Last Hurdle for Agency EConsolidation
The Senate approved Nixon's plan to merge six volunteer programs into a new Action Corps uniting the Peace Corps VISTA and related groups. Senate vote 54 to 29, House previously approved 224 to 131. effect slated July 1 unless vetoed. Critics argued the plan lacks clear purpose while supporters say it highlights volunteerism and preserves distinct programs.
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Tom Seppy
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Peace Corps
Evista
Action Corps
Senate
House
Harrison B. Williams
Den.j
St. Williams
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
J ¥Red R. Harris
D-Okla
J.W
Fulbright
D-Ark
John J.ert
D-Ala
Abraham A. Ibicoff
D-Conn
John V. “Tunny
D-Calif
Williams
VISTA
America
Charles H. Percy
Ill
Peace Corps c
Idéra Basket
Percy
Sens
Roman Hruska
R-Neb
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Rmd
Joseph Blatchford
Service To
Office of Economic Opportunity
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Service Corps
Small Business ‘Administration
OEO
Marion County Sheriff Charged in $34,773 Public Funds Embezzlement
A 52 count indictment returned by a 16 member Crittenden County grand jury accuses Sheriff and Tax Collector Marion Thomas of embezzling 34,773 dollars in county funds. The audit linked misuses to 62,917 dollars, while county clerk A. B. Carter faced separate mishandling charges. Thomas, free on a 30,000 dollar bond, faces eight charges previously filed. trial likely after the September term as testifying state auditor Edwin Arnold is unavailable.
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Marion, Ark
Crittenden County
Grand
Marion Thomas
John Mosby
Lepanto
Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
Thomas
A. B. Carter
Gerald Pearson
Jonesboro
Pearson
Carter
Edwin Arnold
Bomb Blast in Lisbon Shuts Foreign Lines
A bomb exploded before Lisbon's central post office hours before a NATO foreign ministers meeting. It ripped a three yard hole in the street and disrupted telephone and telegraph cables to Portugal. No injuries were reported though telex and telegraph lines remained out for hours.
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Lisbon
Portugal
NATO
Tire Firm Burns at Texarkana
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Tex-Ark Tire Co. building in Texarkana on Wednesday night. Firemen fought the blaze for over two hours, with several small explosions reported as the structure burned. Damage was estimated at unknown or unrecovered figures.
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Texarkana
Tex
Tex-Ark Tire Co
Danage
Weather Elsewhere Experiment Station report summary
Weather Elsewhere forecast notes 24 hours ending 7 am Thursday with high 90 and low 68. Arkansas outlook partly cloudy warm and humid through Friday with widely scattered thunder showers mainly in afternoons and evenings. Day and Friday highs upper 80s to low 90s, tonight lows in 60s to near 70.
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Arkansas
Government Defends Forceful May Day Arrests in Nixon Counterattack
Washington police charges on May 3 4 and 35 protests drew sharp rebukes from critics while Atty Gen Mitchell and Deputy Kleindienst defended actions as necessary to prevent mob rule. They labeled opponents vandals and hoodlums and asserted the police acted with minimal authority to stop disruption. Meanwhile two Hope Arkansas students were selected for a Citizenship Seminar at Harding College in Searcy to study Americanism and leadership.
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Washington
Nixon
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Richard G. Kleindienst
Kleindienst
National
Cleveland
Ohio
Rotary Club
Mitchell
American Civil Liberties Union
Kennedy
Thoreau
Martin Luther King
Paula Poindexter
Homer Poindexter
Nancy Ross
A. L. Ross
Harding College
Searcy
Arkansas
Hempstead County Farm Bureau
Troy Burson
Hope and
Blevins
Mitchell to Run Nixon Campaign
A high administration source says Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell will leave his Cabinet post to run President Nixon's 1972 campaign. The Washington Evening Star reports the chances of Kleindienst or Jerris Leonard succeeding him are possible, though White House and Justice Department deny the story. Mitchell previously directed Nixon's 1968 campaign and has said he has not been asked or volunteered for involvement in 1972 elections.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Washington Evening Star
the Star
Richard G. Kleindienst
Jerris Leonard
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Mitchell
White House
Justice Department
Robert H. Finch
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
May Limit Debate on the Draft
Senate leaders move toward limiting debate on the draft extension bill if voluntary time limits on amendments fail. A petition for a talk curb circulates, with a vote planned next Tuesday to bar further debate on the bill and its amendments, including McGovern Hatfield Vietnam cutoff.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
U.S
Indochina
Mark O. Hatfield
Volunteer Force
Hatfield
Mike Gravel
Alaska
George McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern-Hatfield
Mike Mansfield
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Hugh Scott
Drugs and methadone tale from addict turned informant
A recovering addict testifies about methadone limitations and the relentless pull of heroin. He recalls witnessing 12 to 15 heroin deaths, describes crimes he committed to fund his habit, and notes immunity from prosecution in exchange for his story. He warns addiction can drive violence if money is needed.
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Dennis
Elected Head of Boys State
Rush Harding III was elected governor of Boys State at Camp Robinson near North Little Rock. Other officers named include Ben Shipley lieutenant governor, Jerry Williams secretary of state, Mike Standridge attorney general, and Mark Mathes chief justice.
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North Little Rock
Rush Harding III
Rush Harding Jr
Clarendon
Boys State
Camp Robinson
Here
Ben Shipley
Fort Smith
Jerry Williams
Brinkley
Mike Standridge
Lonoke
Attourney
Mark Mathese
Little Rock
House Passes Public Service Jobs Bill in 5 Billion Plan
The House approved a Democratic plan worth 5 billion to create public service jobs for the unemployed, amid opposition from the Nixon administration. The package includes 200 million immediate outlay, 750 million next year, and 1 billion annually for three years plus extra aid for high unemployment areas.
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John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington
House
Nixon
Congressional Democrats
Senate
White House
Congress
Bible School Continues to June 9 at First Baptist
The annual First Baptist vacation Bible school runs May 31 through June 9 from 8 30 to 11 30 a m each morning. Commencement is Wednesday June 9 at 7 p m. Bus pickup available by calling the church office. Open to children age 4 through grade 6.
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First Baptist
Arkansas High Court urged to revive gambling case convictions
Pros. Atty. Jim Guy Tucker asked the Arkansas Supreme Court to overturn Circuit Judge Richard B. Adkisson who voided three felony convictions from his court for running a gambling house. Defendants Calva Griffith and Mathis faced three year sentences after a May 6 new trial ruling. The protest centers on the raid warrant and police testimony. The note about a giraffe's 18 inch tongue is unrelated.
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Little Rock
Jim Guy Tucker
Arkansas Supreme Court
Richard B. Adkisson
Adkisson
Joe Franklin Calva
Larry Griffith
North Little Rock
O. G. Mathis
Tucker
Etna Ends Its Period of Activity
Vulcanologists said Etna’s latest eruption has ended after 58 days. Farmers and villagers began carting possessions back to homes they abandoned near Fornazzo on the northern edge of the mountain. It was the fourth worst eruption in three centuries. Streams of lava narrowly missed the village as residents start from scratch.
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Catania
Sicily
M. Etna
Fornazzo
Obituaries for Bert Webster and public figures die
Bert Webster 61 of Hot Springs died Tuesday in a Little Rock hospital. Graveside services were held Thursday in Rose Hill Cemetery Hope. Also reported Dr Rolla E Dyer 84 former NIH director died of a heart attack. Paul Sevareid 61 former Minneapolis TV newscaster died. Maj Gen Leonid Novikov 85 Soviet army veteran and author died.
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Bert Webster
Hot Springs
Little Rock
Elizabeth Middlebrooks Webster
Rose Hill
Hope
Norris Steele
Herndon Funeral Home of
Atlanta
Rolla E. Dyer
U.S. Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
ST. Petersburg
Fila
Paul A. Sevareid
Minneapolis
Eric Sevareid
Washington
Cbs-Tv
Wton-Tv
Kmsp-Tv
Moscow
Leonid V. Novikov
Defense Ministry
Vietnamese marines push toward Cong buildup near DMZ
SAIGON AP Thousands of South Vietnamese marines drive into the northwest border region 15 to 20 miles below the demilitarized zone amid reports of a North Vietnamese buildup. Battalions fanned out as mortar exchanges injured 41 and killed six Marines near Khe Sanh. A Shau valley stockpile of 600 mortar rounds was found fifty miles south.
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Saigon
Khe Sanh
Hanoi
South Vietnam
A Shau Valley
Odrinex Promise of Fat Loss Advertised by Cox Drug Store
A Hope Delaware drug store promotes Odrinex as a tiny tablet to trim fat without dieting or exercise. The ad claims long use across the country, prices of 3.25 and 5.25 for large size, and a money back guarantee with no questions asked.
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