Soviet Buildup in Cuba Raises U.S. Alarm
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says four heavily armed Soviet combat groups and MiG fighters with potential nuclear delivery are in Cuba. He notes the forces are defensive, sees no confirmed warheads, and cites possible troop and missile removal in due course. Congress and Senate probes continue amid concerns of Soviet power on the island.
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Soviet Union
Cuba
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United States
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U.S
Sion
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Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Weather Forecast From Arkansas Station
Weather report for 24 hours ending Bam Monday shows high 26 and low 10. Central Arkansas expected clear to partly cloudy and warmer. Tuesday brings freezing rain or sleet north and freezing rain or rain central and south. Highs in the 20s to 30s, lows upper teens to low 20s, possible light freezing drizzle tonight. Southwest Arkansas partly cloudy and warmer with light freezing drizzle turning to light rain Tuesday. Continued on Page Three.
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Associated Press
Station Is Praised for Helping Hand
A letter to Radio Station KXAR thanks the station for aiding the J. T. Bradford family burned out by fire. About 200 Hope citizens contributed in response to the appeal, showing community care and the Good Samaritan spirit. Clifford Carmichael and Will Rutherford sign.
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KXAR
J. T. Bradford
Citizens of Hope
Hape
Polio Vaccine Program for Hope March 3 Planned
The Mempstead County Medical Society voted to proceed with an oral polio vaccine program at Hempstead Center on Sunday March 3. Dr James W Branch chairs the effort as details are announced. The program will administer only vaccine type 1.
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Mempstead County Medical Society
Hempstead Center
James W. Branch
Former Hope Resident Magigie Taylor Dies at Camden
Mrs. Magigie Taylor aged 85 formerly of Hope died Sunday at Camden Hospital. Survived by two sons Walker Taylor Bloomington Illinois and R L Taylor Gardena California and two daughters Mrs Dewey Boles Ypsilanti Michigan and Mrs Mary Foster Camden. Services set for Tuesday at 2 30 p m in Herndon Cornelius Chapel with Rev Rufus Sorrells and Elder Novell McAteet assisting. Burial at Rose Hill Cemetery Meridon Cornelius will be in charge.
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Camden Hospital
Hope
Walker Taylor
Bloomington
R. L. Taylor
Gardena
Calif
Dewey
Boles
Ypsilanti
Michigan
Mary’ Foster
Camden
Herndon-Cornelius
Rufus Sorrells
Mionard Moyne
Coin
Lamar Cox 54 Druggist Dies at Home
Lamar Cox aged 54 a loyal druggist died Saturday afternoon at his Hope home. Son of the founder of Cox Drug Company he worked at Skillicon’s Drug Store in Dallas before returning to Hope to join his father and Reverend Broach in Cox Deninna. Survived by wife Mary Jet Cox and three daughters Caroline Jennifer and Gretchen Cox. Funeral services held at First Methodist Church with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Johnson
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Cox
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Pharatey School
Skillicon's
Dallas
Hope
Mary Jet Cox
Caroline Cox
Pallas
Jennifer
Gretchen Lamar Cox
Grubbs School Damaged by Fire
Newport Arkansas residents report Grubbs High School heavily damaged by fire last Friday night. Classes will resume today using intact gymnasium home economics and agriculture buildings as classrooms. Estimated damage reaches 75000 dollars with part covered by insurance. Textbook loss to be assessed.
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Newport
Ark
Grubbs High School
Here
Rufus King
Grubbs School Board
Clissruaina
Soybean Record Set in Arkansas With New High
Crop service reports Arkansas soybean holdings on January 4 reached a record 36 000 bushels, surpassing the prior peak of 470 000 bushels. Officials note all positions held firms, with stock levels similar to last year as markets reflect steady demand and harvest timing.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
West Germans Hold Fate of Common Market
Brussels dispatch reports that West Germany plans a compromise to postpone Britain's entry into the European Common Market. Ministers from six market nations met to decide whether talks should continue amid De Gaulle's opposition. A German source said Berlin would push to hand the issue to the market's executive commission for a report in two to three weeks. The nine member panel would assess technical feasibility and whether UK entry benefits the current six. West German Economic Minister Erhard warned of grave political consequences for Europe and Franco German ties as Adenauer's successor prospects loom. The United States urged continued push for a united Europe.
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Europe
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Konrad Adenauer
EEC
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Washington
United States
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Beefsworth Loss After Truck Crash On U S 80
A Macon Georgia police report says a tractor trailer overturned on U S 80 and thieves took about 25000 dollars in beef from the truck. The driver estimated the value of the cargo, describing it as high quality beef. Police are investigating the incident.
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Bishop to Quit Making Own Wine
Nashville AP report says Bishop Bernard Wain known as St. Psalm, a 6 foot 4 inch, 240 pound self ordained leader who meditated in a coffin, will stop making holy wine in church and begin purchasing it after a court fine of 50 dollars. He said the Lord instructed him to buy instead of brew.
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Nashville, Tenn
St. Psalm
Bernard Wain
Nashville
Valley Industries Posts Nine Month Earnings Figures
Dardanelle Arkansas Valley Industries reports net earnings of 527,616 for the nine months ending December 29 on sales of 42,050,048. A 2 percent stock dividend is declared payable March 5 to holders of record February 15. Earnings per share equal 2.01 on 263,122.5 shares. Last year during the same period sales were 25,121,195 with a net loss of 102,655 equal to 0.70 per share on 146,? shares.
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Dardanelle, Ark
Arkansas Valley Industries
Death toll rises with suffocation cases in state sweep
A Negro infant died of accidental suffocation near Marked Tree, marking the week’s second such death. In Benton County, 55 year old Johnny Bulby suffocated burning trash near Pea Ridge, while another man died from a fire accident. Across the week two highway deaths, a Dermott car overturn, and multiple other fatalities from fires, shootings, exposure, electrocution, and a fallen tree are reported, totaling sixteen deaths for the week.
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Associated Press
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Johnnie B. Dodson
Glen Phillips
Willie Dodson
Philllips
Hugh Black
Benton County
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Pea Ridge
Black
Buttry
Herbert Stroud
Plishling
Rogers
Carl Page
Batesville
Newport
Dermott
Fire damages carport at Park Drive home
Firefighters determined an extension cord used to keep a dog warm in a storage room sparked the blaze that damaged a combined carport and storage area at the home of Cox bin Foster on Park Drive. The structure suffered substantial damage but was not a total loss.
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Te Homed
Coxbin Foster
Park Drive
Weekend wrecks and wintry weather paralyze county roads
All Around Town reports a severe weekend of tree damage and heavy snow that halted travel across the county. Dozens of cars slid off roads but injuries were minimal. Notable crashes include a Highway 67 East collision involving Hugh Farrell Mack E Jones and Tolbert R Burnell with moderate damage. Multiple injuries from local incidents are listed, plus frigid overnight temperatures and forecast sleet, freezing rain and snow. Community drives for the March of Dimes gather support with local organizers urging volunteers to canvas. Diane Helms joins Arkansas Power and Light Co. and will reside with her grandmother in North Little Rock after graduating from Iowa State University.
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Fulton
Ben Edward
F Odony
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Mactin
Pool Sr
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Charlie Walthey
Diane Helms
Lex Helms Jr
Arkamas Power and Light Co
J. H. Crossman Sr
North
Little Rock
Diane
Iowa State University
Ames
Chi Oneza So
Verity
Legislature Meets Again Calm Prevails
Litter Rock AP report notes the 64th General Assembly closes its second week with a calm delegation. Debate looms on school consolidation as Faubus avoids actions increasing district pressure. Proposals target state aid to low tax mills and remove advantages via aid formulas. Many bills introduced. constitutional officer salaries and local taxing powers under discussion. Prohibition fights heat up with proposed liquor bans in dry counties and countermeasures.
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General Assembly
Orval Faubus
Smalke
Joe Lee Anderson
Helena
Pulaski
J. WH. Cottrell Jr
House
Senate
Faubus
J. H. Cottrell Jr
Drys
Cottrell
Final Rites for Cecil Wyatt Held in Hope
Funeral services for Cecil Wyatt a 30 year old native of Hope and former cattleman were conducted at Herndon Cornelius Funeral Home at midnight Monday. Burial followed in Memory Gardens with Rev. Troy Carroll of Murfreesboro officiating. Wyatt died Friday January 25 while serving as manager of the Pike County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office. Survivors include his wife Princess Waddle Wyatt.
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Cecil Wyatt
Hope
Herndon-Cornelius Funeral Home
Memory Gardens
Troy Carroll
Murfreesboro
Wyatt
Pike County Agricultural Stablization and Conservation Office
Princess Waddle Wyatt
Plant to Open in Harrison Arkansas
Harrison Ark AP reports Harrison Bay Co Inc a Burk Bay Co subsidiary of Springfield Missouri will start operations Friday. The plant features 2 500 square feet of fluor space and focuses on repair of purses and ready bags.
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Harrison, Ark
Harrison Bay Co., Inc
Burk Bay Co
Springfield
Record Cold Grips Much of U S Amid Snowstorms
Broad sections of the nation faced renewed frigid weather and heavy snow. A weekend blizzard dumped up to 18 inches in parts of New York and New England, then spread to the lower Great Lakes and Appalachians. Arctic air held over the Mississippi Valley with subzero readings in Wisconsin Illinois and Kentucky. Des Moines and Rochester posted multi day subzero streaks, while cities like Chicago and Evansville set record lows. Meanwhile the Northeast snowstorm left Pittsburgh with eight inches and Philadelphia suburbs with four to six inches. Death tolls from weather reached 162 nationwide with more than a dozen in New York State from the two storms.
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IRS Plans to Help Hope Taxpayers
Hope has been selected as a city where the Internal Revenue Service will send a representative to assist taxpayers. The IRS representative will be in Post Office Room 214 on February 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon with forms and answers to questions about problems, requirements, or the income tax law. The period extends a service offered for years in cities with IRS offices. Individuals should prepare questions beforehand.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
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Interlial Revenue Service
Engineer Col Galanti to Succeed Downing in Mississippi River Commission
Col. E. B. Downing of Stuttgart will retire January 31 after 30 years of service. Col. Philip J. Galanti will succeed him as secretary of the Mississippi River Commission and deputy division engineer for the Army Engineers, taking the post after Downing’s retirement.
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E. B. Downing
Stuttgart
Philip J. Galanti
Mississippi River Commission
Army Engineers
Downing
Galanti
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