Alford vows stay in governor bid despite attacks
Little Rock AP Rep Dale Alford declared on a television telecast that he would remain in the Arkansas governor's race despite rumors he would withdraw He faulted political bosses and said he will not be a captive candidate He defended his campaign as exposing false rumors while pushing for an agriculture focused agency and touring with a trailer campaign HQ and Arkansas singers His remarks touched on alleged Rockefeller support for opponents and his connections to the Faubus era administration
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Little Rock
Dale Alford
Alford
Arkansas
Mford
Arkansawyers
Winthrop Rockefeller
Morriston
Sid McMath
Marvin Melton
Rockefeller
Govenor
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Orvald. Faubus
McMath
Space Flight Delayed Three Days In Mercury Mission
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Malcolm Carpenter’s Aurora 7 mission is postponed three days to add a backup parachute deployment switch after a review cited earlier parachute deployment questions. The delay followed a late night meeting with Project Mercury leaders including Operations Director Walter Williams and NASA officials.
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Howard Benedict
Cape Canaveral
Fila
APY
Navy
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Hig
Carpenter
Walter Williams
John H. Glen
Mercury
Williams
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
William
Ozark Festival Highlighted By Beauty Contest and Parade
Batesville Arkansas hosts the Ozark Poultry Festival with a 9 am opening and a chicken cooking contest featuring nineteen women. A parade at 7 pm caps the day followed by a chick feast barbecue.
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Batesville
Ark
Apy
P.m
Fighting Is Reported in New Guinea near Fakfak
Heavy fighting between Dutch parachutists was reported near Fakfak in West New Guinea. Indonesian paratroopers were dropped east of Fakfak and near Kaimana with clashes as Dutch marines conducted an amphibious operation. Dutch authorities said about 40 Indonesians were dropped near Fakfak on Tuesday and another 50 guerrillas parachuted into the jungle on April 27, with the Dutch reporting they had them bottled up.
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Hollandia
West New Guinea
Faffak
J. Dihoig
Sever Miles
Oth Kalemana
Fakfak
New Guinea
Kaimana
Page
Suit Seeks to Void Conway County Poll Tax List
In Morriston Arkansas the Conway Circuit Court is asked to void the county poll tax list. Robert J. Mobley of the Conway County Better Government League claims hundreds of inaccuracies require a new corrected list. The suit names Elections Commission members Sheriff and Collector Martin Nawkins and County Clerk C C Brewer as defendants. Mobley cites duplicate listings unknown residents and voters too young to vote as examples of irregularities.
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Morriston
Ark
Conway County
Conway
Robert J. Mobley
Mobley
Conway County Better Government League
Gials
Elections Commission
Martin Nawkins
C.C. Brewer
Hawker
Brewer
Anpey
Lst
Deoreck
Stalin foresaw red gains and future war, Djilas says
Milovan Djilas, ex vice president of Yugoslavia, quotes Stalin in Conversations with Stalin as foreseeing Communist gains from Nazi defeat and predicting another war 15 to 20 years after 1945. A Belgrade court sentenced Djilas to eight years and eight months for disclosing state secrets in the book.
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New York
Milovan Djilas
Joseph Stalin
Shelas
Dijilas
Yugoslavia
Stalin
Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc
Belgrade
Sen
Djilas
Ehecenish
Djilas recalls Stalin remarks and postwar hopes
The article summarizes Djilas accounts of conversations with Stalin in Moscow during 1943 1944 and 1948 a dinner in April 1945 where Stalin spoke of redrawing borders and Slav solidarity and a coming war end with recovery in 15 to 20 years. It also notes local election results in Arkansas including Carnell Gardner being elected president of the Arkansas Kansas State Association of Insurance Agents at a convention in Hot Springs.
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Stalin
Djilas
Moscow
Tae Bn Hot Springs
Ark
Carnell Gardner
Fort Smit
Kansas State Association of Insurance Agents
Hendrix to confer degrees at Hendrix commencement
Hendrix College in Conway Ark will award three doctor of divinity degrees to Arkansas Methodist ministers during commencement exercises on the 3rd. An honorary doctor of laws will go to Dr Frank Led of Columbia University New York. Reverend Jack A Cooper Reverend John A Bayliss and Reverend C Ray Hozendorf receive the honorary degree. Cooper delivers the baccalaureate sermon and Dr Marshall Steel Hendrix president gives the commencement address.
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Conway
Ark
Hendrix College
Frank H
Columbia University
New York
Jack A. Cooper
Winfield Methodist Church
Lille Rock
John A. Bayliss
Fayetteville
C. Ray Hozendorf
Weather Update Forecast Parity Cloudy Tonight
Clear to parity cloudy through tonight with widely scattered thundershowers this afternoon and evening.
Kennedy Sees Laos Cease Fire Talks as Essential
President Kennedy said a Laos cease fire is essential and urged a withdrawal along the current line if feasible. He noted the Pathet Lao had breached the year old truce and controlled about two thirds of Laos, while the U.S. pressed for talks to form a new coalition government. Kennedy also discussed Estes investigations, NATO unity, and Thai troop fate.
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Washington
Kennedy
Laos
Pathet Lao
United States
Estes
FBI
Billie Sol Estes
Inter
Osis
NATO
the Gaulle
West Farm
Can't Afford to Reduce Guard Strength McClellan says
Senator John L. McClellan argues before the Senate Appropriations Committee that the United States cannot afford to reduce National Guard strength or equipment. He notes the current international climate does not justify tampering with reserve forces and opposes surplus declarations of gear such as the $3 million worth by the 875th Engineer Battalion in Jonesboro and Stuttgart. Governor Faubus aligns with other governors in opposing cuts to the guard.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ack
Senate Appropriations Committee of Defense
McClellan
875Th Engineer Battalion
Jonesboro and
Stuttwort
Orval EB. Faubus
Ling
Marines Join Thai Army in Maneuvers
U S Marines prepared to join Thai units for drills near the Laos border as monsoon rains flood the area. General Harkins led a trek toward Nong Han while tensions rose over Laos diplomacy and renewed warnings from Khrushchev.
Electricity Production Rises 7.7 Percent in Southwest
The Fdi son Electric Institute reports last week's U S electricity output rose 7.7 percent from the previous year in the southwest, with national production reaching 19.445 billion kilowatt hours, up 2 percent from 1961.
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New York
United States
Fdison Electric Institute
Roses Named for Women and Men Color Roses Worldwide
A Reader notes how over 1,400 roses bear women names from Elizabeth to performers, with many male names and even fictional figures like Scarlett O Hara. The piece cites Helen Traubel as a top rose and mentions roses named for Dopey and Pinocchio, plus care steps for arranging roses in the home garden.
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Shakespeare
Gracie Fields
Atelene Francis
Great Garson
Lik Pong
Dinah Shore
Helen Hayes Hildegrade
Kate Smith
Mary Pickford
Rochelie Wadson
Shirley Temple
Sonja Henic
Wendy Barrie
Susan Ball
Helen Traubel
Uiis Rose
Hon Org
Appeal Denial Sought in Conway Murder Case
The Supreme Court was asked to deny an appeal by Lee Mode of Conway who faces a 21 year term for second degree murder. The case arose from the 1938 Delbert Russell killing in a Conway area roadway, Mode still free on bond while the appeal proceeds.
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Little Rock
Supreme Court
Lee Mode
Conway
Ghgle
Agst
Thorp
Thomas
Mode
Delbert Russell
Aly Way
Bis. Ap
Civitan Club selects Batson as president and contest winner
Jan Reinhardt, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Reinhardt, wins the Civitan essay contest Communism vs Democracy by Dale Dunn at a Thursday meeting. Batson named president with Lester Cools as vice president Norman Arrington assist vice president Bol Murders secretary Raymond Jones treasurer. The board includes Bory Lewis Bill Ellis Glen Wade Charles Martin and Ronald Ford.
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Jan Reinhardt
Bill Reinhardt
Civitan
Dale Dunn
Civitan Club
Charles Baptson
Lester Cools
Norman Arrington
Aid
Bol Murders
Raymond Jones
Teas- Aver
Bory Lewis
Bill Ellis
Glen Wade
Charles Martin
Ronald Ford
Marines Dig In Along Laos Border
American Marines positioned 40 miles from the Laotian border as part of a force build up in southeast Asia. About 5,000 Marines were mobilized with rapid airlift moving units from Bangkok toward Uden and other northeast Thailand sites. An additional 500 Marines and Army infantry left Mawutai for the region, joining elements of the 27th Infantry Regiment in forming a defensive arc along the frontiers with Laos. Reports from Laos indicate continued activity by the pro Communist Pathet Lao near Vientiane as the U.S. increases military presence to deter aggression in the embattled area.
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Bangkok
Thailand
U.S
Laos
Mekong
Paul D. Harkins
Nikita Khrushchev
Harkins
U.S. Military Assistance Command
South Viet Nam
Bub Hey
James L. Richardson
Kenneth T. Young
Udon
Nong Han
Luang Prabang
United States
U.S. T
Souvanna Phouma
Europe
Artencae Phew Urant
Henry Hartzenbusch
First
Mawati
27Th Infantry Regiment
Army Battle Grow Neers
Uden
Mekong River
Vientiane
Cing Mill
Korat
Parthet Lao
Ken Combat Forces Nedy
Forrest City to Try Out Radar
Forrest City Arkansas will test radar to catch speed offenders on a 60 day trial. Mayor Rogers Deadrick cast the deciding vote after a 3-3 tie in the city council. Proponents say radar will slow downtown traffic. opponents fear a bad name for the city. The device will be used one day per week on non state highways, rented from National Electronic Timers of Memphis at $2.50 per speeder.
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Forrest City
Ark
Rogers Deadrick
Memphis
Disabled Vets Meet DAV LIRRlis HOCK Meeting
Disabled American Veterans members gather for their annual convention here Saturday with Winthrop Rockefeller among speakers. Officers to be elected before adjournment Sunday. Other speakers include DAV national adjutant John E. Feighner and Dallas regional veterans representative John S. Anderson of Dallas.
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LirrLis Hock
Arkansas
Disabled American Veterans
Winthrop Rockefeller
John EB. Feighner
DAV
John 5. Anderson
Dallas
The
Civil Service
Department Store Sales Rise in Eighth District
The St. Louis Federal Reserve reports district department store sales up 14 percent for the week ended May 32 versus the prior year, with Memphis leading at 26 percent and St. Louis at 13 percent. Seven smaller cities show 8 percent overall gain. four weeks data show higher district totals. Year to date figures indicate a five percent boost from 1961 levels.
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Louis
Federal Reserve District
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank
Memphis
Lime Rock
St. Louis
Louisville
Little Rook
Telephone Co seeks PSC approval to buy Carthage exchange
Little Rock based Allica M Telephone Co asked the state Public Service Commission on Thursday for authorization to buy the Carthage Telephone Co. The Carthage exchange serves about 100 subscribers in Dallas County and the proposed selling price is 140,000.
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Little Rock
Allica M Telephone Co
Lidl Jouk
State Public Service Commission
Carthage ‘Telephone “Co
Carthage Exchange
Dallas County
Hoffa Indicted by Federal Court in Nashville
Union leader James R. Hoffa faces federal charges in Nashville on counts tied to Taft Hartley Act violations and a $1 million scheme via an auto transport firm. The indictment, announced by Attorney General Kennedy in Washington, implicates Commercial Carriers and Test Fleet entities tied to Hoffa and former Teamsters VP Owen Brennan. Hoffa denied the assault charge connected to a Washington dispute, with a trial setup and requests for jury proceedings.
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Nashville, Tenn
Teamsters Union
James KR. Hoffa
Nashville
Washington
Alty
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
McClellan
Hoffa
Assalt
Chicago
Offs
Harold Gibbons
Teamsters
Gibbons
Orlando
Fla
Madera
Union Lands
Nashville Inas
Commercial Carriers, Inc
Detroit Auto Transport Formesse
Tennessee
Test Fleet Corp
Cadillac
Nofta
Owen Brennan
Test Fleet
Brennan
William EB
Moffa
Samuel Baron
Teamsters National Warehouse Division
Baron
Union
New Orleans Laundry Firm Seeks Tax Refund in Chancery Suit
Bellerin Laundry Machinery Sales Co. Inc. filed in chancery court for return of use tax paid on equipment sold to Arkansas customers since 1956. Revenue Commissioner Fred Denham faced $19,800 assessments for 1999 to 1961, later reduced to $8,040 after a hearing on November 7.
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Livtlr Rock Cal
New Orleans
Chancery Court
Arkansas
Bellerin Laundry Machinery Sales Co. Inc
Fred Denham
The
Revenue Commission
Commission
Gig.sid
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