Unwise Letter Affects Arkansas Court Nominee Talk
The editor notes Dr Robert Leflar head of the constitutional convention urged Arkansans to vote against Judge Carswell. Fulbright’s confirmation vote split with Me Clellan supporting Nixon’s choice. The piece suggests Stennis could be Nixon’s next nominee, a southern conservative with Senate respect who unsettles liberals.
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Sas
Att
Gust
Robert A. Leflar
Leflar
University of Arkansas Law School
Arkansas
Lberal
J. Willian Fulbright
G. Harrold Carswell
United States Supreme Court
Arkansas Gazelle
J. William Fulbright
John L. Me
Clellan
Nixon
Dr. Leslar
Arkan
Carswell
Senate
Hugo Black
Klu Klux Klan
Lberals
Supreme Court
Washington
John C. Stennis
Mississippi
Stennis
Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr
Liberals
Chamber
Kirk Defies Handsoff Order in Manatee County
U S marshal served arrest warrants on three aides of Governor Claude Kirk and a sheriff along with five deputies in Bradenton as Kirk earlier seized Manatee County schools to block federal orders to desegregate by bus. Aide Lloyd Hagaman and Sheriff Richard Weitzenfeld locked in the school superintendent’s office refused arrest, while others resisted. About 150 Black students staged a sit in outside the building. Separately in Little Rock a legislative committee asked for a state salary plan review for the Highway Department.
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Braymweun
Fla
U. S
Claude Kirk
Bradenton
Manatee County
Kirk
Lloyd Hagatan
Richard W. Weitzenfeld
U.S
Tallahassee
Erik
Florida Highway Patrol
Hagaman
Weitzenfeld
Oscar Blassingame
Egypt Shows Dead Children to Newsmen
Egypt presented foreign correspondents with more than 50 children it said were killed or wounded in an Israeli raid on a village in the eastern Nile Delta on Wednesday. Israel claimed it had footage showing its planes struck only military targets.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Nile Delta
Israel
Dermott Schools Closed After Fire Damages High School
Dermott Arkansas schools remain shut after a Wednesday night fire damaged Dermott High School. Fire department officials say the blaze began on the first floor and spread to the second floor and attic. Cause and extent of damage are undetermined. Superintendent W C Palmer announced Dermott High and Elementary will be closed Thursday and Friday.
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Dermott, Ark
Dermott
Dermott High School
W. C. Palmer
Dermott High
Postmaster Blount Faults System Not Money or Manpower
Postmaster General Winton M Blount argues the Post Office’s core issue is the system not funding or staff. He says the system shifts mail movement authority to the postmaster general while Congress holds purse strings, threatening collapse if unchanged. Blount testifies before a congressional committee amid postal reform hopes.
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Mark Brown
Associated Press
Washington
Winton M. Blount
Blount
Congress
Post Office
Congressional
Post Office Department
GAO Reports Army Spending and Education Aid Increases
A House Appropriations panel approved 4.127 billion in new funds for expanded education programs and related aid. The plan exceeds Nixon requests by 744.5 million and current-year appropriations by 312.9 million, with 440 million targeted for education in federal-activity areas.
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Wasmision
House Appropriations
Nixon
Jury Deadlock Ends In Arkansas Murder Trial
A Nashville Arkansas jury deadlocked 6 6 in the first degree murder trial of Claus A Thomas 41 wife Billie June Thomas 39 found Jan 31 in a shallow grave near Nashville Judge Bobby Steel ordered further deliberations The defense case included Thomas saying he buried his wife's body after finding her shot in their trailer one mile west of Nashville.
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Nashville
Ark
Claus A. Thomas
Thomas
Billie June Thomas
Circuit Court
Bobby Steel
Nasheville
Congress Faces National Strike Fallout Across Industries
Congress moved to avert a nationwide railroad shutdown with a 1970 contract, while air travel trucking and newspaper unions pressed disputes. The FAA reported easing air traffic controller strikes with higher flight quotas planned. airlines warned daily losses of $5 to $10 million, totaling over $50 million.
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Associated Press
Congress
Nixon
Iin
On. Ciel
John D. Dingell
D-Mich
Senate
Federal Aviation Administration
New York
Chicago
Losiag
Secor D. Browne
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ozark Hills Echo With Music At Mountain View Folk Festival
The Arkansas Folk Festival in Mountain View runs April 16 to 19 with spontaneous jams by Ozark folk, Rackensack performances led by Jimmy Driftwood, and a crafts show by the Quark Foothills Guild. Timbo hosts a related Old-Timey Crafts Fair Friday through Sunday with local demonstrations.
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Trena Packer
State Parks Recreation and Travel Commission
Ouark
Mountain View
Ozark Region
Quark Foothills
Mountain View High School
Young Rackensackers
Courthouse Square
Rackensack Folklore Society
The
Rackensackers
Arkansas
Jimmy Driftwood
Timbo
Senators Want Nixon to Consult Them
After the Senate rejected Judge G Harrold Carswell Nixon faces pressure from Republican senators to seek their input before submitting another Supreme Court nomination. Senate vote 61 45 against Carswell prompts talk of timing and possible waiting until after the November election.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Nixon
G. Harrold Carswell
White House
Ronald L. ‘Ziegler
Mate
Robert J. Dele
R-Kan
Carswell
Arkansas Children's Colony gets $6400 grant for training
Washington AP reports the Department of Health Education and Welfare approved a $6400 grant to the Arkansas Children's Colony at Conway. Senator John L. McClellan says the funds will be used for student training in mental retardation.
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Childern
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Arkansas Children's Colony
Conway
John L. McClellap
Carswell Rejection Sparks Civil Rights Backlash Across South
Civil rights groups hail the defeat of Judge Carswell for the Supreme Court while supporters condemn the rejection as discrimination against the South. Gov. McKeithen urges Nixon to nominate a candidate with eminent qualifications, praising the victory for America and urging continued faith in government.
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Associated Press
G. Harrold Carswell
Nixon
John J. McKeithen
Louisiana
Florida
South
John Stennis
D-Miss
U.S
J. P. Coleman
Mississippi
Erhis
America
Leonard H.carter
San Francisco
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Moon Shot Still Very Questionable Cape Kennedy
Backup astronaut John Swigert begins crash training to determine if he can replace a measles threatened Apollo 13 crew member in time for launch. He will train with James Lovell and Fred Haise in orbital rendezvous and docking maneuvers on pad and near the moon, as observers note their long coordinated team. Lovell may decide after trials finish Friday.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
John Jl. Swigert Jr
Swigert
Jamies A. Lovell Jr
Fred W. Halse, Jr
Moon
Chatice Swigert
Lovell
Haise
Thomas K. Mattingly
Mattingly
Cape Kennedy, Fla
John L. Swiger
Swigers
Republicans press White House on third Supreme Court nominee
AP reporting that Republicans urge consultation before sending a third nominee for the vacant Supreme Court seat after Abe Fortas resignation. Carswell and Haynsworth faced Senate defeats earlier. no timing announced.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Senate
Nixon
G. Harrold Carswell
Clement F. Haynsworth
Indictments in Jacksonville Water Department Fund Shortage
Pulaski County Grand Jury handed down two true bills in the water department shortage probe. Judge William J. Kirby withheld names until custody. Details on number of people or charges not released. Audit in February found a shortage exceeding 4 a.
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Jacksonville, Ark
Pulaski County Grand Jury
Jacksonville
Hope Roundup Club to start weekly meets Thursday
All Around Town reports the Hope Roundup Club will hold its regular weekly meets with the first called for 7 30 Thursday at the Third District Livestock Show Coli SOUM. Prospective members are invited and notes involvement of journalism students receiving APA scholarships and other local community activities and recognitions.
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Hope Roundup Club
University of Arkansas
Arkansas Press Association
Hope
Cindy Reese Payne
Justin E. Caldwell
APA
Louis Graves
Nashville
Casualties Soaring in Vietnam Week Long Toll Rises
AP dispatch from Saigon reports a sharp weekly rise in Hanoi and Saigon forces casualties. Americans killed reach 138 with 1,179 wounded. South Vietnamese losses total 754 and 3,334 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong deaths. The week marks the highest American toll since September and the strongest week for the enemy since last August.
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Saigon
South
Willis Johnson
Associated Press
Vietnam
Alelied
Saigah
U.S
Two 14 Year Olds Sentenced in Vendor Theft Case
Prescott Terry Wright and Michael Blocker, both 14, were arrested by Prescott police and Nevada County officials for stealing a Hope Star vending machine. Wright was sent to reform school as a two time offender. Blocker, a first offender, was released to his mother. The machine theft occurred in front of Harvey's Kwik Salt. The court case also mentions additional youths George and Lloyd Gulley, 16, charged with breaking into a house and stealing household items including mattresses and a television antenna.
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PRESCOTT Terry +. Wright
Reform School
Nevada
Michael Blocker
Ihs
Cdse
Prescott
William ‘Stovall
Dawson Oglesby
Arthur Lee
Wicker
Nevada County
Wright
Hope Star
C.m.pod
Rogers, Jr
Chist
Stovall
George
Lloyd Gulley
Forest fires ravage Arkansas destroying over 5000 acres
Arkansas forestry officials report 94 fires cleared more than 5000 acres of timberland with crews unable to reach 22 fires by late Wednesday. State Forester Virgil Cothren urged extreme caution in burning and asked residents to delay until winds ease and rain arrives. Major fires hit Malvern Clarksville Harrison Hardy Heber Springs Salem and other areas with hundreds of acres burned per blaze.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Virgil Cothren
Cothren
Gores
Malvern
Clarksville
Harrison
Hardy
Eka Springs
Salem
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