Life Story of Dear Abby Debuts in Star Column
The Star introduces Abigail Van Buren as Dear Abby replacing Dorothy Dix after 19 years. Bio notes her private name Mrs Morton Phillips, writing from San Francisco via McNaught Syndicate. Her persona blends wit compassion practicality and sharp advice to readers in 550 papers.
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Dear Abby
Star
Dorothy Dix
Abigail van Buren
Abby
Morton Phillips
San Francico
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
New York
United States
Abigail
Martin van Buren
Moron Phillips
Jeanne
Eddie
Sioux City
Pauline Esther
Esther Pauline
Abraham Friedman
Rebecca
Ollie
Dorothy
Helen
National Presto, T Inc
Sall Claire
Wisconsin
American Red Cross
Blevins Training School Graduates Named
Prospective graduates of Blevins Training School include Sarah Armstrong Nelda Doby Hermon Dixon Gracie Gulley Bobbie Hendrix Shirley Langston Gloria Neal Elvin Morrison Elbert McFadden Patsy Pennington David Richie George Smith Emanuel Watts Joyce Watts James Walker and Mae H W Warren. Shirley Langston serves as reporter and Claudie Mitchell as class sponsor.
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Blevins ‘Training School
Sarah Armstrong
Nelda Doby
Hermon Dixon
Gracie Gulley
Bobbie Hendrix
Shirley Langston
Gloria Neal
Elvin Morrison
Elbert McFadden
Patsy Pennington
David Richie
George Smith
Emanuel Watts
Joyce Watts
James Walker
Mae H W. Warren
Claudie Mitchell
American Ships in Show of Force at Saigon
The U S destroyer Lyman K Swenson arrived in Saigon for a possible show of force following the sinking of the Card in the Saigon River. Aboard was Captain C C Hartigan Jr commander of the 7th Fleet Destroyer Squadron Nine. The Card suffered a 28 foot hole from terrorist explosives and salvage work continued as Saigon remained tense with patrols downtown. Eight Americans and a Vietnamese were wounded when a hand grenade was tossed into the crowd Saturday night. four wounded expressed eagerness to return to the battle zone.
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Saigon
Vet Nam
U.S
Lyman K. Swenson
Navy
Swenson
C. C. Hartigan Jr
7Th Fleet
Weather Report From Montana and Arkansas Forecasts
Weather Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Montana records show high 85 and low 82. Arkansas regional forecast notes continued coverage pending on page three.
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Mont.hay
Arkansas
Associated Press
Extra Leap Day Boosts February Births and Marriages
Public Health Service notes about 326000 births in February 1964, up from 314000 last year due to the 29th day. Leap year contributed to higher marriages with 121000 filings. deaths fell by 13000 despite the extra day. Crude birth rate 21.6 per 1000, fertility 107.8 per 1000 women 15-44.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Former Washington Resident Dies at 79 in Texarkana
Mrs. Fannie Loveless aged 79 formerly of Washington died Friday at her Texarkana home. Survived by sons P. Q. Loveless and Charles Loveless of Texarkana and daughter Mrs. GC Out of North Little Rock. Services Sunday at St Paul Church conducted by Reverend W. C. Lewis, burial in St Paul Cemetery.
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Fannie Loveless
Washington
Texarkana
Suvivors
P. Q. Loveless
Charles Loveless
Texarkina
North Little Rock
Pan
St Paul Church
Quan
Tev
W. C. Lewis
Herian Cernedius
Wis
St Paul Cemetery
Fulbright Sent to Greece and Turkey Over Cyprus Tensions
Senator J W Fulbright undertakes a mission from President Johnson to Greece and Turkey to urge urgent action on Cyprus. He departs by military plane for London and will visit Athens and Ankara this week. The White House says he will convey US concerns and report Greek and Turkish positions, with no settlement proposal.
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Barry Schweid
Washington
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Greece
Turkey
Johnson
Cyprus
Fulbright
London
Athens
Ankara
Fulbright Tong
Europe
White House
Congress
Arkansas Democrat
U.N
United States
United Nations
Four Drownings Reported In Osceola Area
Four Osceola youths aged 12 and 13 drowned Sunday in a water filled pit near Osceola Mississippi County. Investigators cited inability to swim and deep water at about 50 feet. Additional drownings included Eddie Reader 19 of Texarkana, Lawrence Banning 55 of Fort Smith, and a traffic fatality Sidney Banks 41 of Cotton Plant. Overall, 18 people died violently in Arkansas that week, with nine drownings.
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Associated Press
Osceola
Mississippi County
Lawrence Pete Jr
Michael Tate
Charles Robison
Scotty Robinson
Eddie Reader
Texarkana
Frank Davis
Hot Springs
Lawrence Banning
Fort Smith
Mulberry
Frank Gregory
Banning
Sidney Banks
Cotton Plant
Arkansas 17
John Bruce
Cherry Valley
Weona
Arkansas
State Weather to Continue Mild
Arkansas will enjoy mild weather under clear to partly cloudy skies through Tuesday. Southerly winds will increase moisture and scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers are possible. Temperatures will vary little with highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 60s. Sunday highs ranged from 79 at Harrison to 87 at Texarkana. early today lows were from 56 at Walnut Ridge to 67 at Texarkana.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S
Rockefeller Opposes Rights Bill But Supports Its Moral Goals
Winthrop Rockefeller, Arkansas Republican candidate for governor, opposes the civil rights bill pending in Congress while endorsing its moral aims. He calls the bill’s police power provisions too broad but says the issue should be solved at the grassroots level and praises gradual progress in Arkansas. He favors referendums on Hot Springs gambling and opposes Medicare. Rockefeller also criticizes the poverty program’s vague definition and notes potential election irregularities.
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New York
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Congress
Rockefeller
Hot Springs
NBC
Meet the Press
Orval B. Faubus
Faubus
Lyndon Johnson
City Board Weighs Franchise Bids and Lagoon Plan Tonight
City directors meet to hear community antenna franchise applicants amid rising interest. Mayor delays start to 8 38 p m. Calvn Hare discusses a lagoon replacing the old sewage plant serving Proving Ground. State Pollution Control Commission explains lagoon function. Park and Recreation reps seek baseball field lighting upgrades without extra electrical load.
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Board of Directors
Douglas
Calvin Hare
Oakhaven
Proving Ground
State Polution Control Commission
Park and Recreation Commission
Stone Rites for Blevins Rancher Zack T Stone
Zack T Stone 57 a retired farmer and rancher of Blevins died Saturday at his home. Survived by wife Irene two daughters Connie and Kay Stone mother Mrs Tom Stone brother Willie Stone and sister Mrs Elgie Carmen all of Blevins. Funeral services Monday at 2 p.m. at Sweet Home conducted by Rev A C Kirby. Burial in Sweet Home Cemetery by Herndon Cornelius.
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Zack Y. Stone
Blevins
Irene Stone
Connie
Kay Stone
Tom Stone
Willie Stone
Elgie Carmen
Sweet Home
A. C. Kirby
Herndon Cornelius
Sweet Home Cemetery
Local events wrap up as Hope hosts meetings and shows
All Around Town notes winners Robert Fravell and Virginia Moody of the Keep Green Junior Garden Club and their 6th grade peers from Paisley School heading to Little Rock May 9 for an awards luncheon. Hempstead Cattlemen meet May 8 at Hope High with a film by American Breeders Service. numerous local doctors and officials attend state events and an Art Exhibit from the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock is on display at Roy Anderson Insurance. Community cleanup contest tightens Malvern’s lead over Hope as residents submit improvements to the Chamber office.
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Robert Fravell
Virginia Moody
Keep Green
Paisley School
Little Rock
Hempstead Cattlemen's Association
Hope High School
American Breeders Service
Arkansas Arts Center
Lidle Rock
Roy Anderson Insurance Co
South Main
Royce Weisenberger
Fayetteville
Royce Weissenberger Jr
University of Arkansas
Weisenberger
University Law School
Martin Gilbert
Prescott
Y. Royce Ja
James Ed Cornelius
Hope
Johny Snell of
Rumors Of Cuban Rocket Pullout Prompt U S Denial
The Defense Department said no change in ground to air missile characteristics in Cuba. Arthur Sylvester told reporters there is no information indicating a rocket pullout. The report speculated Soviet missiles were withdrawn, altering Cuba’s capacity to shoot down high flying U S planes.
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Washington
Defense Department
Cuba
Arthur Sylvester
Secretary of Defense
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Fidel Castro
Castro
United States
U.S
Cuban
Khrushchev
Fire Engine Powers Lights During Malibu Hospital Surgery
A Malibu Emergency Hospital operating room kept powered by a fire engine after a collision cut electricity. Doctors treated 15 year old Mark Salkin of Studio City for facial injuries with emergency lighting as the incident disrupted hospital power.
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Malibu
Calif
Mark Salkin
Studio City
Teacher of the Year to Be Awarded
Lawa na Trout, an English teacher and student counselor at Charles Page High School in Sand Springs Oklahoma, travels to the White House with her farm background to accept the Teacher of the Year award from President Johnson. The prize includes a gold lapel pin and a framed certificate, selected from state nominees by the Chief State School Officers and Look magazine.
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Washington
Lawana Trout
White House
Johnson
Trout
Charles Page High School
Sand Springs
Okla
Council of Chief State School Officers
Looks Magazine
Hastings
Oklahom
Verdine
Oklahoma State University
Seven primaries stir active pre convention week
AP News Digest highlights a busy pre convention week with seven primaries Tuesday. Controversy over racial issues persists at Pittsburgh's Methodist Church General Conference. Debate planned on a civil disobedience endorsement within strict limits. Racial tensions in Chester Pa schools cited as central to local strife. Russia reportedly may have pulled ground to air rockets from Cuba. Orthodox Easter services clash in Sofia amid rioting. Transport strikes trigger protests in the Dominican Republic and threaten the ruling junta.
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Methodist Church
Pittsburgh
Chester
Washington
Russia
Cuba
Sofia
Communist Bloc
Dominican Republic
Arkansas Supreme Court Rules On Bell Heirship and Divorce Case
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that Sam Bell could not dispose of his property before death for a 1962 prison sentence. Bell had given about 25000 dollars in real and personal property to Leila Dereuisseaux before dying November 26, 1962 while a 125000 dollar suit by nephew William Robert Bell was pending. The court also upheld a 12898 dollar award against attorney L V Rhine for negligence in a divorce settlement case involving Mrs Mildred Haley leading to a land sale and relocation to Louisiana.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Sam Bell
Faulkner County
Bell
Nerce
Leila Dereuisseaux
William Robert Bell
Faulkner
William Bell
Robert Bell
Faulkner Chancery Court
Supreme Court
Greene Circuit Court
Mildred Haley
L. V. Rhine
R. J. Haley
Rhine
Greene
Lawrence
Louisiana
Haley
Candidates Plan No Speaking Tour in Hempstead County Meeting
Democratic candidates for public office in Hempstead County met on May 4 in the Hempstead County Courthouse courtroom. The majority voted against handing out cards on election day and against a scheduled County Speaking Tour.
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Hempstead County
Cars Derail as Baltimore & Ohio Train Wrecks Near La Porte
Eight passenger cars of a Baltimore and Ohio train derailed east of La Porte after heavy rain softened ground. Seventy two people were injured or shaken, with 15 hospitalized and seven released. The train was traveling about 75 miles per hour from Chicago to Washington when the derailment occurred.
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LA Porte
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio
Chicago
Washington
Woman with Ball Bat Is Dangerous in Nashville
In Nashville police report three days of complaints about a woman driving a baseball bat along a busy street smashing headlights. The suspect moves from ear to ear with the bat, causing property damage and drawing attention from bystanders. Authorities continue investigations and urge witnesses to come forward.
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Nashville, Tenn
Supreme Court declines Gary school desegregation appeal
The U S Supreme Court refused to rule on if school boards must assign Negro and white pupils to balance racial mix. The Gary Indiana case challenged segregated attendance where over 97 percent of Black students attend separate schools. The ruling leaves the Chicago Circuit Court decision intact that Gary’s policy assigns students by district regardless of race.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Gary
Ind
U.S. Circuit Court
Chicago
Circuit Court
Hempstead County Home Demonstration Plans Slide Program
The Hempstead County Council of Home Demonstration clubs offers a program titled Your Home Expresses You. A color slide show on home accessories runs Tue May 5 at 2:00 PM in the First National Bank Community Room as part of the Festival of Arts and Arkansas Home Demonstration Week. public invitation issued.
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Hempstead County
Harris Says Money Pours to Opponent in Arkansas
Washington AP Harris D Ark reports funds flowing to oppose him in the race. He notes sizeable outside money for Dean Murphy Democrat opponent and questions origins and scale of contributions as reelection effort intensifies.
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Harris
Washington (Ap
Gren Harris
D-Ark
Hope
Dean Murphy
Democrat
Delay Is Granted to Powell Again
A New York judge granted a two day adjournment in a slander suit against Rep Adam Clayton Powell D NY as the judge warned the congressman would be brought to book The case stems from a 1963 jury award later reduced to 46500 for Esther James who alleged Powell called her a bag woman on a TV program Powell did not appear for a court examination on the award and was ordered to show cause for contempt though represented by attorney George D Covington.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
State Supreme Court
Thomas Chimera
Appellate Division
Esther James
Powell
Supreme Court
Charles A. Loreto
George D. Covington
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