Leaders beg Southerners to drop filibuster against rights bill
Senate Democrats urged Southern senators to end the filibuster and allow a vote on ending jury trial amendments. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield said the country faces a travesty as cloture talks grow and acknowledged the votes may still be lacking. He warned Congress could stay in session all year to advance Johnson's civil rights agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Montana
Congress
Johnson
Tryouts for Hope Little League Baseball Set
Hope Little League officers and managers met April 30 to set tryouts for May 4 and 5 at Ky Park starting 6:00 p.m. for boys aged 9 to 12 with birthdays before August 1. New movers and those who have not played Little League qualify. bring a glove, equipment supplied. The league will form three Hope teams and one Prescott team, plus a Doctor's League registration to follow.
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Hope Little League
Ky ‘Park
Hope
Little League
Doctors League
Prescott
Paisley Pre School Clinic for Prospective Students
Paisley grade school will host a pre school clinic for entering students on May 15 with parents invited. Current first graders will perform a 4 program on Friday May 16 from 9 to 10 30 am and prospective new students may tour the school and lunchroom.
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Paisley Grade School
Weather Forecasts for Eastern and Southern Missouri and Arkansas
Partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with occasional showers or thunderstorms. Temperatures vary little today with highs from the upper 60s to upper 70s and lows from the low 50s to around 60. Wednesday looks fair to partly cloudy with minor cooling in the southeast. Arkansas bears scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly this afternoon and tonight, with partly cloudy to cloudy skies overall.
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Missouri
Groutheast
Arkansas
Cannon, veteran Appropriations Chair, dies at 85
Washington AP reports Representative Clarence Cannon of Missouri, longtime chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, died today at age 85. In California, AP notes flyer Joan Merriam reported engine trouble about 250 miles from the coast and requested Coast Guard assistance near Oakland.
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Washington
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Oakland
Calif
Joan Merriam
California
Coast Guard
Talk of Military Action Against Castro Gains Momentum
Cuban exile groups in Miami push talk of impending action against Fidel Castro while keeping plans secret. Exiles cite guerrilla warfare, sabotage, and defections as possibilities, with figures like Manuel Ray and Rogelio Cisneros signaling inside Cuba activity and a May 20 deadline linked to Cuban Independence Day.
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Theodore A. Ediger
Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Castro
Rogelio Cisneros
JURE
Puerto Rico
Manuel Ray
Cuba
Cisneros
Havana
Ray
URE
Revolutionary Recovery Movement
MMR
Bay of Pigs
Manuel Artime
Bactifico
Coriath
David
Revolutionary Unity Movement
Forest Queen Applications Are Needed for 1964 Contest
Applications are being sought from Hempstead County for the Forest Queen 1964 title. Open to young women 17 to 24 with high school graduation, the winner will receive part of an $8,000 prize package. Obtain application forms from the local Forestry Commission or County Farm Bureau, or write Ranger Martin at P O Box 1940 Little Rock Arkansas. Submit early to avoid late handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennifer Cox
Hempstead County
Lucinda Williams
State Forestry Commission
Farm Bureau
Additional Blood Donors Urgently Sought
Local appeal seeks donors to support the blood bank. Mail responses to the Chamber of Commerce in Hope Arkansas.
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The
Hope Red Cross Blood Bank
Blood Bank
Chamber of Commeres
Hope
Arkansas
Violence in Wallace Wake in Maryland
In Cambridge Maryland an outburst of violence followed a campaign speech by Alabama Governor George C Wallace. About 200 integrationists clashed with 400 National Guardsmen after marching toward the venue. Tear gas, curfew, arrests, and hospitalizations marked the tense scene as Gloria Richardson and other leaders were detained.
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Cambridge
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Senate
National Guard
Robert Murphy
Eliate
Gloria Richardson
Pikesville
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Dorchester Business and Citizens Association
Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee
Business and Citizens Association
Brookwood Students Meet on Thursday at School Visit
Brookwood invites all preschool children entering Brookwood this fall and their parents to a Thursday May 14 meeting at 2 p.m. in the auditorium. Visitors will meet first grade teachers Mrs. Garland Medders and Mrs. Horace Fuller, enjoy a tour of the building, and be served refreshments in the cafeteria by current first grade pupils.
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Brookwood
Garland Medders
Horace Fuller
C E Nichols 79 Patmos dies in local hospital
Charles Elmore Nichols a retired farmer of the Patmos area died Monday in a local hospital. Survived by his wife Jennie Nichols a daughter Gladys Cook of Alabama and sister Tennie Beard of Hope. Services set for 10 30 a m Wednesday at Herndon Cornelius Funeral Chapel officiated by Milton Peebles burial in Huckabee Cemetery
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Charles Elmore Nichols
Patmos
Jennie Nichols
Gladys Cook
Alabama
Tennie Beard
Hope
Herndon- Cornelius Funeral
Milton Peebles
Huckabee Cemetery
Prosperity Squeezed Out The Honest Hobos Of Old
Richmond AP recounts a boyhood memory of hoboes along Louisiana Bayou tracks who thrived on shared meals and improvised homes. He notes prosperity ended their era, as trains, kilns, and campfires faded with time and diesel power. The piece reflects on vanished wanderers and a lost era.
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Richmond
Louisiana Bayou
Hope students campus Ouachita graduation candidates
Four Hope students are candidates for Ouachita Baptist College degrees during graduation on May 31 in Arkadelphia. Patricia Lynn Burroughs earns BA in French. Harriett High, BA in Home Economics. William L. Freeman, BS in Pions. Caryl Joy Young, BA in English and French.
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Arkadelphia
Hope
Ouchita Baptist College
Patricia Lynn Burroughs
Harriett High
William L. Freeman
Caryle Joy Young
Miss Burroughs
Fr. Burroughs
West
Miss High
Jeff
Route 2
Freeman
Veron G. Freeman
N. Mene
Young
Caryl Joy Case
R.V. Herndon, Jr
East 13Th Street
Arkansas Wheat Production In Arkansas
Washington AP reports Arkansas will harvest about 13.28 million bushels of winter wheat this season. The Agriculture Department estimates an average yield of 32 bushels per acre on 45 000 acres.
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Washington
Arkansas
Agriculture Department
Bodcaw Traveler to Jump in California Frog Contest
Arkansas entry Bod-Caw Traveler from Bod-Caw frog farm near Taylor trained by James C Nations will compete in Calaveras County Frog Jumping contest in Angels Camp California. He aims to surpass last year’s winning distance of over 14 feet as Arkansas seeks jumping glory after a prior year’s size prize. The Publicity and Parks Commission says Bod-Caw Traveler is already shipped to Angels Camp.
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Little Rock
Angels’ Camp
Calif
Arkansas
Calaveras
Taylor
James C. Nations
State Publicity and Parks Commission
Angels Camp
Wildlife meet date rescheduled to May 14 at courthouse
The Hempstead County Wildlife Association changes its monthly meeting from May 2 to May 14 at 7 30 p m at the courthouse to complete Bois d Arc Lake dedication plans slated for 3 00 p m May 30 at the lake.
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Hempstead County — Wildlife Association
Plane Crashes Leave 92 Dead or Missing
Ninety two people are dead or missing after four military plane crashes worldwide. Most victims are American military personnel. A fifth US fighter crash in the Philippines left the pilot safe. Crashes occurred Monday in the Philippines off Spain near England and in Alabama.
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Carl Zimmerman
Manila
Philippines
Spain
England
Alabama
Clark Aair
Air Force
Thhe Base
Coast
Case presses full probe of Bobby Baker affair
Senator Clifford Case told the Senate Rules Committee that a genuine investigation of Bobby Baker requires examining Senate members' relations with Baker. Baker resigned last October amid questions about outside business dealings and a claimed fortune over two million dollars. Case criticized the panel for seeking to bury the issue and urged a thorough, transparent inquiry.
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Washington
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Senate Rules Committee
Bobby Baker
Senate
Baker
Case
Rules Committee
National Guardsmen Use Tear Gas in Wallace Protest
AP dispatch notes National Guardsmen crack down on Negro demonstrations in Cambridge Maryland protesting Alabama Governor George C Wallace appearance. Primary election day features Rockefeller on West Virginia Republican ballot and Goldwater facing possible write ins in Nebraska amid broader foreign policy and defense moves. The defense secretary tours Saigon, a Philippines crash toll reaches 74 with other incidents causing 16 deaths overall. NATO ministers seek Cyprus talks as Johnson poverty bill votes loom in House committee.
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Alabama
George C. Wallace
Cambridge
Nelson
A. Rockefeller
West Virginia
Barry Goldwater
Nebraska
Abor Department
Teamster
James R. Hotta
Fidel Castro
Miami
Robert S. McNamara
Saigon
U.S
Philippines
Greece
Turkey
Cyrus
Natooreign
Hague
Washington
Johnson
House
Hearing to cut passenger service in Arkansas
Interstate Commerce Commission hearings in Little Rock addressed Rock Island Rail Road's proposal to discontinue two daily roundtrip trains to Memphis and Amarillo. ICC Examiner Fritz will issue a recommendation. Rock Island cites traffic decline and a last year loss of 319,536 dollars. Testifying against the move were Arkansas lawmakers Lloyd George Doris McCastain and Mayor James L. Malham. railroad argues a nightly roundtrip remains and the government can arrange mail service if needed.
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Little Rock
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rock Island Railroad
Memphis
Amarillo
ICC
Edmund T. Fritz
Rock Island
Lloyd George
Yell County
Doris McCastrain
Monroe County
Maor James L. Malham
Brinkey
Third kidney transplant performed at UAMC
A third successful kidney transplant was done over the weekend at the University of Arkansas Medical Center. A spokesman announced the operation and said the kidney was donated by the recipient's mother, noting it increases the chances of ultimate success.
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Little Rock
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Town Notes Highlight Local Health and School News
Mrs Lillian Roberts underwent ear surgery at Arkansas Baptist Hospital Little Rock Monday and Herbert Stephens had brain surgery at Methodist Hospital in Joliet last week. State Police Sgt Guy Downing is recovering after a heart ailment. Vincent Foster attends a Chicago meeting of the National Institute of Farm and Land Brokers, serving as Arkansas Chapter president. Mrs Joe Keesey urges high schoolers to enter the ALA essay contest with a May 15 deadline. Local piano pupils head to Nations Piano Guild auditions in Texarkana. Peggy Lloyd and Synthia Harrison Delaney win campus honors at Southern State College and Phi Alpha Theta. Sharon Kay Greene becomes secretary treasurer of Southern State Pre Med Science Club. Dale Flowers named Mother of the Year 1964 by Station KXAR.
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Lillian Roberts
Arkansas Baptist Hospital
Little Rock
Herbert Stephens
Methodist Hospital
Jgonston
Guy Downing
Vincent Foster
Chicago
National Institute of Farm and Land Brokers
Arkansas
Southern State College
Peggy Lloyd
O.F. Lloyd
Theta Sigma
Phi Alpha Theta History Fraternity
Synthia Harrison Delaney
R. M. Harrison
Hope
Iri-C
Commercial Civic Club
NEA
Alphi Chi
AWS
Sharon Kay Greene
D.G. Greene
Hope Rt. 3
Southern State Pre-Med Science Club
Rusk warns NATO allies on Cuba threat and Viet Nam aid
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged complete isolation of Communist Cuba at NATO, warning of a possible world crisis. He told allies to help in South Viet Nam with noncombat aid like industrial equipment, medical teams, and teachers, while seeking broad Soviet rapprochement.
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Hague
Netherlands
Dean Rusk
Cuba
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Rusk
South Viet Nam
Khrushchev
Red China
State Still Under Cool Air Wave
Arkansas remains under a cool air wave with cloudy to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures through Wednesday. The Weather Bureau in Little Rock forecasts scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon tonight and early Wednesday in the southeast. Highs in the 70s to 80s and lows 50s to 60s are predicted for Wednesday, with Monday highs from Fayetteville 73 to Pine Bluff 87 and overnight lows from 51 in Fayetteville to 67 in Texarkana. The past week was favorable for cotton farmers as fields dried. the Crop Reporting Service says planting is about a week behind last year but could flourish with one more week of fair weather.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Little Rock
Fayetteville
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
Acre Cotton Harvest in New Record
Arkansas farmers harvested 5.2 pounds of cotton per acre in 1963, a state record. The Crop Reporting Service tallied total production at 1,496,000 bales on 1,230,000 harvested acres, up 46,000 bales from 1962 on nine percent fewer acres. Value for lint and seed reached $175,091,000, up six percent from 1962. lint averaged 32.7 cents per pound and cottonseed $50.30 per ton. Nearby yields ranged from 2343 to 582 pounds per acre.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Crop Reporting Service
Kansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Mississippi
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
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C. E. Nichols
Jerry Buck
Ouachita
Patsy Burroughs
Bill Freeman
Arkansas Wheat Production
Hal Boyle
Bodcaw
AP News Digest
National
Railroad
Joe Keesey
American Legion Auxiliary
ALA
America Today
Tomorrow
Nations
Piano Guild
C.C. McNeill
Sharon Bain
Rachael Batson
Gail Burke
Belinda Butler
Lamar Cox
Ben Downs
LaDonna Duncan
Virginia Edwards
Sandra Jean Flowers
Jack Foun
Dale Flowers
KXAR
Flowers
Barbara Griffin
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