Recall of Fulbright Absurd Stirs Arkansas Editor’s View
Our Daily Sliced Thin by The Editor Alex H. Washburn opposes a recall bid against Senator Fulbright while noting the 1968 voters’ contract and the political pressures. The piece discusses recall procedures, party politics, and the ethics of removing a duly elected official, contrasting Fulbright with rival figures and stressing the election trajectory toward 1974. Governor Rockefeller plans to attend the spring Republican Governors Conference in Santa Fe before preparations for a Petit Jean Mountain cattle sale.
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Johnson
Arkansas
Purcell
Kelly Bryant
Bryant
Jim Johnson
Senate
Edward Kennedy
BI Fulbright
People of
Holjer ‘Res
Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Santa Fe
N.M
Petit Jean Mountain
Author Norman Mailer Begins Three Day Jail Term
Author Norman Mailer started a three day sentence for his role in the 1967 Pentagon march. He denounced President Nixon as the loing embodiment of Uriah Heep, the hypocritical fiction figure.
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Alexandria
Norman Mailer
Pentagon
Mailer
Nixon
Federal Aid to Religion May Be Near
The Supreme Court narrowly endorsed tax exemptions for religious property while signaling openness to broader government support of religious institutions. Justice Brennan noted exemptions differ from subsidies as Justices Burger and Douglas debated church-state entanglement and independence amid upcoming cases, including Pennsylvania race track tax funds aiding private schools. A separate Arkansas crash killed William Harris, 50, of Batesville when a bus left the road into a ditch near Norfolk.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
William J. Brennan Jr
Warren E. Burger
William O. Douglas
Douglas
Pennsylvania
Joseph L. Bernadin
U.S. Catholic Conference
Alabama and Ohio vote in pivotal primary elections
Walter R. Mears reports Alabama voters participate in a Democratic presidential primary while Ohio voters select candidates for a key Senate race. The White House watches the outcome closely as both states hold significant contests.
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Walter R. Mears
Alabama
Ohio
Senate
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Alabama election may spur welfare reform key
In Washington AP report on Nixon welfare reform, House support remains confident bill will become law after Senate Finance Committee rebuff. Mills signals willingness to adjust work incentives. HEW data raise concerns about potential loss to families if work not pursued. Kent State shooting referenced as broader political backdrop impacting Ohio contest and GOP gains. See ALABAMA on page 2.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
House
Nixon
Senate Finance Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Senate
Health, Education and Welfare Department
HEW
John J. Williams
Delaware
Finance Committee
Kent State Riot Leaves Four Dead On Campus
Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, evacuated after fatal shootings during an antiwar demonstration. Guardsmen say they faced small caliber fire while a crowd hurled rocks. a helicopter was said to have spotted a sniper, a claim later disputed by officials. Four students died from single bullet wounds: Allison Krause, Sandy Scheuer, Jeffrey Miller, and William Schroeder. An inquiry by the Justice Department and National Guard followed.
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Kent, Ohio
Ohio Highway Patrol
Ohio National Guard
Kent State University
Michael Delaney
Guard
D. E. Manly
Manly
Justice Department
National Guard
Allison Krause
Pittsburgh
Sandy Lee Scheuer
Youngstown
Ohio
Jeffrey G. Miller
Plainview
William K. Schroeder
Lorain
Portage County
Robert Sybert
Krause
Scheurer
Schroeder
Miller
Sybert
Memories Offer Best Menu to Man's Mind
Hal Boyle notes memories form the mind's best menu during dull times. He lists vivid, humorous nostalgic touches from past decades including Anickel a jitney, boisterous fashion and social quirks, and House of memories that nourish the spirit. The piece reflects on how varied experiences season the present with pride and consolation.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Yases
Boston
Eleanor Roosevelt
Bloodmobile hits Hempstead County goal after drive
117 show up at Unity Baptist church on Monday to donate blood with 104 giving blood, marking Hempstead County's goal achievement for the first time in six years. Bloodmobile chair Hasker Jones thanks donors, nurses aides from Red River Vocational Tech, and Unity Baptist women and Rev. Gordon Renshaw for providing space. Over 600 plots of blood donated by county residents this year.
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Unity Baptist Church
Hempstead
Hasker Jones
Bloodmobile
Red River Vocational
Four State delegation seeks higher water project funding
A Four State delegation urged Congress to raise the budget for Arkansas River Basin water projects. Arkansas Oklahoma Kansas and Colorado spokesmen testified and asked about 95 million in appropriations, with 75 million recommended. They sought additions to the budget to boost funding and start nine reservoir constructions none currently in the budget.
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Oklahoma
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Colorado
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Harris Bateman
Tulsa
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Bateman
Wichita
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Birch, Candy
Copan
Skintook
Big Hill
Cedar Point
el Dorado
Trinidad
County Youth Job Program Receives Large Funding
The Neighborhood Youth Corps will start the Summer Program June 1 1970 with 1550 enrollees from low income families in 37 Arkansas counties. In Hempstead County 52 youths join this summer with total NYC wages reaching 302143.00 since 1965. Clint Jones Arkansas Farmers Union NYC administrator notes active county support and outlines an out-of-school program aiding high school dropouts in four counties.
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Lewis J. Johnson
Arkansas Farmers Union
Hempstead County
Hempstead
Clint Jones
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Department of Lachar
April Arkansas traffic deaths hit ten year low
Thirty four people died in Arkansas highway crashes last April, the fewest for the month in a decade, according to state figures released by authorities.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
War plans split on path of North Vietnam in Indochina
Washington reports show debate among U.S. leaders over how hard Hanoi can be pressed. Some think destroying Cambodian bases will cripple the three country war. others fear North Vietnamese can persist with a low key, selective approach across South Vietnam Cambodia and Laos while maintaining strong support from the Soviet Union and China. American troops launch major offensives into Cambodia with helicopters landings hampered by heavy fire and weather. Reports describe combat at Snoul and Pleiku as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces seek to root out North Vietnamese units dug in rubber plantations and towns.
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U.S
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Cambodia
Laos
Soviet Union
China
Indochina
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Ceentral
Fishhook
Snoul
Pleiku
Charles Ryan
Lew Vlaicldlvyy
Nixon
Peter Arnett
Arnett
Tanks Enter Snoul Amid Heavy Fighting in Cambodia
American Sherman tanks and armored carriers pushed into Snoul, a rubber town eight miles inside the Cambodian border, amid heavy resistance. Official reports say about 2,000 North Vietnamese troops were dug in around the town and nearby plantations along Routes 7 and 13, with ambush battles erupting as the column advanced.
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Snoul
Cambodia
U.S
Tthe
Fire destroys chicken house outside city limits
Hope Fire Department responded to a 6 am Tuesday call on Hy. 67 East to a chicken house owned by B. Moody. The building was a complete loss when firemen arrived, but they saved an adjoining shed filled with equipment. Cause of the fire not determined.
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B. Moody
Murder Charge at Pine Bluff
John Taylor 25 was charged with first degree murder in Pine Bluff after his wife Mrs. Vicky Taylor 24 was shot at their Hardin home near Pine Bluff on April 29. Taylor was arrested in Bossier City Louisiana.
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Pine Bluff, Ark
John Taylor
Vicky Taylor
Taylor
Hardin
Pine Bluff
Bossier City
Nancy Benson Named Miss Arkansas A&M at Monticello
Nancy Benson, a Hampton freshman, was chosen Miss Arkansas A&M at Monticello. The 5-foot blonde's measurements were listed as 36-24-36, reflecting the pageant result reported by the Associated Press.
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Monticello
Ark
Nancy Benson
Hampton
Arkansas A&m
All Around Town Spring graduation and campus news
May 25 at Stephen F. Austin State University marks graduation in Nacogdoches Texas with candidates including Danny Clements for Master of Fine Arts. Arkansas honors list adds Mortar Board inductees Peggy Nell Franks and Susan Shaddox with other sorority and club activity noted. Community notices include umpiring calls in Hope and medical auxiliary events, plus a canceled Rose Garden Club meeting aligned with Pilgrimage plans.
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Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches
Texas
Danny Clements
BU Clements
Rt. 4
Box 2654
Hope, Ark
University of Arkansas
Mortar Board
National
Peggy Nell Franks
J.W. Franks
Hope
Deadline for week end items to Starr News clubs churches
Special notice to clubs and churches to send week end announcements and pictures for Friday or Saturday editions. Deliver by Wednesday night or Thursday morning or the paper may omit publication. Management reserves right to enforce a 48 hour deadline for news events and advertising.
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