Farm Groups Face Fight in Congress
Rival farm groups mobilize to influence farm legislation in the presidential year. The American Farm Bureau Federation sends top leaders to agricultural regions to press for a gradual withdrawal of government from farming. Competing groups meet in Washington aiming for stronger programs for cotton, wheat, dairy and other commodities under Johnson administration proposals. Active participants include National Grange National Farmers Union Missouri Farm Association and National Farmers Organization. Continued on Page Two.
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Ovid A. Martin
Associated Press
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
The
National Farmers Union
Missouri Farm Association
National Farmers Organization
Farm Bureau
New Road Map for Public Distribution in Arkansas
The estate highway map is ready for release by the Highway Department. About 200000 maps will be placed with Arkansans and tourists before year end. The map shows improvements through December 31 and, for the first time, 800 miles of county roads added to the highway system last spring.
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Little Rock
Highway Department
Arkansans
Weather Station Report Arkansas Tuesday Weather Outlook
Weather Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Tuesday notes high 57 and low 21. Arkansas shows increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight with rain beginning northwest late tonight. Lows 35 to 50. Wednesday cloudy and mild with rain ending in the west Wednesday night and turning gin. Highs Wednesday 42 to
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Arkansas
Arkansas Regional Forecast Update From Associated Press
Central Arkansas sees increasing clouds and warmer air with rain ending by night, low mid 40s and Wednesday high around 50. Northwest Arkansas expects rising clouds and warmth tonight with rain starting late, then Wednesday cloudy with continued unsettled conditions.
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Arkansas
THE
Associated Press
Central Arkansas
Northwest
Mrs Truman Hobbs Heads To Poughkeepsie Training
Texarkana woman Mrs. Truman Hobbs president of Conifer Girl Scout Council leaves for Poughkeepsie New York to attend a training course at Vassar College. Selected by the Girl Scouts of the USA to serve as a trainer for national boards she will return to train three regional boards annually 1964 66. Harlegh B. Treche a University of Connecticut dean co trains in the program.
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Truman Hobbs
Texarkana
Conifer Girl Scout Council
Poughkeepsie
New York
Vassar College
Girl Scouts of the
U.S.A
Hobbs
Vassar
Boards of
Girl Scouts National Organization
Harlegh B. Treche
School of Social Workers
University of Connecticut
Old Worker Award to Be Thursday in Hope
Hope Business and Professional Women's Club will host Employment Security Division staff Thursday night. The Older Worker Award for 1963 goes to the Hope office, with Gus Blass II presenting. The event includes a 7:00 p.m. dinner in the Diamond Banquet Room and a talk by Mary Jess Lankford, with other local and out-of-town guests attending.
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Hope Business and Professional Women's Club
Hope Employment Service
Gus Blass
Gus Blass II
Governor's Commission On Aging
Hope Hi. S. D
Blass
Little Rock
White House
Arkansas
Travis Ward
Hope B. & P. W
Mary Jess Lankford
Lankford
John Caras
S. D
Teddy Jones
Hope Office
J Sue Sommerville
Nell Mosley
J. T. Bowden
Paul McClellan
Herman Smith
L. B. Cook
A. B. Martin
Music Club in January Program at Oakhaven
The Friday Music Club hosted its January luncheon and Opera Listening program on Saturday, January 4, at the Jones home in Oakhaven. Hostesses Mrs Haskell Jones and Mrs Y R Herndon Jr presided over a potluck meal for 18 members and guest Mrs Bob Moers. After lunch the group visited Klipsch Associates where Mrs Moers played taped highlights of Verdi's Rigoletto using the Klipsch listening studio system.
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Haskell Jones
Y. R. Herndon, Jr
Jones
Oakhaven
Bob Moers
Klipsch Associates
Letters on Star's P O Position
A series of reader letters respond to an editorial attack on federal aid and a post office project in Hope. Contributors praise local effort, urge school funding, and condemn national debt and federal control while championing local responsibility and integrity. Names include CLEO MICHELSON and MRS. LEON MASHBURN with city ties to Silver Spring Maryland and Memphis Tennessee.
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Muniei I Federal Aid
Lost Office Project
Hope
Silver Spring
Washington, D.C
Washington St
the Star
Memphis
Town of Hope
Ark
Land of
Liberty
America
People of Hope
Leon Mashburn
Catalina Road
Tenn
Only One and Family Is Glad in Adrian Births
Mrs. Lou Krutz welcomed her fourth birth weekend in Adrian Michigan after one child born last weekend. Dennis William is the new son of the Krutz family and the proud father says he is real happy. The family previously had triplets and three sets of twins and is glad this time it was twins again.
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Adrian
Mich
Louis Krutz
Krutz
Dennis William
Something for All Is LBJ s Idea
Washington AP reports President Johnson plans a State of the Union message centered on universal appeal. The proposals mix Roosevelt Kennedy and Johnson programs, likely including poverty relief and increased domestic spending. Mansfield says the plan echoes Roosevelt and Kennedy eras, aiming to lift millions from poverty and unemployment. Johnson continues on Page Two.
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Washington
John Lee
Congress
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Mansfield
Accidents Reported by City Police
Two traffic crashes reported by city police involve three vehicles. A Monday incident at 115 South Main Street caused one personal injury and heavy damage. Donald Sutton was charged with following too closely after rear ending Andrea Kay McMurrough’s Buick. Another Sunday crash at West Third Street behind Phillips 66 involved James Faulkner backing into JJ Robensbaum’s Thunderbird with no charges.
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S. Main St
Andrea Kay McMurrough
Hope
Hempstead Memorial Hospital
R. E. Cover of Hope
McMurrough
Donald Thomas Sutton
Port Arthur
Texas
New Year’s Behind You 64 Has 1,183 Occasions to Celebrate
New York AP reports the year 1964 will be one long party with a record 1,183 occasions to observe. The Chase Calendar of Annual Events lists celebrations from January onward, including birthdays of notable figures, Save the Pun Week, Elvis Presley get well card day, and Week themes such as National Fur Care and National Kraut and Frankfurter Week. Continued on page two.
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Boyle
New York
Social Gazette
Chase
Apple Tree Press
Flint
Mich
Millard Fillmore
Robert E. Lee
Robert Burns
William McKinley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Elvis Presley
National Fur Care
Fes
Rail Crisis Nears as Time for Settlement Shrinks
Washington AP Secretary of Labor Wirtz said federal mediation resumes as talks continue on wage structure rounds and operational rules in a five year rail dispute. A February 25 deadline looms for secondary issues arbitration and a nationwide strike. H E Gilbert warned of a strike if wage cuts are demanded.
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Washington
W. Wiliard Wirtz
Wirtz
James J. Reynolds
Francis A. O'Neil Jr
National Mediation Board
Chicago
H. E. Gilbert
Independent Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Invasion Foes Claim 1964 Freedom War Plans
An anti Castro group led by Manuel Artime, Bay of Pigs leader, says it can carry a freedom war to Cuba in 1964. Cesar Baro of the Revolutionary Recovery Movement says they have found the needed supporters, with reports of military units in Central America.
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Miami
Fla
Manuel Artime
Cuba
Cesar Baro
Revolutionary Recovery Movement
Central America
New Year Luck for Two Deer Hunters in Hope
In Hope at Yellow Creek Club Jimmy Jones Jr and Al Page celebrated a lucky start to the year. Jimmy harvested an 11 point buck weighing about 250 pounds while Al took a 9 point buck. It was Jimmys first deer and Al's third, both calling it a fine way to begin the New Year.
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Hope
Jimmy Jones, Jr
al Page
Yellow Creek Club
Jimmy
Australian Wins in Big Lottery
In Sydney Peter Pangas, a 65 year old Greek migrant who moved to Australia 52 years ago, won the $224,000 first prize in a government lottery. Pangas said he recently saved enough to buy a cafe and had previously won $13,440 in another government lottery. his first plan is to sell the business.
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Sydney
Australia
Peter Pangas
Pangas
Sukarno Arrives in Manila Seeks Philippine Aid
Indonesian President Sukarno arrives in Manila for a five day visit seeking Philippine support against Malaysia. President Macapagal waits three hours at the airport as security delays occur. Foreign Minister Subandrio cites precautions while threats prompt tighter security.
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The
Philippines
Indonesia
Sukarno
Malaysia
Diosdado Macapagal
Manila International
Subandrio
Java
Manila Chronicle
Sabah
Macapagal
Santa Belief Grows As New School Playground Swings Appear
Hope's grade schools report rising belief in Santa Claus as Christmas approaches. On holiday dismissal day, new swings were installed across all grade school playgrounds, bringing fresh play equipment to students.
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Hope
Santa Claus
Student Faces Threat Charge In Kennedy Case
Amarillo report says Rus sell McLarry an Arlington State College student free on 2500 dollar bond faces a federal grand jury over a threat allegedly uttered before President Kennedy's November 22 Dallas assassination. He calls it a misunderstood joke and may appear Wednesday if the jury consents.
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Amarillo
Tex
Russell McLarry
Kennedy
Arlington State College
Dallas
McLarry
Hope Boy Honored at College Heights
Lane Pierce of Hope has been elected vice president of Sigma Tau Gamma at Arkansas A&M College for the spring semester. Pierce is a senior business major and the son of Mr and Mrs A R Pierce of 724 W Avenue.
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College Heights
Lane Pierce of Hope
Sigma Tau Gamma
Arkansas A&m College
Pierce
A. R. Pierce
Business Pushing On Says Dawson rosy economic glow
New York AP reports rising stock prices and stronger corporate profits fueling optimism for 1984. Economists see cautious restraint in inventories now, with expectations of a continued upswing, while some warn of overconfidence and lagging hiring and orders in durable goods and construction.
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New York
Johnson
Second Session of Congress Opened in Washington
Washington AP reports the 88th Congress opened its second session amid campaign year pressures and a backlog of unfinished business. President Johnson met with Democratic leaders to review his state of the union message, set to be delivered in person at a joint session. The address is expected to address poverty, education, housing, unemployment, and other domestic programs while debates on military spending and tax policy loom. Johnson signals support for education and civil rights programs, with possible action on health care for the elderly funded via Social Security taxes.
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Washington
88Th Congress
House
Senate
Johson
Capitol
White House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Texas
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Everett M. Kirksen
Illinois
Johnson
Congress
Dirksen
National Cultural Center
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Rehabilitation Meeting at Spa Spa Rehabilitation Meeting at Spa
The Southern Area C Re habilitation Conference of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held January 8-9 at the Velda Rose Motel in Hot Springs. The program theme is Strengthening Every Rehabilitation Value Including Community Endeavor. Representing Leslie Huddle ston Unit 12 of Hope will be Mrs Joe Jones junior activities co chairwoman and Mrs Fred Form by department Americanism chairman. All American Legion Auxiliary members are invited to attend this conference.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Arkansas
Velda Rose
Hot Springs
Leslie Huddleston
Hope
Joe Jones
Department of Arkansas
Fred Formby
Department Americanism
American Legion 1
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