Decision on Medicare to Be Close One
The Senate faces a tight vote on the administration’s compromise elder care plan. If defeated, Kennedy’s legislative program could suffer. if approved, it may rally support for health, education, farm, and tax measures. The plan would cover hospital and nursing home care for those over 65, with an option for private insurance, funded by a 0.25 percent payroll tax increase and raising the Social Security wage base from 4200 to 5200.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
House
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Congress
Weather data and forecast for Arkansas regions
Weather station report shows 24 hours ending p m Maniay with a high 3 and a low 72 and no precipitation. June precipitation totals 26.93 inches, up from 24.90 inches a year ago. Central Arkansas forecast: clear to partly cloudy and warm with scattered thundershowers this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. High this afternoon mid 90s, low tonight upper 60s to low 70s, high Wednesday mid 90s. Northwest Arkansas: clear to partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers this afternoon. highs 88 to 94, tonight 62 to 68, Wednesday 90 to 95. Thursday partly cloudy with scattered storms. Northeast Arkansas: sunny to partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers this afternoon and again Wednesday. highs 88 to 95, lows 65 to 70. Southwest and Southeast Arkansas: partly cloudy and warm with scattered storms through Wednesday. Continued on Page Three.
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Arkansas
Associated Press
Central
Northwest Arkansas
Page
Sharon Foster Named One of Glamour's Top Dressed in U S
Sharon Foster of Hope Arkansas, a Randolph-Macon Woman's College sophomore, is highlighted in Glamour Magazine's August issue as one of America's 10 Best Dressed College Girls. The feature pairs her with Harvard track star Mark Sullivan and notes her plans to study in Madrid.
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Sharon Foster
Glamour Magazine
U.S
News
America
Hope
Sharon
Randolph-Macon
Harvard
Foster
Spain
University of Madrid
Ark
May Court
Reds Edit Editors to Suit Russia
Three American editors who interviewed Soviet Premier Khrushchev said the Kremlin altered the official transcript of the proceedings. They reported failing to see West information among Russians, with little knowledge of Telstar, Soviet tests, or Hiroshima and Nagasaki, while many Russians thought the United States was testing them on peaceful cities.
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Moscow
API
Khrushchev
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Communist Party
Pravda
Hey
Telstar
United States
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Japan
Safeway Paragould Store Bought in Arkansas
Supermarket executive Gene Stimson announced Monday the acquisition of the Safeway store in Paragould Arkansas, extending his chain to four states. He already runs stores in Blytheville Janesburg West Memphis and West Point plus three in Mississippi.
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Paragould
Ark
Gene Stimsson
Safeway
Stimson
Blytheville
Janesburg
West Memphis
West Point
Miss
Meriiain, Miss
Golden Age Club Quits During Heat
Eugene Cox president of the Golden Age Club announced suspension of meetings through the summer due to vacations illnesses and extreme heat. The group formed under Hope Kiwanis Club sponsorship and counted 25 members. Meetings usually occur twice monthly at Hope Youth Center and will resume in the fall hoping to recruit new members.
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Eugene Cox
Golden Age Club
Hope Youth Cror
Peru's Head Ousted by Military Coup Threat
Lima reports a looming military coup after Premier Monteyra Pay Solan and his cabinet resigned as President Prado refused to nullify June elections. APRA's Victor Haya de la Torre led the race but failed to win one third, triggering fears of military rule.
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Lima
Peru
Manuel Prado
Carlos Monteyra
Pay ‘Solan
Prado
Alex Zarak
Victor Raul Haya de la Torre
Popular Revolutionary Alliance
APRA
Haya de la Torre
Congress
Sup
Port Apra
Fernando Belaunde Terry
Popular Action Party
Manuel Odria
Belaunde
Odina
Hempstead E Bond Sales Reach $89,131 In Six Months
Hempstead County reports $89,131 in Series E and I Savings Bond sales for half of 1962. State chairman Campbell announced total Arkansas sales totaled $1,596,512, with county progress at 324 percent of its $275,600 goal. Syd McMath said six month county sales were $89,? and noted strong county participation.
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Little Rock
U.S
Arkangane
Ww. Campbell
Hempstead
Syd McMath
Arkla Gas Campaign Sparks Arkansas Gubernatorial Debate
Arkansas gubernatorial contenders accuse Arkla Gas of influencing state policy and rates. Rep. Dale Alford urges tax comparisons and questions diversification into nonutility ventures. Former Gov. Sid McMath warns against continued Faubus terms and pledges road rebuilding using existing funds. Campaign hubs open in Little Rock and Jonesboro as candidates press state issues.
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Arkansas
Louisiana Gas Co
Dale Alford
Arkla
Little Rock
Alford
Sid McMath
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Jonesboro
Arkansas State College
Doneshorn
Vernon Whilten
Arkansas State
Whilten
DeWitt
Moubus
David Cox
Weiner
Warren Williams
Williams
Cox
McMath
Junction City
Paulius
Kenneth Caffell
Moon May Have Water on Moon by Kopal Says
Internationally known lunar expert Dr Zdenek Kopal told a lunar missions meeting that the moon may host abundant water including geysers and subsurface glaciers. He argued water could cover the moon’s surface to a depth near 984 feet if aggregated and that permafrost several hundred feet deep could exist beneath a dust layer.
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Wensteein
Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
APF
Zdenekopal
American Rocket Society
Kopal
Earth
Warning: Skiing Forbidden on Bois d Arc Lake
Bois d Arc Lake is closed to skiing and walking to protect the preserve. Warden Dale Bonds warned the public that the area is reserved for fishermen and disruption may lead to prosecution.
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Bois d’Arc Lake
Speing EN
Ariansag Game & Fish Commission
Sompininis
Dale Bonds
Bois dAre
Factions in Algiers Seek Unity Amid Political Rift
Algerian military leaders met secretly in the southern Highlands to forge a path out of the split between dissident Deputy Premier Ahmed Ben Bella and Premier Ben Youssef-Ben Khedda. The emergency Council of Vilays urged a CNRA session, while defections and army opposition intensified pressure on the premier. The exact Wilaya council site remained undisclosed.
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Algiers
Algeyra
Anders
Aalion
Wilayas
Vilayas
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Youssef
Ben Khedda
National Council of the Algerian Revolution
CNRA
Ben Bulla
Ben Kheelda
Wilaya
Anthrax Reported in Hempstead County Cattle
A few suspected cattle anthrax cases were reported in the southern Hempstead County area by County Agent Calvin Caldwell. The diagnosis was made by a veterinarian in a nearby county and not yet confirmed by the state veterinarian. Local vets urged vaccination in the Red River bottom area and neighboring farms using a Stern Strain vaccine. Immunity takes at least eight days to establish.
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Hempstead
Calvin Caldwell
Little Rock
David Ibsen
Herbert Rogers
Red River
Scouts Tour Philmont Ranch Under Cap Renfro Leaders
A group of 19 Boy Scouts and Explorers led by Capt. Richard M. Renfro Ted Feldberg and Jerry O Neal tours Philmont Scout Ranch in northeastern New Mexico. The 127000 acre rugged property donated in 1939 by Waile Phillips supports youth education and adventure opportunities.
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Richard M. Renfro
Ted Feldberg
Jerry O'Neal
Phil- Mont Scouts Ranch
Sangre de Cristo Rminge
New Mexico
Boys Scouts of America
Waile Phillips
Procer
Oklahoma
America
Philmont
Lone Bandit Robs Bank at Wheatley
A masked man robbed Rice Growers Bank in Wheatley Ark taking $200 to $300 in coins after locking Vice President Carvell in a washroom. He entered with two pistols, threatened to shoot, and fled as FBI investigated amid Arkansas’ third bank crime in five days.
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Wheatley, Ark
Rice Growers Bank
Wheatley Tooday
W. L. Horner
Robert Carvell
Carvell
Sam
Carvel
Horner
Caryell
FBI
Kit We Rock
Arkansas
Bank of Atkins
Leslie
Harner
Wheatley
Brinkley
U.S. Highway 76
Hempstead County Farms Eligible for Cotton Classification
Hempstead County farms are now eligible for cotton classification and market news services for the 1952 season. The countywide group application was submitted by Calvin Caldwell, Hempstead County Agent, and approved July 13. F L Stampton of Hope to represent Hempstead County Cotter Improvement Group. Fred Glanton of Hope as president. Moss Rowe of Washington as alternate. The services are provided under the Smith Doxey Act of 1987. Farmers in the county had 3,851 samples classified last year.
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Hempstead County
R. MeInnes
Little Rock
Calvin Caldwell
Mermpstead
T FL Stampton
Hope
Hempstead
Seminole Weather Prophet Warns of Bad Hurricane Season
Dania Florida reports a Seminole seer named Billy Bow fegs who claims a rat nesting atop a tuk lag signals a severe hurricane season. He cites past accuracy in 1947 when a hurricane hit Florida, though the account blends folk superstition with weather lore.
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Dania
Pla
Billy Bowfegs
Florida
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Lone Bandit
Little Liz
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