No-Knock Drug Control Bill Passes In Senate Fight
The No Knock drug control bill advances to final debate amid fights over penalties for marijuana possession and use. Senators Hughes and Dodd clash over rehab vs enforcement while Ervin's bid to curb no knock warrants faces a close vote.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
Harold Hughes
D-Iown
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Cast
Hughes
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Ervin
Robert P. Griffin
Justice Department
Florida Desegregation Suit Rejected by Supreme Court
The Florida governor sought to sue 49 states and Secretary Finch over school desegregation deadlines. The Supreme Court rejected the bid unanimously, saying Kirk failed to state a claim and that only the court can adjudicate inter state disputes.
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Armington
Supreme Court
Kirk
Indh Steed
Florida
Albama
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Finch
Fedeal
Youths Write Own Changes in Draft Lottery
Washington AP report notes West Virginia Rep John Slack, 54, aims to let draft-age youths draft amendments to Selective Service. He plans to have college student groups draft a bill, then have it introduced in his name with hearings and youth witnesses.
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Washington
West Virginia
Selective Service
Wwr & Rep
John Slack
Aple
Raft
House
Rmed Services Committee
Slack
Skich
Slaser
Armed Services
Negro Official Calls Change in Ghettos Policy
Benjamin F. Holman, director of the Justice Department’s Community Relations Service, urged redirecting federal effort from moving Negroes out of ghettos to improving inner city life. He supports maintaining legal gains for minorities while prioritizing jobs, education, housing and health in urban areas. He rejected retrenchment in civil rights but advocated a shift toward uplifting the inner city through resources and opportunity.
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William Barton
Holman
Arkansas Constitutional Convention backs highway tax use act
The Arkansas Constitutional Convention voted to give initiated act status to a proposal requiring highway user taxes be spent only on highways. The measure failed to reach the two votes needed for inclusion in the main body and was not advanced as a statutory act. Delegates debated whether to place the provision in the constitution or keep it as a statute, with critics arguing it distances the public from lawmakers and could curb flexible funding for the highway program.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Robert Meriwether
Comway
Ighndaf Elfavoryat
Cold foretold maps forecast through February fifteenth
Weather Bureau data released maps predicting average temperatures and precipitation through February 15. The forecast indicates regional patterns with warmer or cooler trends and expected rainfall amounts across multiple locales.
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Weather Bureau
Arkansas Weather Outlook For Wednesday And Thursday
Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Wednesday notes a high of 75 and a low of 36 with mostly cloudy skies across Arkansas. Scattered showers are likely west and a 40 percent chance east this afternoon, followed by more showers and possible thundershowers tonight into Thursday morning. Cooler air moves in tonight and Thursday with highs around 70s to low 80s and winds cooling, with lows near 40 northwest and mostly in the 50s southeast.
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AG Phoenix, Clear Pittsburgh, Cloudy 34 25 Ptland, Me., Cloudy 30 In Ptland
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Washington
Winnipeg
Congressman Proposes a National Lottery Plan
A New Hampshire congressman proposes a federally sponsored national lottery to divert funds from organized crime. Rep. Wyman says a national draw could gross billions while sharing proceeds with states and potentially funding public causes, though concerns about integrity and political feasibility remain.
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Carl C.crapt
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
New Hampshire
Bouts C
Wyman
Clit
National Lottery
Sadate
Aith
Wytan
Iskathun
Mersey
Leethitt
Ted Gabei
Wits
Wholesale Prices Jump With Major Food Increases
Wholesale prices rose seven tenths of a percent in the month, led by processed foods and feeds up 2 percent. The Labor Department report showed farm products up 0.4 percent and industrial raw materials up 0.3 percent, signaling a continued inflationary surge and the highest wholesale index since January 1969 at 115.9.
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Neil Gilbride
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
No Decision On Friday Leaves Cancelled In Vietnam War News
Reports say Friday will see suspension of all leaves except emergency ones for two weeks to keep troops at posts. Tet 1968 saw the enemy launch its largest offensive of the war as 90 percent of South Vietnamese forces were on leave. Allied analysts anticipate intensified satellite, rocket, mortar and commando actions around Tet but not a large ground offensive like 1963. South Vietnam tightens curfews in Can Tho and other cities. U Minh Forest operations wrap up as forces defend the delta. Allies report 86 NVA Viet Cong killed in brief clashes. one South Vietnamese soldier dead, 10 wounded. no American casualties in CS communiqués. Over 500 U.S. Marines depart Nang for San Diego aboard the Ogden, first of 30,000 ordered to be withdrawn by April 1. Viet Nam News Agency cites Pathet Lao forces downing a U.S. viper in Riv Kiang province.
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Can Tho
Mekong Delta
Delta
U Minh Forest
The
Nang
San Diego
Ogwden
Identity Crisis In Bank Statement Humor
A humorous column from January 28 1970 mocks identity by arguing a person is defined by numbers on a bank statement. The piece playfully lists roles one cannot be and ends with the realization the true identity is the digits 712-0034-615, repeating them as a supposed wakeup call.
Sponsor Sought for VISTA in Texarkana
Texarkana Ark AP report says a Thursday Board meeting will seek a local sponsor to keep VISTA operating. Gov Rockefeller’s aide hinted a delay on removing the group, amid distrust over sponsorship and prior 30 day extension conditions. Local officials had urged Rockefeller to discontinue the program.
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Texarkana, Ark
Texarkana
Vista Group
Rockefeller
Southwest Arkansas Development District
Office of Economic Opportunity Agency
David Stephens
Bethel United Presbyterian Church
Aubstin
Tex
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