Arkansas Weather Summary for 34 Hours Headline
Weather report for Touathwey Experiment Station covers 34 hours ending 7 am Wednesday with high 51 and low 24. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with occasional light rain mixed with sleet, showers possible north, gradually clearing with continued cold conditions.
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Notable deaths across cities prompt memorial notices
Dorothy Draper 79 famed interior designer famed for vivid late 1930s color schemes died after a long illness. John Benton Harris 65 science fiction author John Wyndham died Tuesday. Edward Waldo Forbes 95 longtime director of Harvard Art Museum died Tuesday.
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London
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John Wyndham
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Mass
Edward Waldo Forbes
William Hayes Fogg Art Museum
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Most Negro Candidates Are Beaten in State School Elections
The Associated Press reports that in Arkansas many Negro candidates lost in Tuesday school board races while a few won. In Pine Bluff three incumbents backed by Freedom Inc. carried desegregation platforms by over 1,000 votes, defeating Paul Young, John Fox, and Dr. W. L. Molette. Other contests saw Negro candidates win or be defeated, including wins for Edwin Evans in Linewood, Bill Johnson in West Memphis Hulbert, and Robert Bowen Jr. in Alzheimer, with several white incumbents retaining seats.
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Viet Cong Attacks Falter Yet Pause May Precede Push
Viet Cong rocket and mortar strikes fell sharply though officials warn the lull may be temporary. U S and Allied spokesmen say thousands of Communist troops remain uncommitted and a fresh wave could hit any day during a critical week. Five ground fights Tuesday left 126 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese dead and 10 Americans killed. An abortive ambush northwest of Saigon killed 76 of the enemy. American losses were eight wounded and minor vehicle damage. The 25th Infantry Division reported recon patrols along Route 1 between Cu Chi and Dau Tein g.
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Fife teen paintings offered for sale at Kennedy home
Washington gallery lists works once hung in Senator Robert F Kennedy New York apartment the night of his assassination. Prices range from 900 to over 1600 dollars with the largest beach scene in France hung in the master bedroom. A colorfully clad jockeys scene bears Ethel Kennedy notes to hang in a child’s room. A sailing scene shows a man at a helm resembling RFK.
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Ray Begins Long Term in Prison
James Earl Ray starts a six week stay in a nine by six foot prison cell in Tennessee's maximum security unit. He will undergo orientation and classification before a job assignment and standard inmate treatment on a 99 year sentence. Nearby is William Garvin Allen, a Black Power convict.
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Pueblo Commander Guided by Instructions During Pueblo Incident
Cmdr Lloyd M Bucher testifies at a Navy court of inquiry that he followed orders not to provoke an international incident as he defended the Pueblo seizure by North Korea. The eight week inquiry included Bucher recounting capture and crew mistreatment and featured clashes between Dodd and Sarver.
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Hope Ark School Mill Hikes Defeated in Tuesday Elections
In Arkansas, nearly all proposed millage increases for school construction and desegregation were defeated. El Dorado and Warren measures failed, while Dermott and McGehee districts showed mixed results. Several cities voted to fund new high schools, gymnasiums, or expansions, with totals showing widespread opposition to new taxes.
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Joyful Praise and Laughs Highlight a Treatise Mix
A short juxtaposition of a biblical call to joyful noise from Psalms 98 4 and a note on wealth of laughter from Raymond Hitch cock an American actor. The pairing contrasts sacred praise with secular humor.
Nixon faces Senate vote on continued Sentinel arms
In a March 12 report Senator Kennedy warns that each arms increase raises tension and risks hostilities while urging peace. Senate opposition, led by Kennedy, questions funding. House leaders Albert and Ford express support for deployment if urged by Nixon, with Ford arguing strength over weakness.
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