Cities Ask Gas Rate Increase Be Ruled Out
City Atty James Spencer urged the Arkansas Public Service Commission to disallow Arkla Gas Co rate increases, arguing no case for higher returns has been shown. The PSC overruled the motion and set dates in July for city testimony and Arkla rebuttal, with rate reduction discussions tied to a $1.2 million annual gain and higher city franchise taxes. Alexander Wiskup and James Honaker attended but gave no decisive statement as cross examinations continued. Norman Clayton faced questions on prior testimony.
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John R. Starr
Little Rock
James Spencer
el Dorado
Arkansas Public Service Commission
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
PSC
Spencer
Norman Clayton
Shreveport
Commission
Lewis, Robinson
City
George Holmes
Pine Butt
Trobinson
We Commission
James Honaker
Frankfort
kKla
Arkla
Honaker
Robinson
Alexander E. Wiskup
Washington, D.C
Wiskup
Clayton
Rate and Regulation Department
Embassy Workers Under Handicap in Budapest Contacts
Sen Ellender charged the State Department barred embassy staff in Budapest from normal contact with the Hungarian government. He blamed political pressure from Hungarian refugees in the U.S. Secretary Rusk said no embassy restrictions were placed and he would investigate the matter.
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Pwashington
Weather Forecast and Station Report Summary
Weather station report for two hours ending at, high 86 and low 68, total precipitation 21.26 inches for May, 1.37 inches year ago. Arkansas regional forecast from Associated Press notes cloudy, cool conditions through Saturday with light showers, partly cloudy and warmer Sunday, highs in the 70s and low 60s in various regions, with coolest readings in central areas and variable readings in northeast and northwest sectors.
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Arkansas
Associated Press
Three Seek to Make Better Government Organization a Permanent
Three Hempstead County men petitioned Cir cuit Court to form the Hempstead County Citizens Committee for Better Government as a permanent benevolent nonprofit corporation. B W Edwards Tal bot Feild and Jamest Pilkinton will serve as temporary officers until permanent ones are elected. The group aims to aid and obtain better county government and to promote efficiency and honesty without backing any candidate or office.
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Circuit Court
Hempstead County
Citizens Committee For
B. W. Edwards
Talbot Feild
Ddr
Jamest. Pilkinton
Hempstead
Citizens Committee
A. G. Garrett
Monroe Kent
Hempstead County Grand Grand Jury
Sheriff delays deputy son payment in Arkansas case
Poplar Bluff Arkansas sheriff L C Young says he will personally pay his deputy son starting today with a personal check as he fights for a court order to reimburse the county. County Judge Arch Campbell refused to authorize county payment arguing the cited law was repealed. The attorney general's office had said Young could hire his son as temporary deputy. A court suit is planned to decide eligibility and reimbursement.
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Little Rock
Poyr
L. C. Young
Arch Campbell
L. C. Young Sr
Attorney General
Young
Campbell
Warcourt
Man and Son Give Up 80 Acres in Arkansas
In Russellville Arkansas Army Engineers took possession of 80 acres of pasture land owned by James M Parrish and his son. The land condemned for the Dardanelle Reservoir on the Arkansas River was then leased back to the Parrishes for a year. District Judge J Smith Henley fined the Parrish men a total of 1000 dollars for contempt of court but indicated the fines could be suspended if possession was formalized by a stated date.
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Russellville
Ark
L Army Engineers
James M. Parrish
Parrish
Parrishes
J. Smith Henley
James Thomas Parrish
Dardanelle
Arkatsus River
Henley
Maginvers
Damage in Two Wrecks Is Heavy
Two traffic accidents in the city caused very heavy damage. At Division and Elm Streets a Highway Department patrol, driven by Gilbert Honea, collided with an auto driven by Mrs B C Russell. brakes on the patrol failed and the left door of the auto caved in. Earlier at Third and Spruce, trucks driven by Dee Conway and George Boone collided. Conway received minor injuries and was treated and released, while the Negro driver was charged with hazardous driving.
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Division
Elm Sts
Arkatr Sas Highway Department
Gilbert Honea
B.C. Russell
Shirley
Martin
Dee Conway
George Boone
Wynne
Ark
Martin and
Conway
Local Group Honored at Scout Camp
At Camp Pioneer in Mena, 19 members of Hope Boy Scout Troop 91 joined a Guest Day program. The day ended with Indian ceremonies, a bonfire, peace pipes, and drums. Guests hiked the hills to a clearing for an Order of the Arrow dance. Local honorees included Malcolm Hinton Jr, Jamie Boyelle, and Virgil McNair.
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Camp Pioneer
Mena
Boy Scout
Troop 91 of Hope
Camoes
Malcolm Hinton, Jr
Jamie Boyelle
The
Hope Lions Club
Virgil McNair
Washington
McClellan Attacks Tractor Deal With Cuba
In Brinkley Arkansas Senator John McClellan a Democratic critic denounces the proposed tractors for prisoners made with Fidel Castro as international blackmail that would degrade the United States. He says the nation cannot participate or yield without harming national integrity and prestige.
Board Seeks Address of Registrants
Local Selective Service Board No 2 in Laval requests current contact addresses for listed registrants whose mail is returned as unclaimed or unknown. Citizens in Hampstead County with knowledge of any registrant’s contact information are urged to inform the board immediately.
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Selective Service
Laval Board
Hope
Hape
Hampstead County
Robert Lee Ashley
Bobby Dean Brown
William Pen Campbell
Robert Eugene Cartier
Thomas Rufus Gibson
Curtis Wilmer Hays
Richard Fernandez Hooker Jr
Edward Johnson
Frank Macha
Jeremiah Nolen
Charles McPherson
Emerson Stewart
Jerrad Hardy
Whitfield
Melvin Burns
Billy Junior Crash
Bennie Downs
Jeffie Hamilton
Joseph Hamilton
David Lee Jeffergan
O'Sheen Johnson
Kenneth May
Richard McGough
Nathaned Simms
David Trotter
James Edward Whitmore
Luther Charles Burton
Revival at White's Chapel Church
Revival meeting at White's Chapel Baptist Church three miles east of Bodcaw begins June 1. Daily services at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m. Pastor Rev Delmer Syin and evangelist Rev C I Roberts lead the revival.
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White's Chapel Baptist Church
Bodcaw
Delmer Sy' ‘In
C. I. Roberts
West States Endure Record Heat and Losses Across the Region
A broad heat wave spanned the Far West to New Mexico with floods and fires worsening conditions. California reported at least seven deaths from heat and two large brush fires near Los Angeles burned thousands of acres. Crop losses in California were projected to top one hundred million dollars as Pacific Northwest drownings rose. Temperatures reached 122 in Palm Desert and 84 in San Francisco, while eastern regions stayed cool and dry.
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New Mexico
Texas
California
Oreart
Pacific Northwest
Mountain States
San Gabriel Canyon
Los Angeles
Mint Canyon
Turra Amarilla
I Degrees
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angles
Palm Desert
Calif
All Around Town in Jena Pilkinton and Penny Ranks
Hope girls state delegates All Around Town Jena Pilkinton and Penny rank elected to the Girls State assembly. Toda named senator and Penny a representative. They will serve in a joint session today as Girls State officers take over state government at the Capitol. Delegates from towns like Hope face competition for top offices. Little Rock hosts 50 delegates. El Dorado 25. Hope sent six.
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Jena Pilkinton
Hope
Little Rock
Faubus Faces Bond Fight Over Hospital Funds and Revenue Building
Arkansas politics flare as critics attack Governor Faubus for failing to fund state hospital repairs while approving 1.6 million for a new Revenue Department building. Debates before the Little Rock Chamber highlight arguments over a 60 million bond plan for education and state facilities, with leaders from the University of Arkansas and legislators urging voters to weigh the costs against urgent needs.
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Little Rock
Patbus
Revenue Department
Dosha KL Shepherd
Storm Whaley
Whaley
University of Arkansas
Lee Rock
Silas Shay
Arkansastate Teachers College
C. Hamilton Moses
Gide Hack
Presson
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Olen Hendrix
Prescots
State Hospital
Bony
Forrest
Rosell
Bond Fighting Arkansas Education Association
Eoo
Moses
Paubus
Snow
Jlomtelx
Rozzell
Joshua Shepherd
Slite Hospital
Homecoming at Holly Grove to be held Sunday
Holly Grove hosts a homecoming on Sunday June 1 with a children's program at 10 a.m. John Wilson Jr will speak during the morning service and a luncheon will follow. An afternoon singing service is planned.
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Molly Grove Methodist
John Wilson, Jr
Lancheon
Flight incident reported between Cincinnati and Norwich
Federal Aviation Agency reports a single-engine plane from Drook G Hopkins disappeared after noon Tuesday. The craft, a blue and white Boma with red nose and tail, numbered N-7776B, was en route from Duffeyto Ark to Norwich when last seen near a nonable area between Cincinnati and Norwich.
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Nashville
Ark
Cinccinnati
Ohio
Norwich
Federal Aviation Agency
AA Sull
Drok G. Hopkins
Siid Hopine
Dlope
Hopkins
Senate Approves Highway Bill With Billboard Extension
The Senate approved a landmark interstate financing bill after a nine hour session, sending it back to the House. The measure funds the federal share of the cost, extends payments to states that regulate interstate billboards, and increases federal allocations for the next decade. The bill relies on extending the fourth cent gasoline tax, boosting overall funding to about 4 billion dollars, with about 25,000 miles potentially covered and three states already signed up.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
House
George H. Patton
D-Ma
Ever Jery
Painter electrocuted while painting Texarkana church
Richard W. Jones, 32, of Fouke Ark a painter was electrocuted when he became entangled in two power lines while painting the Calvary Baptist Church in Texarkana Ark Two other workmen pulled his ladder trem under him and let him fall then gave artificial respiration He is survived by his widow and four small children
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Texarkana
Ark
Richard W. Jones
Fouke
Calvary Baptist Church
Jones
Marine Strike Threatens the Entire Nation
A major coastwise breakdown in labor talks triggers a nationwide strike threat. Some 70,000 unionized officers and licensed crewmen walk off ships, with 9 ports affected and luxury liners blocked from New York docks. The dispute centers on the right to organize crews aboard American-owned ships under siege by flags of convenience.
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AMD
Olay
Arthur A Goldberg
Kennedy
Wor O
New Park
New York
Joseph Cirran
National Maritime Union
Saile
International Lonshoremen's Association
Teamsters Union
Union Oil Arkers
Central Labor Councils
Fin
Liberia
Panama
Honduras
Ares Nation
Maritime Unio
Seafarers International Union
Marine /novineers
Heneficiak Association Cofficars
American Radio Association Follicors
Une
Americatt Merchant Marine Institute
Union 500
Alford Proposes State Education Aid Bill
Rep. Dale Alford of Arkansas introduces an aid to education bill. He says it would bypass federal controls, send checks from the U.S. Treasury to state education commissions for classroom construction or teacher salaries, and keep education under state control while bypassing federal bureaus.
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Waslington
Dale Alford
D-Ark
Senate
House
Fis Bi
Alford
U.S. Treasury
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Yope
Cecil M. Bitile
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Amursaay
Arkansas Wild Life
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Dorothy Price
Southwest Arkansas
Earl Hooker
DeQueen
Judy Allison
James White
Mt. Zion Methodist Church
5. J.parker
Arkansas A. M. & N. College
Pine Bluff
Parker
W. F. Wright
Commodity Department
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NPLA
ILA
4Th
T. R. Belton
Negro Agricultural Agents
Mr. Bittle
Pop
McClellan
Joseph Smith
Alamo National Bank
San Antonio
Smith
White's Chapel
West States
Paisley School
Oscar Albert Graves, Jr
Albert Graves
Siope
Harvard Uni
Cambridge
Mass
de Maynard
Lane
Ed Lang
Mort Towson
Okla
Yyale Air Force Station
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