Obituaries Briefs: Lente Wood Poling Silver Tincher Pyryev
W L Lente of Benton area dies at 96 at Benton Hospital. Survived by wife Ninoy Lente, two daughters and two sons, plus siblings and grandchildren. Prescott’s Ray Wood, 54, dies. wife and children listed. service at Park Baptist Church. Dr Daniel A Poling, 83, ex editor of Christian Herald, dies of pneumonia. founder of Chapel of the Four Chaplains. Rabbi Eliezer Silver, 86, honorary OU president, dies. Robert R Tincher, 59, Cowles Florida Broadcasting head, dies of heart ailment in Winter Park. Ivan A Pyryev, 66, acclaimed Soviet director, dies.
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DENTS
W. L. Lente
Bettefot
Blevins
Bentoh
Marlbrook Cemetery
Ashby Funeral Home
Prescott
Martin Ray Wood
Versnell Burkett Wood
W. B. McKee
Texas
Linda Sue Wood
Billy Wood
Hope
Amos McBride
Clifton White
Park Baptist Church
Cornish
Caney Cemes
Caney Cemetery
Philadelphia
Daniel A. Poling
The
Christian Herald
University Hospital
Poling
Chapel of the Four Chaplains
Winter Park, Fla
Robert R. Tincher
Cowles Florida Broadcasting, Inc
War prevention view from Nes on U S role
Veteran diplomat David G Nes, deputy chief of mission in Cairo, says Washington timidity prevented steps that might have averted the 1967 Arab Israeli war. Nes contends Nasser’s Gulf of Aqaba decision and warnings were ignored by the State Department Congress and White House. He cites his expulsion with 76 Americans and accuses U S credibility issues in Cairo.
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Garven Hudgins
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Cairo
Washington
United States
David G. Nes
U.S. Foreign Service
Nes
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gulf of Aqaba
Nasser
Egypt
State Department
Congress
White House
Egyp Tians
Deepartment
Middle East
United Nations
Gaza Strip
Sinai Desert
Acress
Foreign Ministry
Chambers of Commerce Praise Publicity for Annual Banquet
A Chambers of Commerce board member praises Tha Star for excellent publicity of their annual meeting and banquet. The letter credits many local individuals and organizations for making the event the largest and best yet, expressing gratitude to the editor and staff.
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Tha Star
The
Chambers of Commerce
Ex-Member of Board Also Had Trouble
Two observers, Q E Bishop and Grady Woolley, appeared at a Prison Board meeting in Little Rock. Woolley opposed Murton’s appointment. Bishop teased about his Little Rock trip and his post-prison retirement. They discussed board clashes, cemetery rumors at Cummins Prison Farm, and potential additional graves.
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Pete Young
Associated Press
Little Rock
State Prison Board
Q. E. Bishop
Grady Woolley
el Dorado
Woolley
Thomas O. Murton
Arkansas Senate
Bishop
Murton
Cummins
Morton
John Haley
Haley
Leace
Scott
Rockefeller
Looking Back From Page 1 Reminisces Of Ordinary Family Life
The column recalls postwar family dinners and frugal meals with canned salmon and macaroni and cheese. A doctor pauses in the kitchen to greet each family member by name after being paid three dollars a week, reflecting on simpler days.
Miller to resign as Arkansas state police director
Miller told Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller he will retire from the Arkansas State Police by March at latest and will pursue another opportunity. He praised the department’s progress and said replacement discussions are ongoing. Davis, previously ruled ineligible, remains under consideration for the director post as Rockefeller seeks a bill to qualify him.
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A. St
Carib
Miller
Winthrop Rockefeller
Marel
Beat
State Supreme Court
Lynn A. Davis
Arkansas
Davis
Rockefeller
General Assembly
Senate and House Divided Over Constitutional Convention
In Little Rock the Senate Constitutional Amendments Committee backed a do pass on the Legislative Council constitutional convention bill while sending back a council drawn measure without recommendation. The House Judiciary Committee approved do pass on two bills and another measure, created by a special panel, with chair Rep. Harry Colay noting a choice between do pass or kill, and Rep. Chad Currett urging floor debate.
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Little Rock
Senate
State Legislative Council
House
Constitutional Rev
Sterling Cockrill Jr
Harry Colay
Magno- Ma
Chad Currett
el Dorado
Murton Gets Go ahead on Gravedigging
Murton, state prison superintendent, received permission from the Prison Board to dig for unmarked graves at Cummins and Tucker Prison Farms. He plans to first establish pauper cemeteries for burials and then proceed with digging, arguing that aid and humanity are essential despite controversy and literacy and health concerns.
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Murton
Tommy Yates
Associated Press
Little Rock
Thomas
Murrton
State Prison Board
Cummins
Tucker
Morton
Public opinion on Vietnam war plans debated in article
The piece reports on public opinion amid Vietnam War discourse. It cites seven proposals with 71 percent backing a phased troop reduction and South Vietnamese training, followed by continued support, while a UN-led withdrawal alternative also appears among the options. The author favors the phased exit approach.
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Vietnam
Tomorow
Ami Ptop
United Nations
Homemakers Discuss Leadership Training in Hempstead County
Hempstead County Extension Homemakers officers gathered for leadership training to boost programs. Mrs. Wilton Mullins introduced Mrs. Ernest Graham who urged use of available resources to improve homes and communities. Mary Anita Laseter advised on news writing and radio broadcasting for public information.
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Hempstead County Extension Homemakers Club
Wilton Mullins
County Extension Homemaker
Ernest Graham
E. H
Graham
Mary Anita Lasetér
Hope Star
KXAR
E. H. Public Information
Verner McMurtrey
James Ellis
Lyle
Explosion in Chicago Kills Five at Sausage Plant
A blast and series of explosions at Micklebarry Sausage Co on the South Side killed five and injured 78. Firemen and workers were among the injured. two people remain missing. Debris shattered windows and hurled bodies across the street as residents and officials described the scene near the International Amphitheatre.
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M. Akeisher
Associated Press
Chicago (Ap
Roy R. Laidly
Frank Shear
Charles Peppers
Melf
Pepepers
Micklebarry Sausage Co
International Amphitheatre
Union Pacific Target of Rail Union Strikes Loom
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen seeks a temporary restraining order in Lincoln Nebraska against Union Pacific to block crew reductions. If denied, the union may withdraw members from work. The union already struck Missouri Pacific and Texas & Pacific lines and extended the action to Seaboard Coast Line.
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Associated Press
Union Pacific Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad
Lincoln
Neb
Union Pacific
Jack Bardgett
St. Louis
U.S
Union
Missouri Pacific
Texas & Pacific Lines
Seaboard Coast Line
MOPAC
Harry Hammer
Springdale hosts bipartisan legislative party with Rock
Arkansas lawmakers mingled with Gov Winthrop Rockefeller at a Springdale dinner for about 100 NW Arkansas delegates. Frank Whitbeck and two hillbilly bands provided entertainment as fears over prison farm dances surfaced, drawing humor from leaders and attendees about political divisions and state labor issues.
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Arkansas
Patty Giver
Sptinedale
Winthrop Rock
Ételier
Insurance Company
Frank Whitbecks
Branson
Rockefeller
Consway County
Marlin Hawkins
Perry County
Paul van Dalsem
Phillips
Strawberry Terry
Skunk Holler Gang
Cummins
Tucker
Sergeant With A Vietnam War Pact and Morale Insight
A sergeant recalls village pacification aims and field actions near Tuy Loan, noting rewards for locals and American personnel were high. He reflects on race, prejudice, and unity in danger, supporting antiwar demonstrators’ rights while staying committed to the mission and morale in Vietnam.
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Muttel
Vietnam
Thas
Woman Kills 5 of Family Ruled Insane in Ga
Janie Lou Gibbs 35 was declared sane by a Superior Court jury after admitting arsenic killings of five family members. A psychiatrist cited schizophrenia and a compulsive need she could not explain. Gibbs was committed to a state mental hospital, avoiding murder charges for now.
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Gunwitle
Janie Lou Gibbs
Old Custom Wig Wearing Across Ancient Cultures
The practice of wearing wigs is described as very old with Egyptian mummies found wearing them and evidence that ancient Greeks and Romans also wore wigs.
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