Five Killings Admitted by a Michigan Boy
Kalamazoo youth Larry Ranes who is 19 admitted to police that he killed five people. He confessed to slaying schoolteacher Gary Smock of Plymouth and claimed responsibility for additional murders in Indiana Kentucky Nevada and Michigan. He was arraigned on a murder charge and held without bail.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Gary Albert Smock
Plymouth
Larry Ranes
Karl Lutz
Ranes
Smock
Charles Edward Snyder
Elkhart
Ind
Lutz
Vernon Labenne
Battle Creek
Las Vegas
Nev
Kentucky
Frank Thompson
Arthur Boothe
Boothe
Ireland
Kansas City Star
Arkansas Weather Summary and Forecast Notes
Weather Station reports 24 hours ending 7 am Friday with High 85 Low 65 and .21 inch precipitation. Arkansas partly cloudy to cloudy and warm through Saturday with scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly north. highs 78 to 86, lows in 60s. Arkansas mostly cloudy and mild with scattered thundershowers, most numerous in north. low tonight 55 to 62, Saturday partly cloudy and mild with highs 70 to 80.
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Arkansas
North Half
Central
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast
Louisiana
Missouri
East
Associated Press
North
Arkanssas
Central Plains
Eureka Springs
Little Rock
Arkansas Regional Forecast From The Associated Press
Regional forecast summarizing conditions across Arkansas and nearby areas. Central and Southeast regions show mostly cloudy skies with mild temperatures and scattered showers or thunderstorms through tonight and into Saturday. Highs mostly in the 70s, lows in the 50s to 60s, with Sunday turning partly cloudy and warm.
Hope teen chosen for Americanism seminar at Harding College
Linda Arrington daughter of Mr and Mrs Truman Arrington of Hope Route 2 has been picked to attend a seminar on Americanism for outstanding high school youth at Harding College Searcy June 7 to 13. She is sponsored by the Hempstead Farm Bureau and graduates from Hope High this year. A Future Teacher she is a member of the Spanish Club and recipient of the Ray Anderson Good Citizenship award. She has earned honors with Shower Springs 4-H Club and plans to enter college in September majoring in foreign languages.
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Linda Arrington
Truman Arrington
Hope Rt. 2
Harding College Searcy
Hempstead Farm Bureau
Hope Hi
Ray Anderson
Shower Springs
Rockefeller Coming Here on Tuesday
Winthrop Rockefeller will bring his handshaking tour to Hempstead and Nevada counties Tuesday, June 9. He arrives at Hope Airport at 6 45 a m then visits Washington at 9 a m for about 45 minutes before returning to Hope to noon. He will dine with GOP candidates and officials, stop in Emmet for 30 minutes, spend two hours in Prescott, and meet voters in Rosston before departing Hope at 6 10 p m. He will not speak during the tour, aiming to meet voters personally.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
Hempstead
Nevada
Hope Airport
Washington
Hope
Rockefeller
Emmet
Prescott
Rosston
Royal Couple Is Married In Stockholm Ceremony
Princess Desiree aged 26, granddaughter of King Gustaf Adolf, wed Baron Niclas Silfverschiold aged 30, an estate owner, in Stockholm in a royal ceremony.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Desiree
Gustav V Adolf
Niclas Silfverschiold
Nixon Thinks Scranton Is Good Choice
Washington AP report notes more than twice the needed signers for cloture petition to end the Senate civil rights debate, now at day 71. With 37 signatures, far from the two-thirds threshold, leaders expect a Tuesday vote. Mansfield seeks an earlier 10 am start if agreed.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Clair Engle
D-Calif
Dirksen
Kuchel
Case
Fong
Keating
Beall
Allott
Saltonstall
Cooper
Scott
Javits
Mansfield
Humphrey
Brewster
Randolph
Muskie
Clark
McNamara
Ribicoff
Inouye
Douglas
Kennedy
Young
Dodd
Hart
Metcalf
Hartke
Moss Morse
Jackson
McIntyre
Pastore
Pell
Nelson
Neuberger
Williams
Bayh
Greatest Tribute a Child Can Pay to Parents
HAL BOYLE reflects on his mother as a vibrant, lifelong influence at nearly 77, praising her resilience, independence, and love of life. He recalls her Irish roots, five enduring children, and ongoing bond with grandchildren, noting her sharp wit, honesty, and fearlessness in facing mortality.
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Hal Boyle
Kansas City
Moe
Ireland
Jare
Fascinating recollection of D Day from Gen Taylor
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor recalls June 6 1944 D Day in Normandy as the most dramatic day of his life. He describes paratrooper drops from England to France amid fog rockets and flak, the red and green signals, Eisenhower visiting groups, and the thrill of the first combat jump with the 101st Airborne Division while now serving as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Mastor
Maxwell D. Taylor
Ao1st Airborne Division
Chtatee
Joint Chiefs of
Aff
Washington
Maxwell D.taylor
Normandy
Taylor
U.S
United States
Rome
Berlin
Korea
John F. Kennedy
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
101St Airborne Division
England
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gen. Eisenhower
France
Red Force Wiped Out in Viet Nam
U S and Vietnamese special forces conducted a three day scorched earth operation west of Tay Ninh near the Cambodian border. The Viet Cong toll was about 25 in a force of around 1 500 with a vast destruction of resources including 1 000 tons of rice and thousands of poultry and livestock. The campaign involved 25 armed and 10 troop carrying helicopters and about 520 ground forces. It was hailed by advisers as one of the war’s best coordinated American Vietnamese efforts with direct helicopter coordination.
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Horst Faas
Tay Ninh
South Viet Nam
Vaico Oriental
Cambodia
U.S
Funeral Services for Delmer Stokes in Hope
Delmer Stokes aged 59 died Thursday en route to a local hospital from a heart attack. Survivors include his wife Florence Secrest Stokes four daughters Maxine Williams Francis Williams Dedrop Stokes and Mrs Tom Kendrick all of Hope three brothers and three sisters. Funeral services set for 2:30 pm Sunday at Oakcrest Funeral Chapel with Rev. B J Wilhite. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Delmer Stokes
Florence Secrest Stokes
Maxine Williams
Francis Williams
Dewdrop Stokes
Tom Kendrick
All of
Hope
Oakcrest Funeral
B. J. Wilhite
Rose Hill Cemetery
Ruling Sought on Election Scope in Perry County
In Little Rock AP report Republican Perry County candidate asks Atty Gen Bruce Bennett whether the Republican County Committee must hold elections in all 17 precincts. Mrs. Downey of Bigelow, opposing Gipson, says she paid 350 filing fee plus the regular 25. She says GOP plans primary in eight precincts. Bennet to rule soon. Rep. Paul Van Dalsem seeks re election.
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Little Rock
Perry
Bruce Bennett
Republican County Committee
B. D. Downey
Bigelow
B.H. Gipson
Biglow
August Campaign Becomes Heated in Arkansas Race
In Little Rock the August campaign between Gov. Orval Faubus and Republican Winthrop Rockefeller turned sharp. Faubus faces multiple foes in the July 28 Democratic primary and aims to meet Rockefeller in the general, while both sides traded barbs on succession, wealth, and Arkansas politics. Rockefeller accused Faubus of diversions and praised millionaires, as Faubus defended his poor boy image amid questions about his newspaper and salary. Continued on Page Four.
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Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Winthrop Rockefeller
Faubus
Rockefeller
Arkansas
GOP
William L. Spicer
Fort Smith
Witt Stephens
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Will
Joe Hubbard
Warwick Manufacturing Corps
Funbus
R.V. Rogers
U.S
FBI
Arkansans
D B Russell Sr 63 Dies in Texarkana Hospital
D B Russell Sr 63 lifelong resident dies Thursday in a Texarkana hospital. Survivors include five sons D B Russell Jr of Dallas James F Russell of Lansing Mich a daughter Mrs Orville Taylor of Hope a sister Mrs Dorsey White of Hope and a brother Robert Russell of California. Funeral at 10 00 a m Saturday at Herndon Cornelius Chapel by Dr George Balentine with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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D. B. Russell Sr
Texarkana
D. B. Russell Jr
Dallas
James F. Russell
Lansing
Mich
Orville Taylor
Hope
Dorsey White
Robert Russell
California
Herndon-Cornelius Chapel
George Balentine
Rose Hill Cemetery
Goldwater Rumors Rise As Nixon Sees Vice Presidential Pick
The AP digest notes Republican dynamics with Nixon praising Gov. Scranton as the top vice presidential option if Goldwater secures the presidential nomination. Parallel reports cover labor unrest, D-Day anniversary ceremonies, college closures in Korea, Arkansas political intrigue, and a soybean fraud case in Arkansas.
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Sen
Barry Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
William Scranton
Sen. Goldwater
University Grant Funding For Arkansas Freshmen Named
Fayeteville Arkansas AP The University of Arkansas will receive about 15000 dollars annually for aid to needy students from the Jewel Minnis Trust created by Jewel Minnis of Roe Monroe County who died May 5 at 62 The 800 acre rice farm will be run to fund university aid with profits supporting the Endowment and Trust Fund Minnis who taught in Brinkley for 20 years left discretionary control to the university and the trust will be managed by James B Sharp Lambert C Dial and Lehman Fowler.
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Fayetteville, Ark
University of Arkansas
Jewel Minnis
Roe
Monroe County
Minnis
University
Jewel Minnis Trust
James B. Sharp
Lambert C. Dial
Brinkley
Lehman Fowler
Hunter
All Around Town Highlights From Hempstead County
In the past month Hempstead County recorded 23 births with 15 white and seven Negro babies. Nine white males and three Negro males, plus six white females and four Negro females. Perrytown census shows population 71 after recent incorporation. Marines and students tied to local families and Evangel College Wind Ensemble travel across Europe for five weeks. State politics note Marine Leon Prince visiting before Okinawa duty. Local petitions push permanent voter registration amendment via Republican women. Albert J. Hargis sails to Europe with Evangel College Wind Ensemble. Marine Staff Sergeant Charles Hopson returns to New River after Caribbean drills. Mike Archer and Paul Guerin elected state senators. Lance Jones and John Scott Andrews elected state representatives. Dean Murphy launches campaign with rally at National Guard Armory.
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Hempstead County
At Bay
Mike Archer
Paul Guerin
Lance Jones
John Scott Andrews
Petition Has Votes to Clip Rights Debate
Senator Humphrey said he is reasonably optimistic the civil rights debate will reach a cloture vote with about 66 votes needed from 99 present. He noted Senator Clair Engle’s likely absence and cited commitments from Democrats while Republican support also appeared likely. The effort aims to end debate on the civil rights bill with momentum built by recent progress and leadership assurances.
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Washington
Hubert TH. Humphrey
Senate
Hubert HL. Humphrey
Humphrey
Clair Engle
D-Canf
Minnesota
Ada
Everett M. Dirksen
Wayne Morse
Dore
Morse
Flight Denial Coerced Says Refugees
MIAML Florida reports an anti Castro group claims government investigators coerced member Frank Fiorini to deny a flight from Florida to Cuba. The group says a plane carried a field hospital and leaflets to Santiago de Cuba before returning, with Fiorini stating the denial was forced to avoid an executive order imposing prison terms and fines.
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MIAML
Fla
He Yagie
Florida
Uha
Pentagon
International Anti- Communist Brigade
Bahamas
U.S
Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Frank Fiorini
Fiorini
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THE
Nixon
Scranton
By Fred S. Hoffman
Page
Red
Viet Nam
D. B. Russell, Sr
AP News Digest
Lillsdale
George Giaquinto
Roselo
Chung Hee Park
Perrytown
U. S. Census Bureau
Leon Prince
W. G. Haynes
Evelyn Hollis
Denver
Colo
Okinawa
Republican Women
Cobb
Radio Sal ‘IV
Lloyd Guerin
Albert J. Hargis
Mrs
Uth Go) Hargis of
Europe
Evangel College
Hargis
Evangel
Holland
Belgium
Finland
Denmark
West Germany
Switzerland
Springfield
Charles H. Hopson
Willie Hopson
Prescott Ht
Marine I Corps Air Facility
New River
N.C
Caribbean
Dean Murphy
National Guard Armory
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