Kansas Fourth of July forecast shows dry, mild days
The Associated Press reports little rain danger as a dry air mass moves over Kansas. The U.S. Weather Bureau forecasts clear to partly cloudy skies with mild days and cool nights through Tuesday. Max temperatures near 90s, overnight lows in the 50s to 60s. Arkansas reached 92 at Little Rock with a 56 overnight in Fayetteville.
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Car Wrecks Claim Two Lives Near Clarksville and Camden
George Washington Scott Jr. 43 of Granby Mo died Saturday when his car left I 40 six miles east of Clarksville and overturned six times after traveling about 400 yards. Crosley Tedman 20 of Camden was killed Friday in a one car crash on a Camden city street curve.
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Queen Elizabeth opens Expo 67 tour amid tight security
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip began a seven hour tour of Expo 67 in Montreal under heavy security with water barriers guards and rope lines keeping crowds at a distance. A light rain fell as they disembarked from the Britannia after visiting Ottawa with the queen shielding herself with an umbrella.
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Lightning Kills Two in Florida
Heavy July Fourth storms in Florida killed two men and injured a boy as lightning struck while fishing in canals near Miami. Douglas Herin, 25, and Willie James Jose, 42, died, while Timothy Butterfield, 9, remained in critical condition after a bolt struck under a tree near his home in Miami.
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Arkansas Death Toll Reaches 3
A 23 year old Graham Thomas Cole of Paragould died in a Memphis hospital from injuries in a two car crash on U S 63 near Gilmore in Crittenden County about 20 miles northwest of West Memphis.
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Fayetteville Doctor Elected President of Optometrists
PORTLAND Ore AP Dr John Sugg of Fayetteville Ark a longtime board member since 1962 and former vice president in 1965 66 was elected president as the American Optometric Association closed its 70th annual meeting.
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Fired Worker Raps Prison Management in Arkansas
Herman Schneider, 33, a night security officer at Cummins Prison Farm, says he was fired after threatening to reveal inmate abuses and unsanitary conditions. He alleges handcuff injuries, denied medical care, filth in the cafeteria, rotten meat in sandwiches, and roaches in utensils. He claimed officials warned him to leave Arkansas before he could air details. The Pine Bluff Commercial notes his departure followed meetings about alleged prison mistreatment.
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Shriver Fights for OEO Ahead of Poverty Aid Vote
AP dispatch reports Pit Shriver, head of the Office of Economic Opportunity, warning the Johnson antipoverty bill faces a 60 to 40 odds of passage as Congress debates funding and possible dismantling. He cites GOP plans like the Opportunity Crusade to dissolve the OEO and redistribute programs, risking the agency’s mission.
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U S Defends Vietnam Policy Amid Foreign Aid Debate
In Washington the Senate Foreign Relations Committee moves to curb presidential power on foreign aid, pressing for approval before adding countries and signaling possible rejection of a two year authorization for Johnson's Vietnam funding. Key skeptics Fulbright and Morse pledge opposition tied to wartime actions. Ireland's population drop between 1845 and 1851 follows famine and emigration.
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International tensions flare as UN vote nears on Israeli withdrawal
Report covers clashes at Suez between Fayadies and Egyptians ahead of a UN vote on Israeli withdrawal from Arab lands. Israel says thousands of Arabs may return home. North Vietnamese shell U S Marines south of the DMZ with 255 casualties and 33 enemy killed claimed by Leathernecks. Congo seeks extradition of Moise Tshombe under a death sentence and reports a kidnapping to Algeria.
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Post Office Stamp Thefts Linked To Kansas City Ring
Arkansas burglaries at Salem Flippin Bauxite and Lake Hamilton in 1966 fed a two year stamp fencing operation in Kansas City. James Bradley of Kansas City convicted and sentenced to 35 years after pleading guilty as part of a 20 person conspiracy. Total Arkansas losses were 19541 dollars with specific sums listed for each break in. The note about the equator appears as nonrelated text.
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Rockefeller to Meet With Commission Over Police Director
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller plans a Wednesday meeting with the State Police Commission to resolve whether Lynn Davis can be named State Police director despite Arkansas residence rules. Atty. Gen. Purcell says Davis does not meet the 10 year residency requirement. Rockefeller hints at possible court action to push the appointment forward.
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Glassboro Residents Seek Statefinanced Moscow Trip
A Glassboro Citizens Committee asks President Johnson for immediate aid to fund a three week exchange visit to Russia for 100 residents. They seek $60,000 under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act to accompany a corps delegation already heading to the Soviet Union.
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Handpicked Group Wins East Germany Election
Berlin AP reports the single slate of Communist endorsed candidates won East Germany’s parliamentary elections. ADN says 98.82 percent of 12.2 million eligible voters cast ballots and 99.93 percent of those voted for the Communist slate. The result shows near total support with minimal opposition.
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Obituary for Nellie Lou Shankles Veteran resident dies at 60
Mrs Nellie Lou Shankles 60 longtime resident died Sunday in a Little Rock hospital Surviving include husband Claud son James O Jackson of Houston daughter Martha Ann Foster of Little Rock four stepsons and four stepdaughters a brother two sisters and many others Services will be at 2 p m Tuesday at Herndon Chapel burial in Snell Cemetery at Emmet
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