Freedom Riders Leave But More Are Coming
In Montgomery a heavily guarded Trailways bus carrying freedom riders left for New Orleans as National Guardsmen and highway patrols surrounded the station. A second group including Yale and Wesleyan faculty members began a separate ride toward Montgomery and beyond. The movement plans to continue despite Gov. Barnett’s warning, with recruits from Charlotte and Nashville joining, while federal marshals number about 500 in Mississippi.
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Montgomery
Ala
Gap
Trailways
Freedom Riders
New Orleans
Selma
Mississippi State Line
Atlanta
APJ
Yale
Wesleyan
Mississippi
Louisiana
Greyhound
TAP
Kisw
South
Charlotte
N.C
Nashville
Tenn
Ed King
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Martin Luther King Jr
Ross Barnett
National Guardsmen
James Bevel
Tennessee
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Jim Zweig
Uicile
Rnett
U.S. Atty
Robert Kennedy
Weather Report and Arkansas Forecast Summary
Weather experiment station report for one hour ending 7 a.m. Wednesday shows high 68 and low 60 with total 1961 precipitation 16.26 inches year to date. Arkansas forecast from Associated Press notes mainly partly cloudy skies with rising temperatures, increasing cloudiness, scattered thunderstorms, highs mid 70s to 90 across regions and lows near 60, with variations across northeast, northwest and southeast zones.
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Ark
Associated Press
Quapaws to Get More Money From Land Claim
The Indian Claims Commission awarded the Quapaw Indians 1 029 600 dollars on May 7 1954 for land south of the Arkansas River. The ruling upheld that 1924 treaty compensation was insufficient. The payment will be distributed by the Kansas City disbursing office with each of about 1144 members to receive 400 dollars.
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Muskoger
Okla
Arkansas
Indian Claims Commission
Arkansas River
Kansas City
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Paul L. Fickinger
Muskogee
The
Indian Bureau
Attempts to Amend School Measure Fair
The Senate rejected by voice vote an effort by Sen. Barry Goldwater to strip funds for teacher salaries from a 2.55 billion public school aid bill. It marked the start of a day of amendments on a measure central to Kennedy's 1961 program, as debates stretched toward Thursday.
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Wasitington
Senate
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Mike Manefield
Manta
Mansfield
Deylay
Sen
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Kennedy
Thurmond
House Education Committee
Galtwater
Kenneth B. Kealing
R, N.Y
Supreme Court
Ozan Creek District Organized to Seek Flood Help
A Watershed Protection District formed for the South and Middle Forks of Ozan Creek aims to obtain federal aid to combat floods. Arthur Brooks named chairman with Monroe Stuart as vice chair and Mrs. Bill Stroud as secretary. Sloman Goodlett serves as treasurer and a large slate of board members is listed.
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Ozan Creek
Arthur Brooks
Monroe Stuart
Bill Stroud
Sloman Goodlett
Harold Stephens
Rayston
Moss Rowe
G. M. McWilliams
Gus McCaskill
Jeff Tollett
Georgia Haynes
James Walker
Fred McManus
Sam Arnold
George Castleberry
Father of Hope Youth Drowns Near Carlisle
Funeral services for Laither B. Prince, 49, who drowned in a stock pond near Carlisle, were held at 2:30 p.m. Burial was in Carlisle Cemetery. A son, Leon Prince, survives from Hope.
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Laither B.prince
Carlisle
Stevivars
Leon Prince of Hope
Chemicals Now a Part of the Farm
Hempstead County farmers find pre-plant chemical weed control profitable in cotton. Irvin Burke of DeAtin reports success on blackland east of Washington, noting reduced cost per acre with a six inch spray band using Karmex. Without pre-emergence, Burke would have faced replanting and lower yields.
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Hempstead
Irvin Burke
DeAtin
Wade Benefield
Burke
Blackland
Washington
Burker
Kiwanis Holds Regular Meet
Hope Kiwanis Club luncheon addressed service to others with Dent Brown of Southwestern Bell praising helping fellow man. Guest members Mae Licing, Heagan Cornelius, Chav Yes Sheet, Virgil Dennis, Charles Grey, Harry Heisk attended from nearby towns.
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Dent Brown
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Hope Kiwanis Clu Yes- Herday
Mae Licing
Little Rock
Heagan Cornelius
Beaumont
Teas
Chav
Yes Sheet
Virgil Dennis
Chearles Grey
Camden
Harry Heisk
Hope
56 Farms to Join Feed Program in Hempstead County
As of May 19, 56 farms in Hempstead County filed intention forms to participate in the feed grain program. Meik B. Gilbert, chairman of the County ASC, announced that 714 acres of corn and 30 acres of grain sorghum on participating farms have been signed for diversion to feed uses. Total base acres amount to 1169 for corn and grain sorghum with payments totaling $44 in negotiable certificates redeemable for feed grains or cash. Farmers who have not yet filed are urged to contact the County ASC Office before the final June 4 cutoff.
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Orn
Hempstead
Meik B. Gilbert
County Agricultral Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Ad Wanon
ASC
Cabot Passes Privilege Tax With Narrow Margin
Cabot residents approve a privilege tax ordinance by a 274 to 144 vote after a city council meeting. The measure faced heavy public interest and a heated exchange, with supporters urging revenue for city services and opponents citing burdens on residents. The result was celebrated by supporters as funding for essential programs.
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CABOT
Ark. Tap
Rockefeller to Take Over State Party in Arkansas
Little Rock AP report says Winthrop Rockefeller of New York City may become national representative of the Arkansas Republican party. Wallace Townsend of Little Rock to step down. Rockefeller to succeed. Rockefeller, Arkansas resident eight years, headed the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission and backed a two party movement to challenge Democrats. Meeting to elect Townsend’s successor to the national committee scheduled for this afternoon.
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Little Rock
Mitaire
Winthrop Rockefeller
Wtvce
New York City
Nelson Rockefeller
Wallace ‘Townsend
Rockefeller
Townsend
Kansas
Board Decision Remains Unknown on Junior High Integration
LITTLE ROCK, RP. The Lite Rock School board will decide whether to begin junior high school integration next fall at Thursday’s meeting after closed sessions on pupil assignments. Officials refused to confirm if junior high desegregation is decided. The board, under a federal order to speed integration, did not specify junior high desegregation in its plan. Eleven Negro students currently attend previously segregated senior high schools. President Russell H. Ahitson said about the same number will be assigned to junior and senior schools next year.
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Little Rock
Russell H. Ahitsondr
Board View
Kennedy backs private tractor-for-prisoner swap drive
President Kennedy endorsed a private funds drive to buy tractors in exchange for the release of 1,200 men captured in Cuba. The White House said the government would not participate, while Kennedy praised private citizens and noted possible personal contributions. Eleanor Roosevelt, Walter Reuther, and Johns Hopkins’ Millen Misenhower were involved in the private effort.
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Washington
Kennedy
Ody
Wide Custis
White House
Cuba
Kenedy
Eleanor Roosevelt
Walter Reuther
Fead
United Auto Workers
de. Millen
Misenhower
Johns Brapkins University
Bo Hhis Stitlement Kennedy
United States
Canal
Igovernmen
Andrew
T. Hatcher
Unis
Final Appeals in Sex Murder Trial
Opposing attorneys wrapped up final arguments in the murder trial of Leslie Douglas Ashley formerly of Hot Springs Arkansas and Carolyn Ann Lima charged with the gun slaying of Fred A. Jones in Houston. Jones was shot six times, his body set afire in a ditch on February 6. The couple testified they acted in self defense during a struggle at a sex party in Ashley’s office after being arrested in New York.
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Nouston
Tex
New York
Ashley
Miss Lima
Bear Tracks Found Near Conway in Palarm Area
Reported bear tracks were seen near Palarm about five miles northwest of North Little Rock. Halphi Horvell, a former Faulkner County state representative from Mayflower, and three others claimed to observe tracks described as large as a half-gallon, along with damaged barbed wire near the Palarm community last Saturday.
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Conway
Ark
Offie Co
Palarm
Norily Little Nock
Faulkner Couty
Halph i. Horvell
Mayflower
Mointay
Iroa
North Little Hock
Laos Conference Adjourns to Study Neutralization Plan
The Laos conference adjourned to study proposals for neutralizing the Southeast Asian kingdom. No next session date set, but likely before Monday. discussions hint at continued high pace ahead of Kennedy Khrushchev Vienna talks. China backs Soviet plan. US supports enlarging the 14 nation talks to include Indonesia and Malaya to press for neutrality and non intervention.
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John Bausman
Geneva
Laos
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Vienna
United States
Luos
Chen’ Yi
China
Wor
Era
Andrei A. Gremyko
Olion
Dean Tusk
Thailand
Indonesia
Malaya
U.S
Fea
Burma
Cambodia
Taos
International Control Commission
India
Canada
Poland
Memorial day services and pool opening announced
All Across town memorial gatherings honor Hempstead servicemen with a 7 20 p m ceremony at the Expert and a Tuesday 11 a m memorial at the courthouse lawn. The public is invited. Municipal swimming pool at Fair Park opens Thursday at 1 p m with season tickets $6 per person and $14 for a family. The Dal las market visit noted for Mrs Paul Raley and others.
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Paul Bailey
VFW
Municipal
Fair Park
Globemaster Crashes Near McChord in Washington
A C124 Globemaster fell in woods near McChord Field Washington during Exercise Lava Plains killing 19 servicemen and injuring four. The plane returning from Yakima carried 15 Army personnel from Ft Sill plus a truck trailer and jeeps. Wreckage burned hours as evac teams airlifted the injured to Madigan General Hospital in Tacoma.
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MC Chord Alr
Ponce Base
Wash
Ama
Big Enlitary Trims Park
Globemaster
McChord
Fish
Oklin
Itu
Madigan
Fy Lewla
Air Force
Made Ian
Critcal
Cirsk
Joseph Wiggins
McChord Public Information
Donaldsson Anb, &.C
Ates
Yakima
Ft. Lewis
Tacomy
Seattle
6Th Wield Artillery
4Th Army
Ft. Sill
Mother of Hope Resident Maude Plumtey Dies in Texarkana
Maude Plumtey aged 79 of Lewisville died yesterday at the home of her daughter Mrs Herman Allen in Texarkana. Survived by five sons J D Longview Boyd McFarland Calif Dale Terance Brookfield Ill Burger Plumtey Hope five daughters Mrs Jatin Beavers Hope Mrs O Lulferty Patmos Mrs Jesse Powell Camden Mrs Tony Juva Miami Fla Mrs Jim Breedlove Downers Grove Ill. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Maude Plumtey
Lewisville
Herman Allen
Texarkana
J D
Longview
Boyd
McFar+land
Calif
Dale and Terance
Brookfield
Burger Plumtey
Hope
Jatin Beavers
By O. Lulferty
Patmos
Jesse Powell
Camden
Tony Juva
Miami, Fla
Jim Breedlove
Downers Grove
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NEA Telephoto
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R. L. Broach
Lloyd Guerin
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Jud Martindale
John Randolph
Kiwanis
Jfk
Castro
Paul Raley
Virginia Hosmer
Mike Kelly
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Southern State College
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