Reroute of U.S. 63 Requires Two More Years Work
Acting state Highway Director Ward Goodman announced two additional years are needed to complete the rerouting of U.S. Highway 63 from Little Rock to Pine Bluff. The project, with over $5 million obligated, includes a four-lane middle section and three segments: Little Rock to Iron Springs, Pine Bluff, and Sheridan. Grading and surfacing progress vary by segment, and right of way issues delay the Pine Bluff expressway plans.
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Ward Goodman
U.S. Highway 63
Pine Bluff
Goodman
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Fourche Creek
Hearings on fair employment measures continue in Congress
Communist continued from page one spends four days listening to Sen. Ervin about constitutionality of key legislation parts and returns today. In the House, Celler hopes to wrap hearings this week, except for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who will be given time to testify. Clarence Mitchell leads NAACP efforts to win votes for fair employment practices within the seven part administration package. Mitchell says the votes must be gathered to back the chairman. The Education and Labor Committee has approved a fair employment practices bill but it has no chance of passing the House Rules Committee for floor consideration.
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D-N.c
Ervin
Kenneth B. Keating
Rn.y
House
Celler
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
King
Clarence Mitchell
Washington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mitchell
House Education and Labor Committee
House Rules Committee
Arkansas Weather Forecast From The Associated Press
Partly cloudy and warmer through Thursday with isolated mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers. Highs 88 to 96, lows 66 to 74. Outlook Friday little change. Regionwide Arkansas forecasts differ slightly by area but stay warm with scattered showers possible into Thursday and high temperatures near 90s.
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Missouri
North Korea Shows Truculence Tied to Armistice Anniversary
The North Korean leadership, backed by China, renewed harsh rhetoric about Korea’s division and liberation, with a high-ranking official claiming half the peninsula remains under U.S. occupation. State Department cautions links to a broader Asia shift as Beijing accuses Khrushchev of slowing tensions. The piece contrasts past and present U.S. forces in Korea, noting large American and ally deployments and readiness. A separate brief reports the victim Peggy Jean Stovall, 12, of Boardtown, babysat with two children when the incident occurred. other names are withheld.
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State Department
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Phillips
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China
United States
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U.S. Ith
Okinawa
Japan
Philippines
Formosa
7Th Fleet
Children Scuffle Ends in Babysitter’s Death in Georgia
In Ellway Georgia an incident during a babysitting session led to the babysitter being killed when a rifle discharged as two children clashed. No further details on the weapon or suspects were provided. Investigators reviewed the scene and spoke with local authorities.
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Ellway
State sets license plate deadline and hours
The Arkansas Revenue Department reminds truck owners that midnight Wednesday is the cutoff to buy license plates without penalty. The State Capitol office stays open until then, North Little Rock substation closes at 5 p.m., and county offices close when the local collector deems appropriate.
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Little Rock
State Revenue Department
State Capitol
North Little Rock
Fifty Thousand U.S. Troops Deployed Along Korean Front
About 50,000 U.S. military personnel are in South Korea today, with two combat divisions alongside South Korean units along an 180 mile front facing the Red Korean army. South Korean forces total about 500,000 including some air force and navy personnel, with the army organized into 18 divisions.
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Washington
U.S
South Korea
South
Prices and wage pressures amid uneven economic signals
Economists describe current price movements as largely illusionary and not a clear trend. They note sugar and cocoa are driven by individual factors, likely to ease, while overall price levels face restraint from competition and high unemployment. The administration aims to curb broad price increases amid balance of payments concerns. Korea reports minimal UN forces following Turkish and Thai units.
Dr Ward's Misdemeanor Charges Stated in Case Summary
Ward, 50, an osteopath and artist, faces five misdemeanor counts with a potential combined 23 to 25 year sentence. He was found unconscious in a Chelsea flat by friend Noel Howard Jones after spending the night. notes to Julia Gulliver and Barry O'Brien were reportedly among the papers. The charges include procuring young girls for immoral purposes and living off proceeds of prostitution, linked to allegations Ward ran a prostitution stable.
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Ward
Noel Howard Jones
Chelsea
Julia Gulliver
Barry O'Brien
China rejects U S Soviet test ban pact in sharp protest
Tokyo dispatch reports China denounces the partial test ban treaty as a dirty fraud and claims Moscow and Washington seek to curb China's defense. The Chinese statement accuses the Soviet Union of allying with war and imperialism and signals possible break with Moscow, unlike earlier party-line criticisms.
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Red China
Peking
Moscow
New China Views Agency
China
Keeler and Rice-Davies Draw Crowd as Star Attractions
Christine Keeler and Marilyn Rice-Davies headlined an event drawing a large crowd. Keeler, once linked to John Profumo, and Rice-Davies were highlighted as the principal personalities at the gathering showcasing their notoriety and public interest.
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Christine Keeler
John D ‘Profumo
Marilyn
Mandy) Rice-Davies
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