Community Calendar March 1966 Negro groups events
Calendar notes several March 1966 meetings by The Young Women Auxiliary Garret Chapel Baptist Church The Hopewell PTA Life Membership Arkansas Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers and Cotillion Federated Club. Social topics include inner beauty hair styling and grooming plus a focus on mental health and community action. Attendees listed include Shirley Keel Marie Williams Doris Brown Henrietta Turner Luewell Dismuke Lou ise Yerger and Mrs. G Williamson. Weekend guests from Dallas and Los Angeles visit family.
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Bay
Doris Brown
Henrietta Turner
Migg
Shirley Keel
Marie William
Luewell Dismuke
PTA
Arkansas Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers
A. M. & N. College
Pine Bluff
Lawrence A. Davis
Winthrop Rockefeller
National Association For Mental Health
Charles Bynum
The
National Foundation
New York City
T. R. Betton
Lawrence A. Davis Student Union
G. Carmichael
Verger
Shover
Roscoe Smith
Gwendolyn Smith
Dallas
R. D. Smith
Tearkana
George
Boots) Smith, Jr
Barton Saunders Obituary At Harmony Church
Final rites for Barton M. Saunders aged 77 of Nevada County were held Wednesday at Harmony Methodist Church. Arrangements were handled by Gakcrest Funeral Home.
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Barton Saunders
Barton M. Saunders
Nevada County
Harmony Methodist Church
Gakcrest Funeral Home
Appreciation for Hope convention coverage by The Star
Letter from a reader praising The Star for fair coverage of the Jehovah's Witnesses convention in Hope Arkansas held March 4 6 thanking local officials the Fair Park Coliseum police and residents for a pleasant event signed by Gillman
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Editor-the-Star
Hope
Ark
Fair Park Coliseum
Faubus Accepts Donations for Huntsville House
Gov Orval Faubus said he will accept funds raised to pay for the Huntsville house but would not disclose totals or methods. A donor list and amounts were handed to him. proceeds will go to construction costs and deposited in First National Bank Huntsville. He defended public official donations as salaries in Arkansas are low and noted possible funds from other officials.
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John R. Starr
Associated Press
Little Rock
Orval Faubus
Huntsville
Tam
First National Bank of Huntsville
Feubus
Internal Revenue Service
Republican Party
Faubus
Faulbus
Arkansas
Troop 117 Keeps 'Promise in Action' Pledge
Hope Star reports Troop 117 upholds its Promise in Action pledge. The item references community youth and local framing, with scattered historical mentions and unclear context about individuals and dates.
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Hope
Ark
Troop 117
Faubus fund dispute over loan tied to house payment
Governor Faubus deflected questions about a $40,000 loan used to help pay for a house and not disclosed previously. He said the fund advances were only a partial aid and noted the mortgage might be recorded in Huntsville. Some donors said staff solicited contributions while Faubus was in Florida.
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Faubus
Hunts
Florida
Wofe
Kenarien
Faubus Scored for Taking Home Gifts
Republican Winthrop Rockefeller blasted Gov Otval Faubus after Faubus admitted accepting private funds for his Huntsville home. Rockefeller cited an editorial praising George Washington’s refusal of stock offers, accusing Faubus of hypocrisy and urging public-office ethics.
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Little Rock
Republcan
Winthrop Rockefeller
Otval Faubus
Huntsville
Faubus
Rockefeller
Ockefeller
Madison County Record
George Washington
Republican
Washington
GI Accused as Spy Gains His Release
George John Gessner, 29, former soldier, was freed after five years in U S penitentiary for allegedly giving nuclear weapon secrets to the Soviet Union. An appeals court overturned his conviction due to involuntary confession, and S Atty Newell George urged dismissal of charges.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Leavenworth, Kan
George John Gessner
U. S
Soviet Union
Atomic Energy Ct
Gessner
S. Atty
Newell George
Gess
Desertion confession sparks questions at trial
Gessner, a private first class and nuclear weapons specialist at Ft. Bliss, deserts in 1960 and confesses under coercion after meeting Soviet embassy officers. Arrested in Panama City in 1961, he says promised immunity drove his statements while noting ongoing questions about justice and defense counsel fees.
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Ess. Fief
Fie
Gessner
Dass
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Mexico City
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Esther Hicks
Hopewell P. . A
Cotillion Federated Club
Louise J. Yerger
M. E. Virgil
G. Williamson
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Gillman
Hope Federal Savings & Loan Assn
South Main Street
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Pacific Ocean
Melbourne
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South Sea
New Orleans
Sir Edward
Pakenham
B. N. Holt
Rhonda Renshaw
Mary Young
Nan’ Arnold
Marilynn Harris
Mary Nell
Goodyear
Chevrolet
Dodge
Ford
Plymouth
Mercury
Pontiac
Rambler
Studebaker
Willys
Chavrolet
Edsel
West Third
Pine Streets
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