Arkansas Officials Brace for Federal Minimum Wage Ruling
State agencies weigh impact of 1966 federal wage act cited by Supreme Court as limiting commerce power. Budget officials warn overtime costs, tax and vehicle license revenue effects, and potential staffing needs as agencies adjust to higher pay scales for 1,600 medical center workers and others.
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U.S. Supreme Court
B. Bryan Larey
Larey
Clarence
Mike
Forst
Administration Department
Frost
Administration
Storm Whaley
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Naley
Paris talks stall as Hanoi vows longer war
Nhan Dat cites Ho Chi Minh warning Vietnam will fight on for 20 years if needed to defeat the United States. Hanoi seeks to sway public opinion against bombing while Paris negotiations continue. U.S. diplomats note Johnson has limited further cuts without reciprocal moves from Hanoi.
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Paris
Nhan Dat
Ho Chi Minh
United States
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Johnson
U.S
South Vietnam
Crank Accused Of Using Prison Policy For Politics
Arkansas officials clashed over prison policy as Rep Marion Crank of Foreman launched his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor. John Haley of Little Rock blasted Crank for making the prison system a political football while Crank claimed reforms were only talk. Haley urged a balance between firm justice and inmate restitution.
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Little Rock
State Board of Correction
Marion Crank
Foreman
Crank
John Haley
Winthrop Rockefeller
Haley
May Merge Political Activities Across State
LITTLE ROCK AP Democratic leaders are urged to coordinate political functions as activity rises across Arkansas. Democratic State Chairman J. P. Sonny Lybrand of Little Rock said there is more political activity and events this early in an election year, with candidates required at several events on the same day in various places.
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J. P
Sonny’ Lybrand
Lybrand
New York Fellowship of Reconi
Alabama
George Wallace
Memphis
Tenn
Lurleen Wallace
Ilindts
South Carolina
Texas
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Chicago Mays
Richard J. Daley
McCarthy
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Connally
Humphrey
John G. Tower
Ernest Hollings
John Bolt Culbertson
Greenville
Chicago
Edward M. Kennedy
Chiscago Daily News
Chicasgo Sun-Times
Gilbert Mason
Biloxi
Miss
Inflation Threats Prompt Vague Price Hike Warning
The speaker asserts that higher costs may come with increases but remains unsure of the exact amounts. He hints that resistance to promises of more money exists and stresses the urgency of securing funds.
Policewoman saves woman from jumping on Wissahickon Bridge
Policewoman Patricia Baker 29 grapples with Mary Wallace 48 who stood on the Henry Avenue Bridge edge in Philadelphia and attempted suicide during a midnights incident. Rescue teams pulled both to safety as Baker received sedatives while Wallace was taken for observation.
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Philadelphia
Patricia Baker
Mary D. Wallace
Henry Avenue
Wissahickon Creek
Mrs. Baker
Mrs. Wallace
Man Charged in Malvern Slaying
Timothy Newburn, 36, of Malvern, held without bond on a first degree murder charge after a shotgun slaying of 34 year old J. C. Cook at a Malvern intersection Saturday night. Gray whales gave birth by 16 foot 1800 and calves.
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Malvern, Ark
Timothy Newburn
Malevern
Malvern
J. C. Cook
Negro Named Detective in Pulaski County Sheriff Office
Arthur Lewis, a native of Atkins, becomes the first Negro assigned to plainclothes duties in Pulaski County sheriff’s office. He will handle special investigative matters and issue warrants, according to Sheriff B. Frank Mackey.
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Little Rock
Arthur Lewis
Pulaski County
Atkins
B. Frank Mackey
Memphis Golfer Wins Senior U S Seniors Title
Curtis Person of Memphis Tennessee defeated David Goldman of Dallas by three strokes in an 18 hole playoff to win the U S Seniors Golf Association title in Rye New York.
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Rye
N.Y
Curtis Person
Memphis
Tenn
David ‘Spec’ Goldman
Dallas
Rockefeller Stresses New Leadership for America
Washington AP Rockefeller launches a nationwide bid to surpass Nixon with a theme of new leadership for a new America. He cites a national mood shift, condemns old politics, and argues his candidacy aims to finish building a better America amid campaign efforts across TV and newspapers.
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Neilson A. Rockefeller
America
Richard M. Nixon
National Press Club
Rockefeller
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Nixon
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
McCarthy
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Ariz
Kennedy
Minnesota
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