Senate and House clash over voter registration bills
The fight over county voter registration narrowed to sheriff-collectors vs county assessors with House votes leaving both bills short of passage by 11 and 15 votes respectively. Debates centered on emergency clauses and party designation, while supporters argued permanent registration or unified offices.
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Clifton Wade
Fayetteville
Benton County
Hardy Croxton
Lloyd George
Yes County
Gio
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Pulaski
Sterling Cockrill Jr
Perry County
Paul van Dalem
Robert Harvey
Swifton
Jake Warn
Orval E. Faubus
Cockrill
Faubus
Legislative Council
Freedom Schools to Be Set Up in Little Rock
Free dom schools will be established to educate students who boycott schools on April 6 in Little Rock, as announced by COCA and SNCC. White parents were asked to keep children home that day to show support, with Rev Neganl R. Riley citing growing Negro community backing for the boycott. Dr William H. Townsend Jr. of COCA confirmed receipt of further details.
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Little Rock
Freedom
Council On Community Affairs
Urges Visitors to Be Devout at Easter in Rome
Pope Paul VI appealed to Easter visitors in Rome to become devout pilgrims and deepen participation in the liturgical celebration. He spoke at his weekly audience noting Easter’s approach and urging pilgrims to profit from their stay to enhance devotion and the mystery of redemption. The report also mentions coexisting protests in Little Rock over school integration and a letter to the ministerial alliance requesting an inquiry into Negroes' grievances against the school board.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Rome
Pope Paul
Little Rock
Greater
Man jailed in Florida East Coast train bombing case
FBI agents arrested John Katsikos at 40, a car inspector and Local 655 secretary, on charges of attempting to dynamite two lines two weeks earlier. He and three others face bond and conspiracy charges while observing nonstriking union lines.
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Kaisikos
Worida East Coast Railway
Roger E. Davis
Katsikos
Barry College
University of Miami
Indian River County
John W. Davis
Port St. Lucie
Joseph Veddere
Miami
Hugh Winn
Cleveand
Ohio
Bricks From Soldier Home Desired By UDC
Gov Carley Sanders says the United Daughters of the Confederacy may obtain bricks from Atlanta's Old Soldiers Home just torn down. The UDC plans to sell the bricks to fund a Confederate dead memorial at Stone Mountain Park. State Atty Gen Eugene Cook comments on constitutional issues.
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Atlanta, Ga
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Carley Sanders
Atlanta
UDC
Stone Mountain Park
Eugene Cook
Winter Hits With an Icy Blast
The Associated Press reports an icy blast following spring storms. Arkansas faces hard freeze warnings tonight as cold air moves in after a day of thunderstorms. Overnight lows dip to 20 degrees at Gilbert and below freezing elsewhere with 18 to 28 expected. Wednesday highs reached upper 60s to low 70s before a rapid fall into the 30s.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Gilbert
Sanders vows to fund bricks if needed say civic donor
The passage shows Sanders insisting the United Development Council would obtain the bricks by any means, even funding them personally if necessary, as a call for a symbolic or practical contribution from the state. The quote underscores a resolute stance on supporting the project despite financial hurdles.
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Sanders
UDC
Life in Arkansas: motorcycle, rabbit myth and bridge oddity
A 14 year old in Orwell near Jonesboro was struck by a speeding object on a motorcycle and found rabbit remnants at the scene, while a rare four hand bridge deal occurred at Mrs Horton's home with a confirmed shuffled deck. Newport sees Arkansas Arts Center Artmobile draw 1,250 visitors in a single day, a record.
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J. C. Tillman
Associated Press
Ronnie Harold Lamley
Orwell
Jonesboro
Lamley
Conway
William M. Horton
Charles Sttd
Mable Sherin
Eva Franklin
James Flanagin
Newport
Arkansas Arts Center
Arkansas
Edwin Brewer
Stormy Afternoon Hits Arkansas With Hail and Wind
Turbulent storms swept the northwest section bringing locally high winds and hail across the state. Rainfall remained minor while temperatures plunged about 20 degrees in an hour at Little Rock. Hail measured up to three quarters of an inch there and two inches at Batesville. A Wednesday tornado alert ended at 6 p.m. with no local tornadoes, though several occurred in neighboring states.
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Little Rock
Batesville
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