Hope's First Male Operators Alter Long Distance Dialing
Two Hope men, David Chance and David Baker, become among the town’s first male long distance operators. Both trained after their mothers’ decades of service, balancing new roles with racing hobby and family expectations. Customers react with surprise as Chance recounts a caller’s shocked response to a male voice on the line.
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Boswell Seeks Senate Runoff Position in Arkansas Race
In Little Rock the 1968 race unfolds as Boswell, once a gubernatorial candidate, intensifies his bid for the U S Senate seat held by 30 year incumbent John J. McClellan. Pryor and Boswell both seek the Democratic nomination with Boswell claiming growing strength and a near runoff place. Early May remarks said he was within an inch of a McClellan runoff.
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U.S. Senate
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Camden
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Arkansas State Forecast With Mild Nights
Partly cloudy and warm days with fair and mild nights through Tuesday. Highs today reach upper 70s to mid 80s with lows tonight in the mid 50s to low 60s. Tuesday brings highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.
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Obituaries for Pettit Worthey McKamie Howson in Hope area
Obituaries for Cleadie Pettit 63 died at home. survived by Jewel Pettit and children. Funeral 2 p.m. Oakcrest, Rev. Gordon Renshaw. burial Memory Garden. Enoch Charles Worthey 75 died in hospital. survivors include six daughters and others. funeral 2 p.m. Holly Grove Church. burial Holly Grove Cemetery. Walter Dewey McKamie 72 of Texarkana died in nursing home. buried Chapelwood Memory Garden Nash. services 2 p.m. Nash Church of Christ. Jessie Bell Howson 74 widow of Frank E Howson Sr died in Texarkana hospital. survived by son Frank Jr. burial Rose Hall Cemetery. Herndon Funeral Home directing.
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Dora Downs
Oakcrest Funeral Home
Gordon Renshaw
Memory Garden
Enoch Charles Worthey
Hempstead County
Holly Grove
Olen Smith
Fulton
Adora Warmington
Levi Wren
California
Holly Grove Methodist Church
Holly Grove Cemetery
Herndon Funeral Home of
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Walter Dewey McKamie
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Frank E. Howson
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
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Dallas
Elizabeth Pritchard
Span
St. Mark’s Episcopal Chuceen
Willian Risinger
Poll-Watching System Planned by GOP for Election Day
Washington AP reports key Republican strategists, led by Murray Chotiner, plan an intricate poll watching setup to deter possible Democratic irregularities on November 7. They focus on Cook County and other strong Dem areas across Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Indiana, Kentucky, Texas, and New Mexico.
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Egypt Denies Red Tie By Harry Dunphy
In a Beirut speech President Sadat attacks right wing critics while facing pressure from a five year Sinai occupation anniversary. Despite maneuvers he has not broken the impasse and discontent grows as Soviet and regional dynamics press Egypt.
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McGovern Sees Upset in Michigan
Sen. George McGovern touring four Michigan cities says an upset in Tuesday's Democratic presidential primary is conceivable. He faces Gov. George Wallace and Sen. Hubert Humphrey while Rep. Shirley Chisholm also campaigns in Michigan. Humphrey concentrates on Maryland.
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Alabama
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Forecast Sees Fair Mild Weather Across Arkansas
The forecast through Tuesday and into Friday calls for generally fair skies with daytime highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 60s. No rain is expected. Overnight readings ranged from 45 at Fort Smith to 56 at Memphis, with other readings in the 48 to 55 range across Fayetteville Harrison Jonesboro Pine Bluff Texarkana El Dorado and Little Rock.
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Extortion Law on Unions to Be Heard
The Supreme Court will decide if the Hobbs Act can prosecute union members who use violence to push for better contracts. Four IBEW members allegedly attacked Gulf States Utilities property in Texas and Louisiana. The case questions whether violence to obtain wages for desired work falls under extortion.
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High Court Rulings From Miller to Conway Circuits
A long list of high court rulings from Miller Circuit through Conway Circuit includes affirmations and reversals in cases like Eastridge v. Reliable Life, Smith v. United States Fidelity, and McIlroy Bank v. First National Bank. Dissent in remittitur noted. Also reported is a Baltimore AP brief: a 16 year old Northern High School student gave birth in the school dispensary to a 7 pound 14 ounce girl, described by officials as unaware of her pregnancy.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
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Henry Tom Patterson
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L. D. Pearce
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