Ad Lines and Hospital Happenings From a Season
A humorous column notes notable ad lines and lists local hospital stays as Roy Anderson, George W. Peck, Tom Hays, George P. Newbern Jr., and Charley Wilson are treated in Texarkana and Little Rock. The writer, briefly hospitalized, shares thoughts on condolences and Martin bird arrivals in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Roy Anderson
George W. Peck
Texarkana
Roy
Tom Hays
Little Rock
George P. Newbern, Jr
Charley Wilson
Hempstead Memorial Hospital
Carolinas
Memorial Hospital
L. Carter Johnson
L. M. Lile
GOPs May Sponsor s Interest Act
Arkansas Republicans consider introducing an act to require banks to pay interest on idle state funds. Committee rejection of similar bills prompted GOP chairman John Paul Hammerschmidt to say alternatives may be explored to let the people have a say.
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Little Rock
Republican Party
Arkansas
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Harrison
Arkansas House
Perry County
Paul van Dalsem
Hammerschmidt
Weather Forecast and Snow Report
Weather and brief forecast from The Associated Press notes a 24 hour period starting 7 a.m. Thursday with a high of 31 and low of 23 and about one inch of snow. Central Arkansas expects clear to partly cloudy skies tonight with a low in the 20s and Friday highs in the 40s. Northwest Arkansas outlook is clear to partly cloudy with continued cold conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Central Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas
Louisiana gasline blast kills many in Natchitoches area
A high pressure Tennessee Gas Transmission Co 32 inch line exploded near Natchitoches early today. At least 15 dead and 9 injured, with 9 of the dead being children. Five homes destroyed, 8 cars melted, crater 200 yards wide, flames 400 to 500 feet high. Continued on Page Two.
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Natchitoches
Louisiana Highway 1
Country Club
King
Here
Norman Fletcher
Natchitoches Parish
Weather Tapers Off Across U S After Deep Snow Belt
Blustery snow and freezing drizzle drop from the north into the Mississippi Valley while Minnesota Iowa and surrounding states report heavy snow and drifting. National Guardsmen aid St. Cloud snow removal. Root River floods affect 800 homes. ice jams threaten Missouri Valley. rain and fog spread southeast. mild Pacific Coast and record March 3 high in Seattle.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Missouri
Illinois
Kentucky
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Midwest
San Antonio
Tex
North Dakota
St. Cloud
Karl Rolvaag
Rushford
Peterson
Houston
Red Cross
Boyer River
Missouri River
Missouri Valley
Pennsylvania
Middle Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Farrar Newberry to Speak at Century Class Sermon
Farrar Newberry past president of Woodmen Of The World Insurance Fraternity and noted Methodist lay speaker will address the Century Class at the First Methodist Church Sunday. All Woodmen Of The World members are invited to attend and hear him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centry
First Methodist Church
Farrar Newberry
Woodmen of the World Insurance Fraternity
Newberry
W.O.W
Mr. Newberry
Cigarette Tax Battle Nears Senate Reconsideration
Gov Faubus administration faces a stubborn hurdle as the 1965 cigarette tax raise seeks final passage. The measure would lift the pack tax from six to eight cents after multiple House defeats. Senate passage now appears likely on reconsideration pending procedural moves and votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Starr
Associated Press
Little Rock
Orvald Faubus
House
Senate
Sen
J. Lee Bearden
Leachville
Bearden
Snow Bound Arkansans Snow Delays and Fatality
Arkansas sees heavy snow across multiple counties with up to seven inches. Roadways iced and hazardous leading to closures in Harrison Jonesboro Para gould and Little Rock University classes canceled. A fatal crash near El Dorado claimed Mrs Pearl Inez Dopson 55 of Strong.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
el Dorado
Pearl Inez Dopson
Little Rock
Newport
Forrest City
Memphis
Fayetteville
Harrison
Walnut Ridge
Texarkana
Pine Bluff
Fort Smith
Library commission signs civil rights pact
Arkansas Library Commission announces compliance with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Executive secretary Mrs Karl Neal states no discrimination exists in library operations and no policy changes are required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas Library Commission
Karl Neal
Neal
Fulbright Calls for Split in Foreign Aid Package
Sen. J. W. Fulbright urged Congress to break the Johnson administration's $3.38 billion foreign aid bill into separate military and economic components. He pressed for tighter country and project selection, long-range authorizations, and more multilateral lending, while not opposing the overall aid level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest B. Vaccaro Washington
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Congress
Johnson
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Senate
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Arkansas Democrat
Miltary
Negro Girls Beat Up a Policeman in Brooklyn Schoolyard
In New York a patrolman was knocked to his knees as 13 to 15 year old girls from two nearby Negro schools fought in a Brooklyn yard. Fifteen girls were arrested after reinforcements with a revolver halted the melee. the officer required hospital treatment for cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Peter J. Buccino
Williams accuses ag department of rice cotton overplanting
Senator John J. Williams accuses Agriculture Department officials of attempting to cover up a major scandal involving overplanting of rice and cotton acreage in Arkansas. He says losses from these violations of acreage controls can run into hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.
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Washington
John J. Williams
R-Del
Agriculture Department
Arkansas
Williams
Senate
Cancer Memorial Fund Aids Families and Friends
The American Cancer Society forms a Memorial Fund inviting contributions in memory of loved ones. Memorials acknowledged with a card to the family after receipt, with Mrs. Olin Purtell as fund chairman at 1120 West 7th Street Hope Arkansas.
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The
American Cancer Society
Olin Purtell
Hempstead County
West 7Th Street
Hope
Arkansas
Judge Opens Garland County Absentee Boxes in GOP Suit
Circuit Judge P E Dobbs opened three Garland County absentee boxes from the November 1965 general election for public scrutiny in a GOP suit led by Harrell Hughes of Arkadelphia. He ruled voter statements cannot be photocopied though lists may be compared to posted records to compile a file.
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Hot Springs
Ark
P. E. Dobbs
Garland County
Dobbs
Harrell Hughes
Arkadelphia
GOP
Genrral
Paroled 57 Arkansas inmates by state board
The Arkansas Pardons and Parole Board released 57 convicts on Wednesday and indicated most would be freed on Saturday. The board also sent nine petition recommendations for executive clemency to Governor Orval E Faubus.
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Little Rock
State Pardons and Parole Board
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
Hope Junior Class to Stage Pick A Dilly Play
The Junior Class presents Pick A Dilly Friday March 5 at 7 30 in the High School auditorium with praise for ushers publicity and stage committees Mrs Brents McPherson directs Effie Field is student director admission 50 cents and 1.00 The Golden Age Club postpones its March 11 meeting due to weather. Second Lt George A McGill reports for active duty at Fort Benning Ga.
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Brents McPherson
Effie Field
Golden Age Club
George A. McGill
Sam McGill
Fulton
Fort Benning, Ga
Faubus backs bank interest bill but leaves sponsors open
Governor Faubus urged that Arkansas collect interest on idle state bank deposits while deferring bill sponsorship. He noted public support and potential special-session action if the regular session fails, with about $9 million in non interest bearing deposits. Rep. Schoenfeld pushed a bill to vote despite committee resistance. Faubus signaled readiness to include the issue in a possible April special session.
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Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Blic
Sid McMath
Winthrop Rockefeller
House
Banking Committee
Garland County
Nathan Schoenfeld
Schoenfeld
Liz Taylor In Dublin Car Crash Kills Woman
Elizabeth Taylor rushed from her Rolls Royce to comfort Alice Ryan, a 76 year old Irish widow killed after stepping into the road. The incident occurred as Taylor and her French driver returned from a funeral in France for Sanz's son. No charges were filed.
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Dublin
Ireland
Elizabeth Taylor
Alice Ryan
Miss Taylor
Sanz
Ryan
Richard Burton
Burton
Mob Dispersed at U S Embassy Protest in Moscow
About 300 unarmed soldiers from the Moscow garrison moved into a student led march outside the U S Embassy after demonstrators including many Red Chinese and Vietnamese hurled sticks rocks and ink bottles. Police were driven back before infantry formed ranks and dispersed the crowd. The clash left a policeman with a bloody nose and several windows broken.
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Moscow
U.S
Kohler
Gambling at Spa Scrambles Rebound in Hot Springs Clubs
AP reports illegal gambling returns to Hot Springs with 20 to 236 slot machines in venues like The Vapors and Southern Club, and 10 at the Turk Club. Mixed drinks reappear despite a judge’s ban, and Westwood Club near Little Rock shows sporadic gambling. Sheriff Mackey says arrests are rare but ongoing, following last March’s shutdown and November voters rejecting casino legalization.
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Little Rock
Hot Springs
The
Arkansas Gazette
Palms
the Gazette
P. E. Dobbs
Westwood Club
Gazette
B. Frank Mackey
Pulaski County
Mackey
Orval E. Faubus
House
Heavy Vietnamese losses in February amid Viet Cong attacks
U S officials report February deaths at 870 among Vietnamese forces with 1 820 wounded and 1 450 missing, total 4 140, the highest since December 1964. American combat deaths reach 43. Viet Cong casualties near 2 065, while government weapons lost total 2 590.
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George McArthur
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Pleiku
Qui Nhon
North Viet Nam
Republicans consider national minority policy panel led by Brooke
Senate Republicans discuss creating a national minority policy panel headed by Edward W. Brooke to reach minority voters. Dirksen signals panels on economic and foreign relations questions as they organize the new Coordinating Committee.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Dirksen
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Senate
Illinois
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New York City
Volkswagen
South America
A. B. King
Lewisville Highway
Claud Agee
E. Second St
Woodrow Baker
Old Highway 67
Gops
Arkansans
Bulletins
Cancer Group
Mike Baint
Cleveland
Ohio
Felow
MD Hershberger
Arch Wylie
Louise Daugherty
Kroger Co
James Rowe
St. Vicent's Hospital
Hempstead
Odis Wade Adams
James McClure
Chamber of Commerce
Warren Reagan
Hope Nursing Home
Maude (Gillespie
Reagan
Liz Taylor
By Henry S. Bradsher
Spa
By Jack Bell
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