Proceedings in Arkansas High Court Page Two
The Associated Press reports decisions from the Arkansas Supreme Court affirming several cases from Logan, Columbia, Pulaski, Lee, and Van Buren circuits. Reversals were issued in two probate and admin matters. Per curiam orders deny rehearings. several motions and filings were addressed, including stay and Rule 1 procedures.
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THE
Associated Press
Carleton Harris
Lamar Hughes
LaVonne Hughes
Wayne Bridges
State of Arkansas
Logan Circuit
No. Dist
George Rose Smith
Henry Lee Cooper
Columbia Circuit
Lyle Brown
Thomas W. Armstrong
Leo Juanita McCrary
Pulaski Chy
John A. Fogleman
Levester Cole
Admin
Bill Jack Thurman
Sunray Sanitation, Inc., Et al
Pet Incorporated
James E. Bradshaw
John H. Pointer
Jefferson Circuit Court
Big banks cut prime rate to 6 percent this week
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co lowered its prime lending rate to 6 percent today, joining First National City Bank and others after a recent rapid drop. The move reflects slowing loan demand and abundant lending funds, with the rate having risen to 8.4 percent in June 1969 during tight money conditions. Commerce Union Bank of Nashville followed soon after.
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New York
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Morgan Guaranty
Commerce Union Bank of Nashville
Tenn
Ali MacGraw and Robert Evans welcomed new son
New York AP reports actress Ali MacGraw and husband Robert Evans Paramount production chief and senior vice president are parents to a newborn son. The couple, known for Love Story and Goodbye Columbus, announced the birth.
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New York
Ali MacGraw
Robert Evans
Paramount
Arkansas Weather Summary for 24 Hours
Forecast shows clearing tonight and colder with fair and cold Tuesday. Tonight's low teens north to 20s south, high Tuesday in the mid 20s to upper 30s. Data covers 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Monday with high 62 and low 33.
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Arkansas
Foreign Dept Set Up by Union Bank
Adrian Williamson Jr. is named vice president in charge of international banking at Union National Bank in Little Rock. He resigns as executive director of the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission to join private business, stating the move is not related to Gov. Dale Bumpers' administration. Williamson, from Monticello, joined AIDC in 1969 replacing Robert Millwee after earlier serving as a Commercial National Bank vice president.
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Little Rock
Adrian Williamson Jr
Union National Bank
Williamson
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
Monticello
AIDC
Robert Millwee
Commercial National Bank
Watson Chapel School Will Continue
Officials of the Watson Chapel school in Pine Bluff Arkansas announce that the Watson Chapel school will continue operations. The brief statement confirms ongoing status amid local education discussions and district plans.
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Watson Chapel School
Pine Bluff, Ark
Watson Chapel
Mills Denies Interest in Nomination
Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas denied he is being considered for the Democratic presidential nomination. He said he has not contemplated running and questioned the source of a radio interview claim by Rep. Bill Alexander that Mills had a national reputation making him a possible candidate. Mills chairs the Ways and Means Committee and dismissed the speculation.
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Alexander
Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Kidnap Terror Ends in South Carolina
In Bennettsville South Carolina eight people were abducted in a violent spree led by two Black men using public safety gear and a minibus. Victims included Dina Chavis 13 and Mrs Lindsay, wife of state Senator John Lind, with one abductee sustaining critical injuries. Two suspects, Charles Leonard Scales 22 and Grover Bennett 24, were charged with kidnapping and related offenses as court orders push school integration into the second semester.
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Bennettsville
D.C
Wayne Chavis
South Carolina
Chavis
John Lindsay
Dina Chavis
Dina
Chavises
Don
Suzanne
Dawn
Sen. Lindsay
Lindsay
Columbia
David
T. E. Cottingham
James F. Lee
Lee
Charles Leonard Scales
Grover Bennett
Charlotte
John Norman Warnock
U.S
Oren Harris
Bth
U.S. Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Obituaries of Hempstead Hope residents and others
Multiple death notices across cities report the passing of Bessie Battle 93 of Hempstead Mary Foster 82 of Hope Rufus Polk 82 of Hempstead and other figures including Mizwa Kos founder of 4-H John Dall Hollywood actor Stephen Shambaugh Nath Pai Robert Wyler and a note on a historic Florida schedule day service. Burial and funeral details follow each listing with churches chapels and cemeteries named.
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Bessie Royston Battle
Hempstead
Presbyterian Church of Washington
UDC
DAR
Dames
Grandison Royston
Hope
Oakcrest Funeral
Robert Hyatt
Rose Hill
Oakcrest Funeral Home
Rufus Polk
New Hope
United States
Hope Arkansas schools urged tax fix at Rotary luncheon
Hope Arkansas Star reports Hempstead County Superintendent James H. Jones told Hope Rotarians the county leads in growth but ranks in the bottom quarter for school support. He said $1,140,000 in salaries were paid in 1970 and urged residents to adjust tax assessments to strengthen education for today’s youth. C R Dick Moore welcomed members and guest Harry Hawthorne.
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Hope Rotary Club
C.R. Dick Moore
Harry Hawthorne
Prosecutors Decry Rockefeller Clemency Push
The Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association adopted a resolution opposing Gov. Rockefeller's commutation of 15 Tucker Prison Farm death sentences. They urged case by case review, while Atty. Gen. Ray Thornton praised his sincerity but favored individual consideration.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association
Winthrop Rockefeller
Tucker Prison Farm
Ray Thornton
Rockefeller
Bald Eagle Pair Split by Ontario Shooting
A lone bald eagle on Pelee Island, Lake Erie, had an amputated wing after a November shooting. Its mate fed it on the ground, and researchers warn the injured bird can no longer fly or mate. The naturalist ponders uniting the mate or relocating it to another eagle family. The note adds the Vietnam line as context.
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Point Pelee National Park
Ont
Ontario
Pelee Island
Lake Erie
Windsor
Cliff Drysdale
Central North America
Drysdale
North
South
Vietnam
Mandate challenge blocks Pointer case move to state court
The Arkansas Supreme Court refused to stay its mandate delaying Pointer’s embezzlement conviction review. Pointer seeks a new trial after a $32,473 misappropriation ruling, with a five year sentence. Also, the court upheld a McPeace Carter manslaughter conviction, rejected betrothal estate claims, and allowed a driveway dispute between neighbors in Little Rock.
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Circuit Court
State Supreme Court
High Court
Pointer
Coffelt
Pine Bluff
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Clarence McPeace
Mattie Carter
North Little Rock
Charles Thomas Smith
Frank Holt
Bar
Pulaski County
William J. Kirby
Lee County
Bethel Cole
Joe Cole Jr
Coles
Jesse Ratliff
Thomas W. Armstrong
Lite Rock
Leo Juanita McCrary
McCrarys
Calley case testimony continues as psychiatrists testify
At Fort Benning two Army psychiatrists examine Lt William Calley Jr in the My Lai court martial while the defense presses for access to mental evaluation. Prosecution has not ordered a full mental exam. Air Force F105s and B52s strike targets in Laos amid renewed “protective reaction” actions against North Vietnam. Reports claim Cambodias forces seized Pich Nil pass near Phnom Penh, unconfirmed in Saigon.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
FT. Benning
William Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
Army
Air Force
Ho Chi Minh Trai
Laos
U.S
North Vietnam
Johnson
North
Nixon
Saigon
Pich Nil
Phnom Penh
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