Arkansas Votes for Unified Governor-Lieutenant Seat
A veteran editor argues Arkansas should combine the offices of governor and lieutenant governor to avoid chaos seen in 1924 26 and today. He cites Terrall McCall Martineau clashes and urges a single party choice on ballots for top executive posts. He notes constitutional balance and calls for reform. A separate note reports fashion set ejectees Ivene Farrow Donyale Luna and Canadian actor Ian Quarner exiting a West End hotel amid a disturbance.
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Arkansas
Maurice
Footsie) Britt
Bil Wells
el Dorado Daily News
Tom J. Terrall
Senate
Terrall
Democratic Party
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S.B
Pete) McCall
Union County
John E. Martineau
Terall
Lee Cazort
Martineau
McCall
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
America
Americcan
Kansas
Leutenant
NDON
Ivene Wa Farrow
West End
Donyale Luna
Cavendish
Roup
Restau
Veterans Day Around the Nation
World War I ended in 1918 after more than 8.5 million soldiers died and up to 13 million people perished overall. Armistice was signed at 5 a.m. November 11, 1918, in Marshal Foch’s private railway car at Compiegne Forest, ending four years of global conflict.
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Hal Cooper
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
U.S. War Department
France
Germany
Britain
Russia
America
Serbia
Campiegne
Quake Felt Across 22 States Linked to Mississippi Silt Theory
An earthquake expert from Loyola University links Saturday's tremor centered in Albion Illinois to Mississippi River silt loading the crust. The 5.5 magnitude event was felt in 22 states with minor damage and two slight injuries in Southern Winds as towers swayed and chimneys toppled.
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Arab Immigrant and Sons Held in Plot to Kill Nixon
A 43 year old Arab immigrant and his two sons are jailed in 100000 bail each on conspiracy to murder and related charges in Brooklyn. Ahmed Na mer and his sons Hussein and Abdo face accusations tied to an alleged plot against President-elect Nixon. Police offered few details and investigators weighed possible ties to Sirhan Sirhan while Secret Service cautioned speculation. Nixon, at Key Biscayne, was told of the arrests and expressed no concern.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Richard M. Nixon
Brooklyn
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Yemen
Hussein
Art Abdo
West
Soirces
Washington
Secret Service
Mohsin Alami
United Nations
Cairo
al Ahram
New York City
America
Naimer
One Killed in Highway Accident
One person died on Arkansas highways during the weekend in a crash near Sulphur Springs as Leary McDaniel 52 of Bentonville lost control while passing on a curve. His passenger Lorene McDaniel 50 also of Bentonville was seriously injured.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Leary McDaniel
Bentonville
McDaniels
Sulphur Springs
Lorene McDaniel
Snow and Sleet Hit Arkansas Regions
Snow fell in Northwest Arkansas with up to three inches in higher elevations while rain sleet affected other areas. A statewide precipitation blanket was reported, with 24 hour rainfall from 0.03 inches at Blytheville to 0.55 at Fort Smith and lows from 48 to 92 degrees across the state.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Blytheville
Fort Smith
Wreath for Unknown GI and Brazil unknown soldier
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip placed a wreath of red roses on the tomb of Brazil's unknown soldier in Rio de Janeiro. The unknown Brazilian died fighting with British and American troops in Italy during World War I.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Brazil
Ray changes lawyer two days before King trial
In Memphis, Ray dismissed Arthur J. Hanes and hired Percy Foreman two days before the murder trial for James Earl Ray. Foreman plans to seek a continuance. Judge Battle indicated a delay is possible to allow familiarization with the case. Ray is charged with first degree murder in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s death.
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Bill Nou
Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Arthur J. Hanes
Birmingham
Ala
Percy Foreman
Texas
Foreman
Jack Ruby
Candace Messler
W. Preston Battle
Wray
Battle
Grant
Hanes
King
Memphis
Matthews says old guard label cost Crank Arkansas race
Charles D. Matthews, chairman of the state Democratic Party, argues Marion Crank lost to Gov. Rockefeller because the old guard label stuck. He says voters remain Democrats but rejected the governor’s office returning to the old guard, and warns the next two years will test the two party system in Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Charles D. Matthews
North Little Rock
Democratic Party
Rockefeller
Arkansas
Hoe
Republican Party
Eve
Paying for Old Posters
Southern Pines AP dispatch reports former Democratic congressional candidate Want Gilmore is offering four pennies for each of his campaign posters removed from poles posts and buildings along highways.
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N.C
Gilmore
Congress
Enemy Fires From Inside Buffer Zone Attacks Marines
North Vietnamese gunners fired artillery and rockets from inside the DMZ at U S Marines near Con Thien. Four Leathernecks were killed and 41 wounded as Marine air and artillery hit two enemy emplacements and ten bunkers three miles west of Con Thien. The attacks preceded Johnsons warning that peace talks in Paris must move forward.
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Robert D. Oxman
Associated Press
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Johnson
North Vietnam
Dmz
Con Thien
Paris
Sanitation Workers Endstrike Talks in Little Rock
Sanitation workers in Little Rock ended their strike and agreed to return to work for a 30 day negotiation period. AFSCME Council 38 president Jeanne Lambie said the city will avoid discrimination against protesting workers and that talks should proceed in good faith, though no issues were resolved.
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Little Rock
Jeanne Lambie
Council 38
American Federation of State
White House conference may shape Nixon Vietnam peace role
President Johnson may convene a White House meeting to decide if President-elect Nixon will actively participate in pursuing a peace strategy in Vietnam. A Yemeni Arab immigrant and two sons face 100000 dollar bail each on conspiracy to assassinate Nixon charges. US B52s continue bombing as Viet Cong shell six towns. Atlantic alliance kicks off a week of meetings to respond to the Czechoslovakia invasion amid clashes between anti Soviet Czechs and hard line Communists following a Soviet friendship tour.
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Woods Plans 2 County Delegate Suit Over Ballot Layout
Henry Woods of Little Rock says he will seek a new delegate election for District 22 Pulaski and Perry counties after the general election he called a gigantic hoax and lottery. He criticizes ballot layout where 27 candidates were on the bottom row, behind top-row contenders, claiming bottom-line candidates could net only about 43 percent of top-line support.
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Little Rock
Henry Woods
Pulaski
Perry
Woods
Pulaski County
Humphrey and Muskie Vacation Off Aruba or Caneer Bay
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and his running mate Senator Edmund S. Muskie spent much of Sunday relaxing on a 10 day vacation at Caneer Bay Plantation in Florida. Bill Clemmer attempted a jewelry display in Coconut Grove Miami but police were unavailable so he placed a rat snake in the jewelry case to deter would be thieves.
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Bill Clemmer
Miami
Coconut Grove
Richard M. Nixon
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Weekend Police Report Highlights Traffic Violations
All Around Town notes four traffic violations with three arrests for drunkenness and four for driving while intoxicated. One arrest for carrying a concealed weapon and five for disturbing the peace. The year to date records 284 auto accidents with 68 injuries.
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Hope
Nixon to press peace efforts after Florida trip
President elect Richard M. Nixon returns from a four day Florida stay to meet President Johnson and Secretary Rusk for talks in Washington. The plan includes possible personal envoys to Paris or Saigon and a role for Henry Cabot Lodge or William Scranton. Rose Mary Woods named White House secretary.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
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Saigon
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U.S
West Germany
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Europe
Lodge
South
Neuyeh van Thieu
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Thieu
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Herbert Brownell
William Rogers
Palm Springs
Calif
Republican Governors Association
Rose Mary Woods
Perce
Court Ruling Upholds Transit Firm in Arkansas
The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed a Circuit Court decision favoring Great Southern Coaches Inc. of Jonesboro to operate a Paragould to Little Rock service. The firm, founded in 1942, had ICC and Arkansas Commerce Commission permits and planned daily routes through Paragould Newport Jonesboro and Little Rock, with details contested in lower courts.
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Arkansas Supreme Court
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Milwest Bus Hines
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