Obituary: H. C. Davis 70 lifelong Hope resident
H. C. Davis, 70, died last night at his Hope home. Survived by his wife five daughters Imogene French Stillwater Okla Wilma Lee San Diego Frances Szymanski Joyce Davis of Los Angeles two sons Wallace South Gate Stanley Hope a brother A P Davis Hope. Funeral services incomplete and will be announced by Oakcrest Funeral Home.
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Funeral set for Fred Petre 71 retired rural mail carrier
Fred Petre 71 a World War I veteran died Sunday in a local hospital. Survivors include his widow two sons Price of Sulphur Springs Texas and Chris Petre of Hope two daughters Mrs Earl Hadley and Mrs James Brown both of Okmulgee Oklahoma four sisters Mrs Zack Jennings Mrs George Wargo Mrs John Schmelzer all of Little Rock and Mrs L J Purtle of Hope two brothers Mike of Kansas City Missouri and Edison Petre of Hope. Funeral services will be held 2 p m Tuesday at Herndon Cornelius Chapel by C T Denman assisted by Harley Sisson burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery Active pallbearers Jim Faulkner Eulas Burke Johnnie Johnson Guy Greene Billy Petit and Charles Ellis.
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Paratroop Lift and Naval Actions Mark Vietnam Front
Ground operations began Saturday with two battalions of paratroops delivered by 137 helicopters, marking the largest air lift of the war. Government forces reported no major clashes, but the area was mined and saw sniper fire as Vietnamese junk fleets and Navy units patrolled offshore. A light South Vietnamese plane reported fire atop a camouflaged vessel in the Mekong Delta, while allied fighters struck the target. Earlier, another ship carrying arms was sunk off central Vietnam. The White Paper notes an expanding North Vietnamese maritime infiltration network and increasing weapons shipments southward.
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Youth Opportunity Operation Starts
LITTLE ROCK AP The Little Rock Youth Opportunity Center will go into operation late in March with a staff of 11 persons and a budget through
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U S Controls All Food Stamps From Arkansas Office
The Agriculture Department will oversee all Arkansas food stamp programs from a new Little Rock office. The Batesville office moves to Little Rock to administer Independence County, with Pulaski and Independence county programs managed there and a Philips County plan also under its control. Welfare departments will qualify participants, while stores and banks process stamps through the Little Rock office.
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Largest self-supported boys organization marks DeMolay Day
On the 46th Anniversary of the Order of DeMolay the group is recognized as the world’s largest self-supported boys organization.
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Denial of Traveler Control Sparks Arkansas Campus Debate
At the University of Arkansas two students and a dean deny reports that The Traveler newspaper is administration controlled while The Advocate launches as a monthly non administration backed publication. Officials insist editorial independence is maintained and argue the board follows student constitution policies. The Advocate aims to stimulate political and aesthetic activity and raise academic standards.
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Arkansas Legislature Debates Bonds and Cigarette Tax Vote
Lawmakers weigh bond approval alongside a proposed two cent cigarette tax hike to raise about 3.8 million annually. Budget gaps stem from a governor backed $1,000 teacher raise, shifting funds from universities, colleges, and public services to meet requests, with House opposition complicating revenue plans. If the cigarette tax fails again, budget talks resume to spread deficits.
New Trial in Damage Suit Is Ordered
Arkansas Supreme Court orders a new trial in Clay E. Martin v St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock seeking 200000 for alleged injuries while a patient. The suit names Aetna Casualty and Surety as insurer with 175000 actual and 25000 punitive damages requested.
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Legislative logjam as adjournment nears in state houses
With nine working days left before noon March 11 both the House and Senate face a heavy workload. Budgets for over 170 agencies are only partly approved and judicial reform has stalled. The House clings to debate while the Senate can pass bills swiftly. State Police funding faces outage with an $800,000 license fee plan likely dead. Faubus links city turnbacks to cigarette tax approval. A separate highway revenue bill for cities is stalled and may die with the gasoline tax measure. Both houses open at noon for a long week of sessions.
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Russia China Unity Fades as Moscow Meeting Sours
Pro Soviet Communist leaders met secretly in Moscow to discuss restoring unity in the fractured world movement. China and allies boycott the session while reports name delegates from 18 parties including the Soviet and Latin American groups.
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Weather report notes cooler temps and scattered showers
Weather east today shows cooler conditions with highs in the 60s and lows around the 40s in the northwest and 50s in the southeast. Eastern and southern Missouri forecast considerable cloudiness with showers today and tonight. Highs near 60s, lows around 50s, turning cooler Tuesday as rain continues.
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Austrian Chancellor Dies at 74
President Adolf Schaerf, a Socialist who opposed both Nazis and Communists, died at 74 in Vienna from a liver ailment worsened by flu. Chancellor Josef Klaus assumed duties pending a new president election. Schaerf, serving since 1957 and re elected in 1963, hosted the Shah of Iran and aided Austria’s postwar coalition.
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Britain's Tory leadership picks from MPs voted by members
Britain plans to choose its Conservative party chief by a vote of Tory MPs rather than the party leader dimmed by a subtext of wartime resistance and postwar anti Communist lines.
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DeMolay Chapter Mothers Club Active in Arkansas
Each DeMolay Chapter in Arkansas has an active Mothers Club of DeMolay mothers and other interested women.
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