Martins Departure Records and A Highway Insight
A reader notes the timing of purple martins' southward migration and records when the birds have stayed later in recent years. Weather influenced arrival, with signs of an imminent departure for a navigation test over Arkansas and Illinois, then a Gulf voyage. The piece also critiques Interstate 30 glare and suggests roadside shrubbery as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Ilinois
Gulf
South America
Continents
Wreck Near Emmet Fatal to Woman
Mrs. Vernon Rayne, 56, of Lone Star Texas, was killed in a two car collision on Highway 67 north of Emmet. Vernon Rayne suffered a crushed leg. Hershal Ammons 27 of Prescott had a broken leg. Ammons was charged with driving while intoxicated after a head on crash during a passing maneuver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Rayne
Lone Star
Texas
Emmet
Bob Cockman
Vernon
Hershal Ammons
Prescott
Cockman
Ammons
McNamara Sees Slow Pacification Progress In Vietnam
U S Defense Secretary Robert S McNamara said on tour of the Mekong Delta that the multimillion dollar pacification program is moving slowly though large scale military operations have been going well for four months He noted improved organization and discussed the U S combined Army Navy Mobile Riverine Force in the delta vicinity He urged realism about pacification progress and signaled cautious optimism
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Arnett
Sol Rap River
Vietnam
U.S. Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Mekong
Saigon
U.S
Delta
Father Dies After Boy Grabs Live Worm Probe
In Middle River Maryland, Douglas Alt and his three year old son were using an electric probe to search for fishing worms when the child touched the wet 24 inch steel tip and was electrocuted as the father held the wooden handle and device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle River
Douglas Alt
Douglas
Baltimore
Russia accused of faking intel to spark Middle East war
The White House refused to comment on a United Press report citing U S News & World Report that alleged the Soviet Union used forged intelligence to influence Israel and Arab states, claiming Moscow manipulated governments with doctored reports. The article notes President Johnson may have been aware of the accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Washington
White House
Johnson
Soviet Union
U.S. News & World Report
See
4 800 Words a Day is Average But Not to Youths on Phone
New York AP columnist HAL BOYLE surveys daily speech averages and quirky facts. The piece notes teens on the telephone speak far more, while other odd tidbits cover whale rescues, butterfly eggs as hors d oeuvres, albino squirrels in Olney, Grover Cleveland’s White House wedding, and humorous proverbs about pets and shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Mexico City
United States
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Egypt
Olney
Ill
U.S
White House
Grover Cleveland
Frances Folsom
Thailand
James Stephens
Cruisers Hit Enemy Gun Positions in DMZ Fight
Three U.S. Navy cruisers pounded Communist gun positions in the demilitarized zone as Hanoi rockets renewed fire on Marine positions. The Boston St. Paul and Providence fired 8 inch 6 inch and 5 inch guns against missile sites and barracks near Hanoi in the week’s first raid on Ban Yen Nanh. McNamara toured battle zones then Delta pacification and river operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McArthur
Saigon
U.S. Navy
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
Hanoi
U.S. Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Mekong Delta
Boston
St. Paul
Providence
Ban Yen Nanh
Patmos Officer Assigned to Ft Benning Training Center
Second Lieutenant Joe E Shepard, 22, son of Mr and Mrs William H Shepard of Patmos Arkansas, has been assigned to the U S Army Training Center Infantry at Fort Benning Georgia. He will serve as training officer with D Company 4th Battalion 1st Brigade coordinating instruction of basic military skills and acting as liaison between staff and soldiers. A 1963 Hope High School graduate and former student at Southern State College Magnolia Ark, he entered the Army in June 1966 and earned his commission through the Officer Candidate Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Benning
Georgia
Joe E. Shepard
William H. Shepard
Route 1
Patmos
Ark
U.S. Army Training Center Infantry
Shepard
D Company
4Th Battalion
1St Brigade
Usatci
Tain
Hope (Ark
Southern State College
Magnolia
Army
Air Objects Lighted at El Dorado
Air traffic officials and residents near El Dorado Arkansas reported several unidentified flying objects seen Sunday evening. FAA observer Joe McNutt said a continuous light appeared and vanished after about a minute. Reports described reddish orange tops and silver bottoms, with objects traveling horizontally in multiple directions before disappearing with no explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Dorado
Ark
Joe McNutt
Federal Aviation Agency
el Dorado Airport
Here
John Ralston
KELD
McNutt
Ralston
Congress Faces Prospect of Tax Increase and Extended Session
Washington AP report notes Congress returning from a 10 day recess to possible autumn sessions to complete Johnson programs. Debate centers on a tax increase, truth in lending, social security revision, school aid, postal rate hike, and federal employee pay. rail strike prevention and district population standards remain in conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Johnson
House
Senate
Atomic Energy Commission
Ways and Means
AP News
Middle East
U.N. Security Council
Suez
Cairo
Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Waterloo
Iowa
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Alabama
Lur
Leen Wallace
California
Woten
Billy Graham
Yugoslavia
Nace House
GOP
Gerald K. Ford
Jamboree at Diamond opens Hope club schedule
All Around Town notes the Hope B and PW Club will host a Jamboree on Thursday July 13 at the Diamond starting 7 pm with Mary Andrews finance chair in charge and Rainbow Melodies featured. Also reports Hempstead County Republican Women picnic postponed to Friday July 14 at Fair Park due to cool weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope B & PW Club
Mary Andrews
Hempstead County
Fair Park
Trucker Killed When Truck Crosses Median Near Texarkana
An I 30 crash near Arkansas 67 east of Texarkana left Johnny Earnest Smith dead and William C. O Rand in serious condition. Both drivers from Little Rock for East Texas Motor Freight Co. The wreck sparked a fire with explosive debris. one cargo truck carried general merchandise and the other fuse primers not explosive. Fire subdued about 1 a.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Ark
Arkansas 67
Here
Johnny Earnest Smith
Little Rock
William C. O’rand
East Texas Motor Freight Co
O'Rand
Rheuiver Army Ammunition
Smith
Boy Captures 13 Inch Garter Snake At LA Bus Depot
A boy, unnamed in the report, seized a 13 inch garter snake after a shouting frenzy at a Los Angeles bus depot on Sunday. He handed the reptile to the baggage department, while panic or pandemonium occurred among onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
St & Bus Depot
U N to Send Observers to Suez as Arab Meeting Looms
The United Nations Security Council votes to deploy military observers along the Suez ceasefire line after clashes between Israeli and Egyptian forces. U Thant seeks acceptance of the observers while Arab leaders discuss moderation at a Cairo summit including King Hussein of Jordan and Iraqi President Aref.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Suez Canal
U Thant
U.N
Amman
Hussein
Jordan
Cairo
Houari Boumiedienne
Algeria
Noureddin Atass
Syria
Israel
Abdel Rahman Aref
Iraq
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Security Council
al Ahram
Thant
Odd Bull
Palestine
Canal
West Bank
Ras El’ish
el Qantara
East Bank
Port Fuad
David Lancashire
Beirut
Lebanon
Man Killed in Nashville Shear Plant
Shirley Eugene Copeland, 26, was killed at the Case Shear plant in Nashville when a 34 inch grinding wheel, turning 1100 rpm, exploded while he worked on the inside of shear bits. He had worked there since 1960. Funeral details and survivors were not available at presstime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Eugene Copeland
Case
Nasheville
Copeland
Nashville News
Opeland
Nashvile
Louis Graves
Nasheville News
Hops Star
Learond
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lex HW
Washiurn
Red River
GSA
Associated Press
Hot Springs
General Services Administration
U.S. Forest Service Office
Morriston, Ark
Time Club
Winthrop Rockefeller
Petit Jean Mountain
Springdale
Elbert
Graham
Lowell
Benton County
Wadnesday
Lowell Baptist Courcb
Hope Star
Third and Main
Beverly Wilburn
McLarty Lines
Vester Mason
Hansford Long
Ft. Benning
The
Star
South Walnut
Billy Wayne Franks
Hope
University of Arkansas
College of Arts and Sciences
Anchorage Daily Times
Alaska
J.R
Agatha) Prater
State College of Iowa
West Anchorage High
Prators
Agatha Bullard
Dannie Hamilton
Nathaniel Washington
Hope, Ark
Co. A
Fort Knox
Nashville
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!