Riots report and social notes spark diverse commentary
The American Civil Liberties Union releases a report on the Chicago riots at the Democratic National Convention. Contributors discuss long hair fashion among barbers, metric measurements in beauty, coeducation through single-sex colleges, and Arkansas highway plans affecting Hope with a proposed by-pass to ease truck traffic.
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H. Washburn
American Civil Liberties Union
Chicago
Donald Myruis
Birmingham
Ala
Charleston
S.C
News and Courier
Vassar
Dallas
Tex
Hempstead
Cold Front Moving Through Arkansas Tonight
A cold front is expected to move through Arkansas this evening bringing colder temperatures and light rain as southerly winds shift behind a high pressure system. Sunday highs were mainly in the 40s with Fort Smith peaking around 50 degrees.
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Arkansas
Sales Tax Hike Defeat Seen in Legislature
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. AP Rep. Odgen of Oden says he believes the Legislature will defeat Gov. Wiprocke's push to increase the sales tax. Opponents favor raising the tax to four percent.
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Challenge to Electoral System
The formal declaration of Richard M Nixon as the 37th President awaits certification by Congress in a joint session. A challenge to the Electoral College arises from Sen Edmund Muskie and Rep James O Hara over the votes of Dr Lloyd W Bailey of North Carolina.
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Marshall Green
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List Congress
Israel
Middle East
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Northern Ireland
Britain
London
New Congress Faces Shift Toward Middle-of-the-Road Policy
AP reports the 91st Congress, seated amid Nixon’s election, aims for belt-tightening and Eisenhower-era moderation. Early action includes pay raises, cabinet hearings, and constitutional debates, with Republicans pushing committee reshuffles and Democrats signaling a period of reassessment after Johnson era legislation.
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Home Danger Seen in Daily Living Despite Leisure Time
HAL BOYLE notes home is the most dangerous place as 19 million Americans suffer annual home accidents. The column covers aging, poverty thresholds, veteran health concerns, education's payoff, and public safety uses of cameras, with bits on denture risks and inflation quotes.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Ufe
Mee Carthy DeMere
Memphis
Gon Keyserling
National Center For Health Statistics
U.S
Ressearch
Japan
Liverpool
England
Mark Twain
Coleman Speaks on Production Credit at Hope Rotary
Benny Coleman of the Production Credit Association addressed the Hope Rotary Club last Friday, outlining PCA’s role in Hempstead County agriculture. He shared an autobiography, fielded questions, with President Harold Eakley introducing guests Sydney McMath, J.E. Prudey, Bud Shirley, and Bob Walker.
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Production Credit Association
Hope Rotary Club
PCA
Hempstead
Congress
Coleman
Harold Eakley
Sydney McMath
Boston
Mass
J.E. Prudey
Sidney
Bud Shirley
Bob Walker
Texarkana
Terrorist Attack Kills Vietnam Education Minister
Education Minister Le Minh Tri died in a Saigon hospital after a grenade destroyed his car in downtown Saigon. The 46 year old official headed the education ministry amid a hostile security climate as Viet Cong activity and allied sweeps continue across the country with limited resistance reported.
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George McArthur
Associated Press
Saigon
le Minh Tri
Tri
U.S
Khe Sanh
Plain of Reeds
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
South Vietnam
Gran Hospital
Prisoners Confess to Stabbings at Cummins Prison Farm
Cummins Prison Farm inmates confessed Saturday to stabbing two inmates on Friday. George Brimball, 32, died from his injuries. J. W. Moore, 36, was hospitalized after the attack. Alleged assailants include Randy Arnold, 18, and Carlton Carney, 18, with another inmate held on related charges.
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Ark
Cummins
Victor Urban
George Brimball
J. W. Moore
Urban
Randy Arnold
Greene County
Moore
Carlton Carney
Delegates to Constitutional Convention Elected in Arkansas
Delegates elected to Arkansas constitutional convention will meet in Little Rock on Tuesday to frame the convention structure and elect officers. The convention will draft a new state constitution to be submitted to voters in the 1970 general election.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Detes Gates
Pers
Nixon to Nominate Campbell and Palmby for Agriculture Posts
President elect Nixon announced nominations to the Agriculture Department. J Phil Campbell Jr. a Georgia Democrat turned Republican would be under secretary and Clarence D Palmby Minnesota farmer executive vice president of the U S Feed Grain Council would be assistant secretary for international affairs and commodity programs. Palmby would serve as president of the Commodity Credit Corp with farm subsidy accounts.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Nixon
J. Phil Campbell Jr
Georgia
Clifford Harden
Harden
Clarence D. Palmby
Minnesota
U.S. Feed Grain Council
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Agriculture Department
Henry Cabot Lodge
Sirhan to Go on Trial Tuesday in Kennedy Slaying
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan a 24 year old Jordanian charged with murder of Senator Robert F Kennedy goes on trial Tuesday in a guarded Los Angeles courtroom. The trial could last over two months with up to 200 witnesses. Spectators limited. newsmen view via videotape. Sirhan's family to attend. judge Herbert Walker presiding.
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New York
California
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Ronald Reagan
Chicago
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All Around Town Ballet Jazz Registration At Youth Center
Parents may register children for ballet or jazz chalice classes for the second semester at the Youth Center on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 4 to 7. Classes supervised by Miss Marsha Barnes of the Dixie Splawn School of Dance.
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Marsha Barnes
Dixie Splawn School of Danceing
Defense Head Names Three Secretaries
Defense chief Melevin R. Laird named Rhode Island Governor Johnny Chafee to be Navy secretary and MIT professor Robert C. Seamans Jr. to head the Air Force. Stanley R. Resor was nominated to stay as Army secretary as Senate confirmation looms. Chafee leaves Rhode Island governorship Tuesday after a sales tax election defeat. Seamans has 14 years at MIT and NASA ties. Resor’s continuity role follows McNamara and Clifford eras.
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Melevin R. Laird
Rhode Island
Johnny Chafee
Navy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert C. Seamans Jr
Stanley R. Resor
Tay
Arty
Senate
Laird
Nixon
David Packard
California
Defense Department
Chafee
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Frank R. Licht
Seamans
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Uederstands
Seamahs Sud
Air Forcs
Harold Brown
Resor
Robert S. McNamara
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Pentagon
Memorial to Youth Shot Fatally in Pine Bluff
About 1,500 people gathered at the Civic Center for a peaceful memorial service for Roosevelt Johnson a 13 year old fatally shot by Pine Bluff Patrolman Bill Goodman. Speakers urged forming a Civilian Advisory Board to probe the shooting and Prosecutor Joe Holmes said he would seek authorization to convene the Jefferson County Grand Jury for an investigation.
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Ark
Civic Center
Roosevelt Johnson
Bill Goodman
Johnson
Hasgan
Joe Holmes
Circuit Court
Henry W. Smith
Jefferson County
Grand Jury
Two Arrested for Liquor Law Violations in Arkansas
Pope County and state agents arrested two men for liquor violations in KUBI area. Joe Dixon Rose Sellville faced charges including sale of whisky in a dry county and possession for sale. bail set at 1000 dollars. Officers seized 102 pints of whisky and beer.
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Ark
Pope County
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Deepartment
Joe Dixon Rose Sellville
Dry
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