Weather summary for Arkansas and Louisiana regions
Weather page reports a 24 hour period ending 7 am Tuesday with highs near 94 and lows around 67. Arkansas sees partly to mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and isolated thundershowers, more numerous in the western half in afternoons and evenings. Louisiana remains partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers, more numerous in the south Tuesday. Highs reach about 90 with lows near 70s to 76.
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Arkansas
West
Louisiana
Lowalee
Weather Elsewhere Elsewhere
The Associated Press reports regional high and low temperatures and precipitation for locations outside the main area. Details include temperature ranges and any notable conditions observed by local stations.
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Associated Press
Stock Mart Hits Lowest of the Year
NEW YORK AP stock market tumbled to the year's low as investors faced tight money, weak pound, and Viet Nam war uncertainty. The Dow fell 16.32 to 852.83, its sharpest drop since Kennedy's assassination. the AP 60 average slid to 308.2, a new low. House Banking Committee backed a bill to cap some bank deposit interest to free funds for builders, while Republicans warned it won’t fix the problem.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Washington
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
Ds Tex
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Associated Press
Seven Democrats seek Arkansas governor nomination in 1966 race
Seven candidates vie for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Arkansas as Winthrop Rockefeller looms in November. Holt leads several polls but none exceed 25 percent, signaling a likely runoff on August 9 between Holt and a rival. Faubus era politics dominate debate while Rockerfeller faces Gus McMillan in a separate primary. Polls open 8 a.m. and close 6:30 p.m. CST.
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Associated Press
Little Rock, Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Faubus
Frank Holt
Supreme Court
Holt
Jim Johnson
Conway
Brooks Hays
Little Rock
Dale Alford
Sam Boyce
Newport
The
Arkansas Young Democrats
Raymond Rebsamen
Kenneth Suler
Osceola
Gus McMillan
Sheridan
McMillan
John L. McClellan
Richard Speck
Joseph W. Stilwell Jr
Big Squeeze on for Air Line Folks
The 66,000 out of work airline workers face tight finances as a 19 day strike continues. Union members incur $25 weekly benefits gaps while some take side jobs. Wives demonstrate at Kennedy, others tutor, tote luggage, or do housework to survive. A mediation could pause action for 180 days. lines cite $126 million revenue loss and $29 million in wages forgone since July 4.
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John Vinocur
New York
Harry Rudolph
John F. Kennedy International
Rudolph
Trans World Airlines
Kennedy
United Air Lines
Chicago
Miami
Los Angeles
Congress
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National
Northwest
Eastern
Paul Coker
TWA
Kansas City
Anthony DeLilio
Senators push action on airline strike halt bill
Sen Wayne Morse says the Senate should act Wednesday on legislation to halt the airlines strike as workers face layoffs and economic pressures spread across five strikebound carriers. A cryptic table shows a striker's family meal of codfish and beans.
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House of Commons
Britain
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Riots in Brooklyn Investigated by District Attorney
New York. District Attorney Aaron E. Koota announced an extensive investigation into the East New York racial disorders that flared for more than a week. He said the probe will determine if protests were spontaneous or sparked by professional agitators, with conditions under police guard after three peaceful days.
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Aaron E. Koota
East New York
Brooklyn
Koota
Senate Leaders Reject Ky Vietnam Invasion Claim
Washington AP Senator Mansfield urged the administration to disassociate from General Ky’s view that invading North Vietnam is needed for victory. Javits Aiken and Saltonstall backed the demand, saying Ky does not speak for the United States. Ky had told U S News and World Report that invasion would ensure victory and that fighting China now is better than later.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
North Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao) Ky
United States
Mansfield
Jacob K. Javits
Rep.y
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Leverett Saltonstall
It-Mass
Javits
U.S. News and World Report
Viet Nam
Rally Lifts New York Stock Market Early Trading
Leading issues in active trading pushed the stock market higher at noon as the recovery from Monday’s drop waned amid a broad mix of gains and declines. Aircraft, electronics, and airlines led a partial rebound with United Aircraft and several major carriers up while others slipped.
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Kennedy
United Aircraft
Boe American World Airways
United Air Lines
Eastern Air Lines
Associated Press
Milan
Italy
Vatican
Pope Paul
Boeing
Goodrich
U.S
American Stock Exchange
Mop-Pac Earnings Set Record for First Half
Mop-Pac reports record consolidated earnings and revenues for the first half of 1966. Net income totaled 316,110,016, up 2,619,280 from four years earlier, while operating revenues reached 214,149,241, a 10,387,316 rise year over year. Expenses climbed to 159,496,076 due to East Texas washout damage, higher wages, and more traffic.
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St, Louis, Mo
Missouri Pacific Lines
East
Texas
Child Drowns in Roadside Ditch in Bay Arkansas
In Bay Arkansas Gerald Ede Ward House 18 month old son of Mr and Mrs Gaylon House drowned Sunday in a water filled roadside ditch by his home Authorities quoted the father saying the child had been in the front yard playing before he left the yard for a few minutes When he returned he found the child in the ditch.
Funeral notices and obituaries from Hope area
Mrs Ida Ray 79 of Hope dies at Texarkana hospital. Funeral held at First Baptist Church Hope with burial at Memorial Gardens. Rev Jimmy Allen officiated. Mrs Bessie Powell 58 lifelong Hempstead County resident dies at home. Burial at Betts Cemetery. E F Crews 82 formerly of Hope dies in Junction City Louisiana. Survived by four daughters and one son. Funeral at Garrett Memorial Baptist Church. Charles Edwin Taylor 72 lifelong Hope resident dies. Funeral at First Methodist Church with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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First Baptist Church of
Bessie Powell
Hempstead County
Albert Powell
Hope
Wanda Shaw
Kodiak
Alaska
Carrie Robertson
Houston
Texas
Lucy Adcock
Lewisville
Grace Murphy
Olen Cox
Providence Baptist Church
Danielg
Kenneth Bobo
Betts Cemetery
Herndon-Cornelius Funeral Home
E. F. Crews
Junction City
Hempstead
H. Lamb
Narphiet
Jewell Teague
Leslie Christensen Marathon
Iowa
Ray EB
Majors
Little Rock
Dorsey Crews
Atlanta
Garrett Memorial Baptist Church
Clyde Johnson
Holly Springs
Herndon Cornelius Funeral Home
Charles E. Taylor
Charles Edwin Taylor
Nan
Anne Webster
First Methodist Church
R. B. Moore
Rose Hill Cemetery
Herndon Cornelius
Army Base Pools Opened to Public
Pools at 40 military installations across 15 states are opened to the public under a federal drive to cool major metropolitan areas. The program, run by the Office of Economic Opportunity with Defense Department support, aims to ease community tensions and extend pool hours with extra funds for transportation and operations.
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Bob Hurton
Washington
Sargent Shriver
OEO
GEO
Community Action Agency
Ham Moses Dies at 78 a Arkansas Industrial Leader
C Hamilton Moses longtime chairman of the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission and former AP&L leader died at 78 after a heart attack in a Little Rock hotel dining room with Sen John L McClellan present. He shaped state power and rail initiatives and helped create the Arkansas Plan for rural and industrial development.
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C. Hamilton Moses
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Moses
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Hampton
Calhoun County
Ouachita Baptist College
Arkadelphia
Tulane University
New Orleans
University of Arkansas
Arkansas
George W. Danaghey
George W. Hays
Charles H. Brough
Harvey P. Couch
Ap&l
Couch Enterprises
Louisiana
Mississippi
Couch
Family Reunion Held at 713 South Spruce Street
The Vaughn family reunion occurred Saturday night July 23 1966 at 713 South Spruce Street Hope with relatives from San Antonio Dallas Detroit Little Rock and Lit tle Rock Arkansas in attendance including Elnora Vaughn Green Yakayne Eleanor Ann Tilman Green Jr and others. Obituary notes Ambrose Dunlap Hempstead County resident died July 22 at a local hospital funeral arrangements pending Hicks Funeral Home. Also notes about the Japan national anthem dating back to the ninth century.
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Doe Vaughn
South
Spruce Street
Hope
Elnora Vaughn Green
Vayaknee
Elenor Ann
Tilman Green, Jr
San Antonio
Texas
Louise Vaughn King
Dallas
Allen Vaughn
Pamela
Carolyn Vaughn
Patricia
Harald Vaughn
Detroit
Michigan
Cora Smith
Stanley and
Darrell
Little Fock
Arkansas
Mary D. Vaughn Jones
He Clty
Ambrose Dunlap
Hempstead Coun Ty
Rising Star Baptist Church
Hicks Funeral Home, Inc
Visitation Rights in Divorce and Custody Decisions
A custody ruling grants Alice sole custody of her three year old son while awarding Jim Sunday visitation. The court dismisses Alice's bid to end visits, noting the punishment is not a sufficient reason to sever parental access. It outlines three decisive cases where courts terminated visits due to harmful parental behavior.
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Jim
Visitation Rights May Return After Reform
A commentary notes that minor grievances do not justify removing visitation. Courts can restore access if the offending parent mends, citing examples of an alcoholic mother who quit drinking and found a good job, and an adulterous mother who remarries and leads a blameless life. The ABA warns child welfare favors stable post reform ties.
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American Bar Association
Will Bernard
Sons Bar Association
Rain Falls in Much of Arkansas
A much needed rain covered most of Arkansas as the U S Weather Bureau forecast scattered showers and thundershowers through Tuesday. Minimum temperatures tonight range from 66 to 76 degrees with Tuesday’s highs in the mid 90s. Newport logged 2.30 inches in 24 hours. other totals include Philadelphia 1.75, Dardanelle 1.28, Walnut Ridge 1.15 and Harrison 0.67. Overnight lows were 66 at Warren and 76 at Texarkana.
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Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Arkansans
Newport
Arkadelphia
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