Pro Egyptian backed uprising seizes Syria in coup
Pro Nasser officers topple Syria amid fighting reports in Damascus. Turkish officials say premier Khaled El Azem seeks refuge. Western and Arab diplomats note broad support and calls for Arab unity. U.S. Embassy reports Americans safe. Iraq and Nasser allies back rebels. Army HQ seized. general Abdel Karim Zabraddim reportedly arrested.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Ankara
Damascus
Cairo
U.S
Baghdad
Iraq
Khaled el Azem
Nasser
United Arab
Israel
Jordan
Jeruslem
Abdel Karim
Zabraddim
Arkansas Regional Forecast For Central And Northwest Areas
The Hixperiment Station reports a 24 hour ending 8 am Friday with highs in the mid 60s to low 70s and lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. Central Arkansas should be clear to partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon, with increasing clouds tonight and a chance of widely scattered showers late tonight or Saturday morning. Saturday and Sunday stay partly cloudy and mild, with Northwest Arkansas showing partly cloudy to mostly clear conditions today and highs in the 66 to 72 range, then increasing cloudiness tonight.
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Arkansas
Associated Press
Central
Northwest
Red China vows peaceful takeover of Hong Kong and Macao
Beijing claims it will not use force to seize Hong Kong and Macao but aims to win them through peaceful negotiations when conditions are ripe. It warns of liberating Formosa and seeks U S Chinese ambassador talks in Warsaw to push for a U.S. troop withdrawal from the island.
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Red China
Hong Kong
Macao
Khrushchev
Peking People's Daily
Formosa
Wasaw
Poland
U.S
Flood Waters Recede in Critical Areas
Flood waters fell back from Indiana to the Southeast as major flooding eased. Ice jams and scattered rain persisted in some spots including Fremont and Harrisburg, with five West Virginia counties named disaster areas. Damages run into millions and several fatalities were reported.
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Ohio River
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Plains
Maine
Florida
Dixie
Sandusky
Fremont
Richard Maier
Northwest Ohio
Susquehanna
Harrisburg
South Carolina
Congaree
Small Business Administration
Washington
Brooke
Hancock
Marshall
Wetzel
Norwich
Conn
No Comment From Leflar on Readers Digest Piece
New York AP Professor Robert Leflar then dean of law at the University of Arkansas declined to comment on a Readers Digest article in its March issue. The piece by Alex Haley discusses difficulties faced by George Haley, one of the first Negro students at the university, and Leflar’s current status is noted as a New York University professor on leave from Arkansas.
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NEW York (Ap
Robert Leflar
University of Arkansas
George Haley
Leflar
New York University
University of Arkansus
Alex Haley
Haley
1.9 Million by 1970 is Forecast
Fayetteville Arkansas Daily AP reports University of Arkansas researchers project Arkansas population to reach 1.9 million by 1979 with a 1960 to 1962 net gain of 7,600 despite 30,070 leaving for other states. Natural increase 56,080 plus 11,000 military personnel. 1960–70 gain estimated at 130,000. 1962 July 1 estimate 1,823,330.
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Fayetteville, Ark
University of Arkansas
Arkansas
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
The
University
Ft. Chaffee
Hope Man Injured in Camden Highway Wreck
A 2:30 a.m. crash on Highway 79, 15 miles south of Camden, injured two people and caused heavy property damage. Anna Morgan of Stephens suffered a fractured leg and head injury. Doyle Reaves of Hope, the car’s driver, had a back injury. Both were taken to Ouachita County Hospital. The 1958 DeSoto was driven by Reaves. the truck was driven by C. K. Buckner of Lanesville Texas. Buckner was not injured.
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Camden
Johnny Strickland
Anna Morgan
Stephens
Doyle Reaves
Hope
C. K. Buckner
Lanesville
Tex
Buckner
Interference of Ghana Cited in Security Council Debate
United Nations reports interference by Ghana and seeks a Security Council probe into the Congo crisis. Western powers warn a debate could give the Soviet Union leverage to press for UN force withdrawal after the Lumumba murder case and Congo tensions reopen.
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United Nations, Nuys
APT
Conse
Ghant
Thieves Seize $25,000 in Furs in Memphis Shop
Memphis AP report says thieves described as highly professional looted fur shop Thursday night. Special officer Yancey found the burglary, with front door broken and back door used for exit. Among stolen items were a dozen fox and mink stoles, capes, jackets, and a full length mink valued at about $8,950. loss reportedly insured.
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Memphis
J. A. Yancey
Juniors Present Stardust Play Tonight at Hope High
The Hope High Junior Class stages the play Stardust tonight at 8 p.m. in Starlight Hall. Students from the academy of dramatic arts rehearse under a guest artist, with ushers including Carolyn Beck and Linda Arrington among others.
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Starbright
Stardust
Hope High
Academy of Dramatic Arts
Cleoparata
Carolyn Beck
Linda Arrington
Belly Vickers
Sharon Douglas
Judy Thornton
Paula Melver
Ja- Vonna Goad
Judy Alten
Linda Alten
Sue Herman
Linda Cook
Carla Reaves
Named to Police Commission in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK AP Joe Steele of Springdale was named by Governor Faubus to a seven year term on the State Police Commission. He succeeds Eddie Anderson of Ozark whose term expired. Steele had recently resigned from the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission.
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Little Rock
Joe Steele
Springdale
Guy
Orval E. Faubus
State Police Commission
Eddie Anderson
Ozark
Steele
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Baptists to Air Leading Crimes Workshop in Fort Worth
Key Baptist leaders from across Texas will gather March 1 for a depth study on gambling sex morality alcoholism and crime. About 300 to 500 are expected at the seventh annual Christian Life Workshop on the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary campus. Speaker list includes Dr. Ralph Phelps president of Ouachita Baptist College in Arkadelphia Ark.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ralph Phelps
Ouachita Baptist College
Arkadelphia
Ark
Rusk Says Red Troops Leaving Cuba and Viet Nam Policy
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said Soviet troops appear to move out of Cuba with ships in position to withdraw several thousand men in a week. He added the United States is turning a corner in the Viet Nam struggle, with South Viet Nam forces gaining initiative. Rusk also warned any nuclear test ban would require U.S. risk.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Cuba
Rusk
United States
South Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Worker Killed in Water Tank in Memphis
AP report says Leslie Dale Ingle, 49, died while cleaning a water tank in Memphis. He plunged 110 feet down a narrow three foot wide central pipe during sand blasting. Firefighters removed his body after cutting a hole at ground level.
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Memphis
Leslie Dale Ingle
Arkansas Sees Sunny Skies Amid Mild Weather
The state enjoys continued sunny and mild conditions as weak pressure systems move through. Temperatures remain 3 to 6 degrees below normal with highs in the 60s in the north and mid-60s in the south, while morning lows range from the mid-20s to 30s across cities like Fayetteville and Harrison.
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Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Fayetteville
Harrison
al Texar* Kana
el Dorado
Unity urged for Arkansas River navigation project
Verser Hicke of Tulsa urged a united effort by Congress and citizens to secure 300 million dollars to finish the Arkansas River navigation project within seven years. The program, including Verdigris waterway work, requires about 800 million more after 1.2 billion already planned to reach Tulsa by 1970. Senator Kerr’s absence is noted as a booster dies. John McClellan says federal backing is pledged and outlines next steps to lure industries to the Arkansas basin. A port planning panel with Tulsa Fort Smith Pine Bluff and Little Rock members is due Saturday.
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Tulsa
Okla
Arkansas Basin Development Association
Verser Hicke
Association
Congress
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Robert S. Kerr
Hicks
Kerr
John McClellan
McClellan
Arkansas Basin
Fort Smith
Pine Bluff
Little Rock
Shoplifters Hit City. Hailey Arrested For Four Cufflinks
All Around Town reports Horace Perry Hailey of Hot Springs, white male 52, arrested for four cufflinks valued under a dollar from a local store, posting a bond of 31.50. Nine shoplifters were arrested in January. a Record Shop cash box containing 16 dollars was recovered after thieves entered South Marty. Also notes Sarah Bisley and other Arkansas students heading to New York for CPA meeting, Missouri Pacific Hospital patient improvement, and several local fire and school activity items.
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Hot Springs
South Marty
Sarah Bisley
Hope High
Arkansas
New York
Columbia Press
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Hi-Lights
CPA
Williamsburg
Arlington, Va
Niagara Walls
Washington, D.C
Bill to Increase Driver's License Fee Dies in House
LITTLE ROCK AP A bill to raise the drivers license fee from 2 to 3 a year died in the Arkansas Legislature after the House opposed moving the measure to the Senate for recall. Governor Paulius and Sen J Lee Bearden had sought to recall the bill, but the Senate adjourned as Bearden arrived. The bill was part of a broader legislative logjam blocking administration measures, including a proposed requirement for insurers to invest in Arkansas.
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Little Rock
APIA
Arkansas
House
William J. Smith
Orval E. Maulius
J. Lee Bearden
Leachville
Senate
Marion Crank
Orval H. Paulius
Bearden
Crain's Kin Named to Highway Post
Gov. Faubus intends to appoint Billy Jace Denton of Wilson to the Highway Commission to fill the unexpired term of John Crain, who died of a heart attack in Hot Springs. Denton, a plantation operator, would assume the post with a term ending January 1955, representing the same community.
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Orval E. Farbus
Billy Jace Denton
Wilson
Highway Commission
Denton
John Crain
Crain
Mot Springs
Faubus
Jim Crain
Germans Open First Permanent Mission in Poland
WARSAW Poland AP The West German government will open its first permanent mission in Poland under a new three year trade pact. The agreement marks a key step in West Germany's relations with Communist Eastern Europe as Berlin will import meat and other foods and export iron steel and nonferrous metals amid limited Soviet relations.
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Warsaw
Poland
West Germany
Soviet Union
Europe
Germany
New Yorks Paper Strike Settled After 87 Day Shutdown
Representatives of publishers and striking printers reached a new contract ending New Yorks nine week newspaper shutdown. The pact provides a wage increase of 6.51 dollars in year one and 6.12 in year two plus reduced hours, totaling 12.63, with ratification by the union likely. Eight papers may resume after further talks. some unions remain on strike including stereotypers and mailers.
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NEW Yorkie
New York
Robert Wagner
International Typographical Union
Afl-Cio
Wagner
New York Post
Publishers Association of New York
J Thirenaety
ITV
Bertram A. Powers
Wouldn't Change Storage Plan Wouldn't Change Storage Plan
Representative E Gathings urged the Agriculture Department to keep the cotton storage policy unchanged. Arkansas lawmakers Mills Harris and Trimble attended along with aides from Senator Fulbright and McClellan. Gathings warned that shifting storage away from interior warehouses could affect farmer access to negotiable receipts, noting 25 years of local storage success and strong Arkansan opposition to any change.
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Washington
E. €. Gathings
D-Ark
Arkansas
Agricultura Department
Wilbur D. Mills
Oren Harris
J. W. Trimble
J. William Fulbright
John L. McClellan
R. S. Nichols
Des Are
Harvey Adams
Robert Pugh
Agriculture Council of Arkansas
Gathings
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