Dr John Barr 78 Presbyterian Minister Founder of Caddo Valley Academy
Dr John Barr 78 longtime Norman Presbyterian minister and founder of Caddo Valley Academy in Montgomery County died Saturday in a Norman rest home. Born in Hope and educated at Arkansas College Batesville and Union Seminary Richmond he served 11 years at First Presbyterian Norman and led rural Montgomery County churches. He directed Caddo Valley Academy from 1924 until its closure last year and held state clerk posts in the Arkansas Synod for 25 years. Survivors include son John Barr Jr of Westport Connecticut daughter Mrs Almond Faught of Jonesboro brother H B Barr of Hope and sister Mrs Thursa Eblen of New Orleans. Funeral at Norman Presbyterian Tuesday at 2 20 p m with burial at Black Springs Cemetery by Davis Funeral Service.
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Clifton Voss Dies In Fulton At 60
Clifton Voss, 60, longtime Fulton resident and former building contractor, died Wednesday at his son's home. He was a Mason and member of the Masonic Lodge Moslah Sheine Temple Worth Commandery. Survivors include his wife three sons James N. Voss of Fulton A G Voss of Boston and Clifton Voss Jr. and brother Rev P A Voss of La Porte. Services were held Thursday.
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Arkansas Weather Report: cold start eases with clouds
Weather Experiment Station reports 24 hours ending 8 am Monday with highs near 30 and lows around 15. Arkansas: clearing to partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight, becoming mostly cloudy and colder Tuesday with a chance of light snow flurries north. Tonight’s low 15-20 east, 20-25 west. Tuesday highs reach upper 40s south to upper 30s north.
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Fire Destroys Owen's Store in Nashville Arkansas
A Sunday night blaze at Owen's Department Store in Nashville Arkansas leveled the one story brick building. Firemen battled the stubborn fire in 12 degree weather, estimating 30,000 dollars for damages and 40,000 dollars in merchandise with the roof collapsing and two nearby grocers damaged by smoke. The cause was not determined.
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East German leader warns West Germany on federation aims
Berlin AP reports Walter Ulbricht, head of East German Communists, ends his sixth congress with a warning to West Germany not to overestimate U S support. He calls for talks on equality toward federation and reunification, against a backdrop of Khrushchev China tensions. The piece notes East Germany's 17 million people and lack of free elections, and Pravda's publication of Wu Hsiu-chak's speech.
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Escapee Merritt Seized After Farm Theater Robbery Charge
Joseph Hoyt Merritt, 22, who escaped from Arkansas State Prison December 4, is held on an open charge tied to last Friday's armed robbery of a Fort Smith movie theater. Police Chief Knows and The eltef said one hand used a caliber pistol to take the theater box office.
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Child to Undergo Heart Surgery in Houston
Carol Ann Todd eight of Prairie Grove Arkansas is scheduled for heart surgery at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston this morning. Surgeons expect a single operation to close a congenital opening in the heart wall with a 24 to 42 hour period needed to judge success. The procedure was funded by a Northwest Arkansas Times coordinated drive from Fayetteville.
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Cold Winds Snow Bury Britain in Deep Winter
Freezing winds and heavy snow hit Britain in one of its worst winters on record. More than 100 major highways in 80 of 86 counties blocked by drifts and ice. Thames frozen bank to bank for first time since 1895. Three men feared dead under avalanches in the Pennines as airlines cut flights and trains ran late. Italy also faced freezing temperatures with villages isolated and snow disrupting roads and rails.
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Bob Hester Faces Murder Trial In Hempstead Court
Bob Hester age 54 of McNab was scheduled for trial in Hempstead Circuit Court over the October 21 fatal shooting of Philip Knighton, 41, also of McNab. A jury was being selected as witnesses were not present. Knighton was shot three times on a rural road near Yellow Creek Club. Hester surrendered to Constable Jim Moore after the incident.
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Dock Workers Accept U S Proposals
New York AP report says striking longshoremen accepted a 39 cents per hour package over two years under a presidential board plan, with 24 cents in wage boosts. Ship owners may delay action until Tuesday. The pact could set a pattern for Southeast and Gulf ports, as mediation continues across Atlantic and Gulf coast ports. The strike has halted about 60,000 workers and disrupted 550 ships, with losses near 600 million dollars. The agreement proposes a 15 cent hourly wage rise retroactive to Oct 1 and a further cent rise next Oct 1, plus studies on manpower utilization and job security by the Labor Department.
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Indians May Own Ft. Smith Land
Tulsa attorney for the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes contends a 13 block Fort Smith area known as Coke Hill is tribal land. He plans to file in federal court in Muskogee to settle the dispute, arguing the land belongs to the tribes and could exempt it from state taxes if upheld.
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Allies Russia Close to Test Ban Accord
In a major shift, Soviet Premier Khrushchev accepts two or three on-site inspections a year as part of a test ban plan, signaling possible progress with Kennedy and Britain on curbing nuclear tests. Washington hopes for a successful conclusion and discusses whether inspections can be doubled or tripled to meet U.S. demands.
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Boy From Arkansas To Meet President Kennedy
Jimmy Boggess six years old from Coy Arkansas, national March of Dimes poster boy, is scheduled to meet President Kennedy today. He said meeting the President is the best birthday present ever.
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Tax Cut Best Way to Increase Revenue JFK Tells Congress
The Supreme Court proposed sweeping civil procedure rule changes to Congress, effective in 90 days unless blocked. Justices Black and Douglas criticized the moves as curtailing jury rights and largely usurping legislative function.
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Kennedy taps tax cuts to boost U.S. revenues in 1963 plan
President Kennedy urges rapid tax reductions despite a projected 11.9 billion deficit. He says a 13.5 billion tax cut will raise families incomes, lift consumer output by 16 billion, and spur business investment while aiming for broad economic growth in 1963 with later steps in 1964 and beyond. He plans to offset some cuts with 3.5 billion in revenue measures.
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Hope students join Ouachita's Alpha Chi honor group
Three Hope girls Patricia Burroughs Daryl Joy Case and Sue Ann Smith were elected to Alpha Chi at Ouachita Baptist College Burroughs majors speak and French and is active in student government Case English and French and active in clubs Smith English major ROTC sponsor and church work All three meet the 3.2 GPA standard for juniors and seniors The item also notes related military service local college news and a charity clothing drive response to KNAR J Bradford family appeal and community thanks
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Week 16 Death Toll in State Rises Amid Weekend Tragedies
An armed robbery backfired in Little Rock weekend violence, raising the weekly state death toll to 16. A car crash near a railroad crossing killed Yed Kaucher and his wife Ruby Naomi. their children and brother suffered injuries. A liquor store shooting in Little Rock left one dead and another wounded, with police naming Bill Foster as the victim and William Bramlett as the survivor. The week also included eight traffic deaths, four burns, one carbon monoxide fatality, and a fatal airplane crash.
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Kennedy denies planned air cover for Bay of Pigs invasion
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy says there was never a overall air cover plan for the Bay of Pigs operation in 1961. He told Knight Newspapers in a Detroit Free Press interview that lack of air support was a major mistake and that the President bore responsibility for the failure. Kennedy said the President approved the plan and denied reneging on air cover for the Cuba mission.
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22 Dismissed From Postal Remodeling At Paragould
Paragould Arkansas AP the 572000 remodeling of the post office building here has stopped and the 22 men working on the job have been told they no longer have their jobs G B Funk general superintendent of G H Jones Co said the future of the project is in the hands of United Surety Co a bonding firm and Funk's new employers and the General Services Administration Funk said he had been told by United Surety to make no comment about the job all the time allotted Jones Co the contractor has elapsed.
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