Arkansas lawmakers clash over constitutional convention apportionment
Arkansas legislators and legal scholars argued over the state Legislative Council recommendation for appointing convention delegates by upholding the one person one vote standard. Critics warned the plan could invite court challenges and threaten the convention, while supporters urged to follow a method ensuring broader representation.
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State Législativn Counciil
Counseil
U.S Supreme Court
Robert A. Leslar
Fayetteville
University of Arkansas
Constitutional Revision Study Commission
Leslar
Cal Ledbetter Jr
Little Rock
Council
North
Littl Rock
Catlett Warns of GOP Thrust
State Democratic Party Chairman Leon Catlett warns a Lawrence County Young Democrats leader against Republican influence from his family while defending the party line. He questions criticism of the TV program Info ’68 and notes Blankenship’s brothers have distinct political loyalties. Blankenship says his views reflect Lawrence County Democrats as a group.
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Little Rock
Leon Catlett
Catlett
Leroy Blankenship
Walnut Ridge
Lawrence County
Young Democrats
YDC
Catelett
Blankenship
Bill
Kark.tv
Channel 4
Fone
Democratic
Government Is Having Trouble With Birds
Washington story recalls White House wildlife oddities from the Eisenhower era and Kennedy tenure. Groundkeepers allegedly moved or hid gray squirrels to protect the president’s grounds. The piece notes a 1962 press secretary inquiry into a noisy, untidy bird. The tone mirrors a column about ongoing White House garden mysteries.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Plays
Washington
White House
White “House
Dwight D. Elsenhower
Eisenhower
Virginia
John F. Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Sterling
Salinger
Pére Sonagas
Jobless Program Faces Senate Battle for Funds
President Johnson seeks a $2.1 billion three year plan to mobilize private industry and create 500000 jobs for hard core unemployed in 15 cities. Labor and industry offer guarded support while Congress could balk at funding. Meany urges full public employment and careful use of training funds.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Johson
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
Johnson
National Alliance
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Labor Federation
Meany
Allan Shivers
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Shivers
Watts
Detroit
W. P. Guilander
Gallander
Senate
House Laor
Johns ‘Son
Appropriations
Mike Mansfield
Republicans Hit Conduct of the War
Congressional Republicans charge that gradualism and vacillation by President Johnson lengthened the Vietnam conflict while criticizing administration crime and inflation policies at home. The GOP urged military success through effective air and sea power, defense of U.S. superiority, and scaling back federal programs with more state control.
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Washington
Congressional _—- Republicans
Johnson
GOP
U.S
House
CBS Raedio
Dwight D. Eissenhower
George Murphy
R-Calif
Senate
Eva Eratt M. Dirksen
Vietnam
Sen
John G. Tower
Texas Republican
Tower
America
Peter H. Dominick
Re Colo
Charlotte T, Reid
Brill
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