Johnson seeks four year extension for Arms Control Agency
President Johnson urged Congress to extend the life of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency for four years and requested 55 million dollars for its operations. He argued halting nuclear weapons spread is essential to U S security and that nonproliferation remains a top goal. Agency Director William C Foster warned current funds end June 30 may be insufficient.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Johnson
Congress
U.S
United States
House
Senate
William C. Foster
Local Guards Paid 23000 For 1964 Economic Boost
Sgt. Claude Byrd of the Hope armory reports National Guard Company B earned 23 494 06 in wages for 74 infantry battalion members in 1964 boosting local economy. He notes a weekend drill schedule from Saturday 1 to 10 pm and Sunday 8 am to 5 pm and reminds drivers license renewals.
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National Guard
Claude Byrd
Hope
Byrd
Snow Expected in North Arkansas
The Associated Press reports that Northeast Arkansas may see rain turning to snow today, with the Weather Bureau predicting end of precipitation tonight. Cloudy conditions prevail statewide with highs in the 40s and 50s and overnight lows mainly in the 30s. A trace rainfall at Harrison is the only measured precipitation in the last 24 hours. By Saturday sunshine returns with cooler temperatures and lows near 20 to 40, dropping first in the north.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U. S
Weather Bureau
Mrs. Mary Parson Dies in Texarkana Hospital
Mrs Mary Ann Parson 80 longtime Hope resident died Thursday in a Texarkana hospital. Survived by son Dean Parson Texarkana, daughter Mrs O A Kinder Hooks Texas, sister Mrs Maggie Parson Florida Texas. Services set 2 p.m. Friday Herndon Cornelius Funeral Chapel Reverend Clyde Johnson. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Mary Ann Parson
Hope
Texarkana
Dean Parson
O. A. Kinder
Hooks
Texas
Maggie Parson
Florada
Herndon-Cornelius Funeral Chapel
Clyde Johnson
Rose Hill Cemetery
Weather Report From Station For 24 Hours
Weather Experiment Station records 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Friday with high of 50 and low of 31.
Arkansas Legislature Enters First Week With Limited Progress
Arkansas lawmakers return home to gauge voter reaction to Gov Faubus program after a slow start in the 65th General Assembly. Bills focus on funds for session expenses and a constitutional amendment push on legislative apportionment. House invites Sargent Shriver to speak in Little Rock on February 17.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
65Th General Assembly
Faubus
Arkansas Economic Expansion Study Commission
Senate
House
Congress
U. S
U.S. Supreme Court
Fabus
Sargent Shriver
President Johnson
Industrial Group Meets on Jan 25
The Hempstead County Industrial Foundation Inc holds its annual stockholders meeting Monday January 25 at 7 30 p m at the Chamber of Commerce building Stockholders are urged to attend to elect directors and conduct business.
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Hempstead County Industrial Foundation, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Rusk denies aerial strikes against North Viet Nam
Secretary of State Dean Rusk denied reports of U S air strikes against North Viet Nam. Senator Sparkman said there is no escalation of the war and declined to elaborate. Rusk and Johnson were tied to separate briefings as officials noted limited operations by U S jet fighters outside South Viet Nam in Laos.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Dean Rusk
North Viet Nam
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rusk
Sparkman
United States
Viet Nam
Laos
Texas
Johnson
U.S
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
Fire damages closet at Tom McLarty home
Fire damaged a closet and clothing at the Tom McLarty residence on South Main shortly before 7 a m Friday. Firemen said the blaze was likely caused when a towel was placed too near a hot water tank. Damage confined to the closet.
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Tom McLarty
South Main
Mania for grandiose leadership and omnipotence
New York AP column surveys leaders across fields as megalo maniacs, noting two types: noisy and quiet. It muses on ego satisfaction, education, marriage odds, and social quirks, ending with a quip on ice cream flavors and modern indecision.
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New York
Americans Die in Viet Nam Toll Reaches 358
In Saigon two Americans died and two injured when their helicopter struck a power line nine miles north of Saigon while escorting a road convoy. The crash killed the pilot, an enlisted gunner, and a Vietnamese observer, with the co-pilot and another gunner injured. The incident appears accidental with no hostile fire. The toll since December 1961 now stands at 358 Americans. 109 killed by other causes and 249 in action against the Viet Cong. Separate reports say Thursday night attacks in Thu Dau Mot killed at least five Vietnamese civilians and wounded 20, with one terrorist decapitated. Continued on Page Three.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Thu Dau Mot
Jeanette McDonald Dies at 57 in Houston
Hollywood mourns as Jeanette MacDonald dies at 57 from heart ailment in Houston after recent surgeries. Her 27 year marriage to Gene Raymond ends. Eddy calls the loss shocking. The Philadelphia born star rose to fame with MGM and the Eddy MacDonald team in Naughty Marietta and Love Me Tonight.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Gene Raymond
Jeanette MacDonald
Houston
Raymond
Beverly Hills
Michael E. DeBakey
Duke of Windsor
Ucla Medical Center
Methodist Hospital
Nelson Eddy
Miss MacDonald
Eddy
Eddy-MacDonald
Gilbert and Sullivan
Clark Gable
San Francisco
Maurice Chevalier
Allan Jones
Lew Ayres
Philadelphia
Paramount
Chevalier
Louis B. Mayer
MGM
Johnson seeks new push on disarmament and aid
President Johnson asks Congress to renew a disarmament appeal and back US Arms Control efforts. He faces criticism of foreign aid, with some calling for scale back and others adopting a cautious stance. AFL CIO leaders head home after pledges of speedier action on Taft Hartley repeal. Johnson awaits Lester Pearson at his ranch to discuss auto tariffs. Jeanette MacDonald dies at 57 in Houston. Two more Americans die in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam. Night workers evacuated in freezing temperatures after a fire kills two in Missouri mental hospital. First Job Corps trainees begin at a Maryland mountain retreat. Arkansas Legislature returns to gauge voter reaction to Gov Faubus proposals. Justice Department monitors a South African student urging obeying unjust laws. Ouachita Baptist College to be renamed. Educational TV planned for Conway.
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Johnson
Congress
US Arms Control
Afl-Cio
Labor
Canada
Lester Pearson
Jeanette MacDonald
Houston
Tex
Gene Raymond
Remis
Hollywood
Missouri
Maryland
Arkansas Legislature
Ouachita Baptist College Becomes Ouachita Baptist University
Ouachita Baptist College votes to become Ouachita Baptist University and adds a new master’s degree. Dr. Ralph Phelps says the change is effective after state paperwork. the university will offer a four year nursing program in Little Rock next September and an education master’s degree starting then.
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Arkadelphia , Ark
Ouachita Baptist College
Ouachita Baptist University
Ralph Phips
Secretary of State
Little Rock
Phelps
Camden
Arkansas
Ouachita
Coldest Spell of Winter Grips Much of the U S
A frigid arctic outbreak blanketed the northern half of the nation from Minnesota to Maine with subzero readings and heavy winds. Record lows were reported in Hibbing and International Falls, while New York and Pennsylvania faced subzero temperatures. Snow stretched from the Dakotas to Indiana and Ohio, with rain in the south and milder air elsewhere.
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Hibbing
International Falls
Iron-Range
Canadian
New York State
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Line Lake
Massena
Montpelier
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Boston
Pennsylvania
Florida
Texas
California
Mercury
Los Angeles
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
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Ohio
Montana
Kansas
Churchill inbrain blood clot circulatory failure
London AP reports Sir Winston Churchill, age 90 last November, suffered a cerebral thrombosis after a cold. A medical bulletin from his personal physician Lord Moran stated he has developed circulatory weakness leading to the brain clot.
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London
Winston Hurchill
New Highway Commissioner for Arkansas Appointed
Gov Faubus named W Maurice Smith 43 of Birdeye to a 10 year term on the Arkansas Highway Commission replacing C L Denton. Smith is a farmer and cattleman, heads the St Francis levee district board, and has no prior political office.
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Little Rock
W. Maurice Smith
Birdeye
Cross County
State Highway Commission
Orval E. Faubus
Smith
St. Francis Levee
Arkansas
J. H. Smith
Maurice Smith
Faubus
University of Arkansas
J. E. Dunlap Jr
Harrison
State Police Commission
Madison County
Huntsville
Final Rites for Mrs. Singleton Held at East Memorial Chapel
Mrs. Charles C. Singleton 65 died late Wednesday in Texarkana. Funeral service set for 4 p.m. Friday at East Memorial Chapel Texarkana with Rev G C Ivens and Rev James Merriman. Burial at Hillcrest Cemetery. Survivors: husband two sons Charles Garland Texas and Forrest Donovan of Hope sister Vera Whiteaker St Louis brother C D Holland Hoboken N J.
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Charles C. Singleton
Texarkana
East Memorial Chapel
G. C. Ivens
James Merriman
Hillcrest Cemetery
Charles
Garland
Texas
Forrest Singleton
Hope
Vera Whiteaker
St. Louis
C. D. Holland
Hoboken
N. J
Deadline for auto tag purchases approaches in Hope
All around town notes urge motorists to meet the January 30 deadline for auto tag purchases with no extensions. The piece also lists local events, awards, and civic updates including a Chamber of Commerce building donation omission, a Lion Oil dinner-show, facility remodeling, and a March fundraiser.
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Lion Oil
el Dorado
Carl Bramlett
Lion Oil Products
Hope Area
State Bar Asked to Probe Madison County Absentee Records
The Electon Research Council asks the Arkansas Bar Association to investigate Madison County absentee voting records after a series of clashes with officials and a burglary at the circuit clerk’s office. GOP efforts to photograph the files were blocked by legal fights and a theft occurred before a Supreme Court ruling.
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Little Rock
Electon Research Council, Inc
Arkansas Bar Association
Madison County
John H. Haley
Bruce Bullion
ABA
Haley
Republican Party
Huntsville
GOP
Charles Wharton
Thomas Butt
Fayetteville
Whorton
Arkansas Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Fire Kills 2 in Mental Institution
A large general alarm fire at the State Mental Hospital in St. Louis killed two women patients and forced about 1,000 others to evacuate into sub freez ing cold. The blaze began on the third floor and spread rapidly through a linen closet area.
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ST. Louis
State Mental Hospital
South St. Louis Hospital
Robert Olsen
Brenda Robinson
Ruth Lucks
Red Cross
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Hope Federal Loan & Savings and Greening- Ellis Co
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