Arkansas Storm Delivers Heavy Damage Across Central Regions
A severe thunderstorm swept central Arkansas causing extensive damage in El Dorado and Little Rock. Power outages, roof and window damage, and downed trees were reported as large hail up to inches fell and a funnel cloud was observed over Little Rock. Fire crews fielded dozens of calls while hospitals switched to emergency power.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Ocitelon
el Dorado Hospital
Highway 7
el Dorado
U.S. Weather Bureau
Prth
Vimy Ridge
Weather Bureau
D. Smith
Chuck Hess
Hess
Bids To Be Opened For Shirt Plant In Arkansas
Mountain Home Arkansas reports bids to be opened Wednesday for the Mar Bax Shirt Co plant to be built at Gassville funded by a 635000 bond approved by Marion Baxter residents. Local businessmen are raising 12000 to cover preliminary work not funded by bonds while the Arkansas Supreme Court tests the bonds legality. Architects have drawn plans and specs for the large project.
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Mountain Home
Ack
Weather Summary From Arkansas Station Report
Weather data for 24 hours ending 7 am Tuesday shows high 84, low 62 and precipitation 0.03 inch. Year to date precipitation through April totals 19.61 inches with 14 inches for the same period last year. Arkansas forecast partly cloudy and cool this afternoon with clearing tonight, Wednesday fair and mild. Highs today mid 0s to mid 70s, lows tonight mid 40s to mid 60s. Wednesday highs around low 70s. continuation appears on page two.
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Arkansas
Washington Hit by Heavy Hail Storm
Heavy hail lashed Washington around 11 o'clock last night damaging roofs trees and gardens. No injuries reported. Witnesses describe hailstones as large as eggs and walnuts covering the ground. Moon and stars were visible about an hour before the storm and a half inch of rain fell.
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Washington
Tate
Inch
Thailand calls for expanded Laos ceasefire control
At Geneva Thailand's Foreign Minister Khoman urged enlarging the International Control Commission in Laos with two Southeast Asian members to pacify the country. He opposed a Soviet-proposed veto and favored seating two pro Western Royal Lao leaders at the talks while the Lao government boycott continued.
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Geneva
Laos
Thailand
International Control Commission
Thanat Khoman
Southeast Asia
Khoman
Control Commission
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Dedication at Washington on May 31
Formal dedication of the restored Blacksmith Shop and Old Tavern at Washington has been announced by the Washington Restoration Foundation. Gifts from W. R. King of Memphis and Albert Sims of Albuquerque funded the restorations.
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Washington
Washington Restoration Foundation
Fonors
W. RB
King
Memphis
Albert Sims
Albuquerque
Neil Bolinger
George Peek
James Pilkinton
Orval E
Faubus
McCaskill Plans Last Future Series
The Arkansas Future Series ends with the final session in the McCaskill community on Wednesday at 8 pm led by Mrs. Gordor Presentl as president. Mrs. J. G. Harris heads the discussion on As Developing Arkansas and Mrs. J. S. Moses leads Arkansas' Future. Earlier meetings featured Mrs. Leok Prescott on Arkansas today and Mrs. Cloud Billick on A Changing Arkansas.
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McCaskill
Gordor Presentl
McCaskill Ac1
J. G. Harris
Feader
Arkansas
J. $. Moses Willead
Leohk. Prescott
Cloud Billick
Bridge Closed for Repairs at White River Arkansas
The State Highway Department closed the Highway 38 bridge over the White River for repairs today and said it would reopen this afternoon.
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Desarc, Ark
State Highway Department
Highway 38
White River
Senate Tells CIA Spent 45 Million on Cuban Invasion Plan
Senate Foreign Relations aides report Gen. Lemnitzer approved an invasion scheme using 1500 guerrillas. Plans hinged on destroying Castro’s air force and rallying anti-C Castro forces. the operation failed as bombers arrived too late, air cover collapsed, and key communications were lost. Gore urged accountability for the joint chiefs.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Lyman 7. Temmlyer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations
Lemnitzer
Fidel Castro
Castro
Cuba
Mismore
Mane
Subcommittee
Sen
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Siasco
Gore
Joint Chiefs
Senate
Senators Back Alabama Group Plea to Remove Federal Marshals
Senators from Arkansas and Alabama backed a request to remove federal marshals from Alabama after race violence. Arkansas reps and Alabama lawmakers urged the move, while Gov Faubus and others pressed influence to end armed federal forces in Alabama with telegrams to Kennedy and the Attorney General.
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Washington
Arkansas
John , McClellan
J. W. Fulbright
Alabama
Wilbur Mills
Oren EH
J. C. Gathings
Ilabama
Catherine J. Norrell
J. W. Trimble
Dale Alford
Orval Ti
Faubus
Ublégation
Mills
Kennedy Sind Alty
Robert Kennedy
Cattlemen Plan Meet Friday Night
Hempstead County beat reports Cattlemen's Association will meet Friday May 26 at 7 30 pm at the Experiment Station. The discussion centers on systemic insecticides and their use in controlling firestock posts. A Chemgro Corp representative from Memphis will speak. All cattle producers in the association are urged to attend.
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Hempstead County
Assi
Reis
Speriment
Hemp Istead
Chemingro Corp
Memphis
Bovf
Catllemens Association
Comedienne Joan Davis Dies at 47
Palm Springs California AP reports comedienne Joan Davis of radio and television fame died in a Palm Springs hospital after a heart attack. An associate said she suffered the attack at her home Monday afternoon and was taken to an emergency hospital, dying at 4 a.m. Miss Davis, 47, starred in a television series titled Y Married Down with Jim Backus as the lead.
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Palm Springs
Calif
AP Comedienne
Joan Davis
Miss Davis
Jim Backus
Sex Party Ends in Slaying at Houston Office
In Houston a sex party led to the slaying of Fred A. Tones during a struggle at his real estate office. Leslie Douglas Ashley and Carolyn Ann Lima testified they acted in self defense after Tones became belligerent. Ashley claimed Lima seized a gun, then Ashley shot Tones.
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Houston
Tex
Leslie Douglas Ashley
Hot Springs
Ark
Carolyn Ann Lima
Fred A. Tones
Miss Lima
Ashley
Miss
Texan Injured in Plane Crash Near Powell Missouri
A single engine plane crashed on a ragged hill country Monday injuring a Dallas Texas man. Sargent Parks Jr. was rescued from the wreckage and taken to the Stella Missouri hospital for treatment. Powell lies about 40 miles southeast of Joplin according to the report.
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Powell, Mo
Quirks Hill
Country
Dallas
Texas
Sargent Parks Jr
Stella
Powell
Joplin
South- Weston
Space Talks Resume Between U S and Soviet Union
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. The Soviet Union and the United States have resumed negotiations to break the U.N. deadlock on measures to promote international space cooperation. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian A. Zorin disclosed a preliminary exchange of views with the Canadian administration, with no new proposals submitted yet.
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United Nations
N.Y
APS
Union
United States
U.N
Valerian A. Zorin
Kannady
Only JFK Can Help DuPont Co
Washington AP reports stockholders in DuPont face a possible tax bill exceeding one billion dollars if forced to distribute General Motors stock. President Kennedy’s administration is seen as the potential path for relief as Congress shows little appetite to act, with Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees wary after past fights over forced divestitures.
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Washington
B. 1
du Pont de Nemours & Co
Kennedy
Congress
Jess
Supreme Court
Montay
du Pont
Dallay
General Motors Corp
Neithey
House Ways and Means
Senate Finance
Kennedy to Call for More Spending
Democratic leaders say President Kennedy will propose substantial increases in government spending on space military forces and related programs. A separate space message may be delivered. other proposals include Civil Defense retraining for unemployed workers and broader armed services funding. Some estimates place the total package near a billion dollars with immediate impact on Army and Marine divisions.
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Wasiington
Kennedy
Southeast Asia
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Prageuium
Armed Services
George A. Smathers
de Whi
Army
Maine
Rayburn
Bank to Cut Interest Rate in Little Rock Area
The Lite Tack regional Federal Home Loans Bank will decrease its rate from 3.25 to 3.5 percent effective June 1. A bank spokesman linked the move to President Kennedy's efforts to lower home mortgage rates. The cut affects only savings and loan associations affiliated with the Federal bank in the Little Rock area, and impact on individual home buyers remains undetermined.
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Limtle Rockam
Federal Home Laws Bank
Kennedy
Little Rock Bank
Savings and Loan
Federal Bank
Federal Reserve System
Stullgart Industrial Development Corp elects A B Stonequist president
A B Stonequist of Belk Jones Co. becomes president of the Stullgart Industrial Development Corp. He previously led J C Penney Co. in Hope and now joins a local leadership cohort. The NRAs Richard Kitchen of Hope Ark wins the Expert Isleman Medal. He attends Hope High and hails from Hempstead County. The June 2 program features pine lumber plant tours and a memorial dedication for Douglas K Burns. Miss Barbara Thompson is named yearbook editor for 1964-82 at Southern State College. The Ozark Section of the Society Also notes Roy Anderson awardee and other campus events.
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A.B. Stonequist
Belk- Jones Co
Stullgart Industrial Development Corp
Stonequist H
Hope
J. C. Penney Co
Isleman
Richard C. Kitchen
Hope, Ark
National Rifle Association of America
Hope High
Hempstead County
Barbara Thompson
Ed Thompson
Southern the Ozark
The
Society State College
Thompson
Camden
Roy Anderson IL
Cities to Hire Gas Rate Expert Protest Arkansas Co Increase
Cities including Pine Bluff North Little Rock Norphlet Morristown and Nashville plan to hire a gas rate expert to contest Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co increases. James Spencer said several cities will help cover the expert’s fee as the Public Service Commission schedules a hearing once cases are prepared.
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Arkansas Lowisiana Gas Co
Dorada
James Spencer
Doorady
Pine Blatt
North Little Rock
Norphiel
Morriston
Nashville
Spencer
Public Service Commission
Tractors for Prisoners Trade Stalls in Washington
In Washington, heated Senate debate over a Cuban offer to exchange tractors for the freedom of about 1,200 prisoners dominates talks. Castro calls it indemnification, while U S senators demand policy clarity. A fund drive led by Reuther, Roosevelt, and Eisenhower seeks $17 million for the tractors.
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Washington
U.S. Congress
Wiles Castro
Secretiry
Dean Ask
Congress
Ins Vision
Castro
Senate
Cuba
Kennedy
Cubatt
Lea l
Cal
United States
U. S
Ren
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
State Department
Walter 2. Reuther
Eleanor Roosevelt
Milton Eisenhower
Custo
Steuther
Castro Ameets
Reuther
Calls CD Workers Unsung Heroes at five-state meet
Eugene J. Quindlen, deputy assistant director of the Office of Civil Defense Mobilization, lauded CD workers as the unsung heroes of the cold war. He said public praise will come in critical scrutiny from detractors and wary citizens as the government seeks more matching funds to bolster local civil defense programs.
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Little Rock
Eugene J. Quindlen
Office of Civil Defense Mobilization
Quindlen
Loval Civil Defense , ‘Proersims
Beating Two Newsmen Leads to Arrest in Montgomery
In Montgomery Alabama a man was arrested after an incident involving two newsmen. Police provided few details, but the arrest follows clashes linked to ongoing civil rights tensions as peaceful protestors and freedom riders navigate security measures and public demonstrations. Authorities report heightened patrols but no arrests beyond the one suspect at this time.
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Montgomery
Ala
APIA
Freedom Riders
Luther King Jr
King
New Orleans
Han
Mippi
Ross Garnell
Onder
U.S. Expresses Concern Over South Korean Coup
The U S Embassy in South Korea voiced deep concern over moves to abolish political pursues by the new military rulers and rejected any steps to suppress civil government. The UN Command and U S Gen Carter Magruder faced pressure as the alliance sought to have South Korea restore civilian control amid internal dissension.
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Gene Kramer Suoul
South Korea
Deep Convern
U.N
U.S
Carter
Magruder
Pak Chung-hi
U.N. Continand
Supreme Military Council
Pak
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