Debating Revival in Arkansas Schools Highlighted
A Shreveport Times piece on a Louisiana high school debate team visiting Byrd High School cites H B Mitchell as a longtime district leader who has built a strong, award winning rostrum program. The article argues public debate teaches self defense and civic involvement, urging Arkansas schools to revive debate courses.
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Shreveport Times
Margaret Martin
Times Eifer
Shreveport
Byrd
Oole
Okla
Mtchell
dShreveport
America
Mitchell
Oberlin
O.) College
Arkansas
Referendum Danger Warns Arkansas Lawmaker
State Senator Morrell Gathright of Pine Bluff warns that any tax measure approved by the General Assembly could face harmful outcomes if referred to voters. He suggests considering a special election plan and cautions about budget cuts if a referendum ousts the measure. Path includes emergency clauses and timing questions for 1970 or 1971 sessions.
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Robert L. Shaw
Associated Press
Little Rock
Morrell Gathright
Pine Bluff
General Assembly
Winthrop Rockefeller
Senate
Gathrigh
Gathright
Jolly Celebrations Ahead In 1969 Calendar Of Events
Joy Stilley reports from New York that Chase's Calendar of Annual Events lists 141 occasions for 1969 from Give Your Giz Pear Day to National Wildlife Week. The piece surveys quirky observances through the year, including National Laugh Week, American Comedy Week, and various snack themed weeks, noting a lively year ahead.
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Joy Stilley
NEW York
Ife
National Wildlife
Fort Pierce
Fla
Theo
Mothe
Court orders Sobell released from prison
NEW YORK AP The U S Court of Appeals ordered atom spy Morton Sobell freed from prison with potential early release for time served. The decision came as the Bureau of Prisons had planned Sobell’s January 10 release for good behavior. Meanwhile a nearby fire at 816 Hickory St killed two young Negro children and destroyed four residences. Officers and Fire Chief James Cobb reported a two as two and three year olds perished, a six year old escaped but couldn’t help his siblings.
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New York
U.S. Court of Appeals
Morton Sobell
Bureau of Prisons
Sobell
Hickory St
James Cobb
Ernestine Davis
Cobb
Johnson to sketch State of Union themes and tax stance
President Johnson is expected to outline broad State of the Union themes tonight and defer specific legislation to his successor. He may urge extension of the 0 percent income tax surcharge for fiscal 1970 to show a small surplus, amid talks with President-elect Nixon on support. Two Negro clerks hired in Arkansas House mark first fulltime black staffers in the General Assembly.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Washington
Johnson
Union
Congress
Nixon
al Nixon
New York
Eft
Vietnam
Paris
White House
South Vietnam
Saigon
State Department
United States
Robert J. McClosaky
Little Rock
Arkansas House
Arkansas General Assembly
Malissla Pickett
Arkansas Am&n College
Billy Mathis
Plane Crash Off Coast Kills Four, 41 Missing
A Scandinavian Airlines DC8 on a Copenhagen to Seattle route crashed eight miles off Los Angeles in heavy rain and two foot swells. Of 45 aboard 26 rescued, 4 dead, rest unaccounted. Coast Guard cutters and private boats joined the search as survivors recounted a chaotic evacuation and a late radar disappearance.
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Los Angeles
Scandinavian Airlines
International Airport
Copenhagen
Seattle
Wash
Coast Guard
Marina del Rey
Picot
Kenneth Davis
Lving
Sweden
Anoter
Mats Hellstrom
Vasteras
Wildlife Federation President Trial Postponed in Arkansas
The trial of the president of the Arkansas Wildlife Federation was postponed Monday by Circuit Court Judge Russell E. Roberts of Conway, delaying proceedings in Russellville.
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Russellville, Ark
Arkansas Wildlife Federation
Russell E. Roberts
Conway
Revival Meet In Progress At Pentecostal Temple
A revival service opened at Pentecosta Temple Church of God in Christ on Bell Street in Hope. Evangelist Rev. Bib Williams leads the revival with Gary Delouch as organist. Public invitation extended by pastor Rev. E N Dennis.
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Pentecosta Temple
Church of God In Christ
Atl Bell Street
Hope
Bib
Willams
Gary Delouch
N. Dennis
Inaugural Arkansas General Assembly Opens
The 61th Arkansas General Assembly convened at noon Monday awaiting Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller's inauguration. The House and Senate organized for a 60 day session with key leadership chosen, including Rep. McClerkin as speaker and Sen. Gathright as president pro tem.
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ED Shearer
Associated Press
Little Rock
61Th
General Assembly of Arkansas
Hme
Winthrop Rockefeller
Secs
Tem Ag
Senate
House
Rockefeller
Robinson Auditorium
Carleton Harris
State Supreme Court
Rap
Hayes C. McClerkin
Texarkana
Morreil Gathright
Pine Bluff
Maurice Britt
McClerkin
Sterling R. Cockrill Jr
Joel Y. Lidbetter
McCler
Rockefeller Takes Oath of Office
Little Rock Arkansas Winthrop Rockefeller begins his second term as the 39th governor of Arkansas pledged before a packed gallery and joint General Assembly. Chief Justice Carleton Harris administered the oath as six other constitutional officers were sworn in including Maurice Britt Kelly Bryant Nancy Hall Jimmie Jones Jon Purcell and Sam Jones.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Rockefeller
Carleton Harris
State Supreme Court
67Th General Assembly
Maurice Britt
Kelly Bryant
Nancy Hall
Jimmie Jones
Jon Purcell
Sam Jones
Good Red Blood Saves Siamese Cat in English Village
In BLACKBOURTON England AP report a rural Staffordshire cat tale shows workers’ good red blood saving Gigi a Siamese dying of a rare disease. Cuddles the homeless stray donates two transfusions, prompting Mike Munford to seek an award while Betty Munford hopes for a loving home for the hero.
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Blackbourton
England
Gigi
Shaw
Qhordshire
Cuddies
Betty Munford
Cuddles
Mike Munford
Strange Vietnam Turning Point in 1968 War
From Saigon AP analysis by Peter Arnett a turning point in Vietnam War is anticipated with troop withdrawals discussed but no consensus on impact. Experts cite disengagement patterns, Paris talks momentum, and possible 20 000 to 50 000 U S troops withdrawal while allied military strength may stay high.
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Peter Arnett
Saigon
U.S
Paris
North Vietnam
Vietnam
U. S
Prom Saigon
AP News Analeysis
Campbell Named Arthritis Foundations National Chairman
Glen Campbell, Delight native and entertainer, was named the Arthritis Foundation's 1969 national chairman. W. W. Satterfield of Little Rock, president of the Arkansas chapter, announced the appointment.
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Little Rock
Glen Campbell
Arthritis Foundations
Natonal
W. W. Satterfield
Foundation
Arkansas
All Around Town notes from Hope Arkansas items
Arkansas State Police data shows Hempstead County had ten accidents last month with one fatality, while December saw six deaths in the area. Tech Sergeant James W. Smith of Hope has graduated from the U.S. Air Force Senior NCO Academy at Barksdale AFB Louisiana and will continue as a maintenance scheduler at Beale AFB California. His wife Levonia is the daughter of W C Durham of Salinas. Mrs Mattie Dale Faught and her parents are noted, with nursing school ties to Coffin Memorial Hospital in McKinney Texas. A League of Women Voters representative will discuss forming a regional league in Rope with R H Hudgens of Crossett presiding at Citizens National Bank Directors Room January 16. Carolyn Yarbrough leaves for Austin Texas for microbiology studies at the state medical center. she has worked at Wadley Hospital in Texarkana as a medical technologist for five years.
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Arkansas State Police
Hempstead County
Levonia
W.C. Durham
Garner Avenue
Salinas
Mattie Dale Faught
Fayelor University Meds
Dallas
Texas
Coffin Memorial Hospital School
Yocat
League of Women Voters of Arkansas
R.H. Hudgens
Crossett
Citizens National Bank Directors Room
Carolyn Yarbrough
Suneday
Austin
Tex
State Medical Center
Carolyn
Wadley Hospital
Texarkana
Ohe
Frank Yarbrough
Hope
Marines Launch Major Sea Assault in Vietnam
Two battalions of U S Marines stormed ashore on the Batangan Peninsula in the biggest seaborne assault since Korea. The advance units linked with a U S Army battalion and a South Vietnamese unit as they pushed inland toward an area thought to hold up to 800 North Vietnamese regulars. Casualties reported include 56 killed and 150 wounded on the American side with about 560 enemy killed.
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John Lengel
Batangan Peninsula
Vietnam
U. S
Saigon
U. 8
Mediation in AP Strike Moves to Washington
Washington call sparks federal mediation in the Wire Service Guild strike against The Associated Press. Guild reasserts a 280 weekly top minimum in year one, with talks paused as negotiations shift to national mediation. AP says services run normally aboard despite hundreds of layoffs and the dispute risks a broader disruption.
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Washington
Wire Service Guild
Associated Press
Federal Mediation and Corculation Service
United States
Guild
New York
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