Weather report from Arkansas station for 24 hours ended Friday
Weather brief notes a 24 hour period ending at 7 am Friday with a high of 74 and a low of 56 and a trace of precipitation. Forecasts call for variable cloudiness through Saturday with widely scattered showers today tonight and mostly east half Saturday. Cooler tonight and Saturday with lows in the 30s northwest to near 60 southeast and highs Saturday from the upper 40s northwest to the 60s southeast.
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McCain family protest marks Thanksgiving in Pershing Square
In Pershing Square the McCain family and other POW supporters ate prison fare to protest North Vietnamese captivity. Joe McCain, 28, son of Adm. John S. McCain Jr., and John McCain Jr.’s brother have endured years in Hanoi. The group, Concern for Prisoners of War Inc., seeks humane treatment and release, urging letters to Hanoi amid Paris talks. Nearby, a San Diego group member spoke of missing relatives and plans for humane treatment and release of sick prisoners. Meanwhile Arkansas reports note Highway Department openings along 1-30 between Gordon and Prescott and Fulton to Hope in October.
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Indians Bury Plymouth Rock Demonstration in Protest
In Plymouth Mass an Indian national day of mourning sparked a protest at Plymouth Rock and a Mayflower II ship display. About 150 participants attended with roughly 25 climbing rigging to tear down the ship colors and throw overboard a replica of Captain Christopher Jones.
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Hope Star notes progress on I-30 between Hope and Prescott
The November 25 issue reports 16.1 miles of I-30 incomplete from Hope to Prescott, with construction due to finish in 1972. It explains traffic limits for trucks on sections of U.S. 67 and Highway 4, details costs for two highway segments, and lists six prime contractors and total costs.
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Obituaries from Hope area claim many lives and services
Obituary notices report Betty Smith 79 of Hope died Thursday with services set for Saturday at Herndon Funeral Chapel and burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Also listed are John A. Landers 78 funeral at Herndon Chapel, Sid Skinner 84 with multiple survivors, and Brig. Gen. Benjamin C. Davis 93 noted for being first black U S general, plus a line about Australia as the world’s smallest continent.
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United on POWs Says Prisoner Relatives United
Los Angeles report quotes a son of the commander of American forces saying that despite divisions on civil rights and the war, there is unity on the issue of prisoners of war. The brief remarks highlight bipartisan concern for POWs amid ongoing conflict.
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Traffic Toll in Nation Reaches 164
The nation's Thanksgiving weekend traffic death toll rose to 164 as rain dampened highways in the Southwest Pacific Northwest and Great Lakes and snow fell in scattered northern areas. The count began at 6 p.m. Wednesday and ends at midnight Sunday.
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Hickel Fired Morton Named by President
London AP report on Nixon nominating Rogers C. B. Morton to succeed Walter Hickel as interior secretary. Morton arrived in London on RNC business, left his hotel for seclusion, and spoke briefly with Ambassador Walter Annenberg. Senate confirmation pending.
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Rogers C. B. Morton
Nixon
Walter Hickel
Morton
Republican National Committee
U.S
Walter Annenberg
Senate
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