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Today in History

By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, June 19, the 170th day of 2013. There are 195 days left in the year.
Today's highlight in history:
On June 19, 1953, Julius Rosenberg, 35, and his wife, Ethel, 37, convicted of conspiring to pass U.S.

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Public Affairs Calendar

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State surplus now city asset

Tami Wynn | The Sun

Troy Roberts (top) and Josh Rudds of Wallace Tower Specialists strip cable from the top of the tower at the old Arkansas Services Center on McClellan Drive in Jonesboro on Tuesday. The crew will disassemble the tower before moving it to Strawfloor Drive.

By Keith Inman, Sun Staff Writer, inman@jonesborosun.com
JONESBORO — An abandoned communications tower at the old Arkansas Services Center will soon have a new purpose at a new location.
Workers for Wallace Tower Co. of Franklin climbed the 220-foot

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West sweeps All-Star baseball twinbill

Ashley George | Special to The Sun

Nettleton pitcher Ethan Moore makes a play in the infield during Tuesday night’s Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star baseball doubleheader in Conway. The West swept the doubleheader, winning the first game 2-1 and the second 6-1.

By Cory Clark, Sun Staff Writer

CONWAY — Going into Tuesday’s Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star baseball doubleheader, the East had a five-game winning streak in the annual showcase.

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Independence Co. inmate walks away twice in 3 days
Hearing set in Blytheville suit over school choice
12 jurors picked for LR policeman's trial
Hot Spring County authorities seek missing woman
Wake-up call: Starbucks to post calorie counts
Scientists: Timber in Lake Michigan centuries old
Waiting for word from Bernanke, stocks push higher
Car rental reservations are not being honored
3rd pleads guilty in probe of Pilot Flying J
Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
‘World War Z’ draws massive NYC crowd

Read about all these and more in today's print edition or online e-Edition.

Bieber behind wheel as car hits man in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Video shows Justin Bieber running into a photographer with his white Ferrari in Hollywood, but police say there was no crime and the injuries aren't life-threatening.
Lt. Craig Valenzuela says Bieber's car collided with the person . . .
James Franco seeks $500,000 in crowd-funding
JAKE COYLE,AP Entertainment Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Following crowd-funding campaigns from "Veronica Mars" and Zach Braff, James Franco is trying to raise $500,000 to bankroll a trilogy of movies.
Franco on Monday night started a campaign on . . .

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