Hope Editor Calls Out No-Interior Photo Ban on New House Office Building
A Hope editor argues against the no interior photography rule for the $85 million Super New House Office Building. He cites federal cost concerns and press censorship, urging wire services to push a feature comparing old, present, and super buildings and demanding transparency from Congress and Capitol offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wire Services Today
Oren Harris
Arkansas
General Services Administration
Washington
New House
Bill the Star
Adams Photo Co
Adams
West
Capitol Architect
Capitol
House of Representatives
Congress
Biddle to Become NATO Noah's Ark
Washington AP reports the destroyer Biddle will host 18 months of mixed-manning with sailors from six European nations starting June 1 at Norfolk Virginia. The project tests a NATO surface fleet concept with 25 ships and 200 Polaris missiles, aiming for a multinational force despite Britain’s cool stance. Secretary McNamara announced the assignment as US Navy personnel from diverse backgrounds live and train together aboard the 4500 ton vessel.
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West Germany
Britain
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Turkey
Weser
Robert G.mcnamara
Weather Outlook Calls for Clear Skies and Warmer Temps
The forecast notes clear conditions today with a rise in temperature. Sunday will be clear and not as cold, offering milder weather overall.
Prescott Firm Opens March 3 Open House at New Plant
Prescott Manufacturing Corporation will hold an open house March 3 at its new industrial building on Highway 67 South. The event runs from 12 noon with a dedication program at 3 p.m. Company officials dignitaries and area residents are invited to tour the plant and see its facilities. Hostesses Iris Gordon Catherine Hooks Judy Shackelford Fanny Andrews Jackie Jarvis Shirley Dundee and Betty Jones will guide guests and wear red carnation corsages. Mrs Morris Stotsky leads arrangements and decorations.
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Prescott Manufacturing Corporation
Highway
Prescott
Nevada County
Morris Stotsky
Iris Gordon
Catherine Hooks
Judy Shackelford
Fanny Andrews
Jackie Jarvis
Shirley Dundee
Betty Jones
Hearts stolen from Loveland display hearts after Valentine push
Loveland, once dubbed America's Sweetheart City, reported 28 hearts stolen from street displays. Manager Mike Death said 72 large cardboard hearts were posted on light poles before Valentine’s Day and only 44 remain. Some red hearts with affectionate poems have shown up in college fraternity houses.
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Loveland
Colo
America’s
Health Dept seeks state aid to offset federal cuts
Arkansas Health Department faces permanent reductions from federal grants affecting general health services and tuberculosis control. Health Officer Herron says a $138,000 cut could force layoffs of five or six lab workers, three sanitation officers, one nurse, and about ten county staff. Gov Faubus plans a special session to consider funds and voter issues.
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Little Rock
State Health Department
J. T. Herron
Herron
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Arkansas
Little Rock Health Department
Court Ruling on Prayer Big Issue
Washington AP reports that after the 1962 Supreme Court ruling banning school prayer many House members oppose it. Some 144 constitutional amendments were proposed to nullify the decision, with Judiciary Committee hearings planned. Rep Becker urged a voluntary prayer amendment to the Constitution.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
House
Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
Dn.ly
Celler
Frank J. Becker
R-N.y
Security Around Johnson Flight Fueled by Death-by-Own-Action Tip
In Washington a Miami Herald report sparked wartime style precautions during President Johnsons Florida trip amid hints a suicide pilot or missile targeted his jet. Details cite altered aircraft, colorless markings, extra helicopters, and armed guards as officials sought safety measures.
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Washington
Johnson
Florida
the Herald
Gene Miller
Secret Service
Air Force
West Palm Beach
Miami Beach
Miami International Airport
Atlantic
Caribbean
James J. Rowley
White House
Gerald Behn
Shop-in Hits Civil Rights Tactics In Bay Area
San Francisco AP report details shop-in protests by the Congress of Racial Equality at Lucky Stores in San Francisco Berkeley and Palo Alto. Demonstrators fill carts with unpaid groceries then abandon them, prompting clashes over hiring promises and triggering tensions with Negro leaders and supermarket employees.
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San Francisco
Esults
Congress of Racial Equality
Lucky Stores, Inc
Berkeley
University of California
Palo Alto
Stanford University
Lucky
Baptist Ministers Union
CORE
George L. Bedford
Bay Area Independent
Four Convicted in Racial Kidnapping Case in Monroe
In Monroe North Carolina three Black defendants and one white man were convicted of kidnapping a white couple after a 1961 race riot. Sentences range 5 to 20 years with all terms to run concurrently. Defendants appeal.
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Monroe
N.C
Superior Court
Walter Brock
Willie May Mallory
New York City
Richard Crowder
Harold Reape
William Kunstler
New York
Walter S. Haffner
Cleveland
Ohio
Union County
G. Bruce Stegall
Marshville
Kunstler
Lowry
Stegalls
Robert Williams
Cuba
Tax Collections Increase by 1.25 Million
State tax collections in February rose by 1,250,208 from the previous February. The Revenue Department reported 8,839,877 in special revenues and 8,064,108 in general revenues for a record total of 16,903,986.
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Revenue Department
Extra 24 Hours Every Four Years Comes to Man
Mary Anita Laseter reflects on February 29 as a rare gift of time. The essay urges using the leap day to write letters, tidy spaces, help others, and deepen friendships, noting time’s value in love and moral measure. It invites readers to seize the extra hours for small acts that boost happiness.
Honesty Pays for Pontiac Man After Found Cash
Monroe Harris, 43, serving a 90 day disorderly conduct sentence, found a canvas bag with $9,000 while washing a sheriff's patrol car. He turned in the money, which had been overlooked during a bank transfer. Judge Cecil McCallum ordered Harris freed immediately, noting his honesty as the sentence would have ended Monday.
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Pontiac, Mich
Monroe Harris
Harris
Pontiac Trusty
Oakland County
Cecil McCallum
Secretary to Aid Glenn's Campaign in Ohio
Nancy Lowe, 23, a secretary at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, resigns to become private secretary for Marine Lt. Col. John H. Gienn Jr. in his bid for the U.S. Senate in Ohio. She previously served as secretary to astronaut Donald K. Slayton, Air Force major and assistant center director over flight crew operations.
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Glenn
Houston
Tex
Nancy Lowe
Manned Spacecraft Center
John H. Gienn Jr
U.S. Senate
Ohio
Gienn
Miss Lowe
Donald K. Slayton
Air Force
Rules Dad Can Watch Birth in California Delivery Rooms
California allows fathers to be present in delivery rooms with mother, doctor, and hospital consent. The ruling by Gen. Stanley Mosk overturns a prior Public Health Department ban once widely ignored by several hospitals.
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Stanley Mosk
California
State Public Health Department
Czechs Sending Goods to Cuba Aid Shipment Arrives
A six million dollar relief shipment from Czechoslovakia arrived in Havana to aid Cuban hurricane victims in Camaguey and Oriente provinces. The package includes food clothing medicine and agricultural tools donated by Czech people and government, per Havana Radio cited by Miami AP.
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Miami
Fla
Czechoslovakia
Havana Radio
Camaguey
Oriente
Star to Receive Second Round of Orders for The Torch Is Passed
Hope Star reports a second shipment round for the John F. Kennedy hardcover The Torch Is Passed. Priced at 2 dollars postpaid, the AP printed over two million copies. Hope Star only accepts reservations, not sales. A backlog of about 150 reservations exists, with orders forwarded to The Associated Press from Hope, Arkansas.
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Star
John F. Kennedy
Hope Star
Associated Press
U S Top Brass Worries Over Laos Not Viet Nam
U S military leaders in Hawaii, while stressing Viet Nam, show growing concern over Laos. Pathet Lao advances threaten Laotian neutrality and supply routes into South Vietnam, complicating Adm Sharp’s incoming Pacific command amid broader Southeast Asian tensions.
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Malcolm Barr Honouly
U.S. Pacific
Viet Nam
Laos
Hawaii
U.S
Pacific
Far East
Pathet Lao
Asia
Adm. A
Grant Sharp
U. S. Pacific
Sharp
Adm
Harry D. Felt
29ers Plan 10th Grand Conclave
World chapter No 1 of the Order of 29ers a leap year born fraternal group will hold its grand conclave this Saturday in Pittsburg Kansas The mythical gathering observes in spirit with no dues or initiation and claims rapid growth including members from over the United States and abroad among early enrollees are John Henry Jacob Aric and Arend Jack Petter born Feb 29 1948.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Order of 29Ers
Congress
Pepper Martin
Louis Cardinals
England
Switzerland
Holland
John Henry
Jacob Aric
Arend Jack Petter
Mt. Vernon
Wash
Sun
F. W. Brinkerhoff
Brinkerhoff
United States
Allen Shipp Dies Saturday Morning in Hope
Allen Shipp, longtime Hope resident and former Hope police officer and Hempstead County deputy sheriff, died Saturday morning in a local hospital. He belonged to the First Methodist Church and Century Bible Class. Survived by son George of Irvin Texas and daughter Mrs Paul Mitchell of Normangee Texas. Funeral arrangements incomplete, to be announced by Herndon Cornelius Funeral Home.
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Allen Shipp
Hope
Hope Police Department
Hempstead County
First Methodist Church
Century Bible Class
George
Irvin
Texas
Paul Mitchell
Normangee
Herndon-Cornelius Fueneral Home
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