Weather Report From Regional Stations
Weather summary for 24 hours ending 7 am Monday reports high 67 and low 53 with 0.51 inch precipitation. Arkansas sees mostly cloudy with light rain or drizzle tonight. Partly cloudy Tuesday with mild temperatures and lows from the low 40s to around 40s and highs 65 to 72. Louisiana remains cloudy to partly cloudy through Tuesday with little temperature change. tonight lows in the 50s and highs 68 to 76.
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Obituary of John R. Gunter of Atlanta Texas
John R. Gunter, 76, retired lumberman formerly of Columbia and Hempstead counties, died Sunday afternoon March 13. Survived by wife, one son Charles Gunter of Hope, two daughters Helen Hutchens of Atlanta and Maggie Hutchens of Irving, Texas, two brothers J A Gunter of Hope and Frank Gunter of Atlanta, Texas, three sisters Cora Jackson Ruth Johnston of Hope and Annie England of Texarkana, and four grandchildren. Funeral 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hanna Funeral Home Chapel in Atlanta. Burial at Shiloh Cemetery near Waldo Arkansas.
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John R. Gunter
Alanta
Texas
Columbia
Hempstead
Charles* Gunter
Hope
Helen Hutchens
Atlanta
Maggie Hutchens
Irving
J. A. Gunter
Frank Gunter
Cora Jackson
Ruth Johnston
Annie England
Texarkana
Hanna Funeral Home
Shiloh
Lamartine
Waldo
Arkansas
Fire kills 30 Japanese women in six-hotel blaze
An Associated Press report from Minakami describes a blaze that swept through six hotel buildings and killed thirty elderly Japanese women on an excursion. Twelve others were injured, making it Japan's worst disaster since World War II.
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Associated Press
Minakami
Japan
Hot Springs
Yepart
Cot ton fashion and political brief merge in Memphis and Washington
Jenny Waters among four Arkansas 41 club girls winning a Cotton Dress activity at the Arkansas Missouri Cotton Ginners meeting in Memphis on March 7. She received a trip and gold watch and is noted as FFA Sweetheart and Hempstead County Fair Queen. Separately, Joint Chiefs favor broader air action against North Vietnam though Haiphong and Hanoi remain off limits. News from Saigon reports a 4 year old Chinese businessman executed for profiteering. Indonesia’s anti communist purge nets 16 cabinet members including Subandrio. Canadian leader Diefenbaker defends himself amid scandal links to Gerda Munsinger. President Johnson signals Florida’s Governor Bryant's potential nomination as a post director.
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Arkansas-Missouri Cotton Ginners Association
Memphis
Jenny
Arkansas 41 Club
Miss Waters
Summit Club
Douglas Waters
Patmos
Hempstead
Viet Nam
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Haiphong
Johnson
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Hanoi
Saigon
Rehad
Ta Vinh
Indonesia
Caabinet
Subandrio
Subandris
Sukarno
Conservative Party
Juhn Go Diefenbaker
Ottawa
Gerda Munsinger
Canada
Nelenbiker
Farris Bryant
Community notices and obituaries batch
The Palm Sunday era notices include Keystone Lodge meeting March 15 at Hicks Funeral Home, Bee Chapter 412 Easter Star meeting March 16, Charmetts Social Club March 14 in Prescott, EMT and Union Extension Homemakers Club events, and a plan for the April 12 gathering. Obituaries note Georgia Spence of Emmet died in Little Rock with eight grandchildren, and Catherine Williamson of Emmet died in Prescott with funeral set March 15 at St Paul Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements are handled by Ruffin Jarrett and Hicks Funeral Home.
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Keystone Lodge No. 432
Hicks Funeral Home
H. L. Washington
W. M
Jessie Jones
Charmetts Social Club
Admas
Prescott
EMT Club
Sam Hendrix
Union Extension Homemakers Club
Hartwell Ferguson
Henry Madison
Ned Brown
Emmet Cannon
Ellison Hopkins
Lonnie Sampson
Henry Madson
Johnnie Hendrix
Georgia Spence
Emmet
Little Rock
E. D. Spence
Gurtine Acox
Chicago
Emma Janes Hughes
St. Louis
Edward Spence, Jr
Los Angeles
Virginia Tombs
Bill Jo Spence
William Muldrew
Elsie Leake
Benton
Roy Youngblood
Oakland
Calif
Benjamin
James Muldrew
Cleveland
Samandra Mudrew
Bobbie) Muldrew
Hope
Ruffin-Jarrett Funeral Home
North Little Rock
Catherine Williamson
Roosevelt Williams
the St. Paul Baptist Church
Snell Cemetery
Hicks Funeral Home Inc
World leaders clash as Johnson gains support over Vietnam
President Johnson drew broad backing from 32 governors for his Vietnam policies while facing friction with French President Charles de Gaulle. De Gaulle warned Europe’s role shifts to Asia, proposing France withdraw NATO fleets and rethink alliance commands amid a widening world crisis.
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Viet Nam
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Asia
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France
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NATO
Jeane France de Gaulle
Faubus Praises Arkansas Poverty Program at Home
Governor Faubus returned from Washington praising Arkansas anti poverty efforts as the nation’s best, saying no changes needed just improvements. He reported unanimous gubernatorial support for the Viet Nam war and condemned Ronald Ramsay’s Hanoi tapes as treason. He avoided comments on McClellan’s re election plans and the Arkansas Young Democrat Clubs leadership dispute.
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Little Rock
Goverval Faubus
Washington
Arkansas
Ronald Ramsey
California
Radio
Hanoi
Commcntton
John L. McClellan
Arkansas Young Democrat Clubs
Faubus
Guy Jones Jr
Conway
YDC
D-Ark
Mc 10
reClellan
Viet Nam
Congress
Astronauts Confident of Tuesday Flight Postponed to Wednesday
Cape Kennedy reports the Gemini 8 mission delayed 24 hours due to leaks in both the Atlas rocket and the spacecraft. Maj David R. Scott and Neil Armstrong await final reviews as technicians prepare the 66-foot Atlas rocket and the unmanned Agena target satellite for the rendezvous and spacewalk.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
David R. Scott
Neil A. Armstrong
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Armstrong
Scott
Earth
Agena Space
Gemini
Planes Hit Ruins of U S Camp in Viet Nam
U S Air Force and Marine fighters attacked the Ashan Special Forces camp on the Laos border facing heavy anti air fire. They reported destroying a building and five mortar positions while neutralizing surrounding air defenses.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Chin
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Dien Bien Phu
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Quang Nei
Thach ‘Ru
Warren, Mich
Lawrence Lyd
Lois
Dennis
Dhoy
Denis
Lyden
Dennis Tell
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