Kennedy to Mediate Rail Strike Crisis With Union Leaders
President Kennedy will meet with rail negotiators and five unions to head off a possible nationwide rail strike next week. The talks include Labor Secretary Wirtz and top mediation officials as railroads plan new work rules likely to cut about 40 000 firemen and engineers, with a strike looming after Monday. The unions involved total about 200 000 on train crews.
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Washington
Kennedy
W. Willard Wirtz
James J. Reynolds
Leverett Edwards
Cathe’ National Mediation Board
White House
Labor Department
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Switchmen's Union of North America
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Independent Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Order of Railway Conductors
Printing Contracts Returned in Arkansas Bid Dispute
State Auditor Jimmie Jones returned 500000 worth of state printing contracts to the secretary of state, citing major discrepancies and the need for clarification. He said he cannot approve the contracts as written and urged changes to ensure fair administration. Copies went to Gov. Faubus, Treasurer Nancy Hall, and others.
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Little Rock
Jimmie Jones
Secretary of State
Jones
4 100 Degrees in Many Areas
Temperatures climbed into the 100s across Arkansas on Thursday as a weak weather system lingered with little expected change. Showers were scattered with light rain in spots, crops awaiting moisture, and highs ranged from 94 at Fayetteville to 101 at Fort Smith while Little Rock logged 100. Overnight lows fell to the mid 60s to around 70s across the state.
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Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Avestein
Weather Update Signals Cloudy, Thunder Showers Today
A weather note reports cloudy conditions and isolated thunderstorms with heat and humidity. Scattered showers may affect afternoon activities as highs reach warm levels. Expect brief gusts and possible localized downpours in the region.
Cities must increase services to attract industry
In Newport Arkansas AP report W M Shepherd president of the state chamber of commerce urged Arkansas cities to raise per capita spending on municipal services to compete with northern cities and neighboring states He warned that higher taxes may be necessary to achieve equality and more revenue is a necessity for municipal operations during his three day tour of 14 northeast Arkansas cities
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Newport
Ark
Arkansas
Chamber of Commerce
Newport Chamber
W. M. Shepherd
Little Rock
Shepherd
Arkansans
Reds May Put First Woman Into Space
Moscow reports Russia’s fifth cosmonaut orbited for hours as Bykovsky neared five days. A 25-year-old woman named Ludmilla was said ready to join in a parallel orbit, with tests suggesting strong weightlessness tolerance. Khrushchev hinted a second flight. U.S. Project Mercury nears end. NASA offered no comment.
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Moscow
Russia
Valery Fedorovich Bykovsky
Outer Space
Tass
Bykovsky
Ludmilla
Siberia
Khrushchev
Harold Wilson
Labor Party
Soviet Union
United States
West
U.S
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Five Teens Arrested in Pine Bluff Park Beating
Pine Bluff Arkansas AP Police Chief Norman Young said five white teenagers were arrested in connection with a beating of a Negro youth during desegregation at Oakland Park. Some reportedly surrendered at their homes after learning police were seeking them. All were released on bond and may face juvenile court. names not released.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Norman Young
Oakland Park
Young
Murder of Medgar Evers Noted as Tragedy by Some
Washington AP reports that the killing of NAACP leader Medgar Evers in Jackson Mississippi drew mixed reactions with some calling it not a terrible tragedy while Senator Fulbright of Arkansas warned the slaying inflames a dangerous civil rights crisis.
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Washington
NAACP
Medgar Evers
Jackson
Miss
William Fulbright
D-Ark
Mason Building Cornerstone Reveals 1904 Items
Remodeling of the Masonic Building uncovers a 1904 St Marks cornerstone list including Arkansas Gazette and Democrat papers dated May 1904, Hope and Hempstead County items, 1903 coins, church ministers, bank officers, and a 1903 half and quarter dollar. The piece discusses Masonic cornerstone rites and related Civil War centennial plans in Washington Arkansas.
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St. Marks’ Episcopal Church
St. Marks
Arkansas Gazette
Little Rock
Arkansas Democrat
Star OF Hope
Hope Gazette
Hope Public
Hempstead County
City of Hope
Hempstead County Bank
Bank of Hope
Citizens National Bank
St. Mark's
Pleas Heard in Circuit Court Here
Pleas in Hempstead Circuit Court were entered by Lyle Brown and Martha Bogan on grand larceny charges and other counts, all pled not guilty with bonds set at 1500 dollars. Elbert Williams pled guilty to burglary and grand larceny with a suspended five year term after admitting theft of a shotgun. Willie Harris Jr. pled guilty to forgery uttering and theft of checks and received five years in the Arkansas penitentiary.
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Hempstead
Dudge Lyle Brown
Martha Bogan
Elbert Williams
Lars Con
Jerry Nelson
Willie Harris Jr
Arkansas
Harold Wilson visits Mikoyan at Moscow dacha
British Labour Leader Harold Wilson met First Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan for 90 minutes at Mikoyan's dacha near Moscow. Wilson said Mikoyan is improving but not at full strength, and the visit was a social call with talks on trade, industrial development, and personal matters.
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Moscow
Harold Wilson
Britain
Labor Party
Anastas Mikoyan
Mikoyan
Wilson
Dallas Hospital Bid Competes for Barton County Addition
FORDYCE Ark AP AW Bierow of Maver appeared to bid on Thursday at page 42 on the construction of additions to the Dallas County Hospital.
Body Found in Benton Wooded Area Brutal Slaying Suspect Held
The 43 year old Benton man Frank Hobbs was found beaten to death in a wooded area about half a mile east of Benton. Sheriff Guy Grant said Hobbs was last seen Friday with a man now in custody for questioning. The attacker used a concrete block and drag marks led investigators to a shallow grave.
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Benton, Ark
Benton
Benton City
Saline County
Guy’ Grant
Frank Hobbs
Grant
Hobbs
Jonesboro Library bids set for new county building
Jonesboro Arkansas M anit M Construction Co of Jonesboro appeared the low bidder Thursday at 280 208 for construction of a new Craishead County Library. A bond issue to provide funds for the building was wprayed revenu.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Manit M. Construction Co
Craishead County
Don’t Assume Employers Should Not Assume Wage Law Coverage
Sterling P. Williams of Birmingham told Little Rock civic club that employers should not assume their workers are outside federal wage and hour law coverage. He said exemptions are narrowly construed and border cases fall under the law unless a large back wages claim risks later. He noted a 1961 amendment will take years to define, including for workers in interstate commerce related enterprises.
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Little, Rock
Labor Department
Sterling P. Williams
Birmingham
A Little Rock
Civic Clib
Williams
Progress Against Leukemia Moves Forward in Two Years
Washington reports dramatic advances in acute leukemia over the last two years with three new drugs in use and six total, offering hope for longer life in both children and adults alongside slower chronic forms. Researchers emphasize team drug use and two new supportive treatments that may extend survival while treatments improve.
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Washington
Ernie Davis
Syracuse University
Cleveland Browns
Francis &. Waller
D-Pa
National Cancer Institute
Bank to Lend Money for Arkansas Arts Center Gallery Purchases
The Commercial National Bank of Little Rock will provide loans to qualified buyers to acquire original artworks, prints, drawings and sculpture from the Arkansas Arts Center Lending Purchase Gallery. This program targets customers with acceptable credit ratings to support art purchases.
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Little Rock
The
Commercial National Bank of
Arkansas Arts Center
Low bid submitted for Rogers Northside Elementary additions
An apparent low bid of STATO was submitted Thursday by Garner-Lari-More Inc of Rogers for additions to Northside Elementary School at Siegers.
Washington Race Demonstration Draws Thousands On Capitol
Washington saw a large racial demonstration on Friday as placard carriers and marchers moved along Pennsylvania Avenue after prayers near the White House. About 3,000 joined the event, police assisted crowd flow, and one arrest occurred. Organizers claimed progress on a ban of housing discrimination in hiring, while signaling a broader sit-in planned on Capitol Hill if civil rights legislation stalls in Congress.
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Washington
Waalsington
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Capitol Hill
Congress
Nazi Party
Injunction Holds Against Mississippi Jackson Protests
The Supreme Court refused to dissolve a Mississippi state court injunction barring racial demonstrations in Jackson. The NAACP and others requested Justice Black dissolve the injunction, but the full court denied the petition after closed conference. Issued January 6 by Hinds County Chancery Court Judge J. C. Stenner warned further demonstrations would bring violence.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Justice Black
Chancery Court
1St Judicial District
Hinds County
J. C Stenner
Faubus urges Legion Auxiliary Girls State on women in politics
Governor Orval Faubus told North Little Rock delegates that women are growing more important in politics. He said he has appointed women to fill most elective vacancies in Arkansas and praised their work, especially in clerical roles.
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North Little Huck
Orval E. Faubus
American Legion Auxiliary
Faubus
Ruling Favors Jury Members in Arkansas Opinion
The Arkansas Attorney General has ruled that a person sworn to answer questions on qualification as a junior is entitled to 7.50 dollars in pay whether serving as a junior or not. It states that someone who attends court but is excused from jury duty may receive a 5 dollar fee, per the Clay County judge Ernest Thomas opinion.
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Little Rock
State Attorney General’s Office
Clay County
Ernest Thomas
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