Gun Duel at Tiedown Narrows Sheriff's First Case Amid Feuding Bosses
Price Jones is elected sheriff in Tiedown as Harley Ferguson is killed and a horse stolen, with reports coming from Geetch Spangler and rival Grisswell of Gould & Vine. The case hints at old feuds, power plays, and a new lawman facing pressure to prove himself in a hot, unsettled town.
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Johnsons Top And Bundy Mission Shift In Saigon
The Johnson administration seeks a stable civilian government in Saigon to unite the country and gain loyalty. Ambassador Taylor leads U S aid and policy with 23000 American personnel in Vietnam while U S military and economic aid total about 2 million dollars daily. White House aide Reedy announces Bundy mission replacing Taylor’s planned trip amid unsettled Saigon politics.
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Arkansas Lawmakers Consider Tax Proposals and Bills
A AP poll shows senators Gathright Harvey Hurley Penn Raney Steel abstained on tax bill votes with Steel the only one clearly opposed. House bills include cigarette tax hike Autry Day proposal, city and county tax powers, and local license fees. Legislature advances labeling of foreign beef and telecom fraud penalties while debating school taxes and tax-forfeited land transfers. Senate routine appropriations move forward as new highway and tourism info measures are introduced.
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Bundy to Meet South Vietnamese Leaders
Bundy planned to meet South Vietnamese leaders after a decision to send him was made several days earlier, a timing that predated Kosygin's Moscow announcement and his planned visit to North Vietnam.
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Harris adds to staff of Rep. Oren Harris
P Wallace Whiteaker of Pine Bluff Arkansas has been added to the office staff as administrative and press relations aide. He previously served as assistant to the president of Arkansas College at Batesville.
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Arkansas House Likely Votes On Faubus Road Bond Plan
Capitol sources say the Arkansas House will vote today on its version of Gov Faubus road bond proposal totaling 150 million dollars. The Mississippi County delegation notes action will follow the other chamber. The Senate approved its bill 24 to 8. public approval rests on cross-chamber passage. No timing set for considering Faubus motor fuel tax increase.
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Weather Outlook Across Arkansas and Missouri
A multistate forecast notes cold tonight with lows from 5 below in the northeast to 25 in the southeast. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies, slight warming to the 30s and 40s, with regional variations in Kansas and Missouri.
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Appalachia Bill Faces Hearings and Amendments in Congress
A Public Works subcommittee will open hearings on the Appalachia bill Wednesday as House Democrats anticipate smoother passage with a larger majority. Senate leaders kept regional amendments for later consideration, while a Kennedy amendment would add 12 New York counties to Appalachia if agreed by the Senate and Appalachian Regional Council. The bill covers 355 counties in 11 states and aims to raise living standards where per capita income trails the national average by about 500 dollars.
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King in Jail as Students Absent During Courthouse Picket
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy, among securities charged with parading without a permit, remained in custody after arraignment in Selma. Teens, mostly high school students, were released after filling out names addresses and schools per a Juvenile Court order. King chose to stay in jail following his 17th arrest in the civil rights campaign.
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Selma
Wilson Baker
Ralph Abernathy
Abernathy
Edgar P. Russell
Malvern Man Shot to Death
Malvern Arkansas police report W M Robinson, 45, was shot and killed Monday night at a residence in Malvern. An investigation is under way into the fatal shooting and circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Malvern, Ark
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Nuclear Workers Return to Moonport Job Sites
Cape Kennedy Fla AP reports workers resumed shifts at the Saturn moon rocket assembly site and launch pad after a union jurisdiction dispute halted about 3800 workers. Construction on 201 million dollars of projects was paralyzed last week.
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Charges arise over alleged campaign fund siphon from contract
The report states LBJ supporters allege a $25 000 transfer to the Kennedy Johnson campaign from a government contract. McCloskey denies the charge. Baker invokes the Fifth Amendment on questions about funds. Reynolds reportedly did not surrender office receipts or tax records for 1961. The McCloskey firm official recalls no insurance bill tied to the payoff claim.
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State Weather Still Freezing Arkansas Groundhog Day Shadow Note
The Associated Press reports another cold day for Arkansas with Groundhog Day lore noted by a Weather Bureau spokesman. Forecasts show mostly cloudy skies and little temperature change with Gilbert at three degrees and Little Rock at one.
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Thirteen Miners Dead in France Mine Blast
In Lens France a coal mine blast killed thirteen miners and left eight missing. Rescue teams recovered six bodies first with seven more found in debris, as authorities pursued eight remaining victims. Police noted a separate shooting involving a man named Robinson with unclear motive.
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