Obituary notices from Fulton and beyond mention several deaths
The Fulton community mourns 86 year old Mrs. Jimmy C Walters longtime Christian Church member with survivors including three sons and a daughter. Funeral arrangements by Herndon Funeral Home. Also reported are Ralph Pallen Coleman Sr. an illustrator turned religious artist who worked on books and stained glass. Arthur Rutherford Ford editor emeritus of the London Free Press. and P. Scott McLean former WLW-1 executive found dead, amid notes of medical history and a kidney transplant.
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Fulton
The
Christian Church
Charles
Rockford
Abington, Pa
Ralph Pallen Coleman Sr
W. Somerset Maugham
F. Scott, Fitzgerald and
Booth Tarkington
Cincinnati,ohio
P. Scott McLean
Indianapolis
WLW-1
MoLean
Avco Corp
Big Storms Leaving Plains and Rivers in Turmoil
Storm warnings swept the central plains as temperatures plummeted after a severe weather outbreak. Tornadoes struck Arkansas with six twisters in a two hour span, killing at least two and injuring many as it crossed into Tennessee near Memphis. Millington mobile home park and Vincent community faced destruction, while Arkansas towns lost power from a high voltage line between Little Rock and Memphis. Ambulances evacuated dozens to the Memphis hospital and several Arkansas towns reported outages and damaged structures.
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Arkansas Power and Light Co
Little Rock
Cranefordsville
James Mill
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Ap&l
Sheriff's Office
Lincoln County
Marble Size Rail
Humphrey Gains Labor Backing Amid Vietnam Peace Hopes
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey won key labor support from AFLCIO President George Meany as Hanoi signaled willingness to begin limited peace talks. Meany said Humphrey alone could campaign for Johnson programs and freedom in the world. Other political notes included Rockefeller’s potential candidacy and primary dynamics across states as Kennedy and Johnson factions maneuver.
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Axley
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California
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District of Columbia
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Associated Press
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Nashville Tennessean
Buford Ellington
Buford
George Christian
Arkansas Weather Summary for 24 Hours to Thursday
The report notes a 24 hour period ending 7 am Thursday with a high of 78 and a low of 45, precipitation totaling .32 inches. Forecast from The Associated Press calls for partly cloudy skies and a much cooler spell tonight and Friday with lows ranging from the upper 20s to low 30s north and around 40 south.
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Relief forces press toward Khe Sanh amid uncertain resistance
U S Marines and the 3rd Marine Division led a spring toward Khe Sanh as helicopters ferried troops near the base while others faced bridge repairs on Highway 9. The drive reached within miles of the fortress yet senior officers questioned the low resistance and feared what may come. Meanwhile tornadoes ripped through Arkansas with homes demolished, injuries reported, and wide outages as lines failed and debris blocked search efforts.
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1St Air Cavalry Division
Khe Sanh
U.S
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Laos
War Deaths Drop While U S Wounded Soar In Vietnam
Saigon reports show 330 Americans killed last week, total wounded 3,886 with 1,829 hospitalized. U S troop strength rises to 16,000 as enemy casualties from Jan 1 to March 30, 1968 total about 20,544 killed. Yucatan peninsula note ends.
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Court to rule on leather strap discipline case
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear Friday arguments on whether leather strap punishment for prisoners is cruel and unusual. Arkansas inmates William King Jackson Lyle Edward Ernst Jr. and Grady W. Mask are plaintiffs. The state has since banned the strap, but lawyers argue to keep the issue alive.
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ST. Louis
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Edward L. Wright
Little Rock
Williams S. Arnold
Crossett
Arkansas Penitentiary
William King Jackson
Lyle Edward Ernst Jr
Grady W. Mask
Wright
Arnold
U.S
Gordon Young
Oren Harris
Arkansas
Board of Correction
King Plans to Ignore Injunction in Memphis March
Dr Martin Luther King Jr and civil rights leaders say they will defy an injunction banning another mass march in Memphis next Monday. Federal officials warn federal troops will enforce the order if needed after a rioting scare tied to last week's protest. A hearing before U S District Judge Bailey Brown followed city officials' fear of a recurrence as King spoke to about 2000 supporters detailing the need to press the issue.
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Tent
Martin Luther King Jr
U.S
Bailey Bront
King
Paroled Slayer With Life Sentence Reduced
Hames Perry Williams, once jailed for murder and later twice involved in escapes and gunfights, was among 84 parolees released by the Arkansas Pardon and Parole Board. His life term, trimmed to 50 years by Gov. Rockefeller, followed a history including a 1949 inmate killing and 1966 gunfights with police.
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Hames Perry Williams
Winthrop Rockefeller
State Pardon and Parole Board
Williams
Bill Bohdin
Tucker
Mena
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