Low Pay Sparking Moonlighting for LA Police in Little Rock
Little Rock Police Chief Brians told a Citizens Advisory Committee meeting that low salaries force officers to moonlight, reducing department efficiency as some work six to eight hours before duty and may anger motorists. He cited a $50 monthly raise could hire 15 more officers and noted a need for more Black officers who believe they cannot pass Civil Service exams. New Kiwanis officers were installed at Town & Country with Lt. Gov. Nick Kekich presiding. guests included Ben Edwards, Jim Allen, and Key Club members.
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Nick K. Kekich
Hot Springs
Ben Edwards
Jim Allen
Dan Stuart
Ralph Routon
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Fitegerald
Proxmite
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Fitzgerald
Air Force Management Systems
Proxmire
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Colombian Airliner Hijacked to Havana
An Avianca DC4 with 56 passengers and crew was forced to Havana by a young male passenger armed with a pistol. All aboard except the hijacker were expected to return to Colombia. the flight departed Richacha near the Venezuelan border en route to another Colombian city. Captain Jorge Otalora reported, We are heading for Cuba, hijacked.
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Cuba
Colombia
Avianca
Rescued crew from foundering Sea Surveyor after 26 hours adrift
Twelve crewmen of the Sea Surveyor, a 18 foot New London vessel owned by General Dynamics, were saved by the Essikristine after spending 26 hours in a liferaft in North Atlantic. They were wet and cold but unharmed. The ship sank about 280 miles southeast of New York following a lost position report. An air-sea search followed amid 20 to 25 knot winds and 8 to 15 foot seas. The cause of the foundering remains undetermined.
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North Atlantic
Coast Guard
Essikristine
Sea Surveyor
New London
Arkansan
Sirhan Sirhan Defense Seeks Jury Changes for Kennedy Trial
Defense lawyers argued the proposed cross section of jurors was biased against women minorities and professionals. They sought a 30 day delay to file motions on jury lists and proposed two juries one for guilt and one for penalty. Judge Walker denied the requests. In the crowded Ambassador Hotel court, Sirhan’s mother and brother sat in the back as security officers filled most seats.
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Parsons
Sirhan
Kennedy
New York
California
Ambassador Hotel
Grant B. Cooper
Walker
Mary
Munir
Right-of-Way Case Appealed in Arkansas Court
The state Highway Commission appealed a Conway County Circuit Court judgement after a jury awarded landowner $28,000 for property the commission had appraised at $8,750. The case concerns a right-of-way dispute and involves the state's highway agency contesting the lower court’s remedy.
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Little Rock
State Highway Commission
Conway County
Arkansas highway bids to open for 12 million in contracts
Arkansas Highway Commission will open bids January 29 for 10 highway projects valued at about 12 million dollars. The work covers multiple counties including CROSS grading on 4.3 miles of Arkansas 1 from the St. Francis line to Wynne city limits, JEFFERSON on U.S. 65 in Pine Bluff, SEBASTIAN on Arkansas 22 in Fort Smith, U.S. 64 near Fort Smith, WHITE on Arkansas 1 near Antioch, LONOKE on a Bayou Meta I beam underpass on I-40, COLUMBIA on U.S. 82 near Waldo to Magnolia, and VAN BUREN on Arkansas 110 and 16 to the Stone County line.
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Arkansas Highway Commission
Arkansas
St. Francis County
Wynne, Jefferson
Texas Street
Pine Bluff
Blake Street
Barraque Street
Magnolia
van Buren
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Arkansas 16
Stone County
Court Review of Suit by Negroes Seen
NORTH LITTLE ROCK AP Glenn G. Zimmerman executive director of the Arkansas Municipal League says the U S Supreme Court would have to reverse an earlier decision if a lawsuit filed by Fine Bluff Negroes is to be successful The suit seeks to change the method of electing aldermen filed last month in federal District Court at Little Rock The Rev Isaac Tate William Cave Sr Vannett Johnson and Albert Baxter are plaintiffs asking the court to declare at large city council elections unconstitutional They contend they have a right to elect aldermen by wards Two of Pine Bluffs wards are predominantly Negroes Zimmerman cites the court s one man one vote ruling of 1962 which affected unequal district representation and municipal elections
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Glenn G. Zimmerman
Arkansas Municipal League
Fine Bluff Negroes
Isaac Tate
William Cave Sr
Vannett Johnson
Albert Baxter
Federal District Court
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Zimmerman
Supreme Court
U.S
Doesn't Think Legislature Will Up Taxes in Arkansas
State Rep. John Paul Capps of Searcy said he does not expect Gov. Rockefeller's entire tax program to be approved by the Legislature. He cited the $195 million revenue goal and argued Arkansans cannot bear a large tax increase. He suggested taxing non essentials and urged weighing areas causing the least hardship.
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Searcy
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Capps
Fayetteville Wins Large Grant for Economic Program
Washington AP reports a $383,597 grant approved for the Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County, Inc., at Fayetteville, funding its program through 196? The same item notes Utah's Great Salt Lake contains four billion tons of dissolved minerals including sulfur, chloride, magnesium, lithium and potash.
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Great Salt Lake
Highway code proposal is nearly killed in Arkansas
A committee of the Arkansas Legislative Council postponed action on a proposed highway code citing opposition from many groups. The Roads and Highways committee urged the Highway Department to meet with stakeholders to narrow differences before presenting the code to the legislature. Chair Sen Clifton Wade suggested resolving issues quickly to enable action if a special session is called. About 40 people attended, but the meeting adjourned shortly after it began due to the motion.
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Arkansas Legislative Council
Council
Committee On Roads and Highways
Arkansas Highway Department
Clifton Wade
Fayetteville
Ray Smith
Hot Springs
Notable feats and absurd boasts mingle in a wild verse
A playful list parodies boastful claims by a man who brags of spy pasts, daring feats, and far fetched adventures. It riffs on gender roles and domestic life with exaggerated scenarios, ending with a joke about a distant caravan and a view of craters in a man’s face.
Humphrey Campaign Figures Named In Party Reshaping Effort
Key Humphrey supporters Barris Ofira and Sanford led Michigan and North Carolina ties in the drive to rebuild Democratic party machinery. Mondale backed by readers as a top choice, Harris and OBrien also discussed for posts with Muskie’s vice presidency explored. OBrien, veteran Kennedy and Johnson aide, led the campaign chair role and had long service as White House liaison with Congress.
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Ofira
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Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
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North Carolina
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Obrien
Springfield
Mass
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President Johnson
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Johnson
White House
Congress
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Man Hit Killed on U S 61 Near Wilson Ark
Wilson Ark man Jones 39 was struck and killed Tuesday while attempting to cross U S 61 about 24 miles north of Wilson by a vehicle driven by William Hayden 38 of Joiner Mississippi County Mississippi.
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Ark
Jones
Mississippi County
William Hayden
Joiner
U.S. 61
Navy agrees to Civil Review of fuel theft action
Senator William Proxmire announced the Navy will seek a Civil Service Commission review of disciplinary action against a division employee who disclosed massive thefts of U.S. military fuel in Portland. The move follows Proxmire’s charge that the service retaliated against civilian inspector John McGee who first alerted him to the oil thefts.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Wester Washington
Navy
Civil Service Commission
U.S
Trotland
William Broxmire
Cartier
John McGee
Proxmire
Faded Obituaries and War Cost Notes Chronicle Local Life
J W Brown Sr dies at Texarkana Hospital after a life in Hope and Hempstead County. Survived by two sons and four daughters. funeral at Oakcrest Chapel. Interim notices list Wardlaw death and family details with church burial in Marlbrook, Prescott mortuary handling arrangements. Also mentions Paris France restaurant count and a Pentagon civil service tenure dispute tied to budget concerns and a Lockheed C5A jet production cost debate.
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Ow, Brown Jr
Sweetwater Texas
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R.S. Colins
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Lily Clark
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Lacey Rowe
F.W. Rogers
Rose Hill Cemetery
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Blevins
Lennie Chism Wardlaw
Tip
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Dallas
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Cecil Sewell
Lee Huskey
Walter £. Boles, Jr
James Smart
Odessa
Bruce Memorial United Methodist Church
R.K. Ekberg
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Cornish Mortuary
Prescott
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