No Charge for News Death Notices in Oak Ridger
The Oak Ridger states it prints deaths and personal events as news without charge, while advertising space remains for paid notices. The editor urges readers to submit births weddings and obituaries as news, and warns against mislabeling ads as news. A separate item notes Arkansas crash death near Conway and senators McClellan Fulbright opposing an antialibuster rule.
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Oak Ridger
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Fundraisers Planned for Brenda Shiffield Awdry Kidney Transplant
In Hot Springs Arkansas a community drive to fund Brenda Shiffield Awdry’s kidney transplant and ongoing treatment, including trips to New Orleans for artificial kidney sessions costing 600 dollars each, aims to reach about 20 000 dollars. A 43 000 dollar fund exists with events such as a Sertoma Club auction, a Jaycees battle of the bands, and a Lake Hamilton PTA show planned to boost donations.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Brenda Shiffield Awdry
Brenda
New Orleans
Sertoma Club
Dick Holden
Holden
Rot Springs Jaycees
Jaycees
Battle of the Bands
Lake Hamilton
PTA
Three Manning brothers appeal rape conviction to state Supreme Court
LITTLE ROCK three brothers Eddie Manning 17 H L Manning 21 and Arthur Lee Manning 22 of Al zheimer and Scott charged with raping a 74 year old woman last October appeal to the state Supreme Court. They challenge Circuit Court Judge William J Kirby's denial of a post conviction hearing under Supreme Court post conviction rules.
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Little Rock
State Supreme Court
Eddie Manning
H. L. Manning
Alzheimer
Arthur Lee Manning
Scott
Circuit Court
William J. Kirby
Supreme Court
Welfare chief cites nursing home billing probe
Arkansas welfare officials disclosed a nursing home billed the department and Medicare for one patient over 15 000 dollars and may have done so for others. The provider promised repayment and prompted a review of nursing home allotments across the state. The Philander Smith College campus expanded by over three city blocks as the United Methodist Church board turned over a 167 150 dollar land grant to Little Rock Housing Authority, enlarging the campus to nearly 10 blocks.
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Little Rock
Len E. Blaylock
Welare Department
Medicare
Blaylock
Welfare Department
Philander Smith College
Division of Higher Education
Board of Education of
The
United Methodist Church
Little Rock Housing Authority
Rehabilitation program aids ex cons and handicapped in Arkansas
Mary Anita Laseter reports on the Arkansas Rehabilitation Service helping paroled convicts with housing, clothing, food, and a path to work. Programs at Cummins and Tucker Prisons coordinate with the State Penitentiary system to provide vocational training, education, and job placement through agencies like the Employment Security Division. Director E Russell Baxter notes realism about outcomes but aims to offer a new lease on life for some parolees.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Arkansas
Cummins
Arkansas Rehabilitation Service
Tucker Prison Farm
Tucker
State Penitentiary System
Victor Urban
Employment Security Division
E. Russell Baxter
Fashions for Spring Shown in Italy
Rome leads a two week spring summer fashion marathon with shows in Madrid and Paris. Designers from three other countries join, presenting over 10,000 creations as buyers anticipate millions in sales. Men increasingly present ideas alongside women.
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Rome
Italy
Madrid
Paris
Arkansas Power and Light approves 10 million preferred stock issue
The Arkansas Power and Light Co board approved selling 10 million dollars of 7.32 percent cumulative preferred stock to finance its 1969 construction program and retire bank loans. The successful bidder group led by Kidder Peabody was awarded at about 100,492 dollars per share, with public offering at 101,666 dollars per share yielding about 7.2 percent. President Reeves Ritchey warned inflation and borrowing costs create serious problems for a four year expansion totaling around 3273 million for 1969 to 1972.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc
Salomon Bros. & Wutzler
Francis J. du Pont
A.C. Allyn Inc
Ap&l
Reeves Ritc Chie
Lonoke County to Be Audited by State Office
Lonoke County will undergo a full audit requested by County Judge Charles Beaufield amid pressure from city officials who report delays in cashing checks issued by the fax collector in late December leading to questioned receipts and fiscal concerns.
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Little Rock
State Administrative Service Office
Lonoke County
Charles Beaafield
Bombs, sit-ins, and Civil War widow mark Arkansas and California campuses
The article reports Swarthmore College mourning president Dr. Courtney Craig Smith after his death, while Minnesota officials address damaged administration buildings from student protests. San Francisco State sees bombs and strikes amid ongoing demonstrations. Brandeis resolves a classroom disruption as 65 Afro community members hold the communications center. Springdale moves to annex land for water access. at Conway a Civil War widow, Mrs. Pearl Atkerson, dies aged 92.
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Associated Press
Swarthmore College
University of Minnesota
San Francisco State College
Brandeis University
Courtney Craig Smith
Swarthmore
Malcolm C. Moos
Afro-American Action Committee
Students For A Democratic Society
Moos
San Francisco State
Black Students Union
S.J. Hayakawa
Brandeis
Conway
Ark
Pearl Atkerson
Lee B. Atkerson
Sirhan Jury Possible by Tuesday in Kennedy Trial
AP report notes surprise prosecution move may seat a jury as early as Tuesday. Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, 24, a Jordanian immigrant, is accused in Senator Robert F Kennedy's murder. Eleven jurors may be seated if defense options are narrowed. Other local items include a park grant for Sebastian County and a hospital board conflict ruling in Arkansas.
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George Zucker
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Tral
Lynn Compton
Grant B. Cooper
Superior Court
Herbert V. Walker
Sirhann
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
Cooper
Helen Woodworth
Walker
Chambers
Miss Woodworth
Czechs Fear New Wave Of Violence
Prague reports a 21 year old student Jan Palach set himself on fire in protest against Soviet occupation. His burns cover 85 percent of his body and doctors fear death could spark further demonstrations across Wenceslas Square campuses and Castle leadership circles. Palachs act prompts student declarations blaming the Soviet Union and calls for freedom reforms, while Central Committee statements express sorrow and concern over rising youth unrest. Volynov lands safely after a four man Soviet space mission marking a historic crew transfer.
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Prague
Jan Palach
Kremlin
Wenceslas Square
Communist Party
Prague Castle
Palach
Philosophical Faculty
Charles University
Soviet Union
Scientific Council
Paladis
Central Committee
Czechoslovakia
Zpravy
Two Die in Gross County Crash Near Fair Oaks Arkansas
Two people died in a late evening crash north of Fair Oaks in Cross County on Arkansas 39. Thurman Miller, 48, of Cherry Valley, drove the pickup. Richard Davidson, 47, of Jonesboro, drove the car. Police reported both as victims.
Prosecutor Balks at Appearance in Fordyce Trial
Fordyce prosecutor Frank Wynne refused to appear at the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board agent’s trial, stating he does not get involved in private vendettas between individuals. A public drinking charge against Joe Wesley was dismissed in Hamburg Municipal Court for lack of prosecution. James Webb, deputy sheriff and truck stop manager in Ashley County, filed a warrant against Wesley after a beer purchase. a charge of selling intoxicating beverages in a dry county against Webb was dismissed at Crossett. Wynne had been asked by Hamilton to set the case “Was it private but between individuals.”
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Fordyce
Ark
Frank Wynne
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Joe Wesley
Hamburg
James Webb
Ashley County
Wesley
Webb
Crossett
Wynne
Hamilton
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