Weather and cold snap sweep across multiple states
A sweeping cold front brings subfreezing highs and snow or sleet possible in Arkansas Louisiana and nearby. Northwest sections see lingering rain turning to freezing rain and snow while central areas face a slow temperature drop through Wednesday. Baltimore and Minnesota report bitter cold with single digits and subzero readings in North Dakota and Wyoming.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Associated Press
Southwest
North Dakota
Wyoming
Tennessee
Cumberland Plateau
Middle Tennessee
Friendship International
Baltimore
Minnesota
Dakotas
Weather Bureau
Arkarisas Is Held in Icy Grip
Arctic cold front grips Arkansas with subfreezing winds and icy highways. Schools reopenings delayed across the state as temperatures dip to near zero in places like Walnut Ridge and Newport. Gasoline spill and a truck overturn heighten hazards while forums of road crews apply chemicals on bridges and slopes.
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Associated Press
U. S
Arkansas
Wynne
Forrest City
Overman Garment Co
Harrison
State
Walnut Ridge
New
Port
Nebraska
Annadelphia
Newport
Texarkana
Pine Bluff
el Dorado
Memphis
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Fayetteville
Wanted Men and Women for Civil Service Jobs
Advertises recruitment for government positions over 18 with high starting salaries and advancement. Promises free booklet and list of positions and salaries, stressing easy entry with minimal education, and urges prompt response via a refundable coupon. Contact details imitate a private school offering test prep since 1948.
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Lincoln Service
Hope for Peace In 1968 Faces Global Doubt
In a world stunned by conflict and cold weather, leaders including Pope Paul VI and President Johnson called for peace as 1968 began. Hanoi hinted at talks if bombing stopped, while Saigon reported a major Viet Cong attack near the capital. Johnson pressed domestic budget moves and a Social Security overhaul, aiming to cut U.S. spending abroad and boost benefits for 24 million recipients.
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Bob Monroe
Weiler
Pope Paul, VI
Vatician
Vietnam
LBJ
Johnson
Eisaku Sato
Hanoi
Nguyen Duy Trinh
U.S. State Department
Americas
Western Hemisphere
U.S
Pasadena
Calif
National
Connell
Clarksburg
Mass
Berkshire County
Ccnmead
North Vietnam
United States
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
John Gardner
Burger
Charles Schultze
Douglass Cater
Congress
Texas
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Viet Cong attack near Tay Ninh amid truce period flare
Reported fighting around Tay Ninh Provisional Government area as Viet Cong guerrillas launched multiple assaults. American air support flew over combat zones while soldiers repelled several attacks. In Tay Ninh alone at least two U.S. troops died and 23 were wounded. Other incidents across South Vietnam included Red Infantry assaults and the kidnapping of a Montagnard official in the central highlands.
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Reda
Seehe
Tay Ninh
Lrig
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
New Heart Transplant Shows Early World Milestone
Three months after a brain hemorrhage, Dr. Philip Blalberg awaits a donor heart as surgeons at Groote Schuur Hospital study transplant options. The piece notes Barnard's earlier successful heart transplant and mentions subsequent operations by Kantrowitz in Brooklyn using a infant heart, with mixed outcomes. Blalberg’s wife Seleen describes the heart as having “completely” failed in her husband’s previous condition.
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Groote Schuur Hospital
Barnard
Blasbergs
Jill
Israel
Haifa
Brooklyn
N.Y
Adrian Kantrowitz
Blatberg
Selleen
Blalberg
United States
Philip Blalberg
Americans Barred From Atlantis Find At Thera
Americans who helped discover an ancient island city believed linked to Atlantis are banned from further digging by Greek authorities after Dr James W Mavor Jr of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute publicized the find. The Thera site in the Aegean Sea south east of Greece may have inspired Plato. The ban was announced Monday following the exposure of the discovery.
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Woods Hole
Mass
Atlantis
Thera
Aegean Sea
Greece
Plato
James W. Mavor Jr
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Faints of Texdikata and West Moronta deaths listed
Obituary notice items report multiple deaths including Mose Pierce Crossett 79 and Thomas Oliver Bright 84. Details include surviving family, funeral times, and burial at local cemeteries with specified chapels and funeral homes in Crossett, Hope, and Tyler areas.
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Mose Pierce Crossett
Mose Perce
Res
Crossett.Co
John, Pierce
Hope
1It Meeks
Hamburg
R. W. John
Crossett
Tom Perce
T. O. Bright
Thomas
Oliver Bright
Prescott
Thula Bright
Erman
Ivan
William Bright
Lydia Bowden
Caddo Mills
Texas
Alta,Arrington
Delma Crowell
Nashville
Aline Buick
Tyler
Herndon
Merlin Cox
DeAnn Céemytery
Herndon Funeral Home
Pension plans surge as private retirement grows worldwide
The article surveys postwar pension trends with private plans expanding dramatically by 1980 and assets rising from 11 billion in 1946 to 195 billion in 1985. It discusses funding, savings, and the debate over whether pension funds threaten or support economic growth, plus variations in social security funding and potential insurance alternatives. It also notes Greece’s political tensions and a Kalamazoo birth milestone, including a New Year’s baby named John Patrick.
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Penton
Plang
Senate House
Greece
Spyridon Marinatos
University of Athens
Mavor
Marinatos
Kalamazoo
Mich
Shannon Stark
John Patrick
James Stark
Hawkins Case to Enter Second Phase February 19
Circuit Judge Bobby Steel in Nashville told attorneys the accounting suit against Conway County Sheriff Marlin Hawkins will move to its second phase starting February 19. The case, filed by Levin taxpayers who allege Hawkins misappropriated as much as 240,640 dollars from 1954 through 1966, had been set for January 22 but was postponed to allow more prep time.
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Man
Hawkins
Trains, Fire, And Evacuations After Dunreith Explosion
A chemical laden explosion near Dunreith Indiana triggered fires at the Butterflaid Canning Co plant and a service station, destroyed ten houses, and forced evacuations. A westbound railroad derailment and collision with an eastbound freight followed, with 75 cars of 90 involved. Officials warned of dangerous substances reacting with water, and residents described scenes of near apocalyptic flames and flying debris.
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Dunreith
Hide
Fadlaaa
Mreménaid
Butterflaid Canning Co
Hames
Mabel McGuire
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
William Will
Cambridge City
Will
Rolland Walls
Richmond
Walls
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