Underhand Press Freedom Sparks Public Battle
The editorial pages condemn a proposed ABA resolution curbing press freedom as unconstitutional. They argue publicity about pending trials aids the public, denying any fair link to juror bias. Also noted are a Wyoming guide listing unmarried men and praise for Sen McCarthy’s grooming impact on youth.
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Tion
United States
Reardon
American Bar Association
Kinston
N.C
Daily Free Press
American Bar Associal
Wyoming
Jackson Hole
Anderson
S.C
Thunderstorms Return to Arkansas State
Thunderstorms hit the northern part of Arkansas this morning with showers likely across the state for two days. Warming trend expected as southerly winds lift highs into the upper 70s and overnight lows vary widely from Fayetteville to Clarendon.
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Arkansas
Fort Smith
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Walnut Ridge
Fayetteville
Clarendon
Deadend clues in King slaying point to Eric Galt
Clues about Eric Starvo Galt, a Birmingham man linked to the sniper slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., lead investigators to dead ends. An FBI alert for a white Mustang believed tied to the Memphis scene was issued then canceled. Galt vanished from a Birmingham boarding house last October after claiming shipyard work and a Louisiana license, with many records unfound and no warrants issued.
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DUN Mlket
Associated Press
Weiler
Birmingham
Ala
FBI
Martin Luther King Jr
Eric Starvo Galt
Eric Galt
Peter Charles
King's
Willard
Florida
Galt
Cherpes
Mobile
Birmingham Trust National Bank
Birmington
Gapes
Maschtowsk
Senate
Detroit Antipoverty Audit Reveals Misuse of Funds
GAO audit on Detroit antipoverty program finds inflated participant figures and improper credit for facilities. It cites duplicated administrative effort, questionable school space charges, and improper rent claims totaling substantial sums. The report faulted the Detroit Mayor's Committee for Human Resources Development and the Detroit Board of Education and urged reevaluation of past claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Barnes
Associated Press
Washington
General Accounting Office
Detroit
Congress
GAO
U.S
Detroit City Auditor's Office
Mayor's Committee For Human Resources Development
Jerome P. Cavanagh
New York
Chicago
Office of Economic Opportunity
Detroit Board of Education
QEO
Board of Education
Costs More for French Poodle's Hairdo Than it Does for His Wife
HAL BOYLE observes humorous contrasts in modern life about vanity and aging. He notes that trimming a poodle can cost more than a wife’s hair today and humorously muses on aging and social trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Murder Trial For Mrs Clark To Begin In Walnut Ridge
The first degree murder trial of Myrtle Clark, 47, of Walnut Ridge, charged in the March 16 1967 shooting death of her husband Millard Clark, was to start in Lawrence Circuit Court after three prior delays. Attorneys spent six hours Monday selecting an all male jury from 44 prospects as defense cited illness and hospitalization of key participants.
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Walnut Ridge
Ark
Myrtle Clark
Lawrence Circuit Court
Fred M. Pickens Jr
Newport
Pickens
Telephone Strike Is Inevitable
Washington AP report says a nationwide telephone workers strike appears inevitable next Thursday after AFL-CIO Communications Workers President Beirne and the union board pledged to press for a substantial general wage increase. About 23,000 installers at Western Electric could join a broader walkout affecting long distance calls and new equipment installations nationwide.
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Washington
Joseph A. Beirne
Afl-Cio Communications Workers
Beirne
Afl-Cio International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
New Jersey Bell Telephone Co
New Jersey Telephone Company
Western Electric Co
Bell
Bell System
Ohio
Illiois
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Michigan
Idaho
Indiana
California
Nevada
Washington State
Washington, D.C
Hawaii
Alas
Man Admits Selling Bogus Bills
Elmer Joe Rouse 25 of Hornersville Missouri testified in federal court that he sold counterfeit bills to Paul Eugene Hunt 47 and Cecil L. Ragsdell 39. Hunt and Ragsdell faced trial on a conspiracy charge for possessing and passing counterfeit ten and twenty dollar bills in 1966 67.
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Little Rock
Elmer Joe Rouse
Hornersville
Federal District Court
Rouse
Paul Eugene Hunt
Cecil L. Ragsdell
Hunt
Ragsdell
Royse
Insurance chief to rule on 17.3 percent auto rate rise
Arkansas State Insurance Commissioner Allan W. Horne said he would decide by Friday whether to grant the requested average 17.3 percent increase in automobile insurance rates for Arkansas insurers.
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Little Rock
Allan W. Horne
Arkansas
Sacramento Assembly Bill Targets Fast Wheelchairs
Assemblyman John Stull proposes an eight bill to set a 15 mph speed limit on motorized wheelchairs and invalid tricycles in California. The measure aims to curb dangerous speeds and ensure pedestrian safety in public areas.
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Sacramento
Calif
John Stull
Johnson presses for peace talks in Vietnam
President Johnson, in Honolulu, urges Hanoi to respond to peace efforts and discusses Vietnam military issues with Admiral Sharp and Admiral McCain. He also proposes a preliminary meeting site while addressing protesters from the steps of Iolani Palace.
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Frank Cormiel
Associated Press
Honolulu
Johnson
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S. Pacific Command Post
Adm
U.S. Grant Sharp
Pacific
Sharp
John S. McCain
North Vietnam
Iolani Palace
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
350 Billion Riot Bill Aims Start On Reforms
A Senate plan by Sen. Edward W. Brooke to begin enactment of White House riot commission recommendations would cost about 350 billion over ten years. Proposals include studying guaranteed annual income, routing 1.2 billion in federal education funds to low income districts, and extending antidiscrimination provisions in employment.
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G. C. Thelen JR
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
White House Riot Commission
Edward W. Brooke
Rmass
Commission
Brooke
Four Planes Lost in North Vietnam Air War
Four US planes were lost in North Vietnam Monday two F105s shot down near Dong Hoi and two Navy F4 Phantoms in the Tonkin Gulf. One F105 pilot Col. David W. Winn bailed out and was rescued. another F105 pilot is missing. The four losses raise total US aircraft losses to 825 in the air war.
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George Espen
Associated Press
Saigon
North Vietnam
United States
Panhandle
Johnson
Dong Hoi
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
20Th Parallel
Hanoi
David W. Winn
Minneapolis
Minn
South China Sea
Tonkin Gulf
Vinh
Gulf
Navy
Adults Earn GED Certificates At Verger High School
Twenty one of twenty three adults passing the GED tests will receive certificates from Verger High School. Recipients include Evelyn Arnold Penny Hicks Dalton Fulmer Patsy Beard Ruth Lockark Mona Ponder Severn Jackson James W Ellis Boyce Parsons Gloria Parsons Wanda Muldrew Carolyn Taylor Mary Webb Louise Hicks Etsie Thompson Carolyn Petty Eva Inscore Ramona Johnson Coy Welch Micheal Williams Betty J Ford. The 120 hours of study covered five areas including expression and readability interpretation of social and natural sciences literary materials and general mathematics. Officials say the certificates are recognized as a high school diploma equivalent and urge more adults to join future classes led by Will Rutherford.
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Verger High School
Yerger
Evelyn Arnold
Penny Hicks
Dalton Fulmer
Patsy Beard
Ruth Lockark
Mona Ponder
Severn Jackson
James W. Ellis
Boyce Parsons
Gloria Parsons
Wanda Muldrew
Carolyn Taylor
Mary Webb
Louise Hicks
Etssie Thompson
Carolyn Petty
Eva Inscore
Ramona Johnson
Coy
Welch
Micheal Williams
Betty J. Ford
Will V
Rutherford
Named to State Board Appointment in Arkansas
Gay and Winthrop Rockefeller appoint Mrs. Edward Johnson of Blytheville to the state Cosmetology Board succeeding Mrs. Loyd Linebarger of Hintsville. The move places Johnson on the board as part of a broader state regulatory update.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Edward Johnson
Blytheville
State
Johnson
Loyd Linebarger
Hintsville
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Hope Auto Co
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Siles
Holiday Inn River
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Westwood High School
Memesphis
John Mills
Hopa
Frank Ramsey
Ray Davis
Safety Education Division of
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Hempstead County
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Springer Publishing
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Richard M. Nixon
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