Defense Attacks FBI Star Witness in Berrigan Trial
Defense lawyers in the Philip Berrigan conspiracy case question FBI informer Boyd Douglas Jr claiming he lied or was planted by the FBI. Douglas, 31, testified under cross examination amid siege of questions about his credibility and past inmate ties with Berrigan during 1970 at Lewisburg penitentiary. Ramsey Clark leads the defense presenting the theory that Douglas was used to entrap the antiwar priest while both were incarcerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Philip Berrigan
FBI
Boyd Douglas Jr
Douglas
Ramsey Clark
Lewisburg
Berrigan
Ber
Rgan
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
D.C
U.S
Indochina
Pentagon
Father Berrigan
No Oklahoma Bonds Defeated In statewide vote
Oklahoma Gov. David Hall’s 250 million highway bond issue failed by a ten to one margin, carried by only six of 77 counties with 3,001 of 3,003 precincts reporting. Tulsa County and both major counties voted against the plan. rural counties opposed as well. The rejection, framed as a political setback, followed Hall’s first statewide ballot effort since 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Scarbrough
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
David Hall
Atoka
Haskell
Jackson
Pushmataha
Sequoyah
Tillman
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Hall
Henocide Bill Prompts Egg Price Debate in Congress
A House debate frames a Senate backed plan to create a national egg board and possible slaughter orders to curb prices. Rep. Paul Findley argues the bill amounts to government murder of hens, while other members warn of the political backlash and potential anti trust issues. Separately, Arkansas experiences fair skies and mild temperatures with a cold front and thunderstorms shifting across the state. rainfall totals and forecast highs are listed for major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul Findley
RMI
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ralph Nader
Findley
National Egg Board
Advisory Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Feds
Associated Press
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Harrison
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Tewarkana
el Dorado
Memphis
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Little Hook
Texarkana
el Durado
Kiwanis hears ex Arkansas star Billy Ray Smith talk
Billy Ray Smith, ex Arkansas star and Pro Football veteran with Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore, spoke at the Hope Kiwanis meeting. He named Don Shula and Buddy Parker as top coaches and John Unitas as best QB, discussed pension timing, and fielded questions from members and guests including Bill McKenzie and Rudy Alvarado.
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Billy Ray Smith
Augusta
Arkansas
White, Weld & Company
Investment Bankers of
Dallas
Kiwanis
Tom Ed Hays
Mr. Smith
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Billy Ray
Baltimore Colts
Buddy Parker
Don Schula
John Unitas
Smith
White River
Bill McKenzie
Mrs Sally Stephens Dies At 84 In Blevins
Mrs. Sally McDougal Stephens, 84, of Blevins died Tuesday in a local hospital. Widow of Eugene Stephens, she was a Hempstead native and Methodist Church member. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Earl White of El Dorado and Mrs. Ester Nelson of Blevins. Burial in Marlbrook Cemetery near Blevins.
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Sally Stephens
Sally McDougal Stephens
Blevins
Eugene Stephens
Hempstead
Methodist Church
Earl White
el Dorado
Ester Nelson
John Rushing
Marlbrook Cemetery
Laneburg School Auction Set for March 31 1972
Laneburg P T A sponsors an auction at Laneburg School on Friday March 31 starting at 7 00 p m. Auctioneer J B Rowe Jr from Hope will auction old bottles jars furniture glassware appliances farm tools baked goods and more with a door prize and refreshments. Proceeds fund the P T A project of the year in the Agriculture Building across from the main building.
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Laneburg
Laneburg P.T.A
J.B. Rowe, Jr
Hope
P.T.A
Two Children Die in Fire Near Wilmot Arkansas
In Ashley County near Wilmot two young children died when their frame home burned Monday. Identified as Terry Dunn two and Thomas J Dunn one month, children of Albert and Mrs. Dunn. Mrs Dunn suffered severe burns while trying to rescue four children as flames engulfed the house. The other two children also burned.
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Wilmot, Ark
Here
Ashley County
Terry Dunn
Thomas'j. Dunn
Albert Dunn
Razorback player shot in dorm room accident
University of Arkansas football defensive tackle Archie Bennett, 21, was shot in the abdomen early today in a room at Wilson Sharp House. Razorbacks center Ronald Revard, 21, said he placed a .22 rifle in Bennett’s stomach as a joke. the gun went off accidentally during a TV dinner dispute. Bennett said the shooting was an accident. Revard described it as a prank gone wrong. Coach Lon Farrell was told, and an ambulance was summoned. Bennett was hospitalized with unspecified condition.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Archie Bennett
University of Arkansas
Wilson Sharp
Athletes’ Dormitory
Arkansas
Ronald Edward Revard
Razorbacks
Bennett
Revard
Jim Payne
Payne
Archie
Lon Farrell
Farrell
Fayetteville
Muskie Faces Long Primary Road After New Hampshire
Sen Edmund S Muskie won New Hampshire but did not secure a majority as rivals faltered. George McGovern placed second and benefited, while Muskie led in delegates with 16 of 20 but failed to sweep. Illinois looms March 21 with 170 delegates, Florida and others follow as rivals gain momentum. Muskie remains a top hurdle for any rival seeking the Democratic nomination.
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Walter R. Mears
Manchester, N.H
Edmund S. Muskie
New Hampshire
Florida
Muskie
Sen
George McGovern
South Dakota
McGovern
McGowen
Miami Beach
Fla
Illinois
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Maine
McClellan Pushes Fast fix for Northeast Arkansas hospitals
Senator John L. McClellan urged a solution within a week to 10 days for hospital closings in Manila and Leachville after talks with Social Security Administration officials on reinstating medicare eligibility. Gov. Dale Bumpers proposed a temporary reinstatement through July 1973 while Shaneyfelt and Rodman hospitals strive to meet standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Arkansas
McClellan
Social Security
Shaneyfelt
Manila
Rodman Hospital
Leachville
Dale Bumpers
Rodman
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Cochairman
Ozarks
Kansas
Missouri
Butte
Hope (Ark
Jim McKenzie
Bill White
Rudy Alvarado
HUD
Dewey Baker
Henry Haynes
Star
Laneburg School Auction
Parker
N.H
Detroit
Michigan
Real Estate One
South Main Street
Sidney J. Phillips
Mgr
Production Credit Association
Ark
WAU Oecyann IG
Aah
Aeu
Bankamericard
UUL
Sre Tao
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