Lawmakers Call Bond Issue an Achievement
Arkansas lawmakers and Gov. Faubus hailed a million dollar construction bond and a companion seventeen million AMnibus project as the standout achievement of the 1961 regular session. The final day saw House passage of an auto license fee measure amid controversy while the Senate approved a highway tax and school rights proposals. Senate action also set the stage for a 1962 ballot with a constitutional amendment on deposits and home rule for cities continuing to shape fiscal powers.
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John R. Starr
Tittle Rock
General Assembly
Rval II
Faubus
Senate
Hitco
Farbus
Weather and precipitation totals report for February
Experiment Station report shows hours ending 7 am Friday with 7.03 inches of total precipitation through February, down from 10.10 inches a year ago. Arkansas regional forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies, warmer afternoons, and highs mid 60s central to 70s in southeast. lows in the 30s to mid 40s. Louisiana forecast mostly fair and warmer with highs 70s and 38 to 48 overnight.
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Arkansas
Associated Press
Saturn
Eowest
Louisiana
Witnesses Called Into Vote Probe In Hazen Ballot Box Missing Lists
Prairie County grand jury subpoenas issued for witnesses including former Circuit Clerk Albert Erwin as it probes missing voter lists from Hazen township ballot boxes in the Nav. 8 general and Dec. 6 school elections. Garth searched his office with no lists found. earlier, boxes opened in the Aug. 9 Democratic primary showed some lists present, others missing.
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Ark
Prairie County Grand Jury
Hazen ‘Township
Pronie Circuit
Billy Garth
Hursday
Gram
Garth
Albert Erwin
Jerry J. Sereelon
Vazen
J.T. Gubiler
Austin
Sereelon
Charles L. Georgee Cabot
Mazen
Railway Has New General Manager
CHICAGO API A reshuffle of operating management totally made George J Malick general manager of the Rock Island Lines second operating division at El Reno Oklahoma He replaces Oscar W Limestall shifted to Chicago as assistant to the president Limestall replaces Ernest E Foulks who was famed assistant vice president Mullicks former post as assistant general manager at El Reno it will be fired by Robert W Anderson superintendent of the Arkansas Division Lime Rock William F Thompson superintendent of the western division Fairbury Nebraska was transferred to El Reno as superintendent of the Southern division Arthier Anderson moves from assistant superintendent at Liberal Kansas to superintendent of the Arkansas Division Little Rock
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Rock Island Lines
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Limestall
Ernest E. Foulks
Mullick
Forrmer
Ant
EL Renot
Robert W. Anderson
Arkansas
Lime Rock
William F. Thompson
Fairbury
Neb
EL Rens
Arthier Anderson
Liberal
Kan
Liltle Stack
Faubus to Set Special Election for Norrell Seat
Gov. Faubus announced a date next week to hold a special election to fill the unexpired term of the late Congressman W. F. Norrell of Arkansas 6th District. Mrs. Norrell and Pine Bluff attorney J. Wm. Jones have announced as candidates.
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Orvald Faubus
W. F. Norrell
Norrell
Washington
Accidents Injure Two in Downtown Hope Morning
Two accidents in downtown Hope left three people injured and heavy property damage. Luther Smith 46 struck pedestrian Mrs Bennie Orr 55 near Main and Second. Orr hospitalized with bruises and a hip injury. A separate crash at Third and Elm involved Elmer Smith driving into Mrs Bob Westbrook’s auto. Westbrook and rider Mrs J K Johnson treated for injuries. Officers charged Smith with running a red light. home items reported stolen from Mrs Me Clain at 17 West Avenue C.
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Mainland Second
Luther Smith
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Elmer Smith
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Westbrook
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West Avenue C
Asprin Overdose Fatal to Child in Newport
A 2 year-old girl died in Newport hospital from an aspirin overdose after a 5-year-old brother found a bottle in a medicine cabinet. Coroner Quie Dillinger identified the cause as the overdose from aspirin, noting the children were alone in the house when the bottle was accessed.
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Here
Tony
Svere
Graverobber Declared Mentally Ill in Grave Crimes
A 22 year old airman, Jerry Reynolds of Creighton Missouri, is declared mentally ill and faces indefinite hospital commitment after confessing to grave desecration in Jackson County near Jacksonville. Reynolds, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, admitted involvement in disturbing graves of a 16 year old and a 17 year old, with authorities noting ill health at time of examination and unclear hospitalization location.
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Jerry Reynolds
Creighton
Jacksonvilla
Circuit
William J. Kirby
Reynolds
Little Rock Air Force Base
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Jacksonville
Authoolies
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Fire Damages New Brokerage Department Store
Jonesboro Ark fire hits a newly opened Brokerage Department Store hours after a grand opening. The blaze damaged the second story of the Webster building. Fire Chief Ruff Colman cited unknown cause and no damage estimate yet. Water and smoke caused major damage to the store’s upper level.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Ruff Colman
Ian She
Commies Launch Attack in Laos on Sala Phon Kou
In Vientiane Laos the Pathet Kao rebels launched a three pronged assault on government positions at Sala Phon Kou junction forcing Gen. Bown South Sankhan to shift his HQ south amid a heavy attack by nine rebel battalions. Officials say control of Sala Phow Koun is needed for any northward offensive.
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Laos
Thhe
Pathet Kao
Sala Phon Kou
Bown South Sankhan
Sala Phow Koun
Missing Navy Plane Found Eight Die Near Jacksonville
Navy bomber with eight crewmen vanished during a night drill at Lake George near Jacksonville Florida. Rescue teams found wreckage submerged in 10 to 15 feet of water as rough seas hindered operations. no sign of the crew was located and a diver was to search the wreck.
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Lake George
Boldt
Navy
Jicksonville
Seville
Fla.am
Fires Add to State Death Toll
The Associated Press reports three African American children and a 43 year old man died in Thursday night house fires as Arkansas saw near freezing temperatures. Among the victims were Larry, 10 months, and Charles Larry, 22 months, in North Little Rock. Leslie James Hicks II, one, in Monticello. and Courtney Mall, 33, in Fort Smith. A mother, Kuta Davis Micks, fled to safety and could not reenter. Frosty weather, with lows in the 20s to 30s, accompanied the blazes.
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Charles Lary
North Little Rock
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Monticello
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Courtney Mall
Fort Smith
Weather Bureau
Leftist Congo Leaders Gain Their Release
Eleven captured leaders of Sivu were freed from St Hanleyville jail as the United Nations confirmed reports of a shift in the rebel regime. Jean Miroho, former president of Kivu, led the released officials, who had resisted central government pressure while facing Stanleyville province tensions. U.N. efforts in Leopoldville focused on restarting troop returns to Banana and Matadi ports amid talks of joint air traffic control, with Dag Hammarskjold warning Kasavubu against ceding U.N. activity to Congolese authorities.
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All Around Town and Community Notes March Events
Texas Woman's University will host the Redbud Festival on March 18 featuring 76 students deemed most representative of the ideal young woman, including Judy Rue McDowell. A 4H Club formed at Sweet Home with 10 charter members led by Jerry Ingram, Sharon Carman, and others.rep Talbot Feild Jr of Hope has been elected to the Arkansas Legislative Council for two years ahead of the 1963 general assembly and opposed auto tag increases in the House. AMCO rep Raymond C. Byers will attend a March 6 meeting in New Orleans with national executives from Chicago. Twilighters Mixed Couples and Girl Scouts plan events, with Girl Scout Sunday on March 12 at 7:30 pm group meeting in the Gasille area.
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Talbot Feild Jr
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General Assembly
Feild
House
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American Oil Co
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Emmet
Hope Student Gets $1500 Woodrow Wilson Fellowship
Arkadelphia student Charles Tittle, a Ouachita Baptist College senior and Hope High graduate, won a $1500 Woodrow Wilson Fellowship for graduate study in sociology at the University of Texas next fall. The one-year grant covers tuition and fees. he is among 1400 national recipients and also seeks a Danforth Fellowship.
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University of Texas
Ski
Danforth
Tittle
Texuts A&m
Ouachita
Wet-Dry Vote Investigated in Beard County
BEARDY Ark AP A Whitey County grand jury investigates alleged irregularities in a disputed 145 day wet vote. Prosecutor Lloyd Henry said over 150 witnesses have been bound, with more to be examined as the jury process continues. The probe was requested by the Good Government League led by George S Benson.
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Ark
Whitey County
Lloyd Henry
Henry
Good Government League
George S. Benson
Harding College
Heary
Tyere
Kennedy Urges Kras Use Restraint in Laos Conflict
President Kennedy urged Soviet Premier Khrushchev to curb arms to Lao rebels and avoid a broader Southeast Asian clash. U.S. officials discussed neutral supervision of arms flows, with Ambassador Thompson delivering Kennedy’s message and seeking diplomatic ways to prevent direct military confrontation.
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Khrushchev
Laos
Kennedy
United States
Boun Onn
U.S
Sheavellyn ‘Thompson
Novossitirak
Thompson
Dana Rusk
Washinton
Dean Rusk
Southeast Asia
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Kennerly
Kherushchev
Jas
Blytheville Judge Dies in Arkansas
Blytheville Arkansas judge Haywood Graham Parllow died at his home on Thursday after a heart attack. He served seven years as Judge in the Judicial District Circuit and previously worked as deputy and prosecutor before election. A son and wife survive along with two daughters and other relatives. funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Haywood Graham Parllow
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Arkansas
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