Snow and bitter cold cripple Arkansas highways and towns
Ten inch skids gave way to heavy snow that shut dozens of highways across multiple counties in Arkansas. Motorists were stranded along U S 71 for about 40 miles from Fayetteville to the Missouri line while rivers Arkansas and White swelled. Temperatures dipped to 11 degrees in Fayetteville and 20s elsewhere with a major drought easing farmers say. Closures included 12 highways with several bridges out or under maintenance and some routes already reopening as conditions eased.
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Harrison County
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Randolph County
Severe Snow and Floods Sweep Across Central Midwest
Hundreds stranded along a 40 mile stretch of U S 71 from Fayetteville Arkansas to the Missouri line as a winter storm drops up to 10 inches of snow in northwest Arkansas. Floods surge in Ohio Kentucky and Indiana with the Ohio River cresting near 66 feet in Cincinnati. Louisville and Evansville report seven and three feet of floodwaters while 1500 residents flee Falmouth Kentucky as the Licking River hits a record height.
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Five Killed in Plane Crash at Boston Waterfront Yard
A Stick Airways freight plane crashed in flames at a water front lumber yard in Boston. Five men died, including three crewmen and two lumber yard workers. The four engine DCI jet was en route from New York to Bradley Field, Connecticut. Weather included sleet and strong gale as the aircraft attempted an instrument landing near Castle Island.
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Rockefeller Wins Victory in GOP Ranks
Winthrop Rockefeller defeated state GOP Chairman William Spicer in a Saturday executive committee meeting in Little Rock. The committee approved hiring four field workers despite Spicer opposition, with 11 of 20 committee members signing to call the session. The dispute stems from a long-running power struggle over duties and Arkansas votes for Nelson Rockefeller's presidential bid.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
William Spicer
GOP
Rockefeller
Spicer
Martha Townsend
D. Fred Taylor Jr
Osceola
James S. Grimes
Jonesboro
Executive Committee
Republican National
Weather and crash report fragment from coastal city
Weather outlook notes a cool night with lows near 25 to 34 and a warmer day ahead with sun and clouds. A harbor area crash near Logan International Airport described a plane breaking up, bursting into flames, and scattering cargo remains across the shoreline.
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Talks Convict into Surrender in Monuth Michigan
Marian Poxson persuaded escapee Lester B. Dionne to surrender after a six hour manhunt in Munith Michigan. Police described the housewife as a heroine as a state police alarm and road blocks followed a kidnapping threat, two break-ins, and a high speed chase withPoxson at the wheel praying for interception.
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Marian Poxson
Doesn’t Take Much to Be Smash Hit
Hollywood profile of Gene Barry notes his talent and work ethic. It traces his rise from Bat Masterson to television star of Burke’s Law, highlighting his polished style and demanding schedule. Barry’s multi‑talented career spans stage film and TV, with fans praising his screen presence.
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Hest
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Barry in a Burlesque of a Detective Parody
A satire on the detective series boom notes Barry thriving in a yearlong run with a possible third season. He works 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. five days, then reviews lines, dines, and rests after midnight. He runs Barbery Production Co. and plans films, TV, and a summer break amid Burke's Law.
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Barbery Production Co
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Conway Board Pays 10000 for Remaining Superintendent Term
Conway Arkansas AP The school board approved paying 10000 for the remaining 16 months of Superintendent Hal Gibson s contract after an executive session Arlie Metheny was named acting superintendent The action comes amid a year long dispute with Gibson who denied quitting The National Education Association will meet with the board next Monday The state Comptroller audit found the district s finances satisfactory and correct
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Hal Gibson
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Arlié Metheny
Conway High School
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State Comptroller’s Office
Arkansan Killed. Norfolk Man Held for Slaying
Virginia Beach police charge 23 year old Sam Westry of Norfolk with the fatal shooting of 20 year old Navy cook Robert E. Harmon from Ashdown Arkansas. Harmon's body was found in a shallow grave. Westry, identified as a Negro, was taken into custody at a relative's home.
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Sam Westry
Norfolk
Robert E. Harmon
Ashdown
Ark
Westry
Harmon
The Weeping Widow Mine by Nelson C. Nye
Charlie Medders escapes O'Toole the assayer pursued by T. K. Jones and sheriff. Jones presents a court warranted claim to the ore, accuses Medders of swindle, and exposes a greenish sample from the Weeping Widow mine. O'Toole resists impounding. the tale hints at a larger mystery around the Lost Padre mine.
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O'Toole
T. K. Jones
Anorting
Jones
T. K
McFarorn
McFarron
Médder
Medders
O’tool
Padre
Burns Fatal to El Dorado Child
One year old Gary Allen Patterson died in an El Dorado hospital from burns received when lightning struck his parents house on Monday. His mother Mrs Jerry Patterson 24 was shocked by the bolt and aided by neighbor Joe Cameron she rescued three other children Ricky 2 Cathy Sue 4 and Conny Lynn 6. The home was destroyed and the father was at work.
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Ark
Gary Allen Patterson
el Dorado Hospital
Hhs
Jerry Patterson
Conny Lynn
Joe Cameron
Gary Allen
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