Trumbo Eyes Arkansas Young Democrats Presidency
Fay etteville Mayor Don Trumbo announces interest in leading the Arkansas Young Democrat Clubs as the group prepares to elect a president at its April 19-21 Hot Springs meeting. The move follows Roy Lee Hight’s decision not to seek re election and his shift to Rep. Wilbur Mills’ staff.
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Little Rock
Fayetteville
Don Trumbo
Arkansas Young Democrat Clubs
Trumbo
YDC
Roy Lee Hight
Hight
Wilbur Mills
Death Looms Over Campaign After King's Assassination
The violent King assassination shocks Washington and reshapes the 1968 race. Leaders urge calm, spur civil rights bill action, and possible campaign pauses as Humphrey weighs a presidential bid and Reagan calls the act a national moral sickness. Kennedy presses Indiana primary and McCarthy gains California momentum.
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Martin Luether King Jr
Congress
Hugh Scott
Rena
Huberth. Humphrey
Johnson
King
Humphrey
Pittsburgh
Hawaii
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Frank Church
Kaho
W. Willard Wirtz
International Union of Operating Engineers
Miami Beach
Wirtz
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Indiana
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Notre Dame University
Kennedy
Boswell Undecided on Running for Arkansas Governor
Little Rock attorney Ted Boswell said he is unlikely to decide for at least two weeks whether to enter the Democratic gubernatorial race. He doubted the two declared candidates can lead the party without strong reform, and urged a nominee who will restore public confidence and engage Arkansas youths in government.
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Little Rock
Ted Boswell
Boswell
Marlon Crank
Foreman
Frank Whitbeck
Hope Ark 157578 Gets Tax Refunds
The Little Rock IRS district said 157,578 Arkansas taxpayers had tax refunds totaling 20,252,047 through March 30. Officials reported 306,694 returns filed by the end of March with about 250,000 more expected by April 15. Average refund was about 1380 dollars.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Internal Revenue Service
Arkansas
Arkansans
Ford calls to end county-wide school districts in Arkansas
State Education Commissioner A. W. Ford said on Thursday that small county-wide districts have outlived their usefulness and should be abolished by the legislature. He noted about 20 districts with fewer than 350 students and urged moving beyond the old consolidation approach.
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Little Rock
A. W. Ford
Ford
Arkansans Charged With Armed Robbery in Evansville
Gene E. Collins 31 of Jacksonville Ark and Sheila Ann Collins of Clarendon Ark bound over to Van derburgh County Circuit Court on preliminary armed robbery charges. They were captured after a train pursuit following a jail escape from Jefferson County Jail Pine Bluff. The $35 Evansville service station robbery occurred Tuesday night.
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Evansville, Ind
Gene E. Collins
Jacksonville
Ark
Sheila Ann Collins
Clarendon
Vanderburgh County
Collins
Jefferson County
Pine Bluff
Evansville
Thieu Warns South Must Be Included in Talks
President Thieu warned the United States that Saigon may repudiate any Vietnam settlement lacking Saigon’s input. He told allied envoys that Washington has no right to discuss political questions about Vietnam with Hanoi and reiterated that a coalition with Communists or a separate Viet Cong delegation must not be allowed. Saigon welcomed efforts to end the war justice and freedom while urging constant consultations on substantive points in Hanoi talks.
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Michael Goldsmith
Associated Press
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Neuyen van Thieu
United States
Vietnam
Saiomon
Thieu
Presidential
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Hanoi
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Justice
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States Should Withdraw From Vietnam Fight On Alone
The Saigon government declares it will continue to resist in Vietnam if possible with help from its allies, arguing for withdrawal by the United States and other partners.
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Vietnam
Saigon
First to File for Lieutenant Governor in Arkansas
Gils bert Leigh of Little Rock became the first to file for lieutenant governor. He paid the filing fee as a Democratic candidate and said he does not intend to run with any gubernatorial candidate. Leigh plans to file the corrupt practices pledge and notes prior experience as a justice of the peace.
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Little Rock
Gilsbert Leigh
Leigh
Big Rock Township
Arkansas
Awards Given to High School Newspapers
Little Rock Central High School dominated Journalism Day at Arkansas State University with three individual event wins and sweepstakes honors as Paragould, Jacksonville, and Wynne followed. Over 250 students from 20 schools competed. Collins Heringway won copy reading and headline writing, Chris Tucker took sports and radio news writing, with Andy Hawkins, Tereza Mantz, Vernon Moore, and Billy Glenn also securing top spots in various writing and announcing categories.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Little Rock Central High School
Arkansas State University
Paragould
Jacksonville
Wynne
Collins Heringway
Little Rock Central
Chris Tucker
Andy Hawkins
Tereza Mantz
Blytheville
Vernon Moore
Bay
Billy Glenn
Stuttgart
Another Cool Night for Arkansas Weather Update
A cool night is forecast for Arkansas with temperatures dropping below freezing in northern areas and frost likely south. Saturday expects slightly warmer weather. A new low pressure area moving from Nevada may bring more clouds and a chance of showers by Sunday. Five generations appear in a Branch Nursing Home photo led by Ellen Nelson and Ruth Ross. Highs Thursday ranged from 70 in Memphis to 47 in Harrison.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Nevada
Branch Nursing Home
Ellen Nelson
Blankenship
Noble Oller
Spring Hill
Ruth Ross
Alice Faye Briney
Timothy Ray Briney
Memphis
Harrison
When Your Carrier Comes to Collect a News Bay
A businessman urges prompt payment for newspaper delivery, noting his self employed route business relies on full collections for profit. He asks customers to be prepared and polite, and to avoid repeated calls that create extra work without benefit.
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Bay
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