Arkansas legislature halts proposed county lobby funding bill
A special session in Arkansas saw a bill to divert 1 percent of general revenue to a county lobby group defeated 60 to 40 as Speaker Cockrill cast a decisive No. The measure aimed to finance a public lobby, sparking criticism as a shameless use of tax money for political interests.
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Arkansas
Siddenly
County Judges Association
Winthrop Rockefaller
Chamber
Sterling R. Cockrill, Jr
Act
Associated Press
Paul van Dalsem
Perryville
van Datsem
Residency Rule Sparks Arkansas Police Chief Fight
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller called the seven year residency requirement utterly fantastic as lawmakers debate amending it. He defended a governor's right to appoint the director and urged mending a rule that a candidate must reside in Arkansas ten years before appointment to head the State Police.
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Paragould
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Arkansas
Negroes Plan Boycott in Orangeburg Citywide action urged
Negroes in Orangeburg organize an 8 point boycott of white businesses to press for civil rights gains and removal of National Guard troops. They demand immediate suspension of officers blamed for police brutality after three deaths and 50 injuries last week. A Sunday meeting at Trinity Methodist Church drew 800 plus residents endorsing desegregation of the All Star Triangle Bowl and other venues. The governor says guardsmen stay, dusk to dawn curfews continue, and inquests are planned. Civil rights groups cite statements from NAACP leaders and college student declarations.
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Don McKee
Associated Press
Orangeburg
S.C
National Guard
Rottorn
LD. Newman
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Oreangeburg
Trinity Methodist Church
Columbia
Robert McNair
Lst
U.S. Justice Department
Stb
South Carolina State College
Clefan College
Draft Boards Taking a Hard Line Against Conscientious Groups
Two counseling groups say draft boards are hardening toward conscientious objectors COs as Selective Service reports no Vietnam era increase in CO classifications Officials cited include Arlo Tatum of the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors and J Harold Sherk of the National Service Board for Religious Objectors The article notes CO classifications 1 O and 1 A O and discusses relevant statistics and budget figures through 1967
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Associated Press
Washington
Selective Service
Central Committee For Conscientious Objectors
Philadelphia
Vietnam
National Service Board For
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White House
J. Harold Sherk
National Service Board
Draft Board
Cos
Arlo Tatum
Central Committee
Lewis B. Hershey
Tatum
Pentagon
Quintus
Tri
Echo Ft
U.S
Senate
Abraham Lincoln
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Virginia
Arkansan
Kansas
Professional Bum Refuses 19219 In Finders Keepers Tale
Los Angeles AP reports Clint Wescott a longtime bum declines a $19,219 windfall from a Burnt Hills gas station sale that he abandoned in 1953. He prefers life in weeds near Schenectady, saying he is not ready to move up from the barrel and will wait for the right time. Local attorney John P. Brown says the money is due and hopes to deliver it, while Wescott remains indifferent to wealth and insists on a simple life with minimal comforts.
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Los Angeles
Clint Wescott
Wegecott
Jack
Burnt Hills
N.Y
Schenectady
Wescott
New York Supreme Court
John
P. Brown
Brown
Los Angeles Times
Clinton
Wascott
Filing Fee Ruling Is Overturned in Arkansas Case
Arkansas Supreme Court overturns a circuit court ruling that returned most of a $1,500 filing fee paid by independent candidate Howard Stephenson in the 1966 sheriff and tax collector race. The court said the payment was voluntary and made after defeat, and Stephenson did not seek refund or challenge the statute earlier. Justice Conley Byrd concurs, noting the act was discriminatory and unconstitutional and urging the court to decide the constitutional issue.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Searcy County
Long
Do. Court
Howard Stephenson
Stephenson
High Court
Conley Byrd
Byrd
Supreme Court
Three Killed on Arkansas Highways
Three people died on Arkansas highways during the weekend ending Sunday. Victims identified as Andrew Jackson 32 and Alva Jackson 68 both of Marshall and Sammy Lee Richards 20 of Coy Lonoke County. Jacksons died in a two car crash one mile north of Marshall on Arkansas 27. Richards died when his car struck a culvert on Arkansas 13 about 1.2 miles north of Humake Saturday night. Driver Charlie Farmer 29 of England 25 was hospitalized at Linke Rock.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Andrew Jackson
Alva Jackson
Marshall
Sammy Lee Richards
Coy
Lonoke County
Jacksons
Roy F. Drewry
Richards
Arkansas 13
Humnake Satuday
Charlie Farmer
England
Linke Rock
Thant Talks Peace in Moscow with Soviet Leaders
UN Secretary General U Thant met Soviet Premier Kosygin and party chief Brezhnev in Moscow as Pravda touted continued support for Hanoi’s terms. Thant planned talks with George Brown and Prime Minister Wilson before flying to London and New York amid efforts to steer Vietnam peace talks back to life.
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Collings
Associated Press
Moscow
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U Thant
Vietnam
Pravda
Hasoi
Thant
Alexei N. Kosygin
Leonid. Bratnev
Genalal
Kosygin
India
New Delhi
O Thant
George Brown
Wilson
New York
Johnson
Fires Across the World Kill 23 People in Major Blazes
A string of fires in Franklin Pennsylvania Howlch Quebec and Acapulco Mexico plus a Hong Kong tenement blaze claim 23 lives. Eighteen children died in the Pennsylvania and Quebec fires while the Acapulco hotel blaze left over 20 injured. A U S sailor rescue effort and victims included Robert Mayo Davis of Raleigh North Carolina as authorities confirmed several U S citizens among the dead or injured.
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Howlch
Que
Montreal
Acapulco
Mexico
Howich
Hong Kong
Pennsylvania
Red Cross
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Raleigh
N.C
U.S
Majestic
Acapulco Bay
Training for Reservists In Arkansas Naval Seminar
A Tuesday training seminar will draw naval reservists from Little Rock Pine Bluff Fort Smith Fayetteville Camden Helena and Monroe and Ryston with Rear Adm. George R Muse of Omaha Neb commander of the Naval Reserve Training Command. This marks his initial inspection of naval reserve facilities in Arkansas.
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Little
Fatal Shooting Ruled Accidental in Newark
Newark resident Clar ence McClain aged 41 died from a shotgun wound. Dependence County Coroner George Barnett ruled the death accidental, announcing the finding Saturday.
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Newark, Ark
Independence County
George Barnett
Clarence McClain
Newark
Korean President Hesitates to Visit U S Over Rift
Seoul reports indicate President Chung Hee Park may travel to Washington to meet President Johnson if Cyrus Vance fails to ease the U S Korea tensions. Vance and Park met, with North Korea proposing talks and U S military units reporting minor border clashes.
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SEOUL
Chung Hee Park
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U.S
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Vance
Park
United States
Pueblo
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U.N
Korea
North Korea
South Korea
Hig
Pueblo Jan
Charles H. Bonesteel III
Humphrey May Quit the ADA Speculation Explained
Washington AP reports speculation that Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey might quit the ADA after its board backed Senator Eugene J. McCarthy for the Democratic presidential nomination. An aide notes Humphrey has not been an ADA member since becoming vice president over three years ago.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Americans For Demodratic Action
ADA
Eugene J. McCarthy
Humphrey
Man In Jail Hangs Himself In Arkansas Jail
FORREST CITY Ark AP an investigation was under way into the death of Eugene Reeves 6 of Forrest City who apparently hung himself in its St Francis County Jail early Sunday morning The case was being reviewed by jail officials and local authorities as details remained unclear and no foul play was immediately suspected.
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Forrest City
Ark
Eugene Reeves
St. Francis County
All Around Town Highlights Local Events
The Star staff reports on Dr Lillian Briant returning to St Michael’s Hospital Texarkana for surgery this week. The U A Symphony Orchestra tours and performs tonight at the Fine Arts Center in El Dorado, with Tony Smith performing. Attendance noted in Little Rock. Senior Citizens Potluck at Youth Center February 15 at 2 PM. Brenda Williams from Hope appeared in a Southern State College recital playing Nocturnal Tango. Brendan Evans, from Hope, joins 60 piece band in midwinter concert. she plans teaching music after graduation. Arkansas Community Development Contest winner earns $1000 card. Prescott judging Tuesday 9 AM. Kivinis vs Jaycees and Perry’s Truckers vs Verger/Hope High coaches benefit March of Dimes game Wednesday at Jones Field House. Proceeds to March of Dimes.
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U of A
Fine Arts Center
E Dorado
Tony Smith
Herman Smith
Little Rock
Clyde Smith
Robert Walker
Brenda Williams
Hazel Willams
Hope
Southern State College
Southern State
Brendan
Evans
Carl Evans
Hope High
da Capa
Cal Alopha
Women’s Recreation Association
Baptist Student Union
Kivinis
Perry
Truckers
Verger High
Jones Field House
Marines Enter Hue Citadel in push against Communists
U S Marines entered the old walled Hue Citadel as part of a broader push to drive North Vietnamese forces from the city. About 1,000 Marines covered by air and river assault moved toward the northwest sector, facing sniper fire and reports of local guerrilla activity as civilians fled. In Saigon, fighting persisted around Tan Son Nhut and the racecourse area with U S infantry, helicopter gunships, and bombers involved. at least 223 Viet Cong were reported killed in running battles and nearby clashes.
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George Asper
Associated Press
Wester Saigon
Hue
Saigon
Hye
Hue Jan
South Vietis
George McArthur
Phan van Khoy
Hue Ant
U.S
South Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Joe Hollowway
Trooga
Bayan Jan
Hot Springs Police Seize Gambling Equipment at Obscure House
Hot Springs police raided a basement under construction and confiscated a dice table blackjack table poker chips and cards. John E Atwood 36 of Hot Springs was charged with keeping a gambling house. Police chief John Ermey described the operation and said only two or three people were present.
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Semenus, Ark
Hot Springs
John E. Atwood
John Ermey
Che
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