Union Makes Point 50-50 Pact on Wheat
Washington unions end a 10 day boycott on loading U S wheat for the Soviet Union after President Johnson pledged that half the cargo in future grain deals will be carried on U S ships The agreement excludes Continental Grain Co s sale of one million tons while three unions had led the boycott after the Maritime Administration allowed 62 percent of wheat to be shipped in non American vessels In Houston the Ingui freighter and the Umran were idled but are expected to load Continental wheat this week
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Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
White House
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Continental Grain Co
International Longshoreman's Association
National Maritime Union
Seafarers’ International Union
U.S. Maritime Administration
Continental
Houston
Tex
Ingal
Umran
Ingui
Sites Studied for New Tech Schools
The Arkansas Advisory Council for the Vocational Technical School Program urged cities to offer 40 acres for new school sites. It will select four sites, one per district lacking a tech school, with applications open through July 1. Perrin Jones of Searcy was elected council chairman.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Advisory Council For
State Board of Education
Pine Bluff
Morriston
Perrin Jones
Searcy
Cold snap looms over Arkansas with late day bite
The Associated Press reports a cold spell arriving tonight in Arkansas with low 20s expected in most areas after earlier forecasts of upper 30s to low 40s. Temperatures may dip to the low 20s tonight, with warmer weather not far off except in the southeast. Rain is possible in the southwest and northern Arkansas, totaling about a quarter inch, with similar amounts forecast for Thursday and early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Little Rock
Weather Station Report For 24 Hours Ending 7 A.M.
Weather summary from the Experiment Station notes a high of 65 and a low of 39 for the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Wednesday. Arkansas forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions Thursday, clearing and colder tonight with lows from 18 to 30 and a slightly warmer Thursday. Highs are expected around 40 as details continue on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Experiment Station Plans to Show Tests
The University of Arkansas Southwest Branch Experiment Station will host a free program at the beef bull performance testing facility on Monday March 9 at 9 30 a m. Visitors can inspect about thirty bulls that finished the 154 day Arkansas Beef Bull Performance Test and review each bull’s record. No auction will occur though many bulls will be available for private treaty sale. The event explains the testing program and how it can aid herd improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Arkansas Southwest Branch Experiment Station
GP to Ship New Pine Plywood Fordyce Plant
Georgia-Pacific ships first carload of Southern Pine plywood from Fordyce Arkansas to Ark-Mo Keys Lumber Supply Co. Gov. Faubus to attend ceremony as GP vice president Norman calls the shipment a new field for Southern lumber. The Fordyce facility is the first of its kind in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fordyce
Ark
Georgia-Pacific Corp
Southern Pine
North Little Rock
William C. Norman
Ark Mo - Keys
Birmingham Adds 1-Cent Tax With Age Exemption
The Birmingham City Council approved a one-cent sales tax starting March 1 but exempted residents over 65 with annual income of $2,000 or less. Finance Director B R Winstead called the exemption "wholly unworkable."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
B. R. Winstead
Gregory Fined and Sentenced at Pine Bluff
Negro comedian Dick Gregory received a six month jail term and a $500 fine after being found guilty for not leaving the Truckers Inn in Pine Bluff when asked. He appealed and heads to Boston to rally anti segregation forces. William Hansen also jailed and fined. both released on $2,500 appeal bonds. Forty others were arrested in related protests during the four day jail stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bluff, Ark
Dick Gregory
Boston
Wilton Steed
Pine Bluff
Gregory
U.S. 79
Ray Watson
William Hansen
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Hansen
Steed
Walson
Torch Is Passed book second order from Hope Star
Hope Star announces a second round of orders for The Torch Is Passed by John F Kennedy. Each copy costs 2 dollars postpaid, produced for The Associated Press. Readers are urged to submit the coupon for reservation. no extras. Backlog exists with about 150 reservations already on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
John F. Kennedy
Hope Star
Associated Press
Torch Is Passed notice in Hope Star request form
A short notice from Hope Star solicits readers to order copies of "The Torch Is Passed" by presenting a printed form with space for name and address and a note to enclose payment. The fragment indicates a postal box mailing and single copy pricing.
Planter Dies in Memphis Ailing Heart Ends Driver Career
MEMPHIS AP reports W. W. Driver aged 41, a planter from an East Arkansas family, died Monday in a Memphis hospital after a heart ailment. Driver, named for his father, resided near Blytheville. his death is noted as a loss to the Driver family and local agriculture connections.
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Memphis
W. W. Driver
Driver
Ark
Blytheville
Sex and party girls enter Baker case hearings
The Senate Rules Committee questioned Bobby Baker about his business dealings and alleged use of party girls in promotions. Curtis pressed the issue, claiming float of call girls in government promotions, while Scott argued for broader scope. The transcript shows sharp clashes over committee authority and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Rules Committee
Baker
Senate
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Curtis
Hugh Scott
R - Pa
Scott
Baker Investigaton
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Sen
Claiborne Pell
Pell
Dense fog delays search for Eastern Air Lines DC-8 wreck
In Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans dense fog halts boats and divers probing a DC-8 crash that killed 58 aboard. The jet, traveling Mexico City to New York, vanished after takeoff early Tuesday. wreckage and possible fuselage parts are reported as weather impedes operations and FBI investigates.
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New Orleans
Lake Pontchartrain
Eastern Airlines
Mammoth Lake
Mexico
New York
William Zeng
Coast Guard
Civilian Aeronautics Board
FBI
Federalaw
Mexico City
Atlanta
Washington
New York City
Mandeville
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Secretary to Baker Also Won't Talk
Nancy Carole Tyler, Bobby Baker's secretary, refused to answer Senate investigators questions and invoked the 5th Amendment. She accused the Rules Committee of invading privacy and said the probe harms her reputation. Baker also declined to discuss his enrichment while in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nancy Carole Tyler
Bobby Baker
Senate
Tennessee
Senate Rules Committee
Miss Tyler
Baker
Capitol
Edward Bennett Williams
Myron G. Ehrlich
District of Columbia
San Francisco
Jake Ehrlich
IRS Errors Correction in the Mail
The Internal Revenue Service blundered in a sample form by misprinting wages as 1375 instead of 1025, cutting a fictional refund for Frank and Evelyn Jones from about 114 to 33. Correction sheets are printed to accompany the tax guide Your Federal Income Tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
Frank and
Evelyn Jones
IRS
Karen Lively Crowned 1964 FFA Rodeo Queen
Miss Karen Lively a Hope High senior and daughter of Mr and Mrs George Lively of Shower Springs is named 1964 FFA Rodeo Queen and 1963 Homecoming Queen. She will reign over the 5th annual FFA Rodeo at the Coliseum March 27 28 and Western Day on March 26. She will also be featured in the rodeo parade in downtown Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Lively
Hope High School
FFA
Karen
George Lively
Near Shower Springs
HHS
Coliseum
Hope
Medical records sought on Liston after title loss
Miami Florida AP reports state attorney Richard Gerstein asked the Miami Beach Boxing Commission to provide all medical examination records of Sonny Liston following Cassius Clay’s win Tuesday night. Liston attributed a left shoulder injury in the first round. The commission also faced widespread protest wires nationwide over the Clay Liston bout, with a meeting scheduled later.
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Miami
Fla
Sonny Liston
Liston
Cassius Clay
Richard Gerstein
Miami Beach
AM and N Sends Hope Practice Teachers
Five seniors assigned to the Verger School System to do their practice teaching starting March 9 for 10 weeks. They will work in the elementary and high schools with listed students and cooperating teachers including Jean Bailey, Andrew Nunn, Lizzie J. Babb, Hattie A. Pickens, and L. J. Yerger. Hopewell Elementary School lists Mrs. E. M. Nelson as principal and Rosie L. Brandon. Davis third grade, Betty Jean Watson fourth grade with Mrs. J. McGhee and Mrs. G. Caldwell as cooperating teachers.
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Verger
Jean Bailey
Ruth Love
Andrew Nunn
Lizzie J. Babb
Hattie A. Pickens
L. J. Yerger
Hopewell
E. M. Nelson
Rosie L. Brandon Davis
J. McGhee
Betty Jean Watson
G. Caldwell
All Around Town and Service Notices
Professor B C Dodson speaks at Hope Science Club on periodic table open to public at 7 30 p m in Junior High auditorium. A list of men notified for Armed Forces physicals on May 4 includes Garrett Stuart Woodruff Jones etc. Tilman Curtis Walker also to be inducted. Diane Beasley joins Redken Laboratories Hair Research Division board. Sheriff race rumor and re election note. Chamber group attended Arkansas Chamber event in Little Rock. Kenneth Earl Grant and Junior Lee McNatt joined the Air Force February 10 at Barksdale and are in basic at Lackland AFB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Dodson
Southern State College
Hope Science Club
Larry Wayne Garrett
Joe Franklin Stuart
John Albert Woodruff
Manson Jones
Karly Fay Jackson
David Erle West
Jimmy Dale Yocom
Kenneth Ray Ridghill
James Charles Anderson
John David Williams
Giles Wayne Hatfield
Willie Mercer Jr
Ezekile Lafayette
Elzie Marven Dennis
Charles Floyd Dougan
Henry Lee Phillips
Johnny Wayne Daniel Cecil David Clayton
James Chester Scroggins
James Leland Fant
Grady Lincoln Lee
James David Raschke
Charles Edward Stuart
Lester Reliford
Tony Oral Cooper
Danny Lee Phillips
Charles Edward McGill
Kenneth Earl Grant
Junior Lee McNatt
Air Force
Barksdale Afb
Shreveport
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Historic Tax Cut Moves Through Congress
Senate sent President Johnson to sign the largest tax cut in history. The $115 billion measure cuts taxes for about 80 million individuals by about 19 percent and 550,000 corporations by about 9 percent, with enactment expected today and checks reflected in March pay. Johnson plans to address the nation by television upon signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hall Washington
Senate
Johnson
Congress
House
White House
Faubus Attacks Civil Rights Panel Over School Pay Gap
Gov. Faubus criticized the Civil Rights Commission critics and noted the Arkansas Advisory Committee report on progress, citing the average Negro teacher salary at 3495 versus 3245 for white teachers in 18 counties with no Negro enrollment. He claimed Negro education spending rose faster than white education over the decade and praised the Chamber of Commerce managers as Arkansas builders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Civil Rights Commission
Arkansas Advisory Committee
Commission
Arkansas
Faubus
Arkansas Chamber of Commerce’ Managers Association
Kiwanians Hear About Girls School Life at Arkansas Training School
Miss Carol Burns, superintendent, spoke to Hope Kiwanis on the Arkansas Training School for Girls. Located between Benton and Little Rock, the state-run facility houses 13 to 18 year olds and offers half-day schooling plus vocational rehab options. Social workers visit for recreation, religious activities, and counseling to help residents pursue a better life. Burns noted rapid progress with more improvement still needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas Training School For Girls
Hope Kiwanis Club
Carol Burns
F.C. Crow
Fred Gray
Benton
Little Rock
Lang
Aclol
Jud
Burns
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New Tech
Jack Rowell
Hope Council
A. $. Willis
Johnny Anthony
Sgt. Rowell
Joe Purvis
Charlie Beard
Fred Ellis
P.O. Box
Hope, Arkansas
Planter
Baker Case
Robert H. Rowand
Bulletins
Am&n
Hope Practice
Clyde Ronald Walker
Tilman Curtis Walker
Diane Beasley
Diane
Beauty Shop
Redken Laboratories, Inc
Los Angeles
Calif
Jack Arnett
Jimmie Griffin
K. N. Holt
Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas Chamber of Commerce
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