End of an Era as Great Ocean Liners Vanish
The world’s largest trans Atlantic liners the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary will be withdrawn from service and replaced by a single new ship under construction Cunard reports a cumulative five year loss of about 10 million dollars on passenger liners with the Queens accounting for 2.1 million annually The shift follows rapid gains by air travel offering faster cheaper trips and jumbo jets of 400 to 700 passengers are expected within the next year or two.
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Cunard Steam «Ship Co
Cunard
United States
Europe
Atlantic Air Service
Atlantic
Insurance Dept to Move to University Towers in July
State Insurance Commissioner John Norman Harkey announced the move from the National Old Inc Building to University Towers on July 1. The department will occupy 6,175 square feet on the fourth floor at 3.90 dollars per square foot, up from current 4,476 square feet at 34,504 square feet in the old space. Harkey had argued against remaining in a building owned by an insurer and cited space constraints near the Capitol.
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Little Rock
John Norman Harkey
National Old Inc
University Towers
Harkey
State Insurance Department
Capitol
Lost Youths in Hannibal Cave Search Continues
Rescuers with Civil Defense, cave teams, and National Guards look to break into a steep hillside cave system near Hannibal to find Edwin Dowell 14 Joel Hoag 13 and Bill Hoag 11 last seen Wednesday afternoon carrying a shovel and flashlight. Local family members and 400 yards east new cave entrances opened by earthmoving equipment.
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Thomas K. Harvey
Hannibal, Mo
Hannibal
Hanniebal
Mark Twain
Huck Finn
Tom Sawyer
Mississippi River
Missouri
Dinos
Washington, D.C
Missouri National Guards
Edwin Dowell
Joel
Joey) Hoag
Bill Hoag
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Jeams
Bob Harrison
Squad
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William G. Karras
National Speleological Society
Arkansas directors oppose pay for War Memorial Park parking
Two Little Rock city directors Warren Baldwin Jr. and William Steinkamp told the City Manager's Board on Wednesday that U A football fans should not have to pay to park in War Memorial Park, opposing the plan.
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Little Rock
Lite
Dar Installs Officials for New Year
John Cain Chapter DAR held its May meeting at Heritage House with a local resident musical program led by Mrs. George Frazier. Mrs. Thomas Hays Jr sang five selections with Mrs. Hyatt accompanying. readings, awards, and recognition were presented including a Gold award and a Diamond Jubilee Administration magazine ad award. The group was invited to the Caddo District Flag luncheon on June 14 in Arkadelphia. Mrs. Howard certificate recognition was presented by Mrs. Waddle. DAR installs on page two.
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John Cain
Dar
Heritage House
George Frazier
Thomas Hays, Jr
B.C. Hyatt
Hyatt
Robert Howard Parker
Lilian Routon
Gordon Tyer
Richard Howsard
Diamond Jubilee Administration
Arkansas official hints at May departure from post
Governor's office would not confirm, but Jack Cato says he was asked to check out and suspects a party replacement. The 56 year old director of the state Assessment Coordination Department since 1959 says the job is rough and few people show appreciation. He plans to leave May 15 with resignation framed as relief.
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Little Rock
Jack Cato
State Assessment Coordination Department
Cato
Cuba Hopes for Higher Sugar Crop In 1967
Exile researchers estimate Cuba's 1967 sugar output at about 6.05 to 6.10 million metric tons with Fidel Castro aiming for 7.5 million. Last year produced 4.46 million. News by Walter R. Mears notes the shift in projections amid political figures discussing manpower needs for Vietnam. Senator Henry M. Jackson says Guard and Reservists may be called up soon to meet demands.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Fidel Caserro
Walter R. Mears
Washington
Henry M. Jackson
Vietnam
Washington Democrat
Jackson
Senate
Johnson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Administration
John Sherman Cooper
City Picked for Tryouts in Jamboree
Hope is among five Arkansas towns hosting tryouts for the Arkansas Teen Jamboree Talent Contest. The Hope event on May 27 at Hope High School Auditorium accepts ages 12 to 20, with one member of a group allowed to exceed the limit. Winners advance to a June 23 state final in Robinson Auditorium Little Rock with prizes over $600. Entry blanks available at the Chamber of Commerce Office.
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Hope
Arkansas
Hope High School
Robinson Auditorium
Little Rock
Chamber of Commerce
Verger Plans Stunt Night at Harems Gymnasium
Verger High School physical education department schedules its annual stunt night for May 15 1967 at 7 30 p m in Harems Gymnasium. Students will perform mass calisthenics drill marching tumbling and world dance numbers for an evening of entertainment.
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Verger High School
Soviet crime writer Lu Shein dies at 61 in Moscow
Soviet playwright and detective novelist Lu Shein died of a heart attack in Moscow at age 61, Tass reported. The veteran writer was known for his intricate crime stories and long career in Soviet literature.
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Moscow
Lu Sheinin
Sovet
Tass
Ena
Deskis
Viet Nam War Fallout and U N Presidency Clash
AP dispatch reports a Viet Nam airbase strike near Saigon killing six Americans and injuring 31, with three planes destroyed. U.S. objections arise to UN framing of bombing limits as diplomatic tensions mount. House support grows for a draft extension, while Guardsmen may be pressed into service to meet manpower needs amid the war.
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AP News
Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
United States
U Thant
America
North Vietnam
Hope Native Heads Dallas YMCA Post
Huddleston, a Hope native and former Warren YMCA general secretary, resigned to become executive secretary of the White Rock Branch YMCA in Dallas. He will oversee three fulltime staff and a budget over 100,000 dollars annually. A Henderson State College graduate, he has three sons and a daughter. His wife Bonnie taught at Warren High School. He was named Young Man of the Year in Warren in 1965 by the Jaycees.
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Warren — L. Reeder Huddleston
Hope
Warren Ymca
White Rock
YMCA
Dallas
Texas
Huddleston
Warren
Waco
Webb Laseter's board chair at Hempstead Credit Bureau meeting
All Around Town notes Webb Laseter of the Credit Bureau of Hempstead County chaired a board meeting in Little Rock on Thursday. Joe Harrison of the Texarkana Social Security office will be on KXAR Monday at 2 30 p.m. to take questions by telephone. Optometrists Emmett Thompson and Don Freel attended the Arkansas Optometric Association meeting in Hot Springs May 9 11. David Stroud of Malvern High School was chosen for the All Star football game in August in Little Rock. Three Hempstead students at Southern State will sing May 14 at 3 30 p.m. in the College Field House. Perry's Motel and Truck Stop was named a top traveler stop by Travelmats Corporation of American in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin.
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Webb Laseter
Credit Bureau
Hempstead
Little Rock
Arkanesas Collectors Association
Joe Harrison
Texarkana Social Security Office
KXAR
Emmett Thompeson
Don Freel
Bist
Arkansas Optometric Association
Hot Springs
David Stroud
Malvern High School
Wingfield D. Stroud
Hope Bobcat
Raymond Jones
Hope
Southern State
College Field House
Brenda Evans
Carl Evans
Gayle Williams
Lucy Mae Williams
Hope High
Brenda White
Travelmats Corporation of American
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
Guerrilla Rockets Hit Bien Hoa and Phuoc Vinh Airfields
Communist guerrillas bombarded two airfields near Saigon using 140mm rockets and mortars killing six U.S. personnel and injuring about 100, with roughly 25 planes damaged at Bien Hoa and Phuoc Vinh. Despite the strikes, Bien Hoa remained in limited operation two hours later. John Masefield, Britain’s poet laureate, died at 88 at his home near Abingdon.
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George McArthur
Saigon
Bien Hoa
Salagon
U.S
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Phuoc Vinh
Bien Hos
North Vietnam
Sande
al Skyraider
Bulletin London
John Masefield
Britain
Abingdon
Griffin cleared in four trials over land dispute killings
Clyde Griffin of Newark was found innocent of voluntary manslaughter in the pistol slayings of Mr and Mrs Kelly Wyatt during a land dispute on Feb 4, 1964. A circuit court jury deliberated seven hours to end Griffin's fourth trial after the Arkansas Supreme Court overturned a prior conviction and two earlier trials ended in hung juries.
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Ark
Clyde Griffin
Newark
Kelly Wyatt
Circuit Court
Griffin
Arkansas Supreme Court
Widows Education Aid Bill Introduced in House
Washington AP report notes Rep. David Pryor introduced a bill to qualify widows of service members killed on active duty for educational assistance. He also sponsored a measure allowing teachers to deduct study expenses for academic credit and degrees from gross income.
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House of Representatives
David Pryor
D-Ark
Freshman Peace
Coleges
Lniverestinns
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