Obituaries and war dispatches mix in local page
Obituaries list Garvit Elder Corvinels 63 of Hope with service details at Oakcrest Chapel and burial at Beretta Cemetery. Additional notice covers J W Bagley of Hope funeral at Oakcrest with burial at Rose Hill. A Hanoi dispatch from Tass reports Johnson advisers see talks with North Vietnam likely to open next week. Pentagon chief notes 24 500 reservists mobilized with 88 units and 30 days notice before reporting, part of broader troop readiness and possible Vietnam replacements.
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Leon Pregecott
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Oakcrest Chapel
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Weather Station Report for 24 Hours Ending Thursday
The forecast from THE ASSOCIATED PRESS shows Arkansas fair conditions with little temperature change through Friday. Highs near 76 and a low around 44 overnight, with tonight's low dipping into the 40s to 50s range.
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Associated Press
Arkansas — Fair
Davis promotes to Airman First class in jet mechanics
Sam H. Davis son of Mr and Mrs Farley Davis of Bodcaw has been promoted to Airman First Class. He trained at APB in Texas and Illinois and is stationed at McChord AFB Washington where he trains in jet mechanics. He is brother of Mrs David Rosenbaum Mrs Edward Hartsfield of Hope and Mrs Jackie May Susie Davis of Bodcaw.
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Farley Davis
Bodcaw
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Ilinois
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Washington
David Rosenbaum
Edward Hartsfield
Hope
Jackie May
Susie Davis
Bodeaw
O'Brien Replaced by Watson as Postmaster General
President Johnson moves to replace Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien with W. Marvin Watson and names Gen. Creighton Abrams to Vietnam command. Admiral John S. McCain will succeed Sharp in the Pacific, and Gen. Andrew Goodpaster to deputy in Vietnam. O'Brien’s resignation follows Johnson’s noncandidate status.
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Lawrence F. O'Brien
Creighton W. Abrams
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Vietnam
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Abrams
William C. West
O’brien
Robert F. Kennedy
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Senate
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Tex
Texas Steel
Lone Star
Texas
Democratic Executive Committee
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Kennedy
Trumann Man Killed In Car Truck Wreck
James Elmber Blake 48 of Trumann died when his southbound car struck a flatbed truck on Arkansas 63. Roy W. Osborne 28, truck driver, was uninjured. Blake was alone in the vehicle at impact.
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Ark
James Elmber Blake
Arkansas
Roy W. Osborne
Blake
Mullins Elected President of Southern Universities Conference
University of Arkansas President David W. Mullins was elected president of the Southern Universities Conference at its annual meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia. The conference includes public and private universities across the South.
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Fayetteville, Ark
University of Arkansas
David W. Mullins
Southern Universities Conference
Williamburgs
South
KXAR Plans to Salute Local Seniors
KXAR Radio will salute 279 graduating seniors from April 15 to May 2 in Blevins Hope Saratoga Spring Hill and Verger Offices prepared sheets list honors offices held awards and other details The project conceived by KXAR manager Haskell Jones involved Pepper Sound Studios for jingles and music Six weeks are needed to read all credits with about twelve salutes daily and seniors may appear at any time in mixed broadcasts.
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KXAR
Haskell Jones
Pepper Sound
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Pepper
Mild Temperatures Through Friday Across Arkansas
Fall skies and mild temperatures are forecast for Arkansas through Friday with a chance of scattered showers and a light thundershower before a cold front Saturday morning. Highs reach the 80s in the south and upper 70s in the north, with overnight lows in the 40s and 50s. Wednesday highs range from 80 at Fort Smith to 78 at Harrison, with lows from 34 at Calico Rock and Gilbert to 51 at Newport. No rainfall was reported for the 24-hour period ending 6 a.m. today.
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State Job Tests Reassessed Over Racial Bias Claims
LITTLE ROCK AP The Merit System Council director said he is re evaluating questions on state job tests to prevent Negro discrimination. He urged hiring a Negro to sit on the oral test board. The council screens jobs from filing clerks to microbiologists across agencies including Welfare, Health, and Mental Health divisions.
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State Merit System Council
John L Hogue
Council
MSC
The
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Employment Security Division
Disability Division
Social Security Administration
Cancer Commission
State Hospital
State Office of Civil Defense
Health Planning Division
Whites tie Angola fight to Viet Cong in Rhodesia turmoil
In Karoi Rhodesia a farmer equates African freedom fighters with the Viet Cong as white authorities battle guerrillas across the Zambezi Valley. Curfews, arrests, and fires mark unrest in Southern Africa while U.S. troops contend with Khe Sanh siege and the ongoing Vietnam war as Complete Victory presses toward Saigon.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Associated Press
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Vietnam
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Indian Ocean
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Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
U.S. Marines suffer helicopter crash near Camp Carroll
On Thursday April 11 1968 after heavy losses the U S Marines pressed the offensive around Khe Sanh with regrouping to strike again while a collision near Camp Carroll killed twelve Americans as two helicopters were destroyed. Jets targeted North Vietnam below the 19th parallel including a bridge northwest of Vinh.
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Camp Carroll
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North Vietnam
Panhandle
Demilitarized Zone
Vinh
Navy
Economy Act Cost U.S. $1 Billion
IRS chief says spending cuts by Congress to save money actually cost about $1 billion yearly in lost tax revenues. Commissioner Sheldon Cohen noted every $1 cut in IRS staffing loses $10 in taxes due to fewer audits. He cited last year’s cutback, 2,000 vacancies, and a budget of about 60,000 employees including 13,000 field agents.
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Joseph R. Coyne
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Sheldon
Cohen
Internal Revenue
House
IRS
Treasury Department
MecMath Weighs U.S. Senate Run in Arkansas
Former Gov Sid McMath said he is seriously considering entering the U S Senate race against Senator J William Fulbright in Arkansas He described the decision as very tough and noted ongoing deliberations about his candidacy.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Sid McMath
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
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