Frost records and regional weather nostalgia from Wilkes-Barre
Our Daily Bread notes a 27 degree killing frost on the first weekend of November and recalls a decade of frost timing. The piece links frost patterns to harvest memories, praising the Almanac service and the region’s climate, from Wilkes-Barre to Pennsylvania farms, and reflects on local weather reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex H. Washburn
Hope
ABC
Chicago Examiners
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Fruit & Truck Branch
Pennsylvania
Wilkes - Marre
New York State
Tike
Federal judge commends 40 men in court appearance
In Centrate, Ohio a federal judge commended 40 individuals amid a crowded courtroom scene. Spectators believed to be Antioch College students showed support for Daniel Cromidey, 28, and others as the judge granted a continuance and warned the group to stay orderly before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cenctanate
Ohio
Mhursaday
Thermoclves
Antioch College
ToSistrict
Dredal
Daniel Co Wramidey
Shapes Vibe
Hte
Coutnter Garselat
Brotley
Mit
Fudge
Hesgan
Medina farmer proud of tiny cotton crop mystery
Aly-Alebert Brown of Medina reports he grew the smallest cotton crop in the county. He found a backyard axl with unusual seed, tall stalks, and cotton weighing up to 20 pounds as grain. He chose not to harvest, giving away his hat and commenting on the oddity of the yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
Aly
Alebert Brown
Literary
Wheeler
Behab Ss
Ted
McClellan Says Laxity Evident In Poverty Probe
Senator John L McClellan head of the Senate investigations panel says hearings show laxity in the federal antipoverty program. He hopes the probe leads to reforms at the Office of Economic Opportunity while indicating a possible wider look at GEO policy. The inquiry resumes in about a week focusing on Nashville programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter BR. Mears
Associated Press
Washington
John L. McClellan
Senate
Arkansas Cemiicrat
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Office of Economic Opportunity
Jacob K. Javits
Rep.y
GEO
Jayits
McClellan
Nashville
Tenn
Vietnam
Pentagon
U.S
Charles Bickford
Bickford
Victory Baptists to Hear Burgess Sermon
The Rev. E T Burgess will preach at Victory Baptist Church Blevins starting tonight and continuing through Sunday. Evening services begin at 7 30 pm with the subject World Conditions and the Light Bible Prophesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.T. Burgess
Victory Baptist Church
Blevins
Amd
Convicts Rupture on Rural Road in Magnolia Case
An all male jury in Magnolia Arkansas found James B Randale 28 and Clifton L Wright 20 guilty of first degree rape of two teenage girls ages 15 and 16 on a rural Columbia County road July 24 The men were sentenced to 10 years in prison Both defendants are from near Lake Village The girls could not find a Dorado doctor to treat them until a county health doctor treated them
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Magnolia
Ark
Chicot County
Columbia County
James B. Randale
Clifton L. Wright
Near Lake Village
Calhoun County
Dallas, Tex
Memory a Rosary of Recall a Necklace of the Human Spirit
Hat Boyle writes a reflective essay on memory as a human force. The piece parades vivid scenes of childhood, social life, and community in a nostalgic voice, drawing scenes from family, neighbors, and everyday acts to illuminate memory’s ethical and emotional pull.
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Hat Boyle
New York
Ito
Amerean
Dallas
LBJ's coast to coast vote tour 1967
President Johnson launches a two day barnstorming trip to reassure voters and boost support amid polling. He plans to view Army ranger and paratroop training in Georgia greet Vietnam combat pilots in California and tour the nuclear powered carrier Enterprise in the Pacific aboard the voyage to bases of all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Johnson
Georgia
Vietnam
California
Enterprise
Pacific
LBJ
4-H Group to Attend Little Rock Meet
Hempstead County 4-H members will attend the State 4-H Congress in Little Rock November 10 11 recognizing outstanding 4-H members and leaders Linda Kay Reece and Myrtle Williamson will be honored for top 4-H project work Linda Kay daughter of Howard Reece Shower Springs and Myrtle daughter of Alexander Williamson Ant iogh has held offices and is a state winner in clothing The congress includes banquet breakfast entertainment a career activity and exhibits with about 26 career displays The event is hosted by Agricultural Extension Service with Dolores McBride and Mrs Howard Reece attending
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Hempstead
Little Rock
Linda Kay Reece
Myrtle Williamson
Linda Kay
Howard Reece
Shower Springs
Harding College
Arkansas
Washington
Myrtle
Hotel Marion
Agricultural Extension Service
Gouth
Dolores McBride
Bextension Hole Veonotinet
Howard Reese
Ovo Hempstead County
Accident Causes Minor Damage on Hast Avenue Intersection
Yesterday at Hast Avenue and Hagel streets a car driven by John Merritt Jr rolled into a pickup’s trailer driven by G Dorman. Officers Milam and Clark reported very minor pecan and fio charges fired.
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Hast Avenua A
Hagel
John Merritt Jr
G. Dorman
Milam and
Clark
Saturn 5 Brightens Space Plans
AP Aerospace writer Lawrence Lee reports Saturn 5's triumphant proving flight at Cape Kennedy. The launch raised public confidence and momentum for moon missions after the Apollo 1 tragedy. President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey congratulated NASA officials as Surveyor 6 began lunar surface imaging of Sinus Medii. Von Braun called it the greatest moment of his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Lee
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Space Agency
Johnson
Humphrey
Robert C. Seamans
NASA
Seamans
Wernher von Braun
Justice Dept Opposed to Draft Plan for Protesters
Washington AP Justice Department officials oppose a Selective Service plan to induct antiwar protesters who violate the draft law rather than prosecute in court. Hershey's office prepared a study to redefine a delinquent to include destroying draft cards or disrupting the process, prompting protests from the American Association of University Professors which warned the standard is vague and could curb constitutional rights.
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Washington
Justice Department
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
American Association At University Professors
Shows No Confidence in Johnson War leadership prompts mixed poll results
The Associated Press reports a Gallup poll showing 48 percent have little or no confidence in President Johnson to win the Vietnam war. Only 20 percent express a lot of confidence, with other candidates faring even worse. Wallace draws large Toledo crowd amid protests as Romney plans Detroit visit. Fred D. Gill turns 100 in Denver, saying he feels tired.
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Associated Press
Iitte
Johnson
Vietnam
Gallup
National Broadcasting Day
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
California
Charles Percy
George Romney
Michigan
George Wallace
Alabama
Toledo
Ohio
Wallace
Detroit
Veterans Memorial Building
Doubts Over OEO Letter Behind Governor Veto Action
Gten Jarmstad head of Arkansas Office of Economic Opportunity doubts a federal OEO official wrote a letter critical to Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller's veto of a $100,000 Phillips County food stamp loan plan. The New Democrat quoted Ira Kaye in Washington saying Welfare Department income calculations were faulty.
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Little Rock
Gten Jarmstad
State Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Winthrop Rockefeller
Phillips County
Democratic Party
The
New Democrat
Ira Kaye
Washington
Welfare Department
Tire Truck Not Fire Truck Incident Stuns Dallas Officer
A Dallas police officer radioed for help after his patrol car blew a flat tire on Thursday night. Moments later a fire truck arrived, and the officer was heard correcting dispatchers, saying No sir, I said tire truck.
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Dallas
Tex
Johnson Seeks Coast to Coast Campaign and Security Push
Four years after Kennedy’s assassination the Secret Service tightens security for President Johnson amid antiwar protests. Johnson tours the nation to rally voters while the nation faces unrest and a volatile political climate.
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Kennedy
Secret Service
Johnson
New York
U.S
Hope town notes reach back to 1912 memories and events
All Around Town recalls a 1912 letter from Rev W Lee Gray urging Dr Charles Chaplain Ostropath to practice in Hope, highlighting the town as a thriving cotton hub with railroads Iron Mountain Frisco A&L and a 15000 station. It notes a Reese family reunion, Veterans Day service at Courthouse lawn, Michael Poole’s Vietnam assignment, WMA bake sale for Thanksgiving, and Stephen Willigins addressing PTA on college funding.
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Charles Chaplain
W. Lee Gray
Presbyterian Church
Chaplain
Iron Mountain
A&l
L&a
Frisco
Charles
Hope
Dug-in GIs On Page 2 Dug-in Gl Fighting 0 the Enemy
Marines and Army infantry engage North Vietnamese troops in two decisive five minutes apart battles south of Da Nang. In 26 hours of coastal fighting 14 Americans dead and 106 wounded. 35 NVA killed. U.S. bomb, fighters, and helicopter gunships support. Also notes three more U.S. planes downed, totaling 735 lost in air war.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Army
da Nang
1St Corps
U.S
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
North
Nation Pauses to Tribute War Veterans
Nation observes Veterans Day with solemn ceremonies and parades across the country. President Johnson tours defense facilities as peace demonstrations form in New York and Missoula. Arlington services face a VFW boycott over burial site limits. Little Rock plans its first Veterans Day parade in a decade.
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Nation
Associated Press
United States
Johnson
New York
Union Square
Vietnam Veterans Against the War and
Veterans For Peace In Vietnam
Paul Nitze
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Defense Department
Little Rock
Ark
John W. Hodoway
U.S
Hodoway
Vietnam
University of Montana
Missoula
Uniersity Committee For Intelligent Action
Adelantic City
America
Georgia Tech
Griffin, Ga
William Jenkins
Jenkins
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Draft Dodger
Mekong
27Th Infantry
Victory Baptists
Burgess
Saturn 5 Brightens Space Plans
Justice Dept
Denver
Colo
Fred D. Gill
AP News Digest
International
Egypt
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Star
Reese
Hugh Reese
Winpire
Ben Lomond
Michael T. Poole
Harold E. Poole
Rt. 4
Hope, Ark
199Th Light Infantry
Long Binh
New Hope Baptist Church
Stephen Willigins
Henderson State College
Patios
PTA
Childen
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