Birds and Colleges Need Public Support Highlight Hope Appeal
Readers learn how locals assist wildlife and education as Bill Jones documents a crested fly catcher nest with tragedy from a snake. Justine Hamm promotes pigeon deterrence with popcorn while George Johnson and Col Cletus Bennett seek pledges for independent colleges, urging checks to Arkansas Foundation of Associated Colleges.
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Nature
Bill Jones
Star
Bill
Buil
Justine Hamm
Manuel
W. Avenue C
Hope Audubon Club
Justine
George Johnson
Ouachita Baptist University
Col
Cletus O. Bennett
Arkansas Foundation of Associated Colleges
Star Publishing Co
Johnson
Colonel Bennett
Center St
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Accepts 33 Desegregation Plans for Districts
The Arkansas Education Department says 33 more school districts have approved desegregation plans. Thirty-one are all white with three biracial districts and one all black district in Childress. Names include Conway Nemo Vista and Deer Mt Judea among others.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Office of Education
State Education Department
Education Department
Childress
Howard County
Charleston
Franklin County
Danville
Yell County
Mansfield
Sebastian County
Baxter
Baxter County
Conway
Nemo Vista
Craighead
Bono
Crawford
Cedarville
Cross
Hot Spring Glen Rose
Little River -Winthrop
Madison — St. Paul
Marion
Yellville Summit
Marion County
Miller—Gene-Central
Montgomery
Mt. Ida
Nevada
Willisville
Laneburg
Newton
Jasper, Deer
Mt. Judea
Perry
Perry-Casa
Poinsett— Central High of Common District
Pope —Dover
Randolph Maynard
Randolph County
Searcy St. Joe
Marshall Sharp — Highland
Washington Lincoln, Greenland
Washington County
Senate Clamps Limit on Vote Bill Debate
The Senate voted 70 to 30 to invoke cloture on debate over President Johnson's voting rights bill, signaling a path to passage next week. Key Republicans hold undeclared positions as Democratic and Republican leaders forecast limited debate and final votes.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Walter R. Mears
Everett M. Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Associated Press
George PD. Aiken
Vermont
Peter H. Dominick
Colorado
Pourke B. Hickenbower
Iowa
Jack Miller
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Karl E. Mundt
South Dakota
George Murphy
California
John G. Tower
Texas
John J. Williams
Delaware
Howard W. Cannon
Nevada
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Ralph W. Yarborough
Gore
Tower
Murphy
Hitchhiker With Gun on Man Caught in Arkansas
Oklahoma hitchhiker Ernest L. Davis, 35, is captured near Ozark after he shot David Thompson in the wrist and threatened Fort Smith resident Melvin Adams with a .22 pistol. Davis is held on armed robbery and assault with intent to kill charges in Franklin County jail. He hijacked Thompson’s car, took $10, then $26 plus a watch, a ring and boots before fleeing.
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Ozark, Ark
Oklahoma
Fort Smith
Bob Pritchard
Pritchard
Ernest L. Davis
Big Cabin
Okla
Davis
Franklin County
Melvin Adams
David Thompson
Clarksville
Thompson
Here
Hartman
Johnson County
Ozark
Adams
Weather Report From Experiment Station
Weather report for the 24 hours ending at 7 am Tuesday records a high of 85 and a low of 69 with continued notes on page two.
Wildlife Group Set Monthly Meeting In Hempstead County
The Hempstead County Wildlife Association schedules its regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 PM in the Little Court room of the Courthouse. The group is building a steel pavilion on the Point near Garland Kidd's Store for public picnicking fishing and camping. The steel framework is up and completion is expected within two weeks with members leading the project.
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Hempstead County Wildlife Association
Garland Kidd’s
The
Wildlife Association
Cotton planting nearly finished in Arkansas
Arkansas cotton planting is nearly complete with a good stand reported in most areas. The Agriculture Department classing office noted little replanting was needed and most fields are well cultivated, though southeast and east central Arkansas faced spring rains and a slow start.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Department of Agriculture
Nelson Proposes Eight-Point Plan for Young Democrats
Sheffield Nelson, 24, of Little Rock outlines an eight-point program for the state Young Democrat Clubs. The plan seeks unity, county and campus clubs, broader membership, a Teen Democratic program, a Little Rock headquarters, a speaker bureau, fund drives, and a unified campaign group for party nominees next year.
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Little Rock
Sheffield Nelson
YDC
Nelson
Sam Boyce
Newport
War on Hill 327: Hawk Battery Guards Da Nang Sky
Four officers and 87 Marines man a Hawk missile battery on Hill 327 near Da Nang. They endure monotony and threat while training to shoot down enemy planes. The unit stacks sandbags and guards a radar room as they wait for action and pride in their mission.
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South Viet Nam
da Nang
Okinawa
Apt
Everett Cowley
Quincy
Mass
Tne
South China Sea
Cowley
Plane raid near 17th Parallel sparks blame game
Jets strafed Gia Linh outpost five miles from the 17th Parallel injuring five and destroying equipment. U S officials conflicted over whether the four attackers were Communist MIGs or American planes off course. some Vietnamese sources claimed black MIGs, others denied it.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Gia Linh
da Nang
Navy
North
Viet Nam
Lai
Bolivian junta and tin miners call cease fire after heavy fighting
The AP report says the Bolivian military junta and tin miners agreed to halt hostilities amid intense combat. Optimism from Dominican rebels contrasts with pessimism among Americans on coalition government prospects. The Communists claim two ambushes in South Vietnam as U S policy shifts on silver dollars and a debate over voting rights looms in Congress. AFL CIO leader Meany criticizes state union shop bans while Republicans target foreign aid funding.
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Viet Nam
U.S
Senate
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Congress
House
Johnson
George P. Miller
D-Calif
City Cash Balances Rise in 1964 Audit Report
The Hope city audit by Peat, Marwick Mitchell & Co. shows a small increase in cash balances for 1964, with 1963 comparisons. C of C expenses rose by 12332.45 largely due to remodeling the old police building into a new Chamber of Commerce office funded by a water and light transfer. Street Department spending fell 31631.60 as machinery and a new yard were built in 1963, though maintenance activity rose with seal coating of 100+ blocks and gravel on 115 blocks. The Hope Water and Light Plant reports strong finances with 353,557 cash in operating funds and 311,000 in bonds, earnings of 293,921.10, and substantial cash reserves. The utility's growth remains robust, with 4 percent investments and double-digit year earnings, supporting city operations and public services.
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City of Hope
Peat, Marwick Mitchell & Co
Certified Public Accountants
C of C
Chamber of Commerce
Hope Water and Light Plant
Hope Municipal
Hope
Hope Electric System
Hope Municipal Utility Systems
Arkansas
Club Talks to Be Re run on Radio
KXAR will air two prior talks by Charles Meyer Jr of Meyer's Bakery and George Fraizer. Meyer spoke to the Hope Lions Club. Fraizer spoke to the Rotary Club on May 7. Air times are Wednesday and Thursday at 6 00 p.m. Residents are urged to listen to discussions on Hope's economic life.
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KXAR
Hope Civic Clubs
Charles Meyer, Jr
Meyer’s Bakery
Hope Lions Club
George Fraizer
Rotary Club
Hope
Benefit Radiothon for Mrs Anderson at Spring Hill Churches
KXAR will hold a radio thon starting 1 00 p m Saturday May 29 for the James Anderson family hospital fund. Three Spring Hill area churches and the Hope Liars Club will run the program. All contributions go to the Anderson family for hospital bills built up over two months. Checks may be made to designated churches.
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KXAR
James Anderson
Spring Hill
Hope Liars Club
Anderson
Sweet Home club hosts benefit supper for town area
Mrs B J Warnken thanks Hope businessmen and the Chamber of Commerce for attending the May 20 benefit supper in Sweet Home. Ann Arnold earns Alpha Lambda Delta membership at the University of Arkansas. Rev Gordon Renshaw to receive Theology Masters in Jacksonville Texas today with several attending relatives. R L Broach and spouse win open pairs at Arkansas Bridge tournament. Robyn Lynn and Dwight Galloway earn awards and plan East Oklahoma sixth grade milestones. Ronny P Jones to receive Army ROTC commission and chemical engineering degree at University of Arkansas June 5. Earl Scoggins to attend National Science Foundation Summer Institute at University of South Dakota.
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B. J. Warnken
Sweet Home
Ann Arnold
Richard Arnold
Alpha Lambda Delta
University of Arkansas
Gordon Renshaw
Unity Baptist Church
Jacksonville
Texas
Lloyd Smittle
Jack Brown
Cecil McCorkle
L. C. Kennedy
Ronny P. Jones
Paul H. Jones
Army Reserve Officers Training Commission
University of Arkansas’ Fine Arts Conch Hall
Wat
Earl J. Scoggins
Nashville
National Science Foundation
University of South Dakota
Faubus Warns Vote Package or No Roads
Arkansas lawmakers clash over redistricting plans as House Rules Committee options include the McCastrain Oakes bill and Kinney Kizer plan. Crank and Feild push alternatives while pledges and regional interests drive opposition. Mills and Carpenter seek amendments to keep counties in the second district.
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Little Rock
House Rules Committee
Monroe County
Doris McCastrain
Woodruff County
Jack Oakes
St. Francis County
Clarke Kinney
Sebastian County
Bernice Kizer
Hempstead
Talbot Feild
Little River County
Marion Crank
Kizer
McCastlain
Dorothy Allen
Brinkley
Senate
McCastrain
Wilbur Mills
Crank
Glenn Walther
Little River
Vard
John Miller
Sharp
Boyd Carpenter
Feild
FHA Chapter Holds Year's Final Meet at Fair Park
The Hope Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America held its last meeting of the year a picnic at Fair Park. Kathy Thrash announced Nancy Langston was elected next year’s FHA president and that she would attend the State Leadership Conference at Henderson State Teachers College May 31 to June 3 with Susan Rogers as alternate.
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Hope
Future Homemakers of America
Fair Park
Kathy Thrash
Nancy Langston
FHA
Henderson State Teachers College
Susan Rogers
Tonna Duke
God's Beauty Shop
H. L. Hanegan
Carmen Flores
Charlotte Haley
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Bobbi Bevan
Littleton High School
Denver
Colo
Littleton High
Hal Boyle
Peter Arnett
AP News Digest
Latin America
East
Air Force
Arkansas House
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Senate Appropriations
Methodist Church
Mrs. Anderson
R. L. Broach of
Dwight Galloway
Jack Lynn Galloway
S. Edgewood
Robyn Lynn
Jarmen Junior High
Midwest City
Hove High
Faubus
John R. Starr
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