Obituaries and notable deaths from multiple places
Obituary notes for Ada Burne aged 91 with church ties and family survivors from Mt Nebo area. Burial at Mt Nebo Cemetery by Smith Funeral Home Lewisville. Also notices of Sir Myles Wyatt death in England and Ukrainian composer Boris Lyatoshinsky dying in Kiev at 73.
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Ada Burne
Inva Leteteville
Mtsa Baptist Church
Jane Atsay Burns
Jural
Marys Fd
Harrell Burns
Lewis
Alma Sithons
Hobe
Ope ‘Burns
Magnolia
Attell Saha
Patmos
Gureida Maine
Colchester
England
Myles Wyatt
British Inited Airways
Air Holds @thes Ltd
Moscow
Boris N. “Lyatoshinsky
Poser
Kiev
Edna Ferber Dies at 80 Novelist of So Big
New York reports the death of Edna Ferber at age 80, acclaimed for her Pulitzer Prize winning novel So Big. Ferber, a prominent figure in American letters, influenced 20th century fiction with bold social themes and wide public reach.
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Edna Ferber
New York
Gina’ Ferber
Ron the
Mixed Drinks in Arkansas Private Clubs Approved
The Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Board approved regulations to permit mixed drinks in private nonprofit clubs in wet counties for members, citing broad regulatory powers. The plan includes issuing six permits and lists 18 clubs that have applied, with enforcement cited as a public interest motive.
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Little Rock
Cotetrol Board
Harrel Hughes
The
ABC
Arkansas
Hughes
Atty
Joe Purcell
Purcell
Rock
Purcell’s
Winthrop Rockefeller
Pine Bluff
Hope Scientists Link Cancer Virus to Kissing Disease
Atlantic City AP report cites Dr Julius Horoszewicz of Roswell Park, linking infectious mononucleosis, the kissing disease, to Burkitt lymphoma in Africa. virus reacts with antibodies in those previously infected, suggesting a possible viral cause of cancer in humans. Findings presented at Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology in Atlantic City.
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Hope
Ark
Atlantic City
Africa
United States
Julius 8. Horoszewicz
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
Roswell Park
New York
James T. Grace Jr
Virginia C
Dunkel
Federation of American Sdelectics For
Governors hold off on endorsements in explosive year
Democratic governors meeting in St. Louis declined to back a consensus candidate for the 1968 White House race. They rejected mass endorsements and chose to wait and watch as Kennedy McCarthy and Humphrey debated. Abstentions and objections prevented unanimity, leaving no pledge to support a nominee.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
ST. Louis, Mo
White House
St. Louis
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Hughes
Holt enters race for Arkansas Supreme Court seat
LITTLE ROCK AP Frank Holt 57 of Little Rock filed for re election to the Arkansas Supreme Court the seat vacated by Justice Paul Ward. Holt previously resigned to run for governor in 1966 finishing second in the Democratic primary. Other filings noted include Chancellor Thomas Butt and Chancellor Lawrence Dawson seeking Ward's seat and various House district candidates across Jefferson Grant Perry Pulaski Jackson Woodruff Prairie Clark Nevada.
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Little Rock
J. Frank Holt
Arkansas Supreme Court
Paul Ward
Holt
High Court
Thomas Butt
Fayetteville
Ward
Lawrence Dawson
Pine Bluff
Little R
Arkansas Weather Station Report 24 Hours Ending Tuesday
Weather summary for Arkansas reports cloudy to partly cloudy skies and continued warm conditions into night and Wednesday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected with temperatures low 50s in the north to low 60s in the south. high temperatures not specified.
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Arkansas
West Central Arkansas Economic Development District Approved
Washington AP The Commerce Department approved the West Central Arkansas Economic Development District comprising 10 counties. Hot Springs is the development center and Russellville the redevelopment center, enabling greater federal assistance with the Economic Development Administration. Counties include Clark Conway Garland Hot Spring Johnson Montgomery Perry Pike Pope Yell.
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Perry
Pike
Pope
Yell
Allen Files for House in Pulaski
Marsh all D. Martin of Little Rock filed today as a Republican candidate for Position 12 in House District 22 covering Pulaski and Perry counties. He seeks the seat now held by Rep. Allan Dishough who has filed for re election. Martin helped prepare for a central telephone system for state government. Rep. Charles E. Davis of Springdale filed for re election to Position 3 in District 7 Washington County. Wayne N. Courtney, 32, merchant and farmer of Forrest City, filed for Position 2 in District 27 St. Francis County, held by Rep. R. E. Flanagin.
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Little Rock
Marshall D. Martin
Pulaski
Perry
Martin
Allan Dishough
Winthrop Rockefeller
Charles E. Davis
Springdale
Washington County
Wayne N. Courtney
Forrest City
St. Francis County
R. E. Flanagin
Haiphong Says U S Plane Shot Down
Tokyo AP reports Haiphong via Vietnam News Agency that a U S plane was shot down today after entering Haiphong airspace, northern Vietnam, with four other aircraft downed Monday over Nehe An Ha Tinh and Quang Binh during raids. Women won the vote in Australia Finland New Zealand and Norway before World War I.
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Tokyo
U.S
Haiphong
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Vietnam
Nehe An
Ha Tinh
Quang Binh
Australia
Finland
New Zealand
Norway
Wallace Campaigns in Arkansas News Conference and Rally
Former Gov. George Wallace visits Little Rock for a 2 45 pm news conference at the Albert Pike Hotel followed by an 8 pm rally in Barton Coliseum. Volunteers work to secure Wallace as an independent candidate on Arkansas ballots for the November 5 election.
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Montgomery
Ala
George Wallace
Arkansas
Little Rock
Albert Pike
Barton Coliseum
Five Bodies Found in Calif Fire
Fresno police found the bodies of three children and two adults in a house partly destroyed by fire. A five gallon gasoline can was in the living room. One child on the couch was strangled. two other children in a bedroom were stabbed and strangled with a bag over one head. A woman had a head wound and a man on the back porch was burned to death. The house was locked from inside.
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Fresno
Calif
Governor backs first step to liquor law fix in Arkansas
Governor Winthrop Rockefeller said the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board acted to curb hypocrisy in Arkansas liquor laws by issuing rules for private nonprofit clubs to dispense mixed drinks. He said he learned of the regulations just before a news conference and did not rule out a future special session unless an extraordinary event occurs. Tucumcari Commission pays final city jail dental bill.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
State
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Arkansas
Rockefeller
ABC
Canary triggers alarm at discount store heist
In Columbia South Carolina a discount store was surrounded by Richland County deputy sheriffs with drawn guns after the burglar alarm sounded. The incident followed the discovery that a canary had escaped its cage and flown through a light beam guarding the premises, triggering the alarm.
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Columbia, &.C
Richland County
Body of Man Found in Wheat Field Near Osceola
A Negro man was found dead Monday afternoon in a wheat field about five miles south of Osceola Arkansas. No identification was found on the body and the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office said the investigation continues.
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Osceola
Ark
Here
Mississippi County Sheriff's Office
Kennedy Enters in South Dakota
Senator Robert F Kennedy announces candidacy in the June 4 Dakota primary at Sioux Falls airport. McGovern signals cautious support while noting Kennedy could be a stronger president than his brother. Kennedy shows limited campaigning in the state with 26 delegates at stake on a key California date.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
South Dakota
Kennedy
George McGovern
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Kenedy
John F. Kennedy
California
North
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