River voyage and retirement tax talk span Arkansas piece
A narrator recalls an Arkansas Little River trip near Ashdown and notes how a 30 mile journey unfolds with herons and bends. A May University of Arkansas bulletin argues for Arkansas as a retiree haven, contrasting taxes with Florida and Texas and stressing the impact of sales and property taxes on seniors choosing where to live. It ends with a brief line about the Detroit Windsor international tunnel.
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May Business Bulletin
University of Arkansas
U. of A
May Bulletin
U. of A. Bulletin
Texas
Florida
Arkansas
Train Truck Crash Kills Three in Ohio Pierce
Three people were killed and seven injured when a Pennsylvania passenger train was struck by a speeding truck near Ravenna Ohio. The impact derailed five cars and damaged a grain mill. Victims include the truck driver, a brakeman, and a man in the mill. 15 others were hurt.
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Ravenna
Ohio
Pensylvania
Aman
Tara Pavior
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cleveland
Fpitisburgh
Atwater
Here
A. J. Fisher
Elm Street
Pittsburgh
Massenger
Railroad
Charles Fousey
Farm Bureau
Community Fire Prevention Effort Pays in Arkansas County
The Eudeaa community in Nevada County received the Keep Arkansas Green Association award for its Rural Community Fire Prevention program. Since 1952 timberland burns dropped from 60 percent of 70 square miles to under 1 percent by 1935, driven by four volunteer fire units with wardens, aided by County Extension Service and State Forestry Commission. In 1955 two fire control demonstrations trained crews, including FFA students led by Ed Spencer, who fought four fires that burned under four acres. The program also planted 25,000 pine seedlings and improved timber stands with many farmers and 4-H members, advancing timber as a key local crop.
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Eudeaa
Nevada County
Keep Arkansas Green Association
County Extension Service
State Forestry Commission
Bodean
FFA
Ed Spencer Aceal
Vo-Ag
Ozan Lumber Company
P. K. Bemis
Arkansas
Huckabee Cemetery Working May 30
Huckabee Cemetery will be cleaned on Wednesday May 30. The cemetery lies seven miles south on Highway 29. Interested persons are asked to come and help.
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Huckabee
Tom Wolfe Returns Home to Asheville’s Adoring Fans
The article recalls Tom Wolfe born in Asheville 6 feet 4 inches tall with a mind to match. his Look Homeward, Angel made him a literary titan while some locals felt he exposed their flaws. After his death the town honors him with a museum in the Kentucky Home, drawing thousands of visitors who cherish his books.
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Hal Boyle
Ashville
N. C
Shakes ‘Peare
Tom Wolfe
London
Angel
Rry
Tom
Asheville
Kentucky
Julig
Democrats Steal March in Hiway Bill Wane Scale
Senate debate opens on the interstate highway program as Sen. Chavez D NM amends to reinsert a Davis Bacon wage provision on federal road projects. GOP leaders note identical proposals by Sens. Capehart and Lehman, while Gore supports a continuation of the current funding formula.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Chavez
D-Nm
Laver
Rachel R-Califi
Secretary of Labor
Davis Bacon
Senate Public Works Committee
Sens
Capehart
R-Ind
Lehman
Kuchel
Knowland
Calif
Deyot
Gore
D-Ten
House
Bureau of Public Roads
Buffaloes Offered for Sale in State
Buffaloes four in number were offered today at the Jonesboro livestock yards. Howard Raente of Thayer, Missouri, brought them in from Brock Farm. Officials noted the yard has never handled buffalo sales before. The oldest two, about 10 and 11 years old and weighing roughly 2,870 pounds each, would be butchered, while the two younger calves would be sold for stock animals.
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Jonesboro
Howard Raente
Thayer
Rante
Brock
UN Envoy Briefed on New Egypt Israel Clash
United Nations truce chief Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns arrived in New York to learn of a fresh border incident as Col. Nehemia Brosh reported Egyptian forces opened fire in the Nitzana demilitarized zone on an Israeli patrol. The Israeli spokesman noted crossfire occurred but no casualties and Israel did not return fire. Burns, in New York to consult with the Security Council, voiced little hope for near direct peace talks, while a calm period had been claimed after Hammarskjold’s Middle East visit.
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N. Y
E. L. M. Burns
Palestine
New York
Egypt
Israel
Nehemia Brosh
Jerusalem
Nitzana Demilitarized Zone
Burns
iSecurity Council
Mideast
Middle East
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Estes Kefauver and Stevenson Close Florida Primary
In Miami the final Florida primary pitches pit Adlai Stevenson and Sen. Estes Kefauver for 28 crucial convention votes. Kefauver plans late speeches across Dade County while Stevenson debuts a film at 10, both courting light turnout ahead of tomorrow’s voting.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Miami
Fla
Adal
Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Theil
Lorimary
California
Kefauver
Florida
Populous
Dade County
Eisenhower
Forestry Camp Heads North West Hempstead County
About 104 boys depart Hope City Hall Wednesday at 9 for a two day 4-H Club forestry camp at the Gunter farm in northwest Hempstead County. County Agent Oliver L. Adams directs with Senior 4-H members and a large team of instructors from extension and wildlife groups. The campers will study pines, soils, wild life, fishing and self care, with lodging on site and cooking over a camp fire, returning Thursday afternoon around five.
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Hope City
Gunter Farm
Hempstead
Oliver L. Adams
Bruner-Ivory Handle Company
Pine Woods
Buster Denton
Delight
Curtis Pauley
Ashdown
Lester Wade
The
Game and Fish Commission
Woody Miley
Bean Wallace
Little Rock
Herbert Rogers
Cecil Bite
Experiment Station
First Christian Church
Wiliam B. Harris
Odell Luck
Gunter Farms
J. B. Williams
Mach
Hope 'Fhursday
Arkansas Weather Update Partly cloudy with warm turn
Partly cloudy with continued warmth this afternoon and tonight through Tuesday. Scattered afternoon thundershowers likely. Highs expected in the upper 80s to low 90s across central to southeast regions, with 80s in other areas. Night lows mainly 60s to 70s, cooling to the upper 60s in the northeast.
Court Rejects Appeal In Desegregation Cases
The Supreme Court rejected two appeals from lower court desegregation rulings. It upheld Judge J Skelly Wrights order directing desegregation with all deliberate speed in New Orleans Parish. The decision leaves timing to federal courts to apply local conditions.
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Supreme Court
High Court
U. S
New Orleans
Wright
Anec Tal Court
Ase
Louisiana
Japs Report Another H Bomb Blast Seen From Bikini Tests
Tokyo scientists reported atmospheric pressure waves and earth shocks from a new hydrogen blast at Bikini comparable in power to the May 21 event. Observatories in Japan logged signals for about 40 minutes with seismographs recording preevent shocks, while weather delays kept correspondents from witnessing today’s test. The AEC said tests would extend into June.
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Sam Johnson
Tokyo
United States
Bikini
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Tokyo Central Meteorological Observatory
Japan
Riki
Matsushiro
Proving Ground
AEC
Notable graduations and honors across Arkansas and Texas
James H. Bemis of Prescott earned a Liberal Arts degree from Texas A and M. Lester D. Springer Jr. of Hope received a master of social work at Tulane. Betty Downs and Betty Cook of Badeaw attend the State FHA conference in Russellville. Roy C. Thrash of Tel-E-Tex Oil Co. participates in the Arkansas LP Gas Assn annual convention in Hot Springs. Rufus Herndon Jr. receives a four year term on the State Embalmer’s Board. Memorial Day observances and local civic actions noted. Carrier incident and Girl State selections include Marilyn Cook, Charlene Horton, Marcia Lee Bowden, and Mary J. Adams. Velvet tail rattlesnake found near a home. court actions and parking lot note.
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James H. Bemis
Prescott
Texas A and M Colliege
Lester D. Springer Jr
Hope
Tulane University
Aid
L. D. Springer
East Third St
Roy C. Thrash
Tel-E-Tex Oil Co
Arkansas LP Gas Association
American Legion Auxiliary
Little Rock
Marylin Su Cook
Charlene Horton
Marcia Lee Bowden
Mary J. Adams
Counse
Tribunal Upholds Right to Employ Appraisers in Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court upheld county authority to hire professional property appraisers for tax re assessment. Pulaski County had contracted appraisers to handle property valuations as part of a state re assessment program, despite challenges over statutory authority and expenditure limits. The decision involved questions of constitutional powers, delegation limits, and the scope of local government funding for appraisal work.
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Arkansas Supreme Court
Fulaski County
Todley
Parii Chancery Court
George Rose Smith
Pulaski County
Campbell
Draft Board Seeks to Contact Man’s Registrant
Draft board seeks to contact Royal Staggers of Route 3 Mountnabb Arkansas listed as delinquent. Local Board 29 requests present address verification and immediate contact to deliver orders. No further clear details available due to damaged OCR.
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Jess
Royal Staggers
MtNab
Arkansas
California
Hempste
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