Telecast Echo and Local Reader Letters Highlight Grief and Tax Tasks
Our Daily Bread editor notes 90 days of American grief as businesses handle year end tasks. A Gustine reader requests Glen Campbell seed stock while the column reflects on taxes, audits, and the need for individuals to prepare their own returns amid tax code changes during Nixon era.
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Alex. H. Washburn
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Chicago
Kennedy
Johnson
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Nixon
C.E. Palmer
Star Publishing Co
CPA
Thousands of Teamsters Walk Out In Nationwide Truck Strike
Washington AP Thousands of truck drivers in regional walkouts hit major cities as wage negotiations stalled. Officials report scattered action in St Louis St Paul Cleveland Denver and more with about 425 000 drivers affected nationwide. Industry leaders weigh a possible lockout while local unions balance protest with essential cargo duties.
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Nixon
Charles Mooren
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
George P. Shultz
Trucking Employers Inc
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Kansas City
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Oakland
Calif
Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio
Indianapolis
Ind
Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago Teamsters
Hurricanes To Be Named After Women, Says Weather Bureau
AP reports the Weather Bureau plans to name the first hurricane of the year Alma, not Ambrose, Alpha or others. NOW protests naming hurricanes after women. officials defend the 1953 system as radio friendly. Roxie Bolton and others urge change, while experts say names are reviewed routinely next January.
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Robert M. White
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Recession Backlash Warned If Inflation Fights Continue
Rep. Wilbur Mills D Arkansas says a recessionary backlash is possible if inflation remains unchecked though he is somewhat optimistic the nation can avoid a downturn. He cites Unemployment resistance to a freeze and urges spending cuts and tax relief while balancing monetary and fiscal policy. Inflation is defined by rising prices and more money in circulation.
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Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Chdiceman
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Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Nixon
Stuttgart
Arkansas State Council On Economic Education
James Hall
Hall
Ricky Smith
Theresa Reilts
Air Traffic Strikes Show Back-To-Work Trend
Amid a weeklong PATCO strike, some controllers returned to duty. F Lee Bailey faced contempt charges as PATCO officials urged workers to come to work only if ill. FAA totals rose in New York Chicago and elsewhere, signaling a possible shift toward resuming air travel soon.
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Don McLeon
Washington
F. Lee Bailey
Professional
PATCO
Bailey
Federal Aviation Agency
New York City
Chicago
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O'Hare Tower
Aurora Control Center
New York
PAA
Washington Masonic Group Plans Meet
A large number of Master Masons and their families are expected to visit New Mount Horeb Lodge No. 695 in Washington Arkansas on Monday April 6 at 7 p.m. The lodge, chartered in 1838, hosts Grand Lodge dignitaries led by Carmack A. Nelson and J. Lee Overstreet will share history notes. A supper at 7 p.m. precedes an all Masons meeting led by Worshipful Master Elbert Davis of Murfreesboro.
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Washington
Arkansas
Mount Horeb Lodge
Grand Lodge of Alabama
Grand Lodge of Arkansas
Grand Master of Masons of Arkansas
Carmack A. Nelson
J. Lee Overstreet
Texarkana
Overstreet
Texarkana Lodge No. 341
Arkansas Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge
Elbert Davis
Murfreesboro
Davis
Pike Lodge
Carswell Sees GOP Support Grow in Supreme Court Fight
The Senate GOP gains momentum for Judge G Harrold Carswell as two senior senators back him, with Sen Dole and Sen Williams signaling pivotal votes. McIntyre will oppose recommittal, leaving 43 in favor and 35 against. Aiken also backs Carswell amid protest letters and emphasis on Nixon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Gop
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
GOP
Robert P. Griff_n
Carswell
Robert J. Dole
R-Kan
Tallahassee
Fla
John J. Williams
Delaware
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Williams
Aiken
Senate Judiciary Committee
Dole
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
Senate
U.S
Federal Appeals Court
South
Judge Carswell
Model Cities Drops North Little Rock
North Little Rock Mayor William F. Laman was told by HUD that the city is no longer a participant in the Model Cities program. In a letter from Floyd H. Hyde, HUD cited recent correspondence and events, including the mayor's March 2, 1970 remark that the program was hopeless and his request to close it down quickly.
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Model Cities
North Little Rock
William F. Laman
House and
Ure Ban Development Department
Court Decision Rules Out Any Further Courtroom Disorders
In a broad ruling the Supreme Court backs orderly courtroom conduct amid noisy trials. The decision supports removal of a Chicago defendant and signals judges’ focus on decorum and defendants’ rights, with Justice Brennan dissenting alone.
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AP News Digest
Washington
Supreme Court
Chicago
William J. Brennan Jr
COURT DECISION ON PAGE EIGHT HIGHLIGHTS VIETNAM ATTACKS
Saigon reports North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched heavy assaults across South Vietnam. Casualties cited include at least 65 South Vietnamese killed and 176 wounded, plus 38 U.S. wounded and 240 North Vietnamese killed. U.S. commands call it a high point of enemy activity. A Phantom fighter was shot down but crews survived.
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Pre School Enrollment for Blevins Students Set Friday
Parents with children entering Blevins School next year are asked to bring kids to the elementary school on Friday April 3 for pre school enrollment. An information card must be returned with the birth certificate. Child must be six by October 1, 1970 to enroll for 1970 71. If no information card is received, a form can be filled out that Friday, Superintendent Curtis Pharr said.
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Curtis Pharr
Community notices and youth honors from Hope area
Hope town items report Easter lily sale proceeds of 95.47 with 12 unsold from 1000. Northeast Louisiana State’s Jack Weldon White named Outstanding Young Man of America and to become Director of Bands. Red Cross Drive set for April 5 in Nevada County. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission notes $110,927 in fines last year and high summer Violation totals. Bridal show at Southern State College includes Susan Rogers and Mary Nel Williams. U.S. Savings Bonds sales in February reach 8,560 in Hempstead, with totals by Howard County, Lafayette and Nevada County listed toward annual quotas.
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Jack Weldon White
Louisiana
Monroe
Quachita Parish
C.G. Tittle
Hope
Northeast
Louisiana State
Southern State College
Susan Rogers
Mary Nel Willams
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James Pride
U.S
Hempstead
Howard County
Lafayette
Nevada County
Youth Charged With Rape and Murder in Hempstead Court
Richard Neal Williams, 16, is charged in Hempstead Circuit Court with two counts of murder and one count of first degree rape for the deaths of Lou Dean Brown Cassidy and Paul Parsons near Ozan and the assault of Cassidy’s daughter. He is held without bond in Hempstead County jail after arrest in Mt. Pleasant Texas and return for questioning.
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Richard Neal Williams
Nashville
Ozan
Wilams
Hempstead
Mt. Pleasant
Texas
Lou Dean Brown Cassidy
Paul Parsons
Delight
Qtan
Little Rock
Caroline Cassidy
Bowie County
Lloyd Martin
Martin
Texarkana
Maud
Mt.Pleasant
Boston
Parsons
Cassidy
Census Day observed across United States in Arkansas district
Census Day marks nationwide headcount with 50 sworn census takers visiting 25 counties in Arkansas Third District. Questionnaires distributed via Post Office to households, to be collected over three to five weeks. Census takers will locate any household missing a form.
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Aroostook
Maine
Niihau
Hawaii
Point Barrow
Alaska
Arctic Ocean
Key West
Florida
Bob Cockreham
Fort Smith
Third Congressional District
Arkansas
Missing Men Located by Rescue Unit in Washington
Hempstead County Rescue Unit located two 76 year old brothers W.S. and G.S. Williamson who were missing after a search for gaze. Professor G.S. Williamson had a sprained ankle. The men were found about 12:30 am by Jimmy Ogden with rescue leader Bill Routon thanking all for cooperation.
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Washington
Bill Routon
Jerry Johnson
W.S
G.S. Williamson
Jimmy Ogden
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