Earnhart trades 4-year term for 2-year term in Arkansas
State Sen. Milt Earnhart of Fort Smith swapped a four-year term drawn in the Arkansas Senate rotation for the two-year seat held by Sen. Morrell Gathright, a gesture he called nice and aimed at easing costly campaigns. Eight senators drew two-year terms and 17 drew four-year terms, with all seats to be four-year terms starting in 1974.
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Fort Smith
Arkansas Senate
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Pine Bluff
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Earnhart
Mrs Lucille Nelson Passes Away at Home
Mrs. Lucille Nelson widow of the late Henry Nelson died Sunday night December 3 Survivors include son Rev Samuel Smith of Gordon sister Beatrice Smith of Arkadelphia brothers George Cook and Forest Cook of East St Louis four grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Hicks Funeral Home Inc
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Beatrice Smith
Arkadelphia
George Cook
Forest Cook
East St. Louis
Hicks Funeral Home, Inc
Arkansas panels approve split session and pay commission bill
Final drafts from the Arkansas Committee on Legislative Organization back a split session plan for years with a non incumbent governor and a Legislative Compensation Commission. The panel also backs a constitutional change to set legislator salaries by commission every four years starting 1975, with only reductions allowed.
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Arkansas
General Assembly
Eagleton Institute of Politics
Legislative Compensation Commission
High handed treatment by committee shocks GOP leaders
A top Republican official criticized the GOP National Committee for its post election treatment of the Nixon re election effort. Cochairman Thomas Evans complained the RNC’s high handed approach persists, objecting to a Dec 15 budget demand from Maurice Stans while Dole downplayed urgency. Governors discussed shifting focus to politics and party activity, amid talk of a possible mid year debt clearance.
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Maurice Stans
CRP
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Robert J. Dole
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Colorado
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Cruise Seminar Fares Jump For Ten Day Caribbean Trip
More than fifty participants paid between 756 and 1408 dollars for a ten day cruise offering stops at four Thomas sites and Puerto Rico as well as Cape Kennedy, before returning to New York. About 250 other passengers were aboard.
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Thomas
Puerto Rico
Cape Kennedy
New York
Revenue sharing checks go out this week
Federal revenue sharing checks go into the mail this week and the Treasury Department cautions cities and states not to expect full amounts. Charis E. Walker, deputy Treasury secretary, said the complex allotment formula will not be updated until early next year, affecting state and local government shares.
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Treasury Department
Charis E. Walker
Treasury
Court reviews Lt Calley case in My Lai appeal
A military court opened hearings on Lt William L Calley Jr s conviction for the My Lai massacre after his lawyers argued the 20 year prison term was excessive The defense portrayed Calley as a scapegoat amid orders and argued manslaughter rather than murder while the government said he summarily executed civilians and that no outside influence was exercised The three judge Army Court of Military Review will decide whether to uphold reduce or overturn the sentence with a decision expected next year
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William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
George W. Latimer
Army Court of Military Review
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Lt. Calley
J. Houston Gordon
Covington
Tenn
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Nixon
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Bodcan PTA Chili Supper Aids School Fund Drive
The Bodcan PTA sponsors a chili supper at the school cafeteria this Friday December 8 with serving starting at 5 p.m. All you can eat prices are 1 dollar for adults and ninety cents for children under 12. Cake and pie are extra. In other notes a review court weighs the conviction and the Army Clemency and Parole Board reviews clemency appeal.
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Bodcan Pta
Experiment Station Weather Report Summary
Weather summary for 24 hours ending 7 am Tuesday shows a high of 50 and a low of 40. Becoming warmer today with scattered showers and a few thundershowers mainly in the northwest, spreading southeastward, with much colder air arriving afterward.
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