Stewardess Falls From Plane in Air
A stewardess on Allegheny Airlines Flight 98 from Ashington to Providence was swept from the rear door during a cabin blast near Bradley Field Windsor Locks. Francoise de Morière, 29, was found dead in a field two hours later. Pilot Harold Gould reported the door loss. investigators from Civil Aeronautics Board and FAA will probe. A Farmington resident located the body after a debris trail and a reported scream was heard nearby.
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Windsor Locks
Bradley Field
Francoise de Moriére
Charles Mack
Springfield
Mas
Miss de Moriere
Allegheny Airlines
Ashington
Providence
R.1
Philadelphia
Mack
Miss de Moliere
Paris
Allegheny
Thomas Hawkins
Ne Morers
Civil Aangties Board
Federal Aviation Agency
Harold Gould
Alexandria
Gould
Miss de Mariere
Robert Swingle
Farmington
Hartford
Swingle
Census Fuss Over Loss of Population
Washington AP The Census Bureau denied predicting a 1980 or 1986 population decline for Arkansas amid a private report by Dean Witter & Co citing bureau figures. A spokesman said the bureau provided projections in 1960 to a Senate committee, and private statisticians may misuse those figures. Cantrell of the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce protested and asked that the bureau not have its name used.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Arkansas
Frank Cantrell
Arkansas Chamber of Commerce
Cantrell
Dean Witter
Weather Total 1962 Precipitation Through September
The report notes 1962 precipitation through September at 13 inches, compared with 45 inches for the same period in the prior year, indicating a sharp drop in rainfall.
Publications honored at Columbia scholastic awards day
Six Arkansas schools earned top honors at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association awards day at Columbia University. Hot Springs High School Old Gold yearbook won a first place in senior division for 901 to 1500 students. Fort Smith Northside Bruin and Little Rock Central Pix earned first in offset for larger senior highs. Star City Rocket won first in printed yearbooks for 301 to 600 students. Springdale Bulldog earned third in offset for 1001 or more, and Bisbee Cap Rite took second in offset for 601 to 900 students.
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New York
Arkansas
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Columbia University
Hot Springs High School
Fort Smith Northside High School
Bruin
Little Rock Central
Pix
Star City
Rocket
Bulldog
Springdale High School
Bisbee High School
Caprite
Presidential Plane Goes on Sale Block
The Kennedy family plane The Carolina is up for sale for 7 375 000 dollars due to declining use since Kennedy became president. Frederick B Ayer and Associates report the 1948 Corvair 240 built four decades ago was converted to a 22 seat executive transport with beds and chairs. The plane has not served presidential duties recently and is marketed as irreplaceable. Clyde McKelvey 45 of Tul was killed in a Benton Arkansas auto crash when his panel truck hit a tree after failing to navigate a curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Haugland
Ayer
Kennedy
Prdinees
Khrushchev Seeks to Visit U.S.
President Kennedy and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko discussed Berlin for over six hours with no shift in positions, signaling further Berlin tension. Gromyko avoided confirming Khrushchev’s U.S. visit while noting Khrushchev’s interest in a United Nations trip and possible talks with Kennedy.
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Washington
Berlin
Kennedy
Sion
Andrei A. Gramyko
Whitt
House
Greemyko
Dean Ruskifhen
State Department
West Berlin
Khrushchev
United States
Gromyko
United Nations
New York
Khrush, Chey
Gramyko
Soviet Union
East Germany
Five Doctors Elevated to Fellows by Medical Society
The American College of Surgeons inducted five Little Rock physicians as fellows at its fourth annual convention in Atlantic City New Jersey. Recipients include neurosurgeon John R Ada Metz orthopedic head Benjamin W Crompp protologist John Laurens surgeon Benjamin M Lincoln and Curt Weiger. Fellows must meet rigorous education and training standards to specialize in surgery and earn the postnominal RA C.S. designation.
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Atlantic City
API
American College of Surgeons
Little Rock
John R. Ada Metz
Benjamin W. Crompp
University’ of Arkansas Medical Center
John Laurens
Benjamin M. Lincoln
Curt &. Weiger
RA C.S
Arkansas Revenue official cites dog racing tax take
Revenue Commissioner Ted Denham said Arkansas received 8867368 of its share from a 100 day dog racing meet at West Memphis. He noted these receipts exclude a 3 percent sales tax. This year the state has collected 27272049 from West Memphis and Hot Springs racing events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Revenue Commission
Ted Denham
Arkansas
West Memphis
Hot Springs
China Attacks Indian Fronts Across Himalaya Front
New Delhi reports heavy Chinese assaults on Indian posts in the northeast border near the Kechilang River and Ladakh at dawn. Defense Minister V K Krishna Menon says attacks are premeditated with thousands clashing as China presses eastern and western fronts. India claims Peiping distorts Indian actions.
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New Delhi
India
Defense Ministry
Red China
Ladakh
Defense
V. K. Krishna Menon
Menon
Cihipchap River
Peiping
Kechilang River
McMahon Line
Tibet
Nehru
Missile test shift in Pacific high altitude launch
Honolulu AP reports a high altitude nuclear blast test in the Pacific tonight using an untried booster. Government scientists pause the Thor missile and may use either a Nike-Hercules or a Sergeant powered vehicle, with another Thor still planned for later tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
United States
Pacific
Johnston Island
Wet-Dry Election Delayed After Petition Failure
In Calhoun County a fourth attempt at a wet-dry election failed due to insufficient signatures. Judge R W Launius ruled the petition invalid for lacking weather or technical details, delaying a planned ballot measure now postponed for 24 hours with liquor legality in the county in question.
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Jamston Island
Hampton, Ack
Drs
Calhoun County
Chanlitude
Cery
R. W. Launius
Cam
Pacific
New Zealand
Alaska
Silver Hits Record Price on London Market
On the London bullion market silver rose to a record 104 pence per ounce with limited supply and renewed demand from home and European buyers. Some speculative buying and typical seasonal consumption support the firm price, with expectations of it remaining high for a period.
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London
Communists Send Ship a Day to Cuba
U S officials report the Soviet bloc has been sending more than a shipload of supplies to Cuba daily over the past month, estimating about 40 cargo ships carrying general and military aid to Fidel Castro. The White House plans for a U S quarantine on Cuban shipping face foreign opposition, aiming to raise the cost of the Cuban buildup for the Soviet bloc. Soviet naval visits to foreign ports continue but no showy dockside moves toward Cuba are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cuba
U.S
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
Edwin M. Martin
Castro
White House
Havana
Cuban
Moscow
Ouachita County Clerk Named After Sheriff's Death
CAMDEN Ark AP W P Bil Smead former Ouachita County sheriff named circuit court clerk by Gov Orvald Faubus Smead has served five terms as sheriff succeeding Mrs Kate Garner who was killed in an auto accident Friday He will serve until Jan 1 The Democrat Party nominated Mrs Pauline Abxles Garner’s sister for the position and she will appear on the November ballot unopposed already serving as a deputy in the clerk s office.
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Camden, Ark
W. P
Bil) Smead
Ouachita County
Orvald. Faubus
Smead
Kate Garner
Democrat Party
Garner
Pauline Abxles
Carnations in Winter Thoughts and Flower Tips
The piece extols carnations as masculine and hearty, noting their decorative use from dining tables to weddings. It describes color varieties, dyeing white carnations, and four care tips from the Society of American Florists including cutting stems, warming water, sealing milky sap, recutting wilted blooms, and avoiding drafts or direct heat to prolong freshness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feldhure
Europe
England
Society of American Florists
Methodist Laymen Day Sunday in Hope church
Following the Methodist Church program on Sunday October 21 Laymen will preach from the pulpits. The speaker will be Raymond Hillis an associate Lay leader from the Arkadelphia District. He operates a Malvern furniture company and is described as a dedicated capable speaker.
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Methodist Church
First Methodist Church of
Allies Plan to Recognize Yemen Regime
Diplomats say the United States and four major allies including Britain France Italy and West Germany may recognize the Yemeni revolutionary regime within a week unless royalists quickly restore the monarchy. Brig Abdullah Sallal pressures Washington and London to extend recognition amid a desert politics clash in the Arabian Peninsula.
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London
United States
Yemen
Britain
France
Italy
West Germany
Little Desert
Arabian Peninsula
Abdullah Sallal
Corunainidar
Pms
Soviet bid to seat Red China at UN clashes with Nationalists
The Soviet Union submitted a resolution at the United Nations demanding the ouster of the Nationalist Chinese and seating the People's Republic of China in all UN organs. The plan, circulated as the 108-nation assembly prepares to debate the China representation question, anticipates Red China’s delegation leading the discussion as the US predicts a poor outcome for the Nationalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Nationalist Ching
China
United States
Red China
People's Republic of China
U.N
Red
Soviet Univ
Randolph Co Leader Dies in Arkansas
Randolph County farmer and political leader Everet Pringle died Thursday night at his Pocahontas home. He was 65 and long served as a Democratic central committee man. Pringle sat on the board of directors for the Vocational Technical Training School at Pine Bluff. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Russell B. Smith of Eat Gallie. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Puyahontas
Ark
Everet Pringle
Randolph County
Purifiea
Pocahontas
Pringle
Democratic Central Committee
Vocational Technical Training School
Pine Bluff
Russell B. Smith
Eat Gallie
IHR Cements
Hurricane Ella No Longer Threat to U S Coast
Hurricane Ella sped northeast away from land after passing off Cape Hatteras. Gale warnings extended from Cape May to Cape Lookout with seas two to four feet higher than normal. Small craft from Block Island to Savannah urged to stay in port as Ella drifts toward the North Atlantic.
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Cape Watteras
N.C
Ella
Atlantic
Lana
Cape May
Eila
North Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Cape Lookout
Block Island
Savanah
Chesapeake Bay
Man Sought in Shooting of Farmer
MARION Ark AP Crittenden County deputies resume pursuit of 28 year old Arthur Baldwin a truck driver wanted in the shooting of plantation owner R A Caldwell on Caldwell land ten miles southwest of West Memphis. Caldwell was shot in the stomach and taken to Crittenden Memorial Hospital in fair condition. Eight deputies and a private airplane aided the search as Baldwin reportedly hitchhiked across the county evading capture and visiting several homes seeking aid.
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Marion
Ark
Crillenden County
R.A. Caldwell
Nean Proctor
Cecil Goodwin
Uunt
Arthur
Baldwin
St. Francis County
Caldwell
West Memphis
Crittenden Memorial Hopital
Arkansas critic protests Time Magazine article on region
William L. Spicer chairs the Republican committee and objects to Time Magazine describing western Arkansas as impoverished and scantily settled. The Paris Chamber of Commerce responded to the multi million dollar Arkansas River development piece in Det. 12, offering a free tour to the writer and editor Henry Luce. Fort Smith claims 209 industries and invites Luce and the writer to visit western Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Arkansan
Time Magazine
William L. Spicer
Republican Party
Paris Chamber of Commerce
Shies
Henry R. Luce
Fort Smith
Luce
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