese
Roy Roberts dies at 79 longtime KC Star editor
Roy Roberts, longtime Kansas City Star reporter, editor, president, and board chairman, died Thursday night at 79 after a career spanning 56 years. Known as "half newspaperman half politician," he recently became board chairman but battled heart trouble after a November hospital admission.
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Roy Roberts
The
Kansas City Star
Star
St. Luke’s Hospital
Warrior Boy
Gret
Steel and Ponder Named to State Penitentiary Commission
Circuit Judges Andrew Ponder of Newport and Bobby Steel of Nashville were named to a commission to study Arkansas penitentiaries. The appointments were announced by C. A. Rule, secretary of the State Judicial Council.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Andrew Ponder
Newsport
Bobby Steel
Nashville
C. &. Rule
Sogrestary
Cil
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