Weather Station Report: Arkansas 24 Hour Summary
Weather report for 24 hours ending 7 am Friday indicates high around 45 and low near 31 with trace precipitation. Forecast from Associated Press notes rain and sleet in the southwest spreading northeast, ending as light freezing drizzle over the northwest tonight, with mixed sleet possible southeast. Turning colder tonight and Saturday, lows 18-26 northwest and 26-36 southeast.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U S Not Providing Enough Money for Funerals of Soldiers
Families nationwide report paying $300 to $700 more than government burial allowances cover for Vietnam service members. AP interviews reveal examples from Arlington to Kansas City as funeral homes note costs exceed the standard allowances, with some absorbing losses to honor fallen soldiers.
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U.S
Associated Press Weitef
Washington
Vietnam
Associated Press
Lande Cpl
Robert M. Garlozal
Wheaton
Arlington National Cemetery
Carlozai
Salvatore
Virginia
Allowange Imits
Buriel
National Cemetery
Marietta
West
Boral
PE Riley
Kélly
Ik la
Joseph Gawler Sona
Los Angeles Area
Feneral
Newcomer’s
Kansas City
New York City
Obituary notices for George Brasher and others
George D Brasher age 69 died in a local hospital after a long illness He was retired First Baptist Church member American Legion veteran of World War II Survived by wife Rosa Lee Mullins Brasher and multiple relatives Funeral services at Oakcrest Chapel with Rev Gerald Trussell officiating Interment Memorial Garden Cemetery Also noted are obituaries of Milo J Warner and Carlo Cirillo Divinki and others with brief death notices and associated details
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George Brasher
George D. Brasher
First Baptist Church
American Legion
Rosa Lee Mullins Brasher
A. J. Brasher
Little Rock
L. Odell
Smackover
Mattie Burchfield
McNeil
Ernest
Bascom Brasher
Ralph. Brasher
Shreveport
Jim Prissock
Homer
Lawson Ainsworth
Oakcrest Chapel
Gerald Trussell
Memorial Garden
Oakcrest
Creer Cay
Versaby
Ohio
Milo J. Warner
The
Warner
Toledo
Roosevelt
Arkansas Faces Deficit Threat Under Revenue Act
AP reports Arkansas could face a 4.4 million dollar deficit in 1968-69 despite the 1945 Revenue Stabilization Act which bars debt. Julian Hogan notes agencies will lose portions of budgets, with A fully funded, B partially funded, and C cut. The act aims to prevent overspending but projections show looming shortfalls. U Thant comments on peace talks and a halt in US actions.
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San Antonio
Hanoi
Trinh
Vientiane
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Burma
Souvanna Phoume
Phnom Penh
Chester Bowles
Norodom Sihanouk
New Delhi
United State
India
Vietnam
Indochina
Paris
Maurice Couve de Murville
Charles de Gaulle
Shearer Japalsite
Julian Hogan
State Administration
General Assembly
Hogan
Comptroller’s
Howgan
United States
Britain
Control Commission
Canada
Poland
New York
U.N
U Thant
Tinh
Transplant surgeon discusses heart grafts and future banks
Dr Barnard reports patient recovery after heart transplant with infection absence and improving organ function. He compares Blajberg and Washkansky grafts, notes donor heart sizes, and envisions future heart banks including primates and possibly pig hearts, while mentioning Gaza origin of the word gauze.
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Seri
Barnard
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
Arkansas Desegregation Plan Faces Legislature Crisis
Judge Oren Harrells ruling allows filing a federal desegregation plan for Pine Bluff white boys and Wrightsville Negro boys schools. Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller may call a special session. a new board may govern both training schools with race neutral custody decisions. The timeline targets the Sept school term and court rulings from the Eighth Circuit are cited. A watchdog remark about a neighbor’s watch dog ends the item.
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Little Rock
Oren Harelg
Éhadt
Fratalig’ School
Pine Bluff
Negro Boys Training School
Welchtsville
Harris
Federal District Coil
Winthrop Rockefeller
Robert D. Smith
Ttt
Arkansas Legislative Council
John W. Walker
Walker
Nona. Mae. George
Gould
George
U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Wrightsville
Court of Appeals
Arkansas lawmakers eye hearings in January session
Schedule outlines a tentative start for hearings the week of January 15 on proposals legislators may consider in a special session. Rep Mirank of Fore tah, chair of the committee, announced Thursday that a definite start date will be set after Gov Winthrop Rockefeller provides details on session topics.
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Arkansas
Coonett
Mirank
Tah
Comedi
Halfthe
Winthrop Rockefeller
Corrections Department Priority Outlined for Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller announced a special legislative session for February 5 to push immediate creation of a Department of Corrections. A report from the Arkansas Penitentiary Study Commission, presented to him, described a centralized department led by one head with superintendents at two prison farms. Austin MacCormick urged quick setup with minimal cost, though ultimate expense would span years. Rep. Sterling R. Cockrill Jr. said legislation would be prepared for the session, with cooperation promised but accountability needed.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Department of Corrections
Rockefeller
Arkansas Penitentiary Study Commission
Cums, Ming
Tucker
Austin MacCormick
New York
MacCormick
Sterling R. Cockrill Jr
Little, Rock
Cockrill
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