Seattle Teen Questioned Over Capitol Bomb Plot
Leslie Bacon, 19, was questioned in a rare Sunday grand jury session about possible planning in Seattle for the March 1 bombing of the U.S. Capitol. She remained jailed on $100,000 bond as a material witness and was to return for a fourth day of testimony. Investigators hinted at a link between the Capitol bombing in the Senate wing and Seattle meetings or plans, while Bacon’s lawyers contested the line of questioning.
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Jack Mayne
Associated Press
Seattle, Wash
Leslie Bacon
Seattle
U.S. Capitol
Miss Bacon
U.S
Michael Fayad
Washington, D.C
Fayad
Senate
Capitol
John
Atherton
Calif
Seattle-area
Jeffrey Steinborn
Steinborn
New Attack on South by N Vietnam Near Da Nang
North Vietnamese forces renewed shelling on the Dai Loc district headquarters south of Da Nang, firing 60 shells before dawn. A communique reported no casualties from this attack, while the prior night’s ground assault left 92 enemy dead and two captured, with militia forces taking 33 rifles and 12 heavy weapons and suffering 15 killed and 53 wounded. US air strikes aided Saigon defenders. Four US artillery base personnel were wounded. South Korean marines near Dai Loc captured 68 suspected Viet Cong, with four killed by booby traps.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
da Nang
Dai Loc
U.S
Cambodia's New Premier in Trouble
Cambodia's chief of state Cheng Heng announced a new government plan making Lon Nol the president of moral authority. Brig. Gen. In Tam, National Assembly president, declined to form a new cabinet, saying he could not meet Lon Nol and may withhold support as Lon Non is suspected to seek a top post in the new regime. The air of uncertainty centers on Lon Nol's brother Lon Non, head of the CIA, amid March 1 bombing context.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Cheng Heng
Lon Nol
In Tam
National Assembly
Lon Non
Central Intelligence Agency
Arkansas Weather Report For 24 Hours Ending Monday
Weather Experiment Station presents 24 hour report with high 82 and low 50. Forecast calls for continued fair weather in Arkansas through Tuesday. Expect a cool night and warmer Tuesday with lows ranging from the upper 30s in the northeast to the 50s in the south and west. Highs Tuesday projected in the 70s to low 80s.
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Arkansas
Rogers Tours Jordan by Helicopter in AP Dispatch
Secretary of State William P. Rogers conducted an unannounced helicopter tour over parts of Jordan, including toward the Jordan Valley and Irbid, before meeting King Hussein to discuss the Arab Israeli conflict. Government sources confirmed the flight path and Kohists.
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Lewis Gulicke
Associated Press
Amman
Jordan
William P. Rogers
Hussein
Rogers
Jordan Valley
Irbid
Jordan River
Israel
Middle East
Beirut
John Pau Jones
Slaying of Lawyer in Russellville: Oliver Simpson Held
Prosecutor filed first degree murder charges against Oliver Simpson 58 of Russellville in the weekend shooting death of Charles Gardner 54 a local lawyer and former city attorney. Gardner a World War II Army veteran and active community member was killed by shotgun blast at his home as his wife watched. Local authorities led by Pope County Sheriff Abernathy and city police Chief Spinks investigated. Mrs Gardner could not identify the assailant. Gardner funeral planned at Central Presbyterian Church Russellville with burial at Rest Haven Memorial Park.
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Russellville, Ark
Alex G. Streett
Charles Gardner
Russellville
Oliver Simpson
Simpson
Conway
Gardner
Pope County
Bill Abernathy
Howard Spinks
Paul McDonald
Streett
Abernathy
Arkansas Valley Loan Association
Small Business Administration
Central Presbyterian Church
Rest Haven Memorial Park
Brock Case Sent Back for Retrial
Arkansas Supreme Court orders new trial for John Weber in the 1969 shooting death of Claude Brock. Weber, convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 21 years, had testimony from Eva Jane Carter ruled admissible despite questions of marriage. The ruling centers on whether Carter could be called as a witness against Weber.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
John Weber
Claude Brock
Weber
Brock
Concord
Cleburne County
Supreme Court
Lyle Brown
Joe Villines
Eva Jane Carter
Eva Jane Weber
Villines
Jane
Texas
Mexico
Rotary talk on Millwood Lake draw down plan
Hope Rotary Club luncheon at Town and Country featured Paul Choates of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission explaining a post Labor Day draw-down of Millwood Lake. The plan aims to curb moss in shallow waters, reduce small bream, and limit rough fish reproduction to preserve future good fishing. Attending officials included James Cummings, John Sanderland, Gary Don Formby, Paul Cheates, and Ben Waller, with visiting Rotarian Mason Andres of Texarkana and guests Gene Allen, Vic Campbell, Jerry Johnson, and Bob Webb.
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Hope Rotary Club
Dorsey McRae
Paul Choates
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Millwood Lake
Millwood
Game and Fish Commission
James Cummings
John Sanderland
Gary Don Formby
Paul Cheates
Ben Waller
C. R
Dick” Moore
Mason Andres
Texarkana
Gene Allen
Vic Campbell
Jerry Johnson
Bob Webb
State Supreme Court Reverses and Affirms Arkansas Cases
The Associated Press reports decisions from Arkansas state courts including affirmations and reversals across Cleburne Johnson and Pulaski Circuits. Cases involve Weber vs Arkansas, Rogers vs Arkansas, Marshall vs Arkansas, and others with motions and dates noted for rehearings, dismissals, and calendar recesses through 1971.
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THE
Associated Press
Carleton Harris
John Weber
State of Arkansas
Cleburne Circuit
George Rose Smith
Lois Rogers
Johnson Circuit
Lyle Brown
Cleburne
John A. Fogleman
Robert L Marshall
Pulaski Circuit
Housing Authority of
City of Little Rock
Ark
Gussie Alman
Pulaski City
J. Fred Jones
Lloyd L. Hayes
Ottis Watson
Washington City
Conley Byrd
Frank Nally
Pulaski
van Meters
Emma Murphy Addington
Phillips City
Frank Holt
Pine Bluff National Bank
First Federal Savings & Law Association
Jefferson Circuit
Kenneth D. Medlock
Farmington School District No. 6
Washington County School Board
Appellee
Arkansas State Highway Commission
John F. Hawkins
Mexicans Segregated in Southwest Schools Study Says
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights reports that Mexican American students in Arizona California Colorado New Mexico and Texas are severely isolated in the Southwest. About 30 percent of Chicano students in the region attend schools with a predominance of Mexican Americans.
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Washington
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Southwest
Arizona
California
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Austin
Tex
Obituaries for Ruby E Long and Charles A Rush
Ruby E Long 74 died Saturday after a lengthy illness in Hempstead County. He was a lifelong resident, retired merchant, and Methodist. Survivors include wife Eunice, brothers Theo and Russell, sister Mrs Ralph Wray. funeral Tuesday 2 30 pm at Oakcrest Chapel with Rev Merlin Cox. interment Memory Gardens, Oakcrest Funeral Home Hope. Charles A Rush 68 of Dallas Texas sister of Hope city manager Garland Medders died in Dallas. Survived by three sons Charles Gordon Rush Robert Garland Rush Will Edward Rush. four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending for Wednesday May 5 at First Presbyterian Coleman Texas. Coleman Funeral Home handling.
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Ruby E. Long
Hempstead County
Methodist Church
Eunice Long
Washington
Theo Long
Texas City
Russell
Maynard
Ark
Ralph Wray
Houston
Oakcrest Chapel
Merlin Cox
Memory Gardens
Oakcrest Funeral Home of Hope
Charles A. Rush
Dallas
Texas
Hope
Garland Medders
N. R. Carter
Lampassas
First Presbyterian Church
Coleman
Coleman Funeral Home
Pakistan Finds Rebels Unsubdued Amid East Pakistan Turmoil
RAWALPINDI AP The Awami League rout fails to end Bengali resistance, pushing Pakistan toward financial ruin and fueling a debate over military rule. West Pakistani forces struggle across Sylhet and Mymensingh while Bengalis go underground amid renewed violence in Dacca and Mohammedpur. Gen Yahya Khan aims to transfer power to civilians but seeks simultaneous control in East and West Pakistan.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
East Pakistan
Awami League
West Pakistan
Sylhet
Mymensingh
Panhandle
Chittagong
Bay of Bengal
The
Spear
Independence Movement
Dacca
Mohammedpur
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
East
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