Editor Defuses Attack on County Judges Lobby
A Craighead County editor rebuts Judge Ted Spurlock's May reply defending the Arkansas County Judges Association. The piece accuses the association of pushing for more state money amid rural population decline and argues for local control, fair tax use, and rural interests. It defends the paper's stance and cites past sales tax support for schools and welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Spurlock
Craighead
Jonesboro
Arkansas Association of County Judges
Spurlock
County Judges Association
Judges’ Association
Pennsylvania
Judges Association
Arkansas
Martineau Road
Court Ruling Beneficial to Communists
The Supreme Court voided a 1962 Post Office law that barred foreign mail, delivering an 8-0 decision led by Justice William O. Douglas with Justice White not participating. The government argued the measure protected citizens from harassment and blocked propaganda. critics labeled it an invasion of privacy and an overreach into free society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Post Office Department
William O. Dowsas
Byron R. White
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Two Drowned in Nevada Co Sunday
A Sunday report from Nevada County notes two drownings near Prescott as John A. Creath and Alton Jackson died while fishing and river crossing incidents. The AP tally counts nine accidental deaths in the state for the weekend with four drownings and five traffic deaths. Local authorities and relatives mourn the victims and continue investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington County
U.S. 62
Fayetteville
Fay Perry
Dianne
Roy Jean
Janice
Coal Hill
Orville Perry
David
Eddie
Arthur Davidson
Perry
Perrys
Louis Kirby
Morrow
Pery
Robert E. Whitfield Jr
Mt. Holly
N.J
Siloam Springs
Arkansas
Little Rock
Fourche Creek
Danny E. Walker
Willy Holmes
Nevada County
John A. Creath
Gordon
White Oak Lake
Prescott
Alton Jackson
Gurdon
Little Missouri River
Weather Report Highlights 24 Hour Trends At Hope
The Hope area weather report notes a high of 86 and a low of 66 with trace precipitation for the 24 hour period ending 7 am Monday. The piece references a continued column and mentions ties to the Hope Municipal Water and Light Plant and debates over rural versus city power lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Municipal Water & Light
Mayor-Council
Star
Senate Votes Bill Clash Looms Over Voting Rights Plan
Senate may vote today on a Republican substitute to the voting rights bill aimed at speeding debate limits. Southern foes of cloture expected to back the GOP plan, which would let federal examiners register voters in counties with 25 or more race based denials, contrasting the administration and Democratic leadership proposal. If cloture passes, it would mark the third such move in four years on a civil rights measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
White House
Everett M. Dirksen
John G. Tower
R-Tex
GOP
Jaycees Elect New Officials in Arkansas
Deloss Walker of Jonesboro was elected president of the Arkansas Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Jaycee convention in Hot Springs. Mrs. Richard Bloor of Hot Springs was chosen to lead the Jaycee auxiliary, the Jaycettes. Karen Karlson, Miss Arkansas, received the C. E. Palmer Award for publicizing Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs. Ark
Deloss Walker
Jonesboro
Arkansas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Walker
Richard Bloor
Hot Springs
Jaycettes
Karen Karlson
Arkansas
C. E. Palmer
Negro Held for Burglary of Store Here
Otis Wayne Adams, 28, self surrenders to Shreveport Police over the weekend and is returned to Hope. He admits to the May 15 burglary of Flowers Sporting Goods and to burgling Williams Hardware Store earlier, taking guns and ammunition. He faces two counts of burglary and grand larceny. listed past sentence and parole details. Officers report most items stolen were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Wayne Adams
Shreveport
Hope
Jimmie Griffin
Alvin Willis
Flowers Sporting Goods Store
Williams Hardware Store
Adams
Ones Obligation to Parents in Viet Nam Continues Until Death
A Vietnam war travel piece contrasts Vietnamese social norms with Western life. It describes filial piety, deference of wives to parents, respect for elders, and community views on rank, labor, and public emotion. It notes opium use, sorcery beliefs, and customs around hospitality and luck.
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Viet Nam
DA Nang
South Viet Nam
Dick Willis Wins $800 Meyer Prize
Dick Willis, son of Mr and Mrs Elston Willis of 215 South Washington, won Meyer's College Scholarship Award. The $800 prize is split: $400 today and $400 at the second semester, with the other $400 to be paid upon continuation in college. Willis, a senior at Hope High School, will enter Southern State College in Magnolia to study agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Willis
Elston Willis
South
Washington
Meyer
Meyer's Bakeries
Willis
Hipe High School
Charles T. Meyer
Lions Club
Meyer’s
Little Rock
Blytheville
Carey Stabler
Little Rock University
Arkansas
Future Farmers of America
Future Teachers of America
Hope
Meyer's
Alaskan Business Man of the Year Named
President Johnson honors Dominic Donatello of Anchorage Alaska as Small Business Man of the Year. Donatello, 46, receives a bronze plaque at the White House after SBA and the National Council select him for his cleaning products firm. SBA loans totaling 385000 aided growth from a basement startup to a 50000 grave-foot plant employing seven.
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Washington
Johnson
Dominic Donatello
Anchorage
Alaska
Donatello
White House
Small Business Administration
National Council For Small Business Management Development
Amerca
SBA
Ambushes Take Toll as U S Advisers and Troops Die
AP dispatch from Saigon reports an American adviser and 35 South Vietnamese troops killed in a Viet Cong ambush 159 miles south of Saigon Sunday night. An American adviser and 25 Vietnamese are missing. Four Americans were killed and one wounded in two ambushes near Ben Cat and Song Be. Five South Vietnamese infantrymen died at Song Be with 19 missing and 10 wounded.
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Peter Arnett
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ben Cat
Song Be
Viet Nam
Muriel D. Thomas
Kathryn
Fayetteville
N.C
Russel W. Condon
Patricia
Pasadena
Tex
Bernard J. Kelley
Lacey C. Kelley
Roslyn
N.Y
Spec
Troy I. Waters
Dorothy
Coxs Mills
W. Va
U.S. Navy
North Viet Nam
Senator Mundt Mislisted as Dead Faces Correction
Washington AP reports Senor E Mundt of South Dakota was incorrectly described as dead in a volume on the budgetary process. Mundt protested the premature obituary and called the error part of a recurring issue after a similar mislisting involving Sen Carl Hayden of Arizona earlier this year.
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Washington
U.S
Senor
E. Mundt
R-S.d
Senator Mundt
Judge to Probe Conway Co. Case
Circuit Judge Robert C. Russell plans a personal investigation before ruling on Sheriff Marlin Hawkins request for a grand jury meeting. He will meet today with Prosecutor Jeff Mobley in Russellville and may not act before August. The suit by 15 taxpayers accuses Hawkins of converting over $20,000 of county funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway, Ark
Robert C. Russell
Marlin Hawkins
Conway County
Roberts
Jeff Mobley
Russellville
Hawkins
Help Sought for Anderson Family in Hope Lions Drive
Mrs James Anderson of Spring Hill burned when kerosene on a stove flared up on March 17. She was treated at Hope hospital then Saint Vincent's in Little Rock where she remains after two months. Bills soar with daily room costs and nurse fees. neighbors raise a aiding effort via the Hope Lions Club to fund Mrs Anderson Fund P O Box 138 Hope Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Anderson
Spring Hill
Anderson
Hope Hospital
Saint Vincent's Hospital
Little Rock
Hope Lions Club
Lions Clubs
Arkansas
P. O. Box
Hove
Hope Lumber Adds Three New Employees at End of School
Hope Lumber Manufacturing Co. hires Bert Collins John Estes and Norman Shurtleff as new staff with plans for families to relocate. Crossett G P Co veteran Collins joins from manor mill foreman role and Shurtleff from filing room foreman. Estes is identified as a shipping specialist from Jonesboro Louisiana. Public notices also mention Golden Age Club events and local graduation details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Lumber Manufacturing Co
Bert Collins
Manor Mill
G P Company
Crossett
John Estes
Jonesboro
Norman Shurtleff
G&p
Arkansas lawmakers convene over highway refunding and taxes
Members of the Arkansas Legislature gathered in Little Rock to debate accelerated highway funding. The session focuses on advancing a $43 million refunding of 1941 highway bonds and a $14.9 million package of highway user tax increases, including a proposed gas tax rise and vehicle fees. Governor Faubus to outline guidelines in a joint session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlesock
Arkansas
Little Rock
Legislative Council
Orvallis
Faubus
British Team Accused of Cheating in World Bridge Meet
The 13th World Bridge Tournament ended with World Bridge Federation accusations of cheating by Terence Reese and Boris Spapiro. The British captain forfeited all points won, handing the United States second place. Italy won the Bermuda Bowl. Argentina finished third among four finalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
World Bridge Federation
United States
Italy
Terence Reese
Boris Schapiro
Ralph Swimmer
Man Impersonates Doctor at Harlem Hospital
Daniel Bostick a 24 year old Negro acted as an interne at Harlem Hospital for six weeks until a hospital official exposed him. He appeared in criminal court on charges of practicing medicine without a license and impersonating a doctor. He told the judge he wished to help people and noted he never had a chance to be a doctor. He was sent to Bellevue Hospital for psychiatric examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Daniel Bostick
Harlem Hospital
Bostick
Neal P. Bottislier
Bellevue Hospital
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Alex. H. Washburn
Nevada Co
Rep
Oren Harris
House Inter
State and Foreign Commerce Committee
Gov
Orval Faubus
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means
Jaycees
Hal Boyle
Phuoc
Cho
Conway Co
THE
Golden Age Club
Hope Youth Center
Dorothy Joplin
Opal Daniels
Lewis McLarty, Inc
Dallas
Vince Massanelli
Mryle Cox
Patricia Ann Webb
First Baptist Church
Hempstead
Southern State
Peggy Sue Lloyd
O. F. Lloyd
Hope Rt
Bobby Jay Webbson
B. C. Webb
Columbus
Henderson State Teachers College
Reserve Officers Association
Ronnie Formby
Patmos
Gary Formby
American Legion Auxiliary
Inez Compton
State Department
James Anderson Hospital Fund
John R. Starr
Hospital Interne
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