Texas Red River dispute cited over Hempstead mill plan
Our Daily Bread editor reports Texas proposals to divert Red River threaten Champion Papers U S Plywood Corp mill sites near McNab Hempstead County. Officials say two expansion sites may be chosen later in May while assuring the public the plan remains a pipe dream. Nearby leaders deny any real threat to Arkansas water. A second item notes the Supreme Court ruling barring prosecutions of homeowners who resist warrantless health and safety inspections, except in defined cases, with parallel limits for business records.
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Lester Sitges, Jr
Hope Chamber of Come
Texas
Red River
McNab
Champion Papers
Plywood Corp
Alabama
Hempstead County
Horace Cabe
Gordon
Little River
Texas Water Commission
Elmo Fork
Trinity River
Trinity
Dallas
John Paul Hammers Schmidt
Red River Valley Association
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
U.S. Plywood Corp
U.5s
Newse
Red River Association
Arkansas Cone
Red River Valley
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
176000 Youths Fail to Meet Draft Mental Requirements in 1966
Washington AP reports that in 1966, over 176000 American youths were rejected for the draft for not meeting mental standards, with 23555 further exclusions for mental and medical reasons. The Army surgeon general cites Vietnam-driven manpower demand as lowering standards, reducing the share failing mental tests from 21 percent in 1965 to about 12 percent in 1966. Thomas M. Baker of Hope received an Air Force reserve commission at University of Arkansas ROTC ceremonies featuring 66 commissioned cadets led by Gen. Lemley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Army
Vietnam
Thomas M. Baker
Hope
Air Force Reserve
Harry J. Lemeley
University of Arkansas
Lemley
U.S. Army
Chinese Have Unique Way of Collecting Debts
HAL BOYLE reports quirks of postwar life as the Chinese collect debts by moving into the debtor’s home until payments are made, while psychologists note marriage stress can rise with children. The piece also surveys sleep, blood supply, and historical curiosities in brisk, column-like fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Theodore Bikel
Buddy Hackett
James Cagney
Hope Negro Involved in Car Wreck Near Texarkana
A three car crash on Highway 67 near Texarkana injured four people and led to the jailing of Willie Whitmore, a Hope Negro, on a driving while intoxicated charge. Newlyweds Larry Michaelis and wife were en route to Hot Springs when rear ended, sending their car into a second vehicle driven by John Schoumloeffel of Murfreesboro. Schoumloeffel and Edith Lingo were treated for facial wounds. both listed as in satisfactory or serious condition at Wadley and St. Michael hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Arkansas
John Jarvis
Larry Michaelis
Hot Springs
Willie Whitmore
Hope
Jarvis
Michaelis
John Schoumloeffel
Mars Freesboro
Schoumloeffel
Edith Lingo
Murfreesboro
Wadley Hospital
Festival Barbecuing Plans Made
The Southwest District Broiler Barbecuing Activity will be held Saturday June 10 at the Third District Livestock Showgrounds starting 1:00 p.m. Thirty eight 4-H club members from Southwest Arkansas counties are to participate. Four Hempstead County youths Don Middlebrooks Winston Conway Mark Sparks Hershel Wilson compete. Cash awards will be given. Sponsored by Sears Roebuck Foundation and the District Poultry Festival, conducted by the Extension Service. Four winners advance to the State 4-H Broiler Barbecuing Contest at the Arkansas Poultry Festival in Hot Springs on June 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Hempstead County
Don Middlebrooks
Winston Con+way
Mark Sparks
Hershel Wilson
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Extension Service
Hot Springs
Man is killed by Cotton Belt freight train in Forrest City
Bennett Woodall of Forrest City was killed Friday night when he was struck by a Cotton Belt freight train within city limits. The incident occurred in Forrest City, Arkansas, and was reported by AP.
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Forrest City
Ark
Bennett Woodall
Enemy Killed as Marines Crush Communist Regiment
In Da Nang area 570 enemy soldiers killed, 73 Marines dead and 139 wounded after two days of fierce fighting. U S planes downed 2 North Vietnamese fighters, total MIGs shot down rise to 74. also reports of defectors surrendering in Quang Ngai and other battlefield aviation actions.
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George McArthur
Saigon
U.S
de Nang
da Nang
North Vietnam
Dong Hoi
Vinh
Hanoi
China
Russia says U S defense dept lied about North Vietnamese attack
Pravda claims irrefutable facts prove U S Defense Department lied when it said no U S aircraft bombed or strafed a Soviet ship in Cam Pha harbor. Russia protests that a Russian sailor was killed and six wounded, while Capt. Sokolov of the Turkistan describes near miss attack and U S pilots firing on the ship.
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Prss Moscow
Pravda
U.S. Defense Department
U.S
Soviet Union
United States
Cam Pha
Turkistan
Communist Party
Viktor Sokolov
War Breaks Out in Middle East Forces Clash
Washington AP report notes White House appeals for UN Security Council backed cease fire as Israel and Egypt clash. Johnson informed, crisis meetings held, Rusk and McNamara to brief Congress, U S pledges aid including jet fighters to Jordan per Amman sources.
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Washington
White House
United Nations Security Council
Middle East
George Christian
Trule
Johnson
Israel
Egypt
Walt W. Rostow
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Rostow
Christian
Rusk
McNamara
Senate
House
United States
Hussein
Jordan
Amman
Bombings and fighting erupt as Middle East war breaks out
News reports describe full scale conflict across Sinai and Gaza fronts with Egypt Israel and Arab forces engaged. Haifa refinery hit as Syrian and Jordanian air units participate while U N calls for immediate halt amid tense diplomacy in New York and Washington.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Jordan
Syria
United Nations
U.N
Sinai
Gaza Strip
U.N. Security Council
New York
Washington
White House
Britain
Cairo
Damascus
Haifa
Amman
Sinai Desert Front
Gaza
Court Upholds Giving Child to Mother
The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed a Greene County Chancery Court ruling giving custody of five year old Sharon Swindle to her mother Valerie Swindle. The decision ends a long court battle after Gerald Swindle appealed the ruling. Valerie Swindle moved from Cheltenham England to Arkansas in October 1965.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Greene County Chancery Court
Sharon Swindle
Valerie Swindle
Gerald Swindle
Chancery Court
State Supreme Court
Valeria Swindle
Arkansas
Cheltenham
England
Gerald
Sharon
London
St. Louis
New York
Forest Pest Workshop on Thursday in Hempstead County
A forest pest workshop focusing on the role of pests in quality timber production is set for June 8 at the Southwest Branch Experiment Station recreation center Hempstead County. Calvin Caldwell notes the 9 30 a m to 3 00 p m session aims to boost understanding for timberland owners foresters and forestry technicians with topics on pests industry outlook economic importance and pest control roles led by University of Arkansas Extension staff and Arkansas Forestry Commission officials.
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Hempstead
Calvin Caldwell
Southwest Branch Experiment Station
Caldwell
Forestry Commission
University of Arkansas Extension and Research
Arkansas Forestry Commission
Whitfeld Masonic Lodge to Elect Officers Tuesday
Whitfeld Masonic Lodge No 239 to hold officer election on Tuesday at 7 30 p m with strong attendance urged. Induction orders issued for several men on June 28. medical and physical exams scheduled the same day. A Country Jamboree set for June 10 at Patmos school auditorium features Rainbow Melodies Arkansas Playboys The Westerners and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitfeld
Masonic Lodge No. 239
William Fred Dearinger
Jimmy Alden Adams
Jack Travis Faulkner
James Lynard Ball
Minuen May
James Blake Owen
Robert Day Hoover
Charles Daniel Hatfield
Charles Ray Beggs
Henry Moss Rowe, Jr
James Charles Clark
Edward Howell Byers
Gale Vaughn Carman
Marvell McFade den
William Charles Banks
Patmos School
Rainbow Melodies
Arkansas Playboys
The
Westerners
Beavers Family
Odom Quartet
Hackler Claims Gov Rockefeller Sought Resignations
State Game and Fish Commissioner Raymond Farris said Gov Winthrop Rockefeller demanded resignations of commission members over staffing split with Republicans Hackler backed the claim naming Truman Altenbaumer as the Republican official who said they felt entitled to 50 percent of game and fish jobs He said he would not fire local employees but would not block vacancies Republicans pressed for removals after seven refusals to resign
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Little Rock
Raymond Farris
Biscoe
Winthrop Rockefeller
Commission
Hugh Hackler
Farris
Altenbaumer
Rockefeller
Cine Missioners
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Alex W. Washburn
Chamelion Papers
Gene Wirges
Con Way County
Wirges
Morriston
County Lee
Arnold Toynbee
Cleopatra
Kande
Jessus Christ
Charles Spurgeon
Man Wit
Bulletin
Peoria
Richard Speck
Chicago
Wanda L. Tudor
First National Bank of
Arkansas Senate
Guy Jones
Republican Party
Conway County
Tuedor
Russia
U.S. Defense Dept
International U.S
Roxbury
Boston
Billy
Lloyd Coop
Hempstead Memorial Hospital
A. F. Hardin
Barbara Kay Reese
Hugh Reese
Texas Christian University
Alpha Lambda Delta
Collegate Educational Service Corps
Hope High
Hackler
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