Editorial Signatures Stir State Debate On Accountability
A state bill in Maho would require newspaper editorials to be signed or initiated by the writer, raising questions about responsibility in journalism while lawmakers weigh roll call votes and disclosure of speechwriters and law clerks. Separate items note unemployment benefits' relation to strikes, and a Chicago credit card fraud ring simulating $10 million theft.
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New York
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Montgomery
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Cloudy Skies and Rising Arkansas Temperatures
The Associated Press reports Arkansas will remain cloudy with a chance of showers into Tuesday. A Weather Bureau outlook notes continued cool, damp conditions, with temperatures in the mid 30s to mid 40s across cities like Fayetteville, Texarkana, Pine Bluff, and Memphis delayed by unsettled conditions.
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Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Mediphia
Fayette
Harissy
Tahesturs
Pine
Texarkana
Memphis
Boar Fort
Arkansas Supreme Court Allows Second Prosecution After Murder Acquittal
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled 4 3 that Dennis Turner may be tried for robbery after an acquittal on murder tied to the same act. Chief Justice Harris wrote the test is jeopardy for the same offense, not simply the same act, and noted the robbery charge can proceed despite the murder acquittal. The case arose from Hempstead County involving the death of Larry Wayne Yates on December 25, 1968.
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Arkansas Supreme Court
Carleton Harris
W. SH. Arnold II
Dennis Turner
Supreme Court
Turner
Larry Wayne Yates
Yates
Arkansas
Mander
High Court
Harris
Washington
Washington Supreme Court
Eaho
Fires Continue to Add to Turkey Quake Toll May Reach 1300
Gediz and surrounding towns faced new tremors with no added deaths. Officials fear the death toll could reach 1,300 as archeologists, troops, and highway workers scour rubble. Rain slowed firefighting while tents and relief supplies pour in from Eskisehir, Kulahya, and Red Crescent.
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Nick Ludington
Associated Press
Gediz
Anatolian
Istanbul
Hayrettin Nakipoglu
Eskisehir
Kulahya
Bakerlea
Kutahya
Getz
Alyon
Thian Aras
Kalahys
Red Crescent Relief Organization
Erzincan
Men Rushed to Help Two Outposts
South Vietnamese rangers and armored units moved 30 miles southwest from the Cambodian border to reinforce a training camp and towns in the Seven Mountains area of the western Mekong Delta after two days of North Vietnamese rocket mortar and ground attacks. About 30 to 40 people were killed and around 200 wounded in the clashes, with B-51 strikes and ongoing air and artillery support aiding relief efforts.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Mekong Delta
Flarcuy
Seven Mountains
Tri Ton
Chi Lang
Delta
U.S
The Exhausting Battle Over Pollution Finds Cars Flunk the Test
Federal officials disclose that 70 to 40 percent of cars fail to meet pollution standards in real use, while certification tests use prototype vehicles that perform better. Rep. Paul Rogers notes the issue and questions the reliability of test results and enforcement. The piece cites statements by J T Middleton of the Air Pollution Control Administration and GM executives.
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Paul Rogers
D-Fla
Rogers
T. Middleton
Middleton
Accidents Reported by City Police
Hope City Police logged three weekend accidents on Highway 67 east and west of Elin. Jerry McWilliams of Prescott and Willam Fairchild of Houston were involved. Fairchild charged with driving while intoxicated. Light damage occurred to other vehicles. no charges in the North Little Rock collision.
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Highway 67
Jerry McWilliams
Prescott
Willam E. Fairchild
Houston
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Brown
Fairchild
Elin
Garry Dean Clark
John
Lester
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Tax returns rise in Arkansas on 1040A form changes
AP reports Lois Cook, assistant district director of the IRS, says Arkansas tax returns average about 35 dollars higher than last year. She cites elimination of the 1040A short form as partly responsible for the increase and notes the trend was observed Saturday.
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Brofet Cookie
Internal Revenue Service
Arkansas
Cook
Two Charged in Foreline Theft from Hull Boats
Two men named Robert West and Luther C Burton were charged with stealing foreline from boats at the West End key. Officers Haltom and Clark assisted in the case and provided statements.
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Westend
Robert West
Luther C. Burton
Haltom
Clark
Wails
Carswell Forces Putting on Own Drive
Carswell supporters intensify a public push to confirm G Harrold Carswell to the Supreme Court. Deputy Atty. Gen. Kleindienst cites opponents attacking his racial beliefs and judicial record while praising a court panel and endorsements from judges and Sen. Cooper. Confirmation votes loom with a key recommittal set for April 6 and final vote on April 8.
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G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Carswell
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Justice Department
Kleindienst
Tallahassee
Fla
Abe Fortas
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Cooper
Nixon
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Birch E. Bayh
D-Ind
Senate Judiciary Comeittee
Court Agrees to Hear UMW Price Fixing Conspiracy
The Supreme Court will review a Chattanooga federal court ruling that dismissed charges alleging the United Mine Workers conspired with major coal producers to squeeze small marginal operators in the southeastern Tennessee coal field. The appeal argues a 1950 national wage agreement was manipulated to set and enforce monopoly terms.
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Supreme Court
United Mine Workers Union
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Cineinmati
Burglars Break In At Local Gas Co on Walnut
Burglars entered Chester Mays Botate Gas Co on Walnut and escaped with about 75 to 100 dollars. Entrance was gained through the back door. Three suspects are being held by city police.
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Cambodia teeters toward civil war amid Sihanouk dispute
Cambodia faces mounting unrest as government forces crack down on demonstrations against the post-Sihanouk regime. Army units guard Mekong crossings and gunboats patrol the river while police struggle to maintain order. Reports of defections and violent clashes suggest a fragile move toward civil war.
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Associated Press
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Phnom
Penh
Cambodia
Bremide Lon ‘Nol
United Nations
United States
Ie Nol
Nodom Sihanouk
Nithe Bo
Vietnam
Laos
Nol
U.N. Security Council
New York
Sihanouk
Security Council
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France
Gow
Mekong
Whch
Kompong Cham
Injuries Fatal to Wreck Victim in Little Rock
Mrs Lillian McCelyay Vaughn of Little Rock died in a hospital after being struck by a car that rolled down a hill following a collision with a truck. Police said she was struck by her own car. Suspect questioned Monday.
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Little Rock
Lillian McCelyay Vaughn
Ttle Rock
Vaughn
All Around Town Carter Reports Hempstead County Tax Office Figures
Carter Hempstead County Tax Assessor reports 1969 total assessments rose from 19,337,107 to 17,472,205 in value, an increase in assessed valuation. Officials note 18 percent official rate and county land value increases will raise 1970 taxes by about eight million dollars. Also mentions local hospitalizations and Spring Hill basketball tourney kickoff and Tuesday schedule.
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Hempstead
Hempstead Counnty
Public Service Commission
Little Rock
Manoy Higher
Hempolesd
President Nixon in Florida Easter weekend with postal talks scheduled
President Nixon spent Easter weekend in Florida and the Bahamas and planned a late afternoon conference in Washington. Talks between government officials and seven postal unions were reportedly going well as he prepared to confer with party leaders and face confirmation debates over Justice Carswell. White House sources said Nixon would also meet Senate Republicans and discuss the Carswell nomination as the April 6 vote approached.
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Nixon Mushag
Washington
Ler General Union
Bockdod Iestead
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Nixon
Florida
Bahamas
Bar
Carswell
Supreme Court
Key Biscayne
Presbyterian Church
John A. Huffman Jr
White House
Key Repub. Means
Senate
Jor Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Lawmakers Consider Centralized Computer System Proposal
Arkansas lawmakers Brandus and Ledbetter of Lisle Boek push a plan for a centralized state agency computer system. The Friday agenda also includes a rezoning bill and a motion to invest in Southland Racing Corp. which runs the Greyhound track in West Memphis.
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Brandus
Joel Ledbetter
Lisle Boek
Arkansas Lagleletye
Branson
Ledbetter
Southland Racing Corp
Wast Memphis
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