India Drills Harden as U S to Send Arms Aid
In India, forces intensified mortar fire with Chinese advances easing briefly. U S and Britain pledge rapid-fire weapons, while political pressure grows to remove Defense Minister Menon amid border war tensions. Nehru frames war as economic focus, and aid flows from Britain and Canada begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Himalayas
Defense Ministry
North East Frontier Agency
Towang
Walong
Burma
Assam
Jang
Tawang
Ladakh
Demchok
Java Pass
Jadakh
United States
V.K. Krishna. Menon
Menon
Tip
Congress Party
Nehrul
Nehru
Red Chinaig
Britain
Canada
France
Weather totals and regional forecast summary data
Weather Total for 1962 through September reports 8.13 inches overall, down from 45.44 inches the previous year. An Experiment Station record shows 24 hours ending 8 a.m. Tuesday with a high of 65, low 54, and a precipitation of 0.19 inches. Arkansas expects partly cloudy skies tonight with mild conditions this afternoon, followed by cooler Tonight with lows 36-46 and a fair cool Wednesday with highs 55-65. Louisiana forecasts mostly cloudy conditions this afternoon with a few showers mainly in the extreme southeast, slow clearing and cooler tonight and Wednesday, lows 44-54 and highs around 58-6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mother of Hope Woman Succumbs at Rison Hospital
Mrs. C. L. Stiles of Rison aged 8 died Monday night in a Rison Hospital. Survived by 38 EAST AND SOUTH MISSOURI: children including Mrs. 4. A. Hal. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Burial planned in Munters Chapel Cemetery. Light rain forecast central and south regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Stiles
Rison
East
South
Missouri
A. Hal
Central
Munters Chapel Cemetery
Two Killed in Train and Truck Collision at Anaheim
In Anaheim California a gravity truck rammed a speeding train causing at least two deaths and over 30 injuries. The truck driver Ed White aged 43 Cedar Rapids Iowa and a passenger Larry Divis 21 of Cedar Rapids died after a hospital procedure. The Los Angeles to Anaheim train carried about 100 passengers including servicemen. Local authorities noted property damage and vandalism concerns tied to Halloween celebrations and warned of strict penalties. Disneyland lies three miles away from the scene and the incident occurred near the high school vandalism prevention program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaheim
Calif
Hope Police Department
Jack Brown
Army! PLC
Melvin
West
pAnsh Wim
R. Roberton
Santa Fe
Ed White
Larry Joseph Divis
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Orange County General Hospital
Eugene Miller
Orange County
Disneyland Amusement Park
Los Angeles
Seven-car San Diegan derailment kills two at scene
Four cars of a seven car Santa Fe bound for San Diego derailed Monday. One truck driver died after being burned. A train passenger also fatal. Twenty nine passengers hospitalized with broken legs and other injuries. Unidentified riders treated at the scene. The deceased was a Navy recruit seated where the truck struck. Seats toppled as rocks the size of golf balls rained down from the truck’s load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diegan
Santa Fe
San Diego
Thescene
Arkansas Singers to Be Featured by New York Philharmonic
The University of Arkansas Schola Cantorum will be spotlighted on the New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra radio program. A taped Arezzo performance from this summer will be played during intermission. The Schola won the International Polyphonic Competition at Arezzo. The NY Philharmonic program airs on CBS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville, Ark
University of Arkansas’ Schola Cantorum
School of Singers
New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Schola
Arezzo
Italy
Arezza
New York Symphony
Columbia Broadcasting System
Kennedy and Lodge Seek Senate Seat
Two young contenders for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts face a critical vote with independent voters holding decisive sway. Democrat Howard Kennedy and Republican George Lodge campaign amid strong family histories in state politics as 1.2 million unenrolled voters loom large. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius F. Hurley Bolton
Massachusetts
U.S. Senate
Howard Moore Kennedy
Kennedy
George Cabot Lodge
White House
Lodge
Massachusets
Senate
Thas
Boston
Edward J. McCormack
Students Toss Firecrackers at Qle Miss
In Oxford Mississippi University students launched a firecracker barrage at James H Meredith’s Baxter Hall dormitory during the night. No arrests were made though MPs and federal marshals intervened after a cherry bomb was tossed into an MP jeep. The unrest coincides with Mississippi’s football clash with LSU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qle Miss
Oxford
Miss
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Army
Mississippi
Louisiana State
Baxter Hall
Meredith
L. L. Love
Baton Rouge
Pkay
LSU
Local Man Handles Girl Scout Funds in Conifer Council
Mr. George Frazier of Roy Arerson Insurance Company has been elected Finance Chairman of Conifer Girl Scout Council. He will oversee fundraising across 15 counties in southwest Arkansas and northwest Texas, guiding programs for Hope and 16 surrounding towns and expanding camping facilities, training, membership, and preparedness during a two year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Frazier
Roy Arerson Insurance Company
Conifer Girl Scout Council
Truman Hobbs
Frazier
Hone
Conifer Council
Arkansas
Texas
Hope
Frazie
Steamer Hulk May Be Sold
The decommissioned river steamer Mississippi hulk in Memphis will be sold to the highest bidder on an as is, where is basis. Col Edmund Kirby Smith says formal bids open Thursday with proceedings set for November 24. The sternwheeler has been berthed at Memphis waterfront since April 1961 when replaced by a diesel powered vessel bearing the same name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Mississippi
Edmund Kirby-Smith
Woman Is Shot Accidentally Near Conway Pike
Police said a bullet struck 36 year old Myrtle Fischer in the back as she and her husband inspected a new home near Marche com on Conway Pike. She was critically injured and her husband hospitalized in shock. Fisher’s father-in-law Raymond Fischer told officers the shots came from a nearby game reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Little Rock Cap
Myrtle Fischer
North Little Rock
Marche Commainly
Conway Pike
Thant Heads to Cuba to Install UN Inspection Plan
Acting Secretary-General U Thant flies to Havana to establish machinery for a United Nations check on Soviet missile bases in Cuba. He met with U S Soviet and Cuban diplomats, seeking Castro approval for UN observers and promising Kennedy’s noninvasion pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Hoge
United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
Havana
U.N
Khrughchev
Cuban
Thant
United States
Soviet Union
Cuba
U.S
Khrushchev
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Castro
United Nations
Raul Primelles
Hernano Ravares de Sa
Brazil
Republic
Loutsi
X Ray Unit Schedule Wednesday Details
The October 31 mobile X ray unit schedule lists McCaskill at 11:36 a.m. with helpers Mrs. Spencer Scott, Mrs. R. G. Shuffield, and Mrs. J. G. Prescott. From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., the wait shifts to Blevins with helpers Mrs. Elsie Hinton, Mrs. Ray Smith, Mrs. Woollen, and Mrs. I. Vs Hampton.
Hempstead County Men Report for Armed Forces Exam
A list of Hempstead County men including Arthur William Martin and James Edward Walker reports for Armed Forces physical examination on November 6. The notice notes their induction into service on November 6 and mentions Sgt. Yates, a Hempstead native and former Blevins High School student, as a veteran with Benton ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
Armed Forces
Arthur William Martin Eie
Jerry Dell Dennis
James
Louis English
Michael Ellis Hartod
Freeman Richard Prater
James Edward Walker
Charles Edward Caley
Barren Nelson
Joe Henry Duffie
Charles Every Brewer
Henry Lee Ragion
John H. Yates
Benton
Blevins
Sgt. Yates
Blevins High School
Final Rites for J. B. Hoover Held at Local Chapel
Veterans, relatives gather as J. B. Hoover 77, of Hagel Abrams and Virginia area is laid to rest in Memory Gardens. Survivors include his wife and six daughters, among them Mrs Travis Stover of Alexandria. Service conducted by Rev. Rufus Sorrells with burial at Memory Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James {. Carman
J B. Carman
Prescott Rt. 3
Naval Training Station
Sana Niaga
Calif
Gus B. Auld
Lass
Edgar
I Auld
Hope
Ark
Glynen Naval Air Station
L Brunswick
Georgia
Travis Stover
Alexandria
United Nations Vote Defeat Ends Red China Bid
Bulletin notes Red China suffered a resounding defeat as the General Assembly rejected its latest bid for U.N. membership by a larger margin than the previous year. The vote underscores ongoing international resistance to recognition and shifts in Cold War diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
Red China
General Assembly
U.N
Two Day Grace Period as Planes Keep Cuba Watch
United States suspends the quarantine of Cuba for two days at U Thant's request while U N officials visit Havana to discuss the removal of Soviet missiles. Navy ships and planes stay on station in the Atlantic as reconnaissance data arrives. no Soviet ships near the quarantine zone and suspected missile shipments reportedly halted. Submarine contacts earlier reported by U S sources involved two Soviet subs surfaced to recharge. the move aims to choke off offensive weapons into Cuba.
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Wasitington
United States
Cuba
U.N
Havana
Fidel Castro
U.S
Atlantic
White House
U Thant
U.N. Bupcr
Premigg Khrushchev
Defense Department
Sigs
Choksing
Castres Ba
District Meet Brings Auxiliaries and Legion Together
District Twelve auxiliary and Legion units held a full conference October 21 in DeQueen. Mrs. W A Thomas chaired as president, with members from Hope Foreman Texarkana Horatio and Mena attending. Highlights included pledges, devotions, membership reports, and several four and five star citations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion An
De‘queen
Court House
W. A. ‘Thomus
DeQueen Unit
Jon Jones
Cecil Weaver
Hope
Joe Mason
Foreman
Darren Harvey
DeQueen
Walter Johnston
Texarkana
Ashdown
Horatio
Mena
Dot. Jeter
Clara Coombe
Little Rock
rgi.Thomas
A. Dalhwood
District Twelve
Charlie Taye Fm
Joe Jones
Department
Jones
Dorothy Floodstrom
B. F. Formby
Department Civil Defense
Jeter
Coombe
Faustteville
V. A. Hospital
Las Vegas
Horiato
Cita Lions
Bradley
Hope Unit No. 12
Dainwood
Duor
W.S. Robinson
Heavner
Okra
Jan Jones
Realized It Was Mistake MEMPHIS Siren wakes family in pre-dawn shelter
A Memphis mother woke her husband and two children plus the family dog after a siren sounded in the pre-dawn darkness. They moved to a basement shelter stocked with emergency supplies and listened to the radio to confirm the alarm was real.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Ira
Goldwater to Speak in Los Angeles Rally
Senator Barry Goldwater, America's conservative leader, will address a Barton Coliseum rally at the fairgrounds in Little Rock on Wednesday, October 1st. Entertainment begins at 7:80 pm, address at 8:00 pm with free admission and parking. residents of Hempstead County urged to offer rides via Yaskell Jones at PR 73-480k.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Goldwater
America
Barton Coliseum
Fair Grounds
Little Rock
Willy
Ol Jones
Hempstead Ca. 1
Yaskell Jones
Mrs Jackson Buried in Mace Dona Cemetery
Mrs Lilie Mae Jackson 62 died Sunday in a Shreveport hospital while visiting her daughters. Services held Monday at Mace Dona Cemetery with burial following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilie Mae Jackson
Shreveport
Macedonia Cemetery
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Henry
Bradsher
British Commonwealth
Roy Welensky
San Cristobal
J. B. Hoover
Mrs. Leary Land
Jack
I Tyler
Newsceneun
Air Pol’ec
Narlon Air Force Base
U-Set
Dave J. Yates
McCh Hann Aplc
Hope Public Schools
Bulletin
Dist
of Auxiliary and Legion
Goldwater
L.A
Prl.g.gode Psychiatr
Onn Repens Vidhan
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