Parkers Beat Huskers Claim the No 1 Title
Arkansas defeated Nebraska 10 7 to win the Cotton Bowl in Dallas ending a 13 game win streak. Quarterback Fred Marshall led an 80 yard late drive culminating in Bobby Burretts three yard TD. Marshall earned outstanding back honors as Arkansas rallied from a 7 3 halftime deficit.
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Dallas
Arkansas
Nebraska
Parkers
Alabama
Associated Press
Fred Marshall
Bobby Burett
Arkanss
Ten McEnelly
Tom Wilson
Bob Churchick
Wilson
Intermisson
Marshall
Jim Lindsey
Razorbacks
Political Unity Elusive in 1965 Split Within Parties
Washington AP reports that both major parties face deep factional divides in 1965. Republicans clash on Dean Burch’s fate amid Goldwater defeat signals while Democrats split over Johnson’s spending, Senate rules, and Taft-Hartley reforms. Labor seeks right to work limits, business wary of welfare expansion.
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Washington
National Committee
Dean Burch
Johnson
Americans For Democratic Action
Congress
Senate
House
Ules Committee
Labor
Silent Ones Hold Fate of Rep. Halleck
Washington AP report notes 30 to 40 uncommitted House Republicans poised to decide leadership between Charles A. Halleck and Gerald R. Ford as 140 members meet for a secret ballot on Monday. Ford allies cite potential win with abstentions. Halleck aides foresee a slim Halleck margin amid the Wednesday Morning Club’s possible leverage.
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Washington
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Halleck
Ford
Wednesday Morning Club
Arkansas River project reaches 40 percent completion
Army Engineers report 60 percent of the $1.2 billion Arkansas River development program remains unfinished. Richard H. Free of Dallas announced 40 percent completion with nine of 17 locks and dams under contract and two more low lift locks slated for 1965 construction.
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Little Rock
Army
Southwest Activision
Richard H. Free
Dallas
Pardons Board Bypasses Convict Camp Loan Issue
Grady Arkansas AP The state Pardons and Paroles Board met in monthly session here Tuesday and did not discuss the controversial practice of loaning convicts to deer camps or to work as cooks. Prison Supt Dan Stephens said the board was wrapping up interviews with about 100 prisoners seeking paroles or commutations. The loan controversy arose after Arnold Rhodes escaped from a Perryville camp December 12 and was recaptured. Stephens doubted the topic would come up today but said it may be discussed January 6 at a joint meeting with the state Penitentiary Board.
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Pardons and Paroles Board
State Penitentiary Board
Family reunites after 19 years in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong a Nobel Prize physicist Yang Chen Ning and his Red China family reunited for the first time in 19 years at the Hong Kong railway terminal near the border. Police kept tight security as Yang attended a lecture at Hong Kong Chinese University. The group includes his retired father Yang Ke-chuan and siblings.
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Hong Kong
Yang Chenning
Red China
Institute of Advanced Studies
Princeton
N. J
Yang
Hong Kong Chinese University
Yang Ke-chuan
Tsing Hau University
Peking
Migrant Labor Registration Required for Farmers in 1965
Washington AP report says Arkansas farmers using migrant labor must register with the Labor Department under the farm labor contractor act. The rule targets firms recruiting more than nine workers for interstate farming and aims to improve conditions. it does not apply to those hiring only for their own operations.
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Washington
Arkansas
Labor Department
Copter Shot Down Wounded Arkansan Officer
Lt. Paul Young III of Fayetteville Ark was wounded when his helicopter was shot down in a Viet Nam engagement. He suffered a missile wound to the left thigh and was taken to the U Suk Navy Hospital at Saigon. The wound was described as not serious. Young a University of Arkansas graduate had previously landed his craft under fire to rescue a crew from a downed helicopter.
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Washington
Paul Young III
Fayetteville
Ark
Young
U.S. Navy
Siagon
University of Arkansas
Russian Schools Contrast With U S In Extracurriculars And Structure
Mary Anita Lasater reports on Dr E R Crow's study of Russian education during a 1961 visit. She notes entry to first grade at age seven, six hour days across a ten month year, no school extracurriculars, government funded college, and the predominance of women teachers, with emphasis on vocational and institutes alongside universities.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Russia
E.R. Crow
Columbia
S. C
Hope
F.C. Crow
State Educational Finance Commission
South Carolina
United States
National Education Association
Imperial Palace
Cotton Bowl
Crow
Leningrad Moscow
Kievan Tiflis
Lenin
University of Moscow
Nasser Faces food aid uncertainty with Soviet stance
Cairo sources state the Soviet Union cannot be viewed as a rich uncle as US food aid to the United Arab Republic may be cut. Soviet Deputy Premier Shelepin told Nasser Cairo visits show realism, citing home agricultural problems and abroad commitments. US aid totals 140 million annually. new shipments and a separate $35 million request hang in the balance.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Soviet Union
United States
United Arab Republic
Alexander Shelepin
Kremlin
Nasser
Shelepin
Moscow
Egypt
Khrushchev
Port Said
Nounced
Margaret Arnold Dies Here Saturday
Miss Margaret Arnold aged 64 and a native of Hope died Saturday in a local hospital. She lived in Minden Louisiana and worked with Webb Press Co and belonged to the Methodist Church. Survivors include her mother Mrs John H Arnold of Hope three sisters Ethel A Davis Los Angeles Katherine Arnold Fort Worth and Evan W Wray Hope. Services set for 3 p m Monday at First Methodist Church Hope by Rev Robert Moore with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery by Herndon Cornelius.
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Margaret Arnold
Hope
Minden
Webb Press Co
Methodist Church
John H. Arnold
Ethel A. Davis
Los Angeles
Katherine Arnold
Fort Worth
Evan W. Wray
First Methodist Church
Fierce Fighting Raging in Viet Nam Village
In Binh Gia Vietnam heavy fighting continued into a sixth day as two fresh government battalions arrived to bolster troops. U.S. casualties included five Americans killed and 11 wounded with two captured. Viet Cong losses were estimated above 100 dead. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Khanh visited the battle site while talks of a broader Viet Cong buildup north of Saigon fueled concerns of more large scale clashes.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Binh Gia
U.S
da Nang
Washington
Kurt C. McDonald
Craig W. McDonald
San Bruno
Calif
Edward R. Dodge
James H. Dodge
Norfolk
Long lasting tranquilizer aids mental patients
A new slow releasing form of duphenazine injects to provide up to two weeks of effect, far longer than current drugs. Developed by J C Burke and A G Ebert at the Squibb Institute for Medical Research in Brunswick New Jersey, the drug is not yet widely available.
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Montreal
Squibb Institute For Medical Research
Brunswick
N.J
American Association For the Advancement of Science
J.C. Burke
A. G. Ebert
Fannin Promises Own Approach in Senate After Goldwater
Senator elect Paul Fannin of Arizona declares he will not imitate Barry Goldwater but will voice his own philosophy. He reflects on political ties, disputes and policy stances on foreign aid civil rights labor and education while outlining plans for reappointed congressional duties.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Paul Fannin
Fannin
Goldwater
Jobs Corps
Congress
Another Blow From Western Floods Deepens Crisis
Five Western states still reel from Christmas week floods. A new storm hit Washington Oregon northern California Idaho and Nevada with winds up to 84 mph and heavy rain snow. California deaths rose to 21 including a 9 year old girl struck by a dump truck and a Red Cross official fatally injured. Nevada and other areas seek federal disaster declarations as officials shift to damage assessment and restoration.
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Washinton
Oregon
California
Idaho
Nevada
Weather Bureau
Red Cross
Washington State
Tatoosh Island
Catalla
Seattle
Highway Patrol
Bradford M. Crittenden
Oregon Coast
Johnson
Frank Church
Civil Defense
Claude A. Shipley
Grant Sawyer
Happy Camp
Klamath National Forest
Paul R. Gillis
Tarzana
Calif
Los Angeles
Orick
Eureka
Yvonne Marie Cavan
George Grace
Office of Emergency Planning
Arkansans Named to Reserve Board Directors
Two Arkansas men were appointed by the Federal Reserve Board as directors of branches of the St Louis Federal Reserve Bank. Reeves Ritchie of Little Rock president of Arkansas Power and Light Co was named director of the Little Rock branch and James S Williams of Osceola plant manager of American Greetings Card Corp director of the Memphis branch.
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Associated Press Washington
Arkansas
Federal Reserve Board
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank
Reeves Ritchie
Little Rock
Arkansas Power and Light Co
James S. Williams
Osceola
American Greetings Card Corp
Memphis
Theater incidents bring charges at Saenger Theater
New Year’s Eve incident at the Saenger Theater led to charges against two 16 year old Black youths. Charles Cooper allegedly threw a cushion striking a girl and cutting a six inch forehead gash, and faced malicious mischief charges. Edward Reed Jr. was charged with disturbing the peace for allegedly firing a firecracker in the theater lobby.
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Saenger
Charles Cooper
Edward Reed Jr
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Arkansan
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Smart
Alec
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