Weather Outlook for Arkansas and Nearby Areas
A four hour report ending at 7 am Friday shows highs near 69 and lows around 36 with increasing cloudiness. Expect showers or thundershowers in the western portion this afternoon and in the eastern portion Saturday morning, turning colder with highs in the 60s to low 70s and overnight lows around 40s. Elsewhere, conditions vary with cooler trends developing into Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iWe Weather Experiment Station
Arkansas
Obituary of Earnest G Bennett 57 in Phoenix
Earnest G Bennett, 57, died early Wednesday in Phoenix. A former resident of Hope and Hempstead County, he is survived by two brothers Roy of Hope and Wilton of Guymon Okla, six sisters Irma Faught Pineville La Georgia Honea Camden Ark Maudie Valentine Washington Ark Ruth Givens Dorothy Downs and Della Beck Hope. Funeral services will be 2 pm Sunday at Oakcrest Chapel with Rev Peter DeNui and Rev Dorin Garner officiating. Interment Ayers Cemetery under Oakcrest Mortuary of Hope direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest G, Bennett
Phoenix
Hope
Hempstead County
Roy
Wilton
Guymon
Oklo
Irma Faught
Pineville
Georgia Honea
Camden
Maudie Valentine
Washington, Ark
Ruth Givens
Dorothy Downs
Della Beck
Oakcrest Chapel
Peter DeNui
Dorin Garner
Ayers Cemetery
Oakcrest Mortuary of
Defense Counsel Details Expenses in Sirhan Case
Counsel for the defense described costs paid by the Kaisers contract and other sources, listing fees for psychiatrists and psychologists, hotel bills, meals, transportation, photocopying, and living costs. Robert Kaiser plans to write about the case and has contributed pieces to Life magazine and European publications, with proceeds partly for the family and partly for expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
Berman
Robert Kaiser
Sirhan
Kaiser
Life Magazine
Batangan Campaign Victorious In Cordon Operation
AP reports a major Batangan Peninsula cordon operation began January 13 with 4000 U.S. Marines, Army and Vietnamese riflemen seizing 40 square miles south of Da Nang. Rebels inside the cordon are pressured toward the sea as 11,476 peasants are relocated for interrogation yielding Viet Cong workers and sympathizers. Casualties: 41 U.S. dead, 186 wounded. 200 enemy dead claimed. Cadre seeks pacification and return of peasants to land while Tet cease-fire talks loom with Thieu signaling possible truce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Batangan
Macrine
da Nang
William W. Behrens Jr
U.S
Tet
Marble Mountain
Nguyen van Thieu
Jury Selection In Los Angeles Case Proceeds Amid High Costs
Report notes defense expenses by mail totaling under 500 dollars with Los Angeles taxpayers bearing prosecution costs nearing 400000. Trial start remains uncertain as security measures and special courtroom needs add to expenses. Eight men and four women jurors sworn in. six alternates being chosen. Five seated provisionally while both sides exhaust peremptory challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
High Interest Rate Sparks Debate Over Saving Bonds
AP Business analysis notes January outflow of 61 million from U S savings bonds and Freedom Shares, largest in six years, with December at 11 million. persisting inflation and high government spending cited as drivers while investors seek higher returns elsewhere. The piece explains Series E, H, and Freedom Shares yields and cautions on inflation eroding real returns before maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cunniff
New York
U.S
Freedom
No Other Jews Held by Iraq says el Bakr
Iraq president Ahmad Hassan el Bakr says no Jews remain jailed for espionage in Baghdad and that 3,000 Jews may leave freely. He defended executions as treason and linked US stance to Israel. Report notes prior hangings drew international condemnation and fear among Baghdad's Jewish community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belnut
Lebanon
Iraq
Baghdad
Middle East
Ahmad Hassan el Bakr
el Bakr
Israel
United States
Washington
al Bakr
U.S
U.N
U Thant
Pope Paul VI
Europe
Dennis Neeld
Information Ministry
Nixon hints at future summit with Soviets contingent on talks
President Nixon signaled willingness for a future summit if preliminary talks with the Soviet Union show progress on both military and political issues. He said any meeting would be well prepared with a broad agenda, as he plans exploratory talks during his European working trip. Officials note NATO and allied ties remain central to his aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Nixon
Soviet Union
Middle East
Seaks
United States
Soviets
Belgium
West Germany
Italy
Great Britain
France
NATO
White House
Vatican
Paul VI
West Berlin
East Germany
Inauguration Story Told by Routens
The Hempstead County Republican committee met on Feb 4 to discuss fund raising. Bill and Bonnie Routon reported on their Washington trip for President Nixon's inauguration. They attended Gov. Rockefeller's gala, noted Arkansas leaders present, and described nearing the president at the Mayflower ball. Gifted keepsakes included a gold bracelet and engraved cuff links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead County
Republican Party
Republian
Citizens Bank
Bill
Bonnie Routon
Washington
Nixon
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Fulbright and
McClellan
John Paul Hammerschmidt
David
Lawrence
Nelson
Routons
Washington, D.C
Routon
Roueton
No Picket Wins Fame Eating Fish
SAN ANTONIO AP A 20 year old Texas college student swallowed 210 goldfish in 1 hour 40 minutes for a solo protest act. Charles Winfield a St Marys University sophomore from Pharr paced the stunt before about 200 onlookers claiming a world record. The university noted the prior best was 199 set in 1966 by a student at St Francis College in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Charles Winfield
Winfield
St. Mary's University
St. Francis College
Philadelphia
Pharr
Oil Slick Spreads From Offshore Well Off California
Heavy seas hinder efforts to seal a leaking undersea oil well off Santa Barbara. The spill grows toward Los Angeles at about three miles an hour, covering hundreds of square miles and spreading oil to Ventura and the harbor as crews work to plug the fissure during calm conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
California
Los Angeles
William Kerrigan
Ventura
Union 641
Navy crew testimony on oil spill response and Pueblo incident
The report covers coastal oil spill containment with 506 workers using booms and absorbents along white sandy beaches, while officials discuss military aid. Pueblo crew members testify with Pentagon experts on destroying classified materials if captured, and navigator location precision for water tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niton
Washington
Charles M. Teague
Pueblo
Penstagon
Tuck
Bucher
North Korea
Harry Iredale
Also Mentioned on This Page
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Dés*Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Lunes
Kansas City
Louisville
Miami
New Orleans
Okla
City
Omaha
Pittsburgh
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Winnipeg
Texarkana
Renald Gibson
Carlton Press, Inc
Fifth Avenue
NM. Y
WATTS
Routens
Hope Federal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!