Wilhelmina Inn Transport Gap in Mena Ward One
Local inquiry notes no public transport to Wilhelmina State Park near Mena. Harvey couple reports no service aside from pricey $7 one way taxis. Community urges future commuter options to connect Mena with Wilhelmina Inn and Park. Rabbits and dogs mentioned as side notes in citizen column.
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Wilhelmina Inn
Four Seasons
Star Office
Mena
Hope
Wilhelmina State Ark
Odus Harvey
Mena Axhc
Harveys
U.S. Highway 71
Wilhelena State Park
Burglars Burst In As Five Men Enter Manila Home
Mrs. Alejanca Peralta and three other women woke Tuesday to five burglars entering their Manila residence. The women armed themselves with bolos and confronted the intruders in the kitchen. They killed one assailant and wounded another before police or responders arrived.
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Manila
Alejanca Peralta
Philippine News Service
Arkansas Weather Summary From Tuesday Night to Wednesday
Weather report from the state experiment station notes clear to partly cloudy skies across Arkansas with little change in temperature. The reading shows a high near 94 and a low around 70 as of hours ending 7 a.m. Wednesday, with continued mild conditions expected.
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Wedsday
Arkansas
Senate Eyes Ban on Senate Staff Handling Campaign Funds
The Senate Rules Committee released its report on Bobby Baker’s probe with findings from the Democratic majority and views from the Republican minority. It urges tightening lobbying laws and preventing conflicts of interest among senators and staff, and notes a plan to bar staff from soliciting or handling political contributions.
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John Chadwick Washington
Senate
Bobby Baker
Senate Rules Committee
Pan Senate
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Baker
John J. Williams
Johnson
Hearing on Reactor Plant Continued in Arkansas
A hearing on the Southwestern Atomic Energy Associates application to build an atomic research plant 17 miles southwest of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was to continue at the University of Arkansas. The Atomic Energy Commission board heard testimony from J. Robert Welsh, SAE AEC hearing examiner Thomas Pigford and Dixon Callihan of Oak Ridge. Welsh, president of Southwestern Electric, answered questions and provided SAE history.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Here
University of Arkansas
Southwest Atomic Energy Associates
Board of Safety and Licensing of
The
Atomic Energy Commission
J. D. Bond
AEC
Thomas Pigford
University of California At
University of California At Berkley; and Dixon Callihan
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Tennessee
SAEA
J. Robert Welsh
Welsh
Southwestern Electric Co
Shreveport
SAE
Presidential Continuity Bill Advances
The House approved by voice vote an amendment to the Constitution to ensure continuity in the presidency. The measure, spurred by the Kennedy assassination, would create procedures for removing a disabled president and restoring powers when recovery is declared in writing to Congress.
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John W. Beckler
Washington
House
Swift Senate
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Dry Weather Highlights Value of Stockponds in Arkansas
A. C. Mowery Jr., state ASCS director, says extended dry periods raise pond value to distribute grazing and protect pasture. ACP since 1936 has funded about 69,000 ponds in Arkansas with 50 percent cost sharing. 4,000 built under 1964 program, including 102 farm ponds on 94 Hempstead County farms. Farmers should contact the ASCS office in the courthouse for details.
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A. C. Mowery, Jr
ASCS
Agricultural Conservation Program
ACP
Mowerty
Arkansas
Soil Conservation Service
Hempstead
Court House
Living costs rise again in May to new high
The Labor Department reports May consumer prices up three tenths of a percent for the second straight month pushing the index to 109.6 a new high and 1.7 percent above a year ago. Officials note food prices, especially meat and fresh vegetables, drove the increase aided by bad weather and tight supplies.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Women Are Broader Across the Seat
Washington AP reports a Public Health Service survey of nearly 7,000 adults finds women average 14.4 inches across the seat compared with men at 14 inches. Researchers say the study informs design of equipment for safety and comfort across commercial, industrial, military and medical fields.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Shover Springs Hosts Weeklong Revival at Baptist Church
Shover Springs Baptist Church near Hope will hold revival from July 4 to July 11. Located 50 miles southeast on Highway 32, services are at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Rev. Arlis Downs leads, with evangelist Rev. William Willis to minister.
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Shover Spring Baptist Church
Hope
Highway 32
Arlis Downs
William Willis
Kiwanians Hear Secret Service Agent On Oswald Case
Bill Carter of the United States Secret Service spoke to the Hope Kiwanis about his work on the Kennedy Dallas Oswald Ruby investigations and the Warren commission. He noted counterfeiting investigations across Arkansas and other states, with Bill Flanders and Lt. Milton Mosier as guests.
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Bill Carter
United States Secret Service
Little Rock
Hope Kiwanis Club
President Kennedy
Dallas
Lee Oswald
Jack Ruby
Marina Oswald
Washington
Warren
Johnson
Arkansas
Bill Flanders
Milton Mosier
F. C. Crow
Liberty Baptist Revival in Progress at Local Church
A revival meeting is underway at Liberty Missionary Baptist Church. Evangelist Dr. L. D. Foreman, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church and president of the Missionary Baptist Seminary of Little Rock, Arkansas, leads evening services at 7:30 through Friday night, July 2. The church invites all to attend at California Street, one block north of Rosston Road.
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Liberty Missionary Baptist Church
L. D. Foreman
Antioch Baptist Church
Missionary Baptist Seminary of
Little Rock
Arkansas
E. D. Duncan
California Street
Rosston Road
Senate Conferees OK $100 Duty Free Exemption Plan
Washington AP Sen ate House conferees reach agreement on a bill fixing a new $100 retail value duty free allowance for purchases abroad for U S tourists. The plan takes effect Oct 1 1965 if signed before midnight. otherwise the old $500 wholesale based limit would apply. Johnson had urged a $90 retail exemption.
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Washington
Senate House
U.S
Congress
Johnson
Senate
$75 a Day Expert Touts Latin Craft Export Plan
Antonio J. Taylor, brother in law of President Johnson, tours four Latin American countries as a $75 a day AID consultant. He will survey handicraft and artisan export possibilities for regional program funding. Taylor, 66, runs an arts and crafts store in Santa Fe and has broad Latin American experience, visiting Ecuador Peru Bolivia and Guatemala.
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Washington
Antonio J. Taylor
Johnson
Agency For International Development
Taylor
Santa Fe
N.M
Misleading Union Report Spars On 14b Taft Hartley Repeal Debate
Arkansas figures dispute AFL CIO convention claims on Section 14b. George Dickinson of the Arkansas Free Enterprise Association accuses the union of misrepresentation as Congress weighs repeal. Dickinson cites Arkansas right to work impact and per capita income rising from 471 to 1570 between 1942 and 1963.
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Little Rock
Afl-Cio
Hot Springs
Labor
Congress
George Dickinson
Arkansas Free Enterprise Association
Republican Policy Committee
William Schnitzler
National
Aflcio
Arkansas
Highway Engineer Chief Retires
John H. Lawrence 36 named Construction Division engineer of the state Highway Department to replace C A Shumaker who retires Thursday. Lawrence, District 8 engineer from Russellville, earns 12000 yearly. Lawrence to be replaced at Russellville by John Ford Pierce 60 District 10 engineer from Paragould at 9500 annually. Milton S Sam Smith IT of North Little Rock will succeed Pierce at Paragould. Shumaker 66 native of Prescott raised in Magnolia served 36 years.
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Little Rock
John H. Lawrence
State Highway Department
C. A. Shumaker
Mack Sturgis
Lawrence
District 8
Russellville
John Ford Pierce
Paragould
Milton S
Sam) Smith
North Little Rock
Price
Shumaker
Prescott
Magnolia
State Tax Take Up 13 Million and July 1 Marks Start of Big Tax Increase
Arkansas revenue for the fiscal year ended at a record 208,508,370 dollars, up 13,414,511 from last year. Revenue Commissioner J Orville Cheney, in his final report, notes continued high-level economy and discusses tax hikes, including June increases in cigarette and income taxes and new truck license fees, with major benefits from gasoline and diesel tax hikes authorized in early June.
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Little Rock
J. Orville Cheney
Arkansas
Cheney
Arkansas Commerce Commission
Arkansas Truck Licenses Jump With 1965 Fees
Arkansas begins a $13 million highway tax program impact this Thursday as 1965 66 truck licenses go on sale with increases up to 147 dollars for larger rigs and 17 dollars for pickups. The top rate rises to 803 dollars from 703, while high cost licenses may be bought for half year at half price plus five dollars. Automobile licenses rise as well but major effect hits in January with half year permits lifting costs for new cars near or above prior full year totals.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Local Truck Driver Killed in Texas Wreck
Ellis Lewis a 28 year old truck driver for Stephens Wholesale Grocery Co of Hope died in a one vehicle crash on Interstate 30 near Sulphur Springs Texas about 1 30 a m He apparently fell asleep at the wheel and the truck struck a bridge abutment Lewis was killed instantly and the transport was a total loss He had worked for about two months and resided with his wife at Blevins North Hempstead County Funeral arrangements to be announced by Cornish Funeral Service Prescott
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Ellis Lewis
Stephens Wholesale Grocery Co
Hope
Interstate
Sulphur Springs
Texas
Harold Stephens
Hope Firm
Lewis
Dallas
Blevins
North Hempstead
Prescott
Berlin Subway Collision Injures 130 No Fatalities Reported
Berlin officials say a subway train rear ended another near Zoo station in West Berlin today injuring 130 passengers. No deaths occurred, marking Berlin's worst subway accident since 1908 when 17 were killed and 21 injured. Unofficial reports cite a stationary train with engine trouble as a possible cause.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Zoo Station
Free Food Distribution Delayed for July Fourth Week
Judge Orie O Byers says the free food distribution will shift to Wednesday and Thursday next week due to the July 4 holiday. Readers note details about local events, student honors, and community activities across Gainesville and Hope Arkansas.
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Orie O. Byers
Old Ward 4
Force Attacked by Viet Cong Fights Way Out
A large government force near Cheo Reo in Pleiku Province faced a reinforced Viet Cong assault. Two airborne battalions linked up with a threatened command post, and a unit reported it was all right with radio contact restored. 34 air sorties were flown and a U S Air Force spotter plane was shot down. fate of the pilot and observer unknown.
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Cheo Reo
Pleiku
Air Force
Woman's Body Found Near Wreck Off Baja California
Searchers found a woman’s body and footprints on a Baja California beach where two pleasure-cruising boats sank last week. Denise Winter, 15, swam ashore last Saturday as the sole survivor in her family. a second adult woman in a lifejacket was found nearby, possibly Denise’s mother or Mrs Hugh V Wynn. The Wynn family, including 55 year old father, Art Wynn, and Letitia Wynn, 3, were among the missing from another sinking last week.
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E Rosario
Mex
Denise Winter
Baja California
U.S. Coast Guard
Denise
Hugh v. Wynn
Visalia
Calif
Wynn
Currier
Art
Letitia Wynn
Remarkable Sessions on Stock Market Gains
New York AP reports two remarkable stock market sessions after a week of sluggish activity. Tuesday saw a big advance led by blue chips, while Monday posted the worst loss since Nov 22, 1963. Volume surged with 10.49 million shares Tuesday.
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New York
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