Merger study sparks Arkansas General Assembly debate
In adjournment week the Arkansas General Assembly approved a study on merging the University of Aré Rae and Little Rock University. The vote exposed tensions over who should pay for LRU, with critics arguing taxpayers would fund local projects, while supporters say the merger serves all of Arkansas. The piece notes implications for Arkansas State University at Jonesboro and the potential rise to three state universities.
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Former U S Senator Lucas Dies at 74 in Rocky Mount
Former Senator Scott W. Lucas, 74, of Illinois, died after a cerebral hemorrhage in Rocky Mount Park View Hospital. He was rushed from a Florida bound train and admitted at 10:40 p.m. Wednesday night, dying at 5:50 a.m. Lucas had served as Democratic Senate majority leader before losing to Everett Dirksen in 1950.
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Pollution Grant Approved for Mountainburg Water Facilities
Mountainburg Arkansas AP reports the Water Pollution Control Administration approved a grant of 7890 dollars to help finance the construction of water pollution control facilities in Mountainburg. In other AP copy from H Washington Army Cpl James L Brown Jr of Marianna died of wounds from the Vietnam War. He was the son of Mr and Mrs James Brown Sr of Marianna.
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Pendleton Acquitted in El Dorado Murder Case
An AP report states Rus Sel Pendleton, 20, of El Dorado was acquitted by a circuit court jury of first degree murder in the July shooting death of Tandy Breed. The trial concluded Wednesday with the verdict in El Dorado.
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McClellan to Dedicate Southwest Arkansas Water District
U S Senator John McClellan will dedicate the Southwest Arkansas Water Distribution System on March 29 in Ashdown Arkansas with participation by Ross Davis and BR Morrison of federal economic development agencies. The event includes ceremonies at Ashdown High School Auditorium and a 6:15 p.m. band concert followed by McClellan’s speech. The system will first deliver water from the $46 million Ashe down Mall site, marking a boost to regional industry and employment. Local chambers, cities and county officials across Miller Little River Hempstead Lafayette and Columbia counties back the project.
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Interstate 40 opening eyed for Arkansas by year end
State Highway Department reports progress on Arkansas roads. It expects to open Interstate 40 from Little Rock to the Mississippi River by year end and an additional segment of Interstate 30 between Malvern and Prescott. As of 1967, 24.8 miles of interstate were open in Arkansas, with 1999 miles under construction and 54.1 miles in various planning stages. Plaswood closes plant temporarily due to material shortages and rail strike, about 100 workers affected.
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Jury Has All Maps, Says Head of CID
Lincoln County Grand Jury now has all maps of the area where three human skeletons were dug up at Cummins Prison Farm. State Police official LT Howard Chandler had been expected to present a map of an old cemetery, but Prosecutor Joe Holmes said the jury possessed the relevant maps and that AP quotes were incorrect.
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George Washington A Teen Hero Before His Time
HAL BOYLE argues Washington was misread as a priggine and notes his teen years featured scars, hardship, and self made discipline. He left school at 17 to become a surveyor, cultivated self rules, built strength and will, and persisted through failures to achieve lasting achievement.
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Hijacked Plane Returns From Cuba With Hostage Standoff
A 109 passenger Delta flight from Tampa to Miami was hijacked to Cuba. The hijacker threatened to kill, held a hostage in the cockpit, and forced a landing at Jose Marti Airport before four MIG fighters escorted the airliner home. Senior stewardess Joy Blell described a tense scene and the hijacker’s death sentence remark.
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Thant Talks Yield No Peace Moves Yet
U Thant and President Johnson talks produced no new path to peace, prompting a House Armed Services panel to urge stepped up U S military action in Vietnam. Chairman Porter Hardy Jr said the enemy cannot be defeated quickly while the war remains defensive and slow progress has encouraged North Vietnam to reject peace negotiations.
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Liberals Win Round But Hurt Civil Rights Push
Senate liberals defeated a motion to table the open housing bill by a 58 to 34 vote, but the loss weakens momentum for a broader civil rights package this session. Leader Mansfield called the cloture fight futile. a second vote Monday could end debate if not invoked.
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Heart Campaign Names Chairs Across Hempstead County
Mrs. George Young announces Hempstead County Heart Fund campaign chairs and co chairs for Hope Ward 1 Spring Hill Fulton McNab Saratoga Hope Oakhaven and other towns. Memorial Heart Fund chair is Mrs. Dick Watkins contributions aid Heart Association research and treatment. Campaign runs February 28 through 25 with public solicitation to fund study and therapy.
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Candidate for Governor in Arkansas Runs as Democrat
North Little Rock carpenter Qdis Wilson, 40, announced plans to seek the Democratic nomination for governor. He says churches would be his biggest campaign contributors and claims he can defeat Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller. Wilson is a Dumas native with six children and three marriages.
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Hanoi Radio Station Bombed Amid Viet War Escalation
Reports say the Hanoi radio station, a key North Vietnamese propaganda outlet, was struck for the first time in the war as U S forces escalate air and ground operations. Marslines and marines advance near Hue, with heavy fighting and rising casualties, while intelligence notes new Chinese missiles and large Communist troop movements in Quang Tri and Thua Thien provinces.
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Records Were All in Greek
SEPT 風吹 The 46 000 North Vietnamese near Khe Sanh threaten US withdrawal or reinforcement of Marine garrison. A congressional panel urges stepped up action as talks with U Thant stall. Fulbright says Congress misread Tonkin incident. Nixon aides discuss Reagan standby president for GOP. A plane hijack ends with Cuba flight. Johnson may appoint federal post. Naval Academy to consider 13 midshipmen for marijuana in dorms. Senate Liberals abandon open housing effort amid civil rights questions. Pentagon seeks permission to build shelters for aircraft in Europe. Soteropoulos reports stolen Greek stereo tapes. thief must understand Greek.
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Heat on Rare Type Gambling
ST LOUIS police target a rare temperature based betting game. Detectives arrested 52 year old Leo Wysocki at a service station, finding weather tickets in his pockets. This marks the first case of its kind in five years.
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St John's College Students Protest Dorm Rules
About 50 students at St Johns College in Santa Fe accuse campus leaders of a power play by letting women into a men’s dormitory. School rules bar women from men’s dorms and vice versa as students push for changes to the regulations.
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All Around Town Recital Notes and Local Info
Mrs Esther Wood of Texarkana hosts a pupil recital Saturday February 24 at 3 p m in her home studio with Nancy Carol Ross of McCaskill performing. Ross, 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs A L Ross, earned a Superior rating last year at a District Festival at Texarkana College and will appear in a Plano Festival at Henderson State College in March. Arkansas lawmakers adjourned for the session while other notes mention a Rawleigh household products business in Nevada County and various hunting season dates and state wildlife commission schedules.
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Record high U.S. deaths and casualties in Vietnam week
Saigon reports a record 543 Americans killed in a week with 2,047 wounded as the lunar new year offensive continues. Casualties include 18,230 killed in action and 112,469 wounded since the conflict began, while 1,242 Americans are missing or captured.
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More Snow Tonight Friday Across Arkansas
The U S Weather Bureau warns Arkansas to expect more snow tonight and Friday due to a cold high pressure system from Missouri to Canada. Driving warnings are likely Western sections and across most of the state as freezing precipitation forms, with 1 to 3 inches in central and north Arkansas and lows near teens to 20s.
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Civil Cases Heard in Hempstead Circuit Court
Hempstead Circuit Court tried several civil actions this week. State Highway Commission vs J A Collier ended with a 2700 dollar verdict for Collier in an eminent domain dispute for Interstate 30. R & T Transport Inc won against E M McWilliams in a vehicle collision case. Providential Life Insurance Co. received an instructed verdict against Mrs F Middlebrooks as administratrix. Sherwin Williams Co. secured a 203,353 dollar default judgment against Hope Webling and Manufacturing Co. Prescott Feed Mill Inc. won 708.73 dollars by default from Loyd Braden. Ulm & M Credit Co. won default against Hope Lumber Manufacturing Co. Arkansas Foundry Co. won default against Hope Weki ng & Manufacturing Co. Court recessed to April 1.
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