Sparrows threaten purple martins and French politics shift
A field report from Our Daily Bread editor and two nature lovers documents sparrows damaging purple martin houses with 36 apartments, debris cleaning, and a warning that rebuilding may recur. Separately, France’s de Gaulle loses parliamentary majority dropping from 282 to 244, signaling compromised anti-American policy. Arkansas paper use in 1966 totals 87 tons of newsprint amid nationwide 9 million tons.
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The
Star
Billy Dan Jones
Gene Allen
Martin House
Charles deGaulle
DeGaulle
de Gaulle
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Free World
France
Buffalo River Group Formed
Hillary Jones of Pryett was elected president of the New Buffalo River Association Monday night. Other officers elected were Mrs. Garner Milan of Jasper secretary and George Viorel of Hasty treasurer.
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Jasper, Ark
Hillary Jones
Pryett
New Buffalo River Association
Garner Milan
Jasper
George Viorel
Hasty
Child Killed in Horatio Traffic Crash
In Horatio Arkansas Rosie Lee Hickey five was struck by a pickup driven by Marion K Frasier of Mellwood while crossing Arkansas 44. State Trooper Kenneth Wantrey said the accident occurred Monday. In Little Rock Albert Gill eighty four of Menifee died from injuries after a Sunday crash as he crossed U S 64 nine miles south of Menifee.
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Forrest City
Ark
Rosie Lee Hickey
Horatio
Arkansas
Kenneth Wintray
Marion K. Frasier
Mellwood
Little Rock
Albert Gill
Menifee
U.S
Beggars Fully Aware Best Customer Is an Overweight Woman
Hal Boyle notes a string of social quips and observations from New York and local events. The piece ponders beggars targeting overweight women, fashion trends like wigs and miniskirts, and the cost pressures on hospitals, with local Lions Club recognition for Scout Troop 91 and a discussion of nursing costs and hospital room needs.
Arnold Receives National Judges Fellowship Honor
Circuit Judge William Arnold has been awarded a fellowship to attend the 1967 session of the National College of State Trial Judges from August 7 to September 1 at the University of Nevada Reno. Chosen from nearly 500 applicants, he joins 150 judges for a four week intensive course sponsored by the Max C Fleischmann Foundation of Nevada. The college, in its fourth year, is part of the American Bar Association education program.
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William H. Arenold TI
National College of State Trial Judges
University of Nevadan Reeno
Arnold
Max C. Fleischmann Foundation
Nevada
American Bar Association
National College of State
Paper Ruled Liable in a Carrier Case
The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down independent contractor status for newsboys in a case involving Tommy Cage, 13, who was injured on a motor scooter while delivering the Arkansas Democrat in El Dorado. The court held Act 96 of 1883 superseded by 1914 law, ordering damages to be determined. It also ruled on legislative per diem extensions and affirmed a retrial for Billy Gross in a separate fist degree murder case.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Union Circuit Court
Arkansas Democrat
Tommy Cage
Cage
el Dorado
Wdemocrat
Marvin Clark
Guardian
Tommy
The
Democrat
Cone
Supreme Court
Conway
Billy Gross
Attorney General Rules Hospital District Void for City Vote
The office advised Mayor Joe S. Hiatt of Charleston that electors cannot legally form a hospital improvement district. Assistant Attorney General William R. Hass said the law allows voters to build operate and maintain a hospital on a countywide basis, not as an improvement district.
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Little Rock
Joe S. Hiatt
Charleston
William R. Hass
Powell to Return to Harlem Amid Arrest Warrant
The New York Court refused to vacate a lower court order allowing arrest if Adam Clayton Powell returns to New York Sunday. Powell, in Bimini Bahamas, vowed to walk Harlem streets and deliver Palm Sunday sermons despite the contempt warrant. He joined Harlem leaders as James Meredith withdrew from a GOP bid against Powell in the April 11 special election.
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Bulletin
NEW York
New York State Appellate Court
Adam Clayton Powell
Bimini
Bahamas
Harlem
Momay
James H. Meredith
Powell
Meredith
America
Republican Party
New York State
Supreme Court
Arthur Markewsich
James Fed
Congress
Senate Ethics Panel Receives Dodd Fundraising Details
Data show Sen. Thomas J. Dodd and the ethics group confirm totals from dinners and fundraising between 1961 and 1965 amount to 456,709. About 150,000 was moved to bank accounts in Washington and New York. Campaign funds were used to cover liquor, football tickets, hotel charges, and parking fines.
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Thomas J. Dodd
Senate Ethics Committee
Dodd
Washington
New York
Johnson
House
Gazette Edition to Be Auctioned
An extra edition of The Arkansas Gazette dated Feb 4, 1836 will be auctioned March 28 in New York by Parkes-Bernet Galleries. The item features the first printing of five constitutions and reflects the era’s press rarity. The sale highlights historical archival interest among collectors and libraries.
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Parkes Bernet
Washington (Ap
Arkant Johnson
Youse
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
House
Ways and Means Committee
Johnson
Fowler
Congress
Ways and Means
Capitol 1
See SOME TAX On Page Eight All Around Town
At a meeting of Group Four, Arkansas Bankers Association last night in Texarkana Harold Fincher was named chairman. Bill Rice will be vice chairman. Thomas E Hays Jr and Jerry Turner were elected to executive councils. Mitchell Lee Grone was named secretary treasurer. The home of the late Mr and Mrs Charles Clingan was destroyed by fire at Bingen last Saturday night. A boy or man's ring found in Beverley Hills on L6th Street. Brigadoon musical May 12 13 at Harding College with Sammy Peebles in a supporting role. Century Bible Class Steering Committee meets March 16 at First Methodist Church classroom. This Property Is Condemned plays tonight and Wednesday at the Saenger Theater. 9 45 year old locomotive recruited from the Possum Trot Line in Reader Arkansas. Vintage freight cars and pullman coaches brought from across the country. $30,000 1930s period set of costumes sent from Hollywood to New Orleans.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Phyllis Diller
Arkansas Bankers Association
Texarkana
Harold Fincher
Peoples Bank
Waldo
Bill Rice
First National
Magnolia
Thomas E. Hays Jr
Hope
Arkansas Bankers Assn
Jerry Turner
Junior Bankers Assn
Mitchell Lee Grone
Charles Clingan
Bingen
Century
First Methodist Church
Ginner
Saenger Theater
Paramount
Reader
Ark
Hollywood
New Orleans
Two Arkansans Nominated for Postmaster Jobs
President Johnson nominated Leap P. Duboise of Hackett and James C. Holt Jr. of McRae for postmasterships in their hometowns. The nominations were sent to the U.S. Senate on Monday, Arkansas.
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Washington
Arkansans
Leap P. Duboise
Hackett
James C. Holt Jr
McRae
Johnson
U.S. Senate
Trilateral Duel Sees Communist Trawler Beached After Self Destruct
In South Vietnam a 100 foot Communist trawler engaged U S naval forces 100 miles south of the 17th Parallel, firing on Swift boat No 79 before running aground and blowing up as salvage crews searched for arms. The incident followed mortar attacks in the central highlands and ongoing U S operations against supply lines.
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George McArthur
Saigon
17Th Parallel
North
South Vietnam
U.S
Central Highlands
North Vietnam
Quang Ngai Province
Brister
Coast Guard
Point Ellis
Swift
Miss Stalina on Run From Newsmen in Beatenberg
Svetlana Stalina, Joseph Stalin's daughter, fled Beatenberg after days in a hotel with three Swiss guards and over 100 reporters. She arrived on a three month tourist visa and disappeared, with officials saying she wished to rest and be left alone. Local proprietor Hans Zahler confirmed she left the Jungfraublick hotel with police.
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Beatenberg
Switzerland
Svetlana Stalina
Sungtraublick
Hans Zahler
Joseph Stalin
Zahler
Zurich
Miss Stalina
Jungfraublick
Robert Staehli
Soviet Union
Switezerland
Justice
Ludwig von Moos
Mons
Alps
Bern
Lake of
Thup
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Joe Bickerstaff
Lynn Murphy
Bill Gunter
Lion
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Harry Phillips
Austin Hutson
Frank King
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Senate Ethics Group
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H.R. Gross
Vietnam
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Edward W. Brooke
Cambodia
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Kennedy
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Joe Pateterson
Harding College
Sammy Peebles
Milton Peebles
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