Belli Quits National Bar in Anger
SAN FRANCISCO AP Attorney Melvin Belli resigns from the American Bar Association after the ABA president condemned his Dallas murder verdict remarks. He calls for investigations into the Dallas system, blasts the trial as a kangaroo railroad, and argues justice and due process are at stake. Belli notes he has not been paid a fee and has funded most expenses.
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San Francisco
Melvin Belli
American Bar Association
Wick Ruby
Bar Association
Belli
Dallas
Walter C. Craig
Phoenix
Ariz
ABA
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Craig
Joe Brown
Texas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Austin
Withnesses
Mexico City
San Diego
Western leaders meet in private three day gathering
In Williamsburg, a hundred senior Western government leaders convene away from capitals. No greetings or papers are planned. The three day event runs behind closed doors with attendees including Canada’s Prime Minister Lester Pearson, U S undersecretary George W Ball, former Secretary Dean Acheson, and NATO secretary-general Dirk M Stikker.
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Williamsburg
Lester Pearson
Canada
George W. Ball
U.S
Dean Acheson
Dirk M. Stikker
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Walt C. Jones Architect Dies at 89 in Memphis
MEMPHIS AP Walt C. Jones Sr an architect who designed Memphis landmarks died last midnight after a brief illness He was 89 His works include the University of Tennessee medical units the Shelby County Courts Building the Claridge Hotel and the International Harvester Plant in Memphis.
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Memphis
C. Jones Sr
University of Tennessee Medical
Shelby County Courts
Claridge
International Harvester
Weather forecast notes clear cold morning then warming weekend
The forecast calls for clear and cold conditions today, followed by warmer Saturday afternoon and further warming Sunday.
International shoot down strains Vietnam Cambodia ties
An American piloted plane shot down over Southeast Asia after a lane to Cambodia raised tensions. Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko avoids blame, deferring to East German authorities for the fate of three downed U.S. fliers.
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Cambodia
United States
Gromyko
U.S
Guadeloupe
de Gaulle
Pierre Salinger
California
Melvin Belli
American Bar Association
Jack Ruby
Midwest
Towa
Washington
Johnson
Interior Department
Houston Press Sold to Chronicle in Merge
The Scripps-Howard Houston Press is sold to the Houston Chronicle, creating two daily papers in Houston. The Press, with about 88,000 daily circulation, will cease as a separate paper. Chronicle circulation exceeds 226,000. Employees receive severance pay. guild members affected. no union contract with Chronicle. Sale follows years of operating at a loss.
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Houston
Scripps-Howard
Houston Press
Houston Chronicle
Afternoon Chronicle
Jesse H. Jones
Houston Post
Texas
William P. Hobby
American Newspaper Guild
The
Chronicle
Behan's Condition Grave After Emergency Operation
Dublin AP reports playwright Brendan Behan 41 suffered jaundice diabetes and alcoholism and underwent an emergency operation. His condition was later described as very grave. He died Friday night in a Dublin hospital after five days in a coma at Meath Hospital.
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Dublin
Ireland
Brendan Behan
Behan
Meath Hospital
S A Flowers Dies at 61 Rites Sunday
Sidney A. Flowers 61, local State Highway Department foreman and Hempstead County resident, died in a Hope hospital. Survived by wife Reba, two sons Wayne of Arlington Texas and Sidney Jr of Hope, daughter Mrs Joe Hollis, six brothers, two sisters, and four grandchildren. Funeral at 3 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hill Baptist Church. Burial in Anderson Cemetery with Herndon Cornelius in charge.
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Sidney A. Flowers
State Highway Department
Hempstead County
Hope Hospital
Reba
Wayne
Arlington
Texas
Sidney, Jr
Hope
Joe Hollis
John
Vernon
Cybron
Lonnie
Dub Flowers
H. V. Flowers
Batesville
Cecil Mcbride
Pine Bluff
Cecil Kidd
Spring Hill Baptist Church
Stacy Thrasher
Burlial
Anderson Cemetery
Herndon Cornelius
Winthrop Rockefeller Faces Governing Decision in Arkansas
In Little Rock, Rockefller and Faubus move toward possible runs for governor as Faubus schedules a public poll and Rockefeller delays his decision, promising a news conference when ready. Each seeks advantage in a high stakes race that could define Arkansas politics.
Spring Weather Delays Warmth Across Arkansas
The Associated Press reports winter lingers as spring begins in Arkansas with lows from 27 to 32 in the central region and subfreezing readings in the north. Light snow flurries or showers possible in the far north while weekend should stay cool. A warming trend is forecast for early next week. Thursday overnight lows ranged from 32 in Fayetteville to 49 in Texarkana and Pine Bluff. Temperatures Thursday reached 60s in the south and 60s in the north.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Little Rock
Weather Bureau
Fayetteville
Texarkana
Pine Bluff
Arkansas Hatchery Report Shows 5.84 Million Broiler Chicks Placed
Arkansas producers hatched 5,152,000 broiler chicks and shipped 684,000 during the week ended March 14, according to the Crop Reporting Service. The total placements rose 2 percent from the prior week, reflecting ongoing poultry production activity in the state.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Crop Reporting Service
Salinger Quits to Seek California Senate Seat
James Marlow reports Pierre Salinger resigns as White House press secretary to pursue a California Senate bid. The piece contrasts Salinger’s amiable press approach with Dean Rusk’s quieter foreign affairs role, noting Kennedy’s PR skill and Johnson’s media image.
Cambodia's Air Attack Sparks Saigon Protest
Saigon protested that Cambodian fighters shot down an American-piloted Vietnamese plane and apologized for an air strike on Chantrea village where a U S spotter plane went down. Cambodia reported 16 villagers killed, delaying peace talks as tensions rise between Vietnam and Cambodia.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Cambodia
United States
Red China
U.S
Chantrea
Foreign Ministry
Janeway Dies at 61 in Little Rock Hospital
Aubrey A. Janeway 61 of Hope died Friday after a long illness in a Little Rock hospital. He was a Bathside Assembly Church member. Survived by wife Beulah Stevenson Janeway two daughters Mrs Thom Hunter of Laneburg and Mrs Mac Arnold of Hope, mother Mrs Ruth Arnette of Hope and two granddaughters. Funeral set Sunday at 2 p.m. at South Side Assembly Church with Rev Joseph Geno officiating. Interment in Anderson Cemetery by Oakcrest Funeral Home.
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Aubrey A. Janeway
Little Rock
Hope
Bathside Assembly Church
Beulah Stevenson Janeway
Thom
Hunter
Laneburg
Mac Arnold
Ruth Arnette
Southside Assembly
Joseph Geno
Apa
B. J. Willhite
Anderson Cemetery
Oakcrest Funeral Home
Police State Bill Killed by Ontario Police
Ontario Premier John P Robarts announced the withdrawal of the province’s proposed bill granting the Ontario Police Commission broad new powers. The measure would allow indefinite detention without trial amid a rising crime report by the Ontario Police Commission citing organized crime in gambling narcotics counterfeiting armed robbery theft prostitution extortion and racketeering.
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Toronto
Ontario
John P. Robarts
Ontario Police Commission
Frederick Cass
Farquahar Oliver
House
Cass
Toronto Telegram
Romantic Beginnings at Hope P O Post Office
Mary Anita Laseter recalls Hope Arkansas romance at the old post office, where a long walk to the rear window led to many courtships. She notes early transport, muddy streets before paving, a bicycle first for Miss Kate, and social norms in a bygone era.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Sid Henry
The
Hope Star
Rose Hill
MoPac
Old
China
Kate
Hope Furniture Company
Henry
Society News
the Star
Length of Service Key to Retiring Length of Service Key to Retiring
AFL-CIO United Auto Workers Union opens its annual convention in Atlantic City. Delegates back a 25 30 plan linking retirement to years of service with pay scales at 25 years half pay 30 years two thirds and age 60 pension of 5.60 per year of service. Auto industry retirement age is 65 and pensions run 2.80 per year. Three year contracts with GM Ford and Chrysler expire Aug 31 with talks starting July 1. The convention will set goals.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Afl-Cio
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
El Dorado Plans School Closures and Staffing Cuts
El Dorado Arkansas school board will close Wyatt and Smith Ave elementary schools for the 1964 65 school year. Pupils will transfer to Westwood and Hugh Goodwin schools. Staffing levels and clerical maintenance positions will be reduced as travel capital outlay and maintenance budgets are trimmed.
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EL Dorado, Ark
el Dorado
Wyatt
Smith Ave
Westwood
Hugh Goodwin
Parks to Seek More Funds for State Parks Expansion
LITTLE ROCK AP The 1965 legislature will be asked to provide more money for expanding the state park system. Bob Evans, director of the Parks and Publicity Department, said designation of areas as state parks is running far ahead of available funds. Evans said no park funding increase would be sought in the upcoming special legislative session.
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Little Rock
Bob Evans
Parks and Publicity Department
Evans
Hijack of Cuban helicopter ends in Key West death
Two youths defecting to the United States hijacked a Cuban military helicopter after leaving Havana. The pilot was killed with six bullets in a morgue in Key West. The suspects, Guillermo Santos and Andres Tzaguirre, claim they commanded the craft, while a mechanic and airport staff reported a tense landing and a loaded 50 caliber gun on the helicopter. The incident triggered days of questioning by immigration authorities in Miami.
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Theodore A.ediger
Key West
Pia
United States
Havana
Atlantic Ocean
Miami
U.S
Cuba
Dra
Key West International Airport
Sergio Roque
Gullermo Santos
Andres Tzaguirre
Jose Mar
CIA
Santos
Iis
Key Weat
George Faraldo
Faraldo
Dean Rusk May Leave Cabinet
Sources say Dean Rusk is likely to stay as secretary of state through the November elections but his future after that is uncertain The Johnson administration has not discussed resignation and a post election cabinet lineup remains to be decided Rusk says he has no plans to resign and the State Department denies rumors of his departure
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James Marlow Washington
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Robert Fr
Salinger
President Johnson
Senate
California
Dean Rusk
Johnson
Rusk
Dean
Pixie Pierre
Dean Acheson
Truman
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Madison Avenue
Truman-Acheson
White House
James Hagerty
Hagerty
Lewis Gulick
Washington
American Broadcasting Co
Andrew T. Hatcher
Salt Lake City
State Department
Foreign Affairs Post
Democrats
Hepatitis Outbreak at Memphis Hospital Exposed
Health officials seek large gamma globulin supplies to immunize over 2,000 people exposed at John Gaston Hospital. No emergency declared. incubation two to six weeks. Exposures include hospital staff, families, and University of Tennessee medical unit students from cafeteria meals.
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Memphis
John Gaston Hospital
Red Cross
National Red Cross
Glenn M. Clark
University of Tennessee Medical Units
Clark
Couldn't Swat a Fly in Cuba
Alejandro Aguero, 25, one of 54 Cuban exiles who arrived in five small boats, described a concentration camp experience with thick flies due to poor sanitation. He said inmates were punished for swatting or shooing flies, enduring sticks from guards if they tried.
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Miami
Fla
Alejandro Aguero
Cuba
Aguero
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Faubus
Rockefeller
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Commission
Eugene Newsom
Paragould
Newsom
Mid-South Opinion Surveys Inc
Conway
A. Janeway
Hope P.O
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