Murder trial at DeWitt to begin today
The first degree murder trial of Benny West of DeWitt opens in Circuit Court for the 1970 slaying of Jimmy Wampler, 27, a rice farmer from Fair Oaks. Prosecutor Sam Weems, defense attorney Guy H. Matt Jones, and several co-defendants are noted, with Judge Andrew Ponder presiding.
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Dewitt, Ark
Benny West
DeWitt
Jimmy Wayne Wampler
Fair Oaks
Sam Weems
Stuttgart
West
Guy H.matt Jones
Conway
Jones
Wampler
Joe Keagebien
U.S. Supreme Court
Keagebein
Teddy Kittler
Larry Mannis
Circuit Court
Andrew Ponder
Newport
Henry Means
Malvern
Mannis
Bumpers urges graduates to engage in politics
Gov. Dale Bumpers told Arkansas Polytechnic College graduates not to shun politics calling it the least desirable profession. He urged that government reflects the people and warned that injustice may win briefly but cannot endure while free institutions like the press remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russellville
Ark
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas Polytechnic College
Bumpers
ISRAEL IX A Return to War and the Suez Crisis Recalled
A historical overview cites the 1956 Suez crisis and Israel's Sinai advance, noting British French and American pressure, UN mediation, and the stalemate that followed. It highlights the international stakes tied to regional power and the enduring sense that the Middle East events affect global outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Friends Service Committee
Nasser
Suez Canal
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
United States
Sinai
United Nations
Sharm el Sheikh
Strait of ‘Tiran
Globe
Middle East
Euphrates
Desert
Camden 28 acquitted in draft board raid in New Jersey
A U S District Court jury acquitted 17 Vietnam war protesters once tied to an abortive Aug. 22 1971 draft board raid in Camden. Although participants admitted involvement FBI testimony and judge remarks on government overreach were cited in the verdict. The defendants included seven men and five women with one cited resident from Brightwaters New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N.J
FBI
U.S. District Court
Joan Reilly
Brightwaters
N.Y
Vietnam
Selective Service Local Board
Federal
Carl Broege
Newark
Asst
U.S
John Barry
Robert W. Hardy
Hardy
Clarkson S. Fisher
Committee to outline Cox's role
The Senate Judiciary Committee discusses how much independence Archibald Cox will have as Watergate special prosecutor. Elliott Richardson outlines full authority to investigate the 1972 election offenses, including the break in and White House related allegations, with Cox asserting independence to do the job right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Archibald Cox
Cox
U.S
Elliot I. Richardson
Nixon
Richardson
Watergate
White House
Department of Justice
Publc
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Rotarians view wildlife film at Hope luncheon
Rotary members heard Cecil Bittle present a film on wildlife titled So Little Time at the Hope club meeting on May 18. Distributed by the Interior Department and Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, it warned of extinction risk if conservation fails. President Bob Gullett led the session with three guests in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Bittle
Hope Rotary Club
Department of the Interior
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Bob Gullett
Yancey Reynolds
Richard Woodson
Livermore
Calif
A. A. Calloway
Beawnont
Tex
Economists in an Urban Age by Brewster
David E. Brewster, agricultural historian in the Economic Research Service, argues in Farm Index that urban and rural sectors are tightly linked. He cites city blues in need of housing and services, while rural areas suffer lack of opportunity prompting outmigration to cities.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
David E. Brewster
Economic and
The
Economic Research Service
Brewster
Farm Index
Department
U.S
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Canal
Strait of Tiran
Frances Mollet
Russia
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Elvis Presley
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Eden
Richard Dreyfuss
Captain Yossaran
Karen Valentine
ABC
KTBS
Jackson, Miss
Steve Duran
Litte Rock
Duran
Jay Aleya
Kin Hubbard
Fis Family Center
Hervey Square
Bankamericard
Bright & Aisy
Washington (Ap
Edwin M. Wheeler
Fertilizer Institute
Penn Central
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