Editor and reader clash over dry laws and duty
In a February 27 editorial, Lloyd and McClellan contest the stance that voting dry reflects virtue and argue taxes and law enforcement shape liquor policy. They recount Arkansas tax battles and moral duty, noting abandoned wives and the state’s role in enforcing child support. The piece honors L. Carter Johnson, detailing his justice minded, steady nature and decades of fishing and travel.
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Little Rock
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Court rules voting law changes require federal approval
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that Southern state laws affecting Negro rights must be approved by the attorney general or federal judges. It blocked enforcement of Mississippi changes from 1966 and a Virginia paste-in sticker ban, signaling broader federal scrutiny of election machinery. The ruling centers on the 1965 Voting Rights Act provisions governing submission of voting changes. CAPE KENNEDY FLA Apollo 9 crew named with James A. McDivitt as commander and David R. Scott as command module pilot.
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Nixon Returns From Europe Confident After Grand Tour
President Nixon concluded a eight day, 10,500 mile European swing confident allies now trust the United States. He cited open channels and a new tone with European leaders. Nixon and aides reported a stronger, united front as he prepared to address domestic matters back at the White House.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
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Rome
Court upholds Tucker Farm punishments case dismissal
The Arkansas Supreme Court in a 6 0 ruling affirmed the dismissal of a suit against former Tucker Prison Farm staff over alleged excessive punishment. Justices ruled the charged statute was an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power, leaving the outcome on procedural grounds rather than cruelty questions. The defendants were Jim Bruton E L Fletcher and Jess Wilson.
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Arkansas Supreme Court
Tucker
Circuit Court
Jefferson County
Henry W. Smith
Jim Bruton
E. L. Fletcher
Jess Wilson
High Court
John C. Deacon
Jonesboro
Carleton Harris
Frank Holt
Holt
Arkansas
Deacon
West Berlin crisis as East Germans resist talks
East German leaders refuse to negotiate amid Soviet warning over Western air corridors. West Berlin officials pressed for talks on presidential election access, while Allied powers reaffirmed responsibility for safe flights. East German rails and motorways briefly halted as tensions rise.
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Otto Doelling
Associated Press
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Soviet Union
West Berlin
Klaus Schuetz
East Berlin
U.S
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East Germany
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West Germany
Schuetz
East
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Israel
Labor Party
Golda Meir
Nixon Returns and Pueblo Case Testimony
Four intelligence specialists among USS Pueblo crew summoned to testify at a Navy court of inquiry in Coronado California about conduct during North Korea imprisonment. The group were communications technicians aboard the captured ship as the investigation into the one month confinement proceeds. Cmdr Lloyd M Bucher to present witnesses with his attorney E Miles Harvey expected to call on his behalf before final statements.
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Coronado
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Navy
Pueblo
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E. Miles Harvey
Buchser
Fire destroys two houses here Sunday
Two houses were destroyed by fire over the weekend. At 4 a.m. Sunday a fire at 515 S Shover destroyed the Roosevelt Williams residence. a neighboring house occupied by Dora Strau ghter was saved. Yesterday another blaze on South Walker behind the Dairy Diner razed Cecil Weaver’s house, displacing James W Journigan and his family with total loss of belongings.
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Roosevelt Williams
Dora Straughter
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South Walker
Cecil Weaver
James W. Journigan
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Guernsey
Enemy Fails to Overrun Marine Base
AP report from Saigon says a strong North Vietnamese detachment failed to overrun a U.S. Marine artillery base near the DMZ after a day of fighting. About 500 Marines held the position, with 13 killed and 22 wounded. 20 enemy dead. Rockets struck Saigon, killing civilians and wounding many as shelling extended to 30 towns and allied bases.
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George Esper
Associated Press
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Nixon
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Snowfall Misses Mark in Arkansas Weather Report
The Associated Press reports that heavy snow predicted for Arkansas did not materialize as a low pressure system moved too far south. Only light snow fell in southern portions, with clouds and cool temperatures expected through Tuesday.
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Humphrey Open to Another Presidential Run
Former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey said on Sunday a run for president is a possibility. He noted he is still young and vigorous, leaving open the chance he might seek the office again.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Lunar Module Impresses Apollo 9 Commander
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports Air Force Col James A McDivitt Apollo 9 commander recalls seeing the lunar module for the first time and doubting benefits while noting the LM will carry two astronauts to the moon surface in July.
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Air Force
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Legislature heads into last days amid tax bills
Arkansas lawmakers enter final nine days of the regular session facing governor Winthrop Rockefeller's tax package. Bills seek higher corporate and personal income taxes, sales tax increases, and credits for poverty classifications, with tobacco and school funding measures looming. Senate action and adjournment timing remain uncertain as lawmakers push budget bills and raises for state judges.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
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Senate
House
General Assembly
Commander McDivitt expresses confidence in Apollo 9 mission
Apollo 9 commander Col James A McDivitt cautions that some things may not work yet he remains confident in the hardware and expects to complete the complex mission. He says you can’t put many systems together and have it all function perfectly but attributes his assurance to the equipment and the mission plan.
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Cape Kennedy
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Air Force
James A. McDivitt
Whitfield Lodge to Hold Regular Meeting March Fourth
Town items note Whitfield Masonic Lodge No 239 schedules its regular meeting for Tuesday March 4 at 7 30 p m Steve Routon had a brief page of political service and a music classmate with a 4 0 GPA headlines a Rotary Ladies Night act Harold Fairley Fred Huckabee Eva Reynerson and Kel ly Eakley are a standout local quartet PhonoCardio Scan heart screenings debut March 4 as part of school health services Sadie Hawkins dance set March 8 at the Youth Center with Barefacts band tickets 1 75 benefits the Hope High Student Council fire destroys the Journigan home prompting clothing and goods donations contact Mrs Edwin White 777 2500
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Winifred Huckabee
Eva Reynerson
Kelly Eakley
Rotary Club
Hope High
Trip Could Clear Way for Moon Landing
Apollo 9 launched from Cape Kennedy aboard a Saturn V to begin a 10 day Earth orbit mission. Commanders James A. McDivitt and David R. Scott and astronaut Russell L. Schweickart head toward testing the lunar module and rendezvous procedures as a step toward a June or July crewed Moon landing. The $340 million flight, delayed for colds, included a planned spacewalk and docking tests with the LEM as part of the path to lunar exploration.
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David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
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Schweickart
Charles A. Berry
Spiro T. Agnew
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Apollo 9 Flight Facts and Crew Details
Figures and facts on the Apollo 9 launch list astronauts James A. McDivitt David R. Scott and Russell L. Schweickart. Mission aims include orbiting Earth to qualify hardware and performing the first manned test of the lunar module with rendezvous and docking with the Apollo 9 command module over a 9 days 22 hours 47 minutes flight. The three stage Saturn V booster with 7.7 million pounds thrust powers a craft assembled at 363 feet. total mission cost is estimated at 440 million dollars.
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David R. Scott
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