August Engel master of detail in Arkansas journalism
August Engel 78 longtime editor publisher and owner of the Arkansas Democrat died in Little Rock He began in Texas and New Orleans before becoming business manager in 1911 and later bought out Clarke in 1926 He built a publishing house and ran the paper through the cotton low mood of 1920 and the Great Depression, shaping the state’s prominent newspaper as a detailed manufacturing enterprise
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August Engel
The
Arkansas Democrat
Little Rock
San Antonio
Texas Light
New Orleans Item
Elmer ‘&. Clarke
John M. Branham
Chicago
Engel
Clarke
Branham
Texas
Arkansas
New Dairy Plant for Conway
Dean Foods Co of Franklin Park Illinois and the Ralston Purina Co of St Louis announced a plan to run a commercial dairy farm near Conway Arkansas with an 800 cow milking herd. By year end Dean Foods would distribute the milk from the Conway site while the project aims to advance dairy research and share results with independent dairymen.
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ST. Louis
Dean Foods Co
Franklin Park
Ralston Purina Co
Conway
Ark
Dean Foods
Ralston
Moon Surveyor 7 Set for Soft Landing Tonight
Pasadena AP reports Surveyor 7 aims for a soft lunar touchdown near Tycho Highlands, carrying a TV camera, soil analysis gear, and magnets. If successful, it completes the United States lunar probes before manned missions begin. Landing projected around 8315 p.m. EST. Indonesia dispatches 4000 paratroops to battle communist terrorists in western Borneo, part of a broader 6000-troop operation. the Sitiwane Division commander had predicted a six‑month wipeout.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.S
Jet Propulasion Laboratory
Tycho
Jakarta
Indonesian Borneo
Armed Forces
Sitiwane
Indonesia
Hope Lions honor Capt Jack Lloyd at noon luncheon
The Hope Lions Club lauded Captain Jack Lloyd at a Town and Country luncheon. Lloyd, a Green Beret with two Vietnam tours, departs Wednesday January 10 for a third tour after earning nine decorations, including one from General Westmoreland. He praised American servicemen and South Vietnamese soldiers. Glen Sirmon was guest of Lion W H Gunter.
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The
Hope Lions Club
Jack Lloyd
Lloyd
Vietnam
Westmoreland
Green Berets
Glen ‘Sirmon
Lion W.H. Gunter
Automatic Pay Hike for Salons Seen
Members of Congress would face automatic salary raises every four years unless Congress acts to reject or cut the amount. A nine member commission will study the rate and forward recommendations to the President, who must include them in the budget. The current pay is 30000 dollars yearly.
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Robert T. Gray
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
Fingernail Biters and Jokes in Boyle’s Opinion
New York AP column mocks social quirks with jabs at nail biters and poor cooks. It lampoons office habits, January weather jokes, Christmas lists, and modern pretensions while humorously noting leap year’s final days and timeless human foibles.
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Boyle
Ral Boyle
New York
Desk Calen
Fugitive Convict Recaptured After Prison Transit
Pulaski County authorities arrest 45 year old John D Puckett after he escaped from Cummins Prison Farm and exited a prison transfer wagon en route to the State Hospital. He had driven the wagon and was recaptured shortly after leaving the vehicle.
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North Little Rock
Pulaski County
John D Puckett
Cummins Prison Farm
Intiate
State Hospital
U S Infantry Ambushed Near Saigon
Viet Cong guerrillas ambushed a 40 man U S infantry platoon in a Communist bivouac area 19 miles south of Saigon triggering a 10 hour battle. In the clash near Saigon 17 Americans and at least 26 guerrillas were killed and 27 Americans wounded according to U S Command. American troops pursued the guerrillas the next day but contact was limited.
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Robert D. Ohman
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Lloyd to Answer War Queries
Capt. Herbert Jack Lloyd on leave from Vietnam will be on KXAR tonight January 9 at 6 PM to answer listeners questions about the war. Call 5525 to participate.
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Herbert Jack Lloyd
Vietnam
KXAR
Dermott Sues HEW Over Desegregation Guidelines
U S District Judge Oren Harris said no ruling is needed on Dermott School District civil rights suit as eligibility for federal aid has been restored and jurisdiction will be retained for two years. The suit challenges HEW desegregation guidelines and claims they exceed federal Civil Rights Act powers.
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Little Rock
U.S
Oren Harris
Dermott
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Dermott School Board
Department of Hew
Harris
Arts Center to Close College Program in Arkansas
AP reports the Arkansas Arts Center will close its college program due to funds and support shortages. Lou Ismay, the director, said shutdown effective June 1 after the board met Monday. The center will continue public arts classes without its current faculty.
US Israel arms aid edging closer amid Soviet buildup
FRANCES LEWINE reports from San Antonio that President Johnson and Prime Minister Levi Eshkol held talks discussing Middle East armament. A joint statement noted no pledge for F-4 Phantom jets, while Eshkol pressed for offsets against Soviet resupply to Arab states. The talks focused on pace of rearmament and coping measures as they remained in the Texas Hill Country.
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Frances Lewine
Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Jolnson
Israel
Lev Eshkol
Ranch
U.S
Middle East
Accidents Locally From Ice Storm Prompt Patrol Calls
Hope police answered several accident calls Monday as ice coated streets. At 1:30 p.m. on West Fourth Street Perry Yocom lost control and struck a car driven by William Tyler, minor damage. At 1:25 p.m. on South Pine Street three cars backed from a driveway and hit a parked car owned by Angelo Hollis, minor damage. At 2:47 p.m. on Avenue A and Walker Street Richard Lajlee hit Hugh Reece, minor damage. At 2:50 p.m. on South Pine Street Marlene Jones struck Billy Ray McBay, no charges. At 3:25 p.m. on West Third Street Veda Jones skidded into William Byrd, considerable damage. Investigations by Milam and Johnson.
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Hope Police Department
W. 4Th St
Perry Yocom
Hope
William Tyler
Johnson
S. Pine St
Patsy
Adams
Angelo Hollis
Walker Streets
Richard Lajlee
Hugh Reece
Long
Milam
Marlene Jones
Billy Ray McBay
Linyard
Queue Up to Purchase 1¢ Stamps
New York AP dispatch reports crowds at post offices nationwide as postal rates rose. Lines formed for penny stamps and other low denominations. many letters mixed old stamps with new rates. Cities like Waterbury Buffalo and Cincinnati saw heavy mail surges and supply strains. Governor Winthrop Rockefeller planned an aerial inspection of the Buffalo River with state and federal officials.
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New York
Waterbury
Conm
Posal
Michael Nolan
Ilegal
Buffalo
N.Y
Manhattan
Los Angeles
Neosho
Joplin
Cincinnati
Harry Weingarten
Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Work Shed Burns on Eg 13th Street
Hope Fire Department answered a 6:30 p.m. Monday call to 215 East 15th Street where a work shed owned by Jerry Johnson burned due to retreat doettie wiring. The shed weighed about four tons.
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Hope
15Th St
Jerry Johnsan
Record Cold Hits North Chills South
The Associated Press reports a massive cold front sweeping from the Great Plains to the Southeast bringing snow and glaze. Thirty seven deaths across 10 states, with new York city and neighboring areas hit hard as temperatures dropped to record lows. Accidents and power outages crop up from Brooklyn tenement fire to New Haven railroad line outages and subway delays.
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Associated Press
Fco
Great Plains
Brooklyn
New York
Wanakena
Adirondacks
Los
Sulwater Reservoir
Owlshead
Raybrook
Massena
Syracuse
Albany
New York City
New Haven
Rockefeller Delays Itemizing Subjects of Special Session
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller said the number of controversial bills in the special call should be kept to a minimum, but he did not specify which items would be included. He suggested excluding management audits of the Game and Fish Commission and Highway Commission, and preferred leaving the Revenue Stabilization Act untouched. He had not decided on including the University of Arkansas and Little Rock University merger, and noted one week could be wasted if controversial measures arise. Rockefeller announced Sidney A. Keys as a palated executive assistant to the president of the Association of Better Business Bureaus International and Kegeles resignation, while planning a possible ABC board leadership change with Walter Hinton as chairman.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Game and Fish Commission
Highway Come
Univerosity of Arkansas
Little Rock University
Patit Joan Mountain
Sidney A. Keyseles
Tive
Association of Better Business Bureaus International
Kegeles
Bureau
New York
Ltd
daLartely
Walter Hinton
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Alva Belt
ABC
Nockefeller
Fire in Brooklyn tenement kills twelve
In Greenpoint Brooklyn, a fire raged from a ground level paper carton factory into a tenement housing 24 families. Twelve people died, four adults and eight children, after a 44 hour battle. 19 others treated for injuries as firefighters, police, and civilians aided in rescues amid freezing temperatures.
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New York
Brooklyn
Atl
Merce
Polles
Ralph Sorcantisnn
Greenpoint Nexpital
T-Des Gree Inter
Weather Hits Arkansas Roads With Ice and Warmup Ahead
Hazardous driving persists on main routes as freezing rain and sleet ease into rain by midweek. The U S Weather Bureau forecasts improvement for Central and North Arkansas with a warm high near 98. Secondary roads remain slick, fatalities in eight days linked to the storm, and rainfall totals varied across the state from Fayetteville to Little Rock.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
North
State Highway Department
Hain
Calleo Hook
Memphis
Harrison
A.m
Fayetteville
Walnutridge
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
el Dorado
Lttle Rock
Fort Smith
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