May Snowstorm Hits Midwest to New York State
Snow and cold air swept the Midwest into New York as up to three inches fell in Michigan and Indiana, with lighter amounts elsewhere. Winds to 50 mph produced dangerous road conditions, two traffic deaths occurred on snow-covered highways in Ohio, and records noted the heaviest three inch snowfall for Grand Rapids on the date.
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Coul
Midwest
New York State
Great Lakes
West Virginia
New York
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Grand Rapids
Mich
Canada
North Central
Marquette
Kentucky
Louisville
Injunction Sought To End Picketing At Wheatley Plant
In Benton Arkansas a hearing is set for 3 p.m. Thursday in Saline Chancery Court on a petition filed by attorney Bill Sutton of Little Rock seeking an injunction against violence at the Wheatley Industries pump plant. Sutton says replacing workers were followed, threats made by phone, and nails scattered in driveways as tensions rose after United Steelworkers walked off March 7.
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United Steelworkers of America
Weather Station Report For Arkansas And Missouri
Arkansas clear and cool today and tonight with high 64 to 74 and a low near 38 to 48 frost possible in the northeast tonight. Partly cloudy and warmer Thursday. Missouri weather overcast to moodiness with warmer Thursday. Winds 62 to 70 today.
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Arkansas
Missouri
Warner
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
al Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Flolena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. Paul
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
Qre
al Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Last Day in Highway Job for Oliver
State Highway Director F. R. Oliver steps down today after resigning for private highway consulting work in Thailand. He served since 1959 and represented the bureau in Iran, with reports of pressure to clear the post for Mack Sturgis, while Ward Goodman becomes deputy and acting director of the Highway Commission.
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Little Rock
F. R. Oliver
Thailand
Oliver
Federal Bureau of
Iran
Mack Sturgis
Sturgis
Orvald. Faubus
Arkansas
Ward Goodman
State Highway Commission
March Route of Slain Man Memorial Walk Planned
An integrated group prepares a Deep South walk to honor William L. Moore, the postman killed near Attalla Alabama on April 24. Six white and five Black marchers from CORE and SNCC, with an accompanying NAACP truck, aim for Jackson Mississippi to press integration views before Gov. Barbour. Floyd L. Simpson is charged with Moore's slaying.
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Chattanooga
Enn
Deep South
Baltimore
William L. Moore
Attalla
Ala
Alabama
Congress of Racial Equality
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Moore
Freedom
Jackson
Miss
Ross Bar
Floyd L. Simpson
America
Lingo
102 year old Lille Wumphrey stops riding scooter
In Lexington Kentucky 102 year old Lille Wumphrey marks her birthday by giving up motor scooter riding. Five years earlier she had doubts about using a Brandon scooter but with coaching she had kept active, now she stops riding.
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Lexington
Lille Wumphrey
Brandon
Coasing
President to Dedicate Greers Ferry Dam in Arkansas
President Kennedy planned to attend the dedication of Greers Ferry Dam near Heber Springs. The $46.7 million project already stores water in a 31,500 acre reservoir with a power house due next spring. Army Engineers expected the president to fly into Little Rock and travel by helicopter to the site as Gov. Faubus and Arkansas leaders pressed for Aug or Sept timing.
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Washington
Greers Ferry
Heber Springs
Kennedy
Orvald. Faubus
Arkansas
Pierre Salinger
White House
Texarkana
Oklahoma
Fort Smith
Faubus
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Middle East War Threat Warned by Dirksen
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen called the Middle East situation explosive and dangerous, warning it could spark a third world war. The Rome, Illinois senator urged careful monitoring to prevent drift, while Javits pressed for Western unity with Israel and a collective defense plan. Humphrey urged an arms embargo and stronger UN peacekeeping actions as bipartisan calls mounted for decisive US action.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Middle East
Dirksen
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
United States
Britain
France
Israel
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
U.N
Jayits
Soviet Union
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nashville Man Electrocuted While Erecting Antenna
Reecy Anderson, 45, a Nashville resident, was electrocuted when he touched a 2,600-volt power line while helping raise a television antenna atop a frame house under move in Nashville Arkansas. Sheriff Fomby Jackson said he was killed instantly.
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Nashville, Ark
Reecy Anderson
Nashville
Anderson
Fomby Jackson
Union Ass'n to Meet May 6
The Union Associational Brotherhood will meet with New Hope on Monday May 6 at 7 30 PM. Rev Lloyd Smittle will lead the devotional and Rev Hollis Dillard will deliver the message. Welcome to all says Rev G W Hooten pastor.
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Union Associational Brotherhood
New Hope
Lloyd Smittle
Hollis Dillard
G. W. Hooten
Rush Found Guilty of Murder
Frederick Rush, 26, of Fort Smith, was convicted of fatally shooting his stepfather, Paul Rush, 66, last May 13. The jury imposed life imprisonment, with two co-defendants to be tried separately in Sebastian Circuit Court. The case centered on inheritance motives and testimonies including that of a former girlfriend described as a key witness.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Frederick Rush
Fort Smith
Paul Rush
Rush
Atty
Lyman Mikel
Paul Wolf
V&r Sales Company
Raymond Woods
Roland
Ohio
Sebastian
Carolyn Brown
V&r Sales Co
Pat Taylor
Miss Taylor
Tulsa
Oklo
Miss Brown
Woods
Seek Entries for Cooking Competition in Hope May 25
The Southwest Arkansas Poultry Festival invites cooks to enter the chicken cooking contest in Hope on May 25. Four winners win a $50 Savings Bond and an Ark-La Gas gaslight. Co chairs Bill Watson and Bettie Duncan. Deadline May 6. request entry blanks from Hope Chamber of Commerce if needed.
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Southwest
Arkansas
Hope
Chamber of Commerce
Ark-La
Bill Watson
Corn Belt Hatcheries
Bettie Duncan
Hempstead County
Friday Music Club of Hope Extends May Silver Tea Scholarship
The Friday Music Club of Hope hosts a 3 to 5 pm silver tea on May 3 at Mrs Sam Strong’s home to support a scholarship for a district student. The event promotes a workshop by the Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs at Eureka Springs, following their February Parade of American Music award recognition. Live musical presentations will be offered and the public is invited.
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Friday Music Club of Hope
National Federation of Music Clubs
Inspiration Point
Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs
Eureka Springs
No Federal School Aid This Session
Democratic leaders of the House Education Committee have abandoned general federal aid to schools for this session. They plan to keep most of Kennedy’s education bill but drop the plan for public school construction and teachers’ salaries, focusing instead on seven existing or expanded programs.
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John Beckler
Washington
House Education Committee
Adam Clayton Powell
D-Ny
Congress
Kennedy
House
Powell
Law Day praised by Arkansas official for 1963 efforts
Al Graves, Arkansas State Law Day chairman, commends local bar associations and Hempstead County Chairman John Wilson for a week of school speeches church sermons and civic programs. Mayor Frank Douglas proclaims May 1 1963 as Law Day in Hope in line with national and state observances.
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al Graves
Arkansas
Hempstead
John Wilson
John
Graves
Frank Douglas
City of Hope
John F. Kennedy
United States
Man Drowns in Ouachita River at Camden
Camden Arkansas AP Stanley Wietechs 50 of Camden drowned in the Ouachita River Tuesday. Sheriff Grover Linebaker said Wietecha and W. H. Benson attempted to reach a houseboat but water was too high for the ramp. Wietecha paddled a rowboat that began taking on water and sank. He swam to within about 20 feet of shore before drowning. He was an employee of International Paper Co. The body was recovered later by the Petts County Search and Rescue Unit.
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Camden
Ark
Stanley Wietechs
Ouachita River
Grover Linebaker
Wietecha
W. H. Benson
Linebasier
International Paper Co
Tye Adtes
Petts County
Last Piece of Dutch Empire to Indonesia
Indonesia took over West New Guinea renaming it West Irian in a ceremony at Hollandia, Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s wartime HQ. Subandrio led Indonesian officials as the Dutch flag was lowered, signaling a 13 year struggle ended. Sukarno arrives Saturday with 12,000 troops. Kotabaru and West Irian serve as new names.
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Kotabaru
West Irian
Indonesia
Ted
West New Guinea
Holland
United Nations
Hollandia
Douglas” MacArthus
Australia
New Guinea
Sukarno
Hot Land
New Town
Subandrio Les
Sukarno J
Southwest Arkansas Poultry Princess Pageant Seeks Entrants
Young girls are urged to enter the Southwest Arkansas Poultry Princess Pageant in Hope on May 25. Deadline is May 15 with entry forms from the chamber of commerce. four winners from Hope advance to Little Rock for finals on June 15. The state winner goes to Miss Universe in Miami this summer and receives a savings bond plus $15 for entrants' expenses.
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Southwest Arkansas
Hope
Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas
Hope! Chamber of Commerce
Little Rock
Miami
Boy With Stolen Coins Arrested
Robert Lee Cumdiff aged 16 of Jacksonville was arrested Tuesday morning just north of the state police station by troopers Ward and Brewster. He stole his grandfather’s coin collection valued at 76.46 dollars and was riding a stolen motorcycle. He was released later Tuesday to Jacksonville Chief of Police Myron Taylor.
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Robert Lee Cumdiff
Jackonville
State Police
Ward
Brewster
Cumdiff
Cumbitt
Jacksonville
Myron Taylor
Minuteman Missile Is Said O.K. In Exclusive Interview
Brig. Gen. Samuel C. Phillips, director of the Minuteman program, says reports of a serious snag are unfounded. He asserts the missile has exceeded expectations in range and payload and will meet intercontinental requirements despite rumors of weighty test issues.
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Samuel C. Phillips
Ralph Dighton
Norton Air Force Base
Calif
Minuteman
Soviet Union
United States
Air Force Ballistic Systems Division
Phillips
Atlantic Missile Range
Atlantic
Woman Flies to Hawaii in Small Plane
Betty Miller a 37 year old Santa Monica housewife completed a solo flight from Oakland California to Honolulu in 17 hours 3 minutes marking the first leg of a planned 7100 mile ocean crossing to Brisbane Australia. She intends to stop at Canton Island and Fiji and then fly on to Brisbane.
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Pacific
Betty Miller
Santa Monica
Calif
Amelia Erhart
Robert. Myers
Honolulu
California
Hawaii
Oakland
Brisbane
Australia
Canton Tshind
Fiji
Amelia Earhart
Hor
Fred Noonan
Pasche
Abortion Suit to Begin in Hot Springs
Dr. Richard Rutledge faces trial in Hot Springs Circuit Court on abortion charges after a bid for a continuance was denied. Rutledge, free on 22500 bond, sought delay due to cancer treatment in Chicago. plan to try him first, with Mrs. Helen Kelso to be tried separately if needed.
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Not Springs
Ark
Val
Richard Rutledge
Hot Springs
P. E. Dobbs
Rutledge
Chicago
Helen Kelso
Fish Farmers Seek End to G F Controls in Arkansas
The Arkansas Fish Farmers Association requests the state Game and Fish Commission lift controls they say hurt the industry. President J. M. Malone Jr. leads a delegation urging exemption of minnows from regulation, while the commission will act later. The group cites legislative recognition of fish farming as an agricultural industry and protests arrests of Lonoke fish farm employees under changes to controls.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Fish Farmers Association
State Game and Fish Commission
J. M. Malone Jr
Lonoke
Nelson Cox
Commission
Malone
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