Justice Department seeks halt to King related grand jury probe
The Justice Department asked a federal court in Mobile to end grand jury investigations in Dallas County Alabama arguing the probes target federal enforcement efforts. The action centers on transportation given to Martin Luther King Jr for an integration rally and on intimidating black voters in Dallas County and Selma. Sheriff James Clark denounced the move as an attempt to block inquiry.
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Washington
Justice Department
Dallas County
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Birmingham
Selma
Department
U.S. District Court
Mobile
Dalas County
Asst
Atty
Burke Marshall
James Clark
Dallas County Grand Jury
Clark
George Wallace
Montgomery County
Army Seeks Housing for Pine Bluff Arsenal
The Army asks Congress for 580000 dollars to build 33 family housing units for Pine Bluff Arsenal personnel, aiming to cover 90 percent of the facility's 111-unit need. Col. J R Rorabaugh testified publicly before a House subcommittee, noting the arsenal's permanent status and its roles in munitions, biological research, and storage of toxics.
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Washington
Army
Congress
Pine Bluff Arsenal
House
J. R. Rorabaugh
Temperature Dip Forecast for Arkansas Tonight
The Associated Press reports sunny skies and mild temperatures across Arkansas with a forecasted drop in the northern region tonight. No rain is expected as drought conditions persist after recent improvements, with fair and cool conditions through Wednesday and highs in the 60s in the south and upper 50s to 60s in the north. Overnight lows dip below freezing in the north and around 40 in the south, as forests dry rapidly due to lack of rain. Total statewide rainfall this year stands at 21.74 inches, about 20 inches below normal. Highs Monday near the mid 70s. overnight lows in the 30s.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Weather Experiment Station Report Confused Entry
A weather station note covers a 24 hour period ending at 7 am on Tuesday with high 74 and low 44. The fragment mentions continued coverage on Page Two.
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Igh
Law
Mother Bitter After Daughter Loses Leg to Save Life
At Metropolitan General Hospital Cleveland, 14 year old Christine Simko underwent a five hour surgery to amputate her right leg and hip to halt a malignant tumor, a life saving decision made by judges and doctors despite her mother's lack of consent. Christine now faces a chance of cure over five years with an artificial limb and physical therapy.
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Cleveland
Lily Simko
Christine
Metropolitan General Hospital
Simko
Holiday on Ice Back on Schedule
The Holiday on Ice touring company returned to public performance in Grand Rapids after the Indianapolis gas explosion tragedy. A 3200 seat Civic Auditorium crowd watched a near flawless show marked by nerves but concluded with strong resolve and optimism from skaters and musical conductor Ben Stabler.
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Grand .Rapids, Mich
Yce
Indianapolis
Civic Auditorium
Indianapolis Fairgrounds Coliseum
Thea
Indiana
Ben Stabsler
Diamonds Found Near 40th Street Robbery Site
A cache of diamonds, likely from last Friday's $3 million jewel robbery, was found Monday night at a Manhattan demolition site on West 40th Street. The site is near where the hijacked jewelry messenger car was abandoned after the crime, from which police recovered $242 million in gems and gold bars. The value of the latest find was not immediately estimated.
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New York
West 40Th Street
Retired General Hodge Dies at 70 in Washington
General John R. Hodge, a decorated World War II Pacific veteran, died at Walter Reed Army Hospital at age 70 after a lengthy illness. He retired in 1953 and resided in Fayetteville. He earned the Air Medal for daring solo reconnaissance over enemy territory in the Philippines during World War I.
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Washington
John R. Hodge
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Fayetteville
Hodge
Philippine Islands
Lucy Ball: Desilu Chief Finds Happiness in Work
HAL BOYLE reports Lucille Ball, head of Desilu Productions, says she feels happy and grounded. She values recognition and steady work over billing or money, recalling humble beginnings and stressing personal conviction and independence in her path to success.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Lucille Ball
Desilu Productions, Inc
Miss Ball
White man set afire by youths in Atlanta incident
In Atlanta a 39 year old white man, William Lanigan, was seized by several Black youths who dragged him several blocks and set his clothing on fire. He is hospitalized in serious condition with third degree burns. Lanigan could not give a coherent statement. he said the youths dragged him behind a residence and torched his clothes. Hubert Johnson assisted by extinguishing the flames with a coat.
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Atlanta
William Lanigan
Lanigan
Hubert Johnson
Hike in city utility taxes proposed by advisory panel
A Little Rock finance advisory committee urged the City Manager Board to raise franchise taxes on Southwestern Bell Telephone and Arkansas-Louisiana Gas by 246000 to fund pay raises for city workers and support capital needs. The proposal excludes AP&L and would add 120000 to Ark La’s tax and 126000 to Southwestern Bell, with no immediate comment from the utilities. The committee also called for reviewing tax inequities and seeking new revenue.
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Little Rock
Little Rock City Manager Board
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Arkansas - Loulana Gas Co
Arkansas Power and Light Co
Ap&l
Southwestern Bell
Ark la
Southwestern Bellan
Proposals to extend college education to five years
AP Education Writer Francis H. Horn urged a major overhaul of higher education in a Chicago speech. He called for extending undergraduate study from four to five years and delaying specialization until graduate school to ensure citizens gain broad humanities and sciences exposure. He warned the traditional four year lockstep must end and noted that some students may take longer.
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G.K. Hodenfield
Chicago
Francis H. Horn
University of Rhode Island
Horn
Pope
Shelly
Masliere
Tolstoy
Estes Refuses to Tell Probers About Deals
Texas promoter Billy Sol Estes refused to answer questions about government farm program dealings. The Senate Investigations subcommittee, after an hour of closed questioning, announced Estes invoked the Fifth Amendment to avoid testifying. The resumed probe seeks to learn if political influence helped Estes build a mult i million dollar fortune before his 35th birthday amid 1962 bankruptcy and fraud cases.
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G. Milton Kelly
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Texas
Billy Sol Estes
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Estes
Washington
Senate
Billie Sol Estes
John L. McClellar
D-Ark
Fstes
Pecos
Tex
Ohio Bishop to Plan Meeting
The Rt. Rev. Nelson Burroughs bishop of Ohio arrives in Little Rock to finalize plans for the House of Bishops meeting opening Tuesday. About 140 bishops from the U S and several foreign nations will discuss church unity and the church's role with a missionary bishop to be elected. Bishop Cerdric E. Mills preached at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. most meetings are closed.
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Little Rock
Apj
Nelson Burroughs
Ohio
Episcopal House of Bishops
House of Bishops
U.S
Cerdric E. Mills
Virgin Islands
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Grazing Permission Notice for Soil Bank and Diversions
Hempstead County ASCS informs producers drought conditions allow grazing or haying under Soil Bank wheat stabilization and feed grain diverted acres programs with county committee approval. Unauthorized grazing or haying is a violation with penalties refunds and potential deductions from payments. Notify the county ASCS office to start decision steps if hardship warrants grazing or haying on your farm.
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Hempstead
ASC County Committee
ASCS
Ray Yocom Fire Chief Succumbs in Hope
Louis Ray Yocom aged 46 longtime Hempstead resident died Monday in a local hospital He had commanded the Hope Fire Department since 1944 Survivors include his wife son Kendal Ray Yocom three brothers four sisters and his parents Funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Oak Crest Funeral Home Chapel with burial Memory Gardens Active pallbearers and honorary escort listed from local communities and organizations
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Louis Ray Yocom
Hempstead
Hope
Kendal Ray Yocom
U.S. Air Force
Carrol and
Doyle Yocom
London
Yocom
Camden
Clyde Martin
Roy Stevenson
Springhill
Jimmy Huckabee
Pasadena
Texas
David Wheelington
Goliad
Louis C. Yocom
Oakcrest Funeral Home
C. T. Denman
Dorsey Huckabee
Jim Cobb
Cecil R. Faught
Roy Taylor
Charles Smith
T. J. Barber
Ferrell Baker
Jim McKenzie
Wire Department
103rd Birthday in Little Rock Highlights Percy Johnson's Life
Percy Johnson, born in slavery in Montgomery Alabama, turned 103 in Little Rock this weekend. He moved to Arkansas around 1923, worked as a farmer, and now resides in a two room concrete block house near the Industrial District. A grandson notes Johnson still manages but no longer tends his truck patches.
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Little Rock
Percy Johnson
Montgomery
Ala
Johnson
Arkansas
Trimble Pushes Ft Chaffee Housing Request
Rep J W Trimble D Ark urged a House Appropriations Subcommittee to fund at least 500 on post housing units at Ft Chaffee Ark or 500 off post if needed He noted Fort Smith’s growth has reduced local housing and Chaffee’s complement is about 16 000 personnel The statement was released by the subcommittee today.
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Washington
J. W. Trimble
D-Ark
Jas
House
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Trimble
Fort Smith
Chaffee
Arkansan to Holland at rice trade symposium
Clark Smith of Stuttgart, president of The Rice Millers Association, attends an international trade symposium in Amsterdam, Holland, with another association officer. They study import regulations for rice and seek ways to boost export volume.
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Stuttgart
Ark
Clark Smith
Stutgart
Rice Millers Association
Amsterdam
Holland
All Around Town Notes From Rock Mound And Hope
Fire destroyed the Hats and Tome at Rock Mound Sunday, with all lost. The Lillian Roulon Sunday School Class at First Methodist sponsors a miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Hammons, gifts via Mrs. E. P. Young Sr. or Mrs. Cecil Weaver, pickup offered. A note from Charles Townsend expresses gratitude to those who helped fight the farm fire last week. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hunt announce their move back to Hope at 315 West Sixth after three years in Ferriday, Louisiana. Hope Booster Club meets tonight at 7 in the film room at Hope High to view the Hope Gordon game film and discuss business. members urged to bring a guest. Sat Roberts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Roberts, is student teaching in first grade at West Side Elementary, Magnolia, as a senior elementary education major at Southern State and 1961 Hope graduate. officer of the Association of Baptist Students and Hempstead Home Demonstration scholar. transfer from Texarkana Junior College. Army Specialist R. Jamison Jr. of Hope, Ack., took part in Operation Big Lift. stationed with the 35th Quartermaster Battalion near Ludwigsburg, Germany, arrived overseas July 1961. Deer kill checks at the Police Station listed several residents from Hope and nearby Ramet, including J. F Mangum, Alfred Messa, Jack Brown, and others. B. L. Campbell of Memphis and Charles Smith of Patmos listed as present. Gene Langston, Horace Hale, Odie Lawson noted from Ramet.
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Rock Mound
Lillian Roulon
First Methodist Church
Hammons
E. P. Young Sr
Cecil Weaver
Young
West Side Elementary
Magnolia
Southern State
Hope
Association of Baptist Students
Hempstead
Texarkana Junior College
J. F Mangum
Alfred Messa
Jack Brown
Mixe Atkins
Richard McKamie
J.D. Roach
Virgil Fant
Larry Hazmilrezah
Richard Hogue
James Tyler
Roy E. Smith
Rodney Tompkins
John F. Barham
B. L. Campbell
Memphis
Charles Smith
Patmos
Gene Langston
Horace Hale
Odie Lawson
Ramet
Yale Professor Fred Barghoorn Arrested as U S Spy
Yale political science professor Fred Barghoorn, 52, was arrested in the Soviet Union on espionage charges. He arrived Oct. 1 on a tourist visa and was last seen Oct. 12 in Tbilisi. The Foreign Ministry gave no details, and the U S Embassy pressed for information. Barghoorn previously served at the American Embassy in Moscow and is a New Haven resident.
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Preston Grover
Associated Press
Moscow
Fred C. Barghoorn
Yale University
U.S
Foreign Office
Soviet Union
Foreign Ministry
Banghoorn
Alma Ata
Kazakhstan
Barghoori
Tbilisi
Tiflis
Barghoorn
New Haven
Con
Elsa Sterrenberg
Harvard
Yale
Medical Self Help Course at Yerger Helps 130 Students
Mrs. Inez Turner announced that 130 Yerger High School juniors and seniors completed a six day Medical Self Help Training course on November 4, 1963. They will receive diplomas for Basic Medical Skills for nuclear or disaster events. Instructors included W W Rutherford and Gomer Jones Clark County Sanitation, L F Slatton Hope School principal, and others. The curriculum covered radio active fallout shelter hygiene sanitation water and food artificial respiration bleeding fractures Burns transport caring for the injured infant and child care with twelve films shown per lesson.
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Inez Turner
Hempstead County
Yerger High School
W. W. Rutherford
Gomer Jones
Clark County Sanitarion
L. F. Slatton
Hope School
Alphonso Williams
Elizabeth Rogers
Raymond Nevels Yerger
Mary Turnbert
Cayce Smith
Alma Alderman
State Board of Health
Tom Carroll
Arkansas State Board of Health
Farrella Smith
Gurtha Willaimson
Virgil Smith
Mrs Ola Russell 85 Lifelong Hope Resident Dies
Ola Russell aged 85 lifelong Hope resident died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was a First Baptist Church member. Survived by sons Deward Russell of Hope and Robert Russell of Los Angeles, and daughter Mrs Dorsey White of Hope. Funeral at Herndon Cornelius Chapel at 4 p.m. Wednesday with Dr George Balentine officiating. Burial in Little Bodcaw Cemetery.
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Ola Russell
Hempstead County
Loleal Hospital
First Baptist Church
Deward Russell
Hope
Robert Russell
Los Angeles
Dorsey White
Herndon-Cornelius Funeral Chapel
George Balentine
Little Bodcaw Cemetury
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Pine Bluff
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Associated Press Star
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America
Lucy
Probers
State Food and Drug Division
Boston
Mass
Paul Litman
Litman
Dorchester
Ray Yocom
Arkansan
Dale Hunt
West Sixth
Ferriday
Hope Booster Club
Hope High
Bob Westbrook
Sat Roberts
R. Jamison Jr
Hope, Ack
35Th Quartermaster
Russia
Yerger
Lifelong Hope
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