Hard Luck Night for Baggetts in Deer Collision
Mr and Mrs Frank Baggett of Shreveport visiting Hope when a deer leaped from the night striking their Imperial. The collision damaged the radiator grill headlight and fender after a prior scrape in Shreveport. This grim encounter caps a tense season for drivers and underscores open season on automobiles.
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Frank Baggett
Shreveport
Jo Beth’s
Nts
Bertettig
Diamond Cafeteria
Imperial
Frank
Butcher & Associates
Slattery
Midway
Arkansas eyed plan to shrink school districts
Standout leaders from the Arkansas Education Association and allied groups back a plan reducing districts from 407 to 257. The proposal dissolves districts under 400 pupils and, for those under 490, forbids new districts. independent PTA and school boards officials supported the move at a January meeting.
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Fattle Rock
Arkanis
Ate
Forrest Rozzell
Rkansas Education Associaan
AEA
State Department of Vocation
Arkansas Coueis
Arkansas School Boards
Rozzell
PTA
Wad
Supreme Court to hear Voting Rights Act challenge
South Carolina and five Southern states contest the 1965 Voting Rights Act before the Supreme Court. They argue federal power infringes on states rights by abolishing literacy tests and applying a nationwide formula, with support from N J and Massachusetts. Arguments may run through Tuesday as the case questions past discrimination findings and enforcement authority.
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Washington
South Carolina
Supreme Court
South
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
Virginia
North Carolina
Atly
Nicholas Katzenbach
New Jersey
Massachusetts
High Court
David W. Robinson
Special Consel
Congress
Alaska
Arizona
Sutton Seeks Re election as Assessor
Carter Sutton today announced his candidacy for re election to Hempstead County Tax Assessor. He pledged to continue efficient, courteous office conduct and fair taxes, expressing honor to serve and soliciting voters' support.
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Carter Sutton
Hope Star
Hempstead County
Sutton
Hempstead
Arkansas State Beats Chattanooga in Ninetyto Forty Two Victory
Arkansas State led by David Renn with 20 points defeated Chattanooga 87 to 42 in Chattanooga. The Indians built leads, stretched after halftime, and dominated the boards as Gary Crane and Joby Dickson contributed strong inside play and rebounding.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
David Renn
Ard
Arkansas State
Indians
Uney
Renn
Gary Crane
Joby Dicksen
AMZ
Fowles on freedom and writing mastery
British author John Fowles, 39, discussed life and art in a New York AP interview. He described freedom as essential yet dangerous, noting the modern machine and city threaten individuality while praising rural life. He recalled selling paperback rights for 125000 dollars and adapting The Collector into a film.
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Hal Boyle
New York
John Fowles
Fowles
London
Literary Guild
Meyer's Frozen Hot Bread distributed nationally
Arch Haltom of Little Rock named national distributor for Meyer's Frozen Hot Bread from Meyer's Bakeries with Main offices in Little Rock. Product mirrors regular pull-apart hot bread but frozen. two dozen half-pound loaves per package. Availability planned across Arkansas and beyond as Meyer's expands its 30 state distribution and multiple plant operations.
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Little Rock
Charles T. Meyer, Jr
Meyer's Bakeries
Litle Rock
Arch Haltom of
Meyer's
Meyer
Haltom
Arkansas
Hope
Blytheville
Mass Arctic Cold Grips U S Midsection
Arctic air mass swept the U S midsection bringing record lows from the Rockies to New England and deep into the South. Temperatures fell to 2% below zero in Bismarck and 19 in Huron while Richmond dropped to 6 below and Asheville to 18. Snow spread through central Virginia and New England with icy roads and fog hampering Seattle air traffic.
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Associated Press
Rockies
New England
Pacific Coast
Texas
Florida
Gulf Coast
Nothern Plains
Bismarck
N.D
Huron
Richmond
Asheville
N.C
California
Avalon Harbor
Catalina Island
Los Angeles
Virginia
New York
New Mexico
Sata Fe
Tucumcari
Raton Pass
Colorado
Seattle
Seattle--Tacoma
Rocing Field
Ashe Wins Tasmanian Crown In Straight Sets
American tennis star Arthur Ashe wins the Tasmanian men’s singles title by defeating Australia’s John Newcombe 6 4 6 4 12 10. The Australian circuit victory caps a hospitable tour stop in Hobart. In Arkansas, Clark R Macinnes drowns after his boat overturns near a water filled pit near McGehee. body recovered.
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Hobart
Tasmania
Arthur Ashe
Ashe
John Newcombe
Australia
Man
McGehee
Ark
Clark R Macinnes
McGhee
Arkansas City
Frigid Air Moving to State
The U S Weather Bureau reports frigid air entering the state Sunday will persist through tonight, lowering temperatures with no rainfall expected. Sunday highs were cool, reaching 54 in Texarkana and Fort Smith, while overnight lows ranged from the teens to 20s. Calico Rock logged the state’s low at 3 degrees. Tonight’s lows may stay in the mid to high teens and low 20s, with Tuesday expected to reach the mid to high 30s.
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Associated Press
U.S Weather Bureau
Texarkana
Fort Smith
Calico Rock
New Trial in Manslaughter Case Ordered
Arkansas Supreme Court orders a new trial for James Sirratt of Hot Spring County after a courtroom disturbance cleared the hall, violating his public trial right. Initial charge was second degree murder in the Aug 4 1964 fatal shooting of his wife Geraldine at their Malvern home.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court Today
Hot Spring County
Benid
James Sirratt
Sirratt
Supreme Court
Saaanae
Carleton Harris
Geraldine
Malvern
Phillips Circuit Court
Verna Guynn
Helena Hospital
Workmen's Compensation Commission
All Around Town Sparks of Perry's Motel in Arkansas
Local note recounts Emmett Maum's column discussing Perry's Congress Motor Hotel in Perry Town Arkansas near Hope. It mentions wood brick building material used in the motel from Pinkham Enterprises, plus other community notices including church repairs and American Legion Auxiliary meeting with a guest speaker.
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Emmett Maum
Perry
Congress Motor Hotel
Perrytown
Mr. Campbell
Campbell
Maum
Perry’s Motor Hotel
Perrytown Ark
Hope
Perry Campbell
Pinkham Enterprises. Inc
Wichita
Kansan
U S Orders 78 Hour Tet Cease Fire Across Viet Nam
U S forces in Viet Nam will cease fire for 78 hours from noon Thursday to 6 p.m. Sunday in observance of Tet. Gen Westmoreland tied the order to allied and South Vietnamese decisions to halt fighting for the holiday. Among reported actions, Viet Cong attacked a government infantry school near Thu Duc, killing civilians and wounding others, while a convoy northwest of Saigon repelled a Viet Cong assault.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
West Shoreland
Westmoreland
Republic
Thu Duc
Moy Hoa
Cai Lay
Kien Tuong
Rotary Club Looks at the Past Future
The Hope Rotary Club explored its early days and future plans at the first meeting of the year. Mies Jewell recalled joining 48 years ago and presidency in 1926 while others discussed a proposed Community Mental Health Center and after care for discharged patients. Guests included Marion Payne Bill Plumlee Maurice Marcum and visiting Rotarian Glenn Proctor.
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The
Hope Rotary Club
Feoprarm
Mies Jewell
Marion Payne
Bill Plumlee
Maurice Marcum
State Hospital
Benton
Vincent Foster
R. &. Cain
Hope
Henry Haddy
Texarkana
Waterway Tolls to Be Discussed
In Little Rock Arkansas officials outline proposed federal legislation to curb tolls charged to users of the nation s waterways. Florida Secretary of State Tom Adams president of the National Waterways Conference will explain the measure at a transportation conference. Garth Whipple of Russellville head of the Arkansas Basin Association will present the proposal.
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Little Rock
Florida
Tom Adams
National Waterways Conference
Garth Whipple
Russellville
Arkansas Basin Association
Girl Escapes After Runaway Horse Trapped on Trestle
An Atlanta AP report says a 10 year old girl named Margaret Bobo escaped death when a saddle horse buckled on a trestle and hung 25 feet above a creek after its leg caught between cross ties. She climbed to safety and was uninjured. Holice later shot the horse named Star after the animal halted a freight train yards from the scene.
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Atlanta, Ga
Margaret Bobo
Holice
Star
France may offer Britain market entry to Common Market
French ministers prepared to meet amid expectations Paris would propose admitting Britain to the European Economic Community in return for retaining unanimity on major decisions. The plan faces stiff opposition as West Germany Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg insist on Rome Treaty terms unchanged.
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NEL SI
Luxembourg
France
Britain
European Economic Community
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
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Johnson
Robert C. Weaver
Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Senate
Leonard K. Firestone
San Francisco
Stuart Heatley
Firestone
Chatanooga
Russia
Nat
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Arctic
U. S
New Hope
Patmos
Arthur Fuller
Hope Rt
Lillie Camp
Walnut St
William L. Crain
Whitfield Lodge
Roy Anderson
John Wilson
Jack Lowe
George Frazier
Garland Medders
Harry Shiver
Leslie Huddleston
American Legion
Mesden Lo Williams
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
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