Arkansas River flood tests menace to Morrilton and North Little Rock
Flood threat loomed as the Arkansas River neared crest near Morrilton with water spilling into farmlands and highways closed from Morrilton to North Little Rock. Crews battled to shore up defenses while engineers and Civil Defense kept 24 hour watch as sandbags, floodfighters, and heavy equipment moved to protect levees.
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le Rock
Morrillon
Little Rock
Marrilion
Theer
Eiryville
Little Stock
Arkanis
U. S
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Fussellville
Clarksville
Fort Smith
Dardabile
State Civil Defense Agency
Memphis
eEight
North Little Rock
Eight Dead in Beirut Election Riots
In Beirut and several Lebanese cities rioting left eight demonstrators dead and over 200 rioters arrested. Opposition leaders urged supporters to press for a general strike until the government falls and officials are punished. Army tanks ended four hours of violence in the Muslim quarter as clashes spread to Tripoli Sidon and Baalbek.
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Lebanon
Eiecfon
Beirut
Mosele
Damascus
Vadig
Tripoli
Sidon
Baalbek
National Front
Wife Delays Trip to Visit Is Husband Postpone Flight
Mrs Tae Moon Cherry, 29, of Monticello Arkansas, delayed a planned return flight to visit her husband overseas after he was severely injured in an auto accident in Hot Springs. The couple’s one year old son Marvin remained with relatives as Cherry and child prepared to fly to join him in Tokyo, where Cherry’s husband Fr Holabird, MD, was to begin a new post. The Red Cross said Marvin contracted dysentery and was to remain in Arkansas or travel later due to illness.
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Tae Moon Cherry
Korea
Sor
T Marvin
Hayid V. Cherry
Hot Springs
Ark
Red Cross
Marvin
Tokyo
Red Crogs
Cherry
Monticello
Arkansas
Fr. Holabird
Girl Scout Day Camp Closes Tonight
The Girl Scout Day Camp ends tonight after a week of activities. A court awards event is planned with handicraft and art displays from the camp at the Little House Fair.
Severe weather battering Texas and Southwest regions
Storm-battered Texas and the Southwest faced violent weather with tornados near eastern New Mexico and West Texas, heavy hail and strong winds in Hobbs, New Mexico, and widespread rain across the nation for Memorial Day. No casualties reported.
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Southwest
Plains
New Mexico
West Texas
North Central
South Central
Pecos River
Weather Bureau
Hobbs
N. M
Oklahoma
Iowa
Colorado
Wichita Falls
Tex
N-C
State to Get New Batch of Policemen
Arkansas will receive 92 new state troopers this year but Police Director Herman Lindsey will delay hiring until after the state police school. The act becomes effective July 1 but training and probation steps mean additions likely occur next fall. Lindsey wants to assess recruits after the Aug. 18 to Sept. training period. He notes current staffing suffices for now and aims for quality over speed.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Herman Lindsey
Lindsey
Russia claims fearsome giant H bomb creation
Khrushchev reportedly told visiting Polish journalists that the Soviet Union developed a monster hydrogen bomb so large it cannot be tested even in the Arctic or North Pole sites. He warned a detonation there could melt polar ice and raise ocean levels, with one bomb potentially threatening Britain and France. U.S. officials had no immediate comment.
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Hee
Soviet Union
Poland
elty-Information Agency
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Nikita Khoshchev
Kremlin
Arctic
North Pole
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London
New York
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Britain
France
Rocky Mound Baptist Church Revival Begins Sunday
Rocky Mound Baptist Church will start a revival on Sunday June 2 with Rev. Wesley Thomason of Prescott delivering the message twice daily. Services are at 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. daily, according to Pastor F W White.
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Rocky Mound Baptist Church
Wesley ‘Thomason
Prescott
F. W. White
Valuable Hints From Morning Mail Sketches Ideation
A collage of trivia notes and quotes on management, morale, and curious cures. It lists ideas about executives boosting productivity, the belief of workers in organizations, a British doctor noting fever, and odd medical folklore about candles and coffee. The piece mixes snippets about public discourse and popular curiosities.
Gunman Kills Self as Police Close Trap
A major Little Rock area manhunt ended when George Dunbar 12 shot himself as officers closed in two miles south of Little Rock after he killed Patelman Lankford 33. A companion Charles Smith 28 surrendered earlier. Police found a note in Dunbar's pocket addressed to Billie and the boys expressing love and farewell.
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Sebley
George Dunbar
Little Rock
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Patelman
Lankford
Little Rawls
Hyi
Charles L. Smith
Billie & Boys
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Billie
Kvas
Jacksonville
Ark
Arkansas State Penitentiary
Houston
Tex
Saline County
Heyepops
Former Hope resident dies in Texas
Mrs. R. L. Barris, a former Hope resident, died recently in Bryan Texas after a long illness. She is survived by her husband and two children, including Dr. Robert Lee Barris of Bryan, plus a nephew and a niece. Funeral services are set for Friday May 3 in Bryan.
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R. BL. Barris
Hope
Bryan
Texas
Robert Lee Barris
J. W. Paftersuy
Muward Byers
Hots Springs
Five tulles from the center of Johannesburg report
The jumbled line notes a small tally from central Johannesburg mentioning Apo Buietiay and an amp of 1,472 fowl, presenting unclear details about counts, names, and purpose in a historical snippet.
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Johannesburg
Apo Buietiay
Union Chief Helps Locate Beck's Son
Norman Walker reports that John English of the Teamsters may have helped locate Beck’s son and relatives as investigators pursue questions tied to Beck. Beck Jr. and two Beck relatives were cut from payroll two months ago and later served with subpoenas on the West Coast. Beck Jr. and Joseph J. McEvoy, married to Beck’s niece, are slated to testify before the Racketeers Committee along with Fred Verschhueren, a West Coast Teamsters auditor, with past testimony linking Beck Jr. to money deals connected to Beck Sr.
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Norman Walker
Washington
John English
Cleariy
Teamsters Union
Senate
Ag ‘Eamsters
Tenglish
Dave Beck, Jr
Beck
Teamsters
Beck Jr
Canada
United States
Rubpoenay
Beek Jr
Joseph J. McEvoy
Fred Verschieren Sr
Raelels
McEvoy
Beck Sr
Verschueren
Oumsters Union
Abhotser- Busel Co
Reuther Opposes Gas Bill Warns of Windfall Gain
Washington AFL-CIO leader Walter Reuther warned that the Harris-OHara natural gas bill could trigger one of the greatest windfalls for producers. The statement, prepared for the House Interstate Commerce Committee, argues the measure would raise consumer gas costs and shift pricing to a market value standard, limiting cost consideration for producers.
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Warris-O'Hara
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Fougher
House
Interstate Commerce
Andrew J. Biemiller
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Reutharys
VAW
Abl-Cioq
Harris' O'Hara
Federal Power
LIN Bapguaie
Coh
Shimens
Woman Survives 19 Days on Mountain After Plane Crash
Dilton LeMasurier and his wife Mia LeMasurier endured a brutal 19 day ordeal on a snow covered slope after their light plane crashed near Verris Mountain east of here. Mia, the sole survivor, was found beside her husband’s body, surviving on a few chocolate candies and vitamins as rescue crews fought brutal weather and cold. She was hospitalized in Duluth with shock and frostbite.
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Dilton LeMasurier
Duluth
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leMaraur
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Rawlins Hospital
Robert D. Paul
Cirbot County
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Evan
A. Momantis
Dulith
Pasiduna
Cali
Hoo
Jewel
LeMasurier
Kdal, S
Ais
American Students Vanish Near Austro Hungarian Border
Two young Americans Myron A. Gilbert and Warren William Hair disappeared during a border visit near Burgenland as Jana De Pedro reported the vanishing. Austrian officials feared capture by Hungarian guards and officials said no further details were available from the U S embassy in Vienna.
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T’cn
Myron A. Gilbert
Waterborn, & C
Warren Wiliam Hair
North Augusta
C. Gilbert
Politcal Selence
Hair
Austen- Jain
Jana de Pedro
Europe
Miss de Pedro
Burgenland
Hungary
Gilbert
U. S
Westmoreland Cemetery Cleanup Announced for Saturday
Westmoreland residents are invited to join a cemetery clean up day at Westmoreland Cemetery on Saturday June 1. Mrs C H Bristow announced the event and urged everyone to bring lawn mowers to assist.
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Westmoreland Cemetery
C. H. Bristow
Laws to curb lobbying and campaign finance
Washington report notes a Senate committee urges harsher disclosure of lobbying and campaign finance activities. The eight member panel favors sunlight as disinfectant, backing criminal penalties for falsified filings and failures to report. Full agreement on regulating contributions remains unresolved.
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John Chadwick
Washington
Senate
Brundelsange
Congress
Sen
McClellan Ldark
All Around Town and Local Updates from Town Scene
Report notes Jimmy Baywalt safety demo after a 135 mile quayk crash at Speeds Way Classic and a recent accident injury. Congratulations to Wy and Mrs Datiile Hamilton on opening a new store. Local officials wrangle about Arkansas River issues while Red River floods continue near Ful ton. Community notices include donations to the Legion Anillary Poppy sale with Girl Scouts Troop No 1, police report a stolen bike, a rock incident near 423 S Hervey, and archery registrations. new equipment purchases enable upcoming classes at Fair Park.
Headon Wreck Beyond Fulton Bridge Reported
Details of a wreck beyond Fulton Bridge emerge with multiple fatalities and injuries. Names such as Joy Ward of Palestine and Mares J. Boutherton of Texas are listed among the dead, with Brotherton family members among the injured. State investigators awaited more information as hospital treatment continued for the injured.
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Galliston
Tighwig
Wallan
Joy Ward
Palestine
Mares J. Boutherton
Texas
Irigy Brotherton
Uwauston
Ralph Walt
Una Secure
Thomas Lloyd Ward
Ates
Walla
Vexarkane
Patenimur Downing
Tod Brother
Hap Brotheryton
Harndon-Cornelius
Ariana Aimbuinrices
Brodysh
Sogyhetsawitet
Batista Seizes Control of Cuban Army Campaign
Havana dispatch says Batista moved to run the unitary campaign against Cuba's rebels. Reports indicate a plan to set up death zones in southeast Cuba to halt rebel information as two army general headquarters pivot to a new operations command led by Batista. Observers note possible evacuation of farm families and shoot-to-kill orders in cleared areas as troops advance into Oriente province.
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Puls Aencia Batista
Cuba
Army
Batisti
Oriente
Prancisco Tabernilla
Veglon
Tabernila
Haw
Hepinteust
Vabuinlly
Foyvey
Lempa
Velel Posis
Chivinies
Sane’ Dlaga
Weather Summary From Early 1900s Note
Weather notes report 44 hours ending 7 a.m. Wednesday with highs near 88 and lows around 64. May rainfall totals show 41.49 inches for the year. River crested at 28.555 Thursday and began falling. by Friday morning the drop remained steady. Light rain near White Cliffs. Arkansas expects mild afternoon, showers, and possible thunderstorms, with a northwest disturbance Saturday.
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