Weather and World News Blends From 24 Hours Reports
Weather station notes 24 hours ending 7 am Wednesday with high 77 and low 62 and 2.23 inches precipitation. Arkansas forecast mostly cloudy through Thursday with scattered showers and storms. Thailand reports 20 more U S helicopters to curb communist infiltration and rising casualties. Manchester man Peter Dorschel charged with incitement related to state interests after marrying Christine Wych in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Experiment Station
Arkansas
Bangkok
Thanon Kittikachorn
United States
Thailand
Thanon
West Department Stores Anniversary Sale at Hope Village
J A West Co operating stores in Arkansas and Louisiana since 1923 announces an anniversary sale and new Hope Village Shopping Center store opened August 18 1966 with modern fixtures larger merchandise selections a credit plan and front parking. Manager Harry Cagle invites shoppers for complimentary coffee and cake during 9 11 am and 2 4 pm daily June 1 through June 3. In a separate note two jail escapees Clarence Snelling Jr and Thomas Ray Yon were recaptured near North Little Rock after escaping Pulaski County Penal Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.A. West Company
Arkansas
Louisiana
J.A. West
W.H. West
Rose Pine
E. Me Risinger
Mr. West
West Department Stores
J.A. West Co
Hope Village
West
Fassier
Harry Cagle
Harry
North Little Rock
Clarence Snelling Jr
Cabot
Thomas Ray Yon
Little Rock
Pulaski County
Tommy Glover
Bil McCord
North Hills Country Club
Reunion of Sparkman family after ten years in Indiana Ohio and Colorado
Danville Kentucky AP reports painter Chester Sparkman meets his son Oscar Sparkman for the first time since 1957 when the family split after their mother’s death. Oscar, 19, had been in and out of jobs while Chester wandered across states seeking work and his children in Soldiers and Sailors Home. Chester finally returned to Indiana last year and found Oscar in Danville at Pioneer Playhouse. Brothers and sisters are split between local Indiana homes and Boswell adopted by another family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Chester Sparkman
Chester
Oscar Sparkett
Oscar
Sparkmans
Soldiers and Sailors Childrens
Knightstown
Ind
Ohio
Virginia
Colorado
Indiana
Denville
Pioneer Playhouse
Boswell
Fisherman Finds Body in Arkansas River at Little Rock
A fisherman found a body in the Arkansas River at Little Rock. Tests by Dr. Gore don Holt Pulaski County coroner will determine how long the victim had been in the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Goredon Holt
Pulaski County
Mortay
Arkansas River
Claude Rains Dies at 77 After Lingering Illness
Actor Claude Rains, famed for The Invisible Man and a long stage career, died Tuesday at Lakes Region Hospital in Laconia New Hampshire from abdominal bleeding and shock at age 77. His career spanned London Broadway and Hollywood, starting at age 11 in Sweet Nell of Old Drury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laconia
N.H
Hollywood
Claude Rains
Invisible Man
Rains
Lakes Region Hospital
London
Nell
Old Drury
Chinese Never Tire of the Name Mao
Peking dispatch details pervasive Mao cult in China. Tour party notes constant Mao imagery, quotable texts, and red scarfed conductresses as trains carry songs praising Chairman Mao Tse-tung amid rural landscapes and mass devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mao
Chie Nishio
Peking
Mao Tsetung
China
Hong Kong
Shumehun
Mao Tse-tung
Canton
Army show at station with Mao posters and red book
At a Canton station on a May 1957 moment the army staged a show. Soldiers held Mao Zedong posters and the Little Red Book aloft while shouting anti Liu Shao chi. A stark image of political fervor amid weary observers marked a historical scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Canton
Mao
Liu Shao-chi
Anti Vietnam Groups Criticized In Arkansas News Visit
Little Rock Arkansas Governor Me Math and Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller joined U S and Arkansas leaders in denouncing Vietnam War protesters. Math, a Marine Reserve brigadier general, defended sacrifices for freedom and prosperity while praising flag allegiance amid Fulbright's recent book The Arrogance of Power and criticism of U S policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Sid MeMath
U.S
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Winsthrop Rockefeller
L MeMath
Marine Corps Reserve
America
Fulbright
Vietnam
McMath
United States
Spy Probe Tightens at Polaris Base Holy Loch
Scotland Yard detectives staged a covert probe at Holy Loch Polaris base after the seizure of a British bookmaker and a German seaman on espionage charges and the detention of a U.S. Navy sailor. Capt. George Ellis said an intensive investigation is ongoing with one sailor held aboard the depot ship Simon Lake. William McAffer, 30, was charged under the Official Secrets Act and held without bail for eight days in Dunoon after court appearance. A German seaman was linked to the broader spy case while authorities traced secret information contacts between personnel and locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Pinder
London
Holy Loch
Scotland Yard
Special Branch
Scotland
Glasgow
George Ellis
Simon Lake
Ellis
U.S. Navy
Dunoon
William McAffer
U.S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peter Dorschel
Manchester
England
McAffer
Dorschel
Britain
Christine Wych
Luebeck
West Germany
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
St Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Moss
St.p
Montreal
New Orleans
New York
Okla City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Mae
HOPE
Polaris
Ward & Son Drug
Village Rexall Pharmacy
Hope Village Shopping Center
ROY Anderson Insurance Agency, Inc
Simmons
Beautyrest Supreme
Hope Furniture CO
3Rd and S
Main St
Hope, Arkansas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!