More Protection Urged for Airlines Crews
A 109 passenger hijack from Miami to Chicago ended in Havana after hijackers forced the pilots to refuel and redirect. Experts warn pilots and crews face dire risk and call for stronger protections while noting identification measures may anger travelers. In Little Rock, Speaker Sterling Cockrill Jr. declined two offers to run for lieutenant governor, citing friendship with Maurice Britt and personal principles over political gain.
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Airliet
Miami
Chicago
Cuba
Havana
U.S
New ‘Orleans
Tampa
New Orleans
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Associated Press
Hope
Uttle. Rock
House
Sterling R. Cockrill Jr
Little Rock
Cockrill
Gov. Orga
Board Tightens Control Over Prison Superintendent Murton
Pine Bluff Commercial reports the state Penitentiary Board moved to tighten supervision of Prison Supt. Thomas O Murton. Murton must seek board approval for basic innovations at Cummins and Tucker Prison Farms. The board also halted purchases from the penitentiary without chair approval and limited inmate dances at the Women's Reformatory Cummins. The meetings occurred the week of Feb 12 with Feb 14 action requiring Murton to submit proposed changes first. Haley said the board will take a more active role in management, focusing on food purchases and possible overspending at the prison. Okra and cucumbers will be grown for revenue. Governor appointee Dr William P Lytle defended the action.
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Little (Rock AP
Pine Bluff
State Penitentiary Board
Hag
Thomas
Murton
Cummins Ot Tucker
State Purchasing Department
John H. Haley
Little Rock
Cummins
Tucker
Marton
Haley
William P
Morton
Proposed $10 Billion Urban Renewal Plan Gains Backing
Washington Democrats back President Johnson's $10.4 billion urban assault aiming to revitalize big cities. Key figures urge swift action, with Sparkman stressing urgency and Albert warning against cutting urban programs in an election year. The package includes housing, antipoverty, transportation, and riot insurance measures with a 26 million housing unit target.
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Washington
Johnson
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Banking Committee
Sparkman
Carl Albert
D-Okla
House
Albert
Congress
Mets
Texas White House
Ees
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Wright Patman
D-Texas
House Bank and Currency Committee
Federal
National Mortgage Association
William A. Barrett
D-Pa
House Housing Subcommittee
Patel
Lloyd E. Clarke
National Association of Home Builders
Raquel Welch vows to shed glamor image and seek depth
Hollywood star Raquel Welch, after decades as a glamor icon, says she tires of being seen only as a sex symbol. She cites her 37 22 35 2 physique, notes her rise from beauty queen to film star, and aims to broaden her career beyond lighter roles while respecting Marilyn Monroe’s tragedy.
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Hal Boyle
NEW York
Hollywood
Raquel Welch
Marilyn Monroe
Jayne Mansfield
Miss Welch
Pat Curtis
San Diego
Europe
Pine
Frank Sinatra
B.C
Bandelee
Marcello Bastroianni
James Stewart
Dean Martin
Raquel
Jayne
Marilyn
Arthur Stretch Announces for Arkansas House Seat
Arthur Stretch announces candidacy for the U S House from Arkansas Hempstead County in the 1968 Democrat primary. He pledges cooperation with the governor, openness to voters, and weekly Saturday office hours in Hope to discuss legislation and concerns from Hempstead County residents.
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Arthur Stretch
Arthur Strech
Hope Star
House of Representatives
Arkansas
Hempstead County
Street
Arthur Street
Hempstead
Hope
Mills Bosses Tax Panels Struggle Over Trade Moves
Rep Mills leads House Ways and Means Committee in shaping a foreign travel bill while balancing White House aims with district interests. He signals that key votes hinge on concessions addressing import competition and non tariff trade barriers amid debates on quotas and export subsidies. The administration links progress on travel to broader trade surplus goals.
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Edmond Labreton
Associated Press
Wester Washington
Dent Johnson
Wilbur'd. Mills
Arkansas Democrat
House
Iysant
White House
Molly
Congress
U.S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Corde
Hull
United States
Rep
Mills
State Prison Budget Rises With New Guard Policy
Legislative auditors report a nearly $500,000 rise in the 1967-66 prison budget as Gov. Rockefeller shifts from armed trusty convicts to paid guards. At Cummins Prison Farm start of 1967 had 33 paid employees, Tucker 6. by last month Cummins had 66 and Tucker 33. Payroll 1966-67 was $167,100 with a 1967 salary budget of $645,850 and the same for 1969.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
Cummins Prison Farm
Tucker Prison Farm
Cummins
Tucker
Heavy Snow Forecast All Wrong
The heavy snow forecast for Arkansas Thursday failed to materialize. Some light snow fell in southern portions while cold weather grips the state. Temperatures for the next five days are forecast four to 10 degrees below normal with partly cloudy skies. Highs ranged from 37 at E Dorado to 25 at Little Rock and overnight lows from 13 at Callea Rock to 30 at Texarkana. No rainfall reports were received for the 24 hour period ending at 69,m, today.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
E Dorado
Little Rock
Callea Rock
Bbatesville
Texareana
50,000 Guards May Be Called Up to Bolster Defense
Washington sources say the Joint Chiefs plan calls for about 50,000 National Guardsmen and Marine reserves to be mobilized to reinforce U.S. forces. The proposal also suggests alerting roughly 130,000 additional reservists for possible later callup to address manpower needs from the Vietnam era.
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Washington
Ander
Joint Chiefs
JCS
Ward
AP News
Vietnam
Sanh
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Johason
Navy
April Draft of 48,000 Is Ordered
The Pentagon ordered the drafting of 48,000 men in April, the highest monthly call in nearly 244 years. About 4,000 will join the Marines, the first draft for the Corps in about two years. The remaining 44,000 will serve in the Army.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
Nazarenes Hear Young Preacher Charles Garrett to speak at Nazarene church
Sixteen year old Rev. Charles Garrett of Little Rock will preach at Hope Church of the Nazarene on Sunday February 25 1968. Sunday School begins at 945 a.m. and the evening worship service at 730 p.m. A Stagspiration will be held at the church Saturday night at 730 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
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Charles Garrett
W.E. Garrett
Little Rock
Hope Church of the Nazarene
Legion and Auxiliary Dinner Meeting at WOW Hall
The American Legion and its Auxiliary Post 12 observed Americanism Month at a dinner meeting led by Post Commander Robert Cox. Unit President Mrs. E F Formby introduced Americanism Chairman Mrs. Frank King who introduced guest speaker Jim Pruden. Pruden urged individual community state and nation service. Both groups then held business meetings after the talks.
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American Legon
Post 12
Wow Hall
Robert Cox
E. F. Formby
Frank King
Jim Pruden
Pruden
Prison inmate helps free six stalled trains in Luzerne County
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania an inmate at Luzerne County prison used improvised wire to open car doors and release the brakes on six locked autos blocking a railroad freight track. Police obtained quick assistance from the prison to move the cars off the right of way.
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Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County
Prescott Petitions Seek Special City Manager Election
All Around Town circulates petitions in Prescott for a special election to switch to a city manager form of government. A March 7 meeting will explain the change and allow nonsigned voters to sign. the article also notes local education and college activities and a Texarkana College Spanish class registration deadline.
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Prescott
Arkane
Nopcredit
Texarkana College
More Troops Thrown Into Fight for Hue
In Hue, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces press to reinforce the Citadel as U.S. and South Vietnamese troops fight heavy battles across multiple fronts. Government forces counterattack and claim to have killed hundreds of enemy troops while sustaining lighter casualties. U.S. forces, including cavalry and paratroopers, engage along canals and walls, with reports of gas masks captured and tear gas used on positions near Hue.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Mae
Chad
Khe Sanh
Huenoite
U.S
Vietnam
Govern ‘Mant News Agececce
Sdjath
Pupi'la
George McArthur
Hue
U.S. Ail
Masons Hear About Father of Country Washington
The George Washington Birthday Lincoln at Whittheld Masonic Lodge featured Rev A D Living Brog of Pine Bluff detailing Washington as the only U S president who was a Mason and a leader in faith, duty, and country. He cited Washingtons devotion to God and love for America, with a supper served by the Eastern Star and introductions by lodge and chapter officers.
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George Washington
United States
Masonic Lodge
A. D
Brog
5Th Avenue
Bacause
Washington
Hobart Shirley
Gene Jinas
Eastern Star
Phillip Man
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Nehard M. Nixon
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Lurleen Wallace
Alabama
William &, B. DuBois
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Tanyer
Billy
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Howard Byers
Southern State College
Magnolia Senor High School
Carden
Earline Jester
Earl Jester
McCaskill
Harding College
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