Ridgeway Plans Appeal To High Court After Being Held Ineligible
Ridgeway plans to appeal to the United States Supreme Court after the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled him ineligible to hold public office. The decision said a felon’s conviction disqualifies office and a gubernatorial pardon does not restore eligibility. He remains a candidate as the political dispute continues.
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Ridgeway
High Court
Virginia
Supreme Court
Bennett
Pulaski Chancery Court
Harold Sharpe
Forrest City
Israeli Chief Is Honored At State Dinner
The White House hosted a gala evening for Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol with Bach music and dancing. President Johnson toasted water cooperation, danced for over an hour, and escorted his daughter Lynda before an early breakfast with lawmakers. Eshkol met Johnson again next day and planned meetings with Warren, Meany, and officials.
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Frances Lewine Washington
White House
Levi Eshkol
Johnson
Israel
Margaret Truman Daniel
Ireland
Eshkol
Eshkols
Lynda
Mischa Elman
East
Ward Swingle
Paris
Earl Warren
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Defense Departments
Arkansas Advantage Highlighted By Wright In Washington
Doug las G. Wright head of the Southwestern Power Administration spoke before the House public works appropriations subcommittee about Arkansas economic potential. He predicted no saturation point for electricity this century, but by 2000 power use could relate to population growth and noted early limits of wiring capacity.
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Gordon Brown
Washington
Douglas G. Wright
Southwestern Power Administration
Arkansas
House Public Works Appropriations Subcommittee
Wright
Congressional Appropriations Committees
Southwest
Arizona
Ruby Hearing Set June 19
A June 9 show cause hearing will decide if Jack Ruby receives a sanity trial. Ruby, 53, was convicted of murder with malice in Oswald's shooting and will begin psychiatric treatment in his jail cell. If health improves by June 9 a sanity trial may start July 6.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Joe B. Brown
Ruby
Brown
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
President to lay keel ceremony for submarine
In Groton Connecticut President Johnson will weld his initials onto the keel of a new nuclear attack submarine in a keel laying ceremony. He will attend graduation ceremonies at the U S Coast Guard Academy in New London before visiting the submarine yards.
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Groton
Non-resident Ruling Sought in Arkansas Voting Case
Justice of the peace Leon Brents asked the attorney general for guidance on what constitutes a non resident for voting. He cited alleged dual voting in Conway County and Michigan and questioned if registering and voting in another state implies abandoning Arkansas. The case touches E T Ridgeway’s gubernatorial eligibility and potential dual registrations involving Royal Oak Michigan residents.
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Little Rock
Leon Brents
Nichols Township
Conway County
Bruce Bennett
Brents
Bennett
E. T Ridgeway
Arkansas
Royal Oak
Mich
Michigan
U. S. Atty
Robert D. Smith
FBI
Ridgeway
Chair collapses during trial at Trenton courthouse
Superior Court Judge Frank J. Kingfield sank from the bench when a swivel chair collapsed during a condemnation suit. Spectators rushed to aid him as fragments fell, and the trial paused before another chair was fetched and the proceedings resumed.
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Trenton
N.J
Superior Court
Frank J. Kingfield
Kingfield
Ridgeway Prohibited From Running by State Supreme Court
The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that Ridgeway could not run for office after a 1955 embezzlement conviction while serving as delinquent tax collector in Jackson County. He claimed Ridgeway was ineligible due to residency in Virginia, but the court rejected that challenge.
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Little Rock
E. T. Ridgeway
Arkansas Supreme Court
Newport
United States Supreme Court
Ridgeway
Norfolk
Democratic Party
Leon Catlett
Jack Lynn
Bruce Bennett
Bennett
Jackson County
Virginia
State Supreme Court
Brittenum to Become Red Shirt for Arkansas Football
University of Arkansas coach Frank Broyles announced that quarterback Jon Brittenum will be red-shirted this year. The move was disclosed at a Monroe County quarterback club meeting in Brinkley, Brittenum's hometown, and could leave him two seasons of eligibility when he returns in 1966.
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Brinkley
Ark
University of Arkansas
Frank Broyles
Jon Brittenum
Texas
Broyles
Monroe County
Brittenum
Baylor
Tulsa
Bill Gray
Freddy Marshall
Ronnie South
Russellville
Astronauts Trek Rugged Texas Area On Geology Trip
About 23 astronauts will study geology in a rugged trip across northern New Mexico and surrounding regions. They visit areas including the Philmont Scout Ranch, Grand Canyon and West Texas, with plans to fly to Trinidad Colorado Cimarron and Los Angeles as part of the field trip after a Hill Country trek.
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Odell Dorsey
Sheridan
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Arkansas River
Petit Jean Mountain
GAS
Electric
Town & Country Furniture
North West Ave
N. College
N.W. Ave
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Kimbell
Betty Crocker
Lady Betty
RA Lynn
MRS Hubbard
van Camp
LEGO
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Tb Bag
Phos
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Nes
Swift’s Premium
Bradley County
Kentucky Wonder
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Fryer Parts
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Lk Bog
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el Dorado
Houston, Tex
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York
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