Contract Let for School Improvements in Hope District
The Hope School District 1-A board awarded a $159,450 contract to Johnson Construction Co. for upgrades to the Negro school system in Hope. Bids opened June 14 were rejected, with Johnson’s bid accepted with modifications, adding offices, science and home economics rooms, new classrooms at Yerger High, plus a cafetorium at Hopewell. Funds from a five mill tax increase approved last fall funded the project.
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Hope School
Johnson Construction Co
Texarkana
Hope
James H. Jones
Johnson Co
Yerger High School
Hopewell School
Newro
Big Diamond Found at Arkansas Mine Second in Week
Murfreesboro Arkansas reports a 10 carat Canary diamond found by Cecil Young of Ponca City Oklahoma at the Arkansas Diamond Mine, valued around $6,000, the second such find in a week. Partner finder Art A Rogers found an 11.92 carat stone, while Mrs. Young reported a 119 carat white stone earlier. The mine has operated about a year near the Crater of Diamonds.
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Murfreesboro
Ark
Arkansas
J. R. Johnston
Cecil Young
I’onca City
Okla
Johnston
Art A. Rogers
Pine Blatt
Young
Ming
Howard’ Millar
A Bad Year for Boll Weevils in Arkansas
In Arkansas a poor boll weevil year is reported as Grover C. Dowell of the Agricultural Extension Service notes insect activity may rise after recent rains. He says 4,500 cotton fields were scouted last week with no field showing a weevil count requiring insecticides. initial pesticide applications will be delayed.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Grover C. Dowell
Agriculural Extension Service
Dowell
Arkansas Weather Station Report for 24 Hours
Weather summary for Arkansas covers 24 hours ending 7 am with a high of 91 and a low of 69. The report notes Tuesday conditions, mentions a Wednesday pause, and indicates continuation on page two.
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Weather Experiment Station
Beckworth to Get Hearing in Jackson
Byron de La Beckwith 42 of Greenwood faces a murder charge for the ambush shooting of civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Jackson Mississippi. A preliminary hearing will determine probable cause to hold Beckwith without bond until the July grand jury. The case may involve psychiatric testing if indicted, with possible death penalty pursuit.
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Jackson
Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Greenwood
Beckwith
Bill Waller
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Whitfield
Waller
Medgar W. Evers
Evers
Citizens Council
Hene Mative Dies in California Arcadia Notice
Friends report the death of Mrs. George Spragins in Arcadia California on Avenue 22. She leaves husband four sons and a daughter all of California pM Spraging a native of Hope is President of the Bank of Aner Lya Arentia.
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George Spragins
Arcadia
California
Ave
George Samuel In
Pm Spraging
Hope
Faubus Reduces Prison Terms for Three Convicts
Gov. Orval E. Faubus cut prison terms after a Pardons and Parole Board recommendation. Dale Seates saw his four year sentence downgraded to two years and three months for burglary and grand larceny. Albert L. Murray had his five year term cut to four years for narcotics and grand larceny. Orval Bowlin’s 15 year murder sentence was reduced to 12 years.
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Orval E
Faubus
State Pardons and Parole Board
Dale Seates
Pulaski
Albert L. Murray
Orval Bowlin
Benton
Arkla to Explore in Far West Arizona and New Mexico
Arkla to explore 1.3 million acres in Arizona and New Mexico under a 7 year contract with New Mexico and Arizona Land Co. The land covers seven tracts near Aztec Holbrook Mojave Winslow Arizona and Valencia San Juan New Mexico. New Mexico and Arizona Land Co. will receive 25 percent of any Arkla findings while Arkla finances the operation. Anticipated development cost not disclosed.
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Little Rock
Arkansas, Louisiana Gas Co
Arizona
New Mexico
Arizona Land Co
Arkla
Aztec
Holbrook
Mojave
Winslow
Ariz
Valencia
San Juan N.M
Leassee
Low Bid Tie On Arkansas Boys Training School Work
AP report from Little Rock notes Davis Quinn and Sons of Pine Bluff appeared the low bidder by three dollars for the construction of vocational rehabilitation facilities at the Arkansas Boys Training School near Pine Bluff. Chester Sparrow of Stuttgart submitted a higher bid of about 45,497 dollars with two other bidders also participating. Final approval of the contract was anticipated by officials in Belucas.
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Little Rock
Davis Quinn and Sons of
Pine Bluff
Arkansas Boys Training School
Pine Bluf
Quinn
Chester Sparrow
Stuttgart
Efote Band
Belucason
Democrats to Pick Site of Convention
The Democratic National Convention will be held next year in Atlantic City New Jersey. Gov. Richard J. Hughes was informed after a Site Committee meeting in Washington. Miami Beach Chicago and Atlantic City contended with bids. Atlantic City offered 625000 cash while Chicago proposed 450000 plus 150000 for the hall. The choice will mark the first East Coast convention since 1948 Philadelphia. The Republicans chose San Francisco for their July 1964 gathering.
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Nal
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Hughes
Democratic Site Committee
East
Harry Truman
Philadelphia
Eueller
Chicago
Miami Beach
Fla
Miami-Miami Beach
Miami
Florida
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Richard J. Daley
Riley
Daley
McCormack Place
John M. Bailey
International Amphitheatre
Kennedy
Harry S. Lruman
San Francisco
Arraignment in Forrest City Slaying Involving McFadden
St Francis County Sheriff said Jer man McFadden a 34 year old Black man from near Forrest City would be arraigned Friday on a first degree serious case charge. The victim Earnest Roebuck a 66 year old Black man from Forrest City was fatally injured after an argument at Palestine last Friday night. The event occurred following a struggle on Saturday.
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Forrest City
Ark
St. Francis County
Carl Campbell
Jerman McFadden
Earnest Roebuck
Roebuck
Palestine
Campbell
McFadden
No Americans Involved in British Scandal
Defense officials say three U S airmen questioned in the Profumo Keeler affair show only a casual link. No evidence of intimacy or ties to Capt Eugene Ivanov or John Profumo. Airmen from the 3rd Air Force based at South Ruislip denied involvement in security matters. Continued on Page Two.
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Fred 5. Hoffman
Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Christine Keeler
England
Air Force
Eugene Ivanov
London
Miss Keeler
John Profumo
Arthur Sylvester
Pentagon
Profumo-Keeler
Sylvester
3Rd Air Force
South Ruislip
Effort to Help This Man Is Futile
Pulaski Circuit Judge William J. Kirby sentenced Robert Meredith Sparks to 15 years for stealing a car in Little Rock last Aug. 3. Sparks, age 52, had a long history in prison and endured two rehabilitation attempts that failed, prompting the judge to end further aid and note his exasperation with futile efforts.
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Little Rock
Pulaski
William J. Kirby
Robert Meredith Sparks
Sparks
Texas
Kirby
Pratt Remmel
Remmel
L. R. Sparks
Harry C. Robinson
Robinson
Gerald T. Ridgeway
Arkansas Weather Outlook: Showers and Highs in 84 to 93
Partly cloudy conditions with isolated thundershowers persist in Arkansas through mid afternoon. Daytime highs range from 84 in the north to 93 in the south, with overnight lows from 64 to 72. Thursday’s outlook shows little change.
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Arkansas
West Germany Starts Its Own Peace Corps Model
West Germany launches a German Development Service inspired by the U.S. Peace Corps with President Kennedy joining Bonn ceremonies alongside Chancellor Adenauer and President Luebke. The plan includes sending 250 youths this year, rising to 500 in 1964 and 1,000 in 1965 to aid developing nations, mainly in Africa.
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Washington
Kennedy
West Germany
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Heinrich Luebke
Peace Corps
U.S. Peace Corps
International Peace Corps Secretariat
Whiteside Named Education TV Network Coordinator
State Education Commissioner Arch Ford designated Dean Whiteside as the coordination point with the Educational Television Commission. Whiteside will assume directorship of the Division of Instructional Materials on July 1, enabling a dedicated commission to develop Arkansas's state educational TV network more quickly.
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Little Rock
Arch Ford
Dean H. Whiteside
Education Department
State Educational Television Commission
Ford
Whiteside
TV Commission
T. B. Tyler
Department of Education
Pine Bluff Training School bids Quinn and Sons high bid
An apparent low bidder, Quinn and Sons of Pine Bluff, submitted a bid of 45 497 on Monday for construction of vocational rehabilitation facilities at the state Training School for Boys in Pine Bluff. Three other bidders also competed.
Picnic date moved for Patmes Hintert annual held September second
All Around Town notes the Patmes Hintert annual picnic will not occur on July 4 but is rescheduled for September 2 per L E Formby of Patmes. In prior years the event rested at Fair Park.
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Patmes-Hintert
Kennedy Defends NATO Unity Against De Gaulle Challenge
In Frankfurt Kennedy in open clash with De Gaulle over Europe’s future and U.S. defense. He vows the United States will risk cities to defend allies and urges European unity within NATO, denouncing those who would split Europe from America. He spoke at St Pauls Church after Bonn and Hanau stops, signaling a broader appeal to European leaders.
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Ketined
Charley de Gaulle
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United States
Kennedy
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Hanau
Cologne
Georg-August Zinn
Hasse
St. Paul's Church
America
Mr K Plans Visit to East Germany
Soviet Premier Khrushchev will undertake a morale boosting trip to East Germany this weekend. The action follows President Kennedy's swing through West Germany and West Berlin. Rumors of a Bucharest departure were denied by the Foreign Ministry as Khrushchev prepares to arrive Sunday to counter Kennedy's tour and the Berlin wall visit.
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Khrushchev
East Germany
Kennedy
West Germany
West Berlin
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Romania
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Foreign Ministry
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Masons Plan Dedication at Washington
The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Arkansas plans a July 4 dedication ceremony at the old State Capitol grounds in Washington Hempstead County. The Civil War centennial marker honors Jose Masons who served, with Quinn La Fargue Jr. presiding. Pioneer Washington Foundation will provide boxed lunches and historic sites will offer tours to visitors.
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Free and Accepted
Masons of
Arkansas
Washington
Hempstead County
Grant
Arkansas Masons
Quinn
la Fargue, Jr
Dewitt
Little Rock
Grand Lordge
Pioneer Washington Foundation
Espovighly Masons
Mexican Labor Introduced in House and Senate
Rep. Ji C. Gathings and Sen. J William Fulbright introduced similar bills to extend the Mexican farm labor program for three years. They would gradually eliminate braceros, setting ceilings of 150000 next year, 120000 in 1965, 90000 in 1966, and none in 1967, warning of higher fruit and vegetable prices if not extended.
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Washington
Ji. C. Gathings
D-Ark
Sen
J. William Fulbright
House
Senate
Gathings
Hurst Case Set for August 5
Fort Smith Arkansas AP State Sen Q Byrum Hurst of Hot Springs faces four counts of income tax evasion and will be tried August 5 in federal court. Judge John E Miller set the date as part of a broader schedule that also links to a car theft ring indictment detailing 57 counts and separate trials for attorney Sam Anderson Winfred Lee Angel and Forrest Cason.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Q. Byrum Hurst
Hot Springs
Federal District Court
John E. Miller
FBI
Sam Anderson
Winfred Lee Angel
Forrest Cason
Angel Ia
Hurst
Atorneys
Anderson
Angel
Cason
Arkansas Pig Crop Falls Briefly in 1963
The spring pig crop in Arkansas totaled 230000 head, down nine percent from 1962 and 29 percent below the five year average, according to the Crop Reporting Service in Little Rock.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
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