Last Run for Our Old Press Ends Long Newspaper Era
The Star bids farewell to its Duplex Model A flatbed press, serial 1311, in a 46 year service span that linked The Star and the Hope Star. The press, once owned by D A Grant and later consolidated with Clyde Palmer, moves 350 miles to Monticello, Mississippi, to join the Lawrence County Press. The paper switches tomorrow to a 20 page Fairchild News King 475 rotary offset color press, marking a new era in photo heavy production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
D.A. Grant
Morning Hone Daily Press
S. Main St
Clyde E. Palmer
Texarkana
Mr. Gean
Evening Star of Hope
Ed McCorkle
Evening Hope Star
Daily Press
Gean
Palmer & Washburn
Main St
Walnut
Monticello
Miss
Vicksburg
Mac Dale
Lawrence County Press
Southwest
Goss Company
Chicago
Duplex Company
Battle Cr Mich
Fairchild News King
Production of Bombs at a Standstill in Vietnam War
Washington reports that production of 750 pound bombs halted during the first six to seven months of U S air war in Vietnam. Reuters notes bombs were idle after the Korean War and only partly resumed last summer as B 52 raids and air attacks drained stocks. Authorities deny a shortage though 75 and 500 pound bombs sometimes tight. inventory constraints cited for general orders.
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Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
Defense Department
North
South Viet Nam
Navy
Pentagon
New Plant for Lafayette Co announced in Mississippi
H M Cox president of Strategic Chemical Extractors Inc said the firm would build a bromine extraction plant in South Arkansas likely in Columbia or Lafayette County. The facility would start with 75 to 100 employees and process about 20 000 barrels of salt water daily with no target completion date set.
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Jackson, Miss
H. M. Cox
Strategic Chemical Extractors, Inc
South
Arkansas
Columbia County
Lafayette County
Cox
Hospital aid earmarked for Chicot County project
Surgeon General William H. Stewart announced on Wednesday that the proposed Chicot County Hospital at Lake Village Arkansas will receive 100000 dollars under the Hill Burton hospital aid program. The planned 1 million dollar 60 bed facility would be the first hospital to gain aid under the new medical section of the Hill Burton Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William H. Stewart
Chicot County
Lake Village
Ark
Stewart
Arkansas Hospital
Bankruptcy filings rise in Arkansas in 1961 data
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas received 31 per cent more bankruptcy cases in 1961 than in 1960, an official of the bankruptcy division of the U S District Court said Wednesday. Arnold M Adams referee in bankruptcy said 721 residents or businesses in the state filed petitions seeking relief from their debts last year. He said there were 535 such filings in the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Bankruptcy ‘Division
U. 8 District ‘Court
Arnold M. Adams
Prison Board shields disciplinary rules from public view
Members of the state Penitentiary Board said disciplinary rates drafted under a federal court order will not be made public. The board stated the rules and regulations governing discipline at the state prison would be submitted soon to U S District Judge J Smith Henley. R Jeter of Wabbaseka said Henley is the man they've got to satisfy.
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Little Rock
State Penitentiary Board
U. S
J. Smith Henley
R. &. Jeter
Wabbaseka
Henley
No American Magazine Is as Interesting as the Catalog
An assortment of humorous aphorisms about marriage alimony money youth and aging parodied as a mail order catalog review. It riffs on gender roles breakfast habits wastebaskets and modern life with satirical headlines and quips. The piece ends with a wry note about throwing away a Christmas tree and a fading thought.
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New York
America
Abraham Lincoln
WNL
Hoover Says Opposition Red Inspired in Viet Nam Era
FBI director J Edgar Hoover says the Communist party has played an ever increasing role in opposing US position in Viet Nam and plans to recruit youth and run candidates in 1986. He cites directives from 1985 and large propaganda spending, notes protests in 1965 FBI civil rights work expands, and 177 million fingerprints on file.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Communist Party
U.S
Viet Nam
Hoover
Unite States
United States
U. S
Washingon
Couple Charged With Kidnapping In Doddridge Ark
Miller County Sheriff says Alfred and Mrs Pagnell are charged with kidnapping 11 year old Debbie Sullivan who vanished from her Doddridge home Saturday. They face grand larceny charges for a car theft from the child’s residence as regional authorities spread alerts across four states.
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Texarkana
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Doddridge
Ark
Miller County
Richard Birtcher
Alfred T. Pagnell
Debbie Sullivan
Birtcher
Parnells
B. £. Sullivan
Washington School Plans Considered In Arkansas Desegregation
Education Commissioner A W Ford announced that the U S Office of Education approved the Union Unity School District desegregation plan. Only Morriston and Emmet in Nevada County remain under consideration in Washington State.
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Little Rock
A. W. Ford
U.S. Office of Education
Union Unity
Ford
Arkansas
Washington
Morriston
Emmet
Nevada County
Carleton Hotel Fire Kills Eleven in St Paul
Fire swept the four story Carleton Hotel in downtown St Paul at 4 30 a m killing eleven and injuring sixteen. Occupants fled flames with clothing aflame and many jumped from upper floors. Firemen rescued others as Red Cross tallied nine bodies from ruins and two more died in hospital. About a dozen of the 51 residents were unaccounted for as investigators continued the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Paul, Minn
Carleton Hotel
Asst
Wiliam Maurer
Francis
Another Big Storm Hits West Coast
SAN FRANCISCO AP Another storm slammed into northwestern California with 1,000 homeless, closed roads, and snow loaded roofs collapsing. Mt Shasta saw its heaviest snow in 20 years as the Smith River rose rapidly. Crescent City prepared for danger while other rivers receded. A Hawaii origin storm threatened more rain and snow, with 16.7 inches dumped over the region in three days. Cascade passenger trains between San Francisco and Portland were canceled for the third straight day.
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San Francisco
California
Mt. Shasta
Smith River
Crescent City
Calif
Alaska
Oregon
Ukiah
Hawaii
Hawaiian
U.S. Weather Bureau
W. &. Brenkman
Dunsmuir
Southern Pacific
Cascade
Portland
Ore
Johnson clamps down on steel price hike in deal
President Johnson dented a $5 rise by Bethlehem and a later Inland move and won a $2.76 boost for steel while denying any behind the scenes deal. Administration aides praised the settlement as consistent with anti inflation price wage guidelines as U S Steel tested the White House stance. Continued on Page Three.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Johnson
White House
United States Steel Corp
U.S. Steell
John.i
Kenedy
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Inland
US Steel
Bethlehem
Gardner Ackley
Thee President's Council of Economic Advisers
Management Bids for Costly Capitol Hill Apartments
Two bids were received for the management contract of the Capitol Hill Apartments and associated properties in Little Rock. Bids came from Rector-Phillips-Morse, Inc. and Farris & Co. Walthour-Flake picked up the contract but had not submitted a bid. The Revenue Building Commission recently bought the Capitol Hill property over Bryant's objections.
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Little Rock
Capitol Hill
Secretary of
Kelly Bryant
Bryant
Rector-Phillips- Morse, Inc
Farris & Co
Walthour-Flake of
State Revenue Building Commission
Peace offensive gains noted by Viet Nam president
AP dispatch reports Viet Nam president Johnson pleased with early results of peace push. Global impact seen as U S and Soviet envoys meet in Far East with Harriman, Shelepin traveling. U S and allies consider scorched earth in Viet Nam areas aiding the enemy.
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Viet Nam
Johnson
U.S
Far East
W. Averell Harriman
Bangkok
Tokyo
Alexander Shelepin
Hanoi
Saigon
Man Killed at Emmet Crossing in Train Collision
Johnny Campbell, 61, of Emmet Rt 2, was killed when his pickup collided with a Missouri Pacific freight train at Emmet crossing about 5:15 p.m. He worked at Southwest Wood Products in Hope. Survivors include his wife Lela, a son J E Campbell of New Orleans, a daughter Stacy Thrasher of Spring Hill, five brothers and two sisters. Services set for Friday at Harmony Church near Sutton with burial in Harmony Cemetery. Cornish Funeral Home of Prescott in charge.
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Johnny Campbell
Emmet
J. E. Campbell
New Orleans
Stacy Thrasher
Spring Hill
Edgar
Edward
Claude
Charlie Campbell
George Campbell
Prescott
Hale Nash
Herman Me
Hermony Church
Sutton
Hollis Dillard
Jess White
Harmony Cemetery
Cornish Funeral Home
Preseall
Induction Orders Sent To Hempstead County Men
Hempstead County men were mailed orders to report for induction on January 25 including Calvin Franklin Ware Denver Lloyd Dickinson Jr Rodney Vann Powell Jerry Lynn Lingard Jim Thomas Flesher and Cydle Cannon Powell. Another group received orders to report for physical examination on the same date listing Horace Ellis Rowe Harrel Boice Bruce Jr John Thomas Whitten Jerry Don Purtle George Bruine Smith Ernest Gene Esteed Jackie Lynn Aaron Larry Arnold Griffis Arthur Barton Hill Jr Errol Arledge Jr Daniel Leroy Gray Robert Dennis Polk Wayne Allen Yandell Ronald Van Rosenbaym and Harold Ray Stuard. The Hope Theater outfit will hold a reorganizational meeting Monday Jan 10 at 7:30 at the Lloyd Guerin home 908 South Main per President Guerin. Also noted are hospital visits for Mrs James Morrow and C J Barnes at Wadley Hospital Texarkana. Scout notes report five Hope Girl Scouts Susan Rogers Tolleson Ruth Ann Wylie Gail Tyer Betty Morris helped with Christmas Play Day for 60 girls from Prescott and Gordon, including first aid knot tying tent pitching and a slide illustrated talk by Susan. Arkansas Health Department stats list four girls and nine boys.
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Hempstead County
Calvin Franklin Ware
Denver Lloyd Dickinson Jr
Rodney Vann Powell
Jerry Lynn Lingard
Jim Thomas Flesher
Cydle Cannon Powell
Ore Ders
Horace Ellis Rowe
Harrel Boice Bruce Jr
John Thomas Whitten
Jerry Don Purtle
George Briugene Smith
Ernest Gene Esteed
Jackie Lynn Aaron
Larry Arnold Griffis
Arthur Barton Hill Jr
Errol Arledge Jr
Daniel Leroy Gray
Robert Dennis Polk
Wayne Allen Yandell
Ronald van Rosenbaym
Harold Ray Stuard
Conifer Girl Scout Council
Hope
Susan Rogers
Sen? Tolleson
Ruth Ann Wylie
Gail Tyer
Betty Morris
Prescott and Gordon
Susan
Terrorists Hit Saigon With Dual Explosions
Viet Cong terrorists struck Saigon twice, at the military airport gate and a police substation, killing one Vietnamese and injuring several, including four U.S. servicemen. A 60 pound plastic charge damaged the eastern Lagion substation, injuring a policewoman and a child.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
Viet Nan
U.S
South
Viet Nam
Air Force
Lagion
Burned Earth Plan Carried Out in Viet Nam
In South Vietnam U S and Allied forces deploy scorched earth tactics to crush Viet Cong, burning houses and crops in zones near Saigon. Paratroopers of the 173d Airborne Brigade advance, evacuate civilians north of the river, and destroy edible resources while patrols advance through canals and dikes. Captain Henry Tucker of Columbus Mississippi says the aim is to keep enemies busy rebuilding rather than fighting.
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Siagon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Vasco Oriental
Saigon
U. S
173D Airborne Brigade
Henry Tucker
Columbus
Miss
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Associated Press
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West Coast
LBJ
AP News Digest
John V. Lindsay
Sonia Movement
Eo City
Alexei Kasygin
National
U. S. Public Health Service
Customs Service
Hong Kong
Orval E. Faubus
John R. Starr
Life In
J. C. Tillman
Emmet . RR Crossing
Hope Community Theater
Lloyd Guerin
South Main
Guerin
Isara
James Morrow
Wadley Hospital
Texarkang
C. J. Barnes
Arkansas State Health Department
V. Nam
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