Vote at 18 Breezes Through Senate in 94 to 0
The Senate approved a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 18 in all elections by a 94 to 0 vote. The measure, backed by leaders of both parties, would require ratification by 38 of 50 states to become law. If adopted, about 11 million 18 to 21 year olds could register nationwide.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
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Congress
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Georgia
Kentucky
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
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National Party
Ode Maddox
Oden
U.S
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D-Ark
Joe
Little Rock
Gean McDonald
Sheridan
Saline River
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McDonald
Army
Benton Chamber of Commerce
Benton
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Hous
Ert
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Camden
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Stephens Bank
Ben Allen
W. D. Moore Jr
el Dorado
Virgil T. Fletcher
State Racing Commission
Fletcher
Guy H
First Degree Murder Charges Filed In Two Union County Slayings
Charges were filed in El Dorado Arkansas for two weekend killings. Gaylen Washington 15 is accused in the death of Darrell Carey 15 during a domestic dispute at Washingtons home after a domino game. Oscar McElroy and Emon McElroy are charged in the slaying of their uncle Bill McElroy 55 found dead on a county road near Smackover.
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EL Dorado, Ark
Union County
Gaylen Washington
el Dorado
Darrell C. Carey
Carey
Washington
Oscar McElroy
Emon McElroy
Lou Ann
Ouachita County
Air Taxi Safety Improves Despite Higher Fatality Rate
Government data show air taxi deaths fell from 135 in 1969 to 103 in 1970, while large airlines had no fatalities in 1970. Fatal accidents involving air taxis rose from 27 in 1968 to 35 in 1970, as tougher FAA rules cut firms and aircraft.
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Vern Haugland
Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
National Transportation Safety Board
Joseph A. Ferrarese
FAA
The
Safety Board
Arkansas Ranks Second in New TB Cases in 1969
The Arkansas Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association reported that Arkansas had 577 new tuberculosis cases in 1969, second to Alabama, and a death rate ranking fourth in the nation with ninety six deaths. The following year saw cases drop to 483, with no national comparison data available. The note also cites Antarctica as the continent with about 8,000 feet average elevation.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
Arkansas
U.S
Alabama
Antarctica
Encyclopaedia Britannica
El Dorado Man Guilty of Manslaughter
John T. Gray of El Dorado was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the case of J. M. Peterson, shot near El Dorado. A Circuit Court jury deliberated a little over two hours and recommended a five year sentence after Gray had been charged with first degree murder.
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EL Dorado, Ark
John T. Gray
el Dorado
J. M. Peterson
Peterson
Pl On
Gray
Bob Comton
The Negro Community Calender Of Events
ESTER HICKS presents a community calendar listing meetings for the Altar Guild Club in Emmet on Sunday March 14 at 4 00 p m and the Cotillion Club in Emmet on Friday March 12 at 7 p m plus a Gospel Five appearance at Mt Zion C M E Church Prescott on Sunday March 14 at 7 40 p m with Rev Thomas Cherry inviting the public.
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Altar Guild Club
Carney Hamilton
Cotillion Club
Corine Gilbert
Emmet
Arkansas
Edna S. Conway
Gospel Five
Prescott
Mt. Zion C. M. BE
Thomas Cherry
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Land of Opportunity
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West Memphis
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Crittenden County
J. K. Mahony II
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Stuttgart
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King’ of England
Sultan Halim Muzzam Shah
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Ester Hicks
Dairy Queen
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