Arkansas fines case tests indigent punishment law
In Little Rock a ruling declares Act 156 of 1969 unconstitutional as applied to Larry ay Hall who could not pay a $251 fine and court costs. Judge James R. Howard says the law fails for indigents though not a blanket ruling. Expect appeal and possible Supreme Court guidance on municipal fines collection for poor defendants. Magnolia reports Jimmy Lloyd Cowart of Hope will graduate May 15 with a bachelor of science from Southern State College, where he earned an academic scholarship and swam on the varsity team.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
James R. Howard
Larryay Hall
North Little Ock
Hall
Pulaski
U.S. Supreme Court
Howard
Richard Adkisson
Jim Guy Tucker
Tuckr
Atty
Ray H. Thornton Jr
State Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Magnolia
Jimmy Lloyd Cowart
Hope
Southern State College
L.A. Logan
Logan
Louisiana
New Jersey
New York
Texas
Wilkins Stadium
Southern State
Imon E. Bruce
Cowart
Curtis Cowart
Rt. 1 Hope
Spring Hill High School
Shippers Fight EPA Control Of Dredged Material Dump
Washington AP shippers and port officials oppose bills giving EPA final say on where dredged muck dumped from waterways. They warn EPA rules could raise costs and delay permits, preferring Army Corps of Engineers oversight. Leaders argue ecological focus could force distant disposal, harming commerce and project viability.
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Washington
American Institute of Merchant Shipping
Army Corps of Engineers
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Institute
James J. Reynolds
Reynolds
No Contest Pleas in Selb Trial
U S District Judge J Smith Henley accepted no contest pleas from two former Selb Manufacturing Co employees Kenneth W Hunn and Melvin C Davis who faced charges of conspiring to conceal defective parts for the F111 swing wing. Sentencing is set for about two weeks with a July or August trial likely for the remaining defendants.
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Little Rock
Ark
U.S
J. Smith Henley
Selb Manufacturing Co
Selb
Kenneth W. Hunn
Pocahontas
Walnut Ridge
Melvin C. Davis
Nolo Contendere
Henley
W. B. Howard
Howard
Tex
General Dynamics
Harry C. Bass Jr
Richmond Heights
Steven C. Fisher
Rector
Bass
Neuman L. Johnson
Joseph R. Spear
More Arrests in Plot to Kill Daley
Police say more arrests are expected in the alleged plot to assassinate Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. Two militants, Earl P. Dillard and Howard Harris, were charged with soliciting to kill, joining two others linked to a plan to incite racial violence. April 21 hearings set for all four, each held on 5000 dollar bonds.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Jesse L. Jackson
Earl P. Dillard
Howard Harris
Daley
Jackson
Dillard
Harris
Charles Whiteside
Terry Simmons
John T. Kelly
Gang Intelligence
Thomas Lyons
Police Intelligence Division
Florida
Nashville
Tenn
Fisk University
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Mandatory Retirement Favored for Federal Workers
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills said he supports mandatory retirement for federal employees including Supreme Court members, though he did not specify an age. He also backed continued funding of the SST with pollution controls and noted unemployment concerns. Mills refused to give up his Ways and Means chair for a VP run and said he is not a candidate for president unless drafted.
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Little Rock
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Supreme Court
Mills
America
Pulaski County
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Edward Langlois
American Association of Port Authorities
House
Baltimore Harbor
Ote Etre
Gibson’s Discount Center
Howard-Gibco Corp
Gibson’s
Gibson
St. Mary’s
Gibson's Discount
Gibson's
Gibson’s Discount
Hallmark
Dacron
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