Release of Indigent Overruled in Arkansas Supreme Court
Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that Circuit Judge James R. Howard erred in freeing an indigent convict whose fine of 250 dollars for possessing stolen property could not be paid. The court upheld that fines may not automatically convert to jail time for indigents and sent the case back for further development with lawful options.
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Pulaski County
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Howard
Arkansas
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Conley Byrd
Conviction Upheld in Cabot Burglary Case
Lonoke County Circuit Court affirmed Leon ard Johnsons four year sentences on burglary and grand larceny stemming from the Western Auto store burglary in Cabot. The ruling also upheld a Chancery decision denying a suit for 540 over title and possession of a mobile home and two bulls between F. J. Youngs and Clifford Moores spouses.
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Lonoke County
Leonard Johnson
Johnson
Cabot
John T. Jernigan
Little Rock
F. J. Young
Clifford Moore
Arkansas Weather Summary for 24 Hours Ending Monday
Experiment Station report notes 24 hour period ending 7 am Monday with highs reaching upper 70s to low 80s and a cool down expected Tuesday. Partly cloudy conditions across Arkansas with occasional showers in the west late today and in the east tonight into Tuesday morning. Highs today in the upper 70s to low 80s, lows tonight upper 40s northwest to 50s elsewhere, cooler Tuesday with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s.
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Texarkana
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Little Rock
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Allamuuday
Arkansas High Court Rules On Multiple Appeals
The Associated Press reports on Arkansas Supreme Court proceedings with reversals and affirmations from various circuits. Cases include Harris Andrews v. State from Columbia and Smith v. State from Lonoke, among others, with adjustments on remands and partial affirmations. Rehearing petitions are denied in several matters while some motions are deferred pending merits.
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Fort Smith
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Al Rose, Camden News Editor, Dies at 69
Al Rose, 69, longtime Camden Arkansas newsman and civic leader, died Sunday night after a heart attack. He edited the Camden News until 1967 and wrote the daily column Alfalfa. A university of Missouri graduate, he started at the News in 1917 and became editor in 1931. He also served as Ouachita Hospital public relations director and was named Camden Man of the Year in 1969. Funeral plans incomplete. memorials suggested to United Charities or Arkansas Enterprises for the Blind.
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Showers Ahead for Arkansas Tonight
National Weather Service forecasts showers for Arkansas early tonight as autumn weather shifts to unsettled conditions. Skies darken with moving moisture likely bringing scattered rain and mild temperatures across the state tonight into tomorrow.
Farm Family of the Year honors go to Denver Ward clan
The Denver Ward family dairy operation four miles east of Falcon Nevada County is named Farm Family of the Year for 1971. They milking 170 Holstein cows on about 600 acres, with grain sorghum soybeans milo corn and wheat, and operate a modern, technologically equipped farm. The Wards and other county winners will receive a Nevada County plaque at a October civic club meeting and join a December 10 awards luncheon in Little Rock. Mrs Ward bakes, crochets, and decorates cakes for public occasions. The Wards are active in church and local agricultural groups while children Dena and Dena attend Stamps schools and activities.
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Falcon
Nevada County
Bank of Prescott
Little Rock
Arkansas Power and Light Company
Arkansas Press Association
W.R. Hambright
Ward
Gary
Longview
Texas
Susan
Dallas
Dena
Stamps
Wendy
Mesquite
University of Arkansas
Production Credit Association
Hopeful Desegregation Bill Faces Swift House Passage
Speaker Carl Albert seeks to move a 1.5 billion school desegregation bill through the House with limited debate and no amendments to avoid exposing Northern liberals to a busing vote. The Emergency School Assistance Program would fund 0.5 billion this year and 1 billion next year, but Nixon's anti-busing stance complicates support and local politics.
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Associated Press
Washington
Carl Albert
Albert
House
Nixon
Bearden Dies. services held at Shover Springs Church
William Barto Bearden, a retired farmer and Shover Springs Baptist Church member, died early Sunday. Survivors include wife Essie, two sons James Alfred and Joseph M., two daughters Mrs. Porter Powers and Mrs. Herman Davis, and two brothers. Funeral was Monday at Shover Springs Church, burial at Shover Springs Cemetery. Karl R. Bearman, 62, of Siloam Springs died after a heart attack at War Memorial Stadium during an Arkansas-Texas A&M game.
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Hope
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Herman Davis
Kiowa
Oklahoma
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Dewey Bearden
Lubbock
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Shover Springs
Herndon Funeral Home of Hope
Little Rock
Karl R. Bearman
Siloam Springs
University of Arkansas Medical Center
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