Criticism of Post Office Site Decision in Hope Arkansas
Dean Murphy of Hope, Arkansas, writes to The Star urging the downtown Elm and Fifth Street site for a new post office and federal building. He argues the downtown location serves a wider public, opposes a Second Street bottleneck, and warns of political favoritism and the need for new congressional voices in the Democratic primary.
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the Star
Oren Harris
Elm and
Fifth Sts
General Services Administration
Hope Post Office
Post Office
Federal
Harris
Second St
GSA
Hope
Dean Murphy
First choice of kidnappers targeted Bob Hope son
FBI testimony in federal court says Barry Keenan planned to kidnap Tony Hope 23, Harvard law student, before abandoning the idea. Keenan said Bob Hope was a moral example and not to be harmed. Other defendants shifted plans after Kennedy assassination, with the motive tied to the Las Vegas Tahoe case where Frank Sinatra Jr was seized for ransom.
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James Bacon
LOS Angeles
Frank Sinatra Jr
FBI
Bob Hope
Young Sinatra
Emmett Murphy
Barry Keenan
Tony Hope
Harvard
Murphy
Keenan
St. John’s Military Academy
Chatsworth
Las Vegas
Nev
Hope
Frank
Robert E. Russell
Joseph Amsler
Sinatra
Kennedy
Russell
Amsler
John Irwin
Irwin
Lake Tahoe
Frank Jr
Bel-Air
Talkinton Named to Arkansas Tech Board by Faubus
LITTLE ROCK AP Gov Faubus reappointed Randy Talkington of Russellville to a five year term on the Arkansas Tech College board. Talkington first joined the board May 7 1963 to fill the unexpired term of the late John Chambers of Danville.
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Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Randy Talkington
Russellville
Arkansas Tech College
Talkington
John Chambers
Danville
Weather Station Report Sees Cooler Weekend In Arkansas
Weather experiment note for 24 hours ending 7 a m Friday shows high 48 and low 34. Forecasts call for Arkansas fair tonight and Saturday with colder tonight and lows 18 to 28, warmer Saturday with highs 50 to 60. Louisiana to remain fair and rather cold through Saturday with tonight’s lows 26 to 32 and Saturday highs 50 to 60. Eastern and Southern Missouri expect generally fair conditions, continued on page two.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Arkansas Lags on Super Roads Progress
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce says the state trails in interstate highway completion with 14.7 percent opened as of September 1963. Acting Highway Director Ward Goodman cites difficult sections first and notes states differ in terrain and pace. Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee show higher completion percentages. Arkansas has 520 miles designated. The national average is 38 percent.
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Little Rock
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce
Ward Goodman
Arkansas
Goodman
State Chamber
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads Statistics
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Carthage Declares Itself World Hitching Post Capital
Carthage Missouri, a city of about 11 thousand, was never a one horse town. The Carthage Press uncovered more than 50 marble hitching posts in the downtown area, crafted locally for horse and mule era use. Most are in excellent condition, and city officials proclaim Carthage the hitching post capital of the world.
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Carthage
Missouri
Deaths Around the Nation N A P L E S and abroad
Frederick W. Ecker 67 of Greenwich Conn retired chairman of Metropolitan Life Insurance died of a heart attack in Naples Italy Adele Croce 84 widow of Benedetto Croce died in Italy Gilman La Selle 56 former war correspondent and city editor of the China Press Shanghai died after six months lung cancer treatment
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Naples
Fla
Frederick W. Ecker
Greenwich
The
China Press
Shanghai
Gilman
Heavy Damage in Local Accident
James R Lumpkin drove a truck and Brenda Hicks a car in a collision on South Main yesterday causing heavy damage to both vehicles. Officers Pedron and Long said the truck turned off Main and was struck by the passing auto. Hicks faces charges of improper passing.
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James R. Lumpkin
Brenda Hicks
South Main
Pedron
Long
Main
Miss Hicks
SW Foods Pass Federal Inspection at Hope Arkansas
The U S Department of Agriculture announced that Southwestern Frozen Foods in Hope Arkansas received Federal Meat Inspection on February 24 1964 after thorough review of buildings equipment and processing methods The plant now meets standards for consumer protection and its products are eligible for interstate and foreign shipment A federal inspector will supervise continuously if the plant operates
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Hope
Arkansas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Hoffa Seeks to Suppress Key Witness Testimony
Hoffa lawyers press a last-ditch bid to suppress Partin testimony in the jury tampering case against James R. Hoffa. Judge Wilson may hear the suppression before final arguments, with jurors to be recalled for deliberations expected by Tuesday night or Wednesday. Partin linked Hoffa to alleged bribe attempts during the Nashville conspiracy trial.
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Gavin Scott
U.S
Partin
Hoffa
Twoat
Johnson Opens Drive on Civil Rights Stand
President Johnson launched his 1964 campaign with a clear civil rights vow before a Southern audience in Miami Beach and Palm Beach. He pressed education and legislation to end racial barriers while greeting crowds, visiting Joseph P. Kennedy, and attending a hotel nightclub appearance by Tony Martin and Cyd Charisse.
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Frank Cormier
Miami Beach
Fla
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Palm Beach
Tony Martin
Cyd Charisse
Florida
Washington
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Palatka
Atlantic
Gulf
Joseph P. Kennedy
Murder Case in Hands of Jury
In Houston, Carolyn Ann Lima, 21, stands before a jury after a federal reversal granted a new trial for the 1961 gun torch slaying of Fred A. Tones. Lima and co defendant Leslie Douglas Ashley face first degree murder charges as the panel deliberates after earlier convictions and death sentences.
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Houston
Tex
Carolyn Ann Lima
Dist
Miron A. Love
Miss Lima
Leslie Douglas Ashley
Hot Springs
Ark
Fred A. Tones
Second Round of Orders Open for The Torch Is Passed
Hope Star announces a second shipment of the John F. Kennedy hardcover The Torch Is Passed at $2 postpaid. The Associated Press printers produced over 2,690,000 copies. Readers may reserve via coupon at Hope Star. backlog exists.
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Star
John F. Kennedy
Hope Star
Associated Press
Old Liberty Methodist Church Sunday Service Time Change
Old Liberty Services Sunday at 2 p.m. new time announced by Rev. Joe Jones. The Rev. Jones invites all attendees to attend at the church.
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Old Liberty
Old Liberty Methodist
Joe Jones
More Jurors Called in Ruby Case
Dallas AP report shows Judge Joe Belli and jurors in the Jack Ruby murder trial with seven men and two women selected and three to go. Ninety-nine jurors questioned to form a panel, including James Cunningham born in Cleveland now in Dallas, with Ruby facing possible death and a temporary insanity defense.
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Dallas
Joe B. Brown
Jack Ruby
Texas
Melvin Belli
James E. Cunningham
Cleveland
Ohio
Morristown
N.J
Cunningham
University of Texas
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Rain and Snow Spread Across East but Dry Elsewhere
The Associated Press reports rain and snow across eastern sections while most regions stay dry. Heaviest rainfall hit Tallahassee Florida at five inches in 16 hours, with snow in Kentucky and Virginia and icy readings in New England. Cold temps dominated Upstate New York and Vermont with subzero levels in several towns.
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Associated Press
Northeast
Gulf
Tallahassee
Fla
Kentucky
Virginia
Appalachians
Central Plains
Upper
Great Lakes
New England
Old Town
Maine
Montpelier
Lebanon
N.H
Upstate
New York
Ruth Ellen Polk Millinery Owner Dies in Hope
Ruth Ellen Polk lifelong Hope resident and millinery owner with her sister since 1919 died Friday in a local hospital. Survivors include two sisters Mrs Halcyon Sutton and Miss Pearl Polk and a brother Harry Polk of California. Services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Herndon-Cornelius Chapel with burial at Rogers Hill Cemetery.
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Ruth Ellen Polk
Hope
Reds Rush Viet Nam Drive to Oust Americans
In Saigon the National Liberation Front issues leaflets urging a broad assault on U S forces to mark a Communist holiday. Threats against Ambassador Lodge prompt tighter security. a grenade injures six police. no extra precautions planned for March 3.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
National Liberation Front
Saigon-Cholen-Gia-Dinh
Viet Nam Lao Dong Party
Communist Labor Party
Henry Cabot Lodge
FHA Loans to 87 Hempstead County Families
Hempstead County reports 87 families received Farmers Home Administration loans in 1963 totaling $322,945. Funds support livestock, equipment, feed, seed, fertilizer and other farm costs, with loans limited to those unable to obtain conventional credit.
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Hempstead
Hempstead County
Farmers Home Administration
High
Commoner Hanako Tsugaru to Wed Japan Prince Yoshi
Tokyo AP reports 23 year old Hanako Tsugaru won imperial approval to marry Prince Yoshi, third in line to the throne. She was chosen from about 800 candidates and met the emperor and empress prior to the council sanction.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hanako Tsugaru
Imperial Family Council
Yoshi
Yoshitaka
Hanako
Corn Belt Hatcheries Joins Kroger as Subsidiary
Mrs Freeda Greenan founder of Corn Belt Hatcheries of Arkansas Inc announced the firm will operate as a wholly owned Kroger subsidiary. Headquarters stay in Hope Arkansas, with government graded eggs for Kroger stores and no changes to operations or personnel plans. Kroger will continue to market eggs from local family farms and expand use of eggs produced locally.
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Freeda Greenan
Corn Belt Hatcheries of Arkansas, Inc
Corn Belt
Kroger Company
Kroger
Sunny But Cool Weekend in Store for Arkansans
A sunny but cool weekend is forecast for Arkansas between a recent cold snap with teens in northern areas and rain due early next week. Overnight low temperatures ranged from 15 at Gilbert to 35 at Texarkana with Batesville and Calico Rock near 20, while Thursday highs were in the upper 40s and low 50s, with similar temperatures repeating. Lows Saturday morning are expected in the upper teens to low 20s before a warming trend.
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Associated Press
Arkansans
Arkansas
Gilbert
Batesville
Calico Rock
Texarkana
Community Finance Co names Travis Lively Texarkana manager
Local notices highlight movements and achievements of area residents. Travis Lively is named manager of Community Finance Co in Texarkana after moving from Midland with his wife. He is son of Othel and Mrs Lively of Hope, previously office manager in Midland. Other items include students on honor rolls, ROTC base visits, military assignments, and band and bowling events in Emmet, Hope, Prescott, Laneburg, and surrounding areas.
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Travis Lively
Community Finance Co
Texarkana
Midland
Texas
Othel Lively
Hope
Jimmy Bright
James Bright
Rt. 2
Emmet
University of Arkansas
Laneburg High
FBI to Probe Rail Strike Bombing in Florida
President Johnson ordered federal action after a train bombing near his Palatka address and rapid escalation of rail violence on the Florida East Coast Railway. FBI Director Hoover dispatched a top inspector and 30 agents to crack down on sabotage amid labor dispute tensions with nonunion crews and economic strikes.
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Miami Beach
Fla
FBI
Johnson
Fla.ne
Florida East Coast Railway
Johson
W. Willard Wirtz
Florida
Farris Bryant
J. Edgar Hoover
St. Augustine
Palatka
cross-Florida
Life Flickers Back Into Stamp Plan
Washington AP report notes renewed life for a food stamp expansion as House actions on a tobacco research measure pause. Agriculture Committee chair Harold D. Cooley seeks a compromise to revive both bills. The tobacco plan would cost about 10 million dollars federally funded.
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Washington
Johnson
House Agriculture Committee
House Rules Committee
Agriculture Committee
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
Rules Committee
Whic
Cooley
Rules
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P.O. Box
Hope, Arkansas
Young Hope
Talkinton
Drive On Civil Rights
P.O. Geox
By Relman Morin
Kroger Co
Thomas M. Baber
M. T. Baber of
Little Rock Air Force Base
Charles Ross
C. L. Ross
870Th Transportation Co
Fort Story
Fort Polk
Jake E.godwin
Prescott
Beale Afb
Calif
U.S. Air Force
Sheppard Afb, Texas
E. C. Godwin
Prescott Rt. 6
Cale High School
John M. Duffie
Hope, Ark
Oklahoma State University
Hope Band
John D. Wilson
USN
W. Wilson
Prescot Rt. 2
Enterprise
Norfolk
Caribbean
Mediterranean
Gaslite Bowl
Joe McGowan JR
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