Arnold Names Norman M. Smith Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Tre W H Dub Arnold, elected prosecuting attorney for the 8th Judicial District, announces Norman M. Smith of Hope as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Hempstead County. Smith is vice president of the Hempstead County Bar Association, member of Hope Kiwanis, and part of First United Methodist Church. He is a University of Arkansas Law graduate and former president of the Garland Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta.
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Norman M. Smith
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Two Charged With Bryant Bank Robbery
Donald R. Buchanan 29 and James K. Johnson 30 were charged in Little Rock with the Bryant branch robbery of Benton State Bank on Monday. The pair, armed with pistols, took about 14000 dollars and locked seven inside the vault before fleeing. No arrests reported. Both men have Oklahoma ties and recent prison escape histories.
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James K. Johnson
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Texas
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Oklahoma
Modern movie prompts and a candid self view
From page one the text asks about movies suitable for under sixteen, then probes honesty about life choices. It challenges self perception with questions about guilt and normalcy, ending by defining the reader as a very human being ready for the next step in the game and asking who you are.
Rubin Refuses Closed Hearing On Chicago Protest Inquiry
Yippie leader Jerry Rubin says House investigators refuse open testimony and want a closed session. Rubin faces Illinois charges for solicitation of mob action during demonstrations at the Democratic National Convention. He arrived at the hearing in casual attire and demanded press access if he testifies.
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Washington
Jerry Rubin
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Richard Schord
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House Committee On One American Activities
Ilinois
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Pledges pour in for Hempstead United Fund drive
Meyers Brown N Serve Bakery workers pledge full participation totaling 19,935 toward the 24,500 goal as United Fund drives report strong support. An Associated Press field report from Dien Ban Vietnam details Marines trapping North Vietnamese in bunkers near Da Nang during Operation Meade River.
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Meyers Brown ‘N Serve Bakery
Jim Pruden
Hempstead County United Fund
Meyers Brown 'N Serve Bakery
Army to Release Reservists and Boost Draft Calls in 1969
The Pentagon plans to free about 20,000 mobilized Army National Guardsmen and reservists by year end 1969 and offset gaps with as many as 3,000 new draft calls per month. January draft quota set at 26,800, with total reserve mobilizations reaching 38,000 across services after Vietnam and Pueblo tensions.
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Smith Likely Choice for PSC Post
Gov Winthrop Rockefeller may appoint State Securities Commissioner Don S Smith to the Public Service Commission. The six year term of James M Malone expires next Monday and the appointment would mark the governor's second PSC selection.
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Fiat
Winthrop Rockefeller
State Public Service Commission
Don $. Smith
Rockefeller
Smith
PSC
James M. Malone
Memphis Hospitals Close to Arkansas Indigents
Memphis will stop admitting Arkansas indigents to its five city hospitals after December 1 with only emergency cases accepted. A residency certificate will be required, and extensions granted previously will not be renewed. The move follows strain from Arkansas and Mississippi patients and aims to recover costs, with talks ongoing on interstate reimbursement.
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John Bell Williams
Marines recover Viet Cong in bunker amid probing action
A Marine with a revolver entered a bunker to retrieve wounded Viet Cong fighters and a Vietnamese girl, while two North Vietnamese lieutenants surrendered after a nearby bunker was found. One prisoner said he served on a battalion staff. another unit took weapons as the others fled. In London, Lord Harlech was hit in the face by a pie tossed during a Rolling Stones event.
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Quiet Soldier Describes Fatigue in Vietnam Warfront
A veteran recounts six months in South Vietnam noting most unit members are new and exhausted by constant fighting and bombing. He speaks calmly yet reveals personal weariness and desire to stop further combat.
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Arkla Seeks Possible 82 Cent Rate Hike in 1969
Arkla announced plans to spend 25 million dollars over three years on transmission lines and storage facilities to raise peak capacity by about 300 million cubic feet a day in Arkansas Louisiana and Texas. President W R Witt Stephens said the 82 cent monthly figure is not a formal rate increase but a loan-financed adjustment for new facilities. The letter to PSC chair Lewis Robinson indicates possible service improvements if approved. Separately Andy Griffith received a democracy and goodwill award in Raleigh North Carolina for his work.
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