Protests Over IRS Ruling on Hunt Life Line Foundation
A letter urges public protest against the IRS revoking tax exempt status of H L Hunt Life Line Foundation, arguing political bias in taxation. The piece defends free speech and calls readers to write IRS officials McClellan Fulbright and Harris in Washington.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
H. L. Hunt Life Line Foundation
Hunt
IRS
Life Line Foundation
America
Wright Patman
Congress
Patman
Voltaire
John L. McClellan
J. William Fulbright
Oren Harris
Washington, D. C
Housing contract awarded for 60 units in Jonesboro
McDaniel Brothers Construction Co. of Jonesboro won the bid for 60 low rent housing units in Jonesboro. The apparent low bid was $732,500 with the contract awarded Tuesday.
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Brinkley, Ark
McDaniel Brothers Construction Co
Jonesboro
Weather Station Report on 2% Hours Ending 7 A.M.
Weather data shows high of 46 and low of 42 with precipitation of .14 inch. Continuation noted on page two.
Faubus Ousts Welfare Director Ruth Johnston
Gov. Orval Faubus used a line item veto to remove Ruth Johnston from the Child Welfare Division budget, cutting an $8,000 salary after legislative clashes. He cited a rise in foster placements and proposed consolidating the division with the Welfare Department’s Family Service Division to save money.
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Little Rock
Orvald. Faubus
Ruth Johnston
Perry County
Paul van Dalsem
Legislative Council
Miss Johnston
van Dalsem
Faubus
Welfare Department
Scout Leaders Recognized at Piney Wood District Banquet
Piney Wood District Boy Scout banquet at Town and Country honored den mothers and Cubmasters E P Young Jr and Bill O Nea l for advancement work. Veterans pins went to Dr F C Crow and Jerry O Neal. Judge Royce Weisenberger chaired. Dr Crow announced officers including Ellis Stewart district chair man and Bob Lewis vice chairman. Hope Lions Club and new Hope Scout building projects noted.
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Piney Wood
den Mathers
E. P. Young, Jr
Tom Waters
James Erwin
Virginia O'Neal
Sadie Erwin
Patsy Kennedy
Mattie Lee
Barbara Still
Elizabeth Godwin
E. P. Young Jr
Bill O’neal
Olen Overturf
Jamie Boyett
Tenderfoot
F.C. Crow
Jerry O’neal
Royce Weisenberger
Tommy Frazier
Jimmie Turner
Kennan Williams
John Finn
Calvary Baptist Church
Dixieland
Richard Keating
Crow
Mannie Stevens
Caddo Area
Ellis Stewart
Bob Lewis
George C. Byrd, Jr
Clifford Franks
John Teeter Jr
C. Lynn Harris
Clyde Coffee
Adam Guthrie
Hope Lions Club
Hope Scouts
Hope’s Fair Park
E. D. Trice
Texarkana
Ark
Clifford Frans
Piney Woods
Town & Country
Prescott
George C. Byrd Jr
Nashville
John Teeter
Otto Preminger a Genius to Critics Despite Tyrant Labels
New York AP reports Otto Preminger, controversial film producer and director, is praised as a genius by many critics while also earning nicknames like The Terrible-Tempered Mr. Preminger. Preminger emphasizes work over personal opinion, citing independence and self expression in his films. He lives lavishly on the East Side, makes about one picture a year, and profits from both profits and a fixed fee.
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Mr. Preminger
Otto
Preminger
Vienna
Lone Wolf
Yul Brynner
Plane crash near Tangier kills 51 of 54 aboard
A twin-engine Iberia Airlines plane plunged into the sea shortly before landing in Tangier. Fifty one of the fifty four people aboard were reported dead. A fishing boat rescued three badly injured passengers.
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Tangier
Morocco
Iberia Airlines
Farm Bureau to Meet Thursday in Hempstead County
The Hempstead County Farm Bureau will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday night April 1 at the Farm Bureau building 806 West 4th St. The meeting starts at 7 00 p m Dr David Ibsen Extension Agricultural Chemicals Specialist will be guest speaker and members are urged to attend.
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Hempstead County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
West 4Th St
Lester Kent
David Ibsen
Kent
Kiwanians Hear History of Church
Dr Otto Teague district superintendent of the Methodist church spoke before Hope Kiwanis Tuesday outlining the Methodist movement origin with John Wesley and its worldwide spread He explained church organization and conference structure from lay members to top leaders The program was arranged by Dr F C Crow Dr Jon Leim Hope dentist was introduced as a new member of the club.
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Otto Teague
Methodist Church
Hope Kiwanis Cald
John Wesley
Methodist
F. C. Crow
Jon Leim
New Hope
Section of 167 Is Reopened After Rain Repairs
The Arkansas Highway Department announced the reopening of the Bald Knob to Batesville stretch of U.S. 167 after rain damage. A culvert installation washed out near the Arkansas 14 intersection, closing the highway Monday.
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Little Rock
State Highway Department
Bald Knob
Batesville
Arkansas 14
Train Kills Deaf Painter at Downtown Arkansas Crossing
William J. McDermott aged 60, a deaf painter, was struck and killed by a Missouri Pacific switching engine at a downtown Pine Bluff crossing Tuesday. Witnesses say he apparently did not hear or see the approaching train.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
William J. McDermott
Missouri Pacific
McDermott
Dickinson attacks Selma march as marked by drunkenness and sex orgies
Rep. William L. Dickinson charged in a House speech that last week's civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery featured widespread drunkenness and sex orgies. He claimed public sexual conduct between races occurred and accused the Communist party of underpinning Alabama's racial trouble. Blackwell dismissed his remarks as garbage and defended march participants as distinguished moral and intellectual figures.
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Washington
William L. Dickinson
R-Ala
Alabama
Selma
Montgomery
Dickinson
Montomery
Charles Blackwell
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Speaker
Communist Party
Communist Apparatus
Blackwell
Arkansas Arts Center Named Model for Other States
Center director William H. Turner announced a special report on arts to President Johnson recommends the Arkansas Arts Center as a model for other states. The report highlights the center and only two other U. S. institutions in top regard.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Arts Center
Johnson
William H. Turner
Arkansas
Largest Air Strike of Viet Nam War
About 200 U S and South Vietnamese warplanes hit six points in North Viet Nam and beyond the border in a major scorched earth raid. The mission cost six aircraft and left four helicopters shot down with three American crewmen killed and 15 wounded.
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John T. Wheeler
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
Navy
Hancock
Coral Sea
North
Viet Cong fire downs three US helicopters in central Vietnam
A Viet Cong hail killed two American crewmen and wounded 16 as three helicopters were shot down in central Vietnam. Fighter bombers attacked four radar stations in North Vietnam while one F100 jet was shot down but the pilot survived.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Central
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Vinh
Hanoi
Viet An
Tam Ky
Quang Tin
Skydivers exhibition at Municipal Airport April 4
A Skydivers exhibition will be held at Municipal Airport on April 4 with jumps at 2 and 4 pm. Larry Morris will jump from 7,290 feet twice, first normal then cut away and open a second chute at 200 feet. Public admitted free and Morris will answer questions about the sport. Anticipated street fund turn backs for several towns are listed from the Arkansas Municipal League.
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Municipal
Larry Morris
Morris
Texa s congressman cites Katzenbach on voting bill legality
Rep John Dowdy claimed Katzenbach told Senate backers the voting rights bill was constitutional after showing it to Chief Justice Warren and four justices. Katzenbach denied the charge calling it incredible and false. Dowdy blamed mob pressure and southern opposition, saying Congress acts under threats.
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Washington
Texas
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Supreme Court
Congress
Katzenbach
John Dowdy
D-Tex
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Senate
Earl Warren
Dowdy
Republicans push to extend voting rights bill gains
Congressional Republicans lead efforts to broaden the impact of the pending voting rights bill. Senate GOP Leader Everett M Dirksen says the push is bipartisan but GOP members are at the forefront of seeking passage.
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Jack Bell Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Congress
Hope Bands Shine at Region IV Contest in Magnolia
The Hope Junior and Senior High School Bands competed with 14 districts in Region IV. They earned 5 superior and 18 II class solo and ensemble placements, with many students achieving first or second division. The ensembles also qualified for the Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association state contest next month.
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Hope
Magnolia
Arkansas
Robyn Formby
Garry Russell
Gayle Williams
Sara Gordon
Tony Smith
Rickey Stone
Libby Alderman
Elaine Gunter
Joyce Collier
Christie Brents
Pam Farris
Gary Jones
Jim James
Ruth Ann Wylie
Wayne Fowler
Kathy Lewis
Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association
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Life Lines
River Valley Associations
Organized Labor
Voice of Life Lines
IOU
Mrs. Johnston
LaGrone Williams Photos Jr
Lynn Harris
Supt
Weisenberger
New York
Otto Preminger
Blevins
Emmet
McCaskill
Ozan
Oakhaven
Patmos
Perrytown
Arkansas Municipal League Magazine
A. C. Lingard
Hope Police Department
Hope Novelty Company
Tom E. Hays, Jr
First National Bank of Hope
Southwest Arkansas Group 4
Arkansas Bankers Association
Willard E. Parkley
Gordon
J. W. Mee Jr
Bradley
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