U S Tests to Bring Heavy Pressure
At the Geneva disarmament talks the United States faces strong pressure from eight nations in a middle bloc to suspend atmospheric nuclear tests next month. Brazil leads the bloc arguing that tests can be detected and barred without a global inspection system, while the U S maintains the plan to test in late April unless Russia signs a test ban with inspections. The clash centers on inspection versus national policing and hinges on Western security needs versus Soviet demands.
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Brazil
Kennedy
Russia
Andrei A." Gromyko
U.S
Dean Rusk
Semyon K. “Tsarapkin
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Soviet Union
Washington
Rusk
Blytheville Star Mickey Johnson Accepts Hendrix Scholarship
Blytheville star Mickey Johnson, the Big Nine leading scorer, will attend Hendrix College on a basketball scholarship. Johnson, 6 3 1 2, averaged about 15 points per game this season. Last year Blytheville had no Big Nine players at Hendrix. Wes Crawford and Kent Ritchey later joined.
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Blytheville
Mickey Johnson
Hendrix College
Johnson
Wes Crawford
Kent Ritchey
Hendrix
Another Test Underground Atomic Blast at Nevada Site
Washington AP reports another underground nuclear test at the Nevada site yielding up to 20 000 tons of TNT. It is the 22nd test announced in the current series, issued Thursday.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
IRS Overreach Angers Fordyce Residents in Tax Sweep
A Fordyce Arkansas report discusses a 30 member IRS tax audit task force that began in March, prompting a 50 percent slump in sales and widespread jitters. Critics say inconsistent deductions and erratic enforcement affected churches and businesses, while the IRS calls the effort experimental to improve efficiency. Continued on Page Two.
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Ark
APJ
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Kelsey Caplinger
Charles Ashcraft
First Methodist Church
Ashcraft
Red Cross Spends $500,000 on Coast Relief
WASHINGTON AP The Amelia Red Cross plans about 500000 in aid for East Coast storm victims with emergency help and long term rehabilitation grants. More than 4000 people with property losses are expected to receive aid as the Red Cross reports 1962 precipitation totals and notes additional flood relief efforts in Kentucky West Virginia Ohio and Indiana.
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Amelia Red Cross
Red Cross
Releif
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Rel Cross
Unclear Weather Outlook Continues Tonight
Forecast shows continued fair conditions into tonight with highs near 60 to 70. Overnight low expected, though uncertain. Sunday predicted to be cloudy and mild with light showers affecting western sections.
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West
Carpenter to Be Next Astronaut Carpenter to Be Next Astronaut
Malcolm Scott Carpenter, 36, Navy commander, was chosen as America’s next space pilot for Project Mercury. He will ride the next capsule into orbit after Donald Slayton’s heart trouble halted plans. Carpenter was Glenn’s backup and trained closely with him. He envisions the moment of launch as the ultimate test of reality and discovery. He and his wife Rene have four living children and a fifth who died in infancy. Continued on page two.
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Cape Canaveral
Mia
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
America
Space
Carpenter
Navy
Mercury
Air Force
Donald K. Slayton
John’ H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Lastronaut
Mark Scot
Robyn Jay
Kristine Blaine
Candace Noxon
TWA
Carpenters
Rene
Vaccination of Dogs to Start Monday in Hempstead County
Dr. Herbert Rogers will administer rabies shots at no charge during a county vaccination program. Calvin Caldwell outlines dates and locations from March 19 to March 24, with vaccination centers including Guernsey School, Waters Crossing church, Roy Fry farm, Fulton, Mc Nab store, Wiley Dillard farm, Columbus post office, Gilberts store, Spring Hill, Hunts store, Patmos, Shover Springs, Harris store Rosston, Rocky Mound church, Experiment Station, Joe Rowe store, DeAnn Road area, Jewel Burke stores, Lee store, J E Sutton store, Blevins, Houghland store, Bol ton Church, Bingen RCT center, Washington, Ozan, Sardis, Horace Dillard farm, with beneficiaries urged to cooperate.
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Herbert Rogers
Calvin Caldwell
Guernsey
Powel's
Railroad Crossing
Waters Crossing
Church
Roy Fry
Fulton
McNab
DeAnn Road
De-Ann
Samuels
Jewel Burke
Lee
Blevins
J. E. Sutton
Noth
Houghsland
Friendship
McCaskill Rci
Bolton Church
Bingen Rct Center
Tysday
Washington
Ozan
Sardis
Horace Dillard
Yancey
Jon
Farm Leaders Call for Cotton Producers Institute Funds
Northeast Arkansas cotton farmers will be asked to make yearly cash donations to support the Cotton Producers Institute program. The plan aims to boost research and promotion to expand cotton markets and profits, financed by grower contributions. A series of meetings will explain the program, with a target of 7 to 10 million dollars annually. A tie in meeting for southeast Arkansas was set for Fine Bluff Monday, presided by R S Barnett Jr. about 200 attended the Thursday session.
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Arkansas
Cotton Producers Institute
Collan
C. Wilson Hi
Wilson
Ark
Tounders Committee
Fine Bluff
R.S. Barnett Jr
Alheimer
Ft. Smith Man Dies in Wreck
Morriston Arkansas AP report says Ford Glidewell, 93, died Thursday night when he lost control of his car on a curve on Highway 64, nine miles east of Ft. Smith. State Police said the vehicle crossed the road and overturned.
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Morriston
Ark
Cheford Glidewell
Fore Smith
Vastral
Wighney 64
Here
Castro denounces abuses and calls for revolution overhaul
In a late night TV address Fidel Castro charged revolutionary leaders with abusing authority and causing general chaos. He ordered changes to the political apparatus, warned that those who are useless will not stay in power, and urged greater equality for women while criticizing public mistreatment of supporters.
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Mia
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Inv
Castro
Revolutionary Defense Committees
Binck
Woman Held for Flight Unlawfully
Bonnie Connelly, convicted of fatally shooting her estranged husband in Hot Springs Arkansas in 1959, was arrested in Fredericksburg for unlawful flight to avoid confinement. She faces extradition hearings in Alexandria Virginia, with a preliminary hearing set for March 23 and bond set at 10,000 dollars.
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Fredericksburg
Bonnie Connelly
Hot Springs
Ark
Connelly
Stanley Kings
Alexandria
U.S
FAI
Arkansas
Ally
David Whittington
Hel Springs
Atheneps
Whittington
Garland County
Narcissus and Hyacinth Lovers Welcome Spring Blooms
Readers are advised on hardy bulbs to plant for a fragrant, prolific spring. Narcissus varieties offer color, size differences, and lasting fragrance, while hyacinths provide multiple colors and fragrant blooms. The piece notes historical lore of Narcissus and mentions regional flower availability and seasonal considerations.
Kentucky 100th Host to Newsmen
Kentucky's 10th Division at Fort Chaffee hosts 41 newsmen from the state to view training of the current 12,000 recruits. Visitors tour fatigue clad trainees drilling, bayonet practice, weapon assembly, and calisthenics while the division operates the nation's only military Supply Handlers School.
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John R. Starrey
Chapfee
Ark
Berlin
Kentucky
Kennedy
Fort Chaffee
Dangary
Chaf‘fee
Training School Bids For Dormitory Construction
Apparent low bid of 95.44 percent was submitted Thursday by ISSTE ROCKAP1 Shel nult Construction Co Benton for a new dormitory at the state Girls' troops work today with Training School cur Alexander as officials estimated the project cost and material needs.
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Shel Nult Construction Co
Benton
Alexander
Mnortuy
Faubus Plans Weekend Home Break From Office
Arkansas Governor Faubus said he will go to his Huntsville home this weekend and be out of his Little Rock office for the week to take a test. He may return to Little Rock before week’s end and expects to announce his fifth term plans around April.
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Faubus
Appointment of Marshal Opposed In Arkansas
LUITLE ROCK AP The appointment of Pat Henderson of England Ark as federal marshal for the Eastern District of Arkansas has drawn opposition from a women's group Mrs Byron W House Jr president of the Womens Emergency Committee for Public Schools said Thursday letters of protest have been sent to four members of the US Senate where the nomination for Henderson must be confirmed President Kennedy sent the nominations of Henderson and Dan M Douglas of Bentonville for the western district In the Senate Tuesday Mrs House said the committee does not oppose the nomination of Douglas Mrs House said information had been sent to the senators relating Hendersons association with the segregationist movement in Arkansas The administration asks us to uphold the law and the Supreme Courts desegregation decision but it would send us a law enforcement official who has a record of defying that decision Henderson a farmer and businessman would succeed Beal Kidd in the flat a year position.
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Gardner
Towers
Hoyte
Luther Burbank
Narcissuy
Willy
Washington
Arkansas
Luitle Rock
Pat Henderson
England
Ark
Byron W. House Jr
Women's Emergency Committee For Public Schools
U.S. Senate
Henderson
Kennedy
Dan M. Douglas
Bentonville
Senate
House
Douglas
Arkan Shs
Supreme Court
Beal Kidd
Jacqueline Kennedy Cruises Ganges Amid Hindu Pilgrims
Frances Lewine reports Jacqueline Kennedy cruised the Ganges at Benares with host Shri Bhagwat Singhji from a marble palace suite. She rested after sightseeing and planned a Saturday lake ride on Pichola Lake, avoiding the bustling city.
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Frances Lewine
Udaipur
India
Jacqueline Kenedy
Ganges
Benares
Japan Group to Visit Arkansas Trade Mission in Little Rock
Officials from the U S Japan Trade Council in Washington will meet Arkansas businessmen during a visit to Little Rock next Thursday. The mission aims to discuss international trade as Japan remains a major importer of cotton from Arkansas, one of the state’s top export crops. Dr Adele Turner and Rev J Navenson are noted in connection with the academic and resignations mentioned amid the event.
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Little Rock
the Rock
Adele Turner
J. Navenson
Russia Brags But U S Has Spy Satellites
U S officials report progress on a spy satellite network intended to detect Russian missile launches instantly. Khrushchev touts a global rocket and cites a Musk-like Midas system while noting Samos probes to monitor bases. Both programs advance toward operational status within years amid secrecy.
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Khrushchev
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
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Sons
Samos
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Worldy
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Moscow
Khrughstehev
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Deefense Robor
McNamara
A. W. Arnett Dies at 81 in Local Rest Home
A. W. Arnett age 81, retired farmer, died Friday in a local rest home. He lived in Emmet and was a Baptist Church member. Survivors include son Jack Arnett of Hope and two daughters Mrs. Howard Graham of Prescott and Mrs. William Fincher of Hope. Services set for 3 p.m. Saturday by W. E. B. Thomason and Clyde Johnson. Burial at Snell Cemetery by Oakecrest.
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Jack Arnett
Hope
Howard Graham
Prescott
William Fincher
W. E B. Thomason
Clyde Johnson
Oake Crest
Snell Cemetery
Family Quarrel Ends in Death in Weber Springs
In Weber Springs Arkansas Tommy Smith age 40 was shot to death Thursday night after a family argument. Prosecutor Joe Villines said the coroner's jury did not render a verdict. Smith was killed near the home of Mr and Mrs James C White where White is Mrs Tommy Smiths son by her former marriage.
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Ark
Tommy Smith
Joe Villines
Villines
Smith
James C. White
White
Willines
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