Water Scheme Ends In Harebrained Plot Charges
Chicago water commissioner James J. Jardine said a alleged plan to poison city water supplies was a harebrained scheme that could not have worked. Two men, college students from Evanston and Chicago, were charged with conspiracy to commit murder by introducing typhoid germs into Chicago water. Security police guard the filtration plants as investigators pursue details. Obituaries
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Chicago
James J. Jardine
Chicago Water and Sewage Commissioner
City College
Jardine
Cook County
Steve Pera
Evanston
Allan Schwander
Schwander
North Side
Obituary notices from Patmos Siloam Springs Joplin page
Orville Quillin 64 of Patmos died Tuesday. Survived by wife two daughters and son Roland in Texarkana. Services were Wednesday at Central Church of Christ. Burial Central Cemetery by Smith Funeral Home of Stamps. Lt Col Emmett T Brice 52 of Siloam Springs died January 13 in Fayetteville Veterans Hospital after illness. Survived by wife Eudora two sons Terry and Gary and several relatives. Services and burial at Siloam Springs. James K Davis 57 of Joplin died Tuesday in a Texarkana hospital. Survived by wife Marion a son John P Davis and siblings. Funeral arrangements with Herndon and Noble Roberson for Bethany burial in Miriani Cemetery.
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Patmos
Church of Christ
Roland Quillin
Texarkana
Elzie Kelly
Birmingham
Ala
Colleen Dickey
Camden
Lloyd Quillin
Spring Hill
Roy Quillin
Hope
Opeel Quillin
Mabel Foster
Ola Burns
E. T. Brice
Emmett T. Brice
Rt. 4
Siloam Springs
Arkansas
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Veterans Hospital
Fayetteville
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U.S. Army
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Orpha Neil
Nell Vern Walker
Oklahoma City
Elda Clark
Holtville
Calif
James K. Davis
Joplin
Bus Lines
Marion Benson Davis
John P. Davis
Minneapolis
Riley Davis
Bothell
Wash
Emma McMillen
Bethany
Loren P. Riley
Herndon
Noble Roberson Funeral Home
Milam Quits Finance Position in Arkansas
Dr. Max Milam resigns as director of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration effective March 1 after serving under two governors. He plans to return to teaching at the University of Arkansas but will pursue another career opportunity, with reports linking him to former Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller. Milam had joined the department in 1969 after leaving the university to head state administration.
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Little Rock
Max Milam
Department of Finance and Administration
Milam
University of Arkansas
The
Arkansas Gazette
Winthrop Rockefeller
Department of Political Science
University
Rockefeller
State Administration Department
Arkansas Weather Summary From Experiment Station Report
A 24 hour report ends 7 am Wednesday with 0.02 inch precipitation. Mostly cloudy conditions continue through Thursday. Showers or thundershowers likely in the southern portion Thursday. Temperatures varying little, with highs today mid 50s to low 70s north to south, and lows tonight in the 40s to 50s. Thursday highs generally 60s to low 70s.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Kiwanis program highlights Hope Hempstead Chamber goals
At a Kiwanis meeting led by Herbert Burns and J W Rowe, president of the Hope Hempstead Chamber of Commerce, members discussed openness of the chamber, growth priorities, and projects like strengthening education, industry, water supply, traffic, and agricultural stability. B N Holt recalled early minutes showing 1910 ties to the Hope Progressive League and past efforts to attract industry and a Southwest District Fair. The original chamber formed in 1937 with B L Kaufman as first president.
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Herbert Burns
J.W. Rowe
B.N. Holt
Hope- Hempstead County
Rowe
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Rowe
Texarkana
City of
Hope
Southern State College of Magnolia
Hope Progressive League
Hope Chamber of Commerce
B.L. Kaufman
Arrest of Wesley Miller at Mexican border with marijuana
FBI said Wesley Miller 25 of Jonesboro was arrested Sunday night crossing the Mexican border into Texas with 240 pounds of marijuana in his car trunk. He is held in Webb County Jail at Laredo after missing a Circuit Court appearance in Jonesboro on April 26 for possession and sale of drugs. A $15,000 bond was forfeited. parents sought bond reduction but failed.
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Little Rock
FBI
Wesley Miller
Jonesboro
Texas
Miller
Webb County
Laredo
Tom Miller
Arkansas school finance dispute seeks equal protection ruling
A federal suit filed by Bobby K. Hayes challenges Arkansas public education financing, arguing disparities in per pupil spending violate the 14th Amendment. The case highlights wide gaps from 29 to 1090 dollars per pupil across districts, with state aid under the MFP offsetting some wealth differences but not equalizing funding.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas Public Education Financing System
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Arkansas
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Carthage
U. S. Senate
Minnesota
California
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Hayes
Fourche Valley
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Carden Bottom
MFP
Magnet Cove
Hot Spring County
Deer
Newton County
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