Vicksburg to stage three day Independence Day observance
June 23 1945 report notes a big July Fourth celebration planned in Vicksburg Mississippi marking the citys Civil War history. Dwight D Eisenhower will attend with a pageant by 700 participants depicting Vicksburgs history under Spain France England the Confederacy and the United States. A noon salute honors Confederate casualties as Carnival replaces mourning drapes in the citys first real Independence Day observance since the war.
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Tokyo court routine delays trial as guards guard spectators
Japanese courtroom scenes disrupted by security measures as guards search spectators and confiscate items such as knives cameras and lunch boxes. A Japanese policewoman retrieved a six month old baby after the session ended amid the trial for a crime, with delayed proceedings and guarded access.
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Postal Life Offers Cheap Senior Insurance Policy
Postal Life Building in Kansas City announces a new accident policy for ages 65 to 83. It pays up to 500 for death, 100 monthly disability, up to 100 monthly hospital care, plus surgical benefits, all for 1 cent a day. No agents, free inspection, send name and address to receive a policy trial. claims paid promptly with many policies sold.
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Reds pitcher Blackwell dazzles with no hitter in Cincinnati
NISA Telephoto Ewell Blackwell of the Cincinnati Reds reads several telegrams after pitching a no hit no run game against the Boston Braves in Cincinnati. Blackwell previously pitched four no hit no run games while in the Army.
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Bomb fragment tragedy reported from Rotuma island to Suva
Letters dated June 2 describe a 280 pound bomb believed jettisoned by an American bomber during World War II. It was found by villagers on Rotuma May 6 and later used as a fireplace before being moved to the sea. Nine locals including seven boys and two men were killed when fragments exploded and flew into coconut trees.
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Sth Anniversary Teletypesetter Marked by Installation
On June 19, 1942, four southwest Arkansas papers launched the first daily Teletypesetter Circuit in America, delivering perforated tape to run the composing room. By 1947 the circuit expanded to six tape receivers, two telegraph copies, and The Star reports new infrared ink dryers and a glass-beaded draw-sheet, with faster linotypes and a 3 10 press time.
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Leader & Arkansanyer
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Old Gems Regain Use in New Set
Alicia Hart outlines jewelry tips from the Jewelry Industry Council on reusing small stones. Retired diamond solitaire centers can brighten pins, bracelet charms, monograms, or cigarette case corners. Reusing stones from old pieces creates sunburst designs and massed effects for brooches and pendants.
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Mystery Bomb Revealaboard Rotuma Island Report
A lone man survived after a group near a missile blast on Rotuma Island. He described exposing bright metal in the device’s nose and shouting that it looked like gold before the bomb detonated. The witness later shared details of the incident via letters from Rotuma Island.
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Blizzard Traps 70 Tourists on Beartooth Pass Killing Three
Yellowstone rescue crews fight 75 mph winds and 15 foot drifts to reach 70 summer vacationists stranded on Beartooth Pass. A trailer fire and deep drifts fatally trapped nine from the group before rescue teams, including ex army ski troopers, recovered survivors. Park officials later said all were accounted for with four autos still unassisted. The dead were Veron Kaiser Richard Huckels John P. Baker G. L. Rowe praised for calm, while most survivors wore summer clothing and faced hours of cold.
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Forrest City Man Pleads Guilty in Murder Trial
Wil lie Lee Duke, 31, pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the May killing of Mrs. Ethel Boyd, co owner of a Forrest City taxi firm. He stood mute no, entering the plea before Judge Davis Plummer, with jury options limited to death or life for first degree murder or up to 21 years for second degree. The packed courtroom, guarded by state and county police, heard the plea. Duke, held since arrest, had been found with Mrs Boyd’s body beside a road and her wrecked cab nearby. He admitted killing and attempting to rape her after taking the taxi. Duke, a World War II veteran, recently deemed sane by state hospital officials.
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Emperor Hirohito Urges Unity in Japan's Economic Crisis
Tokyo June 23 The emperor in a one minute opening address to the Diet urged Japanese to unite and build a peaceful culture guided by democracy. Wearing a morning coat he spoke as a symbol of the state, stressing the Diet as the nation's highest lawmaking body and the need for orderly development of the country.
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Road officials shuffled Little Rock region shifts
C C White, district highway superintendent at Pine Bluff, will become state maintenance engineer July 1, succeeding R B Winfrey who resigned. H M McMurray will take White’s Pine Bluff post. In Missoula, a Canadian driver reported gasoline problems after hoses were swapped and a 400 gallon underground tank had been filled with water at a filling station.
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Ubangis of Africa Join Circus Tour This Autumn
New York fashion note reports Hulald Berry of Ringling Brothers says Ubangis in Africa abandoned public display in clips and may join the show this autumn. Also mentions oil as the most effective lice treatment by clogging pores and suffocating them.
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Little Rock Park Offer Faces City Authority Question
City Attorney T J Gentry says Little Rock cannot part with any portion of MacArthur Park for an eight million dollar Veterans Administration hospital or to satisfy a bid from the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. The board had urged transfer within two weeks, while an official opinion to Mayor Wasell states no city authority exists to convey park land. The MacArthur site was granted under a 1892 act with conditions that the grounds stay in city hands. Continued on Page Six.
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Standard Oil adopts all occasion system for summer gas
Standard Oil Company (Indiana) announces an all occasion distribution plan for June through August to fairly allocate a supply that will roughly equal last year’s totals. It notes orders will be limited, dealers to decide shares, and demand outstrips capacity despite full refinery operation.
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