Obituaries and war news from a regional paper
Obituaries list Willie M Downs of Hemstead County age 75 with a World War I veteran, survivors include wife Lilfie and six sons plus one daughter and sister. funeral in Hemdon Chapel with burial at Pleasant Hill near Prescott. Lola L May, 87, dies in Bodcaw area, survived by son Other May and two daughters. service at Bodcaw Baptist Church with interment in Union Cemetery. Burgess Damron, 56, AP newsman and former Ashland sports editor, dies after illness. Keator, 83, retired John Deere manager, dies. Military dispatches report B52 saturation raids near Saigon, heavy casualties among U.S. and Vietnamese forces, and multiple attacks across Mekong Delta with civilian casualties and wounded.
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Wille M. Downs
Hemtpstead County
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Ft. Worth
Texas
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Hope
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Eugene
Oregon
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Nevada City
California
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Columbus
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Flintwoo
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Bodcaw
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Other May
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Texarkaha
Ardell Card
Corinth
Mississippi
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Allison Brown
Union Cemetery
Smith Funeral Home
Stamps
East Point
Burgess Damron
Associated Press
Damron
Ashland
Atlanta
Wira Service Guild
Saigon
U.S
26Th Infantry Division
Mekong
Severe Cold Grips Wide U.S. Regions Across Holidays
Severe cold grips the Northern Plains with Williston reporting readings to 43 below zero as the Arctic chill expands toward the Midwest. Freezing drizzle and sleet parade across Oklahoma to the Appalachians causing hazardous driving, school closures in Kentucky Tennessee and parts of Oklahoma, and heavy snow warnings east of the ice belt. Public safety alerts and road closures persist as government officials discuss Cambodia policy amid new U.S. envoy talks and ICC neutrality.
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Bowling Green
Students Form Their Own Peace Corps in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City New Jersey high school students formed a group titled The Peace Corps to address racial tensions. Thirty white and thirty Black youths lead 12 after class meetings with seniors and visit classrooms during school hours to discuss attitudes, excluding adults at students' request.
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Philip Wechsler
Associated Press
Atlantic City
Post Office to Raise Rates Across All Classes in January
Government printers run 24 hours a day and ships sail seven days a week to meet demand as a new series of postage increases takes effect January 12. First class letters rise to 6 cents per ounce, air mail to 10 cents, postal cards to 5 cents, and air mail cards to 8 cents, with second and third class rates climbing about 24 and 34 percent respectively. The changes are expected to yield about $900 million annually in extra revenue.
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Sah Pranatas
Ballas
Gunatanati
Chicago
New York
Thomas Jeffersson
Cerstain
Weather brief from a4 hours ending at 7 aif
The report notes high 37 and low 35 with 0.28 inches of precipitation. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies tonight with colder conditions Friday. Northwest winds 6 to 18 miles per hour and southeast winds 18 to 28 miles per hour expected.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Arkansas Weather Outlook Dips Cold Front Across State
The U S Weather Bureau reports a cold front moving southward through Arkansas tonight with clear to partly cloudy skies and much colder temperatures expected Friday. Lows in northern portions may drop into the teens, while highs on Wednesday range from 29 at Harrison to 42 at El Dorado. Rainfall in the last 24 hours includes Pine Bluff .61 inches and El Dorado 1.73 inches.
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