Only Reporters and Officers Go to Jail in Arkansas
Arkansas politics expose tension between Gov Rockefeller and Democratic officeholders as Col. Lynn A. Davis is jailed for contempt after refusing to reveal sources for gambling raids. The piece recalls 1920s Union and El Dorado battles with contempt of court as a weapon against press and police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Little Rock
Lynn A. Davis
Texarkantan
FBI
Rockefeller
Pulaski County
Grand Jury
Col. Davis
William J. Kirby
AML
Paul Moers
Pulaski
Union County
EL Dorado Daily News
Othe
Stinley Adlews
Union County Grand Jury
Minor Vehicle Accidents Reported With Minor Damage
Yesterday in the 200 block of South May a car driven by Raymond Juhieon Whi collided with a vehicle driven by Mrs. E. P. Young causing minor damage. Officer Ky Rowe noted backing from a parked car contributed. A second crash near a store at the end of South Malu involved Walter Lines driving and Martha Nell Tompkins as passenger with minor damage. No charges were filed in either wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South May
Raymond Juhieon
E. P. Young
Ky Rowe
Anth Wits
Walter Lines
Martha Nell ‘Tompkins
Pearl Harbor witness recalls 1941 attack as Hope sailor
Dale McKinney of Hope describes his December 7 1941 Pearl Harbor memory aboard a destroyer. He details spotting Japanese planes, alarms, gun crews on deck, a direct hit on the Arizona, the harbor ablaze, and his survival through seven further Pacific battles.
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Dale McKinney
Hope
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Iverry
Battles
Arizona
Ford Island
Solace
Red Cross
Plot to Kill Rockefeller Investigated
A prisoner linked to an alleged assassination plot against Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller disappeared, sparking talk of a polygraph test. State Police officers involved were not found, and the case drew comments from Gov. Rockefeller and Director Lynn A. Davis who refused to reveal informants, citing safety concerns. Authorities said two Texas officers aided the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Bartsch
Associated Press
Bill Bucklez
Arkansas Gazette
San Angelo, Tex
Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
San Angelo
Caroogian
Jack Ray
Garoogian
James
Midland
Austin
Kenneth McKee
Highway Patrol Division
State Police Department
Texas
Bill Streubing
Buck Hassell
Criminal Investigation Division
Lynn A. Davis
Pulaski County
Barrier Is Removed to School Bill by Dirksen Withdraws Amendment
Washington AP Sen Riverett M Dirksen withdrew a key amendment barring federal funds for busing to fix racial imbalances, potentially removing a barrier to passage of the $14 billion federal school aid measure. Southern senators pursue other civil rights amendments while Senate fights on, with hopes to proceed to House-Senate conference by week’s end. The Russell amendment would shield districts from losing funds after a school year begins if violations occur under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Riverett M. Dirksen
Senate
Republican
Wayne Morse
Dore
House-Senate
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Department of Health, Education
Hundreds in Protest of the War
Masses of antiwar demonstrators marched on the Lower Manhattan induction center to close it, chanting Hell no we won’t go. Police with a 28 000 strong force blocked routes as about 20 arrests were reported by 0 45 am. organizers said turnout surpassed Tuesday’s figure and included younger participants.
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Bob Monroe
Associated Press
NEW York
Lower Manhattan
Armed Forces Induction Center
Broadway
Whitehall St
Battery Park
Oakland
Calif
Meatless meals take stage at cattlemen short course
Ellensburg Washington AP cattlemen hear speech on meatless meals by John Harvey of Nes Moines Iowa associate editor of Suc ersatul Farming He says meatless meats from soybean flour cost more than real meat and taste poor if underprepared but promises a future for edible soy protein products as a distinct food group.
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Ellensburg
Wash
John Harvey
Nes Moines
Iowa
Sucersatul Farming
Cattlemen
Man With New Heart Thanks Doctors and Sends Love
Cape Town reports Louis Washkansky publicly thanks surgeons for the epochal heart transplant unearthed in a life extending operation. He sends love to his wife Ann while doctors say his condition remains critical but stable as weeks of recovery begin.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
Ann
Wholenal Ghocet Bs
Denise Ann Darvall
We World
Losservature Konig
New York
Huemans
United States
Bay
Brooklyn
Maimonides Hosspital
Su Forte
U S Rains Bombs on Red Camps
U S Air Force B52 bombers dropped 450000 pounds on suspected Communist build ups near the Cambodian border and inside North Vietnam. Strikes targeted Bu Dop camp area and southern North Vietnam near Con Thien with heavy fighting reported around Bu Dop as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops concentrate along the frontier.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S. Air Force
North Vietnam
Bu Dop
Cambodia
Con Thien
Bu Pop
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
U. S. Rains
Willis Smith to Replace Judge Howard on Page Two
Willis B. Smith Sr 64 of Texarkana Arkansas named Chancery and Probate Judge First Division 6th Chancery Circuit to fill the vacancy caused by Judge Wessley Howards resignation due to ill health He will be sworn in at 2 pm Wednesday Dec 6 by Judge William Arnold I at the Miller County Courthouse Governor Rockefeller selected Smith from a Judicial Selection Committee list and urged Bar Association assistance to keep appointments non political.
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Willis B. Smith, Sr
Texarkana
Arkansas
Changery
Smith
Wessley Howard
Willian Arnold I
Miller County
Winthrop Rockefeller
Lst
Judicial Selection Committee
Arkansas Bar Association
Rockefeller
Ue Bar Association
Group Protests Jailing of Lynn Davis
A Hempstead County citizen group protests the jailing of Col. Lynn Davis. The telegram to Judge William Kirby from Western Union urges immediate withdrawal, says the undersigned citizens will oppose criminal elements and defend law enforcement in Arkansas. The message, signed for 25 cents, is to be sent Friday December 8.
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Western Union
William Kirby
Little Rock
Atd P.m
Lester Sitzes
Hempstead County
Col
Lynn Davis
America
Arkansas
Slander Suit Filed by Prison Panel in Arkansas
Five members of an Inmate panel at Cummins Prison Farm sued Thomas Morton in Pulaski Circuit Court claiming character assassination. They seek a public apology for charges of sexual exploits and drinking by panel members and Cummins Band members, with no money damages.
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Little Rock
Cummins Prison Farm
Pulaski
Thomas
Morton
Tuckey Prison Farm
Murton
Cummins Prisup
Intruders Warned and Foiled at New York Suburb Home
Three armed men entered the home of executive Norman Kauffman in a New York suburb on Tuesday. The maid Maryanne Bradshaw was struck, and a shot fired by one intruder wounded another as Mrs. Kauffman and her daughter hid. The trio fled in a waiting wagon, leaving the Kauffmans unharmed though Wenald sustained minor injuries.
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Ruslyn
Norman Kauffman
New York
Maryanne Bradshaw
Urek
Kauffmans
Wenald
PLOT TO KILL AND COMMUNITY NOTES IN HOPE AREA
University of Arkansas Marketttes prepare for a May tour in Mexico City with Connie Goble as pianist. Local veterans and students are named along with a Dec 7 educational association meeting. Fire damage reported at two homes, and several locals return from overseas duty in Vietnam and Germany. Country music jamboree set for Patmos school auditorium with free admission. A stolen billfold reported at a local café amid Christmas season cautions.
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University of Arkansas
Mexico City
Connie Goble
Fance
Johnsay Anthony
Patmes
Weotehers
Magnolia
Beavers of
Stamps
Arkansas
Boys
Texarkana
Odom Brothers
Santa Claus
Aid and policy battles ripple through Congress and campaigns
AP News Digest summarizes House and Senate conference work on antipoverty and meat inspection bills with expected congressional approval for the meat bill. Southern pushes to curb school aid restrictions and Rep. Fountain of North Carolina highlighted. Kennedy seen as a stand-in by O'Brien for Johnson in Massachusetts primary, a role Kennedy won’t perform. U S forces prioritize food ships in North Vietnam ports amid possible Hanoi shortages. North Vietnamese casualties reported at 44 across three clashes. NYC raises police presence at the induction center amid continue antiwar protests.
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AP News Digest
Washington House Aid
Senate
L. H. Fountain
North Carolina
O'Brien
Edward M. Kennedy
Johnson
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Flarold Howell
U.S
United States
South Africa
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Washington
Hanoi
New York City
Armed Forces Induction Center
Meers Says Jailing Alarming and Embarrassing
Little Rock Democrat Rep Paul Meers criticized the Davis jailing as alarming and embarrassing noting only reporters and officers glimpse jail life and urging citizens to speak up. He said party officials have harassed a Republican administration cracking down on gambling.
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Little Rock
Paul Meers
Lynn A. Davis
Meers
Hope High announces season tickets for school musical events
Hope High School will offer a season ticket series on sale Friday December 8 1967. Each ticket covers all concerts for one family with no extra charges and includes three Hope Band and Choir concerts one high school music department program and two college programs in Arkansas including Henderson State College Stoneeny Orchestra. Tickets available from any Hope High School band or choir student or the ticket office.
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Hope High School
Hope Band
Arkansas
Henderson State Colege Stoneeny Orchestra
Nas
Rand
Ours’ Talon
Limes Diate
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Pulaska County
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The
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Hempstead County Educational Association
Hoyt Pyle
Teacher Retirement Board
Neil R. Hampton
Graham
Sin Cobb
Lonnie Wile Hams
Nancy Street
Cpl
Billy Joe Gilbert
Landstuhl
Germany
Henry Gilbert
Fulton Rt. 1
Melis Sue Bristow
U.S. Army General Hospital
Homer Leon Adams
Viete Nam
Homer Adgins
Powers Area
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P.O
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Spain
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Navy
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Harold Duke
Alvin Willis
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