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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1962
Page
1
A brief county note reports unusual bee activity near farms, halting work briefly as workers observe swarms. Local beekeepers advise caution while the hive is assessed and damaged crops are cataloged for damage control.
Arkansas fair and warmer this afternoon and tonight with lows in the 20s to mid teens. Highs near 60s to 70s expected Wednesday. Louisiana generally fair and cold this afternoon and tonight with freezing or frost likely tonight, lows around 20s to 30s. Partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday with highs near 60s to 70s.
Reported details from the Powers case show unsettled accounts of the 1960 incident. The CIA timeline refers to a Moscow trial and lingering questions about whether a Soviet rocket caused the loss of the unnamed U2 pilot and aircraft.
Russell and Chairman Carl Vinson planned to release a GTA report ahead of Powers testimony. McCone testified Powers followed CIA instructions and faced no criticism, while a presidential inquiry suggested Powers fulfilled his contract terms and should receive about $50,000 in withheld pay. The pilot, once traded for Rudolf Abel, aimed to return to the Air Force as a lieutenant.
LITTLE ROCK AP reports Army Engineers will open bids Marl 429 at Fort Worth Texas for the purchase and removal of timber. The notice lists Marl 429 as the bid date and location, indicating a government timber procurement. The action centers on Fors Fort Worth procurement procedures and project scope.
Engineers report at Pine Bluff Arsenal lists timber totals: 500776 board feet pine 469509 board feet hardwood 634 cords pine pulpwood and 36 cords gum pulpwood. Declaration target set for April 1 1963.
Records at Hempstead Courthouse list civil chancery docket items including cases by Harry W. Shiver and J Frank Douglass vs Pyramid Life Insurance Co and American Physicians Life Insurance Co. Names like Grace W. Helmet, Mexina E. Parky, Josephine D. Vesey, Solent M, and others appear with marriage license and party references, all tied to New Orleans and local filings.
Local optometric leaders announce Save Your Vision Week March 14 to 10 with calls to curb vision neglect. They note 50 million Americans lack regular eye exams, a barrier to school and industry efficiency, urging families to seek professional care.
Soviet premier Khrushchev agrees to Geneva talks at foreign ministers level and to early Gromyko talks with Dean Rusk and Lord Home. He denounces Kennedy atmospheric tests as blackmail while pressing for a summit as the surest path to disarmament, with Western officials noting cautious support and mixed reactions from eight nonaligned states.
The Board of Education of Hope School District 1-A invites bids for the sale of a building on North Main Street and East Avenue with 13500 square feet, including plumbing, heating fixtures, school equipment, and a lunchroom annex. Bids due April 6, 1963, inspection available. district reserves right to reject any or all bids. John Lowe, Secretary.
The Arkansas Supreme Court reversed a Greene County Circuit Court award of $4200 for injuries from a March 1960 collision between Ronald McDonald, 15, in a pickup, and a B-tane ruck owned by Industrial Farm Home Gas Co. The high court ruled the jury might have reached a different result if instructed on the unavoidable accident theory.
The July 26 1961 inmate slaying at the prison involved Joseph Clifford Johnson. Ring, already serving a three year burglary and grand larceny term, received 21 years for the killing.
An Air Force B58 bomber, piloted by Capt. Robert Sowers Capt. Robert MacDonald and Capt. John Walton, set new transcontinental speed records from Los Angeles to New York and back. The 4,900 mile non stop round trip took 4 hours 42 minutes 32 seconds with a 26 minute refuel, generating sonic booms that damaged windows in several states and triggering many police calls.
A two minute NASA edited color film shows John Glenn’s Friendship 7 triple orbit from liftoff to splashdown. Viewers on Capitol Hill see Glenn’s space suit, weightlessness, space food, and the capsule’s sea recovery aboard the destroyer Noa.
Air National Guard units in Little Rock were alerted to a training exercise early in the day. Colonel L. O. Savage, commander of the…
Pilot Sowers recalled the 1962 Bendix trophy win and described the record speeds. He noted eastward flights averaged 1,212 mph while westward legs faced headwinds at 1,091 mph, joking that a cannon ball could beat the plane to New York with time for lunch.
The 123 Air Base Group and the 123rd Technical Squadron based at Adams Field were alerted at 6:15 am for a training session. Squadron officials said the exercise tested how quickly personnel report for duty, with most volunteers from the Little Rock and nearby areas.
Washington AP report on Arthur J. Goldberg convening Monday discussions with labor and management groups at missile and space construction sites. Sessions included members of the President's Milestone Sites Labor Commission to address rising time lost due to labor disputes and overall work records.
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