Construction on King Center begins today
ATLANTA AP Construction gets under way on the Martin Luther King Jr Center for Social Change during daylong ceremonies marking the 46th birthday of the slain civil rights leader. Coretta Scott King says the center fights violence hunger unemployment and racism while opening his birthplace home as a national historic site.
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Atlanta, Ga
Martin Luther King Jr
Tenn
King
Center For Social Change
Center
New York City
National Council of Churches of Christ
League of Women Voters
United Auto Workers
Population 65 and Older in 1970 Census by Region
The World Almanac reports nearly 10 percent of Americans are 65 plus, totaling 20,049,592. About six million in the South, 5.7 million in the North Central, 5.2 million in the Northeast, and 3.1 million in the West. New York State nears two million and California 1.8 million.
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United States
U.S
South
North Central States
World Almanac
New York State
California
Court Docket items from city and state entries
A compiled docket lists numerous defendants with offenses including drunkenness speeding running red light and driving while intoxicated. Bonds forfeited amounts range up to 289.75 with several jail days and license suspensions. some cases show potential additional suspensions for alcoholism treatment and plea outcomes.
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James Austin
K. C. Montgomery
Louberta Austin
California
Sam Brewster
Dean S. Butler
Dean A. Edwards
Frederick Gene Sheppard
Willie B. Gates
Gary L. Hastings
Randall R. Odom
Riley G. Rogers
Barbara Dillard
Michael Carl Lazenby
Wayne R. Smith
Patricia Ward
C. Gary Palmer
Touberta Austin
Doyle Richardson
Ruby Richardson
Henry Turner
Carl Ward
Farl Ray Scott
Hoyt L. Barbaree
Willie C. Austin
Red River Council
Norma L. Burke
Hazel T. Bartee
Donald S. Cecil
Norman M. Collins
Jesus Guajardo
A. G. Garrett
Bill Hairr
Robert E. Kidd
Nancy R. Kleinschmidt
Leroy Salamandier
Myrtle Marshall
Darrel D. Middleton
Michael D. McQueen
Herbert McBride
Wm. J. Parker
Brent E. Stevenson
Dean R. Schumacher
Roy C. Turner
Gary D. Formby
Robert E. Smith
Jimmie N. Harris
Billy L. Dodson
Michael Allen Skaggs
Archie Marshall
Josh E. Jackson
Travis G. Godfrey
Hubert Robinson Turner
Fair skies across most of nation with pockets of snow
The Associated Press reports fair skies dominated the nation with scattered rain and snow in the Pacific Northwest and light snow in the Midwest. An Arctic chill lingered on the East Seaboard and Southeast with freezing readings along the East Coast. Temperatures rose modestly in the midcontinent after several days of subzero cold.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Seaboard
Florida
Cascades
Washington
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Agri Chief to Speak at Forrest City Meeting
Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz will address the Arkansas Soybean Association in Forrest City on January 28. Wayne Bennett of Lonoke, the association president, says about 600 soybean producers processors and storage facility owners are expected to attend. Buzz will speak at 7 30 p m at the Forrest City Civic Center.
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Forrest City
Ark
Earl Butz
Arkansas Soybean Association
Wayne Bennett
Lonoke
Buzz
Cattle Herds In Clark County Being Cared For
Clark County Judge Randall Mathis said two starving herds of cattle near Okolona and Antoine are now being cared for. The cattle began dying last fall after residents reported feed neglect to authorities. Cushman Radebaugh of Mineral Springs faces charges for failure to feed impounded animals. The Okolona herd was moved to the Arkadelphia auction grounds for care, with Radebaugh paying for the care of both herds and a neighbor assisting with the second herd.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Clark County
Randall Mathis
Okolona
Antoine
Atty
John Jackson
Gordon
Cushman Radebaugh
Mineral Springs
Howard County
Mathis
Radebaugh
Hebert Faces Fight For Armed Services Chair Role
Washington AP report says Rep. F. Edward Hebert faces a challenge from Rep. Les Aspin and new Democratic freshmen seeking to depose him as chair of the House Armed Services Committee. Aspin, once a key ally of defense cut advocates, says the coalition has the “chemistry” to defeat Hebert as caucus votes approach. Hebert campaigns on re-election while battles lines form in the new 94th Congress.
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Washington
F. Edward Hebert
House Armed Services Committee
Hebert
Les Aspin
D-Wis
House
Aspin
Armed Services Post
Arkansas law and political briefs span constitutional change
Arkansas senators filed bills on a statewide constitutional amendment to submit the 1970 constitution to voters and on renaming State College of Arkansas at Conway to the University of Central Arkansas with board support. Other measures address traffic speed reporting, left turn yields, and a statewide public defender system. The article notes Ford’s tax cuts and energy policy talks and recalls a Delmonico's prices ad from 1834.
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Tion
J. Gayle Windsor Jr
Little Rock
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Rickey Thomas
Arkansas
D. Burkett
Dalworth Construction
Frank D. Edwards
Glover Packing Co
Miller Trucking Co
Nest Fresh
W. E. Nichols
ATC
C. D. Springs
David DeArman
Smothers Brothers
NBCTV
Red Foxx
Alice Cooper
Johnny Carson
Armed Services Committee
Mittee
94Th Congress
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White House
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