Arkansas Legislature Bids to Bury Republican Governor
Arkansas voters elected Republican Rockefeller governor by a decisive margin over Democrat Johnson. The Senate, led by partisan animus, confirmed 93 Orval Faubus appointees and then rejected Rockefeller’s protest. The body moved to require Senate confirmation of all gubernatorial appointments. The piece warns the move could fracture Arkansas Democrats and mobilize a voter backlash at next election. The author argues the legislature aims to hobble the executive and regain party control.
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Arkansas
Rockefeller
Johnson
General Assembly
Arkansas Senate
Orval Faubus
Senate
Assembly
Dismissal in Baker Case Studied
US District Judge Oliver Gasch weighs a motion to dismiss charges against Bobby Baker over alleged 1962 false tax returns and 1961 tax evasion. Prosecution to present testimony on electronic bugging tied to a Los Angeles hotel meeting in 1965. Baker’s associate Williams urged dismissal as the trial proceeds swiftly.
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Washington
Oliver Gasch
Bobby Baker
Baker
Sanate Democratic Majority
William C. Bittman
Edeward Bennett Willams
Los Angeles
Acc
Gertrude C. Taylor
Ocean City
Senate rebuffs Rockefeller strain Arkansas ties in tension
Arkansas Senate members criticize Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller for confrontational moves and unsigned notes over confirmation of Faubus era appointees. They cite alienation, call his actions retroactive, and say personal outreach was lacking while urging review of qualifications. The dispute centers on board and commission appointments and administration changes.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas Senate
Harry) Truman
W. D. Moore Jr
el Dorado
Fred Stafford
Stafford
Poinsett County
Harrisburg
Rockefeller
Senate
Orval Faubus
Faubus
State Board and Commission
Richard Earl Griffin
Crossett
Qeentat
Max Howell
Congress Hopes LBJ Tax Boost Waits In Siding
Congress moves toward early hearings on a 20 percent Social Security benefit increase proposed by President Johnson. A 6 percent Vietnam war income tax surcharge was sidelined, with discussions shifting to April or potentially becoming indefinite. The plan spurs debate on payroll tax raises and Medicare expansion while budget debates unfold. The Ways and Means Committee will also review limits on state medical aid programs as it weighs funding and timing for a July 1 effective date.
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Edmond LE Breton
Washington
Cotegresses
Johnson
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Vietnam
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Ways and Means Committee
Byrnes
Congress
Pilkinton Named to Commission in Arkansas
Judge James H. Pilkinton of Hope is appointed to the Arkansas Commemorative Commission for a term ending March 19, 1975 by Governor Faubus on January 6, 1967. Pilkinton will oversee the Old State House in Little Rock and the Confederate Capitol Building at Washington, Hempstead County, where he resides. He helped form the Pioneer Restoration Foundation and was its first president. He succeeds Mrs. Charles A. Haynes.
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James H. Pilkinton
Hope
Arkansas Commemorative Commission
Orval £. Faubus
Winthrop Rockefeller
Pilkinton
Old State House
Little Rock
Washington
Hempstead County
Pioneer Restoration Foundation
Old Town
Arkansas
Charles 4. Haynes
Commemorative
New York
Thomas P. F. Hoving
Central Park
Hoving
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Lawsuit Filed For 254241 In Hempstead Chancery Court
A four person injury suit was filed in Hempstead Chancery Court seeking 254241.28. Plaintiffs E. O. Shorty Barnes and Nellie Barnes of Spring Hill accuse Vernon Yancey of Hope of causing injuries in an automobile wreck on August 22, 1966, three miles from Hope on the Spring Hill road.
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Hempstead Chancery Court
E. 0
Shorty
Nellie Barnes
Spring Hill
Vernon Yancey
Hope
Richmond approves start for 12000 seat downtown coliseum
Richmon d City Council passes a resolution calling for an immediate start on a 12,000 seat coliseum in downtown Richmond. The action seeks to accelerate planning and construction for a major city venue.
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Richmond
Mistrial Declared in Malvern Murder Case
A jury failed to reach a verdict in the murder of J. C. Cook of Malvern. Circuit Judge Henry Means declared a mistrial. Cook, 32, was charged in the Nov 19 1966 beating death of Milly Lee, 74, who died two days later in a Little Rock hospital. Bond was set at 5000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Malvern, Ark
J. C. Cook
Malvern
Henry Means
Cook
Milly Lee
Little Rock
Means
County Visitors Spend 2.5 Million on Recreation
Visitors to Hempstead County contribute 2 565 000 to the local economy as recreation expands in Arkansas. The program supports income producing rural recreation ventures such as fishing lakes stables camps guides and vacation homes.
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Hempstead County
Calvin J. Caldwell
USDA
Arkansas
Court ruling on civil rights immunity eyed by justices
Supreme Court faces question if judges and police can be sued under the 1871 Civil Rights Act for actions under color of state law. Four Episcopal ministers arrested in Mississippi in 1961 seek damages, prompting debate on Reconstruction era immunity and potential civil rights implications.
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Barry Schweid
Washington
Supreme Court
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Jackson, Miss
New Orleans
Detroit
Mississippi Valley
Carl Rachlin
New York City
Rachlin
Elizabeth Watkins Hulen Grayson
Jackson
Grayson
James L. Spencer
Robert L. Pierson
Rockefeller
Ann
John B. Morris
James G. Jones Jr
James P. Breeden
Mississippi
Hinds
Father Jones
Spencer
High Court
India panel backs broader abortion law changes
A government appointed committee of doctors and family planners in New Delhi urged India to relax the current abortion law. The panel recommended allowing abortions on broader grounds beyond threats to the mother's life.
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New Delhi
India
Mao Issues Ultimatum to Opposition in China
TOKYO AP report says Mao Zedong urged the army to crush opponents and won pledges of loyalty from units across China while signaling potential military opposition. Beijing radio noted a reorganization of the cultural revolutionary committee as fighting brews in Shanghai.
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Tokyo
Mao Tseszung
China
Mao
Peking Radio
Cultural Revolutionary Committee
Chinese
Communist Party
Liu Shao-chi
Shanghai
Lin Piao
Peking People’s Daily
Red Flag
Liu
Revolutionary People
Lin
Arkansan Killed in Vietnam Action Named Purifoy
Washington AP reports the Pentagon confirms Army Sgt Hubarthy Purifoy of Little Rock Arkansas was killed in action in Vietnam. He was the son of George A Purifoy of Little Rock.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
Hubarthy, Purifoy
Little Rock
Ark
Vietnam
Purifoy
George A. Purifoy
Vietnam War Casualty Downturn Predicted by Ambassador
AP News Digest reports Henry Cabot Lodge foresees a lower American casualty percentage in Vietnam in 1967. The Iron Triangle toll rises to 238 killed or captured. Congress clears funding, crime-fighter aid discussed, Supreme Court considers 1871 law liability for judges and police. Coast Guard escorts three lobster boats after a fatal shoot-out. Sister Jacqueline Grennan to secularize Webster College. China’s official outlet vows to crush Mao’s enemies. US and EEC edge toward grain-sharing accord.
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Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Iron Triangle
Washington
Congress
Johnson
Coast Guard
Jacqueline Grennan
Webster College
Jacqueline
Miss Grennan
Johnson proposes 6 percent surtax to raise taxes
President Johnson proposes a 6 percent surtax with exemptions for low income families. For a $500 tax the extra is $30 annually, for $1,000 it is $60, and for $2,000 it is $120. The plan would take effect July 1, 1967, applying for six months of 1967 and a full year impact of about 3 percent on tax liability.
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Washington
Johnson
State of the Union
Congress
Town notices list tests dates arts center exhibit and events
State policemen remind auto drivers tests run Tuesdays in Hempstead County at 9 a.m. and p.m. at the courthouse. Prescott and Nevada County tests are Thursdays at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. The Arkansas Arts Center Artmobile visits Hope through Friday January 3 at Hope Village Shopping Center 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free. Junior Auxiliary and Whitfield Masonic Lodge No. 239 sponsor events. Master Masons to be conferred Friday January 13 at 7:30 p.m. Physical fitness classes in Jones Field House tonight at 7 p.m. meet Tuesdays and Thursdays with exercises basketball volleyball and trampoline. Hope Bobsats stand in district standings, McMahon of Fairview leads scorers with 58 points, D Griffis of Hope 32. Magnolia and Arkadelphia visit Hope this weekend for basketball. Nashville, Arkansas, pursues a large plant with about 3 500 volunteers registered. plant could employ 400 to 500 workers.
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Arkansas Arts Center
Hope
Hope Village
Junior Auxjallary
Whitfield Masonic Lodge No. 239
Jones Field House
Iron Triangle Uncovers Arms and Food Caches Near Saigon
In the Iron Triangle operation Cedar Falls U.S. forces and armor led ground troops near Saigon uncovered five more Viet Cong base camps and large caches of arms and rice. Air power pressed the battle with 488 total strikes as casualty figures show weekly American deaths at 67 and wounded at 479, while troop strength rose to 395,000.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Iron Triangle
U.S
North Vietnam
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Revival at First Assembly of God Opened by Rev Neely
Rev Louis Neely opened revival services at First Assembly of God with a call to return to simple faith in God. He cited Brazil miracles during last year’s revivals and announced ongoing meetings through January 29 at 7:30, except Saturdays, inviting the Grey community.
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America
Louis Neely
Assembly of God
Neely
Brazil
Widhire
Grey
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