Dock Workers Vote rejection sparks nationwide shipyard walkout risk
In New York 8354 to 7792 longshoremen reject a four year contract prompting predicted strike at midnight Sunday. ILA president Gleason calls meeting to decide position as 60,000 dock workers from Maine to Texas face possible walkout. Analysts warn of $25 million daily costs and broad economic impact if it lasts.
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New York
Maine
Texas
Atlantic
Gulf
Thomas W. Gleason
International Longshoremen’s Association
Gleason
Shipping Association
Baltimore
The
Sun
ILA
Gulf Coast
James J. Reynolds
Groups Fail to Comply With Law
The Young Democratic Clubs of Arkansas and the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce did not report expenditures for their sponsored measures. Both the county salary raise proposal and the casino gambling amendment failed, with penalties under Act 157 of 1927 possible but no action taken due to lack of jurisdiction.
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Little Rock
Young Democratic Clubs of
Arkansas
Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce
Young Democratic Clubs
Secretary of State
Attorney General's Office
Lansing couple survive Berryville plane crash landing
A Lansing Michigan couple Mr and Mrs Stanley Stigman walked away with only scratches after a light plane gas tank ruptured forcing a landing at Berryville Arkansas. The craft flipped during the descent in high winds as they were en route to Sherman Texas.
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Berryville
Ark
Lansing
Mich
Stanley Stigman
Sherman
Tex
Weather Outlook: Cloudy Skies With Rain Possible
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions today with a chance of rain. It will turn colder tonight as a cold air mass moves in.
First United Daughters of Confederacy Chapter in Hope
The piece highlights Hope and Hempstead County as leaders in Arkansas with the Pat Cleburne Chapter in Hope, organized March 7, 1906, and references Pat Cleburne’s background. It previews next week’s continuation of his life story, including his war service and personal life.
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United Daughters of Confederacy
Hope
Hempstead
Arkansas
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Pat Cleburne
Forney Smith
UDC
Mississippi River
Patrick Ronayne Cleburne
Ireland
America
Land of
Opportunity
Cincinnati
Ohio
Helena
Masonic Fraternity
Blackstone
T.B. Hanty
Mark W. Alexander
Cleburne
Cleburne, Scaife & Mangum
Patrick Ronayne
Union
Legislature hears against interest on idle state funds
Pulaski County Rep. Sterling Cockrill Jr. told the Legislative Audit Committee that charging banks for idle state money would harm Arkansas. He favors encouraging bank investment in bonds and warned an interest bearing deposit law could reduce state investments and concentrate funds in larger banks.
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Little Rock
Pulaski County
Sterling Cockrill Jr
Legislative Audit Committee Today
Cockrill
Arkansas
Farm and City Week Planned in January in Hope
Plans for Farm-City Week in Hope Hempstead County are nearly complete. The event is the tenth national observance and is coordinated by Kiwanis International with National Farm-City Committee leadership from Sears Roebuck American Bankers Association and the National 4-H Service Committee. A luncheon January 26 at Town and Country Restaurant will feature Jack Dillard KWKH Shreveport as speaker and honor Hempstead County Farm Family of the Year with 4-H and FFA youth attendees.
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Hope-Hempstead
Arthur L. Stretch
Hope Kiwanis Club
The
United States
Canada
Robert V. Mullen
Sears Roebuck and Company
E. T. Savage
American Bankers Association
Robert Anderson
Freedoms Foundation
Hope
Town & Country Restaurant
Jack Dillard
KWKH
Shreveport
Hemptead County
4-H
FFA
Faubus Denies $1000 Raise For Each Arkansas Teacher
Gov. Faubus said he never intended a $1000 raise for every teacher, arguing the $17 million in new public school funds was meant to average increases. He noted some areas would gain more and others less to equalize equities, with Little Rock and Huntsville cited as benchmarks. The governor promised a fair distribution and hinted at formula adjustments if current plans were unbalanced.
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Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
Faubus
Winthrop Rockefeller
Legislative Council
Huntsville
Floyd Parsons
Steel contract talks recessed in Pittsburgh
Basic steel contract talks were recessed until February 15 to allow the United Steelworkers Union to finish its election set for February 9. R Conrad Cooper, U.S. Steel vice president and chief management negotiator, said the union rejected a proposal to restore the full 120 day negotiation period.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
R. Conrad Cooper
Cooper
U.S. Steel Corp
Hope ROTC Cadet Wins Honor in Arkansas
Cadet Major Ronnie R. Formby of Hope Arkansas selected as military personality of the week by HSTC Military Department. He is from Box 335 Patmos and is pursuing a BS in Business Administration at Henderson. He serves as Executive Officer of the Second Battalion Cadet Brigade and is a member of Scabbard and Blade.
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Arkadelphia
Ronnie R. Formby
Hope
Arkansas
HSTC
Gary Formby
Box 335
Patmos
Formby
Hope High School
Henderson
Scabbard and Blade
National Military Honorary Society
Ronnie
Military Department
Packaged food proves fatal to seals at Mohawk Park Zoo
Two seals at Mohawk Park Zoo died after autopsy showed stomachs lined with plastic from fish wrapped in bags sold at a poolside cooler. Patrons fed the seals the bags containing the fish. The zoo concession has been closed.
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Tulsa
Okla
Mohawk Park Zoo
Zoa Food
Arkansan Dies in Tractor Trailer Accident
In Aurora West Virginia the assistant driver B. B. McCreary 45 of Fayetteville Arkansas was killed when a tractor trailer loaded with apples crashed into a hillside after brake failure. The driver Harvey Edgman 8 of Gravette Arkansas suffered minor injuries.
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Aurora
W. Va
Here
B. B. McCreary
Fayetteville
Ark
Harvey Edgman
Gravette
Judiciary Commission Report Ready
The Arkansas Judiciary Commission delivered a five volume set of studies and recommendations to Gov. Faubus as it prepared to release its proposals. Chairman John Fogleman stressed change for necessity not for novelty while Faubus praised the commission's effort and anticipated legislative and judicial cooperation.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Judiciary Commission
Orval E. Faubus
John Fogleman
West Memphis
Faubus
Fogleman
Safeway Named in U S Suit Over Labor Violations
The U S Department of Labor filed a federal complaint against Safeway Stores Inc alleging wage hour violations at 90 stores in 17 states. It seeks a court order for accurate time and pay records and about 4948.92 in overtime pay for employees in California Kansas Nebraska and other states. Safeway HQ is in Oakland California.
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Lincoln, Neb
U. S. Department of Labor
Federal Court District Court
Safeway Stores, Inc
Labor Department
Charles Donahue
Washington
Safeway
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Arizona
Arkansas
Idaho
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas
Utah
Virginia
California
Covina
Calif
Salina
Coffeyville
Kan
Holdrege
North Platte
Neb
Oakland
Law Day Set for May 1
President Johnson proclaimed May 1 as Law Day U S A 1965 and urged Americans to rededicate themselves to equality and justice under law and responsibilities as free citizens. The proclamation followed a Congressional act establishing May Day as Law Day each year.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S.A
Congress
Sergeant in Spy Case May Get Death
Robert Glenn Thompson 29 a Air Force veteran faces possible death for selling military secrets to the Soviet Union with three Russians. One co conspirator Boris V Karpovich a Soviet embassy counselor was ordered expelled. Thompson pleaded innocent at arraignment on data from 1957 1963 and 1700 in payments. Bail set 15000 with no trial date.
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Larry Friedman
NEW York
Robert Glenn Thompson
Husky Air Force
Soviet Union
State Department
Boris V. Karpovich
Washington
Thompson
U.S
Joseph E. Hoey
Patricia
Karen
Dean
East
West Berlin
Long Island
Detroit
Great Falls
Mont. Thompson
Air Force
Labrador
United States
FBI
Sidney Siben
Germany
Poisonous Gas Well Under Control In Oklahoma
A Sinclair Oil Co. wildcat gushed poisonous sulphuric gas near Madiu Oklahoma, but valves were adjusted to control the flow by late Wednesday. Drilling mud was pumped to halt the gas with no fire reported, while workmen wore gas masks and spectators stayed a mile away two miles northwest of the town.
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Madiu
Okla
Sinclair Oil Co
Griffin
Oklahoma
Malaysia Situation Grows Critical Amid Indonesia Moves
U S officials expect Indonesia to press Malaysia in coming weeks while Britain reinforces Kuala Lumpur. Indonesia withdraws from the U N prompting review of aid to Sukarno. About 430 Indonesian civilians and 20 officers are trained in the U S with no new trainees since September.
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Spencer Davis
Washington
US S
Indonesia
Malaysia
U.S
Britain
United Nations
Sukarno
State Department
Bali
Howard P. Jones
Jakarta
United States
Australia
New Zealand
China
U S Officials Say France Gold Demand Can Be Met
Washington officials claim the United States can easily supply France with 150 million dollars in gold from U S reserves. They criticize President de Gaulle's handling of the deal, suggesting it aimed to provoke a rise in gold and pound values and to curb U S influence in Europe.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
France
the Gaulle
London
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
U.S. Treasury
Decisi
Gauile
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Pathfinder
Mary Anita Laseter
Yell Rifts
Hope Rotc
Arkansan
Beechcraft
Judiciary Commission Report
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