Lawsuit seeks order to force voting machines in Conway
A Tuesday filing in Covenit Court asks Faulkner County Board of Election Commissioners to begin steps to acquire voting machines after voter approval in the 1968 general election. Plaintiff Robert T Kirkwood, a State College of Arkansas biology professor, heads Citizens Group for Voting Machines. Defendants include commissioners Tom Lindsey and Clarence Johnson and county judge Jesse Carter. The board contends no funds exist for purchase or lease and has hired private counsel. A court date was set for 9 a.m. Saturday.
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Conway
Ark
Covenit
Fiulkner County
Robert T Kirkwood
State College of Arkansas
Citizens Group For
John F James
Tom Lindsey
Clarence Johnson
Jesse Carter
Alex G. Streett
Russellville
Faulkner County
Carter
Streett
George Hartje Jr
William C. Braail
Circuit Court
Russell C. Roberts
Roberts
Breaks Records To Earn UP Back of The Week
Eric Allen nicknamed the Flea rushed seven times for Michigan State in a 43-10 win over Purdue, breaking Minnesota’s Clint Jones record for most yards by a running back in a game by three. He surpassed Michigan State single season yardage and career yardage marks, bringing praise from Coach Duffy Daugherty who called it the greatest individual back performance he has witnessed.
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Associated Press
Flea
Eric Alien
Michigan State
Eric the
Spartans
Purdue
Clint Jones
Minnesota Vikings
Joneses
Midigan
Ron Johnson
Allen
Sonny Grandelius
Lyon Chandnois
Duffy Daugherty
Eric Allen
Battlefield Activity at a Low Level
Battlefield actions in South Vietnam stayed muted with nine enemy attacks noted by the South Vietnamese command. A 100 round mortar barrage hit Fire Base Fuller near the DMZ, and a 22 round strike hit an infantry battalion in the central highlands where one soldier was killed and nine wounded. US forces report most helicopters usable after Typhoon Hester, later revisions show 130 helicopters damaged. Vietnam Press cites 186 killed and 12 injured in typhoon and floods, with extensive destruction to homes and schools. President Thieu visited the stricken regions as relief efforts continue.
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South Vietnam
Fuller
Demilitarized Zone
Central Highlands
Kontum
U.S
Hester
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Sanday
Command
Pave
Governors and mayor races across states listed
The Associated Press lists winners from Tuesday's general elections. Mississippi selects Bill Waller for governor while Wendell Ford wins in Kentucky. Philadelphia and Cleveland choose new mayors, with Joseph Miale in San Francisco and Richard Toda in Indianapolis. Heinz triumphs in Pittsburgh congress race.
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Mississippi
Bill Waller
Rkentucks
Wendell Ford
Phidelphia
Frank E
Rizza
Kevin H. Hite
Cleveland
Ralph J. Perk
San Francisco
Joseph JC
Harding College A Cappella Chorus to Hope concert tour stop
The Harding College A Cappella Chorus, a 50 member group from a 75 member ensemble, directed by Dr. Kenneth Davis Jr., performs religious music at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Hope Church of Christ as part of a nine day U.S. tour through Louisiana Texas and Arkansas. The program includes spirituals five sections and works by Hollaway Bach and Brahms. Harding College, a liberal arts school with 2060 students from 46 states and 17 foreign countries, supports radio and recording activity for Hymns from Harding.
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Harding
William W. Hollaway
Bach
Brahms
Eagles Linebacker Hobbs Greeted by Honor in Hospital
Philadelphia AP reports Bill Hobbs, an outside linebacker for the Eagles, was hospitalized at Graduate Hospital after a pain forced him to sleep on the floor Monday night. He learned he was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Week, astonished that the honor covers the league.
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Bill Hobbs
Associated Press
National Football League
Hobbs
Graduate Hospital
NFL
Eagles
Siani Receives AP Lineman of the Week Award
Villanova receiver Mike Siani, once a forgotten man, caught 12 passes for 248 yards and five touchdowns in a 33 27 win over Xavier. The AP named him National College Lineman of the Week after a breakout performance that revived his season and shifted Villanova’s offense toward the run.
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Ralph Bernstein
Associated Press
Villanova
Mike Siani
Xavier
Liam
Simi
Sianit
Mike
Siani
Stan
Lou Ferry
First Canadian to win major baseball award Cy Young
Ferguson Jenkins of Chatham Ontario became the first Canadian named a major baseball award winner by a panel of writers winning the Cy Young. He said the honor boosts his bargaining power for a Chicago Cubs contract and reflected on World Series prestige and his 1971 season as a peak in wins runs and innings. He plans to spend winter in Chatham and set high future goals.
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Ont
Ferguson Jenkins
Chatham
Jenkins
Chicago Cubs
Bob Gibson
Ted Williams
Willie Mays
Cubs
Tis Jenkins
Kathy
Lake St. Clair
Warren Spahn
Spahn
Brown Scores in Basketball And in Politics
Roger Brown, 29, of the Indiana Pacers, won an at large Indianapolis city council seat in the municipal elections and then scored 24 points as the Pacers overwhelmed the Carolina Cougars 147-116. Brown, a Brooklyn native and ABA star, helped Indiana raise its record to 7-2 in the ABA West and is active in police work and community outreach.
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Roger Brown
Indiana Pacers
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Dayton
Indianapolis
American Basketball Association
Pacers
Carolina Cougars
Kentucky
Carolina
Virginia
Utah
Denver
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
N.Y
Allarge
Fraternal Order of Police
Indiana
Teach
Jim Madaniels
Cousurs
Wari Birewts
Environment Groups Race the Clock Over Alaska Nuclear Test
Washington AP reports environmental groups and the AEC raced to prepare for the Cannikin underground blast off Amchitka Island. Advocates seek injunctions and disclose documents while weather, logistics, and winter delays threaten the schedule for a six million ton TNT yield test. Demonstrations occurred in Washington and Anchorage as groups warn of environmental hazards.
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Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Amchitka Island
Alaska
U.S. Court of Appeals
ABC
Aleutian Islands
Committee For Nuclear Responsibility
Supreme Court
Japan
Canada
White House
Anchorage
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