Forrest City unrest and white picket protests escalate
In Forrest City, whites picketed city hall demanding law and order while clashes with Newsmen and Black residents sparked a curfew and National Guard presence. Authorities reduced National Guard units as tension eased, with ongoing picketing and calls for resignations of local officials.
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Robert Morphis
Retired Man Dreaming Big Plans For Quiet Years
HAL BOYLE writes a playful view of retirement as a time to pursue daydreams and odd projects from treasure hunting to learning languages and odd inventions. The piece mixes humorous ideas with a note on staying mentally active in later life and includes a short church note about Ricky Renshaw preaching at Unity Baptist Church and Youth Day activities.
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Arkansas Weather Forecast For Friday
Experiment Station report shows a 24 hour period ending at 7 am Friday with a high near 97 and low around 65. Generally fair conditions across Arkansas with little temperature change through Saturday. Today’s highs expected in the upper 80s to mid 90s and tonight’s lows in the 60s to low 70s.
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Arkansas
Notable political figures and wartime leaders die
Obituaries from Northfield Minnesota Salzburg Austria and London report the deaths of Edward Thye former Minnesota governor and U S Senator Charles W Thayer longtime Voice of America director and diplomat Lord Bridges wartime cabinet secretary. The report notes a U S Army statement that Green Berets in South Vietnam will gain a new commander Col Michael D Healy succeeding Col Alexander Lemberes after recent arrests tied to a murder case.
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Edward Thye
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Austria
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Russia
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Alexander Lemberes
Robert B. Rheault
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Eight U.S. soldiers confined at Long Binh awaiting trial
The eight men are confined to quarters at Long Binh, 12 miles northeast of Saigon, as U S Command decides whether to bring them to trial. The Army notes Healy is a master parachutist who served with Special Forces in German years and in Vietnam in 1964. Newfoundland's status as a Canadian province in 1949 is noted.
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Army
Healy
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Saig Pon
CIA
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Warm Days Cool Nights Predicted Arkansas Weather
The Associated Press reports fair skies with warm days and cool nights in Arkansas through Saturday. Weekend highs expected 86 to 91 degrees, with Thursday in the low 90s and Texarkana reaching 97. Lows tonight 60s to 70s, no rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours.
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