Compulsory Vehicle Inspection Debated In Arkansas
Arkansas lawmakers and supporters push for annual compulsory testing of lights brakes and safety features with a $1 fee to fund state police tests and stations. Rep Charles Stewart Jr cites federal highway funding rules and potential losses to Arkansas while the Arkansas Junior Chamber backs action amid safety concerns.
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Arkansas
Carl E. Batley
Charles Stewart Jr
Fayettesville
General Assembly
Pub Nc Safety
Rep
Stewart
Arkansas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Titan Fire Settlements Approved in Arkansas Silo Disaster
U S District Judge J Smith Henley approved the final two of 51 settlements for families of men killed in the August 9 1965 Titan missile silo fire near Searcy Arkansas The sults sought over 2.3 million but judgments totaled more than 3 000
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Little Rock
U.S
J. Smith Henley
Searcy
Henley
Arkansas Supreme Court Asked to Advance Asphalt Case
A Little Rock lawyer seeks to speed a taxpayer’s suit challenging five asphalt companies for price fixing in state sales. Coffelt filed the suit for G. D. Nelson on Monday, while the companies’ attorneys objected to the motion.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Kenneth C. Coffelt
G. D. Nelson
Coffelt
Helena merchants plead guilty to food stamp sale charges
In Helena Arkansas two merchants, Lee Hoy and Martha Lindsey, pleaded guilty in U S District Court to selling eligible items for food stamps. They were fined 250 dollars each and sentenced to one day in jail, with the fines suspended by Judge Oren Harris.
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Helena, Ark
Helena
Guilsty
U.S
Lee Hoy
Martha J. Lindsey
Oren Harris
Republicans Demand Spending Slash to Avert Tax Increase
Republicans will demand a budget cutting drive to avoid Johnson’s 6 percent surtax on most incomes while endorsing Vietnam policy. Dirksen will critique NATO, Alliance for Progress, Africa, the Middle East, and U.S. trade policy, signaling a broad foreign policy critique alongside tax relief aims.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Johnson
GOP
U.S
Vietnam
Congress
Everett M. Dirksen
Gerald R. Ford
State of the Union
Capitol
Supreme Court Chamber
Senate
Dirksen
Presbyterian Guest Speaker Wednesday Week of Prayer Starts
The Rev. C. Phil Esty Associate Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church Memphis will speak on The Basis of Our Unity in Christ at First Presbyterian Church Wednesday at 6 30 PM. A family potluck dinner follows marking the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity observance in the Presbyterian Church U S.
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C. Phil Esty
Second Presbyterian Church
Memphis
Tenn
First Presbyterian Church
Christian Unity
the Presbyterian Church
U.S
Two Killed in Mt Ida Truck Collision
The Associated Press reports Bruce L. Ferguson age 24 of Ward and Jody L. Brown age 65 of Mount Ida died in a Monday crash on U.S. 270 east of Mount Ida. Ferguson reportedly lost control of his tractor trailer, skidding into a bridge railing and overturning. Brown’s pickup struck the wreckage.
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Associated Press
Mount Ida, Ark
Bruce L. Ferguson
Ward
Jody L. Brown
Mount Ida
U.S. 270
Here
Ferguson
Brown
Combs to Resign in a Few Days
Insurance Commissioner Harvey G. Combs said he will resign within days rather than after a February 23 hearing on proposed auto insurance rate increases. He planned to discuss the matter with Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller, who had urged him to remain until after the hearing.
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Little Rock
Harvey G. Combs
Combs
Winthrop Rockefeller
Diagnostic Center for Hempstead five county area
A meeting at Hope High School discussed the Southwest Arkansas Diagnostic and Remedial Center serving Hempstead Nevada Lafayette Ouachita and Columbia counties. The center will identify and diagnose learning problems in children and run a school based remedial program with Hope School System providing psychologist support. About 933 local children are estimated to have learning difficulties. referrals will go through each school.
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Hempstead County
Hope High School
Southwest Arkansas Diagnostic
Nevada
Lafayette
Ouachita
Columbia
Maginella
Flree County
Hope
Fay W. Smith
Smith
Bruce Loya
Charlotte Pickens
Lavery Roberts
Rudy Burrough
Joe Walthall
Stau
Hempstead
Paralyzing Blizzard Hits Midwest States
A severe blizzard battered the northern Midwest with 70 mph winds and heavy snow, closing highways and schools while dropping temperatures to near 30 below. Warnings covered a 15 state area from Canada to Oklahoma and New Mexico east to Indiana. At least three deaths were linked to the storm, with two in Minnesota and a woman crushed in South Dakota.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Canadian
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Rockies
Missouri
Tinois
Indiana
Plains
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
South Dakota
Upper Peninsula
Marquette
Lake Superior
Chokie
Minn
Greyhound
Minneapolis
Chicago
Tomah
Wis
High Plains
Colorado Springs
International Falls
Key West
Fla
Purcell Fires Hale Over Prison Deal
In Little Rock AP reports Hale Jr. resigns as assistant attorney general after clashes over Tucker Prison Farm release terms and an auto insurance rate hearing. Hale says he was fired. Purcell cites no stated reason. Hale, 29, aided former Gov. Faubus and had pressed for Rockefeller testimony. He noted Purcell urged dropping a Faubus case amid the dispute.
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Little Rock
Eurgene B. Hale Jr
Hale
Joe Pureell
Tucker Prison Farm
Purcell
Orval Faubus
Faubus
Winthrop Rockefeller
Pine Bluff
Prison Probe Sails Through Arkansas Legislature Amid Tax Refund Bills
Arkansas lawmakers moved slowly as bills poured in. In two-hour sessions, the Senate acted on 11 measures and the House on two, approving an $8 million tax refund appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30. The Senate also passed a resolution for a penitentiary investigation by a joint committee, with House concurrence required, to be appointed by the speaker and Senate committees.
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George F. Bartsch
Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas
Senate
House
Hempstead Development Council reviews county progress and plans
Hempstead County Development Council at City Hall outlined achievements and future actions. Accomplishments include an Economic Development Plan securing a $200,000 EDA grant for Hope, Neighborhood Youth Corps programs, the county's first Head Start, a rural water and sewer plan, a soybean market study, and plans for a Rural Development Authority. Discussion covered poultry processing interest and available state programs.
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Hempstead County Development Council
Arthur Strech
City of Hope
Economic Development Administration
Neighborhood Youth Corp
Ozan Creek
Family Living Committee
Agriculture Committee
Hempstead
Hempstead Coun Ty
Streeh
Hope
J. B. Williams
Little Rock
Hempstead County
Jets Hit Targets Near Hanoi In Two Rail Yard Raids
American jet bombers returned to the Hanoi area for two strikes on the Thai Nguyen railroad yard 40 miles north of the capital. F105 Thunderchiefs hit the yard in the morning and again in the afternoon as air war momentum rises in the Red River delta.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Red River Delta
Thai Nguyen
North
Air Force
North Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Pentagon
Washington
Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Thailand
Nguyen Cao Ky
Australia
New Zealand
Prescott Death Ruled a Self Inflicted Gunshot
Prescott-Van King, 52, of Prescott, died Monday from a shotgun wound to the chest at his home. Nevada County Sheriff Arthur Lee Wicker and Coroner Ernest Jameson ruled the death as self inflicted. The body was found by three brothers-in-law, Otis Tate, with whom he resided.
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Prescott-Van King
Prescott
Nevada County
Arthur Lee Wicker
Ernest Jameson
Otis Tate
U S Sends 10000 More Troops to South Vietnam This Month
AP reports that ten thousand additional American soldiers will deploy to South Vietnam this month, bringing total U S forces to 405,000. Pentagon sources cite shifting politics in Vietnam ahead of elections promised later this year.
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Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
U.S
Pentagon
Vietnam
Vance Hartke
Johnson
North Vietnam
Washington Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Congress
Hope Girl Killed in Auto Wreck Near Danville Ark
Linda Gail Johnson aged 21 daughter of Mr and Mrs John R Johnson of 718 South Washington St was killed about 11 am today in an auto accident near Danville Arkansas Details were not immediately available She was a Hope High graduate and had just completed nursing school at Fort Smith Survived by her parents and a brother and sister from the home
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Linda Gail Johnson
John R. Johnson
South Washing St
Danville
Ark
Miss Johnson
Hope High
Fort Smith
Revival at First Assembly of God Continues Tonight
The First Assembly of God hosts the 1st Assembly Meet in Progress with evangelist Louis Neely praised for strong crowds. Neely will speak on Glossalasia at 7 30 tonight as revival continues nightly through January 29 except Saturdays.
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First Assembly of God
Willhite
Louis Neely
Neely
Christ
Fire Destroys Robert Arnold Home. Nearby Blaze Contained
The Robert Arnold residence at Fulton burned yesterday afternoon before the fire department could arrive. A tanker was sent, but the house was on the ground, though firefighters saved an adjacent house. Two grass fires were reported elsewhere with no damage. District 1-A schools closed Friday for midterm. teachers to prepare, and a high school meeting set for 2 p.m. Admission to parish game night listed. community support noted for Ariel Bearden family after a Christmas fire.
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Robert Arnold
Fulton
10000 More GIs Going to Viet Nam
Washington AP reports ten thousand more U S GIs will deploy to South Vietnam this month raising total to 405000 with a projection of 475000 by year end The Southeast Asian commitment nears 500000 including 50000 60000 Navy aboard 7th Fleet ships and about 30000 Air Force personnel in Thailand Gen Earle Wheeler says Westmoreland will be supplied with needed forces and resources He predicts communist defeat but avoids calendar timing.
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Bob Hurtby
Washington
South Vietnam
U.S
Pentagon
United States
7Th Fleet
Vietnam
Air Force
Thailand
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Johnson
William C. Westmoreland
Wheeler
Gen. Westmoreland
South Viet+ ham
Ohio man jailed for theft of a turtle in Nassau
An American, Mark William Lavelly, 21, of Columbus, Ohio, and Joseph E. Cooke, 24, were jailed for a month after stealing a turtle as a prank. The turtle was returned to a tortoise shell manufacturer per court order, while Lavelly was freed on a 150 appeal bond.
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Nassau, Banamas
Mark William Lavelly
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph E. Cooke
Cooke
Rockefeller orders study after prison torture report
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller released a 67 page state police report detailing torture, beatings, and extortion at the Tucker State Prison Farm. Inmates described money buying almost anything amid crowded, violent conditions. Rockefeller urged legislature to form a commission to study and improve prison system conditions. The inquiry followed rioting threats last August and included photos of torture devices and weapons. State Rep Bill Wells questioned the report’s sourcing.
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Little Rock
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Tuckeee State
Rockefeller
Criminal Investigation Division
State Police
Oral E. Faubus
Bill Wells
AI House
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Spruce & Third Street
Ariel Bearden
Christymas
KXAR
Bill McClendon
Lewisville
Aetna Life Ins. Co
Corps of Regionnaires
Atis
Fonersa
Miami Beach
Flor
Circle E. $, Ranches Inc
Ozan
A. F. Smith
DeQueen
Dora Gill
Ashdown, Ark
American Angus Association
Viet Nam
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