Press freedom topic frames pretrial publicity debate
Editors defend free press against prior restraint citing Near vs Minnesota and court rulings. The piece discusses Arizona contempt cases over habeas corpus publicity and warns censoring crime reporting poses greater risk than misleading jurors. Also notes Arkansas federal grants for libraries and a small business loan for Crossett drive-in theater creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
State Supreme Court
Phoenix
E. B.urman
Superior Court
Arizona Supreme Court
High Court
Near
Minnesota
Hughes
Kennedy
Huntington
W. Va
Herald-Dispatch
Pre Revolutionary War Shawl Tells Its Own Story
A hand embroidered silk shawl with fringe narrates its lineage from Miss Francis Monteith in Scotland to Ada Jackson Burton Martin in Arkansas. The relic recalls journeys through Pennsylvania Virginia and Washingtons inaugural ball, passing through Burton family generations to 1925 and occasional displays in Hope and Little Rock. Bids were submitted to remodel the state capitol offices and repair drainage, totaling $101,727 by Armbrust of North Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anita Laseter
Ada Jackson B Martin
Magnolia
Burton
Scotland
Francis Monteith
America
Jackson J. Burton
Pennsylvania
Virgina
George Washinton
United States
Jane Burton (Ferguson
Martha Virginia (Burton) Keith
Ada Jackson (Burton) Martin
Arkansas
George Keith
Little Rock
API
E. & Armbrust
North
State Capitol
Capitol
Secretary of
Kelly Bryant
Bryant
Armbrust
Bobcats rout Camden in district basketball contest
Hope Bobcats overwhelmed Camden Farmers 80 to 50 in a District 4AA game at Camden. Ronnie Ingram led with 27 points, while Dennis Ramsey scored 20 and David Griffin 13 as Hope built a 55 30 halftime lead and extended the margin in the second half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Don Wright Hope
Hope Bobcats
Camden Farmers
Camden
Hope
Cats
Jones Field House
Fairview Cardinals
Bobcats
Ingram
Bobcat
Dennis Ramsey
David Griffin
Stan Pargis
Bobby McGill
Eddie Aslin
Stan Reyesga
Don McAdams
Fairview
Cardinals
Arkadelphia
Ghansplossip
Ies Lim
Bobkittens
Jr. High Panthers
Kittens
Ricky Putman
Jimmie Singleton
Ronnie Jones
Ronnie Brown
Terry Turner
Improve Tax Withholding Plan Studied
Washington reports Congress tackles improving tax withholding as brackets rise with incomes. The system has grown misaligned due to two year tax reductions and new minimum standard deduction, leaving some taxpayers owing money or receiving refunds. Improvements aim to align withholding with actual tax liability across income levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond LE Breton
Washington
Congress
U.S
Kosygin Said on the Mend in Moscow Report
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin is reportedly told to cut his schedule due to fatigue after a Kremlin hospital checkup. East German Communist leader Walter Ulbricht returns to public view for the first time since December, when he was said to be ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Alexei Kosygin
Kremlin
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
Ulbricht
Four year House terms stumble after Johnson push
President Johnson’s advocacy for a four year House term stirred controversy and doubt. The long term plan, previously gaining ground, now faces renewed opposition as members weigh independence and party dynamics. Chelf’s earlier drive made hearings likely, but the President’s stand reshapes support and testing for the amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Beckler
Washington
Johnson
House
Senate
Congress
Frank Chelf
D-Ky
Chelf
House Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Celler
Rockefeller No 3 enters politics in West Virginia
John D. Rockefeller IV known as Jay enters West Virginia politics as a Democrat candidate for the House of Delegates. At 28 the Emmons social worker has shifted from Republican ties, citing personal fit and public service as his motive while drawing support from relatives and discussing the move with Nelson Rockefeller and Winthrop Rockefeller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton L, Dow
Charleston
W. Va
Rockefeller
West Virginia
John D
Jay) Rockefeller IV
Jay
Nelson
New York
Winthrop
Arkansas
House of Delegates
Action For Appalachian
Emmons
Japan
Otters Wink
Johnt Rockefeller TH
The
Rockefeller Poniuation
Charles
Big Paper Mill to Locate Between McNab Fulton
LITTLE ROCK The Weights and Measures Division rejected 102 of 728 motor fuel pumps inspected in December. The state Plant Board said inspectors ordered 7,122 pre packaged commodities removed from sale after checking 108,401 packages. They also rejected 74 of 525 small scales checked in retail stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Weights and
State Plant Board
Air War Restart Leaves Hawks and Doves Dissatisfied
AP Military Writer Fred S. Hoffman reports that both hawks and doves are unhappy with the restart of the air war against North Vietnam. The hawks push for higher‑intensity strikes on industrial, power, port, and petroleum targets around Hanoi and Haiphong, while the doves favor a longer pause or indefinite halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Hawks
Doves
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Viet Nam
Johnson
White House
United States
Congress
Egg Marketing Co Plans Cooperative Market Stabilization
Dahlonega Georgia AP report says southeastern egg producers study forming a nine state cooperative to stabilize the wholesale egg market. Bill Owens notes Georgia Egg Association approval and consideration by producers in eight other states. No plan to take control, aim is stabilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dahlonega, Ga
Southeastern
Arkansas
Bill Owens
Dahlonega
Georgia Egg Association
$1.5 Million for Negro Students Named in Scholarship Plan
The National Achievement Scholarship Program announced 250 top black students would receive 31.3 million in awards. Arkansas honorees include Ore F. Harris Jr., Lynn J Bush, Beverly C. Gilbert, Tumy Lotove Jr., Emily A. Jackson, and Hubert O Clemmons Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston, Ir
Arkansas
Arkansans
Ore F. Harris Jr
Camden
Lynn J Bush
Little Rock
Beverly C. Gilbert
Pine Bluff
Tumy Lotove Jr
Washington
Emily A. Jackson
West Memphis
Hubert O Clemmons Jr
Shell
Ohio Firm Secures Option on Land Near Millwood
Gov. Orval Faubus announced that Champion Paper Company of Hamilton, Ohio has taken an option on land near the confluence of Little and Red Rivers between Fulton and Hempstead County for a $50 million paper mill. The Arkansas Industrial Development Commission aided plans, Brown and Root Engineering reported Millwood Dam provides water, and a ground breaking for Red River Vocational Technical School occurred during Faubus’s remarks at the Chamber of Commerce banquet in Hope's Livestock Coliseum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orval Faubus
Champion Paper Company
Hamilton
Ohio
Little
Red Rivers
Fulton and
McNab
Hempstead County
Faubus
Chamber of Commerce
Finpe Livestock Coliseum
Roy J. Saun
Champion Paper Corporation
Brown and Root Engineering Company
Houston
Tex
Millwood
Arkansas
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Livestock Coliseum
Hempstead
Huntsville
General Assembly
Red River
Hope
Kelly Bryant
Olin Hendrix
Prescott
Bob Douglas
Texarkana
Richard §. Arnold
Dean Murphy
David Burleson
Fayetteville, Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
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Alex. H. Waehbuen
U. S. Office of Education
University of Arkansas
Arkansas State College At
Jonesboro
Arkansas Am&n College
Crossett
Small Business Administration
Crossett, Ark
Industrial Development Corp
John I. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Wrenco Inc
Red River Technical School
Albina Tow
Kosygin
Big Paper Mill
McNab, Fulton
Egg Marketing Co
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