Publisher Heads APA at Hot Springs Meeting
Turner Catledge former New York Times executive editor told the Arkansas Press Association that all institutions including the press face skeptical re appraisal yet lauded objective journalism’s role. George Gerhart of Northwest Arkansas Times Fayetteville elected APA president with officers Saddler Chowning Robins Newtson others named. Gillespie joins board and McCord reelected treasurer.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Turner Catledge
The
New York Times
Catledge
Arkansas Press Association
George Gerhart
Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville
Bill Saddler
Rison
Robert Chowning
Magnolia
Frank Robins
Conway
Bob Newwton
Warren
Tom Gillespie
Atkins
Robert McCord
Arkansas Democrat
Little Rock
Negroes March in Honor of Dr King at Earle Arkansas
About 75 to 100 participants, mostly Negroes, marched from Lincoln Street Church of God to Earle City Hall for a prayer vigil honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. Organizers expected up to 300. no incidents were reported as police watched while representatives from SCLC and Black United Youth joined.
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Earle, Ark
Lincoln Street
Church of God
Earle City Hall
Martin Luther King
Ezra Greer
City Hall
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Black United Youth
Earle
Crittenden County
Greer
West Memphis
Jury Deliberation Begins in Tate Case
In Los Angeles, the seven-member jury in the Sharon Tate murder trial starts a second full day of deliberations under tight security. Charles Manson and three female co-defendants face potential first-degree murder and conspiracy verdicts after reviewing 297 evidentiary pieces and six million words of testimony.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Hall of Justice
Charles Manson
Manson
Susan Atkins
Patricia Krenwinkel
Leslie Vali Houten
Courtnes
Cattlemen Meet Here In Hempstead County Session
The Hempstead County Cattlemen's Association held its monthly meeting at the Diamond Cafe on Tuesday January 12 with Vice-President Dave Cummings presiding. County Extension Agent Calvin Caldwell outlined upcoming programs and led a discussion on the use of commercial fertilizer and chicken litter on local forage crops. Topics included grass tetany and nitrate poisoning concerns.
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Hempstead County Cattlemen’s Association
Diamond Cafe
Dave Cummings
Calvin Caldwell
Caldwell
Hempstead County
4H Club Elects Officers and Community Notices
The McCaskill 4-H Club named officers for the visiting year on January 13 1971 led by President Doris Armstrong and Secretary Gralyn Doby. Also reports a birth of Denecke Yvette Yerger January 9 1971 and an obituary for Mrs Teamar Spearman with funeral plans at Macedonia Baptist Church Prescott Arkansas. A jury will hear the penalty phase at a later date for a noted case.
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McCaskill
Doris Armstrong
James Staggers
Gralyn Doby
Jerry Smith
John Wayne Armstrong
Jackie Staggers
Charles Wayne Armstrong
Annette Steward
Patricia King
Willie Earl Steward
Cynthia King
Margie Steward
Verda Walker
Essie Dean Staggers
Ruby Goff
Joe Walker
Sadie Mae Merricks
Winfred Yerger
Dallas
Texas
Denecke Yvette
A.B. Yerger
Hope
Bobby Witherspoon
Ruth Mae Yerger
Teamar Spearman
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Alpha Street
Hillary Spearman
Corine Henry
Willie Lee
Chesterfield Spearman
Joanna Hickman
Oakland
California
Norvell Miller
Los Angeles
Hillary Spearman Jr
Kansas City
Missouri
Dorothy Wallace
Stockton
Vera Sonley
Texarkana
Zera Summers
Chandler
Arizona
Governor Summers
Mexico
John Summers
Little Hook
Macedonia Baptist Church
Prescott
Scott’s Memorial Cemetery
Smith Funeral Homme
Stamps
Udall Charged for Shoplifting in Virginia
Former Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall faces a January 28 court hearing on concealment of merchandise after an incident outside a McLean drug store. Udall says he forgot cigars in his pocket, paid for another item, and was released on his own recognizance.
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Washington
Stewart L. Udall
Udall
McLean
Justice of the Peace
Two Arkansans on Scholastic Grid Team
New York AP report names Arkansas players Jimmy Doolittle of Little Rock Catholic and Dennis Parker of Arkadelphia to Scholastic Magazine 1970 All-American High School football team. Doolittle is quarterback and Parker a defensive nose guard on the noted national honor squad.
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New York
Arkansas Associated Press
Scholastic Magazine
Jimmy Doolittle
Little Rock Catholic
Dennis Parker
Arkadelphia
McGovern Opens Early Bid for 1972 Nomination
Democratic Senator George S. McGovern announced an early presidential bid promising candor and reason in a campaign aimed at appealing to "better angels." He sent letters to editors and 275,000 contributors and planned a South Dakota television address, seeking the Democratic nomination after a 1968 bid.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
America
South Dakota
McGovern
Robert F Kennedy
Hubert Ho Humphrey
Supreme Court weighs school funding vote in West Virginia
The Supreme Court reviews a West Virginia rule requiring a 60 percent super majority for new school taxes and bonds. Roane County voters approved by 50 percent but failed to meet the state threshold, highlighting the one-man, one-vote debate as cases from California, Idaho, and Missouri await decision.
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Hope
Ark
High Court
Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
West Virginia
California
Idaho
Missouri
Roane County
W.va
Supreme Court
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Charles C. Wise
J. Henry Francis Jr
Charleston
Tmorney
George M. Scott
Spencer
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