Arkansas teen Mack McLarty eyes future governor role
Thomas Franklin McLarty II of Hope, nicknamed Governor since high school, contemplates politics after college. He plans Army service then business work with his father, weighing marriage, faith, and public service before entering politics. He envisions state representative or senator as first steps, with a long term goal including governor or congress. Williams of Little Rock then announces not seeking re-election due to time demands.
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Tommy Yates
Associated Press
Ayetteville, Ark
Thomas Franklin McLarty II
Mack
Leme Larry
Hope
Arkansas
Hope High School
Boys State
Donna Cochran
Hot Springs
McLarty
University of Arkansas
Cardinal
Texarkana
Poe
Moriarty
Senate
Little Rock
Sherman Blake Williams
Williams
Perry
Pulaski
Notable Obituaries Across Nations Include Buley and Mussolini's Kin
Indiana University historian and Pulitzer winner Carlyle Buley died at 75 after a 39 year faculty career at IU. Harald Kreutzberg, noted German dancer, died in Bern at an unspecified age. Felix Kir, WWII resistance hero and long-time Dijon mayor, died at 92. Donald Bartley of Milwaukee, 70, led shoe companies. Levon West aka Ivan Dimitri, 68, famed photographer. Anna Maria Mussolini, 38, youngest Mussolini child, died of heart attack. Poet Donald Davidson, 72, Vanderbilt figure and Fugitive Group founder.
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Indiana
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Rome
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Italy
Nashville, Tenn
Donald Davidson
Vanderbilt University
The
Fugitive
Formula Cuts Back State Road Funds
A revised federal highway aid formula will let about half the states obligate more money this year but Arkansas faces a cap of 366 million dollars. The formula, announced by Secretary Alan S. Boyd, freezes federal aid levels about five percent below 1967, drawing criticism for some states. In Little Rock, Brig. Gen. Gerald W. Johnson at the 825th Strategic Aerospace Division is named vice commander of the Second Air Force, succeeding Maj. Gen. Woodrow Swunntt.
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Washington
United States
Arkansas
Alan S. Boyd
Boyd
Little Rock
Gerald W. Johnson
825Th
Strategic Aerospace Division
Little Rock Air Force Base
Woodrow P. Swunnntt
Second Air Force
James E. Hill
Wurtsmith Air Force Base
Crank Enters Arkansas Governor Race Defends Stephens Link
Arkansas state Rep. Marion Crank filed as a Democratic candidate for governor in Little Rock. He refused to apologize for his ties to W. R. Stephens of Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. Crank resigned from Arkansas Cement Corp to run and plans campaign financing from contributions. Mayors supported his filing with $1,500 in single bills from Little River county residents.
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Marion Crank
Foreman
W. R. Stephens
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Crank
Stephens
Little River
Ernest Cowling
Ashdown
Bill Pullen
Mel
Arkansas Cement Corp
Arkla
Printed by Offset Insurance Surcharge Is Denied
Insurance Commissioner Allan Horne rejected a request by seven insurers and five rating bureaus for a state surcharge on fire burglary and property damage policies in Arkansas. He ruled the plan discriminatory lacking supporting data and noted it would hit cities towns and rural areas with low riot risk. The proposal sought a $1 yearly add on fire and homeowners policies a 2 percent surcharge for burglary and glass coverage on commercial properties and a government rider excluding bodily injury or property damage.
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Little Rock
Allan Horne
Arkansas
Hore
Mixed Drinks Bill Circulated for Private Clubs Regulation
Arkansas lawmakers to receive copies of a bill to legalize and regulate mixed drinks in private clubs. Drafted by Rep H Allan Dishough, the bill imposes strict license issuance rules and heavy penalties. Gov Rockefeller aide Marion Burton favored it with two changes: raise license price to 600 dollars and allow cities to tax clubs up to 300 dollars yearly.
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Little Rock
Emmett Miller
Arkansas Private Club Association
H. Allan Dishough
Miller
Marion Burton
Winthrop Rockefeller
Burton
Biracial Committee to Lead Racial Relations Effort
West Memphis Arkansas state Sen. W. K. Ingram and NAACP Crittenden County chair B. J. Yarbrough will head a 10 member racial relations committee chosen by Mayor R. E. Eden. The group includes five Negro and five white members selected from nominations by Ingram and Yarbrough.
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Ark
W. K. Ingram
B. J. Yarbrough
Crittenden County
NAACP
R. E. Eden
Eden
Ingram and Yarbrough
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