At Hercules Powder Ordered to Pay Fisherman Losses
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Hercules Powder Co. must compensate Bayou Meto fisherman Kelsey Carson for 1963 to 1965 losses blamed on polluted waters. Justice Hugh Bland reversed lower rulings and sent case back to set damages for profits and fishing business losses amid prior Pollution Control Commission actions.
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Showers Forecast for Arkansas Across State
Showers and thunderstorms were forecast for Arkansas through Tuesday as a coal front moves slowly through the state. Rainfall reached 2.52 inches at Keiser in the 24 hours ending 6 a.m. today. The U S Weather Bureau said a cool front would weaken as it moved southeastward. Northwest Arkansas had sunny skies after the front passed with overnight lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s and Sunday highs between 77 and 87. Mrs Susan Epperson of Little Rock was thanked by the University of Arkansas chapter for her court attack against the state's anti evolution law amid a pending federal hearing.
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Plane Loses Engine and Lands Safely Over Tampa Bay
A 1929 biplane lost its engine in flight Sunday over Tampa Bay and glided to a smooth emergency landing in shallow water. Pilot Henry Palmer of St. Petersburg escaped with a back injury. Officials said he controlled the vintage plane and landed safely at an ideal spot. the engine was recovered from the bay.
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Candidates Fail to Draw Large Crowd at Arkansas Rally
In Fayetteville the University of Arkansas auditorium hosted a rally with 42 attendees, including newsmen, sponsored by the university Young Democrats. Gubernatorial hopefuls Brooks Hays Sam Boyce and Kenneth Sulcer spoke alongside Glen Thompson Rev Corbett Mask James Pelkington, plus David Burleson and Jim Evans seeking a 3rd District seat. Hays focused on friendships with presidents while his campaign office in Little Rock issued a statement on illegal gambling beforehand.
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Jim Evans
Hays
Little Rock
Students Tip Those Taking Test Later
Washington AP report notes about 400000 students sat a national draft deferment exam at 1200 colleges across all states Puerto Rico and the Panama Canal Zone. Science and math questions dominated the three hour 150 question test with results aiding draft board decisions.
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Chiang Kai-shek begins fourth six-year term as president
Chiang Kai-shek, age 78, starts his fourth six-year term as Nationalist China's president in Formosa. He will be joined by premier and economic expert C. K. Yen, the first nonmilitary vice president candidate. Yen, 60, has served as finance minister and governor, chosen for administration and economic skill. Yen’s family includes a wife, five sons, four daughters, and seven grandchildren.
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Mansfield proposes US troop withdrawal from Europe
Sen Mike Mansfield urges realignment of NATO with a token U S force and European burden sharing as France plans exit. He says reduce six American divisions and shift defense responsibilities to European nations amid renewed talks with NATO members and top officials. Church calls hearings on European policies and a Johnson De Gaulle meeting seen as useful while NATO unity grows among remaining members. Skyline Drive project funding noted in Arkansas Ouachita National Forest.
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Hope Ark Driver Escapes Injury in Wreck
On Highway 67 near Tol E Tex hill in Hope Arkansas an auto driven by E. M. McWilliams collided with a truck. Both drivers reported no injuries according to officers Sinyard and Rowe. The crash involved heavy damage to the McWilliams vehicle and occurred Saturday.
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Drive Starts But War Slowed Some
Two regiments of South Vietnamese began a dawn drive against a Viet Cong base camp 72 miles southwest of Saigon bolstered by armor and rangers. The clash yielded 32 guerrilla deaths and 25 weapons seized, with a 20 bed hospital and ordnance shop captured. US B 52 bombers struck near the Cambodian border in Binh Lodg Province amid ongoing operations. A separate report from Arkadelphia, Arkansas, states Grady Case, 31, of Camden, drowned while working on his boat motor with rescue teams recovering the body from the Ouachita River southwest of the city.
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Here
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Camden
Case
Dave Lamb
Debt gifts slow to fund as debt climbs headline
In Washington Uncle Sam faces a long wait for debt retirement via a special fund three to five years old yet to collect its first million dollars. The national debt has risen about 30 billion dollars during that period to 320 billion. Treasury officials note 315000 plus was contributed through April 30. The fund, created by Congress on June 27, 1961, is not to retire all debt but to offer donors a way to affect government costs. First year gifts were under 10000. officials expect about 100000 yearly henceforth. Movers in Los Angeles seek 5 million for Hedy Lamarr over a shoplifting arrest, while India says the U.S. will meet its share of nonproject aid.
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Weather Eixperiment Station Report Summary
A 24 hour period ending 7 a.m. Monday shows a high of 8 and low of 63 with .64 inches of precipitation. Arkansas forecasts partial to cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers, little temperature change, tonight lows in the 60s, Tuesday highs in the 60s. Louisiana expects partly cloudy warm conditions through Tuesday with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms, tonight lows around 70s to mid 70s, Tuesday highs near 84.
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Macao’s Place as Europe’s First Far East Outpost
The tiny Portuguese port of Macao on the South China coast is identified as the oldest inhabited European outpost in the Far East, with initial settlement dating to about 1557. The note places Macao as a longstanding hub in early Asia trade and colonial history.
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Production of Power Starts at Beaver Dam
LITTLE ROCK AP Production of power on a regular basis begins Monday at the Beaver Dam powerhouse near Eureka Springs Col Frank Rae Little Rock District Army Engineer said Thursday Power has been intermittent since last May as the reservoir filled It lacked only eight feet to reach the top of the power and water supply pool elevation 1120 feet above sea level The Beaver Dam's power produced by two 56000 kilowatt generators will be marketed in the Southwestern Power Administration of the Interior Department.
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Eureka Springs
Frank Rae
Bane
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Hatchett Named to ASTC Board by Gov Faubus
Lindsey Hatchett of Little Rock, former president of the Arkansas State Teachers College alumni association, was appointed to the ASTC board of trustees by Gov. Faubus. Her term runs to January 14, 1969. Also named were Dr. Sam D. Clements to the State Psychological Examiners Board with a term to December 31, 1970, and general reappointments were announced.
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J. Kendall Hoggart
Dorado
Favybus Liso
Sam D. Clements
Roscoe A. Dykman
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