House Group to Hear Details of Flood Losses
Tulsa hearing details flood losses across Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas after aerial survey. Rep Edmondson urges fast river basin development and more prompt federal funding citing 1.4 million acres damaged and losses around 35 million dollars. Wright and Byrne back swift engineering surveys and relief.
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Tulsa
Okla
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Edmondson
D-Okla
Eps. Wright
D-Tex
Byrne Mri
Wright
Congress
Flond-Torn
Fort Worth
Byrne
Southwest
Markham’ Ferry
Ooolagah
Anderson to Take Over a Hot Spot
Robert B. Anderson, a new figure in the Eisenhower administration, is slated to become secretary of the Treasury succeeding George M. Humphrey. He steps into a volatile budget fight amid rising debt concerns and calls for spending cuts, with expectations of potential liberal shifts in defense outlays and closer harmony between the White House and Congress.
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Washington
Robert B. Anderson
Eisenhower
the Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Humphrey
Anderson
Capitol Hill
Dan Rayburn
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Anderson Church to Start Bible School
Anderson Church announces a Bible School beginning with a preparation day on Saturday and running for two weeks. Classes start at 9 am each day and are open to everyone in Route 1 for the two week session.
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Anderson Church To ‘Start Bible School
Anderson
Hope
Route 1
Deaths on Highways Show Slight Drop in Early 1957
CHICAGO reports the National Safety Council noting 11,250 traffic deaths from January to April 1957, a 3 percent decline from 11,560 in the same period of 1956. The year 1956 total reached about 40,000, up slightly from the prior high. April deaths matched 1956 at 2,930. Massachusetts fell 30 percent, Idaho 28 percent, Nebraska 20 percent.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Massachusetts
Idaho
Nebraska
Texoma Far Above Normal Stage
Army engineers in Tulsa report Lake Texoma rising again after a 640 foot crest midweek. Col. John D. Bristol forecasts the lake reaching 640 feet on Saturday then easing to spillway level by Tuesday unless heavy rains hit the basin. Releases were 28 800 cubic feet per second flood control and 4 579 for power. level at 640 8 feet.
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Tulsa
Okla
Army
Denison
Texoma
John D. Bristol
Tengneer
Bristol
Fulton
Ark
Reverend Bert Webb to Speak at Hope Gospel Tabernacle Sunday
The Rev. Bert Webb of Springfield Missouri will address Hope Gospel Tabernacle Sunday morning at 13 90 oclock He travels from Wichita Falls Texas and plans to be joined by friends from longtime past Mrs Webb and their daughter Sus have been in town this week Mrs Webb leads the Vacation Bible School next week at the church end
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Bert Webb
Assemblies of God
Springfield
Missouri
Hope Gospel Tabernacle
Hope
Wichita Falls
Texas
The
Tabernagle
State Council for Handicapped Formed in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK An Arkansas Council for the Handicapped was formed yesterday to unite handicapped individuals with service groups and professionals to provide aid. Dr A R Shands Jr of the Alfred Dupont Institute said the council serves as a clearinghouse for families seeking help and resources. A statewide preliminary conference was held at Little Rock last fall.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Council For the
A. R. Shands, Jr
Alfred , J; Dupont Institute
Sbgiu Widictatoria
Shands
Dupont Institute
Experts Daughter of a Governor Experts Daughter of a Governor
Monmouth college officials suspended Pat Thomson a freshman and a Chicago area senior boy from school about three or four weeks ago over an incident involving beer cans. Thomson will return in September. the boy will receive his diploma but not participate in graduation. The couple had priorly taken a Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority bus trip to Madison to visit the Wisconsin governor.
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Monmouth
Monmouth College
Wisconsin
Vernon
Thomson
Miss Thompson
Robert W. Gibson
Pat Thomson
Gibson
Chicago
Miss. Thomson
Madison
Wis
Meet Marks Plan to Use Hypnosis Meet
LITTLE ROCK The Arkansas Society for Clinical Hypnosis opened a day meeting with about 40 Arkansas physicians and dentists attending. The group, organized last August at Hot Springs, elected Dr P Duel Brown of Little Rock president. Brown noted the meeting aimed to spread hypnotic techniques for anesthesia in surgery and medical treatment, citing existing Arkansas dentist use and his own practice.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Society For Clinical
Hot Springs
P. Duel Brown
Arsangas Medical
Ome Brown
Texas Storms Cause Floods and Losses Across State
Severe rainstorms drenched Texas triggering flash floods from Uvalde to Bracketville and washing out a Clear Creek bridge. More than 36 thousand people affected, hundreds of buildings destroyed, two youths killed by lightning, and statewide agricultural damage tallied by civil defense.
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Hale
Floyd
Swisher
Panhandle
Bracketville
San Antonio
Arlington
Don Jacobs
Lawrence Thompson
Fort Worth
Dallas
Texas
State Highway Patrol
Clear Creek
Red Cross
Air Force Installment Buying Under Senate Probe
A Senate subcommittee will hear senior Pentagon officials next Tuesday about a Defense Department directive on Air Force installment buying. The probe follows protests by Secretary James H. Douglas and questions from Representative Mahon about over programming. Officials will discuss how the directive relates to funds already voted by Congress and the potential impact on Air Force schedules and equipment valued at over 3% billion dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
Defense Department
Air Force
Donald A. Quarles
Wilson
Symington
James H. Douglas
Congress
Rep. Mahon
D-Tex
House Appropriations Committee
Mahon
House
Army
Navy
Springdale to Get New Poultry Plant
Edward Aaron Corp. of Arkansas City will build a $300,000 poultry processing plant in Springdale. The firm, which also runs a plant at Rogers, announced the project today. The facility will create jobs and expand local industry, with construction to begin soon and production slated for later in the year.
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Springdale
Springrale
Edward Aaron Corp
Arkansas City
Rogers
Tombstones Found on Parking Lot Site in Salytheville
In Salytheville a machine shop demolition for a new parking lot uncovered two tombstones and a fragment. One stone reads Tom Williams died March 15, 1914 aged 74. another says Williams Stephen died 1913 aged 23. No inscription on the fragment. Henry Westbrook plans no public burial, aims to contact Williams family to resolve mystery.
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Salytheville
Att Ald Machine Shop
Heniy Westbrook
Tom Williams
Westbrook
Williams
Miller Found Guilty in Contempt Case
Playwright Arthur Miller husband of Marilyn Monroe was found guilty on two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to name associates at alleged Communist meetings. He faces up to a year in prison and a $1000 fine per count. judge withheld sentence pending appeal findings.
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Washington
INS
Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Congress
Miller
Charles F. McLaughlin
House Un-American Activities
Deci
Sion
Attornney
Fort Smith Board Set to Vote on Integration Plan
Fort Smith School Board expected to vote June 24 on a motion to implement the 1956 integration plan for public schools starting next September. The plan, adopted to roll first graders without regard to race, would district the city and allow cross-district attendance for minority and nonminority students. Supt. Chris Corbin said it would affect about the same number of white students.
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Fort Smith
Supt
Chris Corbin
Memorial Day House Fire Claims 18 Month Old Girl
An 18 month old girl, Annie Belle Hatton, died in a house fire near Scott Arkansas on Memorial Day. The blaze, believed caused by defective wiring, occurred in a small plantation home. Three other children escaped while the mother was away. Parents listed as SRC Ades. Abeahau Uattua.
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Scott
Annie Belle Hatton
Arkansas
SRC Ades
Abeahau Uattua
Trade with Red China looser by Britain but US holds line
British move to ease nations’ curbs on Red China trade accelerates, lifting bans on about 200 items while the United States maintains a flat ban. Washington’s stance on strategic materials remains, as Britain sells tractors and other goods now allowed to Red China. Talks in Paris followed Bermuda discussions, with friction over Russia restrictions continuing.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Russia
Britain
Red China
Hisenhower
Congress
Eisenhower
Macmillan
Bermuda
Paris
State Department
Mit
Americans Near Formosa As Riot Aftermath Eases
A naval transport with 1,087 U S military personnel and dependents nears Formosa as Premier O K Yui says conditions in Taipei are nearly normal after riots. The Hugh J Gaffey will dock at Keelung with more to join about 10,000 Americans on the island. Yui asserts it is now safe for Americans to move about, though troops remain to guard establishments and enforce curfews.
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Taipei
Formosa
U. S
O. K. Yul
Hugh J. Gaffey
Keelung
Féymosa
Yui
Taipeii
Increase in Crude Oil Price Asked By IPAA
The Independent Petroleum Association of America urged a four cent per barrel crude oil price rise after a six percent wage hike approved across the oil industry. IPAA represents 12,000 U.S. oil and gas producers while AFL-CIO Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union negotiates wages boosting pay for about 300,000 workers.
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Washington
Independent Petroleum Association of America
U. S
Robert L. Wood
Association
IPAA
Oil,,Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Afl-Cio
State Water Projects Expected to Fare Well
Washington D C Rep Norrell says Arkansas water projects will likely receive budgeted funds with possible cuts as the House Appropriations Subcommittee nears final action. He cautions no project will get more than the budget and no standout project has strong chance for extra funds. The subcommittee is expected to finish its work in about two weeks.
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Washington
Norrell
D-Ayk
Arkansas
House Appropriations
Appropriations Committee
Hag
Auto Accident at Fulton Claims Third Victim
A two car crash near Fulton River bridge around 1144 pm Monday killed three people and injured five others. Patsy Joy Ward 11 of Palestine and Marcus E. Brotherton 41 of Houston died. Mrs. Luther D. Brotherton 62 of Houston and Vivian Watts 16 of Palestine were injured.
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Mrnday
Fulton River
Patsy Joy Ward
Palestine
Texas
Marcus E. Brotherton
Houston
Brotherton
Luther D. Brotherton
Hope Hospital
Vivian Watts
Texaykana
Luether
Marcus Brotherton
Watts
Thomas Lloyd Ward
Ralph Watts
Watt
Blevins
Hape Brotherton
Luether Brotherton
Hope
Delay on Foreign Aid Tied to British Trade Moves
Washington reports indicate congressional debate on President Eisenhower's foreign aid program could slow if Britain widens trade with Red China. Senator Potter of Michigan calls Britain's actions regrettable amid rising trade pressures. Senate leaders oppose China trade, while Humphrey questions tying disarmament to trade. Smathers floated U S engagement with Communist China as a possibility.
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Washington
San Charles
Potter
Mich
Bienhower
Britain
Iinterstate Andoreign Commerce Committee
Senate
William F. Knowland
Calif
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Foreign Relations Commitee
Mumphrey
George M. Smathseys
Fla
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
China
Madison Farmer Shot by Wife in Arkansas Home
A 445 year old Madison County farmer was shot to death at his home 15 miles northeast of Huntsville, Ark. Beeby said John Mulkey Anders fan was struck twice, once in the shoulder and once in the chest, by a .22 caliber pistol bullets. The coroner quoted Mrs Floria Anderson, 44, as saying her husband struck her with a board after accusing her of having any other man in the house, and that she shot him in self defense. No charge had been filed today.
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Huntsville
Ark
Madison County
Here
Charles Beby
Beeby
John Mulkey Anders
Floria Anderson
Weather Summary for Northwest Arkansas and Red River Forecast
Partly cloudy and mild this afternoon with scattered showers and local thundershowers. Cooler Saturday with showers in places. highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Arkansas other sections cloudy and mild with thundershowers. Experiment Station report for 4s hours ending 7 am Saturday: high 85, low 66, precipitation 0.09 inch. May total 8.81 inches, June 0.05, year total 41.54. Red River forecast shows river falling steadily toward crest near 304 at Shreveport Saturday.
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Arkansas
Los
Arkangag
Red River
Crest
Shreveport
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