Millwood Dam to open with Water Supply aim
The Millwood reservoir will open next month as gates close on the dam, making water available for municipal, industrial, and agricultural use. The editorial notes the change from flood control and recreation to reliable water supply and argues for pipelines to Hope Magnolia and other towns, urging ongoing effort to secure surface water reserves.
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Rainvoos
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Louisiana
Millwood
Red River
Arkansas
Jermy
Washington
Senate Rivers and Harbors Committee
Millwood Dam
Ture
Red River Valley Association
Narhes
Nashville
Senate
John L. McClellan
Hope
Magnolia
Ford's Daughter Baby Doing Fine
New York Hospital reports Charlotte Ford Niarchos and her newborn daughter are doing fine. Mrs. Niarchos, 24, is the daughter of auto magnate Henry Ford II. The baby weighs seven pounds one ounce and was born Wednesday. She is married to Stavros Niarchos, 56, a Greek merchant fleet owner. The couple wed in Mexico on December 16.
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New York
New York Hospital
Charlotte Ford Niarchos
Bing Fine
House approves 1.60 wage bill to 1969 expansion
The House voted 303 to 93 to raise the federal minimum wage to 1.60 an hour by 1969, extending coverage to 7.2 million workers including farm, hotel, restaurant, hospital, and other employers. A Senate path with possible expansion remains and a key vacancy may delay Labor subcommittee action.
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Joe Hall Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Afl-Cio
Labor Committee
Labor Subcommittee
Patrick V. McNamara
D-Mich
Ralph W. Yarborough
Dtex
Bia
Accident Results in Charge Filed
In a three car crash at Third and Walker one vehicle suffered heavy damage and another minor damage. Walter Lee Johnson faced charges for failure to yield the right of way and improper brakes after his car struck the Sam McHenry vehicle, which had been stopping. Linda Coats, R. Rowe, and Shirley ve a a abet were mentioned in the sequence of events.
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R. Rowe
Shirley Ve
Linda Ue Coats
Sam McHenry
Walter Lee Johnson
McHenry
Coats
Johnson
Beef Cattle and Pasture Study Day at Hope Station
The Southwest Branch of the University of Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station hosts a Beef Cattle and Pasture Study Day on Wednesday June 8. Cecil Bittle assistant director says the event begins at 10 a.m. with a tour of steer grazing plots cow calf herd studies and Johnson grass selection plots followed by lunch from 12 to 1 30 p.m. An afternoon session at 1 30 p.m. features results discussion with Main Experiment Station personnel and ends at 3 p.m.
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Southwest
University of Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Cecil Bittle
Hope
Bittle
Fayetteville
Challenge to Election Law Under Study
In Little Rock AP Chancellor Murray Reed heard a GOP led suit challenging five state election laws and the appointment of county election commissioners. Key issues focus on Act 477 of 1963 and Act 56 of 1965 restricting GOP appointments and cross party eligibility for election judges and clerks.
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Little Rock
Murray Reed
Republican Party
Reed
Thomas Wisele
GOP
Attorney General
Eisele
County Election Commission
Legionnaires Meet June 4 in Hempstead Court House
Commander Bill Ellis announced an American Legion Leslie Huddleston Post 12 meeting for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Lite Court Room Hempstead County Court House Hope. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year delegates chosen for the State Convention and other business conducted.
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Bill Ellis
American Legion
Leslie Huddleston
Litte Court Room
Hempstead County Court House
Hope
Still Seized at Prescott: Two Arrested in Raid
A 100 gallon capacity still, 18 barrels of mash and six gallons of whiskey were seized 12 miles southwest of Prescott. Willie McAteer, 19, and Robert L. Baker, 20, were arrested for operating the still. Sheriff Hale and Deputy Dillard, with state and federal ABC officers, led the raid.
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Prescott
Willie McAteer
Robert L. Baker
Nevada County
Horace Hale
J. H. Dillard
ABC
Wade
Probers Question Former Highway Director Over Raises
The Legislative Audit Committee opened an inquiry into highway pay raises totaling 2.1 million dollars a year granted without notice to the Highway Commission. Former director Mack Sturgis, citing health, did not appear and filed a lengthy statement to be read by Rep. Sterling Cockrill Jr.
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Little Rock
Legislative Audit Committee
Mack Sturgis
Sturgis
Sterling Cockrill Jr
Highway Commission
Blacklisting Charged to Poultry Firms
Fayetteville Ark AP A government attorney will study figures from a poultry firm to decide if a hearing on blacklisting should end. The hearing paused after 30 hours of testimony by six witnesses. Accused firms Arkasas Valley Industries Little Rock Balston Purina St Louis and Tyson Foods Springdale were charged with blacklisting broiler growers in the Northwest Arkansas area. Growers testified they were blacklisted for activities in the Northwest Arkansas Poultry Growers Association. AVI said contracts were not renewed because grow-out costs exceeded the firms' average, making it unprofitable.
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Arkansas Valley Industries, Inc
Little Rock
Balston-Purina Co
St. Louis
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Snringdale
Wladron
Northwest
Arkansas
Poultry Growers Association
AVI
Congress Eases War Debate Says Humphrey
Vice President Hubert Humphrey told reporters Congress is showing responsibility by easing up on the Viet Nam debate amid political tensions. Senators and critics note the lull follows turmoil over escalation and bombing, with some speculating critics have lost steam.
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Harry Kelly Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congress
Viet Nam
Senate
Humphrey
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Phillips County anti poverty chief quits amid Big Brother clash
Helena Arkansas AP—Bill Munden director of Phillips County anti poverty program resigns with a sharp attack on federal officials. He cites lack of funds and regional OEO opposition to Head Start in Marvell and other programs in Negro schools. He accuses OEO analyst Thomas Mata Jr of demanding changes.
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Helena
Ark
Bill Munden
Phillips County
Big Brother
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Federal Treasury
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OEO
Austin
Tex
Marvell
Thomas Mata Jr
OHO
Congress
Marion and
Turrell
Mata
90 Per Cent Sign With Medicare
Social Security Administration reported that none of Arkansas residents 65 or older had enrolled in the medical insurance under Medicare. District manager Herbert R. Louks said 195000 signed up while 13000 were rejected and 8000 had not decided. The plan costs $3 monthly to cover doctor bills not in basic Medicare. The state pays the $3 premium for welfare recipients.
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Little Rock
Social Security Administration
Real Peace Marcher Is in Viet Nam
Lt Gen Richard Mangrum warned Navy League delegates that the real peace marchers are the quarter of a million Americans in Viet Nam, who he said march daily to establish and secure peace in a shattered nation, in Santa Monica California.
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Calif
Richard Mangrum
Marine Corps
Viet Nam
Mangrum
Navy League
Preventive Poles Missing After Theft Report
In North Haven Connecticut Gorge Tenedine bought three telephone poles and laid them end to end across his lawn to deter driving onto the property. He later told police the poles were stolen, prompting a police report.
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North Haven
Nazarenes to Hold Bible School at Hope Church
Hope Church of the Nazarene announces Vacation Bible School from May 30 to June 3, daily 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Organized classes cover nursery through junior high with named teachers and helpers, a crafts and music staff, and a demonstration program on Sunday June 5 at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. George Prentice directs. program open to all.
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Buck Foster
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Glendon Williams
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David Chaney
Eva Jean Foster
Leo Wood
Stella Yates
Bob Odom
Della Downs
Keith Wood
Linda Goodwin
Buneva Wood
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Marvin Bennett
Cora Fielding
George Prentice
Viet Nam tensions and U S politics mix in AP digest
Premier Ky flies to Da Nang as Saigon police crack down, Humphrey urges Congress to show responsibility. Johnson decries racial injustice as campaign finance limits face uncertain action. Spain weighs ties to EEC and possibly NATO amid debate. House backs minimum wage. Senate action uncertain. International moves hint at Brazil’s war minister rise. Malaysia notes Indonesian diplomacy. National notes cover space safety research. Arkansas probes prostitution fronts. AFL-CIO backs McClellan race. Defense Dept lists four Arkansas soldiers killed in Viet Nam.
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Mrs. Kennedy Plans Hawaii Visit in June
Mrs. John F. Kennedy will fly to Hawaii on June 5 for a month long vacation. She will bring her children Caroline eight and John Jr five along with two cousins, children of the late president's sister Mrs. Patricia Lawford.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Hawaii
Caroline
John Jr
Patricia Lawford
Local notes on summer school and community events
Summer school is scheduled to start June 6 at Hope High School with Teague Rev R B Moore Jr urging registration. Memorial Day services are set for Unity Baptist Church with all legionnaires to attend in cap. Several local residents received honors or engaged in events, including Miss Beryl Henry’s school naming, Boys State delegate Remmel Nunn, and scholarships awarded to Barbara Kay Reese. End of piece notes Reed and Moore hospital release and Market Week attendees in Dallas.
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Maanday
Remmel Nunn
Lordsburg
N.M
Hope
Claud Nunn
South Elm
Rebel Leader in Secret Meeting With Ky
In Saigon, Buddhist demonstrators clashed with police as Thai Ky urged peace after rejecting a government peace overture. Earlier, Premier Ky and Lt. Gen Nguyen Chanh Thi met secretly under U.S. auspices at Chu Lai near Hue to discuss settling their feud. Hue faced evacuations of Americans and the relocation of progovernment forces as the city remained tense.
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Hue
Saigon
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White
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Nguyen Chan Thi
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Neuyen Chanh Thi
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U.S. 1St Marine Division
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Woman in Murder Case Collapses in Marion Jail
Edith Schmidt 25 and Glenn Stewart 30 face murder charges in the dismemberment death of Larry L. Schmidt. Edith collapsed from nervous exhaustion and was hospitalized before returning to jail. Stewart awaits extradition decision after a long manhunt.
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Edith Schmidt
Larry L. Schmidt
Glenn Stewart
Marion
Arkadelphia
Ark
Stewart
Schmidt
Hays Plans to Appoint Women If Governor
Arkansas Democrat Brooks Hays told a women’s service club in Little Rock that if elected governor he would appoint women to state boards and commissions and consider them for salaried administrative jobs. He would make the Governor’s Commission on Status of Women a permanent body.
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Arkansas
Brooks Hays
Hays
Governor's Commission On
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