Taxpayers Press North Little Rock Land Deal Disclosure
Taxpayers press the North Little Rock Urban Renewal Agency for price and buyer names on land acquisitions. Agency Chairman David P. Woods resists citing legal limits, while editor Robert S. McCord demands openness and argues public funds require public records.
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North Little Rock
Arkansas Gazette
David P. Woods
Gazette
Robert S. McCord
North Little Rock Times
Olen Thomas
Woods
Faubus
Arkansas
450 Convicted for Violating Draft Law FBI Reports
The FBI reported that 450 people were convicted for violating draft laws in 1966, nearly double 1965, with 1954 the previous high for a calendar year. Hoover linked the rise to increased draft calls and stricter laws, while noting many investigations remain local and unwritten to Washington. He also discussed communist influence and antiwar demonstrations in the yearend report.
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Stephen M. Aug Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
Washington
Hoover
Communist Party
Communist Party, USA
Vietnam
Mary Garden
Scotland
Police Guard the Body of Jack Ruby
Chicago police kept a vigil at the chapel housing Jack Ruby's body after his Dallas hospital death from a blood clot with cancer listed as contributory. The funeral home received many calls about security and warned of possible trouble as Ruby's burial plans included a private service and Westlawn Cemetery burial.
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Chicago
Jack Ruby
John F. Kennedy
Ruby
Dallas
Hershey Weinstein
Weinstein
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
Kennedy
Texas Court of Appeals
Weinstein and Son Funeral
Westlawn
Earl
Southfield
Mich
Oswald
Town May Move East of Rockies Snow Champion
Herman Michigan population 75 near L Anse on Lake Superior reports 142 inches of snow since 1918, highest east of the Rockies. Official depth chart by Mrs. Leonard Lahti notes snow extent near eight miles southeast of L Anse just two inches shy of 12 feet, with winter just beginning.
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Herman, Mich
Herman
Rockies
L’anse
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Lake Superior
Keweenaw Bay
Leonard Lahti
State Department of Conservation
Faubus withdraws appointment to Merit Council
Gov. Orval Faubus said he pulled his appointment of Rep. Lloyd George from Danville to the state Merit System Council because George is ineligible under council rules. George will hold legislative office until Monday and Faubus has not decided on a replacement.
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Little Rock
Orval Faubus
Rep
Lloyd George
Danville
State Merit System Council
George
Council
Faubus
Togetherness Story of Retarded Pair Amazing Incredible
Los Angeles AP reports a remarkable bond at Pacific State Hospital where Lennie and Ricky, both with IQs in the 30s, share life closely. Lennie guides the blind Ricky, guards his meals, and they communicate mainly through Ricky. Their friendship draws scientific interest as they greet each day with smiles and end with Ricky asking if Lennie liked the day.
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Ralph Dighton
Los Angeles
Lennie
Ricky
Whder
Pacific State Hospital
Pompena
Lene Nls
Rickey
Hospi
National Army
Colorado
Illinois
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Powell Seizes Only Defense Against Discrimination Claims
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell denounces efforts to strip him as chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee as a political conspiracy aimed at Black Americans. From the Bahamas he promises a fight to retain the post as caucus vote looms, while other lawmakers weigh seating and chairmanship challenges. The nationwide item also notes a jet miss in Cuba and 1966 draft conviction totals, plus the death of opera star Mary Garden in Scotland.
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John Beckler
Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
House Education and Labor Committee
U.S
Powell
New York
Jonathan B. Bingham
Bingham
William M. Colmer
John Bell Williams
America
Texarkana Woman Faces Oakland Mayor Murder Charge Gets 10 Years
Texarkana Mrs Betty King 23 pleaded innocent at arraignment on a first degree murder charge in the deaths of her two sons Micky Dale 15 months and Curtis Eugene 3 months. She waives preliminary hearing and undergoes a 30 day psychiatric examination. The Oakland case concerns former Mayor John C Houlihan who was sentenced to one to ten years for embezzling 97000 from a widow's estate.
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Ark
Betty King
Texearkana
William Arnold
Arnold
State Hospital
Curtis Eugene King
Oakland
Calif
John C. Houlihan
Redmond Staats
Houlihan
Crow Heads Local Bar Association at Hope meeting
At the Town and Country Restaurant in Hope the Hempstead County Bar Association elected F. C. Crow as President Albert Graves Junior as Vice President and Norman M. Smith as Secretary Treasurer. The group includes W. S. Atkins Lyle Brown Talbot Feild Junior Albert Graves John Robert Graves O. A. Graves Larry S. Patterson James H. Pilkinton Royce Weisenberger and John L. Wilson. Law Day is planned for May 1st to promote government by the rule of law.
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Hope
F.C. Crow
Albert Graves
Norman M. Smith
Hempstead County Bar Association
Hempstead County
Bar Association
W. S. Atkins
Lyle Brown
Talbot Feild
John Robert Graves
O. A. Graves
Larry S. Patterson
James H. Pilkinton
Royce Weisenberger
John L. Wilson
The
City Plans to Operate a Dog Pound
Hope city will begin picking up stray dogs on Friday January 6 with no vaccination or collar tag. Dogs go to the pound west of the City shop in Fair Park for seven days. Unclaimed dogs are disposed of after seven days. Board is 7 cents per day plus a 3.50 vaccination fee. Dog catcher roams streets Monday through Friday. Pound hours are 3:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon.
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City of Hope
Fair Park
Induction notices and local community notices in Hempstead
Local items include regis rants called for induction into the Armed Forces on January 26, with names such as Johnny Ray McKinney Charles Elmer Beverley Azell Larry Patterson Jr Herbert Ray Williams and Clive Donald Shelton. Also reporting for physical exams on the same day includes Nolen Ross Larry Paul Hooten Hardy Hawkins Jr Thomas Eugene Harris Henry Lee Maxfield and Lee Vernica Warren. Chapter 328 Order of the Eastern Star 7:30 pm meeting and an Open Installation at 7:30 pm Friday. Mrs A F Betts moves to Hope from Mena residing 701 South Elm St. White's Chapel Baptist Church singing program at 1 pm Sunday. Lanette Arrington elected president of Shower Springs 4-H Club for 1967 with officers named. November U.S. Savings Band sales totals and county quotas reported for Hempstead Lafayette and Nevada counties.
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Hempstead
Johnny Ray McKinney
Charles Elmer Beverley
Azell Larry Patterson, Jr
Herbert Ray Willams
Clive Donald Shelton
Nolen Ross
Larry Paul Hooten
Hare Dy Hawkins, Jr
Thomas Eugene Harris
Henry Lee Maxsfield
Lee Vernica Warren
188 Enemy Junks Blasted by the Navy
U S Navy pilots tallied a two day score of 188 North Vietnamese supply barges and junks destroyed or damaged along the North Vietnamese coast. They reported losing two carrier planes, an A-6 Skyhawk and an FA Phantom, as they dropped 2.2 million leaflets on Hanoi and 2.6 million more in other areas.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Vietnam
Hanoi
North Vietnam
U.S
U. S
Highlands
Halfphong
Bennington
Measles Epidemic Expands in Camden County
Ouachita County Medical Society said Wednesday a measles outbreak in the county reached epidemic proportions. Dr. Tom Meek coordinating vaccination drive with county and state health officials said nearly 200 cases in the last two weeks, mainly children ages one to eight, with a vaccination clinic planned Sunday at the county health center.
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Camden, Ark
Ouachita County Medical Society
Tom Meek
Meek
Misadventure Worth $6 000 at Adventure Avenue Home
In North Bay Village three people were bound after robbers entered the Groman residence at 7533 Adventure Ave. Jack Groman his wife Mildred and friend Harry Carp were assaulted and the gunmen escaped with $6,000 in cash and gems.
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Miami
Fla
Adventure Avenue
North Bay Village
Jack Groman
Mildred
Harry Carp
Groman
Adventure Ave
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