Lawmakers address amendments and election rules
The Arkansas Legislature debated a public hearing on a LPG bill and amendments to remove a monopoly clause. Senate action moved to final vote, while other measures aimed to curb campaign material on election day and adjust municipal absentee voting. A joint session is set for February 3 for Dr. Francis G. Cornell to discuss school aid distribution amid controversy.
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State Agencies Committee
Arthur Deckerman
Raymond Mays
Cleveland County
Deckerman
Mays
Senate
Arkansas
Carl Sorrels
Atkins
Rep
L. Weems Trussell
Dallas County
Trussell
John A. Sink
Jackson County
Francis G. Cornell
Cornell
March of Dimes Offers Guidance to Fight Birth Defects
The March of Dimes promotes a new leaflet “Things To Do If You Are About To Be Married” and urges January outreach. Advice covers premarital medicals, blood groups, Rh factors, pregnancy care, and avoiding risks. It notes over 250,000 yearly birth defects and highlights the foundation’s 50 centers, research funding, professional training, and public education.
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March of Dimes
U.S
March
National Foundation-March of Dimes
National Foundation March of Dimes
Salk
Sabin
Conway County Officials, Publisher Face Indictment
Conway Sheriff Morriston and publisher Gene Wirges were at the center of a probe as the Conway County Grand Jury indicted Wirges and three others on charges related to conspiring against school administrators. Sheriff Hawkins was cleared by the jury after earlier allegations of false charges. The investigation followed irregularities claimed in the sheriff’s office prior to the grand jury’s October action.
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Gene Wirges
Conway County
Marlin Hawkins
Conway County Grand Jury
Wirges
Conway County Sheriff's Office
Wiley Bean
Hawkins
Bean
Yell County
Clarksville
Carl Creekmore
van Buren
Chester Boyer
Blackwell
Justices of the Peace
Leon Brents
Cleveland
Walter Savage
Plumerville
Weather Digest for Arkansas and Louisiana and Missouri
The report covers regional cloudiness and mild, rainy conditions across Arkansas and neighboring states. It notes low temperatures mostly in the 40s and 50s with highs in the 50s to 60s, scattered thundershowers likely Friday, and state-wide mild spells.
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Arkansas
Southeast
Northwest
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Louisiana
Missouri
LBJ Speech Draws Mixed Praise From Republicans
Republican leaders praised President Johnson’s address as eloquent and a call to arms for Americans while noting little criticism of his policies. Senate Leader Dirksen called it a vivid history and responsibility reminder. Rep Ford hailed it as a good call to arms. Gov Rockefeller commended its founding values. Speaker McCormack predicted it would be remembered for its moral tone and reason.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
House
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John W. McCormack
Alma Council Fires Two Officials
Alma Arkansas council fires water superintendent W H Meek and cuts city marshal Cecil Bennett to 1 a month after both refuse to resign. The 5 2 vote by the Alma City Council targets the Crawford County city of about 1400 and plans to name replacements this week.
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Alma
Ark
Roy Cromer
Cecil Bennett
W. H. Meek
Cromer
Crawford County
Meeks
Bennett
Reward Offered for Madison County Theft
The Republican Party circulated hand bills offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the thief who stole Madison County voting records. Mike Mansfield of Montana commented on the case, while references to Johnson and the American dream appear in the report.
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Huntsville
Ark
Republican Party
Madison County
GOP
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
De Queen Man Killed Crossing U S 70
Wil lie Calvin Gartrell, 79, of De Queen was struck by a truck while crossing U S 70 five miles west of De Queen. The driver, Allen Gammon of Broken Arrow Oklahoma, was not charged in the incident.
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DE Queen
Ark
Willie Calvin Gartrell
U.S. 70
Here
Allen Gammon
Broken Pow
Okla
McCaffree Cannot Push Button on Reapportionment Vote
Olympia Washington AP Rep Ellen McCaffree a Seattle Republican voted against a move to bring to a vote a reapportionment measure she helped draft She said afterward her glasses were broken and she could not see to press the correct button on the voting machine
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Olympia
Wash
Ellen McCaffree
Seattle
Republicans Seek Access to Courthouse Records
The GOP has pressed to copy court records since the November 3, 1864 general election. Clerk Charles Wharton Jr. appeals Chancellor Thomas Butt's order allowing Republicans to view the records as leaflets advertising the reward are sent to sheriffs in seven Northwest Arkansas counties.
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GOP
Charles Wharton Jr
Thomas Butt
Arkansas
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