Rockefeller Enthusiastic in Campaign for Arkansas Governor
From Little Rock, Winthrop Rockefeller declares his 1966 bid on the Republican ticket after a 1964 defeat to Gov. Orval Faubus. He outlines campaign strategy, fundraising plans, and a shift to regional organizing to broaden support across Arkansas counties. He vows to reduce on‑the‑road time and focus on targeted state outreach and industry development.
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John R. Starr
Associated Press
Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Orval Faubus
Rockefeller
Faubus
Robinson Cemetery
GOP
William Spicer
Fort Smith
Harmony
Spicer
Arkansas
Navigation on Red River Gains Steam
Washington AP reports renewed emphasis on Arkansas waterway projects. Ouachita channel from Old River, Louisiana to Camden, Arkansas will be a 9 foot deep, 100 foot wide navigation path with four locks and dams. Completion aims for late 1972, total lift 79 feet, cost about 87.4 million.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
Jonesville
Columbia
Felsenthal
Calion
Old River
Camden
Ouachita and Red River navigation projects progress and plans
The article details the Ouachita navigation effort from the Mississippi River to Little Rock with a 9-foot channel, aiming for completion by 1968 to 1970 and potential Arkansas River industrial development. It notes traffic figures in 1957 and 1964, proposed budget increases from 6.5 to 7.6 million, and mentions a separate Red River project across Louisiana to Shreveport that has been authorized but not started.
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MOPE
ARK) Star
Ordsal Navigation
Ouachita River
South
Arkansas
Arkansas River
Ouachita
House Appropriations Committee
Public Works
Mississippi River
Catoosa
Oklo
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Red River
Louisiana
Shreveport
Texas
Planting window boxes and garnish guidance from old notes
The excerpt discusses window box gardening with three plant types including upright geraniums or fuchsias, trailing ivy or vine, and flowering fillers like petunias or begonias. It also advises modest garnish on platters and notes early printing inks in Asia used plant-based pigments with earth and soot.
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Asia
Johann Gutenberg
Encyclopaedia Britannica
For That Garden in a Box By Allan and Sheila Swenson
Allan and Sheila Swenson explain window boxes as a major house decoration option, especially in northern areas with short growing seasons. They argue boxes provide instant color, extend flowering through frost risk, and are ideal for small spaces at summer homes, fitting on window sills or mounted to houses with at least five inches of soil depth.
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A.J
Pata Aie Grocery —and— Market
Hope
Weiners
Va Gal
Purex
Sun Valley
Oleo
Bama
Jackson
New Lady
Zortelook
Allan and
Sheila Swenson
U.S.D.A
the Kroger
Kroger
Boston
Kroger Pork & Beans
Kroger Mayonnaise
Kroger Spinach
Sheffield
Johnson & John
Son
U.S.D.A. Choice Tenderay
Avondale
Aurtier
Idaho Potatoes Bakers
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