Weather Page Two Forecast for Arkansas and Louisiana
Weather report notes fair to clear and warmer today with increasing clouds and a chance of showers from the western portion spreading across much of Arkansas on Tuesday. High today expected in the upper 70s, tonight’s low in the 50s. Louisiana forecast partly cloudy through Tuesday with a few showers in the north portion. High today in the mid 70s to low 80s, low tonight in the high 50s to 60s.
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Arkansas
Loubiana
Spectators Decide Fate of Defeated Gladiator
It was up to the crowd to spare or kill a defeated Roman gladiator by their thumbs. A down gesture signaled the victor to kill, while cheers and applause meant the gladiator would live to fight another day.
Eight Die On Arkansas Highways In Weekend Crashes
The Associated Press reports eight people died in seven Arkansas highway crashes over the weekend. Victims include Becky Moris, 18, and Danny Skelton, 19, with multiple others in Beebe, Bald Knob, North Little Rock, Ward, and Green Forest. Police noted several single and two vehicle accidents and a train collision.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Becky Moreris
James Russell
Searcy
Danny Skelton
Hot Springs
Miss Morris
Vickie Smith
U.S. 67
Beebe
Denver Nettles
Nettles
Rita Nettles
Miss Smith
Alice Burns
Robert Burns
Skelton
U.S. 64
Bald Knob
Homer Clark Jr
Little Rock
Jo Ann Caudle
North Little Rock
J. E. Haverington
Jackie Stewart
Jacksonville
Rocky Smith
Ella Mae McConnell
Green Forest
Clark
Caudle
Interstate 40
Harrington
Stewart
Interstate 30
Smith
Missouri Pacific
Ward
Obituary for Essie Huddleston and others
Essie Cullin Huddleston 77 died Saturday after a long illness in a local hospital. Funeral at Oakcrest Chapel. Survived by two daughters Nell Osborn Hope and Sam Medford Shreveport. Internment Memory Gardens. Also noted infant Rhonda Lynn Johnson of Hope died in Little Rock hospital. Graveside service Morris Cemetery. Jane M Hoey 76 former head of the Federal Bureau of Public Assistance died Sunday in New York after a stroke. Dr Ernest T DeWald 77 Princeton art professor and wartime advisor died Saturday after collapsing at a football game. He aided Florence art restoration and WWII efforts. He retired 1960 from Princeton University.
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Essie C. Huddleston
Essie Cullin
Huddleston
Pentecost Church
Nell Osborn
Hope
Sam Medford
Shreveport
Oakcrest Chapel
Lacy Rowe
D. D. Fairchild
Memory Gardens
Oakcrest Funeral Home
Rhonda Lynn Johnson
Gilbert Johnson
Little Rock
D.D. White
Morris Cemetery
Raymond Hicks
New York
Jane M. Hoey
Federal Bureau of Public Assistance
Mss Hoey
United States
United Nations Social Commission
Princeton
Ernest T. DeWald
Italy
DeWald
U.S. Army Air Corps
Florence
Princeton University
Supreme Court probes rights in sweeping cases
The court weighs Wallace’s bid to appear on Ohio’s ballot and rules on First Amendment limits amid Vietnam and civil rights protests. Test cases include Dick Gregory’s Chicago march and the National States Rights party rally ban. A Texas disruption case revisits a long‑blocked peace disturbance law.
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Wallace
White House
Ohio
Vietnam
Dick Gregory
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
National States Rights Party
Somerset County
Maryland
Ft. Hood
Texas
Johnson
Central Texas College
Austin
Wet or Dry Hope County Alcohol Vote Letter
A Hope Star letter to the editor argues a dry vote would fail to curb liquor sales and a wet vote would reduce illegal sales. It questions whether compromise with moral principles is acceptable, citing bootlegging and references to John 3 16. The writer advocates moderation and cites social costs. Oct 5 1968.
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the Star
P. O
Hope
Ark
Spa Seeks Smithsonian Branch in Hot Springs
Hot Springs officials and civic leaders negotiate with the Smithsonian for a 10 million dollar branch museum to showcase items Smithsonian would avoid displaying in Washington due to space limits. Rep David Pryor and several Smithsonian officials plan to meet Hot Springs leaders Friday night to continue discussions. A California research firm is hired to study costs and potential.
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Memphis
Hot Springs
Smithsonian Institution
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Smithsonian
Washington, D.C
David Pryor
DeArk
Commercial Appeal
California
U.S
Labor school poll shows Humphrey lead in Hot Springs Arkansas
At a labor leadership training school in Hot Springs Arkansas a campus poll for president showed Hubert Humphrey leading with 49 votes to George Wallace 10 and Richard Nixon 4 among Arkansas and Oklahoma labor locals. The article notes the site for a branch of Dierks Forests Inc. near Hot Springs and funding plans via city revenue bonds for a museum project with Smithsonian artifacts, not yet approved but considered definite enough to raise funds.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Hubert Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
George C. Wallace
Arkansas
Oklahoma
J. Bill Becker
Afl-Cio
Humphrey
Wallace
Nixon
Peter Joers
Dierks Forests Inc
Smithsonian
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