Arkansas Republicans seek ballot route to collect idle state bank interest
The Pine Bluff Commercial reports the Arkansas GOP weighs an initiated act after lawmakers shelved a bill to earn interest on idle state bank accounts. If signatures reach 8 percent of the governor's last election vote across 8 counties, the measure could appear on the ballot and bring about roughly one million dollars yearly in interest. Party chair John Paul Hammerschmidt questions legislative inaction, citing banking interests opposed to state earnings.
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Arkansas House
Republican Party
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Pine Bluff Commercial
Language traps and tired buzzwords in public discourse
The Montgomery Advertiser laments overuse of words like image meaningful and escalate in public statements. It decries pompous phrasing by officials and compares bland prose to Uriah Heep, urging clearer speech in discourse about war and poverty.
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Pentagon
Viet Nam
Uriah Heep
Lyndon
Montgomery (la
Fiendish Parking Meter Sniffs for Time Loafers
The Tuscaloosa News reports a new patented parking meter that resets to zero when cars leave by using ultrasonic pulses. It alerts with a scream when parking time ends or tampering occurs and signals space availability to drivers, without issuing tickets.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Trimble says voting bill position depends on contents
Rep. James Trimble of Arkansas stated his stance on Johnson's voting rights measure will hinge on the bill's provisions. He noted concerns about constitutional state control of voter qualifications and the potential unequal treatment of voters with varying education levels.
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Associated Press
Washington
James W. Trimble
D-Ark
Johnson
Arkansas Forecast Clouds and Cold Today
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with cold conditions across Arkansas today and tonight. Widespread chill and low temperatures are expected, with light winds and minimal precipitation.
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Arkansas
Johnson May Federalize Ala. Guard
President Johnson weighed federalizing the Alabama National Guard to protect civil rights marchers from Selma to Montgomery. Gov. Wallace urged federal authorities to cover costs and asked for civilian protection as a court order allowed the march. The White House and Attorney General discussed the Alabama situation as the decision neared.
Bad Check Artist to Wear The Symbol Bracelet
Luther Dale Dillon 39 of Woodland was sentenced in Modesto California to six months in jail and to wear a bracelet bearing the symbolic Key to San Quentin for the remainder of a three year suspended state prison term. Judge Robert O Carter said the bracelet will remind Dillon about drinking and writing checks and will be paid for by the court.
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Dillon
State Prison
Carter
Red Wings Close In On Home-ice NHL Record
The Detroit Red Wings won their 12th straight home game at Olympia Stadium by routing the Boston Bruins 10 3. With five games left, Detroit could tie the NHL record for consecutive home victories set by Montreal in 1943 44.
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Detroit Red Wings
Red Wings
NHL
Detroit
Olympia Stadium
Boston Bruins
Olympia Ice
Wings
Montreal
Canadiens
Chicago
Toronto
Portraits of Spring Style Show by Daffodil Garden Club
The Daffodil Garden Club presents Portraits of Spring a style show and dessert bridge on April 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the WOW Hall with fashion from Raley's Style Shoppe Lewis McLarty and Ladies Specialty Shop. Tickets are $1 and cover all activities including cards and dessert with door sales available.
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Daffodil Garden Club
Spring
Park Drive
Memorial Nursing Home
Memorial Hospital
Paisley School
Monty Monts
Johnson to Visit Ranch for Quiet Weekend
President Johnson planned to relax at his Texas ranch on his first visit in two months. He arrived after delays from developments in Alabama and said he would call up the National Guard to protect civil rights marchers if Governor Wallace cannot or will not act. A news conference was set for Saturday morning.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Alabama
Washington
Alabama National Guard
George C. Wallace
Voting Rights Bill Gains Support Amid Calls for Tougher Action
The administration's voting rights bill wins allies in both houses as Republicans press for stricter protections for Negro voting rights. Attorney General Katzenbach defends the measure as the best possible response to discriminatory tests and threats. Six Southern states would be primary targets for federal action to open the polls. Senate action is assured with a deadline for committee consideration by April 9.
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John Beckler
Washington
House
Senate
House Judiciary
GOP
Nicholas Katzenbach
House Committee
Katzenbach
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Judiciary Committee
Sen
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Spacemen land safely in deep snow after reentry
Voskhod 2 with Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov touched down in Perm in strong winds and freezing air, landing inside the capsule as Tass reported a fiery reentry but a soft final touch. Details on post landing checks or recovery were not released.
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Henry S. Bradsher Oscow
Soviet Union
Earth
Voskhod 2
Perm
Ural Mountains
Moscow
E Tass
Tass
Pravda
Pavel Belyayev
Alexei Leonov
A B Goodrum to Speak to Hope Lions Club
Alton B. Goodrum, field representative of Arkansas Enterprises for the Blind, will address the Hope Lions Club at noon on Monday March 22. He will share his experiences as a Rehabilitation Center trainee and outline the program serving over 1,000 trainees from 30 states.
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Alton B. Goodrum
Arkansas Enterprises For the Blind
Hope Lions Club
Goodrum
Nashville
Arkansas
Nashville Lions Club
Arkansas Rehabilitation Service
AEB Center
Henderson State Teachers College
Arkadelphia
University of Arkansas
Southern Illinois University
New York City
AEB
Methodist Church
Park Plaza
Lions Club
GE executive to join UA Engineering Hall of Fame
James H. Goss of Rye New York joins University of Arkansas College of Engineering Hall of Fame alongside Samuel T. Blair of Butte Montana and Phil C. Huntly of Malvern. The three will be inducted at a luncheon closing Engineers Week at the Fayetteville campus. Blair formerly managed Anaconda Copper Corp foundry and Huntly taught engineering at IIT. both are retired.
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Fayetteville, Ark
General Electric Co
University of Arkansas College of Engineering Hall
James H. Goss
Rye
N.Y
Samuel T. Blair
Butte
Mont
Phil C. Huntly
Malvern
Blair
Anaconda Copper Corp
Huntley
House Opens Hearing on Voting Rights Bill
The House moves hearings on a sweeping voting rights bill shortly after President Johnson sent it to Capitol Hill. Attorney General Katzenbach will explain provisions as lawmakers push to address racial discrimination in the electoral process. The bill aims to end literacy tests, empower federal registrars, and set federal court jurisdiction with penalties for violations.
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Johnson
Capitol Hill
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
House Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
Dn.y
Alabama
Justice Department
Senate
House
Congress
Katzenbach
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
District of Columbia
South
Celler
China Says It Shoots Down Reconnaissance Plane
Radio Peking claimed China downed a Nationalist RF101 twin-jet reconnaissance plane over the eastern mainland. The report offered no details on the aircraft fate or pilot and did not specify the location or date of the incident.
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Tokyo
Red China
Radio
Peking
Arkansas congressmen employ about fifty staffers in D.C. and state
The January payrolls show Arkansas's six members of Congress employ around 50 aides, with salaries up to nearly 22,000 annually. The text lists detailed January payroll figures for representatives Gathings Ward Harris Trimble Mills and their staff, plus three-month Senate payrolls for McClellan and Fulbright with dozens of aides and varied salaries.
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Washington
Arkansas
Congress
House
Senate
Arkansans
Willie Harris
Oren Barri Ris
Harris
Ruth M. Trimble
James Trimble
Emaoe
Janary
Rep
E. C. Gathings
D. Fed T. Ward $1,195; Mary T. Williams $723; Mary R. Eberhart
Barbara Cole Chaves
Helen Brown
Jesse E. Porter Jr
Bert Cave
Oren Harris
Willie Hare
Ruth Collins
Hazel J. Collie
Gladys F. Johnson
Phoebe S. Wilkinson
Miles D. Fish
Wilbur Mills
Mary Bassett
Oscar E. Goss
Dott Webb
Avinell Stevens
Roy Lee Hight
Mary Ellen McGill
Thelma B. Green
Mary W. Turner
Mike Hargis
Emory Milton
Gertrude Been
Arkansas Senators
John L. McClellan
D. Ralph Matthews
James E. Westbrook
Margie Nicholson
Jeannine L. Ragland
Ann F. Carlson
Helen H. Moses
Sue Srygley
Veteran woman golfer leads at St. Petersburg Open
Mari lynn Smith shot three under par 68 on the Sunset Country Club course to take a two stroke lead entering the second round of the $10,000 St. Petersburg Women's Open. Ruth Jessen Sandra Haynie and Kathy Whitworth tied for second with 70s despite 30 mph winds.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
Marilynn Smith
Sunset Country Club
Ruth Jessen
Sandra Haynie
Kathy Whitworth
Embassy Plot Foiled in Saigon by Explosive Scooter
Police seized two Viet Cong agents aboard a three wheeled scooter truck rigged with 25 pounds of plastic explosive aimed at the U S Embassy in Saigon. The bomb was defused hours before detonation. The suspects were arrested, and Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor was in his office when the device was found. A separate report notes a Viet Cong ammunition boat discovered at Cua Viet and U S air strikes in North Vietnam using napalm.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Nguyen Chang Thi
Cua Viet
North Viet Nam
Washington
Dean Rusk
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Laos
London
Andrei A. Gromyko
Britain
Gromyko
United States
Radio
Four Killed in Wreck Near Pine Bluff Ark
State Police report a dump truck tire blowout caused a collision on U S 65 about 19 miles south of Pine Bluff. Victims were Mrs. Helen Deam 44 Warner her daughter Leslie 15 Charles two months Amy Knight 6. Driver John Vanzandt 51 of Dumas uninjured.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Robert Rich
Helen Deam
Warner
Leslie
Charles
Amy Knight
Deam
Ray Deam
Cummins State Prison Farm
Knight
Little Rock Man Fined and Jailed for Gambling and Vagrancy
Municipal Judge Quinn Glover fined Lester H. Seales of Little Rock 385 dollars and sentenced him to 120 days in jail on three counts of taking bets on horses and two counts of vagrancy. Seales had prior fines and repeated arrests on the same day and subsequent days.
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Little Rock
Quinn Glover
Lester H. Seales
Glover
Seales
Sales
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