Democrats Face War Vote as House Debates Withdrawal
House Democrats prepare to vote on a resolution calling for total U S withdrawal from Vietnam by December 31 1971 with prisoners released. The measure signals a shift in leadership stance while Senate Democrats already approved a withdrawal resolution.
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John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington AP
House Democrats
U.S
Senate Democrats
House
William R. Anderson
Dtenn
Jonathan B. Bingham
D-N.y
Edward P. Boland
Sam Gibbons
D-Fla
Spark M. Matsunaga
Hawaii
Indochina
Johnson
Nixon
Cambodia
Vietnam
Cooper Church
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Dmass
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Senate
Arkansas Weather: Clear and cooler with fall-like temps
Weather station reports 24 hours ending 7 am Monday with a high of 82 and a low of 43. Forecast for Arkansas calls for clear conditions and much cooler tonight, followed by mostly fair and continued cool Tuesday. Overnight temperatures expected in the upper 30s to mid 40s, Tuesday highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
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Weather Experiment Station
Arkansas
Sunny and milder up next in Arkansas
The forecast calls for sunny skies and milder temperatures from Sunday through Tuesday after a cold front moved through Saturday night. Sunday highs ranged from 79 in Fayetteville and Memphis to 86 in Little Rock, with a record 86 noted there.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Carlisle
Stuttgart
Fayetteville
Memphis
Russia Gains Club Hears Secretary Firmer Grip on Egypt
In Beirut AP report outlines Soviet influence in Egypt as Cairo cooperates with East German and Czech allies. East German police security prefects recruit locals, conduct political training, and patrol Cairo. Also notes Rotary Club meeting in Hope Arkansas where Secretary Bryant spoke on reapportionment and census data, with inductions and many guests.
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Ark
Russia
Egypt
Dennis Neeld
Beirut
Lebanon
Soviet Union
Middle East
Cal
Friedrich Dickel
Cairo
al Ahram
Alexandria
Czech Communist Party
Central Committee
Vasil Bilak
Arab Socialist Union
Prague
Indochina
West Germany
Hope Rotary Club
Kelly Bryant
Jim Cole
National Census Bureau
Arkansas
Jack Riggs
Little Rock
Henry Lingard
Bill Reinhardt
Albert Graves
C.R
Dick" Moore
Henry Singard
Carter Sutton
Harry Hawthorne
Dee McMurrough
Georgia Bledsoe
Claudia Hart
Pat House
Betty Lough
Royce Weisenberger
Donal Parker
Barry Brown
George Frazier
Watson Chapel School Board Seeks Federal ruling on unitization
A Watson Chapel School District delegation returned from Washington after a meeting with Justice Department Education Division chief Brian Lansberg. Attorney John Warnock said the discussion, arranged through Sen. John L. McClellan, centered on grievances over district unitization and potential Supreme Court action on school cases. Warnock noted the court may rule soon, possibly upholding a form of neighborhood schools or a modified freedom of choice plan if the Justice Department’s stance is followed.
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Little Rock
Watson Chapel
Washington
John Warnock
Brian K. Lansberg
Justice Department
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Lansberg
U.S. Supreme Court
Warnock
South
Accidental Shooting Death Near Muldrow Oklahoma
A month-old boy from Fort Smith Arkansas was accidentally shot to death in Muldrow Oklahoma when his grandfather displayed a pistol. Police reported the infant died on arrival at a local hospital.
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Muldrow
Okla
Fort Smith
Ark
Johnny Furt Penrose
Sallisaw, Oke
Traveler Tomato Shows Broad Resistance and Market Advantage
New tomato variety Traveler offers resistance to soilborne diseases, strong leaf cover for sun protection, and determinate growth suitable for limited-space gardens. Its slicing quality is firm and meaty with even ripening and excellent crack resistance. Two-year data show higher marketable yield and 64 percent more yield than Bradley. Supplies will be available from local growers this spring.
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Travelers
Traveler
Bradley
U.S
Banks Lower Interest Rate in Little Rock Area
Several banks in the Little Rock area will lower their prime interest rate from 5 54 percent to 5 percent today, following general rate reductions last week by New York banks.
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Little Rock
New York
Obituary: Ruth Whiteside Hamilton 80 of McCaskill
Ruth Whiteside Hamilton 80 of McCaskill died Friday in a Dermott hospital. Native of Hempstead County she was survived by her husband C A Hamilton a son Reese F Hamilton of Sanford Michigan two daughters Velma Morban of Dermott and Virginia R Long of Dallas two sisters Maud Rhodes of McCaskill and Frankie Poteet of Port Arthur Texas Services were held Sunday at McCaskill by Rev John Fushing and burial followed at Belton Cemetery.
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IRS
Ruth Hamilton
Ruth Whiteside Hamilton
McCaskill
Dermott
Hempstead County
C.A. Hamilton
Reese F. Hamilton
Sanford
Mich
Velma Morban
Virginia R. Long
Dallas
Maud Rhodes
Frankie Poteet
Port Arthur
Texas
John Fushing
Belton Cemetery
Challenges to Nixon right to withhold funds debated
Washington AP report says Rep. Joe L. Evins chair of the House public works appropriations subcommittee challenges the president’s authority to impound nearly 9 billion dollars in congressionally allocated funds. Evins argues that when money is withheld it amounts to an illegal item veto rejected by Congress. Shultz testimony referenced but rights unresolved.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Nixon
Congress
Joe L. Evins
D-Tenn
Evins
House Public Works Appropriations Subcommittee
George P. Shultz
Office of Management and Bureau
House
Ford liability in car case affirmed by high court
The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the verdict for Ford in the 1971 Capps Motor Co. case over an electrical reclining mechanism and headrest, ruling the dealer was responsible under warranty terms and the buyer’s remedies were not limited to repair. The decision also affirmed a land-taking award of 10,000 for 18.4 acres in Conway County and reversed a 12,000 land award, with other minor rulings on a 1966 second degree murder conviction in Franklin County.
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Capps Motor Co
Searcy
Ford
Elmo Taylor
Capps
High Court
Conley Byrd
Byrd
Jewell Thomas Bane
State Highway Commission
Conway County
W. F. Lemley
Franklin
Carlton J. Carney
Evins
Arkansas High Court decisions summarized in brief
The Arkansas Supreme Court handed down multiple rulings in diverse cases from circuits including Madison Crittenden Pulaski Conway and White. Decisions affirmed several criminal and civil appeals while reversing and remanding others notably in AMF Beaird Inc v. Revenues and Ford Motor Co v Reid with rehearing denials listed.
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Associated Press
Carleton Harris
Harvey Ray Johnson
State of Arkansas
Madison Circuit
George Rose Smith
James E. Bradshaw
Crittenden Circuit
Lyle Brown
Shirley Boatright
Pulaski County Juvenile Court
Pulaski
John A. Fogleman
Arkansas State Highway Commission
Jewell Thomas Bane
Conway
A. B. Hervey Jr
Commissioner of Revenues
AMF Beaird, Inc
Pulaski City
J. Fred Jones
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
James E. Ellison
Saline
Conley Byrd
Ford Motor Co
Robert J. Reid
White
W. F. Lemley
Conway Ciruit
Ralph May
Alta Inez May
Ouachita Ciy
Lavy
Sebastian
Fort Smith Dist
Paul H. Miller
Gross
Frank Holt
Carlton Joseph Carney
Franklin
Per Curiam
Jim Jutsu
Maurice Sanford
State of Ark
James Bo Scutt
Vo Abate
Ark
Pine Bluff Production Credit Association
Eb Als Fione Foods
Arkansas
Medien
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