Stormy Senate Session Over Satellite Bill
In a tense Senate debate Senator Wayne Morse challenged Mike Mansfield and Hubert Humphrey over the Kennedy administration satellite communications bill. Morse accused Mansfield of dishonesty and said he would not again accept protection from Mansfield or Humphrey, claiming they no longer lead the majority. Everett Dirksen urged restraint as Morse maintained his stance during the prolonged session.
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Washington
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Kennedy
Morse
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Mansfield
Everett M
Dirksen
Illinois
Humphrey
Cantraucd
Lage
Local Band Students Win Honors at Dixie Music Camp
A Dixie Music Camp report from Monticello lists White Band Brenda Barentine and Linda Parsons. Purple Band Bobby Mitchell, Karen Caldwell, Juliana Fenwick, Rully Ann Wylie, Sandy Barbarotto. Gold Band Mary Beth Allen, Wayne Grant, Joe Keesey, Lance Jones, Phillip White. Red Band Phil McLarty and Pat Rogers. Blue Band Roy Allison, Ginger Bowden, David Chism, Ricky Stone. Bands progress White to Blue, with many Hope band students advancing after the first week.
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Dixie Music
Monticello
Brenda Barentine
Linda Parsons
Bobby Mitchell
Karen Caldwell
Juliana Fenwick
Rully Ann Wylie
Sandy Barbarotto
Mary Beth Allen
Wayne Grant
Joe Keesey
Lance Jones
Phillip White
Phil McLarty
Pat Rogers
Roy Allison
Ginger Bowden
David Chism
Ricky Stone
Hope
Medicare Course Scheduled Wed
The second day of classes for the Medical Self-Help Training Course will be Wednesday August 1 at 9 am in the Health Unit. Attending are Mrs Mildred Middlebrooks Mrs Bertha Cole Mrs Esther Stewart Mrs T L Smith Mrs Grady Williams Mrs Horace Fuller Mrs Elmer Brown Mrs M B Hatch Mrs Cecil Weavers Mrs Harold Sandford Mrs Charles Batson Mrs Edna Conway Mrs Edna Spearman Mrs Ethel Bizzell Miss Frances Middlebrooks Miss Ann Ward Miss Linda Stewart Miss Mary Ann Bader Miss Poleda Glanton Miss Betty Schenck and Richard Turner
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Mildred Middlebrooks
Bertha Cole
Esther Stewart
T. L. Smith
Grady Williams
Horace Fuller
Elmer Brown
M. B.hatch
Cecil Weavers
Harold Sandford
Charles Batson
Edna Conway
Edna Spearman
Weather totals and forecasts from 1962 report
Weather totals show 26.93 inches of precipitation through June, up from 24.90 inches last year. Experiment Station report covers 24 hours ending 8 a m Tuesday with a high of 95 and a low of 66. Forecasts for Arkansas call for partly cloudy conditions this afternoon, tonight and Wednesday.
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Arkansas
Marked Tree Man Bound Over for Murder
Eugene Brown, 35, bound over to Poinsett Circuit Court on a murder charge for slaying his half-brother in a Marked Tree cafe Sunday morning. Chief Deputy Ray Holmes said the men argued and scuffled. Brown retrieved a .22 pistol and shot C. F. Robinson, 28, who died from a chest wound. Both men were farm laborers. Brown surrendered after the shooting.
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Ray Holmes
Brown
Holmes
C. F. Robinson
Market Tree
Thalidomide Death Drug Case Sparks National Debate
New York City reports what may be the nation s first infant death linked to thalidomide amid rising concerns. An Arizona TV figure loses a bid for abortion while the AMA initiates research and Congress schedules hearings on the drug. A Park Avenue psychiatrist and FDA physician Frances Kelsey are pivotal in the ongoing scrutiny.
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New York City
Arizona
American Medical Association
Food and Drug Administration
District of Columbia
Phoenix
Ariz
Superior Court
Yale McFate
Sherri Finkbine
Sherri
Europe
Germany
Chicago
Council On Drugs
AMA
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Senate
Humphrey
Frances Kelsey
PCA Loans Hit New High in Six Months
Nash PCA Production Credit Association reports a six month total of 7.885 million dollars in loans to farmers across seven counties including Howard Hempstead Nevada Pike Sevier Clark and Hot Springs. Deward Sharp notes most loans in Howard County with 420 loans totaling 3.056 million. Offices run from Nashville to Queen Murfreesboro Hope Prescott Arkadelphia and Malvern. Directors include Barney Smith F M Kenfrow L J Bryson Leroy Nix and Bobby Carroll.
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Nash‘Me
Deward Sharp
PCA
Howard
Hempstead
Nevada
Pike
Sevier Clark
Hot Springs
Howard County
POA
Nashville
Queen
Murfreesboro
Hope
Prescott
Arkadelphia
Malvern
Barney Smith
F. M. Kenfrow
de Queen
L. Ja Bryson
Leroy Nix
de Queer
Bobby Carroll
Shelter Bill Rejected by House
The House rejected President Kennedy's request for 568.7 million to start a fallout shelter program while approving 20.5 million for other civil defense projects. It trimmed about a billion dollars from admin requests but funded agencies at 2 billion above last year, most of the rise going to NASA.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Appropriations
Department of Defense
Public Health Service
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
UA Professor to Deliver a Paper in Tokyo Convention
Dr. George Blyholder, associate professor of chemistry at the University of Arkansas, will deliver a paper to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry in Tokyo from September 10 to 15. The invitation is among the science world’s top honors. His talk covers the structure and bending of coordination compounds and their molecular structure.
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Fayetteville, Ark
George Blyholder
University of Arkansas
Theternational Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Tokyo
Japan
Blyhalder
Pedestrian Dies Crossing Highway in West Memphis
Edna Jane Kinney, 54, of Oklahoma City Oklahoma, was struck and killed by a car while crossing U S Highway 70 in West Memphis Monday night. The driver was Luke Thibodeaux of Harvey Louisiana. no charges were filed.
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West Memphis, Ark
Edna Jane Kinney
Oklahoma City
Okla
U.S. Highway 70
West Memphis
Luke Thibodeaux
Harvey, la
Three Killed in Plant Blast at Minden Louisiana
An explosion at the Louisiana Ordnance Plant near Minden killed three people and injured six. Dead are Charles Edward Tood of Dixie Inn Roy Prescott Keithsville La and Melvin F Tullos of Waldo Ark. Injured include Marilyn Roton Billy Ray Thomas Charles E Sisson George Holt and Anthony Wrye. An investigation board has been appointed.
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Minden
Louisiana Ordnance Plant
Charles Edward Tood
Dixie Inn
Shreveport
Roy Presnell
Keithsville
Melvin F. Tullos
Waldo
Ark
Marilyn F. Roton
Billy Ray Thomas
Arcadia
Faubus Leads in Early Democratic Primary Box Votes
Gov Orval Faubus led in the first box tally of the Democratic primary with 16 of 20 votes counted. In Scott County Little Texas Township he won 11 votes, five of nine in Mount Olive Township Izard County, while Mount Olive produced Sid Me Maid two, Dale Alford one, and Kenneth Coffelt one. Two years ago Faubus had six of nine in Mount Olive. Early voting in each township showed small, morning-turnout ballots.
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Associated Press
Orvald. Paubus
Little ‘Texas
Scott County
Mount Olive
Izard
Sid MeMaid
Dale Alford
Kenneth Coffelt
Faubus
Bruce Bennett
Little Texas
Ith
U.S. Senate
Little Rock
Harrison
Jane Pine Bluff
Blytheville
Camden
Magnolia
el Dorado
Paragould
Fayetteville
Texarkana
Forrest City
Hot Springs
Jonesborn
Garland County
I Dorado
Pine Bluff
Boone County
Paulius
Sid McMath
Vernon Whitten
David A. Cox
Text Book Changes in Hope High School Changes in Hope Schools
Hope High School will update texts for the coming year. The 16th grade World History book switches to Our World History by Black, a 1962 edition replacing earlier 1946 and 1949 texts. Senior math becomes a full year college preparatory course including solid geometry trig analytic geometry calculus and statistics. Ninth grade civic education uses the 1961 Building Citizenship edition for the year.
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Hope High School
Civicsext
Final Rites for Antoine Youth at Antoine Baptist Church
Funeral services for Perry Cavanaugh Adams, 16, who died Sunday in Antoine from inhaling gasoline fumes, will be held at 2 30 p.m. Wednesday at Antoine Baptist Church. Herndton Cornelius is in charge of arrangements.
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Perry Cavanaugh Adams
Antoine
Antoine Baptist Church
Herndton-Cornelius
Aluminum Talks Are Resumed
ST. LOUIS AP negotiators resume talks to avert a strike by 16,000 aluminum workers as three year contracts with ALCOA and Reynolds expire at midnight. After 17 hours of bargaining at 2:30 a.m. the union and companies report limited progress but remain far from a settlement.
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ST. Louis
Alumiinum Workers International Union
Aluminum Co. Off America
ALCOA
Reynolds Aluminum Co
Afcoa
Reynolds
Lions Club poll hints at state election trends
Lions Club annual political poll at Monday’s meeting yields results with Faubus 15 and piers 14, McMath 3, Whitten 1, Coffelt. HeelU spokesman notes past votes mirror state election trends while Chamber of Commerce reports first large melon of the season and plans to raise 224 for prize money to 23 producers. prizes total 100 75 and 50. Attendees at State Home Demonstration Council in Searcy include Betty Duncan and others. group to return August 2. Red River Depot in Texarkana to celebrate 24st birthday August 9, with press day at 1 p.m. and conference.
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Lions Club
Faubus
Piers
McMath
Go . Whitten
Coffelt
Heelu
Chamber of Commerce
State Home Demonstration Council
Harding
Red River
Texarkana
L P.m
U S Plans to Continue High Altitude Tests
Washington reports the United States will press ahead with high altitude nuclear tests in the Pacific. Damage at Johnston Island from a July 25 Thor launch failure requires weeks for repair, with the area’s restricted status temporarily lifted as planning continues. President Kennedy will decide whether to proceed with at least one more test in the Dominic series. Maj. Gen. Alfred D. Starbird led discussions and remains in Washington.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Atomic Energy Commission
Department of Defense
Johnston Island
I 1
Kennedy
ABC
Alfred D. Starbird
Joint Task Force 8
FBI to Hear Complaints at Morrilton Arkansas
FBI to deploy agents to Morrilton to listen to editor Gene Wirges of the Morrilton Democrat about alleged poll access limits near voting places. Wirges says Winslon Chandler supporters were kept 30 feet from ballot boxes, while Justice officials cited lack of jurisdiction in denying federal poll watchers.
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Morrilton, Ark
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Morrilton
Gene Wirges
Morriston
Wirges
Justice Department
Munday
Department
Wiley Bean
Edward Gordon
Conway County
Democratic Central Committee
John McQejlan
D-Ark
McClellan
Graf Pys
Irs
Prices Rise in Bulgaria to Spur Farm Production
In Sofia Bulgaria big price increases for basic foods took effect today as an incentive for farmers to raise production. The AP reports the government aims to boost farming output amid communist rule and economic pressure.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Communist
Million Bushels of Grain Missing in Government Stores
Agriculture Department investigators report shortages totaling about one million bushels of government owned grain, mainly corn and soybeans, stored in Midwest warehouses. Value around $1.1 million across 11 cases, with court receiverships in eight. Declining supplies and increased usage abroad underlie the losses, though officials say no financial harm to the government.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Midwest
Blissfield
Mich
Basil & Sons, Inc
Monroe, Mich
Basil Haddix & Sons Inc
Durland
M & § Elevator
Woodbury
Woodbury Grain Co
Decatur
Michigan Grain Co
Kenton
Ohio
Kenton Grain &Machinery Co., Inc
Forest, Ohio
Forest Grain &Supply Co
United Fund Seeks Additional Donations and Card Rework
United Fund directors met at the First National Bank to review the 162 budget and plan a committee to rework prospect cards and raise more money. About 40 percent short, the group urged return of any outstanding cards to the Chamber of Commerce. This year 159.49 was spent aiding cancer patients. other recipients include Salvation Army Red Cross Girl and Boy Scouts underprivileged children Cerebral Palsy and more.
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United Fund
First National Bank
Chamber of Commerce
United Fores
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Clifford Pranks
Arkansas Voters Weigh Faubus Bid In Primary
Arkansas voters turnout heavy as they decide Gov. Orval Faubus re election in a Democratic primary with four other candidates and contests for U S Senate and state offices. Early results show a large turnout in Hempstead Hope and counties statewide with forecasts up to record levels, weather warm and humid, polls reporting heavy crowds and expanding voting boxes.
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John R. Starr
Little Rock
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
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Elgin Moses
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Payetteville
Carolyn McKee
Hempstead County
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