Couple and nine children perish in Tennessee house fire
In Dotsonville area of Montgomery County, officials believe Mr. and Mrs. Alex Whitehead and their nine children were killed in an early morning blaze that destroyed their frame home. Mrs Whitehead's father Albert Gibbs lived with them and was also missing. sheriff fears the toll may rise to twelve. The age range of the children spans from 13 to 9 months. Fire crews were summoned around 4 a.m. and the cause has not been determined. Whitehead worked for a Clarksville bottling company.
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Clarksville, Tenn
Alex Whitehead
Dotsonville
Upper
Middle Tennessee
Montgomery County
Kenneth Albright
Whitehead
Albert Gibbs
Albright
Clarksville
Tornadoes Strike Shreveport Area and East Texas Deaths
Severe tornadoes lashed the Ay-La-Tex region with hail and heavy rains killing two in east Texas. In Shreveport a twister damaged a northern neighborhood home about 5,000 dollars. Huge hail ripped 74 small planes at the municipal airport as alerts covered northwest Louisiana and surrounding states. The Brookshires were found dead near their demolished Affilehy home near Nacogdoches.
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Shreveport
Ay -La-Tex
iWo
Texas
Shreveport Municipal
Louisiana
Arkansas
Austin
Tex
el Dorado
Ark
East Texas
Affilehy
Nacogdoches
Wesley Brookshire
Chicken Now on School Lunches in Arkansas
Arkansas gains chicken in school meals as the federal program buys 7.5 million pounds of frozen chicken for distribution. Arkansas schools receive 1.2 million pounds first with more later this month. Bids determine price 38 to 87 cents per pound. at 38 cents, 7.5 million pounds cost about 3.8 million dollars.
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Little Rock UP
Arkansas
North Little Rock
Weather Summary From Arkansas Regional Forecasts
Experiment Station report for four hours ending at 7 am Tuesday shows high 81 and low 51 with precipitation of 0.86 inch. Total 1961 precipitation through February 7.03 inches, versus 10.10 inches for the same period last year. Partly cloudy north and mostly cloudy south with scattered showers and thunder showers this afternoon and tonight. Wednesday mostly cloudy with showers and thundershowers. Highs 60s north to 70s south. Tonight lows upper 30s to low 60s. Wednesday highs 60s north to 70s south. Central, northeast and northwest Arkansas forecast: clear to partly cloudy and mild this afternoon and tonight, then increasing clouds and cooler with scattered showers and thundershowers Wednesday.
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Arkansas
Ark
Associated Press
Mrs. Seamans Named Manager of Saenger in Hope
Mrs. Henry Seamans will manage the Saenger Theatre in Hope after its remodeling, succeeding her husband. Hope Enterprises president Jack D. Bratnagel praised her fit and said she will host weekend family films and midweek adult programming, while expanding community events.
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Henry Seamans
Saenger Theatre
Hope
Jack D. Bratnagel
Hope Enterprises
Seamans
Dov
Herry
Fayetteville
Pine Blilf
Hope Star
Vote Probe to End in Prairie Arkansas
Prairie County Grindaur prepares for nine wind up hearings on voting irregularities in three elections. About 24 witnesses testified as the jury resumed after a recess. The panel ordered Circus Clerk Billy Garth to return Hazen Township ballot boxes for the Dee school election. Some boxes lacked voter lists as required by state law. The probe also covers irregularities in a prior August primary and the November general election. About 10 witnesses expected Wednesday.
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DE Valls Bluff
Ark
Prairie County
Grindaur
Billy Garth
Hazen Township
Dee
Political Leader Dies at Harrison
Harrison Arkansas AP Guy Allen Moore 8 of Jasper a veteran political leader and former Newton County treasurer and circuit clerk died Monday in a hospital. He served two terms as treasurer and clerk and was chairman of the Newton County Democratic Central Committee. He had been the county's state tax collector since 1954.
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Harrison, Ark
Guy Allen Moore
Jasper
Newton County
Tie
Millwood Breakfast April 4 Announces Red River Event
Local citizens are urged to attend the Red River Association annual meeting in Shreveport on Monday and Tuesday April 4. The Millwood Breakfast will be held Tuesday at 7 30 a m in the Crystal Ballroom of the Washington-York Hotel. Key speakers include Major General Keith R Burney Major General Robert J Menninger and Colonel Howard Penney with Congressman Oren Harris and others in attendance. Tickets are on sale at the Chamber of Commerce with 60 set aside for Hope area and delegations from Magnolia Ashdown Texarkana and Lewisville expected. A new dam map is on display at the C of C office for viewing.
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Red River Association
Shreveport
Millwood
Chrystal
Washington-Yource Hotel
Atv
Red River Valley Assn
Southwest Arkansas Water District
Keith R. Burney
Washington, D.C
Chamber of Commerce
Hope
Magnolia
Ashdown
Texarkana
Lewisville
Jake
C of C
Polaris and Minuteman missiles outlined in Kennedy speech
Washington AP report summarizes President Kennedy's military message detailing the Polaris submarine system with 16 rockets and about 1200 mile range, and the solid fueled Minuteman missile with 5000 mile range. It notes launch from submerged subs and proposed train mounting, later deferred for permanent silo testing.
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Washington
Tere
Navy
Air Force
Kennedy
Congress
Little Rock Appeals Vote Machine Ruling to Supreme Court
The City of Little Rock appeals a state court ruling that voting machines violate the state constitution. The Arkansas Supreme Court will hear arguments next Monday with a decision expected this spring. The city seeks an order directing Pulaski County Election Commission to install voting machines.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Pulaski County
Jobless Share Is $5 Million
Arkansas will receive 3 million dollars from a new federal act extending unemployment benefits. The act adds up to 13 weeks of extra benefits for workers who exhausted regular benefits since June 30, 1960. Applications begin April 10 as offices start accepting claims.
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Little Rock
APC
Arkansas
Stock Pledged for Clarksville Plant
Johnson County Frozen Foods Corn pledged $2,000 by local residents as it plans a $275,000 peach processing plant four miles south of Clarksville Arkansas. SBA approved $175,000 with $100,000 raised locally. Sterlin Hurley said the final $8,000 was expected this week.
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Clarksville
Ark
Johnson County
Federal Small Business Administration
Sterlin Hurley
Heavy Rains Lashes Parts of Arkansas
Severe thunderstorms moved through southern Arkansas sending Ouachita River levels to 16.5 feet at Arkadelphia and Camden to 25 26 feet forecast flood stage. White River stayed just above flood level near Clarendon and St. Charles. No major damage reported as forecasts call for little river change in coming days.
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Associated Press
Ouachita River
Arkansas
Burea
Ouachita
Arkadelphia
Camden
Sainthe
White River
Clarendon
St. Charles
Burreau
Rusk Seeks Unanimous SEATO Laos Resolution
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said a strong unanimous SEATO resolution on Laos should be approved by the council of ministers despite French objections. He noted lively talk but no open split with France as ministers enter the final session of their three day meeting. Continued on Page Four.
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Hal McClure
Bangkok
Thailand
Kusk
SEATO
Moscow
Leaders Hope Reds Will Ease Crisis in Laos
Democratic leaders after meeting with President Kennedy voiced hope for a Laos cease fire and neutralization. They discussed the talks with Macmillan and Gromyko, urging Moscow to respond promptly while avoiding rash moves. Gromyko signaling possible early reply, aiming for a peaceful solution amid rising fighting.
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Laos
Washington
Congress
Kennedy
House
Sam Tayloren
D-Tex
Harold MacMillan
Andrei Gromyko
Rayburn
Senate
Mike Magnsfield
Mont
Mansfield
Khrushches
Russky
Gromyko
Moscow
Gromyka
Tun
Kheushchev
United States
U. S
Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
Easter Egg Hunt Plans by Hope Jaycees
The Hope Jaycees announce their annual Easter Egg Hunt at Hope Fair Park Sunday at 2:30 PM. The park closes from 12:00 to 2:40 PM to section kids by age groups 1 3, 4 75, 6 8, and 9 12. over 2,000 candy eggs and prize eggs to be hidden.
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Hope Jaycees
Hope Fair Park
Spring Hill Plans Candlelight Service
A candlelight communion service will be held at Spring Hill Methodist Church at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night. The public is invited.
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Spring Hill
Spring Hll
Village Runaways Returned and Local Happenings
Notes from Texarkana report runaways from a Baptist Orphanage found and handed to an orphanage representative. Dub Flowers laments a siphoned gas loss from his truck. Local civic leaders and merchants, including Jewell Moore Jr and Don Simpson, are listed with upcoming appearances. Easter school closures and Kiwanis, YMCA events are cited along with a bowling highlight at Gaslite Bowl featuring Derry O’Neal with a 256 and over 600 series.
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Baptist
Texarkang
Derry O'Neal
Kxar Ridio
Emmet
Storm Area to Get $150,000 in relief aid
The Red Cross said almost $150,000 in rehabilitation assistance will be provided to those affected by the March 12 Arkansas storm. Deputy disaster relief director Drandhurst said the total may rise as aid requests are processed. Three injured remain in hospitals, one fatality reported. Property damage is estimated near $1 million, with Hawker and Johnson counties hardest hit.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Red Cross
Ad Drandhurst
Drandhorst
Kennedy seeks nearly 2 billion to boost Polaris and Minuteman
President Kennedy asked Congress for almost 2 billion more in the defense budget to strengthen the Polaris submarine and Minuteman missile programs. He stressed deterrence requires readiness, survivability, and flexible control, noting the McNamara study and a broader review of U.S. missile posture. The plan would raise new obligational authority to about 48.8 billion and spending to about 890 million more than the prior year.
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Elton C. Fay Washington
Presidin
Kennedy
Congress
Eisenhower
United States
U. S
Hubert S. McNamara
Soviet Union
Pentagon
Shields Jr returns to Hope to join Lille Rock Packing Co
Pete Shields Jr a former Hope citizen returns to the town Monday to become a local salesman for Lille Rock Packing Co He will move with his wife Mrs Shields and their two children from Bossier City Louisiana to live in his father’s old store on East Fifth Street until they buy a home Shields replaces Delton Cashion as the companys local representative and will operate from the same storefront pending housing arrangements.
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Pete Shields Jr
Hope
Lille Rock Packing Co
Holiday Inn Motel Planned for North Little Rock
AP reports a new $1 million Holiday Inn motel will be built near an interstate junction in North Little Rock. Wallace B. Johnson, president of Holiday Inns of America, Inc, announced the project, with construction to begin in about 60 days.
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North Little Rock
Mundy
Wallace BE. Johnson
Holiday Inns of America, Inc
Kennedy budget called dishonest by Republicans
Washington AP Republicans accuse President Kennedy of presenting a dishonest budget to Congress. They allege the Kennedy plan hides deficits, misstates figures, and expands defense and nondefense spending to mask debt growth, contrasting it with Eisenhower era surpluses.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Jorday
Kennedy
Congress
Phere
Canary Cale
Hoante
Sduhtine
Mi Kennely
Ehsanhower
Kennelly
Dwight D. Ki Sumhower
Lily Sale to End Easter Fund Drive
The final Easter Seal drive event, Lily Sale, will be held this Saturday in downtown Hope from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hempstead County 41 Clubs and 4-H groups organize workers across Victory 441 Club and Spring Hill Club, with coordinators Melonie Corkle, Carolyn McMillan, and Sharon Vans among the adult leaders. The campaign has raised $982 to date, aiming for a $1100 Hempstead total, through the Easter Parade and Seal Letters.
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Hempstead
Hope
Victory 441 Club
Mel
William Schooluy Adlt
Melonie Corkle
Carolyn Sue McKee
Jennifer Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Carolyn McMillian
Nancy Stephenson
Jackie Sumpter
Tommie McKee
Ronnie Stephenson
Peggy Lampton
Shover Springs
Lam
Joan John Hawking
Sandra Wright
Ruth Wright
Linda Arrington
Lorena Arrington
Judy Bigland
Linda Kay Reeve
Reuben Evans
Norma
Cutns Camp
Sandy Camp
Brenda Hohis
Phyllis Marlin
Frangers Middlebrooks
Regina Smith
Shirley Smyth
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Burl Varner
Varner
NEA
Mrs. Seamans
Saenger
Prairie
Harrison
Voting Machine
Jr. Bland
Rusk
Dub Flowers
Charles Beverley
Ronit Hankits
Kove Suit
Sonny Kitchens
Jewell Moore Jr
Moore Bros. Market
Don Simpson
Chilu
Hope Public
BE. P. Young Jr
Key Club
Mo Ark
Conway
William Tyler
Wis
Ye Hope Kiwanis J Club
Chaipel
Lynn Harris
Dour Durphy
God Dale
Hope Men
Glane
Yaent
TuUpu
Pete Shields, Jr
JFK
Gop
Lily Sale
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