Arkansas House backs compromise overall college board
LITTLE ROCK AP The Arkansas House approved a 10 member overall board for the University of Arkansas and state colleges in a compromise bill after watering down a stronger version. The Senate later passed the measure, setting up advisory control over fiscal affairs though funding still requires a separate appropriation.
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Little Rock
Arkansas House
University of Arkansas
State Colleges
House
Senate
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Imad
Cartier
Niver County
Marion Crank
Tom J. Alan
Brinkley
Clielot
Lincoln County
G. D. Smith
Mle
Bradley County
Bill Wells
Montgomery County
Ode Maddox
Hal Moody
Arkansas Senate
Weather Station Report Shows August Rainfall Total
Weather Experiment Station reports 24 hours ending 6 p m Thursday with mild temperatures near 60 high and low. August precipitation 5 52 inches, year to date through August 11 41 inches. August 1960 comparison 29 00 inches. Regional forecast from The Associated Press notes partly cloudy warm humid conditions, possible isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers. Highs near 90, lows around 60s to low 70s, central northeast southeast and southwest. Continued on Page Four.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Harvest Fair Plans by Piney Woods Area Scouts
Area Scouts in the Gadde Area Council Piney Woods District organize Harvest Fair activities for eight to ten year old Cub Scouts and parents. Den meetings in September outline fair plans to be held at school yards gym basement and community centers with eight packs and 247 Cubs enrolled.
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Piney Woods
Gadde Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
Bill Caldwell
Topet
Cubmaster
Free ferry plan stalls along Arkansas River crossing
LITTLE ROCK AP The Highway Commission took no definite action toward establishing a free ferry at the Highway 4 crossing of the Arkansas River between Arkansas and Desha counties. The Legislature ordered a ferry by July 1, but no penalty for delay was specified.
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Little Rock
API
L. R. Oliver
Arkansas River
Arkansas
Desha
Highway Commission
Oliver
Clay Cross
Sylamore
White River
Izard
Slone
Giere
Smith Named Top Choice for New Supreme Court Seat
William J. Smith legal adviser to Gov. Orval Paulius is the leading pick to replace retiring Justice J. S. Voll. A report also mentions Neill Bellinger, special counsel to the state Highway Commission, as a possible temporary appointee. Smith served briefly on the court in 19AR after Justice Milwee retired.
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Site Rock
William J. Smith
Orval
Paulius
Supreme Court
J.S. Voll
Neill Bellinger
State Highway Commission
Smith
Minge Milwee
Jim Johnson
Engineering Head Akburst Joins Arkansas Department
Dr. Denys Osmond Akburst, newly remembered engineering head at the University of Arkansas, hails from England and has taught at Manchester and MIT. He arrived Thursday to lead the department, bringing long academic experience to Fayetteville.
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Payetteville, Atk
APY
Denys Osmond Akburst
Heinn
University of Arkansas
Lpptrical
Inglanl
University of Maan
MIT
Miller Co. to Get Library Plan Test
Miller County residents discuss a two year library services demonstration with leaders from the Arkansas Library Commission and Hempstead Nevada Regional Library. The plan includes a one mill library tax campaign and a bookmobile rollout beginning September 12 with schedules to follow.
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Miller County
Karl Neal
Arkansas Library” Commission
Hempstead-Nevada
Vial
Library Service Act
B. B. Lanier
Cecil Morris
A. Morris
Elizabeth Huber
Wacy Milkey
Hope
Hazel Prichard
Hempstead - Nevada
Rice Farmer Loses Round in Government Measured Crop
James Weir, a Chicot County rice farmer, lost a bid against the government as Federal Judge Gordon E. Young ruled the government can legally measure his 1961 crop. A temporary injunction allows ASC to measure. Weir seeks a stay to appeal to the Seventh Circuit in St Louis. Weir argues price supports and acreage allotments are unconstitutional and asserts his rights are invaded. He faced a $1,950 fine in Arkansas for overplanting. the government seeks $1,700 for a 150 acre penalty.
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Little Rock
James Weir
Chicot County
Gordon E. Young
Young
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Weir
Ith U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Department Store Sales Rise in District in 1960 Week
The Eighth Federal Reserve District reported a two percent rise in department store sales for the week ending August 26 compared with the prior year. Louisville led with a 12 percent gain, St Louis up 1 percent, seven smaller sites up 7 percent, Memphis down 4 percent. Four week totals were 1 percent below 1960, and district year to date sales were also 1 percent under.
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ST. Louis
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Louisville
Memphis
McClellan Recesses Racket Probe
Senate hearings by Senator John L McClellan recessed as he warned that information wire services aiding bookmakers must be shut down by federal law He said the investigations subcommittee will push for a nationwide crackdown and next focus will cover selling betting odds across major sports In Arkansas Mobster Owney Madden invoked the Fifth Amendment when asked about operating a race wire service at Mount Springs Madden aged 68 claimed retirement from crime but refused to confirm details.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
Senate
Arkansas Democrat
Fife
McClellan
Owen (Owney) Madden
New York
Mot Springs
Ark
Madden
Worker Survives 88 Foot Plunge At Arkansas Grain Dryer
DUMAS Arkansas a four year old all metal worker survived an 88 foot plunge from a grain dryer Thursday. Robert Conrad of Stuttgart was hospitalized with fractures bruises and a possible back injury after falling from the dryer and crashing through a metal roof. He was working on a 400000 addition to the Dumas Grain Drying Cooperative.
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Dumas
Ark
Robert
Conrad
Stuttgart
Dumas Grain Drying Cooperative
Neutrals React To Soviet Nuclear Move At Conference
Belgrade dispatch reports President Nasser criticizes the Soviet decision to resume nuclear tests as a grave deterioration in world affairs. Tito and Sukarno focus on broader issues. Nasser urges urgent talks with Kennedy and Khrushchev to avert further tensions.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Nasser
Tito
Yuposiayia
Sukarno
Indonesia
Arash Ttepublic
Berlin
Germany
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Saber
Tilo
Tega
Tita
East Germany
Jowa
United Nations
Unio
Subang
Labor Day Observance Closes Hope Businesses and Local Updates
Hope observes Labor Day with banks, Draft Board, post office and state offices closed while other services pause. The Star will publish as usual. Local notes mention Herman Smith misidentification, U A engineering scholars funded by L B Smith Estate, and a university band clinic showing Jon Barbarotto among directors. Esso Hamble Qs Co replaces J L Rowland as general agent. George Frazier becomes Arkansas State Insurance Association president. Johnnie Burke named sales rep for California Chemical Co. A July to December 1980 Army reserve posting notes his service. An independent baseball game between Hope and Badean was postponed until tonight’s likely dry weather. The winner meets Stamps in district elimination.
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Hope
Draft Board
Post Office
Star
Johnnie CG. Burke
Orthur
California Chemical Co
Missouri
Burke
Ilope
Future Farmers of America
Arkansas
Army
Fort Jackson
J. Burke
Hannibal, Mo
Linda
Badean
Grim Labor Day travel forecast as 420 may die
The Nation braces for a record Labor Day travel weekend with 74 million cars expected on the road and a National Safety Council forecast of about 420 highway deaths over the three day period. Trains planes and buses add to the load while law enforcement braces for traffic mayhem.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Cowbell
Iingis
Otto Kernan
Council
Pam
Ineligible at Dollarway Holt Rules Two Negro Students
Atty Gen Frank Holt told the Dollarway School Board it cannot admit Delores Joan York and Rennie Rue York because their parents moved outside the district. The board plans to seek guidance from U S District Judge J Smith Henley while noting Bennie Ree York would not be admitted regardless of residency. Other Negro students Michael Edward and Sammy Wayne Cato are slated to attend Dollarway.
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Litle Rock
Frank Holt
Dollarway School
Delores Joan York
Rennie Rue York
Dullarway
Denver
Holt
Regal Guardian
Delores Jean
Bennie Ree
Moll
Henley
Michael Edward
Sammy Wayne Cato
Senate confirms postmaster nominee in Batesville Ark
The Senate on Thursday confirmed C Milam of Batesville Arkansas as postmaster nominee for the local office delaying the appointment process amid the 1A1 nomination confirmation.
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Waliington
Senate
Delay C. Milam
Batesville
Ark
Colleges Receive $2000 Gift for Seven Associated Colleges
The Arkansas Foundation of Associated Colleges received a $2,000 gift from the Pratan and Gamble Fund in Cincinnati Ohio for distribution to the seven member colleges.
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Rock AM
Arkansas Foundation of Associated Colleges
Practan and Gamble Fund
Cincinnati
Ohio
Brazil V P May Cause a Civil War
Brazil’s Vice President Jane Goulet maneuvers as a dramatic return to power nears amid a military-led crisis. Goulart supporters discuss a possible national government while forces move near Rio Grande do Sul. Brizzola rejects firing first but warns of escalations. The situation prompts border patrols and interwoven political maneuvers across Uruguay, Porto Alegre, and Paranaguay.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
CAPI
Jane Goulet
Gaim
South America
Montevideo
Beavis
Odylio Denys
Rio Grande Do Sul
Vic
Goulart
Janio Quadros
Peiping
Leam
Jesus
Labor Party
Denys
Rio Grande Do Bul
Uruguay
Leonel Brizzala
Jose Machado Lopes
Drd
Benys
Porta Alea
Brizzola
Anight
Porto Alegre
Brigzula
Vna
Manieri Marailli
Quatros
Molla de Bao Pauty
3Rd Army
Paranaguay
Tragic TWA Flight Crashes Near Chicago On Labor Day
A TWA four engine Constellation exploded and crashed into a muddy cornfield ten miles west of Chicago Midway Airport killing all 74 aboard. The disaster followed a thunderstorm as travelers headed for Labor Day visits, with witnesses reporting a roaring engine and a massive fireball. Investigators explored the possibility of a lightning strike or bomb, while the wreckage scattered over a wide area and bodies were recovered for examination.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Constellation
Midway Airport
Washington
PBI
Winsdale
Broz
Argonne National Lahorates
Atomic Energy Commission
Bragg House
Reday
Civil Aeronautics Authority
FBE
Cook County
Chiles
George Jr
George
George Holub
Highway Closed Near Parkin For Construction Work
The State Highway Department announced that the highway between Highway 1 and Wynne and Shire Highway at Parkin will close from midnight tonight through Saturday to allow a construction company to move equipment.
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Little Rock
Wynne
Shire
Parkin
State Highway Department
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James Iray
Austin
Tex
Mapleweed School
Area Scouts
Eugene Levin
Herman Smith
Jweek
Nineman Smith
Park’Drive
U of A
L. B. Smith
Camp Hill
William Roy “Touley
L. B. ‘Youley
University Medical Center
Lite Rock
Jon Barbarotto
Hope Band
George Frazier
Arkansas State Insurance Association
Arkansias
Epire
TWA
Dhe
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Dollarway
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