Crossett News Observer Goes Offset in Printing
The Crossett News Observer converts to offset printing under Bob Fisher’s outfit, joining 33 of Arkansas’ 128 weeklies and six dailies in the move. The switch promises faster production, more pages per issue, and superior photo reproduction, as the paper reaches a 3571 ABC circulation with 24 pages per issue.
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Aday
Robert Fisher
Crossett News Observer
News Observer
Arkansas
ABC
Crossett
Mech
Billy Dan Jones
Gene Allen
Hope
The
Star
Fairchild News King
Bob Fisher
O.K
Ashley County
Hamburg
Hope and Crossett
Flood forecast shifts as rivers fall and crests loom
Rainless days reduce flood strain in Arkansas but crest levels linger. The U S Weather Bureau projects crests on the Ouachita, White, Arkansas, and other rivers late this week, with floodwater still rising in parts of the delta and northeast Arkansas delaying field work into next week. A $142,500 watershed loan for Ashley County’s Fleshman Bayou Improvement District was approved to fund a $741,824 drainage project aiding 22,000 acres.
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Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Little Missouri
Ouachita River
Camden
Arkadelphia
White River
Augusta
Des Are
Clarendon
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Central
South Delta
Fayetteville
Texarkana
el Dorado
Ashley County
Farmers Home Administration
Six Miners Escape After Ten Days Near Richwood Mine
Six coal miners trapped about two miles deep in a flooded shaft were rescued after ten days and in good shape. Four others found dead earlier. 15 miners isolated nearby rescued last Saturday. Rescued men were checked at the entrance and taken to Sacred Heart hospital in Richwood. Names of the survivors include Joe E. Fitzwater and Jennings H. Lilly among others. They crawled 800 yards through a 36 inch high tunnel to a battery cart and reached the entrance, with hospital scenes and family joy reported.
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Holger Jensen
Associated Press
Hominy Falls
W.va
Lee B. Todd
Sacred Heart Hospital
Richwood
Jennings H. Lilly
Mt. Nebo
Edward F. Scarbro
Gene H. Martin
Clintonville
Larry Lynch
Fitawater
Ernest Fitawater
H. E. Sundstrom
Gauley Coal and Coke Co
County battles intensify near Saigon and Kontum
North Vietnamese forces pressed attacks north of Saigon and in the Central Highlands as U S and South Vietnamese units suffer record weekly losses. The U S Command tallied 662 American deaths last week, with 5 552 enemy killed and 675 government troops dead in the week ending Feb 17. Fighting raged around Dong Ha, Kontum, Khe Sanh, and Mekong Delta fronts amid renewed pressure ahead of peace talks.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Central Highlands
U.S
Dong Ha
Mekong
Kontum
Khe Sanh
Paris
Kontum City
Every Child Wants Own Bathroom But This Is Unlikely for Kennedys
Hal Boyle humor column from New York AP recounts the Kennedys and a growing family making a private bathroom unlikely. The piece contrasts one writer’s dream of a personal retreat with a bustling household’s use of the bathroom for drying stockings and washing hair, highlighting shifting private space in a big family.
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Kennedys
Hal Boyle
New York
United States
Robert F. Kenedy
White House
Pentagon
Frances
Tracy Ann
Peace Keeping Plan Considered by Asian Neutrals
AP reports in Paris that a peacekeeping system led by neutral Asian nations is being developed to supervise any Vietnam settlement. North Vietnam demands halt to U S actions and withdrawal from the DMZ while U S officials note no bases or troops exist there beyond brief sweeps.
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U.S
John M. Hightower
Paris
North
South Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
United States
North Vietnam
Dmz
Vietnam
Indochina Control Cormession
India
Newand
Canada
Amy
AP News
Pentagon
Arkansas
Ilinois
Iowa
Hempstead County Social Security benefits rise after 1967 reforms
Otis A. Blackwood reports Hempstead County has 3680 residents drawing 223,922 monthly in Social Security benefits, up from 3274 and 179,075 at end of 1966. The rise follows a 13 percent 1968 boost and 1967 amendments expanding eligibility for disabled widows, earnings, children, and other groups. advise checking with the local office for retirement, death, or disability changes.
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Otis A. Blackwood
Texarkana
Hempstead
Hope
Blevins
Columbus
Fulton
McCaskill
McNab
Patmos
Washington
Blackwood
McCarthy Remains Key to Kennedy Humphrey Strategy
In Nebraska defeat, Eugene J. McCarthy becomes a crucial campaigner for Kennedy and Humphrey. Kennedy needs a stout opponent in Oregon's May 28 primary and the June 4 California and South Dakota races. McCarthy plans to campaign through all three, saying his Nebankes victory gives him a path to the nomination if primaries go well.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Eugene J. McCarthy
White House
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kennedy
Oregon
Caliifornia
South Dakota
McCarthy
Kennedy Leutenants
Nebraska
Indiana
Eugene J. .McCarthy
Man Presumed Drowned in White River
Batesville Arkansas Everett Ballard 27 missing and presumed drowned after a boat with companion Charles Stephens 20 washed over a two foot dam on the White River Both were fishing and the engine failed Stephens swam ashore a quarter mile below the dam Search to resume for Ballard today
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Batesville, Ark
Everett Ballard
Batesville
White River
Ballard
Charles Stephens
Stephens
Graduation plans for Spring Hill seniors
Spring Hill Baccalaureate services will be held at Spring Hill Baptist Church on Sunday May 19 at 2 00 PM with Rev Charles Jones delivering the sermon. Commencement exercises follow on Friday May 24 at 8 00 PM in the Spring Hill High School Auditorium with Rev Stacy Thrasher as speaker.
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Spring Hill
Spring Hill Baptist Church
Charles Jones
Spring Him High School
Stacy Thrasher
Marlbrook
Marlibrook Church
Blevins
Highway 24
Robert C. Ekberg
Blevins Methodist Church
Wayne Bell
A. H. Gohn Wade
Little Rock
Magnolia Bank Suit Is Settled
The First National Bank of Magnolia settles a suit to recover losses from a bonding company tied to former bank president W C Brewster. Bank President William Rice said the settlement covers losses and claims either from U S Fidelity or salvage of notes. Brewster, 63, had pleaded guilty in 1966 to misapplication of $50,000 in bank funds and was fined $5,000 with a three year suspended sentence.
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Little Rock
First National Bank of Magnolia
W. C. Brewster
William Rice
U.S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co
Brewster
Pentecosts to Hear Evangelist Dwain Lee Testimony
Evangelist Rev. Dwain Lee will share his personal deliverance from 18 years of drug and alcohol addiction at the First United Pentecostal Church tonight May 16. Pastor Rev. Lane invites the public to attend.
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Dwain Lee
First United Pentecostal Church
Lane
Arkansas Tornadoes Devastate Jonesboro and Surrounding State
Deadly spring twisters scour Arkansas causing 33 deaths and 350 injured in Jonesboro area. Oil Trough, Mountain Home, and Tuckerman report fatalities. Manila wrecked with no deaths. Gov. Rockefeller authorizes National Guard as Arkansas braces for more storms and floods.
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Robert Shaw
Associated Press
Jonesboro, Ark
Arkansas
Mountain Home
Tuckerman
Jonesboro
Manila
Valley View
Winthrop Rockefeller
National Guard
Arkansas State University
All Around Town and Local Education News Highlights
Billie Dawn Franks Moore plans to send May 26 contributions from Louisiana to Mrs. Norman Taylor of Hope College Pineville. Gwendolyn McJunkins daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James McJunkins Jr of Saratoga was among 18 in Stella Smith’s education class touring El Dorado. The article notes nursing convention attendance in Dallas with about 1,000 participants and mentions Texarkana College graduation candidates including Thelma Allene Hubbs of Hope. Jimmy Anderson, Ouachita Baptist University 1965 graduate, to teach in Hyeri Kenya as SBC missionary journeyman for two years. Also details second printing of the Beryl Heary Elementary School Cookbook and local purchase contacts.
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Billie Dawn Franks Moore
Louisiana
Norman Taylor
Hope College
Pineville
Hanhalne Afaatanas
Gwendolyn McJunkins
Daugheter
James McJunkins Jr
Saratoga
Stella Smith
el Dorado
Saratoga High School
Phi Sigma Chi
Association For Childhood Education
Association of Women Students
Jimmy Anderson
Bethel Anderson
Hope
Ouachita Baptist University
Hyeri
Kenya
East Africa
Arkansas
Southern Baptist Convention
Death Toll in State Reaches 43
A sweeping tornado outbreak across nine states leaves Arkansas hit hardest with 43 dead and hundreds injured. Iowa Illinois Missouri and Indiana report multiple fatalities as Red Cross estimates and rescue efforts continue. Storms cause widespread property damage and widespread disruption across affected communities with schools and towns damaged or destroyed.
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Associated
Arkansas
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
University
Jones’boro
Ark
Arkansas State University
Tucker
Man
Manila
Marion
Black
Oak
Oelwein
Red Cross
Charles
Linois
Wapella
Freeburg
Decatur
J. Weather Bureau
Kansas
Ohio
Charles City
Highway Patrol
T We Nation Guard
Minneapolis
Biinels
Dunols
East St. 2
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Magnolia Bank
Institute For Defense Analyses
Students For A Democratic Society
Afl-Cio
George” Meany
Walter Reuther
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Johnson
Cme
Jaunita Rice
Hagel Unederwood
Shirley Wesson
Dallas
Auditorium
Statler Hilton
Baker and Adolphus
Dental
Naval
Army, Medical Association
Pharmaceuticals
Mouser
Rocky Mound
Texarkana College
Thelma Allene Hubbs of Hope
Don Free
Emmett Thompson
Hot Springs
Arkansas Optometry Association
Beryl Heary
John M, Cox
Tim Duckett
Seal Wood
Kinard
Donal Parker
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