Buffalo River dam debate tests progress versus preservation
The Pine Bluff Commercial argues that damming the Buffalo River risks a wild, free landscape and questions whether dams equal progress. It urges preserving the river as a National River, citing economic and recreational gains from conservation. Public input via letters to Arkansas lawmakers could shape the decision for future generations.
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Buffalo River
America
Yellville
Mountain Home
Arkansas
Park Service
Washington
Pine Bluff
Arkansas Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy to Cloudy Through Saturday
Partly cloudy to cloudy forecast for Arkansas with showers and thundershowers this afternoon mainly in the northwest and across the state.
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Arkansas
Poll Tax Issue in Vote Rights Bill Divides Senate
Senate debate centers on banning state and local poll taxes as a condition for voting. President Johnson sign the bill despite possible constitutional concerns. Kennedy pushes the amendment while Mansfield and Katzenbach question its constitutionality.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
Kennedy
Congress
George D. Aiken
Rvt
Alabama
Mississippi
Texas
Virginia
Spiesard L. Holland
Dfla
Holland
Judiciary Committee
Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Ervin
Wilson Faces Tough Test on Steel
London AP report says Prime Minister Harold Wilson faces a critical Commons vote on nationalizing Britain's steel industry. Lawmakers were recalled from distant ports to ensure high turnout, with expectations of a narrow victory for Labor. A defeat would not force resignation, as Wilson could seek a confidence vote or tweak plans.
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London
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Wilson
Britain
Commons
San Francisco
India
Actor Seeks California Governor Lot in 1966
Sacramento AP Brown as governor eyes a possible 1966 bid against actor turned pol Ronald Reagan in a crowded field. Reagan signals readiness but hopes to avoid a bloody primary while Democrats and moderates jockey for support amid intra party feuds.
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Sacramento
Calif
Edmund G. Brown
California
Ronald Reagan
Brown
U.S
William F. Knowland
Richard M. Nixon
Reagan
George Murphy
Murphy
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Johnson
California Republican Assembly
Sir Echo
Barry Goldwater
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Thomas H. Kuchel
Jesse M. Unruh
Los Angeles
State Assembly
Unruh
Desegregation Plans Rejected by U S Education Office
Three Desha County districts Snow Lake Watson and Arkansas City have had desegregation plans rejected by the U S Office of Education. The plans would have let all grade students pick schools but no reasons were given for the rejection.
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Arkansas City Ark
Desha County
United States Office of Education
Snow Lake
Watson
Arkansas City
U.S. Education
Francis Keppel
Showdown Looms in Senate Over Voting Rights Bill
In Washington the Senate faced a showdown as Sen. Sam J. Ervin seeks to strip automatic federal voter registration in the South. He would require federal registrars only by court action after proving discrimination. House plans move to finish consideration by Friday.
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Washington
Senate
Sam J. Ervin
Dn.c
South
House
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Judiciary Committee
Ervin
New Church Sanctuary Service Sunday Held in Hope
The Liberty Missionary Baptist Church at California and Hempstead Streets in Hope has completed a new brick sanctuary. The first service in the building will be at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 9, with an invitation to the public to attend the opening service.
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Liberty Missionary Baptist Church
California
Hempstead Streets
Hope
Child Revived But Later Succumbs
In Harrison Arkansas the 23 month old son of Dr Jean C Gladden died after being revived at a hospital following an early evening swimming pool incident. The child Peter Gladden was pulled from the water by his mother and resuscitated by Dr Gladden and a hospital attendant before succumbing.
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Harrison, Ark
Harrison
Harrison Hospital
Peter Gladden
Jean C. Gladden
Should my child pursue music lessons at all
National Music Week prompts parents to assess if children should continue music studies. Encourage regular, enjoyable practice, balance basic drills with full pieces, avoid punishment, and consider a rest period if interest wanes. Parents’ example and household environment strongly influence a child’s motivation.
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Hope
American Music Conference
Carnegie Hall
Hung Jury Klansman to Be Tried Again in Alabama
Alabama Attorney General Richmond Flowers said Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr. would face a new trial after a mistrial in the first degree murder case tied to the killing of Viola Liuzzo. Wilkins, 21, of Fairfield, was released on $60,000 bond as jurors could not reach a verdict. The case, involving three Klansmen, awaits September term and federal charges.
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Rex Thomas Hayneville
Ala
Alabama
Richmond Flowers
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Fairfield
T. Worth Thagard
Iife
Wilkins
Flowers
Viola Liuzzo
Detroit
Michigan
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Bessemer
Mississippi Executives Freed On Contempt Charge
The 5th Circuit dropped criminal contempt against former Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett and Lieutenant Governor Paul Johnson for attempting to block James Meredith from enrolling at Ole Miss in 1962. The decision, 4-3, cited no sufficient grounds for further prosecution and sent the matter for Supreme Court review.
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Ben Thomas
New Orleans
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Paul B. Johnson
Deep South
University of Mississippi
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ole Miss
James H. Meredith
Richard Rives
Montgomery
Ala
Warren Jones
Jacksonville
Fla
Walter P. Gewin
Tuscaloosa
Griffin B. Bell
Atlanta
Johnson
Barnett
Appeals Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
John Minor Wisdom
Jackson, Miss
Meredith
Shenyang China sees vast worker housing upgrade and industry surge
Canadian reporter Charles Lynch describes Shenyang, capital of Liaoning, detailing its shift from Manchukuo past to a growing industrial center. He notes the old European styled Ta Ho hotel, the Manchu palaces, and the new four vast workers villages housing tens of thousands of industrial workers, marking a major social and industrial leap.
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Shenyang
China
Asia
Dominican rulers form government of national reconstruction
A five member military civilian ruling body in the Dominican Republic named Gen. Antonio Imbert Barrera president and called itself a government of national reconstruction. The group invited Col. Francisco Caamano's leftist rebels to help restore peace while Caamano rejects coalition government, claiming his forces represent the legitimate government. The junta includes Julio Pospigo Carlos Grisolia Poloney Alejandro Zeller Coco and Col. Pedro Benoit. Supreme Court President Julio Acuello swore in the group.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Francisco Caamano
Antonio Imbert Barrerra
Imbert
Caamano
Julio Pospigo
Juan Bosch
Carlos Grisolia Poloney
Donald Reid Cabral
Alejandro Zeller Coco
Pedro B. Benoit
Supreme Court
Julio Acuello
Tony
Rafael Leonidas
Libyan-US Ties Grow Amid Wheelus Air Base Life
In Tripoli Libyans welcome American presence at Wheelus base where more than 1,000 Libyans work and the base houses Libya's only TV station. U.S. trainer jets fly from Wheelus as King Idris maintains close ties with the United States while Libyans and Americans navigate cultural boundaries and rent fees.
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Tripoli
Libya
U.S
Wheelus
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Idris I
D. Allen Lightner Jr
Lightner
Africa
Europe
U.S. Air Force
United States
National Treasury
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