Millwood Red River Pollution Ties Up Allen's Ferry
Pollution of the Red River from oil field and industrial sources prompted a Corps of Engineers report. Bulldozers seal the river bed at Millwood Dam site as construction closes the main channel. The spillway gates allow a temporary passage while work continues, with full dam completion planned for year end and riverboat traffic halted 17 miles from Allen's Ferry.
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Allen’s Ferry
Little River
Millwood Dam
White Oak Shoas
White Cliffs
Red River
Southwest
Corps of Engineers
Dallas
Weekend crash spree hits Hope area Highway 4 wreck injures local woman
State Police reported a serious county accident on Highway 4 three miles east of Hope when a towing rig lost control on gravel and overturned. Marie Moore, 23, of Camden suffered a broken neck. Donald Moore and Bob Landers escaped serious injury. Police and Sheriff deputies from Nevada County assisted. Local bike and car incidents in Hope produced minor injuries and vehicle damage.
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Highway 4
Hope
Guy Downing
Donald Moore
Camden
Bob Landers
Marie Moore
Sgt. Downing
Harvey Fullerton
Sheriff Hale
Nevada County
Jerry Allen McKamie
J. S. Gibson
Pine and West Division
James Rowe
Martin
William Culp
Texarkana
John W. Fowler
Jessie Brown
Cleve W. Munn
Ethel Wallace
Burke
Jack Kinsey Lathbury
Camp Hill
M. N. Yocom
Third
Pine
Martin and
Yocom
Lathbury
Weather Experiment Station Report for Monday
Weather data covers nine hours ending at 7 a m with a high of 81 and a low of 68. Precipitation amounts to .82 of an inch and the report notes continuation on Page Two.
Southwest District Poultry Festival crowns four winners
Four contestants win the SW District Poultry Princess title as 13 entrants vie at the festival drawing about 4900 attendees. The lineup features Brena Carol Faulkner Emmet Linda Britt Okolona Becky McWilliams Magnolia and others with finalists Patricia Nelson Conway Gloria Ann Brown Jacksonville Barbera Rogers Batesville and Patricia Lee Bone Lonoke.
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Brena Carol Faulkner
Emmet
Linda Britt
Okolona
Becky McWilliams
Magnolia
Bonnie K. Brown
North Little Rock
Sharon Royston
Clyde Davis
Shipley Studios
Lite Rock
Patricia Nelson
el Dorado
Susan Carol Fischer
Conway
Gloria Ann Brown
Jacksonville
Kay Worle
Finalists Picked in District Poultry Festival
Finalists were chosen Saturday night at the district poultry festival event with judging concluding before page two continuation. The program highlighted local breeders and award categories presenting a range of plumage, egg quality, and overall bird health.
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Dist. Poultry Festival
Dairy Princess Diane Hall Wins Arkansas Pageant
Diane Hall age 17 from Damascus Faulkner County won the Arkansas Dairy Princess contest over 31 contestants in Little Rock. She will represent Arkansas in the national Dairy Princess contest.
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Ner
Arkansas
Arkansas County Agents Elect Leaders at Convention
New president E. A. Wilson of Camden succeeds Dr. M. Vaught of Hamburg at the Arkansas County Agricultural Agents Association convention in Hot Springs. John T. Coley of Newport is vice president and Herb Russell of Jonesboro becomes secretary treasurer.
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Hot Springs, Ark
Arkansas County Agricultural Agents Association
E. A. Wilson
Camden
M. Vaught
Hamburg
John T. Coley
Newport
Herb Russell
Jonesboro
Bond Issue Planned for Little Rock City Improvements
City Manager Andy Douthit unveiled a $4.8 million bond issue to finance capital improvements in Little Rock. The plan would refinance 1958 capital improvements bonds and is said not to raise taxes if approved by the city manager board.
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Little Rock
Andy Douthit
Douthit
Voices
Severe Weather Forecast for Three Arkansas Counties
The Weather Bureau in Little Rock issued a forecast for Miller Lafayette and Columbia counties predicting a few thunderstorms with large hail and locally damaging winds from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, signaling potential severe weather in southwest Arkansas.
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Little Rock
U.S. Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Miller
Lafayette
Columbia
Hope to Locate a New Vocational School in Hope
State Board of Education selects Searcy Ozark Hope Blytheville Osceola as sites for four new vocational schools. Hope wins bid after 17-city competition and will receive 500000 to build and 225000 annual operating budget. Courses include drafting auto mechanics machine shop repair and nursing with 300 day and 450 night enrollments.
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Little Rock
Searcy
Ozark
Hope
Blytheville-Osceola
State Board of Education
Harrison
el Dorado
Marked Tree
Forrest City
Olen Hendrix
Prescott
Talbot Feild
Hendrix
Feild
Earl Downs
Hope High School
Tax Formula Split for Cities and Towns in Arkansas
Arkansas Municipal League figures show 1966 turnback aid for cities nearly doubles 1964 and 1966 distributions rise due to a new formula. The highway fund will be split 70 percent to highways with counties and cities each receiving 15 percent, plus a $5 vehicle tax enabling broader street construction and maintenance.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Municipal League
League
State Highway Department
State Highway Fund
Blevins
Fulton
Hope
McCaskill
Oakhaven
Ozan
Patmos
Perrytown
Washington
Emmet
Prescott
Hope Trade School Plan Announced for Hempstead County
Rep Talbot Feild announces a Trade School to be built at Hope. The plan receives warm support from Hope citizens and the Hope Chamber of Commerce as local cooperation is praised.
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Hope
Hempstead
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Showers Continue Across Arkansas Through Wednesday
The Associated Press reports continued showers and thunderstorms across Arkansas through Wednesday per the U S Weather Bureau. About 75 percent of the state had rainfall this morning with warm humid conditions forecast to persist. Weekend totals included 3.4 inches at Newport and two inches at Daisy, Oden, and Gurdon.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S
Vandalism Alerts Hopewell Schools as Community Notices Issued
Supt. James H. Jones warns parents liable for damage by their children amid renewed vandalism at Hopewell Elementary. The column notes various local items including VFW meeting details, cable system talks, church trustees appointment, and municipal tax turnbacks with figures for several towns.
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Hopewell Elementary
James H. Jones
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Hope District
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Paul H. Jones
Fayetteville
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