Stage Is Set for Churchill's Final Journey
The somber London rehearsal for Sir Winston Churchill's funeral featured a gun carriage, muffled drums, and a Royal Navy escort from Westminster Hall to St. Paul's as security chiefs prepare for visiting world leaders. Churchill died at 90 and will lie in state in Westminster Hall for three days before a public viewing.
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Colin Frost
London
Sir Winston Churchill
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Westminster Hall
St. Paul's
Royal Air Force
Scotland Yard
Britain
Yard
Churchill
Hyde Park
Lady Churchill
Archbishop of Canterbury
Michael Ramsey
Church of England
Overcharge Denial by Arkansas Power & Light
AP and L denies overcharge claims by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association totaling 16.8 million dollars for 1956 to 1962. Reeves Ritchie says the figures are wrong and questions the tax impact of federally subsidized power agencies. He notes AP L profits did not reach the maximum fair return per state PSC standards.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Power & Light Co
National Rural Electric Cooperation Association
Miami Beach
Fla
Ap&l
Reeves Ritchie
NRECA
Arkansas Weather Forecast and Clearing Conditions
Weather experiment station report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Tuesday notes a high of 59 and a low of 23. Arkansas expects cloudy to partly cloudy skies and a sharp cooldown with mid 30s to mid 40s, then clearing and colder tonight with lows in the 20s to low 30s. Wednesday should be clear and cool with regional estimates.
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Arkansas
Associated Press
Cherokee language courses added at Northeastern State College
Tahlequah Oklahoma AP A new language will be taught at Northeast ern State College Cherokee to be offered on a noncredit basis Regents for higher education authorized the program Monday The regents administrative assistant T G Sexton said no other college offers Indian language instruction
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Tahlequah
Okla
Northeastern State College
State Regents For Higher Education
T. G. Sexton
Vietnam girl dies by self immolation amid Huong protests
In Nha Trang a 17 year old student Hoang Thi Yen Phu drenched herself in gasoline and burned to death in anti Huong government protests. About 4 000 people gathered as martial law was extended in Hue and Saigon authorities warned of on the spot executions for arson. The government announced a limited legislative election for March 21 to form a 145 member Congress.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nha Trang
Hoang Thi Yen Phu
Hue
Gia Dinh
Phan Khac Suu
Radio Saigon
Huong
Polar Air Sweeps Into Arkansas
Polar air moving into Arkansas brought a rapid drop in temperatures from summer levels. By night the mercury could fall to the 20s and low 30s with no rain expected. Forecasted clear and cool weather for Wednesday shows highs from the mid 60s to low 70s and overnight lows ranging from 27 at Fayetteville to 58 at Memphis.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
el Dorado
Texarkana
Harrison
Fayetteville
Memphis
Arkansas River project to get $136 million funding
Washington AP reports President Johnson's budget recommends $136.3 million for the Arkansas River development program starting July 1, up from $98 million this year. The plan aims to finish the 9-foot navigation channel to Little Rock and Pine Bluff by 1968, to Fort Smith by 1969, and to Tulsa and Catoosa by 1970.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Don McBride
A. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Army
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Ark
Fort Smith
Tulsa
Catoosa
Okla
McBride
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Storm Smacks Southwest Ice and Power Disruptions Weather Toll
A major winter storm swept from Oklahoma through Texas and into the Midwest bringing snow sleet and freezing rain. In Illinois 20 000 remained without power as crews restored lines and four deaths were attributed to the weather. Commonwealth Edison reported over 2 million dollars in Chicago area equipment damage and thousands faced heatless nights.
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Illinois
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Colorado
Missouri
U.S. Weather Bureau
Commonwealth Edison Co
Chicago
Commonwealth Edison
Barrington
Kane County
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
New Mexico
Garden City
Kan
Emporia
Leavenworth
Churchill Funeral Security Operation Under Way
Sir Winston Churchill's funeral prompts a major security mobilization by Scotland Yard to protect foreign statesmen. Americas honor the wartime leader with tributes from politicians and citizens across the nation.
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Sir Winston Churchill
Scotland Yard
Johnson
Churchill
Ife
SW Bell Plans Big Expansion
Southwestern States Telephone Co announced a three year expansion plan worth 39.6 million dollars on Saturday in Brownwood Texas. The project aims to broaden service areas and upgrade facilities across its network.
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SW Bell
Associated Press
Brownwood, Tex
Southwestern States Telephone Co
Van Dalsem Seeks Interest on Idle State Funds
Perry County Rep. Paul Van Dalsem announced a bill to pay three percent interest on idle state funds deposited in banks. The proposal allows banks to receive interest free federal funds equal to the amount of time deposits accepted, with the state to use the income as permitted by law.
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Little Rock
Perry County
Paul van Dalsem
van Dalsem
Russia Expels U S Diplomat Over Espionage Charge
Moscow accuses Richard F. Stolz first secretary at the U S Embassy of activities incompatible with a diplomat in a retaliation for the January expulsion of Russian diplomat Boris V. Karpovich accused of spying. Stolz and his family are expected to depart Moscow within a week.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Foreign Ministry
Richard F. Stolz
U.S
Boris V. Karpovich
United States
Stolz
Karpovich
United Nations
Robert N. Thompson
Russia
Karpovich-Thompson
Local Shriners Auction Tags Herald No. 1 Razorbacks Team
Voting tags selling for one dollar feature a racing Razorback hog and No. 1 proclamation for the Arkansas team. Various local figures noted, including Robert E. Ward in Schenectady and Harper Leiper, with farm week events and university degree listings. Fire calls and license plate purchases also reported.
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Shriners
Parkers
Faubus Calls Joint Meet to Discuss Police and Highways Plan
Gov. Orval Faubus announced a 6:30 p.m. Thursday joint session of the Arkansas legislature to outline his road program and a plan to finance the State Police. He expects a $1.6 million annual boost from a higher driver's license fee, diverted chauffeur license funds, and a 1 percent tax bump on Hot Springs horse racing and West Memphis dog racing. The administration aims to push the highway bond proposal before voters in a special election prior to March 11. A separate bill would create a nine member State Agencies Jurisdiction Study Commission to review agency overlap and report to the 1967 legislature. In the brief sessions, the House approved an LPG licensing bill 91-3 amid LPG dealer lobbying.
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Orval E. Faubus
J. William Fullright
Ozarks
U.S
J. Smith Henley
el Dorado
John L. McClellan
Congress
Johnson
Arkansas River
Frederick Rush
Little Rock
Faubus
State Highway Department
Hot Springs
West Memphis
General Assembly
House
Marion Crank
Little Rover County
Senate
J. Lee Bearden
Leachville
Crank - Bearden
Arthur Deckelman
Drew County
Russell J. Overton
Fulton
W.F. Foster
Lonoke County
Deckelman
Opposi
Three Cage Tilts to Benefit Dimes Drive
Three basketball games Saturday night will aid the March of Dimes drive. The Hope Independent Girls face Prescott, Lions Club members meet Kiwanis Club, and the Silents from Little Rock play a local independent crew. Details to be announced.
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Hope
Prescott
Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
The
Silents
Little Rock
Mrs. Gilbert 90 Dies in Texarkana Hospital
Roberta Gilbert age 90 lifelong Hemstead and Liberty Community resident died Tuesday in a Texarkana hospital. Survived by four sons Lee Denison Texas Edward Danville Indiana Orie Texarkana Wayne Booneville and four daughters Alma Darwin Santa Ana Calif Sam White Texarkana Bob Ames Fulton and S W Swann Pine Bluff. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Herndon Cornelius Funeral Chapel with Rev A D Livingston Pine Bluff officiating. Burial in Westmoreland Cemetery.
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Roberta Gilbert
Hempstead
Liberty
Texarkana
Lee
Denison
Texas
Edward
Danville
Ind
Orie
Wayne Gilbert
Booneville
Alma Darwin
Santa Ana
Calif
Sam White
Bob Ames
Fulton
S. W. Swann
Pine Bluff
Auto Fees Missing in Poinsett County
Federal state and Poinsett County officers seek 3200 dollars in automobile license receipts missing in Harrisburg since last Wednesday. Laneal Landers reported placing 900 dollars in cash and 2300 dollars in checks in a bank bag to a night depository at 4 40 p m. The bag vanished when bank staff opened the depository.
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Harrisburg
Ark
Poinsett County
Laneal Landers
Poinsett Revenue Inspector
Bank of Harrisburg
Jim Hunnicutt
Witness in Call Girl Case Dies
A young woman who was to be a key witness in a Houston call girl inquiry died mysteriously and was buried on the eve of a special grand jury probe. Sandra Windham, 27, also known as Sandra Morvant and Sandra Harrell, died in a hospital January 17 after weeks of giving information to Sgt. C. W. Munro. Police cited possible foul play and the medical examiner was still investigating the death.
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Houston
Tex
Houston Post
Sandra Turner Windham
C. W .Munro
Fqaad
Post
Munro
Windham
Sandra Morvant
Sandra Harrell
Joseph A. Jachimczyk
El Dorado Ordered Desegregation Plan By Deadline
U S district judge Henley issues injunction Antioch El Dorado Arkansas ordering the El Dorado School Board to stop operating segregated schools and to file a desegregation plan by March 1 with objections due by March 20. suit filed Oct 15 by parents of six Negro high school students seeks desegregation district wide.
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EL Dorado, Ark
U.S
J. Smith Henley
el Dorado School
Henley
G. L. Kemp
Exie Lockhart
Dortch
Ike to Attend Churchill Rites
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower will attend the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill in London, a spokesman said. Eisenhower canceled a Los Angeles benefit appearance to be there. Mrs. Eisenhower is not expected to accompany him. The couple is spending winter in Palm Desert California.
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Palm Desert
Calif
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
London
Gen. Eisenhower
Los Angeles
Eisenhower
Eisenhowers
California
Leave Roads to Us Pleads Commission
The Arkansas Highway Commission asked lawmakers to leave road building to the commission and opposed forcing the state to add rural roads or operate more ferries. Chairman Wayne Hampton and Director Mack Sturgis said no money exists to fund new roads or ferries. They urged trust in the commission to run road programs efficiently as the governor plans rural road speedups. The meeting drew many lawmakers amid push for Faubus rural road program. a joint session Thursday was promised to reveal the plan.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Highway Commission
Wayne Hampton
Commission
Mack Sturgis
House Roads and Highways Committee
Highway Commission
State Highway Department
Hampton
Sturgis
Highway Department
House
Senate
Lincoln County
G. D. Smith
van Burne County
Mack Evans
Orval E. Faubus
Smith
Faubus
Evans
Mothers March Here in Hempstead January 28
The January March of Dimes campaign in Hempstead climaxes January 28 as hundreds of Mothers Marchers visit homes and apartments from 7 to 9 PM to solicit contributions. Chairwoman Mrs. Jennie Smith says volunteers leave envelopes for those not at home and underscores the movement’s stake in preventing birth defects.
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Hempstead
Jennie Smith
Mrs. Smith
March of Dimes
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Professional Photographers of America
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University of Arkansas
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Carolyn Crowley
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Nashville
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Larry McLarty
Mineral Springs
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Billy Stewart
Orville Wright
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James McLarty, III
Brenda Ball
Rebecca Palmlee
Leon Edington
James Cheatham
Rosston
Highway 67
Hempstead Manufacturing Co
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