Inflation News and Local Bills Stir Public Debate
The piece reports rising newspaper prices across regions as ANPA notes carrier pay pressures and a boy shortage. It also covers legislative moves on liquor tax in dry counties, annexation rights for adjacent property owners, and critiques of how laws affect municipal expansion and local voters.
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House Rules Committee
General Assembly
Rockefeller
House
The
Arkansas Gazette
Gazette
LR Police Promised Pay Hikes
Mayor Haco Boyd of Little Rock promised salary increases for city police, stating raises of 95 to 140 dollars a month, even if selling the city zoo animals was necessary. He told Charles N. Gootwin of the police association that the legislature failed to grant taxing power, so the budget would be revised to fund the raises.
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Uttle Rock
Haco Boyd
Little Rock
Boyd
Charles N. Gootwin
Witte Rock
Ae Iemcr Group A6
Struggle for Power Starts in Israel
Levi Eshkol lies in state outside the Knesset as Israel enters a seven day mourning period. Eshkol died at 73 from a heart attack amid questions over his successor. Deputy premier Yigal Allon acts as premier while Labor Party members debate Moshe Dayan versus the party leadership for the next prime minister. In Arkansas cooler air moves in with rain, thunderstorms likely statewide by Friday as a cold front passes.
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MaAitwoo
6Liason Associaed
Jerusalem (Ap
Levi Eshkol
Israel
Mt. Herzl
Jerusalem
Holy City
Eshkol
Yigal Allon
Mor
Defense
Moshe Dayan
Labor Party
Dayan
Pinchas Sapir
Golda
Arkansas
Associated Press
Texarkana
Blythaville
Goldwatersson May Seek U S House Seat
Los Angeles report says 30 year old Barry Goldwater Jr may run for the vacant 27th district seat in the U S House of Representatives as a Republican like his father Senator Barry Goldwater. He is described as a stockbroker and is expected to announce at a news conference Friday.
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Los Angeles
Barery Goldwater, Jr
Arizona
House of Representatives
Apollo 9 Launch Postponed For Ill Astronauts
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP NASA postponed the Apollo 9 launch by three days from Friday to Monday due to colds in astronauts James A McDivitt David R Scott and civilian Russell L Schweickart. The 10 day earth orbit mission will now lift at 11 am EST Monday after a 45 minute medical exam found the crew improved but needing rest.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
Air Force
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
U.S
Uness
Has to Remove Sign to Win in Vietnam Controversy
Dr. Clifford F. Hudson must remove a billboard from his property that proclaims Victory in Vietnam Let us win in Vietnam then bring our boys home A Baltimore county board ruled the sign violates zoning rules allowing only billboards advertising commercial activity on the premises of any commodity product service etc.
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Baltimore (Ap
Clifford F. Hudson
Vietnam
Baltimore
Wedding Announcemen Well Wishers Really Astound the Groom
A wedding notice sparks a flood of business calls and offers from insurance agents and vendors rather than kept congratulatory notes. The groom recalls inquiries from Atlas Insurance and others, contrasting personal wishes with solicitations as the wedding date nears.
Enemy Push Aims to Draw Allies to City Defense
U.S. analysts say the South Vietnam offensive seeks to draw allies into protecting cities while threatening pacification gains. The three phase plan may span about 34 days with shelling, ground probes, and pressure on Saigon and rural areas as allied forces pull back.
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Fred 5
Hoffman
Washington
ULS
South Vietnam
Paris
Defense's Turn in Sirhan Case
Los Angeles AP report notes the defense will seek to prove Sirhan Bishara Sirhan lacked the mind to plan the Kennedy assassination. Through Sirhan, his family, and psychiatric witnesses, the defense argues incapability to reason, countering the prosecution’s premeditation case built from 56 witnesses over nine days. If successful, verdicts could include second degree murder or manslaughter. The trial faces life or death sentencing options in California.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
The
People
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
Kennedy
New York
California
San Quentin
Defense rests in Shaw trial after Shaw testimony
Defense in the Shaw murder trial rested after Clay Shaw testified he never knew Lee Harvey Oswald or David Ferrie nor conspired to kill President Kennedy. Assistant DAs planned rebuttal witnesses, as Jim Garrison, who charged Shaw, was absent for much of the proceedings.
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Bill Order
Associated Press
New Orleans
Clay Shaw
Lee Harvey Oswald
David W. Ferrie
John F. Kennedy
James L. Alcock
Jim Garrison
Ashaw
Kennedy
Arkansas Supreme Court Asked To Rehear Hawkins Case
The Arkansas Supreme Court was asked by the state Highway Commission to rehear a right-of-way case over 11.01 acres that earned Sheriff Marlin Hawkins and others $55,000. The petition claims the court erred in accepting Hawkins' testimony as substantial due to his sheriff and collector experience and in upholding per lot valuation. The high court had affirmed the circuit court ruling 4-3 on February 3.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
State Highway Commission
Marlin Hawkins
Morriston
Commission
Hawkins
Russell C. Roberts
Conway
High Court
Circuit Courts
Chain Saw Care Course at Red River Tech School
Red River Vocational Technical School plans a four week chain saw care and maintenance course. Sessions begin March 7 1969 at 7 p.m. with classes Monday and Friday 7 to 10 as 24 hours total. Instructor Leo Hartsfield brings 25 years of expertise. Topics include maintenance of chain bar filters fuel oil mixture electrical system safety and more. For information call the school business office at 77765722.
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Red River
Bill Allows Arkansas to Pay Memphis Hospital Bills
Arkansas Senate approved a measure to fund care for state indigents in Memphis hospitals. The bill, by Sens. Clarence Ball and W. K. Ingram, authorizes 300000 dollars annually for out-of-state teaching hospitals within 50 miles of the border. Memphis officials say Arkansas must cover about 200000 in past costs to continue care.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Memphis
Arkansas Senate
Clarence Ball
Parkin
W. K. Ingram
West Memphis
Buckner Man Killed in Collision
MCNEIL Arkansas AP. C E Millican 19 of Buckner was killed and two others injured in a two car collision two miles northeast of McNeil on a Miller County road. Injured were Shirley Millican 17 wife and Willie Greene 61 of Waldo. Millican was a passenger in a car driven by his wife who ran a stop sign and collided with a truck driven by Greene.
New Enemy Offensive Eased Around Saigon
The new offensive against Saigon eased today though U S intelligence expects more. Across South Vietnam Viet Cong and North Vietnamese attacked about 50 towns and allied bases as the five day spring barrage continued. Belligerents focused near Bien Hoa with three North Vietnamese 5th Division regiments slipping past early defenses. Analysts predict the second phase will target the capital and other population centers.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Bien Hoa
Vietnam
1St Air Cavalry
GM Recalls 2.4 Million Vehicles
GM announces recalling 2.4 million cars after four deaths from exhaust asphyxiation, with owners asked to return vehicles for fixes to prevent fumes entering the passenger area. An additional 2.5 million GM cars and trucks face carburetor defect checks, bringing total affected to 4.9 million with an estimated $2 million in notifications.
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Yvames N
Nurman Associated Press
Detroit Zap
General Motors
Corporation
Ma Ling
President Nixon to West Berlin mission amid Cold War tensions
AP News Digest reports Nixon travels to West Berlin to reaffirm U.S. commitment to standing against communism as Vietnam operations unfold. The piece notes allied cautious stances, Paris peace talks, and a focus on urban centers amid rural pacification concerns. It also touches on other national issues including the Kerner Commission anniversary, Apollo 9 health checks, Sirhan Sirhan case, GM recall, California catnip trend, Powell’s Congress role, Morton as GOP chair, Hugo Black birthday remarks, Cleaver fugitive status, and an FBI inquiry with international scope.
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Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F.edy
General Motors
Catnip
California
Eldridge Cleaver
FBI
PX Sales Topped by Few Chains
Washington AP Rep. Philip J. Philbin of Massachusetts was named on Wednesday chair of a House Armed Services subcommittee to probe how U S military service PX shops operate.
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Washington
Philip J. Philbn
D-Mass
House
Armed Services
U.S. Military Services Exchange System
Px's
All Around Town Highlights Local Historical Notes
Georgetown University appoints its first woman admissions counselor, Billie C. Jones, 24, a Georgetown graduate from Fayetteville Arkansas. Hope area installers join Armstrong Installation Institute, Herman Schooley and Harold Agreee. Henderson State College letters awarded to Stan Parris and Louis Jordan of Hope. Ralph Crutchfield Sr featured as Man of the Month by Sports Merchandiser for his career from Ford College to WWII service and community leadership. Army Private First Class Lee Booze, 20, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. Storia Landes attends Applied Blood Seminar at University of Arkansas Medical Center. Grant awards $220,000 for handicap children programs in public sector.
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Georgetown University
Billie C. Jones
Georgetown
Fayetteville, Ark
Army
Lee . Booze
Claryine
Rt. 3
Hope
and Armored Division
Fort Hood
Texas
Nixon Vows to Keep West Berlin Free
President Nixon toured West Berlin delivering a firm pledge that the UnitedStates will stand with Berlin in defense of freedom. He spoke to about 6,000 workers at an electrical appliance plant, emphasizing resolve to end the city's division, while amid scattered protests from a few students and police actions against about 22 arrests. Nixon, greeted by cheering crowds, urged unity with Berlin and the world, invoking Kennedy's Ich bin ein Berliner as a symbol of shared liberty.
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Frank
Cormieh Associated Press
Berlin
Nixon
West Berlin
America
West
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Air Force One
Tempelhof
United States
Tam
Complaint Against KTAL Withdrawn in Texarkana
Texarkana Arkansas AP reports one complaint against KTAL television was withdrawn while the other remains unsettled. The Texarkana Jaycees withdrew their complaint after meeting with the station, alleging inadequate local coverage by KTAL.
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KTAL
Texarkana, Ark
Texarkana
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Hope Builders Supply
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Louis
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Henderson State College
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Olen Parris
Jordan
Lorene Jordan of Hope
Ralph Crutchfield Sr
National Sporting Goods Association
Crutchfield
Wofford College
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Rotary Club
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