Fate of Ruby Is Now in Hands of Jury
Dr. Frederick A. Gibbs, Chicago epilepsy expert, testified in Jack Ruby’s murder trial that Ruby has a rare type of epilepsy not always producing seizures. Gibbs said he voluntarily traveled to Dallas to testify as other medical witnesses dispute his interpretation of Ruby’s brain wave tests. The defense sought to present Gibbs’ findings, while the prosecution fought to keep them from the jury as the case nears its fourth week.
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Frederick A. Gibbs
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Jackby
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Gibbs
Lee Harvey Oswald
Melvin Belli
Belli
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Henry M. Was
Weather Arkansas: Cloudy with showers and storms
Considerable cloudiness tonight and Saturday with showers and scattered thunderstorms tonight. Thunderstorms may become locally severe tonight, especially in the west. Warmer tonight in the south and east. Lows likely in the 50s. Cooler Saturday with highs in the mid 50s from west to east.
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Regional Arkansas Forecast From The Associated Press
Central Arkansas forecast shows considerable cloudiness tonight and Saturday with showers and thunderstorms. Local severe storm risk tonight with cooler conditions Saturday. highs in the 60s and lows around the mid 40s to mid 50s. Northwest and Southwest Arkansas similar skies with scattered storms starting this afternoon and ending Saturday.
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Candidate Files for Re election in 12th Judicial Circuit
LITTLE ROCK RP Prose cutor Lyman L Mikel of Fort Smith filed today as a candidate for re election in the 12th Judicial Circuit. The district includes Sebastian and Scott counties.
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Lyman L. Mikel
Fort Smith
12Th Judicial Circuit
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Scott Counties
House Rejects 10,000 Yearly Pay Rise for Congress
Washington AP report notes House rejects a 10,000 annual pay increase for members, keeping total at 22,500. The effort would have raised salaries for 1.7 million federal workers and shifted public perception in an election year. Roll call prompted by Rep. H R Gross shifted the vote, revealing party splits and voter scrutiny.
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H.R. Gross
Iowa
Gross
Fort Smith Man Seeks Ban on City Blasting Ordinance
Ames M Hackler and Mississippi Valley Engineering appeal Sebastian Chancery Court ruling upholding a city blasting ban in Fort Smith Arkansas. Hackler seeks injunction pending appeal claiming $20000 loss and that quarry work for Arkansas River Development may be delayed if the ordinance stands. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Monday. second appearance in this case.
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Fort Smith
Arkansas Supreme Court
Ames M. Hackler
Mississippi Valley Engineering Co
Supreme Court
Sebastian Chancery
Hackler
Hugh Bland
Bland
Mississippi Valley
Accountant Says Baker Forged Name
At a Senate Rules Committee session Republican members presented an affidavit by Milton L. Hauft of Kensington Maryland claiming Baker forged the accountant's signatures on federal income tax returns. Hauft said signatures attributed to him on Baker returns and related Carousel Motel papers were forgeries and he notified IRS investigators with handwriting samples.
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Senate Rules Committee
Bobby Baker
Milton L. Hauft
Kensington
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Baker
Hauft
Senate
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Newmen
Scott
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
John J. Williams
Rdel
IRS
Ocean City
Cold Front Brings Showers Across Arkansas This Weekend
A cold front moving east will bring showers and scattered thunder to Arkansas today into Saturday. Rain replaces clear skies and warm southerly winds in the western half as the front spreads across the state, ending Saturday night. Overnight lows were mainly in the 40s and 50s. Calico Rock recorded 31. Daytime highs reached mid 60s to low 70s, expected to rise to mid to upper 70s today. Cooler weather arrives Saturday, with Sunday forecast for sunny, warm spring-like conditions.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Calico Rock
Weather Bureau
Jury Packed in Murder Trial at Coleman’s Tavern
An all male jury was selected in the first degree murder trial of Thomas L. Coleman man 42 of Marked Tree. He is charged with shooting Ray Harp 40 of Marked Tree outside Coleman’s tavern on November 23. Prosecutor A. Harrison said the state presented several witnesses and expected to finish its case the next day.
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Ray Harp
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Tom Sawyer Fence Painting Contest Open to More States
Missouri Governor John M. Dalton invites entrants from all Mississippi River states to the 8th annual Tom Sawyer fence painting contest at the Mark Twain Home and Museum in Hannibal Missouri on July 4. Arkansas publicist Lou Qoberste seeks an Arkansas contestant for the event.
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John M. Dalton
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Arkansas
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Dalton
Orval E. Faubus
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Twain
Tom Sawyer
Tom
Lou Qoberste
Arkansas Publicity and Parks Commission
White River Crest at 32 Feet and Flood Outlook
The White River reached a 32-foot crest at Newport with no flooding reported. Cropsey Ouachita and Arkansas rivers showed varying levels with several crests forecast and flood stages noted. The White River was expected to crest 33 to 34 feet at Augusta, while Camden recorded Ouachita river activity at its highest in over a year.
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Newport
Weather Bureau
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Camden
Arkansas River
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
van Buren
Ozark
Black River
Black Rock
Augusta
Ouachita River
Youth Undergoes Eye Surgery After Arrow Injury
Leon Booker Jr a 13 year old Washington Negro underwent eye surgery in a Texarkana hospital Wednesday night after being shot in the eye with an arrow by another youth during daytime play earlier Wednesday Authorities reported the incident occurred during a youthful game and the patient was treated and operated on with his condition described as serious but improving
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Leon Booker, Jr
Washington Negro
Texarkana
J W Winemiller 74 Dies Today
J W Winemiller aged 74 died today while en route to a local hospital. Gunn WwW. Chaneuuner 64 died shortly before noon. Oak Crest Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
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Chaneuuner
Oakcrest Funeral Home
Jack Arnett Announces for Sheriff and Collector
Jack Arnett announces his candidacy for Hempstead County Sheriff and Collector. A lifelong resident born near Emmet, he cites three years as deputy and six years as salesman, seeking a first term and pledging impartial, democratic service and to step down after two terms for others to have a chance.
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Jack Arnett
Hempstead County
Emmet
Hempstead
Hope
Local Notices and Community Highlights From Hope and Surroundings
Marion Pool earns recognition in Who's Who of America and teaches nursing at West Virginia University. Future Homemakers of America members in Hope sell boiled eggs for Omelet Day at Hotel Barlow on March 18, tickets cost 1.00. Girl Scouts contribute to a cemetery fence fund for Shower Springs Cemetery. Local ministers appear on KSLA-TV themed devotional programs Your Pastor. KXAR Easter bunny clue contest offers 40 dollars to decipher the ten-letter name.
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Marion E. Pool
Wm. B. BR. Pool
University of West Virginia
Future Homemakers of America of Hope High
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Barlow
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Gordon Renshaw
Mary
Martha
Lazarus
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Peter
Gladwin Connell
Barabbas
Bob
KXAR
Cyprus Archbishop Makarios warns Turkey of war
Athens bulletin reports Archbishop Makarios, president of Cyprus, declared tonight that any Turkish intervention in Cyprus would mean war, signaling a sharp escalation amid rising tensions.
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Cyprus
Schedule of Rabies Vaccinations in Hempstead area
The extension service lists rabies vaccination dates starting next Tuesday with Dr. Herbert Rogers. Vaccinations cost $1.00 and will be given at multiple community sites across Hempstead from March 17 to March 24, including Guernsey School, Powers, Roy Fry farm, Fulton, McNab, Wiley Dillard farm, Columbus, Gilbert's store, Long's store, Spring Hill venues, Patmos, Sardis Church, Sheppard store, Shover Springs, Harris store, Rocky Mound, Experiment Station, Mack Brown store, Robert Cash farm, DeAnn, Jewel Burke store, Lee store, H. E. Sutton store, Blevins, Houghland store, Washington, Ozan, Goodlett's store, Holliday store, Horace Dillard farm.
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Collins
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M. Long
Hope
Spring Hill
Terry Kidd
Mack Brown
Robert Cash
DeAnn Road
DeAnn
Samuels
Jewel Burke
A.m. Lee
Blevins
Bingen Rci Center
Washington
Man Hurt in Auto Accident on Highway 67
Late yesterday on Highway 67 west an auto driven by Robert Hodge of Texarkana hit a bridge abutment and careened into the railing. Hodge was critically hurt and taken by Hern don-Cornelius ambulance to a Texarkana hospital for treatment. He suffered a severe foot injury. The car was demolished.
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Robert Hodge
Texarkana
Hodge
Herndon-Cornelius
Government seeks statewide desegregation of Alabama schools
The Justice Department asked a federal court in Montgomery to order affirmative steps to end racial segregation in Alabama public schools. It argues state officials including Gov. George C. Wallace influence local boards to maintain dual school systems and seeks unconstitutional state aid for racially segregated students be declared.
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Washingson
Alabama
U.S. District Court
Montgomery
Ala
Justice Department
School Board
George C. Wallace
Wallace
State Board of Education
RFK Denies Rift With Johnson Over 1964 Ticket
Washington AP Robert F Kennedy denies reports of a feud with President Johnson amid write in campaigns for him as a vice presidential candidate in New Hampshire and Wisconsin. Kennedy says relations with Johnson remain friendly and cooperative despite chatter of a split in the 1964 race.
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Flood Damage Runs Heavy in Several States
The Ohio River crest moved westward causing damage estimated at 50 million dollars and nine deaths across multiple states. About 110,000 people were affected with thousands evacuated. Crests neared Cincinnati Louisville and Paducah while Indiana Kentucky Ohio and Virginia reported widespread impact and hundreds of homes damaged.
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Red Cross
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Owensboro
Paducah
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Jeffersonville
Aurora
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Virginia
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Pittsburgh
County Property Quarrel Revived
The Arkansas Supreme Court is asked again to bar Izard County Judge Lloyd Garner from using county equipment for private construction. A 1940 ruling ordered an injunction. Plaintiffs Jim Gingard, W. J. Warnett, and W. D. Massey sue in Izard Circuit Court seeking damages and to enforce the injunction. Garner's demurrer led to circuit court dismissal, asserting county funds received $17,860 for private contracts.
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Garner
Johnson to Fly Over Ohio River Flood Area
President Johnson will undertake an aerial tour of the seven state Ohio River flood zone this afternoon with planned stops in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati to assess the worst flood in 20 years. The White House announced the trip barely two hours before the 1 p.m. EST departure.
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Johnson
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Cincinnati
Ohio
White House
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