A-Star and Officials Clash Over Bill Testimony
The hearing featured Patman and Treasury official Rassides signaling division within the Nixon era stance on a bill to curb illegal foreign bank accounts. Protests from foreign and domestic banks pressured the State Department, with talks of administrative handling or new legislation to stop fraud.
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Justice Department
State Department
Eugene T. Rassides
Treasury
Nixon Administration
Patman
Rassides
Treasury Department
Patman Committee
Santa rescues young elf with angel of peace tale
A holiday tale centers on Cluny the young elf who gifts an angel of peace to Santa. Santa, impressed, promises the angel will wave its wand over homes nationwide. The scene shifts to a frosty sleigh ride as Santa departs, while a weather forecast from the Associated Press notes Arkansas will be mostly cloudy with light showers, then colder Thursday.
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Santa
Cluny
Angel of Peace
Associated Press
Arkansas
North Little Rock Grocery Robbed. Operator Beaten
Two men pistol whipped Arville Dennis at a North Little Rock grocery Tuesday night and robbed him of more than $100. Dennis was taken to a Little Rock hospital for treatment after the incident, discovered by two young boys.
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North Little Rock
Pulaski County
Defends Roads by Religious Institutions
Dr. John M. Peterson, director of the state Planning Commission, defended the decision to improve a road serving Eureka Springs religious projects. He is Gay Winthrop Rockefeller’s alternate on the Ozarks Regional Commission and voted to approve a $68,250 grant for the road upgrade.
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Little Rock
John M. Peterson
State Planning Commission
Eureka Springs
Peterson
Winthrop Rockefeller
Ozarks
War and growth define Asia in the 1960s leaders
AP recounts how the 1960s in Asia were marked by war convulsions and civil strife, yet the phrase economic growth carried weight for faceless millions. Leaders Mao Tse-tung Ho Chi Minh Ngo Dinh Diem Nehru Sukarno Ayub Khan shaped events as revolutions through force while Soviet ties soured with China.
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John Roderick
Tokyo
Asia
China
Mao Tsetung
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
India
Nehru
Indonesia
Sukarno
Pakistan
Ayut Khan
Mao
Ople
Soviet Union
Old Europe in the 60s and its shifting power balance
An AP by Arthur L. Gavshon surveys Europe in the 1960s noting the decline of colonial empires, the rise of Washington Moscow and Peking as centers of power, Khrushchev’s fall, Adenauer’s departure, de Gaulle’s decline, Churchill’s death, and the Berlin Wall amid Cold War thaw and youth protests. The report also covers Rockefeller family Christmas gathering in Arkansas.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
London
Europe
Washington
Moscow
Peking
Britain
France
Belgium
Africa
Asia
Nikita S. Khrushcchev
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Willy Brandt
Charles de Gaulle
Winston Churchill
Khrushchev
Paris
Prague
Maner Seeks Reinstatement of Retirement Benefits
Ernest W. Maner asks for reinstatement of state retirement benefits he renounced amid a controversy from the 1966 governor’s race. Arkansas Atty. Gen. Joe Purcell says a suspended benefits member is eligible for reinstatement. The opinion was sought by state Auditor Jimmie Jones.
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Little Rock
Ernest W. Maner
Atty
Joe Purcell
Jimmie ‘Red’ Jones
James OD. Anderson
Jones
Maner
Court Docket Details From Clifton Ray Case and Plea Outcomes
Court docket entries list numerous defendants with pleas of guilty for driving offenses. Fines range from 10 to 816.50 dollars and include suspended costs or jail days. Several cases involve No Driver's Licenses, improper passing, speeding, and crashes or leaving the scene. Several parties, including Sam Cook, Bernard Conway, and Ellis Smith, show repeated licenses and vehicle violations with various dispositions. Also noted are civil actions Cassidy & Williams Grocer Co. vs Perry Jackson and J A West Co. vs Perry Jackson with default judgments.
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Crty
Joh Clifton Ray
Wilma J. Journigan
W. Armstrong
Delmer C
Oller
James Burn Holston
John LeRoy Boe
Archie Fre
Lon Elledge
Patricia Formby
Sam Cook
Norman R. Ramsden
Kate Dennis
Bernard Conway
J, W. Armstrong
James L. Roberts
Arthur M. Sewell
Marshall McClendon
James O. Jamison
James Jordan, Jr
Jessie Wilson
Harvey FP
Hardin
E. J. Mayberry
David Percifal
O.B. Cook
Lynn Norton
Roy Wray
Morton Ramsey
Robertson
Trusty Guard System to Be Tested in 1969 Session
Democratic leaders say Congress did groundwork for a stronger second session of the 91st Congress. They blame Nixon for delaying budget revisions and major requests last year. Veto threats and tax bill changes shaped a tense end to the session as defense and HEW funds drew debate. A pay raise for all members was approved. Judge Henley will review the trusty guard system at Cummins and Tucker prisons in a district court hearing.
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Congress
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Capitol Hill
Health
Senate
Defense Department
Pentagon
Congressional
House
Litto Nen Wey US
J. Smith
Henley
Cummins and
Tucker
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Alliance For Progress
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Collier Furn. & Appliances
Davis Furn. Co
Home Furn. Co
Hope Furn. Co
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Lehman's Home Center
Otasco
Western Auto Associate Store
York Furn. Co
Petit Jean Mountain
Rockefellers
Tarrytown
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