World losing the ability to feed itself report suggests
An Agriculture Department release warns that nations desert farming for white collar work, risking global food shortages. It cites Russia’s near famines and urges more land labor, research, fertilizer, and modern farming, criticizing government misallocation of skilled workers and overseas aid.
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Philippines
U.S.A
U.S. Agriculture Department
Associated Press
Orville L. Freeman
Department
Russia
Camden School Board Approves Desegregation Plan
Camden Arkansas trustees approve a freedom of choice desegregation scheme that phases four grades at a time. This fall 1965 sees grades 1 2 7 and 12 desegregated, with 3 4 8 and 11 slated for 1966 and the remaining four grades in 1967.
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Camden, Ark
Camden School Board
Weather Experiment Station 24 Hour Report
Weather report from the experiment station notes a 24 hour period ending 7 a.m. Monday with a high of 5 and a low of 59.
Weather outlook for Arkansas stays warm and stormy
Central Arkansas clear to partly cloudy and warm through Tuesday with widely scattered thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday affecting about 20 percent of the area. Lows tonight mid 60s to 70s, highs Tuesday upper 80s. Northwest Arkansas reports continued clear skies with a continuation on page two.
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Associated Press
Central
Arkansas
Southwest
Northwest
Jobless Pay for Plant Shutdown Workers in Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court rules 4 3 that employees who lose wages during a vacation shutdown at International Shoe Co. are entitled to unemployment benefits. The decision reverses a prior ruling and could affect similar plant practices statewide, with Henry Woods noting the broad impact on workers with short tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Henry Woods
Pulaski
International Shoe Co
Woods
Girl's Training School Head Quits
Miss Carol Burns, 30, announced resignation as superintendent of the Arkansas Girls Training School at Alexander. She cited insufficient funds from the General Assembly to shift from custodial care to treatment for troubled youths. The 1965 appropriation was the largest increase but not enough for essentials. resignation becomes effective July 1.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Girls Training School
Alexander
Carol Burns
General Assembly
Youth Conservation Workshop Brings 140 Kansas Youth? Arkansas Event
Conservation Workshop hosted by Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Districts welcomes 140 youths from most counties for a state wide Youth Conservation Workshop. Notable speakers include Carl Stout president of the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce and Senator Olin Hendrix from Prescott. Sterling Hurley will award top participants as Hope attendees from FFA and 4 H are sponsored locally. Monroe Samuel of Hope will discuss Your Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
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Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Carl Stout
Arkansas Chamber of Commerce
Olin Hendrix
Prescott
Sterlin Hurley
The
Arkansas Association Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Hope
Jimmy Howell
FFA
4-H
Kiwanis Club
Kendal Ross, Blevins
Hope Banks
Monroe Samuel
NACD
Erhard Begins Four Day U S Visit With Johnson
Bonn reports Chancellor Ludwig Erhard departed for the United States for a four day visit to President Johnson. Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroeder accompanied him on the trip as the sovereign state plans talks on economic policy and relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Johnson
United States
Gerhard Schroeder
Ten Enter Poultry Princess Pageant Candidates Named
Johnny Turner announces ten contestants for the Southwest Arkansas Poultry Festival Princess Pageant to be held Saturday June 12 in Emmet. The list includes Susan Carol Fischer and Kaye Haltom Works among others from Little Rock Waldron Lonoke Oklahoma Jacksonville Magnolia El Dorado North Little Rock and Emmet.
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Johnny Turner
Susan Carol Fischer
Little Rock
Kaye Haltom
Waldron
Patricia Lee Bone
Lonoke
Linda Britt
Okolona
Gloria Ann Brown
Jacksonville
Becky McWilliams
Magnolia
Patricia Ann Nelson
el Dorado
Glenda Sue McAteer
Brenda Carol Faulkner
Emmet
Bonnie Katharine Brown
North Little Rock
Sniperville Named After Struck-Runway Jungle Outpost
In the Laotian border region near A Shau, Sniperville earns its name as repeated air missions face sniper fire. Capt. Ray Perdue and Lt. Col. Harry G. Howton lead Skyraiders to harass guerrilla routes while Vietnamese troops ride aboard. The crew endures heat and tense landings as snipers threaten flights to supply the outpost.
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Hal Boyle
Shau
South Viet Nam
Sniperville
da Nang
Ray Perdue
Roanoke
Harry G. Howton
Birmingham
Ala
A Shau Hilton
Laos
Hanoi
Detroit
New York
Gordon Walker
Laurel
Army
Walker
Elephant Grass
Col. Howton
Scotland's Jimmy Clark Wins 500 Mile Indy Race
Scotlands Jimmy Clark wins the 49th annual 500 mile Indianapolis race at the Speedway with a record speed. A. J. Foyt of Houston, Texas, exits on lap 115 after contending most of the way.
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Indianapolis
Scotland
Jimmy Clark
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Two Men Sentenced in Hempstead Circuit Court
In Hempstead Circuit Court Friday two defendants pleaded guilty and were sentenced by Judge Lyle Brown. Odis Wayne Adams admitted burglary of Flowers Sporting Goods and Williams Hardware Co and received five years. Leon Nelson pleaded guilty to robbery of Henry Peavy and was sentenced to five years with suspension on good behavior.
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Hempstead
Lyle Brown
Odis Wayne Adams
Flowers Sporting Goods
Williams Hardware Co
Leon Nelson
Henry Peavy
Bogalusa Civil Rights Groups Seek Federal Protection
Civil rights leaders plan a federal lawsuit in New Orleans to protect demonstrators after a street clash in Bogalusa, where 17 people were arrested as CORE and the Bogalusa Civic and Voters League press for desegregation, voting rights, and equal employment.
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Bogalusa
Ronnie Moore
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Bogalusa Civic and Voters League
Louisiana
Moore
U.S. District Court
New Orleans
Ku Klux Klan
Woman Shot to Death in North Little Rock Apartment
Mrs. Clara Mae Thrasher aged about 25 was shot to death in her North Little Rock apartment Sunday night. Police said a man was taken into custody and no charge filed. The victim was struck once by a .22 caliber rifle.
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North Little Rock
Clara Mae Thrasher
Gemini 4 launch on schedule after leak was fixed
NASA moved to keep the Gemini 4 mission on track after technicians repaired a water leak in the spacecraft. The leak threatened a Thursday launch for astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White on a 62 orbit, 97 hour flight designed to study long term space exposure and include the first rendezvous attempt.
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Charles Stafford Cape Kennedy
Fla
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White IE
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
San Salvador
Omega
Cape Kennedy
Antigua
Space Agency
McDivitt
White
U.S
Desegregation Plans Face Federal Pressure in Pulaski County
Pulaski County Rural School District Superintendent E F Dunn says the U S Office of Education may require white students in some regions to attend Negro schools. He notes mixed signals from federal officials in Washington about approving the district’s freedom of choice plan and cites Allen Lesser as suggesting attendance at the nearest school.
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Little Rock
Pulaski County
U.S. Office of Education
Sup
E. F. Dunn
Office of Education
Dunn
Washington
Allen Lesser
Nazarene Church School Planned for Vacation Bible School
Hope Church of the Nazarene will run a vacation Bible School from Monday May 31 to Friday June 4. Hours are 8 50 a m to 1 00 p m with activities for ages 3 to 14 including Bible lessons crafts music and refreshments. Mrs Carold Harvin is supervisor. The school is open to everyone.
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Hope Church of the Nazarene
Caro! Harvin
Viet Nam Battle Hits Quang Ngai as 500 At Risk
In Quang Ngai Province heavy fighting leaves about 500 government troops killed wounded or missing. Viet Cong overran the Ba Gia outpost, while U S officials report two North Vietnamese battalions in the area and a U S airman wounded amid ongoing shelling and relief efforts.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Marine Corps
Quang Ngai
U.S
Khe Tri
North Viet Nam
Big da Nang Air Base
Ha Tranh
39Th Ranger
3Rd
Vienamese Marine Battalion
Ranger
Ba Gia
Weather to Stay Dry and Warm in Arkansas
Arkansas weather remains warm and dry through most of the week with maximum daytime temperatures in the 80s and overnight lows in the 50s to 60s. A few thundershowers may reach western areas by Wednesday, with no rainfall statewide in the 24 hours ending 6 a.m.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S
Fire destroys theater in Prescott under unknown origin
A Prescott fire destroyed the Nevada Theater in the business district with hours of effort by Hope and local fire crews. The building suffered thousands of dollars in damage and the theater’s Joy Houck Chain Theater Co. equipment from Shreveport was a total loss. Dr. J. B. Hesterly owned the building.
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Prescott
Nevada
Hope Fire Department
Joy Houck Chain Theater Co
Shreveport
J. B. Hesterly
Johnson Puts Focus On White House Return And Honors
President Johnson plans to return to the White House tonight after a quiet week at his Texas ranch. He announced 121 secondary school graduates as presidential scholars for 1965 and invited them to a June 8 ceremony for bronze medallions. Symington named executive director of the President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime, taking over from David L. Hackett at a $24,500 annual salary.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
White House
Texas
James W. Symington
Stuart Symington
Graduation day at Arkansas includes 800 plus by June 5
More than 800 seniors and graduate students will receive degrees Saturday June 5 at the University of Arkansas. Local area graduates include A J Daniel Jr Prescott Betty L McKenzie Prescott Ron ny Paul Jones Hope Janice J Lee Prescott Davie A Smittle Hope Richard D Keyton Hope. The Shower 4 H Club members representation and other items noted. Dr Phillip Mamis to attend Arkansas Chiropractic Association anniversary. Driver Education class opens at Hope High School with registration. Whitfield Masonic Lodge meets June 1 to elect officers. Pvt Presley F Robinson returns to Germany after his father's funeral.
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University of Arkansas
Bachlor
A. J. Daniel Jr
Prescott
Albert E. Fink
Hope
Harvey M. Labban
Betty L McKenzie
Ronny Paul Jones
Janice J. Lee
Davie A. Smittle
Richard D. Keyton
Legislature to Tie Strings on Tax Package
Arkansas lawmakers returned to the capitol to begin shaping a $14.9 million highway user tax package while redistricting debates occupy the session. The House and Senate failed to move tax bills forward as Kinney Riser redistricting plans drew attention and a committee hearing convened without action.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Capitol
Orval E. Faubus
House
Pine Bluff
Harry Pearson
Pearon
Senate
Clarke Kinney
St. Francis County
Bernice Kyser
Sebastian County
Faubus
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
Perry County
Paul van
Mode O Day Shop Opening Planned in Hope
Mode O Day announces a new women apparel shop to open in Hope with remodeled building and franchise opportunities. J T Conner, district manager, highlights extensive stores nationwide, in house manufacturing, and guaranteed quality while inviting aspiring entrepreneurs to apply.
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Hope
J. T. Conner
Mode O'Day
United States
Alaska
Florida
Hawaii
Washington
Mr. Conner
Mode O'Day Company
Conner
Fausett Plaza
Bidg
Little Rock
California
Mode O’ Day
Lode O'Day Company
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Lanette Arrington
Jurman Arrington
Vonnie Edwards
Mike Schweiker
Henderson State Teachers College
Oklahoma City Univrsity
University of Oklahoma
Central State College
Phillip Mamis
Arkansas Chiropractic Association
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John F. Robinson
John R. Starr
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