Arkansas Supreme Court Proceedings Report
The Associated Press lists affirmations and reversals in several Arkansas high court cases including Carleton Harris v. William M. Wilson, Deark Poultry Products v. Roy Garman, Cabana Mobile Homes v. Louie Coward, and Richard W. Prickett Jr. v. Harry Hayes. Also noted are agency orders granting or denying transcripts and a Jan 1 fee increase to $17 per year for Supreme Court licenses to fund a fulltime executive secretary for the Committee on Professional Conduct.
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Associated Press
Carleton Harris
John Milton Phipps
William M. Wilson
Pulaski Prone
George Rose Smith
Richard W. Prickett, Jr
Harry Hayes
Pulaski
J. Fred Jones
E. R. Henry, Jr
C.C. Stuart
Desha
Red Line Transfer & Storage ,, Inc
Cash & Sons LP Gas Company
Bradley Circuit
Conley Byrd
Leona Ellis
John H. Ellis
Columbia Circuit
Frank Davis
Earvin Kelch Davis
St. Francis City
Per Curiam
Nadine Akers
State of Arkansas
Arlena C. Wright
Florence Clark
Admax
Lake Village Implement Co., Inc
Crowell
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Murder suicide attempt under investigation in Bentonville
Police in Bentonville said the investigation into an apparent murder-death by own action attempt continues after a Sunday incident at a home. A woman was found with head trauma and a man with a slashed throat, and both were hospitalized. Their 15-year-old daughter called police. In a separate case, M ercia Riggins of Little Rock faces charges in a stabbing death earlier Sunday.
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Bentonville, Ark
Craig Holt
Bentonville
Holt
Little Rock (Ap
Mercia Riggins
Little Rock
Obituaries note multiple deaths in diverse regions
Rosie Ethel Watterson 83 of Delight died Friday November 12 in Murfreesboro nursing home. Services were held in Herndon Chapel with burial at Rose Hill. Mart Yocum died Friday November 12 in Anchorage Alaska. burial at Huckabee Cemetery. Haskell Shanks Detroit AP obituary notes kidney failure after heart transplant. Sirik La Bonne Paris AP obituary notes 83 year old retired ambassador. G Lewis Jones Washington AP obituary notes 64 year old Foreign Service veteran and first U.S. ambassador to Tunisia. Ralph Hyer St Louis AP obituary notes 58 year old Globe-Democrat photographer.
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Rosie Ethel Watterson
Delight
Murfreesboro
Jewel Donald Watterson
Eureka
California
Mark Ross Watterson
Pine Bluff
Quincy Cooper
Gladys Hodges
Washington, D.C
Herndon Chapel
Lyndall Campbell
M.H. Peebles
Rose Hill
Herndon Funeral Home
Mart Yocum
Anchorage
Alaska
Lousie Krafton
Henry Yocum
Ola Smith
Hope
Glen Ray Warrendorf
Houston
Texas
P.F.C
Harry Crafton
U.S. Marines
Suzy Krafton
Charles Jones
Huckabee Cemetery
Haskell Shanks
Detroit
G. Lewis Jones Washington
G. Lewis Jones
The
Foreign Service
U.S
Tunisia
Ralph Hyer
St, Louis
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Arkansas forecast 24 hours ending Monday morning
Report from Experiment Station notes a 24 hour period ending at 7 am with high 80 and low 56. Forecast partly cloudy and warm for today and Tuesday in Arkansas. Tonight will be fair and mild with daytime highs in the mid 70s to low 80s and nighttime lows in the mid 50s to low 60s.
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Calgary hijacker on Air Canada jet charged with interfering with transportation
A Calgary man Paul Cini hijacked an Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Toronto stopping in Calgary. He demanded 1.5 million dollars and a flight to Ireland claiming IRA ties. The plane diverted twice to Great Falls Montana before landing. crew subdued him and authorities detonated a suspected dynamite package.
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Alta
Air Canada
Paul Cini
Cini
Vancouver
Toronto
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Great Falls
Mont
Vern Ehman
Phillippe Bonny
Work Resumed on Tax Cut Measure
The Senate passed 59 to 24 a child care tax deduction expansion for dual worker couples with children 14 and under. Tunney amendment raises joint income limit to $18,000, adding about $100 million to the bill’s cost. Deduction up to $4,800 yearly for child care and domestic help remains, with debates on campaign finance riders and Social Security add ons ongoing.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Tunney
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
Lyndon B. Johnson
Six Fatal Arkansas Highways Crash Toll Rises
Six people died on Arkansas roads over the weekend in two double fatalities and two crashes caused by smoke from grass fires hampering visibility. Victims include Mrs. T. N. Hicks of Memphis and Johnnie Johnson of Marvell, among others, with deaths recorded Friday through Sunday.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
T. N. Hicks
Memphis
Tenn
U.S
Hughes
Johnnie Johnson
Marvell
Jury Selection Begins in Wampler Murder Trial
In DeWitt Arkansas jury selection starts today for the trial of three youths charged in the November 7 1970 slaying of 27 year old Wynne rice farmer Jimmy Wayne Wampler. A fourth youth 16 named Joe Kagebien was found guilty of murder earlier this summer and sentenced to death. the governor has stayed execution pending appeal.
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Dewitt, Ark
DeWitt
Jimmy Wayne Wampler
Joe Kagebien
Wampler
Dale Bumpers
Investigates Shooting Death in Jonesboro Arkansas
Craighead County authorities continue their investigation into the shooting death of Roy Tang, 32, of Jonesboro. Police report he was shot several times with a .32 caliber pistol. the body was found in a bedroom. A person has been taken into custody for questioning.
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Jonesboro, Ark
Craighead County
Roy Tang
Jonesboro
Long
Des Arc to Vote on Ordinances
Des Arc Arkansas voters will decide in a special election on November 30 on two ordinances. A dog leash law and the condemnation or acquisition of 430 acres for city use were approved by the city council and now go to voters for final approval before taking effect.
Rules Error in Case of Malpractice
Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Circuit Court Judge Digby erred by limiting a malpractice deposition to factual issues. Richard W. Rickett Jr. sued Dr. Harry Hayes, a Little Rock plastic surgeon, over a broken jaw from 1966. The court said expert testimony from Dr. James Stuckey was pivotal and the deposition restriction hindered cross examination and trial fairness.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Tom F. Digby
Richard W. Rickett Jr
Harry Hayes
Rickett
James Stuckey
Hayes
Stuckey
Digby
John A. Fogleman
Supreme Court
Escapee Caught Near Marshall
Billy Gene Eaton aged 23 escaped Sunday from Searcy County Jail Marshall Arkansas using a hacksaw blade smuggled into his cell. He was arrested shortly after while hitchhiking on U S 65 north of Marshall. Eaton faced burglary and grand larceny charges.
Court Protects Rail Workers in Merger Case
The Supreme Court ruled 4 to 3 that the Interstate Commerce Commission must review merger deals to shield railroad workers. Justice Douglas wrote for the majority, saying federal law requires ICC oversight to protect workers on the Sandusky Line, acquired in 1964 by Norfolk and Western. Justice Blackmun dissented, noting Congress’s primacy.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
William O. Douglas
ICC
Harry A. Blackmun
Congress
Sandusky
Pennsylvania Railroad
Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Erwin N. Griswold
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