Red Forces Enter Laos U S May Send in Troops
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP A Redstone missile carrying a ages man in space capsule was launched successfully today in a test of the rocket s readiness to hit aloft a human astronaut The success could help clear the way for an American to take a brief suborbital rocket ride into space within six weeks However the manned launching must await at least one more test firing of a capsule from Wallops Island Va By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pro Western Laos charged to day it has been attacked by Communist North Vietnamese troops The next U S move appeared to depend on whether the Communists will call off the attack in the Southeast Asian jungle The Laotian government charged six new Communist battalions moved across the border and into the fight against the already demoralized royal army What the United States does now depends in the words of Sen Alexander Wiley R Wis on what the Kremlin will do in the next 48 hours Wiley senior Republican member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee made the remark to Washington newsmen apparently in reference to the awaited Soviet response to President Kennedy s appeal for a cease fire and a negotiated settlement to the Laotian crisis Premier Khrushchev returned to Moscow after a tour of agricultural areas but there was no official response to Kennedy s request that the Communist backed rebels be halted A British Foreign Office spokesman said the Soviet Union had promised serious and urgent consideration of Britain s proposals for peace in Laos Britain s foreign secretary gave no hint how long the British would be willing to wait for a reply but said clearly this is an urgent matter Kennedy appealed to India s Prime Minister Nehru to help arrange a cease fire lest the civil war lead to a U S Soviet military showdown over Southeast Continued on Page Four
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Laos
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India
Nehru
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Springtime Flower Show Winners at Hope Youth Center
The 17th annual Springtime flower show by Hope Council Garden Clubs honored winners at the Hope Youth Center on March 23. Outstanding awards went to Mrs. Owen Nix for a tri color shadow box and Mike Murphy for the junior green ribbon. Iris Club swept blue ribbons. top entries included Spring Song, Spring Rhythm, Salute to Springtime, First Sign of Spring, Spring Fever, Spring Luncheon, and Wonders of Spring with multiple prize placements. Junior exhibits named winners in A Tisket A Tasket and Play Males categories, with Gene Shoemaker winning Junior Sweepstakes. Judges were local club members from Resella and Camden.
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Hope Council
Hope Youth Center
Owen Nix
Tris Gardens Club
Mike Murphy
Daffodil Garden Club
Iris Club
A. A. Albritton
Lyle Moore
R. L. Broach
Bill Beaton
Jim James
Charles Johnson
Lloyd Kinard
Buddy Porter
Don Westbrook
Qwen Nix
Talbot Feilder
S. Bader
Tom Fos
Sam Huckabee
J. C. Luck
Herbert Dodson
Harold Brents
Mitch LaGrone
Tommy , Doyle
Ralph Emerson
Monty Monts
Tommy Doyle
J. Ray
Billy Dan Jones
Bill Caldwell
Wallace Monroe
Bill Duckett
Dick Moore
Bill Tolleson
Tisket
Tasket
Linda Huckabee
The
Sprouts Club
Martha Bader
Donna Byers
Peggy Sprinkle
Susan Clark
Daffodil
Marla Jones
Sprouts
Kathy Guerin
Robert Polk
Ard
Fred Ellis Jr
Stan Farris
Gene Shoemaker
Ist
Jo Booker
Lanelle Booker
Charlotte Moore
B. J.heath
David Dass
H. W. Boon
Maurice Byrdall
Resella
Doyle Milner
C. E. Dedman
Camden
Iris Garden Club
Hope Council of Garden Clubs
Youth Center
Weather Summary for Arkansas Report Friday Morning
Weather Experiment Station notes 24 hour period ending 7 am Friday with 70s high and 35 low. Total precipitation for 1961 through February equals 7.03 inches, down from 10.10 inches a year ago. Arkansas forecast calls fair and warmer this afternoon, clearing tonight. Saturday partly cloudy then cloudy with a chance of 60s north to low 70s south. Tonight's low 35 to 40 northeast and around 50 southwest. Highs Saturday near 70s. Continued on Page Four.
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Mrs Bittle Heads Cancer Campaign Chair in Hempstead
Mrs Cecil Bittle of Inpe has been chosen to direct Hempstead County’s 1961 Cancer Crusade, starting April 1, announced by A B Townsend Jr of the Arkansas Division of the American Cancer Society. She urged fundraising and education, noting 250,000 U.S. deaths last year and 27 Hempstead County cancer deaths in 1960, with volunteers delivering leaflets listing cancer’s seven danger signals.
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Cecil Bittle
Inpe
Hempstead County
A. BE
Townsend Jr
Little Rock
Arkansas
American Career Society
Hempstead
State Department of Vital Statistics
Mrs Lula Ellis Dies At Fulton Home At 84
Mrs Lula Ellis aged 84 longtime Hempstead resident died at her Fulton home. Survived by son Everett Ellis of Fulton daughter Mrs F H Schweizerhel of Los Angeles brother Andrew White head of Dallas and sisters Mrs Mora O'Dell and Mrs Willie Carter of Fulton. Arrangements to be announced by Herndon Cornelius.
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Lula Ellis
Hempstead
Fulton
Everett Ellis
F. H. Schweizerhel
Los Angeles
Andrew Whitehead
Dallas
Mora O'Dell
Willie Carter
Herndon Cornelius
Presbyterians Plan Pre Easter Services
The 10th annual pre Easter meeting at Hope Presbyterian Church begins Sunday with services at 10 55 a.m. and 5 p.m. Each night features different locations and the theme Accent on Youth with a Candlelight Communion Thursday. Special music by Adult and Junior Choirs directed by Mrs R L Gosnell. Nursery provided.
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R. L. Gosnell
SEATO Urges Full Solidarity Against Laos Communist Threat
SEATO military chiefs in Bangkok call for continued solidarity to strengthen armed might against the Communist threat in Laos. They warn Communist support to Pathet Lao rebels has created a dangerous situation, urging unity among eight SEATO nations ahead of the foreign ministers meeting.
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Thailand
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Laos
Pathet Lao
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Seato Foreign Minsters
Kennedy budget risks record U.S. debt rise
WIPTLA ROCK Arkansas bids show T Turner of Pie Blut! submitted a $107 800 low bid to stabilize and enlarge 15 miles of Arkansas River bank downstream from Little Rock. Army Tugleeers noted the work aims to repair dikes and revetments. Four other bids opened. Goy a Hubbard of Late Rock offered $95 570 for Walnut Ridge Air Force Base operations building addition.
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Turner
Pie Blut
Army Tugleeers
Little Rock
Goy A. Hubbard
Late Rock
Walnut Ridge Air Force Bago
Tis
Minor Vehicle Collision Reports Minor Damage
An accident on South Mall near Prescott yesterday involved a Texaco fascine and a vehicle driven by Dayton Thomason from State Metallaid. Minor damage occurred with an investigating officer noting only slight harm.
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Texaco
Dayton Thomason
Prescott
South Mall
Clark
Minstrel Performance Supports Kiwanis Youth Program
The Kiwanis Minstrel opened its first night in the High School auditorium with a strong cast and family appeal. Despite a smaller crowd, the show drew praise as one of the best in recent years and funds from the event have funded youth projects including the Youth Center.
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Kiwanis
Nazarenes in Attendance Drive Targets March Goals
Nazarene church campaign promotes pre Master Sunday School visits starting March 5 with the goal of 61 visitations and 104 completed. On March 12 the goal was 66 with 6 percent attendance. March 19 set at 73 with 67 attending. March 26 aims for 99 as Easter approaches and a world mission fund of 100 dollars is set by Master Officers.
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Wewie Nazarene
Per Capita Debt Below Average in Arkansas 1965 Forecast
Legislative Auditor Orvel M. Johnson forecast that Arkansas per capita indebtedness in 1965 will be below the national average. He spoke at a civic meeting and said the state’s debt would total about 95 million dollars, even if Gov. Orval Faubus’ 60 million construction bond issue is approved.
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Foubis
Orvel M. Johnson
Johnson
Kennedy Says Two Years of Red Ink Deficit Tops $3 Billion
President Kennedy told Congress that the civilian budget shows a deficit of about 3 billion dollars, with total 1963 deficits and debt rising to a record near 290 billion by mid 1963. He warned the Eisenhower forecasts were out of date and urged prudent spending and no temporary tax cuts.
All Around Town During Wee Month Egg Kin Honors
National Wee Month features an Egg Kin designation daily. Harley Loy of Safeway Stores is scheduled for Saturday and Cecil Delaney of Delaney & Son Gro. & Mkt will be honored Monday. World War I veterans urged to attend Morlay night at Diamond Cafe. Alburto L. Nargis, Evangel College student, to join college band tours. Marvel: 2b28 at Sam Peck Hotel, Little Rock. Pvt Hanson J. Long, son of Mr and Mrs Monroe S Long, recently arrived in Germany and serves in the 26th Infantry. W. S. Atkins to address Century Bible Class at First Methodist Church.
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Safeway Stores Inc
Cecil Delaney
Delaney & Son Gro
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Diamond Cafe
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B.C. Mollis
Germany
Ath
Monroe S. Long
McCaskill HL
Riley
Kan
Blevins High
Yoay
Barewick Miedting Co
Hope
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