Extreme Cold and Snow Hold Nation in Grip of Winter
Brutal weather draped much of the country as heavy snow, freezing rain, and icy drizzle slowed traffic and caused travel warnings. The Weather Bureau warned relief would be slow with more winter weapons to come while deaths rose to at least 141 since the cold began spreading from the central region. Temperatures varied with subzero readings in the Plains and silent outbreaks in the Southeast, while the Northeast thawed slightly and the Pacific Northwest faced freezing lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Kentucky
Atlantic
South Carolina
Maryland
Wisconsin
Ohio
Ilinois
Indiana
Wiscosin
Iowa
Michigan
Missouri
Hindis
Arkansas
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Texas
New England
New York
Albany
Buffalo
Elmira
Watertown
Plains States
Wausau
Wis
Dakotas
Austin council approves cable TV plan amid Johnson ties
Austin leaders Wednesday decided to grant a cable television franchise, citing a need for service for the 190,000 residents. Capital Cable Television Co. applied for the franchise as several firms sought access to broadcasts from nearby cities. The council was told KTBO-TV, a station connected to Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, holds an option to buy half of Capital Cable's stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Capital Cable Television Co
Big Still Found Near Hot Springs
Federal agents raided a 450-gallon still near Hot Springs capable of producing 100 gallons of illegal whisky daily. Albert F.P. Ellis was charged with possessing and operating the still, brought before U.S. Commissioner Sigm Rasmussen, and released on $1,000 bond. Stills typically range from 50 to 150 gallons.
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Little Rock
Hot Springs
Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit
State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Albert FP. Ellis
U.S
Sigm Rasmussen
Weather Outlook for Arkansas and Surrounding Areas
A weather bulletin warns drivers in Arkansas of hazardous travel conditions. Cloudy skies with a slant of snow on Saturday, followed by freezing rain in some areas. Colder temperatures are expected statewide by Sunday, with north winds and icy surfaces likely.
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Arkansas
Isaardous
Seal
Jule Allanagd
Living Costs Decline in December
Washington reports the consumer price index fell two tenths of a percent in December led by lower food costs. Officials caution the drop may be erased by January data due to higher prices from early winter crops. The index stood at 105.8 the 1957 59 base, three tenths below September peak and 1.2 percent above December last year.
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Washington
API
Labor Department
Waa
Degamaher Iy Mos
Mill Closes End Angers Yale Town Over Future
Yale Michigan faces economic shock as 300 workers lose their jobs at the Yale Woolen Mills, wiping out a $1 million payroll. Officials cite world market shifts and cheap imports for the closure, while residents fear the town’s future. The town also faces a $460,000 sewage plant order and a $1 million school bond vote in April.
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Yale, Mich
Michigan
Lavern Carl
Carl
Yale Woolen Mills
Robert EK
Andrea
Donald Winkler
Textile Workers Union of America
Winkler
Merbers
Yale
Port Huron
State Health Department
Dollarway Opens But Integration Tensions Spur Absentees
In Pine Bluff Arkansas the second day of classes after a white student was wounded and a Black man arrested saw two Black students again absent from Dollarway School. George Howard, father of Sarah Howard, and Samuel Wayne Cato, 8, refused to return without federal protection. Authorities plan a federal investigation as the school remains closed amid the ongoing integration dispute dating to 1960.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Dollarway School
George Howard
Sarah Howard
Samuel Wayne Cato
Howard
U.S. Atty
Robert Kennedy
Orval BR. Paulius
Monard
Favbus
Johnny Irvin
William Howard
Justice Department
Caio
Longshoremen End Strike After 84 Days of Walkout
In New York 60,000 longshoremen end the longest dock strike in Atlantic history as President Kennedy signals patience is exhausted with local quarrels. A handful in Norfolk refuse to return. Texas workers agree after a Kennedy labor official mediation meeting. Master contract agreed coastwise. local talks to follow.
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New York
Mainé
Texas
Kennedy
David Alston
ILA International
Norfolk
James J. Reynolds
Galveston
Reynolds
ILA
William W. Bradley
Atlantic
Gulf
Bradley
Maine
Virginia
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
New York Shipping Association
Old Goodiet Gin Pictured in Magazine
Hope Star notes national feature use of photographs from the Gandler Brothers cotton gin at Goodiet. D W Chandler, Extension Cotton Ginning and Marketing Specialist, is preparing a feature for Cotton Gin & Oil Mill Press. 4 H Washburn and Chandler praised the old wood fired steam engine shown in the pictures. Memphis Commercial Appeal reprinted three photos after Hope publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Star Today
Gandler Brothers
iGoodiet
D. W. Chandler
MacAlmont
Little Rock
Cotton Gin & Oil Mill Press
H. Washburn
Co op Group Ends Conference in Arkansas
The Arkansas Cooperative Conference concluded in Hot Springs with three agricultural workers from across the state criticized during the session. A. M. Freeman II of the Southern Farmers Association, Harry Osweld of Arkansas Shire Electrical Cooperatives, and Waldo Frasier of Parramaria Mederating attended as speakers.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Arkansas Cooperative Conference
A. M. Freeman
Southern Farmers Association
Harry Osweld
Waldo Frasier
Parramaria
Reynolds Gas Regulator plant contract awarded in Sheridan
Reynolds Co awarded a $550,000 contract for the initial construction of a new Reynolds Gas Regulator Co plant in Sheridan. Varco Steel Buildings of Pine Bluff will build the plant at a $70,000 cost. the project includes parking, foundations, and utilities. The plant to be relocated from Anderson Ind will employ 160 workers with a $600,000 annual payroll. Reynolds is a division of Arkla Industries Inc, a subsidiary of Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan, Ark
Reynolds Co
Reynolds Gas Regulator Co
Sheridan
Varco Steel
Pine Bluff
Anderson Ind
Reynalds Company
Arkla Industries Inc
Arkansas Louisiana Gas,Co
Cecil Wyatt 50 Former Resident Dies at Work
Cecil E. Wyatt, 50, died Friday afternoon while at work in Murfreesboro. He was a former resident of Hope. Survivors include his wife Princess Waddie Wyatt, his mother Arminda Wyatt of Jacksonville Ark, three sisters Elmer Fiddler Conway, Hollis Thearl Jacksonville, Sewary Silvertooth White Oak Texas, two brothers Clifford Wyatt Denver and William California. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Herndon-Camotins Funeral Home.
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Cecil E. Wyatt
Murfreesboro
Hope
Princess Waddie Wyatt
Arminda Wyatt
Jacksonville
Ark
Elmer Fiddler
Conway
Hollis Thearl
Sewary Silvertooth
White Oak
Texas
Clifford Wyatt
Denver
Willam
California
Herndon-Camotins Punerlat Jinme
Oldest Town in Arkansas Fulton Shaped by River Trade
Fulton, Arkansas the state’s oldest existing town, began in 1819 with settlers Moss and Andersons and grew as a river port on the Red River. Its era included steamboat days, poker games over the Waukesha, and a transfer of wealth between merchant families like McWhorter Cox and Anderson, leaving legacies and local lore. A Bradley pigeon-count anecdote adds rural color to a region rich in river commerce and historic crossings.
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Fulton
Aransas
Eiven
Arkansas
Mexico
Jot Anderson
William
Matthew Moss
Edward Gross
Grandison D. Royslow
David T. Witter
Rosswell Beebe
Red
Waukesha
W. H. McWhorter
Wisconsin
Thei
Waukesha Hierself
W. H., McWhorter
Henry Cox
Sesson
Cox
Red River
U.S
Wreckage of B52 Is Found Near Greenville Maine
Wreckage of a B52 and two survivors from its nine man crew were found on Elephant Mountain about 10 miles east of Greenville. The $8 million jet bomber from Westover Air Force Base, Mass., crashed into the mountain face, disintegrating on impact. Bush pilot Budd Holt reported the aircraft was almost completely destroyed and only a few tires remained recognizable. The two survivors were airlifted by helicopter to Dow Air Force Base in Bangor.
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Greenville
Maine
Elephant Mountain
Here
Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Budd Holt
Dow Air Force Base
Bangor
Delayed by Weather Postpones Arkansas Health Board Meet
Cold snaps and icy roads delayed a Thursday meeting of the Arkansas State Board of Health for the first time in 50 years. Six of ten members reported travel was hindered by ice while Dr. J T Herron noted minutes showed no prior postponement since the agency’s creation in 1913. The session was reset for next Thursday.
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Little Rock
State Board of Health
J.T. Herron
Cuban refugees arrive in U S after sea voyage to Florida
One thousand one hundred seventy Cubans reached Port Everglades aboard the Shirley Sykes, many seasick and pale. Red Cross nurses tended the ill as families left Havana seeking freedom from Fidel Castro's regime, with stories of hardship and hope for a new life in the United States.
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Joe McGowan JR
Miami
Fla
United States
Shirley Sykes
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Benning Lary
Shirley Lykes
Bay of Pigs
Red Cross
Felipe Latour Y Bravo
United
Florida
Havana
Carlos de Miguel
de Miguel
Palma Soriano
Oriente
Jonesboro Executive Appointed to Arkansas Board
James R. McCauley Jr., a Jonesboro grocery company executive, was named Thursday by Gov. Orval Faubus to the board of the Arkansas Boys Training School at Pine Bluff. The appointment is for a one year term, succeeding Amos David of Caraway who resigned, and is subject to confirmation by the state senate.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
James R. McCauley Jr
Jonesboro Grocery Company
Orvald E. Faubus
Arkansas Boys Training School
Pine Bhuff
McCauley
Amos David
Caraway
State Senate
Still Wants to Control G and F
Rep Claude Collier of Greene County said the state Game and Fish Commission has paused timber cutting in the Black River area across Green Clay and Randolph Counties. He will push HSR 8 to repeal Amendment 35, maintaining legislative control over the agency. The commission plans a public hearing before resuming cuts.
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Lintle Rock
Claude ¥. Collier
Greene County
State Game and Fish Commission
Black River
Green, Clay
Randolph
Legemabre
Collier
Commission
Mucho the Police Dog Senses Radio Commands On Harness
In Alexandra Virginia AP Mucho a German shepherd police dog demonstrates radio commanded obedience using a walkie talkie mounted on his harness. Officer Eugene Yoakum notes Mucho responds to car call signals and sits and recalls when his K 91 patrol car is named.
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Alexandra
Mucho
Eugene Yoakum
Alexandria Police Department
Yoakum
Police
K-9
Cecil Kesler
K-91
Yaokum
Lin
AP and L Announces Major Rate Reduction in 1944
Arkansas Power and Light Co. plans a total yearly decrease of 2.5 million dollars following its first sizable rate cut since 1944. President Reeves Ritchie announced the reduction to about 490 managers gathered in Little Rock for AP and L’s golden jubilee conference. Middle South Utilities president Gerald L. Andrus noted system revenues rose from 95 million to nearly 220 million and peak load grew from 1,205,000 kW to 2,820,000 kW over ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Ap&l
Reeves Ritchie
Ritchie
Gerald L. Andrus
New Orleans
Middle South Utilities, Inc
Middle South
Mississippi
Louisiana
Aldrus
Accident Drops Bomb Near Tokyo Village
A US Air Force plane accidentally dropped an armed practice bomb on a village building about 60 miles northeast of Tokyo on Thursday. Reports said no one was hurt and details were limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Air Force
Roree
Noo
Cuba May Be Second Power In Hemisphere
Washington AP reports Senate Preparedness subcommittee set to probe Soviet military power in Cuba and its rapid buildup. Chairman John Stennis convened hearings behind closed doors to assess Cuba’s force level, divisions, and possible nuclear arms, amid claims of a strong Soviet military base in the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Cuba
Sen
John Stennis
D-Miss
Subcommittee
Castro
Russia
Stermis
Dean Rusk
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Stennis
Rusk
McConey
William E. Miller
Kennedy
Palm Beach
McCone
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N
United States
Latin America
Safety Award to Caddo Gap Man
Arkansas Power and Light Co awarded its top safety honor Thursday to Jimmie Gerald West of Caddo Gap for saving fellow lineman Carl Griggs. West performed artificial respiration while positioned around a pole near Conway, using his shoulder to lift Griggs' chest. Griggs has returned to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas Power and Light Co
Jimmie Gerald West
Caddo Gap
West
Carl Griggs
Conway
Griggs
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