Faubus retirement seals shifts in Arkansas race
In Little Rock, Gov. Orval Faubus left politics as filing closed, with eight Democrats vying for the gubernatorial nomination and Winthrop Rockefeller entering the Republican race alongside Gus McMillan. The field includes ex-congressmen Dale Alford and Sam Boyce, former Arkansas Supreme Court justice Jim Johnson, and other seasoned candidates.
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Faubus
Winthrop Rockefeller
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Gus McMillan
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Brooks Hays
Jim Johnson
Frank Holt
Raymond Rebsamen
Winston Chandler
Kenneth Sulcer
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Alford
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Boyce
Far Newport
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Arkansas House
Slayings tied to fear and witchcraft in Norris town
In Norris town East Side, residents feared a series of family killings linked to alleged magic and the evil eye. Investigators questioned why suspicions targeted Bruno, with police stating a weapon was found in his room and examined by FBI labs. The case follows past accusations and local fear, while broader rail merger notes appear in the same text.
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Bruno
Licatas
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Norristown
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Lane
Com
Met
Lowe
FBI Laboratories
Washington
Viet Nam Airborne Actions Load Up Rail Paths
U S air strikes pound the Bac Giang rail route 25 miles northeast of Hanoi for a third time this week while a second raid on the Siu Gia Pass near Laos ends with unclear results. Navy pilots claim significant junk cargo damage off Tiger Island as 293 combat sorties are flown. Reports say 33 Viet Cong killed. U S forces note 15 killed in Tay Ninh and 31 Viet Cung deaths in Quang Nam. The first MIG 21 downing by Maj Paw Gilmore and Lt William Smith is recounted with details of the air battle and Sidewinder hits.
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Hanoi
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South China Sea
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U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Chu Chi
Saigon
Dat Do
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Paw J. Gilmore
Alamogordo
Nlm
Wiliam T. Smith
Wayne
Gilmore
Railroads Face Changes as Penn Central Slides Toward Crisis
Alfred E. Perlman of New York Central calls railroading a growth industry and says freight business losses have ended. New Haven Railroad trustees cite financial strain and demand public terms for continuing passenger service, noting aid is needed beyond 1966. Governor Nelson Rockefeller in Albany comments on the situation.
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New Penné Central System
United States
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Kenneth "Z. Tuggle
New Haven
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Norfolk & Western
Ity
Mort
Howard Wee
Freas
Pennsylvani
Alfred E. Perlman
New York Central
New Haven Railroad
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Albany
N.Y
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Flooding Hits Toledo Area Amid Rising Water Levels
About 1,800 people evacuated as water rose up to four feet in Paint Place Toledo and Luna Pier, with two 19 year olds hospitalized after electric shocks from a neon sign. Lost Peninsula access cut off as tornado remnants sweep the region. relief centers opened in schools while residents queued to return home or stay with relatives. Red Cross estimates up to 300 homes damaged and total property losses around 250 thousand dollars, marking the worst flood since 1952.
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Toledo
Lost Peninsula
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Senate Merger Plan Faces Strong Opposition and Dissent
The proposal to authorize a $20 million merger faced Democratic opposition with strong dissents from ICC commissioners. They warned the plan would end competition among railroads, raise carrier dominance, and hurt shippers while offering unclear public benefit.
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Milwaukee Road
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Freas
Tuggle
Abe Mr. Goff
Rupert L. Murphy
Laurence K. Walrath
Gaff
Mother And Five Children Slain In Brooklyn Tenement
In a Brooklyn tenement, a dark haired mother Maria Rivera Torres 24 and her five children aged 1 to 5 were found stabbed to death. Jose Torres 25 the husband and father, a former mental patient, is sought for questioning. The family, on relief, was found amid a neat four room second floor unit with victims in nightclothes.
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Brookllyn
South Fifth Street
Hooper Avenue
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Suarez
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Jose Jr
Harry
Yvette
Maria Antoinette
Nancy
Britain and Rhodesia into informal talks to end rebellion
London AP report says Britain begins informal talks with Rhodesia’s Prime Minister Ian Smith to seek a basis for negotiating an end to the Rhodesian uprising. Sanctions on the white minority regime remain, with formal discussions to start among newly announced delegates.
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Rhodesia
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Ian Smith
Wilson
Ee Chamber
Smith
Fashions Move Toward Sportwear For Men And Women
Fashion notes show menswear inspired by women led trends with wider shoulders, epaulets, and bold jackets. Women drive most purchases, buyers say, and fabrics range from shaggy blankets to neat gees. A police report shifts to a tragedy describing two bodies found in an apartment after an odor alerted the superintendent. authorities investigate as a homicide.
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Fie
Torres
Nante Ara
Crescencio Irizarry
Pope Invite to USSR Not Official Policy Discussed
At a pre departure news conference, Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko said the Vatican audience was private and that both sides could express views on peace. He linked the meeting to a prior encounter with Pope Paul VI at the United Nations, noting its significance in Moscow Vatican diplomacy. No clerics greeted him at the Vatican and Swiss guards were absent. The Vatican issued only a brief statement after the meeting.
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Italy
Gromyko
Paul
United Nations
New York
Gromyke
John XXIII
Nikita A. Khrushchev
Alexei Adzhubei
Congress Sees Narrow Senate Approval for Johnson Rent Subsidy
Johnson derides a $600 subsidy for a poor man as substandard housing costs rise. Senate Appropriations Committee initially refused funds, then reversed to accept $12 million of the House’s $30 million request for the experimental rent subsidy program amid Indian housing concerns. Senate vote 46 to 45.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Senate
House
Diverse 1920s Menswear Styles Described in Article
The piece outlines menswear options including dark jackets paired with slick vinyl Mondrian patterns, polka dotted and coin dotted shirts, flower prints, and various stripes with white collars. It details coats from thigh-length double breasted styles to furs like seal and beaver, with bright silk linings and fur fiber materials.
Three Missing After Blast At Indiana Ammunition Plant
An explosion at the Indiana Army ammunition plant near Charlestown destroyed a 40 by 80 foot reinforced concrete magazine and left three men missing presumed dead. Dale Lord 30 Adair Hayes 53 both Charlestown and William Zimbro 27 of Sellersburg identified among the dead or unaccounted for. At least 47 others were hospitalized with shock cuts and injuries. The 16,000 acre facility is owned by the town and located about 13 miles from Louisville.
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Ind
Indiana
Dale Lord
Adair Hayes
William Zimbro
Sellersburg
Jeffersonville
Utica
Louisville
William G. Lawhead
Court warns NAACP of crushing verdicts by emotional juries
In a written opinion Justice Douglas warns that holding the national NAACP liable for branch misconduct could threaten the organization and curb First Amendment rights. Robert E. Carter of the NAACP agrees to seek rehearing and vows continued peaceful protest. Pickets lined Overstreet’s Savannah store in 1962 after an employee alleged stealing and beating. Balloon ascent ends prematurely. second test flight ends with a safe parachute landing. balloon repair planned.
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U.S
New York
Robert £.Carter
Overstreet
Savannah
Chatham County
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