Ethel Bearing On Bermuda In 95 Mile Winds
Hurricane Ethel, fifth tropical storm, bore down on Bermuda with 95 mile per hour winds threatening a direct hit. As Georgia and Florida begancleanup after Dora, President Johnson pledged federal aid. He toured wrecked Jacksonville and Brunswick, promising swift resources and Army Corps support for rebuilding beaches.
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Ethel
Bermuda
Miami
mid-Allantic
Georgia
Florida
Dora
Eithel
Johnson
Jacksonville
Fla
Brunswick
Cleo
Arnold Sage
National Hurricane Center
Florida Civil Defense
Col
Rohnson
Arkansans Charged in Osceola Robbery and Assault
Osceola sheriff said two men William Jackie Raper and Bobby Wayne Accree, both teens freed earlier, face robbery and assault with intent to kill charges for a week old robbery and injuring West Memphis man Fred Shaeffer. Shaeffer, in Memphis hospital in satisfactory condition, said he was attacked by hitchhikers who he briefly identified. Arrests followed investigations in Fort Smith and Osceola.
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Osceola, Ark
Osceola
William Berryman
Berrymen
William Jackie Raper
Bobby Wayne Accree
Fred Shaeffer
Memphis
Berryman
Fort Smith
Raper
Aceree
Mineral Springs Man Is Injured Friday Night
A late model pickup driven by Robert Morehead of Mineral Springs ran off Highway 67 between Emmer eet and erie Prey and downed into a ditch. Morehead was transported to St. Michael's Hospital in Texarkana. Trooper Bob Cockman investigated.
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Robert Morehead
Mineral Springs
Emmereet
Erie Prey
Morehead
St. Michael's Hospital
Texarkana
Bob Cockman
Prescott
Weather: Clear to partly cloudy and cooler day
Readable forecast notes a mainly clear to partly cloudy sky with cooler daytime temperatures and a cooler night. Light winds expected with a comfortable air mass and no precipitation indicated. Highs in the 60s to 70s and lows in the 40s to 50s across the region.
White Oak May Become State Park Site
The Publicity and Parks Commission planned a survey of White Oak Lake between Prescott and Camden as a potential state park site. The Prescott Junior Chamber of Commerce backs the plan, which could span up to 2,000 acres and serve Hope Magnolia and El Dorado. The lake is owned by the state Game and Fish Commission.
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Little Rock
State Publicity and Parks Commission
White Oak Lake
Prescott
Camden
Prescott Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hope
Magnolia
el Dorado
State Game and Fish Commission
Fulbright Slams Goldwater on Nuclear War Ethics
Senator J William Fulbright criticized Barry Goldwater for downplaying nuclear war risks and treating global survival as a game. He argued Goldwater would not adequately avoid disaster and urged policies to reduce or eliminate the threat of nuclear conflict.
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Washington
Arkansas
J. William Fulbright
Barry Goldwater
Fulbright
Goldwater
Taylor Returns to Viet Nam Ambassadorship Flight
HONOLULU AP Maxwell Taylor U S ambassador to Viet Nam arrived in Honolulu en route to Saigon after a conference with President Johnson. His aides said he would spend most of the day in Honolulu before resuming his flight to the Vietnamese capital tonight at an unspecified time.
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Honolulu
Maxwell Taylor
U.S
Viet Nam
Saigon
Johnson
Taylor
USDA raises Arkansas soybean and rice yield forecasts
The Agriculture Department increased Arkansas crop projections for 1964. Soybeans are forecast at 20 bushels per acre producing 60.8 million bushels, up from 18 and 54.72 million a month earlier. Rice is forecast at 4.3 thousand pounds per acre yielding 18.49 million hundredweight bags, with last month’s figures at 4.25 and 19.275 million. Winter wheat remains 14.685 million bushels. corn and peach forecasts adjust as well amid policy changes.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Arkansas
USDA
Trucker in San Francisco Attacks Home After Dispute
A 35 year old San Francisco truck driver, Robert F Murphy, allegedly rammed his pickup into a house four times after his estranged wife refused to answer the door. Police said the incident left the vehicle inside the kitchen and are investigating assault with a deadly weapon.
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San. .Francisco
San Francisco
Old Washington boasts rare and valuable gun collection
Arkansas public museum feature highlights two major private displays. The Saunders Museum in Berryville houses Col. C. Burton Saunders collection. The Restoration Foundation Museum in Washington showcases a rare 1861 Remington prototype pistol, Hawken rifles, Winchester and Remington arms, and a James Black Bowie Knife. Pioneer history, Civil War era links, and Texas Revolution ties enhance the appeal.
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Arkansas Publicity and Parks Commission
Arkansas
Saunders Museum
Berryville
Col. C. Burton Saunders
Washington
Hempstead County
Esigton
Hope
Rocky Mountains
Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Winchester
Edwards
Remington
Mr. Edwards
Colt
Remington Arms
James Black
Old Washington
Bowie
Alamo
Cold Front Bears Down on Arkansas
A cold front moving into Arkansas is expected to bring showers and end the 90 degree heat. Forecasters predict temperatures 6 to 10 degrees below normal for the next several days with highs of 80 to 85. Showers likely across about 40 percent of the state except the southwest.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Districting Compromise Seen Likely in Senate
ERNEST VACCARO reports that supporters say odds are better than even the Senate will adopt a compromise on legislative reapportionment backed by President Johnson. The plan urges delaying court ordered state legislature reapportionment and serves as a substitute for Dirksen’s rider in the foreign aid bill.
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Ernest
Vaccaro Washington
Senate
Johnson
Congress
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Tabling
Othes
Hubert H Humphrey
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Javits
Supreme Court
Rockefeller in Favor of Eleven Point River Dam Plan
Winthrop Rockefeller declares support for the Water Valley Dam on the Eleven Point River in Northeast Arkansas. He informed Vernon Ring that after reviewing questions during a Randolph County visit he now favors the project and pledges full support if elected governor. The plan has faced local opposition and multiple hearings since 1933.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Water Valley Dam
Eleven Point River
Arkansas
Vernon Ring
Pocahontas
Eleven Point River Water Valley Dam
Randolph County
Eleven Point Iver Water Valley
Crop Duster Killed Near Texarkana
Donald L. Jacobs, 42, a crop duster pilot from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was fatally injured when his plane struck a power line and crashed in a soybean field 16 miles northeast of Texarkana, Arkansas, on Thursday.
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Texarkana, Ark
Donald L. Jacobs
Albuquerque
N.M
Here
Asia's Future May Depend On U S Patience
The piece argues that Southeast Asia's fate hinges on how long the United States tolerates the Indochina war. It cites Ho Chi Minh and North Vietnamese patience and warns a conference table may come only if U S patience wanes, while urging clearance of guerrilla forces around Saigon to stabilize South Viet Nam.
Bus depot clerk detains suspect over gear in pay locker
In Springfield Indiana a clerk questioned William Janowitz age 20 of Columbus Ohio after he described items found in his pay locker including lock picks glass cutters and a hacksaw blade Police were called and Janowitz was arrested He waived an extradition hearing and was sent back to Columbus to face burglary and theft charges.
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Springfield
William Janowitz
Janowitz
Columbus
Ohio
Consumer Builds His Own Credit With a Reporting Bureau
Mary Anita Laseter explains how a credit bureau records and reports a consumer credit history, highlighting that the consumer builds their own credit while the bureau serves lenders and other users. The piece traces the Hempstead County bureau’s origins, scope, and services, including personnel reports and specialized credit decisions. It notes the bureau’s worldwide reach and cites Daniel Webster on the power of credit.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Star
the Diamond
Webb Lasseter, Jr
Credit Bureau and Collection Agency
Rosarians
Credit Bureau
North America
Hope
Mer‘chants
Retail Merchants Association
J.C. ‘Carlton
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Bureau
Carlton
First National Bank
Credit Bureau of
Hempstead County, Inc
Masonic Building
South Main Street
Elmer Neighbors
Bob Rosenbaum
Honolulu
Hawaii
Madrid
Spain
Hempstead
Nevada
America
Daniel Webster
Webster
Typhoon Sally Triggers Hong Kong Landslide Toll
A landslide caused by Typhoon Sally in Hong Kong killed six people and injured eight in a wooden hut crushed by rocks after a torrential ten hour downpour. Rain pounded the colony, raising the casualty toll to eight dead and 30 injured. flooding struck many areas as over 10,000 Chinese refugees were moved from low villages and hillside huts amid seven inches of rain in 12 hours.
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Hong Kong
Charges Cambodia Helping Commies
Saigon formally charged that neighboring Cambodia is aiding the Communist Viet Cong against South Viet Nam forces. The Foreign Ministry warned the Cambodian government would bear grave consequences. The communique was an extract of notes to the UN Security Council and the Japanese Embassy.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Cambodia
Foreign Ministry
Viet Nam
U.N. Security Council
Talks of ending Vietnam War hinge on gains and recognition
Washington officials say a negotiated settlement may emerge only after China and North Vietnam are persuaded they are losing. Ambassador Maxwell Taylor reported to President Johnson that South Vietnam could end victoriously, with focus on a stable Saigon government and a purge of Communist guerrillas near the capital. He cautioned negotiations are not yet on the table, and military alone cannot win.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
U.S
South Viet Nam
Red
China
North Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Johnson
Taylor
Saigon
White Houses
State Department
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Arkansas A&M Dorm Approval Tally Records Approval for Dorm and Union Addition
The Housing and Home Finance Agency approved a 735000 loan to Arkansas A&M College to build a new women’s dormitory and add to the student union. The dormitory will house 17 women.
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Monticello, Ark
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Arkansas A&m College
Humphrey Reception Planned After Speech in Hot Springs
Hubert Humphrey will be welcomed at a reception in Hot Springs after his Democratic vice presidential nomination speech. He is set to address an electric cooperative regional meeting during the visit in Hot Springs Arkansas.
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Hubert Hot Springs
Ark
Hot Springs Faubus
Governor
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Electric Co-Operative
Goldwater Plans Southern Swing After Rewarding First Week
Senator Barry Goldwater capped a lively debut week in presidential campaigning with a nine state tour and an estimated quarter million spectators. He accused President Johnson of stalling on Bobby Baker probes, praised Humphrey while aligning with Miller, and predicted a big comeback in the polls as he heads south for a campaign stretch.
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Arthur Edson
Washington
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Cain
Goldwalter
New York
California
Ilinois
Ogle County
Oregon
Lyndon. Johnson
Bobby Baker
White House
Supreme Court
Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
American Political Science Association
Ill
Americang
Humphrey
William E. Miller
United States
Bill Miller
Spa Chamber Seeks Backing for Rambling Amendment
Hot Springs Chamber officials urge support for a proposed amendment to legalize Rambling. Mort Cox says letters were sent to other Central Arkansas chambers after Gov Faubus ordered Rambling closed in March. The measure would permit casino gambling in Garland County and would add over $5 million to state revenues.
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Hot Springs, Ark
Mort Cox
Hot Springs
Ber of Commerce
Arkanesa
Orval E. Faubus
Regina
Arkansas
Garland County
UA Swimming Pool and Health Center Construction Bids
The University of Arkansas announced bids for a new student health center and a swimming pool building. The health center bid came to 45,392 dollars and the swimming pool building bid was 363,440 dollars.
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Fayetteville, Ark
University of Ark
Aes
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John Heuston
B. W. Edwards
Hope, Ark
Arkans8as
J. S. ‘Hawken
St. Louis
Rockefeller
Asia
By William L. Ryan
Southeast Asia
Peking
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Indochina
NLFSV
National Liberation Front For
Arkansas A&m
Spa Chamber
UA Swimming
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