17 Persons Killed in Two Truck Accident
Baytown Texas report says a heavy crane touched a 12 000 volt line near a natural gas pipeline killing two men and seriously burning a third. Names include D. E. Reider and Charles R. Huddleston. A migrant laborer truck crash near Fayetteville, North Carolina killed seven more.
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Baytown
Tex
D. E. Reider
Cohroe
Charles R. Huddleston
Morriston
Ark
Hubert Hoyt
Houston
Judge Asks Why American Can't Be Returned
Federal Judge in Washington ordered U S authorities to show cause why Army Specialist 2nd Williams Girard of Ottawa Illinois cannot be returned to the United States for trial in Japan on charges of killing a Japanese woman on an Army firing range. Hearings set for next Monday to determine if Girard should be returned. Girard will remain in U S custody until habeas corpus issues are resolved. The Japanese trial is scheduled for June 21. Girard's attorney contends the case is being used as appeasement.
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Arthur Arundel Washington
Federal
Dudge
United States
Williams
Girard
Ottawa
Fudge
Joseph
McGarraghy
United Staes
U.S
U. SS
Earl J. Carroll
New York
U S Soldier Chooses Jap War Veteran as Chief Defense Counsel
Maebashi Japan. Army announces U S soldier William Girard has picked Asuro Hayashi a former International Military Tribunal advocate to head his defense for the charge over a Japanese woman’s death at a military firing range. Hayashi plans a tomorrow meeting with Girard.
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Maebashi
Japan
William Girard
Army
Ottawa, Jr
Asuro Hayashi
U. S
Girard
Hayashi
International Military Tribunal For
Civil rights bill faces four days of debate in House
Supporters urged Civil Rights Act backers to attend the session as four days of formal debate begin. Chairman Celler predicted passage by next week with minimal amendments if supporters stay united, while Southern opposition vows to resist and may seek to dilute or defeat the measure in the Senate.
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Edmond LE Breton
Washington
House
Celler
D-Ny
House Judiciary Committee
Seata
Old Hospital to Be Turned Into Rest Home
The Julia Chester Hospital building on South Main Street is to be remodeled to meet nursing home licensing standards in Arkaligan and used as a rest home. Completion targeted for August 1987 with new plumbing wiring and heating, interior repainting, and a fire alarm system. About $15,000 will be spent. project overseer is Robert O Neal. Board members of the Hope and Hempstead County Hospital Association pledge first class condition and sound management to add to local elder care facilities.
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Julia, Chester Hospital
South Main Street
Arkaligan
Robert O'Neal
Angay
Hope and Hempstead County Hospital Association
Hope
Syd McMath
K. G. Hamilton
Lee
L. Carter Johnson
W. Y. Foster
Ernest P. O'Neal
Kelly, Bryant
Arkansas Highway Commission Meets June 18 in Fort Smith
The Arkansas Highway Commission will meet June 18 in Fort Smith to discuss adding country roads to the state system. Chairman Glenn F. Wallace said action is unlikely at the meeting, though 73 of 75 counties have requested up to 12 miles each. A new state law requires action by July 1, with another meeting planned for July 1. Only Yell and Jefferson counties did not request additions.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Highway Commission
Port Smith
Glenn F. Wallace
Nashville
Arkansas
Wallace
Yel
Jefferson
Reading to a Child and the Struggle to Listen
An observer describes the difficulty of a parent and child in a library setting where a child reads aloud poorly and the parent seeks patience. The piece reflects on readers, books, and the urge to find truthful responses amid imperfect reading. It notes a motherly insistence on progress and the child's evolving engagement with stories and language.
U S and Russia Far Apart on Atomic Testing
Washington reports the United States and Soviet Union remain far apart on calling off atomic tests. President Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Bulganin spoke at roughly the same time, dampening optimism for a quick disarmament deal and signaling continued tests while pursuing broader controls. Eisenhower reaffirmed a goal of total disarmament and a ban on weapons, but tied it to an effective inspection system and maintained that tests must continue as long as there is a risk of weapons use.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
Suits Filed in Accident Case
Court filings reveal suits against Henry F. Trotter of Bing Bluff over a collision on UW Highway 5 last Saturday. Plaintiffs, including Mr. and Mrs. James R. Dickinson of Little Rock, allege negligence by the other driver causing injuries to Dickinson and passengers.
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Henry F. Trotter
Bing Bluff
Chreuil Fort
James R. Dickinson
Kittle Rock
Wi Digkingon
Willow
Tyatier
1000 to Be Laid Off at Camden Depot
Camden 1 100 workers at the U S Naval Ammunition Depot face layoffs this month as the Navy shifts from rockets to guided missiles. About 600 will be released in June and a further 500 in June 380, leaving roughly 400 employed. The change stems from the plan to produce the Sidewinder guided missile, ending obsolescence of rockets. The depot’s peak wartime employment was 20 000 during World War I and 5 000 during Korea.
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Camden
Navy
U. S Naval Ammunition Depot
George Koury
Nationall Fireworks Ordflanes Corp
Navy Department
Paid Vacation for Weights Officers
State Policy Commission chairman Hubert Mayes considers a paid vacation during suspensions of two indicted State Police Weights and Blanchards Division employees. The North Little Rock case involves bribery and extortion charges tied to the Crittenden County Grand Jury and Governor Orval Faubus.
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Little Rock i
State Policy Commis Sion
Blanchards Divisio
Hubert Mayes
Iwan
J. Raper
B. B. Blunter
Raper
Hunter
Crittenden County Grand Jury
Gov
Orval
Mayes
Red River flood braces three states along its path
The Red River flood threat spans Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas as Lake Texoma nears record crest near the border and spillways surge at Denison. The corps expects water to rise further while rain and storms affect the Gulf Coast region.
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Dallas
Red River
Denison
U. S. Army Corps of
Engiherrs
American actor seeks police aid amid extortion threat
Pougins F Scott of Los Angeles, a former child actor now civilian employee at Yokosuka Naval Base, appeals for protection after extortionists demand 3 139 006 yen. He says his two young sons and wife May 27 Born in Honohila, they hide with relatives while police in Japan and Savy investigators search Yokosuka and nearby towns for the culprits. The family remains barricaded in their home as Scott commutes to the base and wife Midori describes sleepless days since the threat.
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Kay Tateish
Kamakur
Amuricin
Pougins F. Scott
Los Angeles
U. S. Navy
Eden
Yokosuka
Scott
Stott
Severay
Mys
Thei
Marie
Cary Lee
Sculf
Naval Base
Midorl A
Evening Shade Baptist Church to Host Sunday Singing
J L Becham announces Evening Shade Baptist Church will hold a monthly singing this Sunday June 9 at 2 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
Vanderbilt Claims Money Problems Amid Vanity Case
The article reports Vanderbilt’s financial distress amid alimony and court scrutiny. Carnellius Vit avin dranya Wat, described with garbled text, faces claims of failing to cover expenses while boasting income from trust funds. A judge, Justice Walter AL Lynch, weighs alimony and creditor interests as Vanderbilt cites precarious finances and reduced outside earnings.
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York
Carnelluis Vitavin Dranya
Vanderbilt
Atiniany
Fuhd Hwid
Prtilvin Wallace
Wirbank
Himichiner
Mes. Vanderbiit
Severnl Monus
Walter AL Lynch
Vel Davlslat
Budget Cut Bipartisan Says Johnson
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson defends budget cuts as nonpartisan in Washington as Republicans meet at a two day strategy conference. He says administration should not inject politics into fiscal matters while supporting reductions similar to Truman and Roosevelt eras. Senator Knowland maintains budget cuts are needed and signals extensive discussions at GOP sessions ahead of the 1958 congressional campaign.
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Wage Bell
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eisenhower
Johnson
Seale
Democratic
Elsenhower
Truman
Congress
Qwisenhower
Roosevelt
Sen
Knowland
California
Conference of
Eisenhowwer
City Council meeting canceled amid CAA talks
Town notes report a special City Council meeting tonight at the Mayor's office has been canceled as the group cannot meet with CAA representatives. Hempstead men Robert Ryan Burton and Thomas Darwin signed orders to report for induction into the armed services on June 20. World War I memorials and a spring reception led by President Roya Thrash of Hope are mentioned. State Health Department counts show Hempstead County birth totals with gender and race details for the past month.
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CAA
Hempstead
Armed Services
Robert Ryan ‘Burton
Thomas Darwin
State Health Department
Water to Hit Fulton Five Feet Over Flood Stage
The Red River at Fulfoty is expected to crest around 32 feet by Saturday with floodwaters spreading over Javlands and nearby crops damaged. Discharges from Denison and Tox arkang Dams remain high though easing, Shreveport river level forecast at 31 to 32 feet by Tuesday with widespread inundation across the Little River Valley.
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Javlands
Red
Fulfoty
Nonn
Midion
Weather Bureau
Buran
Whiteelts
Lollomland
Rivet
Ross
Denison
Toxarkang
Shreveport
Swim Classes Set Up at Local Pool
Registration for swimming classes will be held Saturday mornings at 9 o clock at Municipal pool Instructor Kay Kent announces children must be at least six and able to walk to shallow water rope Classes start June 17 for three weeks with daily instruction A second session begins July 15 for those who cannot join the first series Swimmers must be between 12 and 15 to join Junior Life Saving program. those interested should report to the pool Saturday June 15 at Moan
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Dune
Municipal
Kay
Kent
Moan
Weather Summary for Arkansas and Surrounding States
Weather report shows a one hour ending 7 am Thursday with high 83 and low 65 and .21 inch precipitation. June total 4.67 inches, year to date 43.46. Arkansas forecast: partly cloudy and warm with scattered thundershowers this afternoon tonight and Friday, Saturday partly cloudy warm with scattered thundershowers. highs mid 80s regionally, lows near 70. Louisiana: scattered thundershowers this afternoon and tonight, cloudy Friday with widely scattered afternoon thundershowers. Oklahoma: partly cloudy and warm this afternoon tonight and Friday with widely scattered thundershowers.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
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