Supreme Court To Rule On Negro Rights In Jobs And Pools
The court considers two tests of civil rights power in hiring and social integration. North Carolina workers challenge intelligence tests and credentials at Duke Power as barriers to better jobs. Mississippi blacks seek reopening of Jackson pools closed after court-ordered integration. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund supports challenges. government files friend of the court brief. Also, Clyde Berry sues FAA for $250,000 over Adams Field crash of Nov. 8, 1969 injuring Berry and killing pilot Dr. Lewis Tilley.
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U.S
Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Mississippi
Jackson
Justice Department
High Court
Draper
N.C
Duke Power Co
Jack Greenberg
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
George W. Ferguson Jr
Charlotte
Greenberg
Paul A. Rosen
Detroit
William M. Kunstler
New York City
Berry
Little Rock (Ap
Clyde C. Berry
Erdelph
Federal Aviation Administration
Compromise Moves to Save SST Funding Amid Filibuster Threat
In London and Washington two stories outline a rapid push for a compromise. Britain halts electrical brownouts after talks with unions and government, while in the U.S. a $210 million SST funding plan passes House scrutiny but faces a Senate filibuster risk. The transport package totals $2.7 billion with environmental and cost concerns shaping opposition. Public nerves rise as power cuts threaten Christmas, and officials warn further cuts if uneconomical usage continues.
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Kenneth L. Davis
Associated Press
London
Britain
Frank Chapple
Electricity Council
Robert Carr
Chapple
Jim Adams
Washington
Senate
House
Sidney R. Yates
Nixon
Yale
Arkansas Supreme Court Overturns Rape Conviction Death Sentence
The Arkansas Supreme Court reversed the first degree rape conviction and death sentence of Carl Jackson, 15, of Little Rock. The ruling cites a prejudicial error when the judge prevented the defense from giving an opening statement after the state rested, prompting a new trial.
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Bill Simmons
Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Carl Jackson
John A. Fogleman
William J. Kirby
Jackson
High Court
Kirby
Parents Warned About Dangerous Toys This Season
Washington AP report cites warnings from President Nixon’s consumer assistant Virginia Knauer and Consumers Union on hazards in Christmas toys. FDA has acted on 24 toys and proposed banning four others. five more face court action.
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G. David Wallace
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Virginia Knauer
Santa Claus
Food and Drug Administration
Consumers Union
Knauer
Morris Kaplan
Young Democrats oppose compulsory ROTC in Arkansas colleges
The Young Democrat Clubs of Arkansas adopted a resolution opposing compulsory ROTC at four colleges. It calls for ending ROTC at Arkansas State University, Arkansas AM&N, Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State College while ROTC at the University of Arkansas and State College of Arkansas remain voluntary.
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Little Rock
Young Democrat Clubs of Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas State University
Arkansas Am&n
Ouachita Baptist University
Henderson State College
University of Arkansas
State College of Arkansas
Links Cancer to Food Preservatives
University of Nebraska researchers say nitrite used as a preservative plus secondary amines found in medicines and foods can form nitrosamine in the stomach, triggering lung tumors in mice and most likely posing cancer risk in humans. The study notes 65 to 90 percent of mice developed lung cancer, with 14 percent of tumors malignant, linking nitrite and amines to cancer risk.
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G. C. Thelen
Associated Press
Witver
Washington
University of Nebraska
Eppiey Institute For Cancer Research
Omaha
Drs
Melvin Greenblatt
Sidney Mirvish
Greenblatt-Mirvish
Warming Trend and Front Move Through Arkansas
A warming trend is forecast across Arkansas through Tuesday with a cold front moving in from the west Tuesday night. Highs are expected in the 60s Tuesday, with scattered showers possible in the northwest tonight and mainly in the east Wednesday as the front passes. Skies should clear Thursday. Overnight lows range from 20s to low 30s east portion and upper 30s to low 40s west.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Harrision
Texarkana
Fayetteville
Harrison
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
el Dorado
Memphis
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Withdrawal Timetable Runs Ahead of George Esper Saigon
AP reports U S troop strength in Vietnam fell below 344000, beating Nixon timetable by three weeks. By May 1 another 60000 to depart, 7000 by year end, total about 337000. Cu Chi base handover to South Vietnamese 25th Division. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong scale back, deactivating regiments and battalions since July.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Coast Guard
Cu Chi
25Th Infantry Division
Hawaii
South Vietnam
West Memphis Fire Loss Tops Two Hundred Thousand
A Sunday fire in downtown West Memphis caused more than 200000 in damage to a restaurant and adjoining store. Sixteen people in apartments above were evacuated with no injuries reported. Owner estimates place losses around 200000 across buildings and stock. Firefighters fought the blaze about five hours, believed to have started in a restaurant heating unit.
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West Memphis
Ark
Lorita Hoffman
Memphis
Chandler Watkins
Bill Rhea
Conway
Mitchell Rips White House Conference
Texarkana AP Dr Mitchell Young national chairman Unified Concerned Citizens of America denounces the White House Conference on Children in Washington urging letters to congressmen and President Nixon protesting what he calls un American reports He says leaders of the new left seek to make children wards of the state and the proposals are unacceptable to most Americans.)
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Texarkana
Tex
Mitchell Young
Unified
Concerned Citizens of America
White House
Freedom Inc
Nixon Targets Welfare Reform with Family Assistance Plan
Washington AP Nixon labels the welfare system a monstrous outrage and urges quick passage of his Family Assistance Plan to set a $1600 annual income floor for a four person family. He spoke at the White House Conference on Children as Congress debates the measure amid filibuster threats.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate
White House
House
Hempstead Leader in Accidents Report Surges in November
Arkansas traffic deaths rose in November per State Police figures in the monthly accident review. The Hempstead Leader notes an ongoing uptick in fatalities and urges caution on roadways as the toll climbs.
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Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court Dismisses Illegal Fee Practice
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled the district’s practice of diverting defendants fees to prosecution officials illegal. The suit by Parker Parker sought about $7,000 from 1963 to 1969, but the court limited recourse to three years prior to filing. The pattern began in 1962 under Circuit Judge Wiley Bean and continued, later raised by Judge Russell C. Roberts.
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Little Kuck
Arkansas Supreme Court
Sth Judicial District
Supreme Court
Parker Parker
Dardanelle
Ike Allen Laws Jr
Russellville
George Rose Smith
Chancery Court
Henry W. Smith
Wiley Bean
Russell C. Roberts
Bean
Deer season opens statewide in Arkansas for final hunt
The final deer season runs December 14 through 19 for legal bucks only. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission reports 17,956 deer killed in the first two seasons this year, including 2,333 does during the Thanksgiving three day period. Hope police log one traffic arrest, two license violations, one drunkenness, and four for driving while intoxicated, plus three charged with malicious mischief and one for failing to answer a summons. Ouachita University and Henderson State College students are profiled for attending College Career Night and a Christmas cantata performance. Navy Petty Officer James D. Rogers graduated from avionics A school at Millington, Tenn.
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Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Arkansas
Hope City Police
Dayan Rules Out UN Troops for Israel
King Hussein of Jordan proposes a U S Soviet peacekeeping force to ease Arab Israel concerns. Moshe Dayan says UN troops will never be allowed in Israel, citing bitter prior experiences with foreign peacekeepers. Both leaders spoke on TV interviews after meeting Nixon, with Dayan pressing for Israel's continued security and a halt to UN settlements. Hussein notes chaotic clashes but says law and order have been reestablished since September’s civil strife. Arafat and Hassan reaffirm ceasefire at Amman talks, though past accords repeatedly fail. Hussein’s forces moved into Jarash to drive guerrillas from their last stronghold.
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King Hussein
Jordan
Iraeli
Israel
Moshe Dayan
U.N
Associated Press
Hussein
United Nations
Dayan
United States
Nixon
ABC
Washington
NBC
Middle East
Yasir Arafat
Hassan
Arab Conciliation Commission
Amman
Jarash
Six Die in Arkansas Weekend Highway Crashes
An Associated Press tally reports six people killed in weekend traffic accidents across Arkansas. Victims include George Andrews 78 of Helena struck on a city street. Everett Woolbridge 58 of Walnut Ridge in a county road crash near Pocahontas. Norene Patterson 37 near Batesville in a two car crash on U S 167. C E Doult inghouse 36 of El Dorado uninjured in the event. Lawrence Sigman 20 of Murfreesboro in a rollover near Murfreesboro. George P Frazar 53 of Dallas Texas and Edward L Wyatt Jr 33 near Pine Bluff in a head on collision on U S 65.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
George Andrews
Helena
Memphis
Everett Woolbridge
Walnut Ridge
Pocahontas
Norene Patterson
Batesville
U. S. 167
Calvin Patterson
C. EK
Doultinghouse
el Dorado
Lawrence H. Sigman
Murfreesboro
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Hempstead
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Star
Doug Rogers
C. M. Rogers Jr
James Griffin
Claudia
Ouachita University
W. W. Everette
Hope High School
Ouachita
Linda Susan Turner
Navy
James D. Rogers
James R. Rogers
South Pine St
Hope, Ark
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Millington
Tennessee
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