Constitution Proposal Is Defeated in Arkansas Vote
In the general election Arkansas voters defeated the proposed new state constitution with about 126,082 for and 179,938 against as precincts reporting. Other measures to repeal full crew railroad laws and to fund a state library building also failed. Governor-elect Rockefeller and Dale Bumpers backed the constitution.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Dale Bumpers
Foes
General Assembly
Arkansas
State Capitol
Republicans Increase Strength In Congress
In Arkansas John Paul Hammerschmidt won a third term defeating Democrat Donald Poe with 78,359 to 39,791 votes as 762 of 842 precincts reported. Nationwide Republicans gain in the Senate but Democrats retain majority. Albert Gore defeated in Tennessee, Buckley wins New York, and other contests shift balance amid Nixon era politics.
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Little Rock
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Donald Poe
Arkansas
Hammerschmidt
Wilbur D. Mills
David Pryor
William W. Alexander
Hammer
Nixon
Poe
Hi. L. Schwartz
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
Chamber of Congress
Tennessee
Albert Gore
Spiro T. Agnew
Gore
GOP
Connecticut
Maryland
Ohio
Richard Roudebush
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson Tit
Sen
Ralph T. Smith
California
George Murphy
George Bush
Texas
Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr
Ralph Yarborough
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Panhandler Faces Mockery and Fatigue from Remarks
New York AP writer HAL BOYLE catalogs the jibes panhandlers endure on the street. He lists quips about caviar, bubble gum, Hollywood adulation, bus fare, rival stores and stale routines, noting the annoyance and weariness the beggar Roscoe shows after years on the same corner.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Roscoe
Hollywood
Bum
Hempstead County Votes Shift in 1966 Elections
In Hempstead County Arkansas voters favored Democrats in most races with John Paul Hammerschmidt leading 3535 to 2480 over Poe. Dale Bumpers Rockefeller and Carruth also carried. Lt Governor Riley won big. Kelly Bryant led Sheets. Attorney General Thornton won 5321 to 677. library tax and its bond failed. constitution vote narrowly defeated. Act 1 repeal passed county but not statewide. road tax passed narrowly. City of Hope saw Frank Douglas beat Cornelius. Justice of the Peace races cited winners in DeRoan and Ozani townships. A Marine sergeant, John M. Sweeney, was charged with desertion and aiding the enemy in Vietnam after returning to the U.S. from Sweden.
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Hempstead County
Arkansas
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Poe
Dale Bumpers
Rockefeller
Carruth
Riley
Cockrill
Blanton
Kelly Bryant
Sheets
Thornton
Warnock
City of Hope
Frank Douglas
D. June Cornelius
Worthy
Love
Matthews
Marine
Bryant Praises Voter Confidence After Victory
LITTL E ROCK AP Secretary of State Kelly Bryant expressed appreciation for the faith and confidence Arkansans placed in him after winning a fifth term by defeating Republican Jim Sheets of Siloam Springs. He credited his record and service policy for the victory and thanked supporters statewide.
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Little Rock
Kelly Bryant
Arkansas
Bryant
Jim Sheets
Siloam Springs
Bumpers Beats Rockefeller in Arkansas Democratic Victory
Dale Bumpers wins a fifth term as governor with a decisive victory over Rockefeller. Ray Thornton Sr. is elected state attorney general, defeating John Norman Warnock as no Republican candidates ran for the post. Sheets and Thornton win party nominations. Bryant and Sheets hold related statewide offices and renew campaigns.
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Little Rock
Kelly Bryant
Ray Thornton Sr
Sheridan
Bryant
Kim Sheets
Thornton
American Party
John Norman Warnock
Camden
Sheets
Warnock
Hope
National Association of Secretaries of State
John Brown University
Siloam Springs
Richard Earl Griffin
Crossett
W. R.witt
Stephens
Board
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Joe Purcell
Purcell
Light Snow in Northern Arkansas Tuesday Night
Light snow fell in northern portions of Arkansas Tuesday and Tuesday night with no significant accumulation. A chance of brief flurries persists in higher elevations today, while scattered light showers affect the northeast half, ending by tonight. A cooling spell remains before a warming trend as a high pressure ridge moves in. Temperature readings include 34 Fayetteville, 32 Harrison, 34 Jonesboro, 35 Pine Bluff, 37 Texarkana, 37 El Dorado, 37 Memphis, 39 Little Rock, and 41 Fort Smith.
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Immu
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Harrison
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
el Dorado
Memphis
Lidle Rock
Fort Smith
Sentenced in Fatal Shooting Near Pine Bluff
AP report: Circuit Judge Henry W. Smith sentenced John L. Taylor, 25, to seven years in prison for the death of his wife Vickie Lou Taylor at their Harding home near Pine Bluff. Found guilty of voluntary manslaughter after a delayed sentencing following a Thursday verdict. jury had recommended seven years.
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Pine Bluff
Henry W. Smith
John L. Taylor
Taylor
Slaughter
Smith
Vickie Lou
Harding
Democrats win big in governor races and Senate gains
AP Political Writer Carl P. Learsdorf reports Democrats built a strong 1972 presidential bid with major victories in gubernatorial contests while defending Senate influence. Democrats secured control of both houses for the ninth straight election, widening their House margin and trimming midterm losses in the Senate.
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Carl P. Learsdorf
Washington (Ap
Nixon
Senate
Congress
House
Magnolia Plant Merger Approved
Magnolia Plant in Magnolia Arkansas reports Southern Extrusions merging with Howmet Corp Greenwich Conn. Board approval pending Howmet board and Southern Ex trusions shareholders. In Arkansas news Dale Bumpers wins governor race with 65 percent, securing full Democratic control of state offices. defeats Rockefeller. Bob Riley wins lieutenant governor. John Paul Hammerschmidt secures third term in 3rd District. Other Democrats retain all seven constitutional offices. Republicans gain few seats in legislature.
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Magnolia, Ark
APS
Southern Extrusions, Inc
Magnolia
Howmet Corp
Greenwich, Conn
Howmet
Southern Extrusions
Statehouse
Robert Shaw
Associated Press
Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Winthrop Rockefeller
Bumpers
Rockefeller
Bob Riley
Arkadelphia
Sterling R. Cockrill Jr
Riley
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Norrison
Donald Poe
Wilbur D. Mills
David Pryor
William V. Alexander
Jim Sheets
Cockrill
Walter Carruth
American Party
Carruth
GOP
Hubert L. Blanton
Hughes
Escapee Is Recaptured at Cummins Prison Farm
Prison authorities report Charles Williams, 30, of McGehee, recaptured Tuesday afternoon after escaping Cummins Prison Farm earlier that morning while employed at the prison dairy.
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Cummins Prison
Farm, Ark
Charles Williams
McGehee
Cummins
All Around Town Highlights Local Students and Events
Ellen Turner of Hendrix College is named among 17 for Cardinal Key honor society membership. Amy Harris of Washington to perform a student recital at Southern State College with accompanist Donna Jo Colquitt. Audubon Society in Hope invited to meeting at Southern State College with Craig McKinnon presenting a Gulf Coast birding slide. Wayburn Humpries awarded the Meritorious Service Medal at Randolph AFB. Hempstead County Farm Bureau to hold a Nov 5 potluck meeting at 7:00 p.m.
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Ellen Turner
Hendrix College
Cardinal Key
McDowell Turner
Miss Turner
Graves
WEC
Galloway Hall
Amy Harris
Washington
Southern State College Fine Arts
Miss Harris
Donna Jo Colquitt
Magnolia
Saratoga High School
Southern State
da Capo
John F. Harris
County Audubon Society
Wilson Hall
Southern State College
Craig McKinnon
The
International Paper Company
Springhill
Gulf Coast
U.S. Air Force
Wayburn D. Humphries
Earl Morris
Holly Springs
Randolph Afb
Texas
Set
Humphries
Hickam Afb
Autrey Wilson
Hempstead County Farm Bureau
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Oklahoma
Kiefer, Okla
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Kenneth Tinker
Ark
Tinker
Kiefer
John Paul
Harrison, Ark
Clint Wheeler
Tommy Harris Jr
Panhandler
Hempstead
Marine Corps Today
Vietnam
Marine Corps
John M. Sweeney
West Babylon
N.Y
United States
Sweden
Sweeney
Dale
Magnolia Plant
Star
Marvin Powell
St. Michael’s Hospital
Audubon Society
Columbia
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