Mississippi Jury Indicts Two Over Ole Miss Riot Actions
Lafayete County grand jury issues two secret indictments blaming federal marshals for agitating violence during desegregation at the University of Mississippi. Names withheld until arrest. both defendants from outside Mississippi. Extradition papers to be prepared, and additional cases loom as Justice Dept moves on contempt actions against Gov Barnett and Lt Gov Johnson after Thanksgiving.
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Oxford
Miss
Lafayete County
University of Mississipi
Brand Jury
James H. Meredith
Ole Miss
U.S
James P. McShane
McShane
Joe Ford
Perpsons
Mississippi
Robert F. Kennedy
O'Barr
Justice Department
Washington
Ross Barnett
Paul B.johnson
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Barnet
Johnson
Meredith
No Increases to Head of Departments Decision
The Arkansas Legislative Council voted to not grant salary raises next biennium to department heads earning $8,000 or more. Rep Marion Crank said the move signals holding top salaries and redirecting funds to education or agency operations. The policy excludes colleges and universities and requires only a simple majority to grant any deserved raise. Crank’s resolution passed unanimously.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Legislative Council
Little River
Marion Crank
Crank
Tom Allen
Brinkley
Uime
Weather totals show 1962 precipitation at 43.38 inches
The report notes total rainfall through October 1962 reached 43.38 inches, down from 46.46 inches in the same period last year. Conditions today are mostly cloudy with a slight wintry feel tonight and a expected warmer night.
Former Resident of Ozan Dies
Mary Aon Robins 88 died Thursday night at Juule Rock Nursing Home. She lived in Ozan most of her life and belonged to the Baptist Church. Survived by two sisters Jot Webb Salado Ark and H E Robins Nashville, one brother Odus Slane Pickton Texas, one daughter-in-law BR E Jack Bush Lille Reels. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at St Paul Church near Ozan with Rev Mike Cavery officiating. Burial in St Paul Cemetery under Latimer Funeral Home Nashville.
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Mary Aon Robins
Juule Rock
The
Baptist Church
Ozan Nisl
Jot Webb
Salado
Ark
H. E. Robins
Nashville
Odus Slane
Pickton
Texas
BR. E
Jack) Bush
Lille Reels
St. Pauli Church
Ozan
Hey
Mike
Cavery
St. Paul Cemetery
Latimer Funeral Home
Body of Man Found on Road in Jasper Arkansas
The body of 34 year old Floyd English was found on Highway 7 near Deer, Arkansas. Newton County Sheriff Guy Bennett said at first it appeared to be a hit and run but later police concluded English had been shot. His pickup was found nearby and an apparent motorist narrowly avoided the scene. The sheriff noted the exact cause of death undetermined and no weapon details were provided.
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Jasper
Ark
Lolar Moan
Highway 7
Deer
Newton County
Guy Bennell
Floyd English
English
Bennett
Toutiyo
Sherf
Rate Increase Is Protested in Arkansas Petition
A petition with 29 signatures protests Ozarks United Telephone Co. proposed rate rise from 93.50 to 4.50 monthly across Ozark, Altus and Alma exchanges. The firm pledged service improvements. PSC suspended a year ago after protests and now considers revoking the earlier suspension.
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Little Rock
Thel
Ozark United Telephone Co
Ozark
Altus
Alma
Public Service Commission
Ozarks United
PSC
Sues to Nullify Racing Decree in West Memphis Case
Pulaski Circuit Judge Guy Amster signed a default decree nullifying a state Racing Commission order that barred brothers Thomas and George Griffin of Florida from West Memphis dog racing. The commission did not answer within 30 days, and Amster ruled the hearing transcript was missing. The Griffins contended they faced no rules violation and the commission lacked substantial evidence.
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Little Rock
Pulaski
Guy Amster
State Racing Commission
West Memphis
Amster
Thomas Griffin
George Griffin
Griffins
Amsler
Floreida
Ldap
Memphis
Pressure mounts to remove Soviet bombers from Cuba
Washington reports increasing U S diplomatic pressure on Russia to withdraw the IL28 jet bombers from Cuba. Kennedy has warned no progress on broader relations without resolving the bomber issue, which tops U S concerns even over Castro’s threats to clash with reconnaissance flights.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Cuba
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
U.S
Castro
Labor backs Kennedy tax cut plan for next year
President Kennedy’s tax cut proposals win broad support from the expanded 170 member President’s Labor Management Advisory Committee. They favor a quick substantial tax cut, about 10 to 15 billion dollars, mainly in income taxes to stimulate demand, with a goal of permanence and separation from tax reform efforts.
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Larry Osius Washington
Kennedy
President's
Labor Management Advisory Committee
U.S
Congress
Official Budget Bureau
Seven Counties Yet Untabulated In Arkansas Returns
LITTLE ROCK fAP The secretary of state's office was seven counties away from complete official tabulation of the Nov 6 general election. Reports still had not been received from Baxter Clark Columbia Monroe Saline Sebastian and White Counties as of late today.
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Little Rock
Secretary of State
Baxter
Clark
Columbia
Monroe
Saline
Sebastian Ana
White Counties
Storm Strikes Small North Atlantic Ships Offshore
Boston reports three small vessels in distress more than 120 miles northeast of Cape Cod as a gale drives 55 mile per hour winds and heavy seas. Coast Guard outlets say two New Bedford fishing boats take on water near Nantucket with flooding reported, while the Navy transport New Bedford with 23 aboard suffers a broken steering cable but remains out of immediate danger.
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Boston AP
North Atlantic
New England
Maine
Boston Coast Guard
New Bedford
Cape Cod
Nantucket
U.S. Navy
Marine Transport Service
Castro Seen as Possible Winner in Cuban Crisis Fallout
The piece argues Fidel Castro could claim victory in the U S Soviet stand off if inspections fail to compel removal of Cuban bombers. It warns Moscow may press Castro to accept Soviet terms while Castros options dwindle, and notes Moscow’s five points offer only excuses for Khrushchev.
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Fidel Castro
United States
Castro
U.S
Latin America
Caribbean
Cuba
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Kremlin
Havana
Soviet Union
Moscow
Casto
Mikoyan
Guantanamo
Bids On Dikes By Farrell Construction Co
Farrell Construction Co of Memphis submitted the apparent low bid of 379810 for revetments and dikes on the Arkansas River at Beaverdam stand ten miles south of Conway. The bid was 14 over the government estimate. Six other bidders competed as Army Engineers planned south bank work along about a mile of river.
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Associated Press
Little Rockap
Farrell! Construction Co
Memphis
Arkansas River
Beaverdamstand
Conway
Army Engineers
Chrysanthemums Dominate Thanksgiving Football Fans Display
A feature blends a nod to Thanksgiving football crowds with a cultural guide to chrysanthemums. The piece notes spectators favor mums on肩 shoulders and traces the flower's history from Asia to Europe and America, detailing varieties, growth, and pruning. It also touches on NATO discussions and nuclear policy in a broad side comment.
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Ebrysan Jtierum
Asia
Japan
England
America
Shome
Orient
Scientific Minds Stump At NASA Style Equation Talk
Los Angeles AP reports Dr. Carl Sagan of Harvard explained a personal equation n equals pr fp ne fl fife 1 5 to gauge the chance that intelligent beings from water space have visited Earth. He said n denotes advanced civilizations, fp the fraction with planetary systems, ne the mean planets per system, and Y the civilization lifetime. He concluded at least a million of the Milky Way’s 100 million stars host planets with civilizations capable of interstellar travel.
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Carl Sagan
Harvard University
Lis
American Rocket Society
Earth
Sagan
Norphlet Station to Close in Union County
Arkansas Commerce Commission announced plans to close Norphlet station in Union County on February 14, 1963. Protests with 25 signatures filed within 60 days could halt the closing under commission rules.
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Little Rock
API
Missouri-Pac
Utifien
Arkansas Commerce Commission
Norphilet Jin
Union County
Commission
India Braces For Further Red Assaults
Indian commanders brace for renewed Chinese attacks at Chushul airfield in Ladakh and near Towang in Arunachal Pradesh as Beijing reports fighting in Towang and Walong. The clash risks widening toward Assam’s plains if fighting escalates, with both sides testing positions after a week of patrol actions.
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Henry S. Bradsher
New Delhi
India
Imalayan
Chushul
Ladakh
Borin
Wang
Frony Ker
Towang
Assam
Walong
Tokyo
Refugee Doctors Testify On Cuba At UN-American Committee
A Cobart refugee doctor testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in Washington. He wore a cloth sack over his head and said Cuban authorities seized his property and controlled drug supplies after he fled seven or eight months ago. He described indoctrination attempts and a militia officer in an operating room. Two unmasked Cuban doctors, Dr Funilio B. Suto and Dr Jose G. Tremols, testified they also fled with their families in 1960 and had property confiscated. They would not confirm that the Cuban regime used medical care or drugs as ideological tools.
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Washington
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Ivan Curtain
Tle
U.S
Funilio B. Suto
Fairfax County
Falls Church
Jose G. Tremols
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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Mississipi
Calvin Caldwell
Bettie Duncan
Dick Willis
Southwestern Electric Power Company
Ned Purtle
Hempstead County
Jimmy Carver
4-H Council
Wade Benefield
G.&. Hughes
Fort Worth
Hughes
Dean Atkins
DeGiscery
By John M. Hightower
William L. Ryan
Marine Corps
David M. Shoup
Guantanamo Naval Base
Shoup
NATO
Paris
Treaty Organization
George W. Ball
Ball
Europe
Mary Anita Laseter
Los Angeles
Norphlet
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