House Acts to Bar Sending Food to Nasser
The House voted to curb sales of surplus farm products to Nasser's United Arab Republic amid administration pleas. President Johnson faces a possible Senate reversal as UAR leader Nasser rejects U.S. pressure after a Port Said speech. The U.S. had planned to provide $17 million in surplus wheat despite tensions.
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Nasser
William F. Arbogast
Washington
United Arab Republic
Congress
Johnson
Senate
UAR
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United States
U.S
Hell
Homelite XL Automatic Chain Saw Debuts by G S Co
G S Manufacturing announces the Homelite XL Automatic chain saw. The model offers 30 percent faster cutting, a 35 percent larger fuel tank, automatic chain oiler, new muffler and lighter weight. Demonstrations show rapid cuts in softwood hardwood and oak.
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Ansley Gilbert
Act 3 Challenged in Court Suit
A suit filed in Chancery Court challenges Act 3 of 1965 which moved up a municipal election date to February 23 to allow poll tax use instead of the voter registration system. Lee Whitaker sues the Board of Election Commissioners Clerk Carl Atkins and Fort Smith City Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith, Ark
Chancery
State Board of Election Commissioners
Lee Whittaker
Carl Atkins
Fort Smith City
Weather Station Report For Four Hours Ends At Dawn
Weather experiment station logs four hour period ending 7 a m on Wednesday with high 50 and low 22 degrees. Report continues on page two.
Eisenhower Heads to London for Churchill Rites
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower flies from Palm Springs California to London for a service honoring Sir Winston Churchill. Mrs. Eisenhower stays at Palm Desert home. He will stop overnight at Gettysburg farm before heading to Washington on Thursday.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Dwight D. Eisenhower
London
Winston Churchill
Eisenhower
Palm Desert
Gettysburg
Washington, D.C
Sir Winston Churchill
Ody
Westminister Hall
U.N
U.S
Book Tossed at Liquor Law Violator
Wade Bradford of 1102 Paul Street was convicted in Municipal Court Monday of selling beer to minors and possessing beer for sale in dry territory. He was fined 600 dollars and sentenced to six months in county jail. Judge John L Wilson pledged maximum sentences for liquor offenses involving minors. Bradford gave notice of appeal to circuit Court and was remanded for lack of 1200 dollars bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Bradford
Paul Street
John L. Wilson
Bradford
Prisoners Hit With New Fines in Jail Beating Case
Three Crittenden County jail inmates Brownie Gordon John White and Joseph Keller face additional penalties after a fall beating incident in which Gordon received a one year term and $500 fine White was fined $200 for assault and battery and $500 and one year for unlawful assembly while Keller drew $500 fine and one year for unlawful assembly
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Marion, Ark
Crittenden County
Brownie Gordon
Memphis
John White
Turrell
Joseph Keller
Hopkinsville
Gordon
White
Keller
Arkansans Vote Against Cutting Off Egypt Food Aid
In Washington on Tuesday Arkansas House members voted 204 to 177 against a measure to cut off funds for the shipment of surplus foods to Egypt.
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Washington
Arkansas
House
Egypt
Legislature Gets 1st Big Tax Measures
The Arkansas Senate advanced a plan to raise the driver’s license fee from 2 to 3 dollars a year, adding about 800000 dollars annually to the State Police Fund. Gov Faubus proposed three tax moves to ease police finances and will address a joint session Thursday on his road program.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Senate
Senate
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Orval E. Faubus
Highway Department
Faubus
Cotton Council Elects Chairman
The National Cotton Council elected R.S. Barnett Jr. of Alzheimer chairman of the Arkansas State unit. Lon Mann of Marianna was named vice chairman and S.C. Chapin of Trumann secretary. George Cartwright of Rolling Fork Mississippi was chosen as the council president.
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Houston, Tex
National Cotton Council
R.S. Barnett Jr
Alzheimer
Arkansas State Unit
Arkansas
Lon Mann
Marianna
S.C. Chapin
Trumann
George Cartwright
Rolling Fork
Miss
Kiwanians Host Area Farmers in Farm City Week Event
Hope Kiwanis Club hosts Southwest Arkansas farmers and ranchers for Farm City Week at Town and Country in Hope with 130 attendees. Mayor Frank Douglas suspends parking meters all day. Bobby James of Southwestern Electric Power Co. speaks on rural urban ties and American life. Irvin Burke family receives Hempstead County Farm Family award. Linda Arrington and Jimmy Howell cited for 4-H achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Hope Kiwanis Club
Town & Country Restaurant
City of Hope
Frank Douglas
Bobby James
Southwestern Fleetric Power Company
Shreveport
Jack Dillard
KWKH
Art Stretch
Kiwanis Agriculture Committee
Ray Turner
Ed Thrash
Autry Wilson
Irvin Burke
Hempstead County
B. N. Holt
Hope Star
Linda Arrington
Jimmy Howell
ABC Begins 1964 Audit of Hope Star Circulation
ABC starts a 1964 audit of the Hope Star circulation department. Photo credit to the Star’s deviation manager C. M. Rogers Jr. This is the first audit and begins the timeline of ABC audited circulation newspapers following earlier audits from the late 1940s into 1950.
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ABC
Hope Star
C. M
Pod
F. C. McArthur
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Chicago
Mr. McArthur
Alexandria
Franston
Dorothy May
Mother's Dimes March Workers Named For Polio Drive
The Mother's March on Polio will be held Thursday night from 7 to 9 p.m. with house to house canvassing. The list of workers spans districts Ward 1 to Ward 4 including captains and co captains such as Mrs. Buddy Puttman, Jamie Russell, Haskell Jones, Vernie Goynes, D. W. Newton, T. A. McLelland, and others across Southland Heights, Beverly Hills, Oakhaven, Centerville, Spring Hill, Washington, Patmos, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Smith
Southland Heights
Buddy Puttman
Janice Lloyd
Beverly Hills
Jamie Russell
Roy Taylor
Eugene Jones
Wilson Britt
Bud White
Floyd Chance
Dexter Bailey
Billy Mitchell
Birkett Wylie
Phillin Manus
Bill Ellis
James Neal
Oakhaven
Haskell Jones
DeAnn
Jimmy Arnold
Rocky Mound
Orie Byers
Centerville
Vernie Goynes
Fulton
James Akin
Spring Hill
Carl Hamilton
Washington
W. S. Stroud
Ozan
Dorothy McKillip
Saratoga
Joe McAdams
Holly Grove
Lillian Roberts
Patmos - Shover Springs
Thordale Jones
SPG
William Stevenson
George Hatfield
Patmos
Weaver Quillen
Lewisville
Billy Joe Butler
Jovanna Road
Hubert Ross
Velora Bright
Margie Vickers
John Bright
Herbert Griffin, Jr
Wallis Monroe
Pete Shields
Pod Rogers
Willie McCorkle
Ben Owen
Vic Campbell
Barry Brown
A. J. Rhodes
L. F. Slatton
Ralph Smith
Vance Broom
Delton Calhoun
Harold Eakley
L.J. Purtle
Johnny Cox
Bob Steed
Bobby Joe Lee
Jo Ann Staggs
Hershel R. Johnson
Don Webb
James Walters
Hollis Moses
Harry Murphy
Cocaptain
Perry Henry
Charles Flowers
K.V. Atkins, Jr
Ernest Morton
Bill Brown
John Finn
J. R. Johnson
J. R. Forrester
Lynn Stevenson
Dale Flowers
Dorsey Stringfellow
Bill Robinson
Grady Clark
D. F. Harper
Cannon Hollis
John Gilbert
T. L. Smith
D. W. Newton
T. A. McLelland
Dick Turnage
Carl Ray Turner
Orval Ray Tullis
Effie Fields
Martha McLeiland
Negroes Served in Magnolia Cafes
The Rev. Lynnell Carter and three other Negroes were served at the Steak House in Magnolia Arkansas after prior refusals. Owner F A Smith said the men entered shouting and identifying themselves, but Carter said they had not raised voices or caused a disturbance.
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Magnolia, Ark
Lynnell Carter
Magnolia
F. A. Smith
Not Convinced Leader Captured
Cuban exile leaders question Havana radio report that guerrilla chief Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo was captured. Reynaldo Abreau of the Revolutionary Alliance calls no confirmation and doubts the claim, noting Menoyo left Miami last year and may have formed a guerrilla force in Cuba.
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Miami
Fla
Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo
Havana Radio
Reynaldo Abreau
Military Department of Revolutionary Alliance
Menoyo
Cuba
Suit Filed Against Ex Sheriff Mann for Jail Beating Damages
James Winningham of Jackson Tennessee filed a federal suit seeking 35000 in damages against former Crittenden County Sheriff J C Mann alleging negligence in jail supervision. He and another prisoner were badly beaten by fellow inmates at the Crittenden County jail last fall as seven prisoners received added fines and longer jail terms for their roles.
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Jonesboro
Ark
James Winningham
Jackson
Chutist Credits a Soggy Field
Gordon Lowe a 25 year old para chutist with 17 jumps credits a muddy pasture for keeping him from serious injury after a 3600 foot fall Sunday. He landed on his back causing an eight inch dent in the mud. Dr C B Anagnostis of La Marque assessed him at the scene finding no broken bones just severe bruises.
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Houston
Tex
Gordon Lowe
Lowe
C. B. Anagno
Coup in South Viet Nam Sets New War Phase
Lt Gen Nguyen Khanh seizes power in a bloodless coup as generals oust the civilian government. North Viet Nam infiltration boosts guerrilla forces. war may enter a new tactical stage.
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Nguyen Khanh
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Town Meeting Sees Election of New Officers at Hempstead Courthouse
The Hempstead County Wildlife Association will hold its regular meeting Thursday at 7:30 PM in the Hempstead Courthouse courtroom to elect new officers for the coming year.
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Hempstead
Khanh Seizes Power in Bloodless Viet Nam Coup
Lt Gen Nguyen Khanh and a military council toppled Premier Tran Van Huong's government in a rapid coup in Saigon. Buddhist monks and supporters celebrated as the U.S. weighed the implications for the war against the Viet Cong and the American response.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Tran van Huong
United States
U.S
Military Council
Maxwell D. Taylor
Laos
A. Alexis Johnson
Law Practice in Cuba Socialized
In Cuba law practice has been socialized with Havana radio monitored in Miami. New collective offices of revolutionary lawyers opened Tuesday and private practice is banned.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Havana Radio
Rockefeller criticizes Faubus highway plan as political dodge
Republican leader Winthrop Rockefeller says Gov. Faubus uses the road program to dodge accountability in Arkansas. He also notes a House bill to charge banks interest on state deposits reflects two party debate, urging careful study to shape a constructive outcome.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
Rockefeller
Faubus
House
Perry County
Paul van Dalsem
Bus Companies to Up Fares Across Arkansas
The Arkansas State Commerce Commission authorizes a 10 percent fare increase for 15 bus companies effective February 1. The request was filed last August and faced no opposition at a November hearing.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
State Commerce Commission
Arkansas
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John R. Starr
Cotton Council
Workers For Mother's Dimes
Carter
AP News Digest
Barry Goldwater
Special Board of Officers
Air Force Academy
Midwest
Illinois
Selma
Ala
Continental Grain Co
Soviet Union
State Senate
Waldron
Jimmie Griffin
Leroy Brown
Steve Brown Jr
Obie Jones
All Hope
Griffin
Bill Stewart Feed Co
J. K. Green
Mineral Springs
Hope and Ozan
St. Michael’s Hospital
Texarkana
Shelia Power
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Public Housing Administration
Arkasans
Emmet
Hope
John Hawkins
Taylor
Khan
Viet Nam
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