Third arrest for obscenity in Pulaski County
In Little Rock AP report, Virgil Patrick Brown 27 Conway faces a preliminary hearing after a Saturday arrest for selling obscene literature at Book Store Ltd No 1 4000 Asher Ave Brown posted 100 bond. Two prior local arrests involved Ruth Burns and display of obscene figures tied to Wendell Boyd ownership.
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Conway
Brown
Book Store Ltd
Asher Ave
Pulaski County
U.S. Supreme Court
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Walter Simpson
Don Wood
Vice Squad
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Simpson
Wood
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Book Store Ltd. No. 2
Main St
North Little Rock
Circuit Court
Arkansas weather forecast with showers and warmth
Weather report for 24 hours ending 7 a m Monday shows high 83 and low 69 with .86 inches. State forecast ARKANSAS calls for considerable cloudiness and mild conditions tonight with scattered showers and thundershowers. Tuesday: partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon thunder showers. tonight lows in the mid 60s to low 70s. highs Tuesday in the mid 80s to low 90s.
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Mississippi River sediment flow into Gulf of Mexico tops 500 million tons
The Mississippi River transports more than 500 million tons of sediment to the Gulf of Mexico each year, highlighting the river system's significant sediment load and impact on coastal regions.
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Gulf of Mexico
Five killed on highways in Arkansas
Five persons died on Arkansas highways and roads over the weekend, state police said. Victims include Willie James Hall a 19 year old Marion bicyclist killed when he pulled into the path of a car on the Arkansas 77 bypass near Marion. Other fatalities: Robert E. De Maree 56 West Memphis died after his car was struck by a train on U.S. 64 near Fair Oaks. Eddie K. Long 18 Hensley died in a three car crash in Little Rock as a passenger in a car driven by Freda Sappington of Baytown Texas. Three others were injured in the same crash and additional occupants from Little Rock and Fayetteville were treated at hospitals. Steve Dolan 17 Fayetteville was killed in a one vehicle crash on Old Wire Road near Fayetteville. Doyle Jones 20 Fayetteville injured.
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West Memphis
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Pine Bluff
U.S. 64
Eddie K. Long
Hensley
Little Rock
Long
Freda Sappington
Baytown
Tex
Sappington
John W. Potter
Connie Gouras
Panama City
Fla
Potter
Gouras
Kay Lilly
Jimmy Long
Steve Dolan
Obituary notices for Shaubel Stewart Wells Gorham and Martin
Charlene Stewart Shaubel 56 native of Blevins died Saturday in a Hayward California hospital. Graveside services Wednesday Marlbrook Cemetery Prescott with Cornish Funeral Home in charge. Henry B. Stewart 62 native of Oran Arkansas died Friday in Texarkana after a lengthy illness. Burial Red Springs Cemetery. R N Wells 75 died Saturday in Wichita Falls Texas after hospitalization. Survivors include husband four children two sisters one brother 11 grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services held Monday in Wichita Falls. Ada L Gorham 90 lifelong McCaskill resident died Saturday in Nashville Arkansas. Survived by son Clifford Gorham daughter Mrs H F Dillard seven grandchildren six great. Services were Sunday Friendship Methodist Church McCaskill. Dewey Marcus Martin died early Monday in a Texarkana Hospital. Wife Alice Purtle Martin two sons mother two brothers three sisters three grandchildren. Body lies in state Texarkana Funeral Home Monday 4 p.m. to funeral time. Services 3 p.m. Tuesday Grace Temple Church Texarkana with Rev Warren Hornaday. Burial Chapelwood Cemetery Herndon Funeral Home in charge.
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Edith) Wells
Wichita Falls
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Pasadena
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Leslie, Ark
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Hope
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Malvern
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Oklahoma
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McCaskill
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Wake Village
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Tyler
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Reverend Earl Allen Dies at 72 in Independence Texas
The Rev Earl Allen 72 died Friday in Independence Texas after 40 years as a Baptist minister in Dallas Lufkin and Sulphur Springs He was pastor of Independence Baptist Church Survivors include his wife Edna one son Dr Jimmy Allen and three grandsons all of San Antonio Funeral services set for 10 am Tuesday at First Baptist Hope with Rev Gerald Trussell officiating Burial at Snell Cemetery Emmett with Herndon Funeral Home in charge
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Norway to set aside vast Svalbard wildlife preserves
Oslo AP reports the Norwegian government will earmark large tracts of land for wildlife reserves on Svalbard in the Arctic archipelago. The move aims to protect habitats and species in a fragile Arctic environment.
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Rotary speaker recalls New Zealand visit highlights
Magnolia attorney Larry Chandler told the Hope Rotary Club about his February 24 to April 8 trip to New Zealand. He described two islands, hospitality toward Americans, and the country’s scenery including glaciers, flocks of sheep, and crops like tobacco and hops.
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Institute of Alcohol Studies to be held at UT Austin
Three attend the 16th annual Institute of Alcohol Studies on July 29 to August 26 at the University of Texas at Austin campus with Dr. Morris Chafetz of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism as keynote. The Red River Regional Council on Alcoholism coordinates programs across Hempstead Howard Lafayette Little River Miller and Sevier counties.
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Vigi Moers
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Labor dispute at Chattanooga drive in police picket lines
In Chattanooga Tennessee police picket lines formed at a drive in restaurant amid a dispute over employing part time county deputies as security officers. Robert Tucker, president of the Chattanooga Police Union, denounced the practice as civilians wearing pins and badges.
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Quotable quotes from women this week
A collection of remarks from women including Julie Nixon Eisenhower on her father’s Vietnam war vow and Martha Mitchell supporting her husband’s honesty. Teresa Brewer reflects on performance and Nikki Giovanni comments on song and poetry, while Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. laments inadequate support for Rev. Abernathy.
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Nikki Giovanni
Martha Mitchell
Abernathy
Martin Luther King Jr
Drought Strikes Sahel as Sub-Sahara Faces Four-Year Rain Gap
The Sahel and wider sub-Saharan Africa endure the worst drought in six decades with four years of virtually no rain. Livestock losses reach up to 80 percent in places, food crops collapse by 30 to 75 percent, and 22 million people face displacement as refugees surge into cities. UN officials warn that rain this year could avert famine, while observers note rising desert encroachment from the Sahara.
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