Get Tough Program Aims to Curb Drunk Driving
The 24,000 member American Trial Lawyers Association backed a four point plan to remove drunk drivers from the road. It calls for national standards for licenses stronger revocation rules and mandatory use of safety devices. The group says reducing driver risk will require societal inconvenience and cites ongoing crusades against drunk driving.
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American Trial Lawyers Association
Cambridge
Mass
Trial Bar Association
ATLA
Seven Arkansas motorists killed on slick state roads
Seven motorists died on Arkansas highways last weekend raising the 1970 toll to 196. The deaths occurred Friday through Sunday in multiple counties including Howard, Texarkana, Pulaski, Fort Smith, and Polk. Victims named include Hertha Mae Burris, J Eskins, Billy Joe Snead, Debra Tucker, Mary Anderson, Henry Walton, and Gene McNutt in various single and two car crashes.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Mundatg
Hertha Mae Burris
Hear Mineral Springs
Tollette
Howard County
J. Eskins
West Memphts
Eskins
Texarkana
Billy Joe Snead
Little Rock
T Tree
Debra Tucker
Mary Anderson
Fort Smith
Henry Walton
Near Wynne
Wyte
Gene McNutt
Cove
Polk County
Esecapee Is Recaptured Near Fara Arkansas
C B Harvey aged 42 was captured after an escape attempt at Cummins Prison in Fara Arkansas. Authorities said the escapee was recaptured in Grady.
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Esecapee
Cummins
Fara
Ark
C. B. Harvey
Grady
Treasure boat Jocelyn C seized by Cuban patrol
Miami reports say a Cuban patrol boat escorted the American treasure hunting craft Jocelyn C into Cuban waters after boarding it on the high seas. Five aboard were reported. two Cuban crewmen were removed before escort toward La Isabela while U S Coast Guard watched offshore.
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Miami
Washington
U.S. Coast Guard
la Isabela
Jocelyn
Cuba
Hmit
Havana
Protests Mar Pompidou U S Visit in New York
French President Georges Pompidou faced mass protests during his U S visit as Jewish groups urged peaceful expressions while opposing Middle East policy. He planned meetings at the United Nations and a Waldorf Astoria dinner, amid calls to avoid disruption.
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New York
Georges Pompidou
United States
Pompidou
United Nations
U Thant
Middle East
Waldorf-Astoria
Pondidou
Chicago
John V. Lindsay
Libya
Israel
Lindsay
Washington
Westchester County Alport
Oll
Manhattan
Percy Sutton
France
Ganunot
Iknow
Egypt
Frenchi
U.N
Isla Vista youths vow hell after National Guard exit
In Isla Vista California youths threaten to resume clashes with law officers after most National Guard troops depart. They accuse police harassment and protest the capitalist establishment amid ongoing unrest that has seen streets burned and a Bank of America branch destroyed. Police report 141 arrests since the unrest began as guardsmen monitor the area.
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Martin Kruming
Associated Press
Santa Barbara
Calif
Isla Vista
Charles A. Ott Jr
Bank of America
Fecen
A . Lig
Rooney
Democrats Set County Filing Fees in Hempstead County
Hempstead County Democratic Central Committee sets candidate filing fees at Hope City Hall on February 28. Fees listed for various offices show amounts without and with opposition. Filing deadline June 16. primaries August 25 and September 8. general November 3. Contact Chairman Donal Parker at Hope Star or Prosecuting Attorney’s office for candidate filing between 4:30 and 3:00.
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Hempstead County
Democrat Central
Hope City Hall
Central Domittee
Donal Parker
The
Hope Star
Hing
Warm Windy Arkansas With Areas Of Showers
The Weather Bureau forecasts warm windy weather with scattered showers and thunderstorms across Arkansas through Tuesday. A low pressure system from the southern Rockies moving toward Arkansas is expected to reach the state by Tuesday night or Wednesday, bringing cooler temperatures. Sunday highs ranged from 61 in Jonesboro to 75 in Fort Smith with overnight lows from 53 to 60 across several cities and precipitation totals from trace to a few hundredths of an inch in multiple locations.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Rockies
Jonesboro
Fort Smith
Texarkana
Memphis
Harrison
el Dorado
Fayetteville Little Rock
Fayettevile
Dorado
Little Rock
State Marine Killed in Wreck at Camp Lejeune
CAMP LEJEUNE N C AP Marine Cpl Martha A Watson of Jonesboro Ark was killed in a head on collision Sunday A shipmate said the crash occurred at Camp Lejeune with the names and details uncertain due to early reporting
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Camp Lejeune, N.C
Marine L
Martha A. Watson
Jonesburn, Ark
Camp Lejeune
Bombers pound North Vietnam supply hubs from Laos to Saigon
Laos outskirts report heavy raids Sunday as 48 US bombers drop over 1 000 tons on base camps bunkers and storage areas along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Eight B 52s hit North Vietnamese troop concentrations and base camps in the Mekong Delta area eight miles from See.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Lada
A Stau Valley
Strathortresee
North West
South Vietnam
Laos
New Trial for 3 Convicted of Robbery
Arkansas Supreme Court orders a new trial for Ronald Steel Carson Steele and Doris Steele convicted May 1 1968 of the Bank of Lockesburg robbery on Sept 27 1967. The ruling centers on unconstitutional warrantless searches of vehicles after arrests though no practical warrant delay existed. A Kansas prison inmate’s letter about the crime was not grounds for overturning the decision. The Steels were tried in Sevier County Circuit Court.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Ronald Steel
Carson Steele Srey
Doris Steele
Bank of
Lockesburg
Kansas
Steele
Supreme Court
Steele Brothers
John A. Fogleman
High Court
Sevier County
Maddox Loses Bid to Run for Re election
Washington report says Gov Lester Maddox failed to obtain Supreme Court review of Georgia term limit dispute. Court rejected the plea for lack of jurisdiction after the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the ban on governors succeeding themselves for a second four year term.
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Maddox
Washington
Lester Maddox
Supreme Court
Georgia
High Court
Maddix
Georgia State Supreme Court
Desegregation Panel Faces Law Aid and Nixon Aide Fears
A Washington rights official says four power figures backed by Spiro Agnew would not support evading the law. The effort centers on school desegregation and a cabinet task force led by Agnew. Panetta’s exit echoes White House tensions as heavy raids in the Shau Valley loom. In Los Angeles a moon dust exhibit missing a vial of samples marks a rare scientific intrigue.
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Washington
Ate
Saya
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Los Angeles
Apwa
Fired Official Spotlight on Phillips Carswell Nomination
United States Supreme Court agreed to hear Ida Phillips case challenging preschool child discrimination as unlawful sex bias under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Earlier district and appellate rulings found the two pronged qualification not sex discrimination.
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Washington
Supreme Court
G.harrold Carswell
Ida Phillips
Assembly
Senate Judiciary Committee
Patsy T. Mink
Hawaii
Carswell
Phillips
McClellan Opposes Amendment on School Desegregation Plans
Sen. John L. McClellan of Arkansas votes against a proposal to strip a provision allowing so-called freedom of choice school desegregation plans in the health welfare funds bill. Sen. Fulbright favored the amendment but did not vote as the Senate backs the measure 42 to 32.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
J. W. Fulbright
Senate
Hope student tops Dean's List at Southern State College
All Around Town notes that one Hope student earned all A's for the 1969 fall semester at Southern State College, with eight others on the Dean's List for a 3.50 GPA or higher. Susan D. Rogers, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Rogers, led as a straight A senior psychology major and held several honor society roles. Other Hope area students listed include Michael Turner and Bobby Jack Watson, plus Hempstead county peers in various majors. Also mentioned are Scout events and a Campout crew from Troop 92 preparing for the Texarkana 4State Fair grounds Kickoff event.
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Hope
Southern State College
L.A. Logan
Southern State
Susan D. Rogers
Herbert Rogers
Hope High School
Sigma Tau Delta
Alpha Chi
Lambda Sigma Alpha
AWS
Michael Turner
C.it, Turner
Elm
Bobby Jack Watson
K.C. Watson
Hempstead County
Hoyett Lee Almond, Jr
HA. Almond
Greg Martin
Earl Martin
Political Debate on Labor Rights and Right-to-Work
In Little Rock AP dispatch a speaker named Boswell argued about the constitution including a right-to-work provision. He suggested opponents might exist if delegates remove a provision, citing possible opposition to a posed document in conventions.
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Little Rock
Ors
Boswell
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