Final vote totals announced in Arkansas governor race
Official returns certified show Gov Dale Bumpers defeating Winthrop Rockefeller by 178,230 votes. Totals: Bumpers 375,648. Rockefeller 197,418. Caruth 36,132. Other races include Riley vs Cockrill, Thornton vs Warnock. constitutional measures fail on Act 1 and Library tax. bonds results unavailable.
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Little Rock
Eled Dale
Winthrop Rockefeller
Kelly Bryant
Rockefeller
Walter Carruth
Lexa
American Party
Bob Riley
Sterling Cockrill Jr
Hubert Blanton
The
Ray Thornton Jr
John N. Warnock
Jim Sheets
Ird
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Donald Poe
State Library
Environment Issue Includes Junk Autos
President Nixon’s environmental program may cover land use junk autos mercury and toxic matter and ocean dumping. The Council on Environmental Quality led by Russell Train cites small staff and a reduced budget hindering detailed reviews while handling hundreds of impact studies and pushing for stronger funding and expansion. The panel seeks to advance EPA and NOAA creation while meeting mounting national environmental demands.
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Vy Stan Benjamin
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
W Nixon
Congress
Council On Environmental Quality
Russell B. Train
Train
Nixon
Lions Club invites Channel 3 news chief to luncheon
Lions Club Speaker Hubert Thrash invites Orson Dodson news director of Channel 3 TV Shreveport to address the weekly luncheon. Dodson spoke on news gathering and reporting, bias, minority spotlight, and explained efforts for fair coverage. He toured Hope industries post meeting for future Channel 3 programming. Royce Pendergrass welcomed as new member, with guests J.R. Mauntel and Pod Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Hubert Thrash
Orson Dodson
Channel 3 TV
Shreveport
Lion's Club
Dodson
Hope
Channel 3
Royce Pendergrass
J.R. Mauntel
Iowa
Pod Rogers
The
Hope Star
Christmas Cantata Rehearsal at Bethel A.M.E. Church
All participants in the Bethel A.M.E. Church Christmas Cantata are urged to attend rehearsal Thursday night at 7:00. Keystone Lodge No. 43 Masons in Arkansas holds its regular meeting Tuesday at 7:00, with all members urged to be present.
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Bethel A.M.E
Keystone Lodge No
Free and Accepted Masons
Arkansas
H.L. Washington
W.M
R.J. Hicks
Haywood Ordered to Honor ABA Contract in LA
A federal court in Los Angeles enjoined Spencer Haywood from negotiating with other teams and required him to stay with the Denver Rockets under a $1.9 million contract. J W Kingsley said Haywood breached by not playing, with a Nov. 25 hearing scheduled for both sides.
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Los Angeles
Denver Rocket
Spencer Haywood
American Basketball Association
J.W. Kingsley
Gneral
Rockets
Haywood
al Ross
Marshall Boyer
All-Pro Management, Inc
Rogs
ABA
Jack Dolph
National Basketball Association
NHL Tonight and Wednesday Schedule Report
The Associated Press lists no games tonight with California at Montreal and Detroit at Vancouver on tap. Wednesday features Buffalo at Toronto New York at Los Angeles and Boston at Minnesota in the National Hockey League.
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National Hockey League
Associated Press
California
Montreal
Detroit
Vancouver
Minnesota
St. Louis
Buffalo
Toronto
New York
Los Angeles
Boston
Associated Press New York
Russia
United States
EHL
ABA Launches Drive on Holding Bill
The American Bankers Association mounts a last minute campaign to win approval of a watered down one bank holding company bill. ABA targets 69 bankers in home districts as 12 lawmakers negotiate a compromise. Conferees include Sullivan Reuss and Stanton, with stock ties to banks.
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Jean Heller
Associated Press
Washington
American Bankers Association
ABA
House
Senate
House-Senate
Leonor K. Sullivan
D-Mo
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
J. William Stanton
Ohio
Milwaukee
Donald N. Baxter
Reuss
Baxter
Manson seeks self representation in Tate murder trial
Charles Manson again asks to defend himself in the Sharon Tate murder case as the state rests. Judge Older rules he is hopelessly incompetent to represent himself while two co defendants back the request. Manson, 36, faces murder conspiracy charges in the 1969 killings of actress Sharon Tate and six others.
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Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Manson
Paul Fitzgerald
Ronald Hughes
Superior Court
Charles H. Older
Susan Atkins
Patricia Krenwinkel
Leslie van Houeren
Carl R. Bierbaum
Litchfield
Ronald J. Salem
Soux Falls
S.C
Harvey G. Brown
Amarillo
Tex
Bierbaum
Kinard
Brown
Vietnam
Senate Rejects Nixon Safety Plan in Lame-Duck Vote
The Senate blocked the White House backed safety bill by 41 to 39, killing the Nixon plan to create a single enforcement board and a separate standards board. AFL-CIO leader George Meany urged rejection, while supporters argued centralized authority risked overreach. Republican defections and paired votes shaped the outcome as lawmakers consider a revised approach.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Nixon
White House
Sen
Charles Goodell
R-N.y
James L. Buckley
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
Mark C. Hatfield
Oregon
Jacob Javits
New York
Richard Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Hugh Scott
Charles Percy
Sinois
Labor Committee
Aflcio
Democrats
Secretary of Labor
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Congress
Peter H. Dominick
R-Corp
Six Superior Officers on Calley Jury
A six member jury of superior officers including five Vietnam veterans will try Lt. William L. Calley Jr. for the My Lai killings. The panel could impose death or life imprisonment if convicted. The trial opens with the defense arguing orders from commanding officers justified the actions.
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Kathryn Johnson
Associated Press
FT. Benning
My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
Miami
Fla
Calley
Co. C
Americal Division
20Th Infantry
Clifford H. Ford
Knoxville
Tenn
Vietnam
Walter D. Kinard
Columbus
178Rd Airborne
Charles C. McIntosh
Donora
Parents Are Jailed for Child Abuse
In Arcadia California deputies arrested Susan Wiley’s parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley on child abuse charges after the 13 year old girl, kept isolated since birth and described by doctors as unable to talk with the mental age of 12 to 18 months, was hospitalized since November 4. The case came to light when Irene Wiley left her husband and moved Susan to live with her mother in Monterey Park and sought welfare assistance.
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Arcadia
Calif
Susan Wiley
Los Angeles
Susan
Clark Wiley
Irene
Benny 20th TV anniversary show draws star power
NBC special reunites Benny’s radio gang Rochester Dennis Day Don Wilson and Mary Livingstone with guests Bob Hope Lucille Ball Red Skelton Frank Sinatra Dinah Shore Dean Martin and more. Program organized and nostalgic with clips. audience appeal strong, though Hope hour uneven.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
Jack Benny
NBC
Benny
Rochester
Dennis Day
Don Wilson
Mary Livingstone
Bob Hope
Lucille Ball
Red Skelton
Frank Sinatra
Dinah Shore
Dean Martin
Jack
Hope
Tom Jones
George Burns
Danny Thomas
Probe Likely to Bring New Airport Requirements
Marshall University air tragedy may spur nationwide rules for airports lacking electronic landing aids. NTSB chief investigator William Lamb cautioned details aren’t yet known while Rep. Fletcher Thompson urged glide slope systems at about 300 airports. Tri-State Airport officials cited funding limits for missing equipment as the crash probe continues.
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Huntington
W.va
Marshall University
William Llamb
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
Fletcher Thompson
R-Ga
Congress
Marshall
Thompson
Charles F. Dodrill
Tri-State
Southern Airways
John H. Reed
NTSB
Lamb
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Richard Chamberlain
Melancholy Dane
John Gielgud
Michael Redgrave
Margaret Leighton
England
Lincoln, R.I
Rhode Island State Racing and Athletics Commission
Lincoln Downs
Suffolk Downs
Rockingham Park
Richelieu Valley Golf and Country Club
Joe Namath
New York Jets
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Jets
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Manning
Baptist Hospital
Memphis
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