Press rights and trials spar over fair reporting
A memo from the Associated Press editors notes that the U S Constitution protects both a fair trial and a free press and that neither obstructs the other. Ehrlich argues neither is the exclusive keeper of justice and supports public disclosure. A lighthearted census joke in the Memphis Commercial Appeal adds humor about who truly works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
W. Ehrlich
San Francisco
American Bar Association
Ehrlich
Elime
Memphis
Tenn
Commercial Appeal
Miss World Madeleine Hartug-Bel Plans to Send Prize Money Home
The newly crowned Miss World, Madeleine Hartug-Bel, 21, said she would send her $7,000 prize to her mother after winning the S4girl contest, where she entered as Miss Peru. She disclosed an engagement to 25-year-old Raul Lave, a hotel public relations officer, after the victory and earlier fainted on stage but recovered quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Madeleine Hartug-Bel
Madeleine
Raul Lave
A*hotel Jaliting
Johnson Defends Vietnam War Policy Amid Dissent
President Johnson defended ongoing U S involvement in Vietnam in a televised news conference while acknowledging domestic dissent. He voiced confidence in progress, cited no troop increase, and emphasized commitment to an honorable peace. Westmoreland and Bunker voiced optimism as enemy strength figures showed a decline. American forces seized Hill 1338 near Dak To, denying North Vietnamese use of the crest for shelling. Air strikes hit Hanoi’s Hach Mat airfield, previously spared, in the widening air campaign.
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United States
Vietnam
Johnson
William C. Westmorreland
Ellsworth Wanker
Saigon
Westmoreland
Bunker
Washington
Armerican
Dak To
Hil
Central Highlands
U.S
Hach Mat
Hanoi
Corporate Profits Rebound In Third Quarter
Washington reporting profits reversed a month long decline, rising 1.2 billion to an annual 60.1 billion before taxes. GDP also revised up to an annual 791.2 billion, from 785.1 billion, signaling stronger growth and giving the Johnson administration leverage in tax policy debates. Government economists expect faster activity in the fourth quarter as strikes ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Comerce Department
Johnson Administration
Congress
Johnson
Dreamed of Moving Closer to Market Ten Years Ago
Hope Wire Products chose Hope Michigan for a closer branch to Southwest markets after financial need. Holland Maid owners cited Hope’s strategic location, Arkansas Industrial Development Commission help, proactive Chamber of Commerce, and local civic support as key factors in the plant’s relocation decision.
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Hope Plant
Mary Anita Laseter
Hope Wire Products
Harold Eakley
Holland Maid
Holland
Mich
Hope
Hopes Strate
Gic
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Searcy Chosen for Federal Street Traffic Study
Searcy Ark population under 25000 named as first city in nation to pilot a new federal street traffic study. The program aims to boost capacity and safety through traffic engineering. Conducted by city state and federal personnel over 12 to 18 months, Searcy is the second west of the Mississippi to be accepted.
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Searcy
Ark
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Mississippi River
Airport Picks New Manager
Charles E. Walker, one of the first Negro pilots of B2S in World War II, was named manager of Ventura County Airport in Oxnard, a facility considered as a satellite to Los Angeles International. Walker, 48, began work this week after meeting all requirements better than the other candidates, according to LA County airport director Thomas Volk.
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Oxnard
Calif
Charles E. Walker
Walker
Ventura County
Los Angeles International
Belng
Nugre
Chuck Walker
Thomas Volk
Los Angeles County
Arkansas Tech students and instructor charged in drug raid
Five Arkansas Tech students and instructor charged with possessing marijuana during a Tuesday off campus raid. Names include Vincent Miles Gammill and Larry Woodall, both tenants, plus John Dodds from Ontario and Martha Willett of Russellville. Burton, a first year English major, also charged. All released on bond and suspended from school. arraignment set before Circuit Judge Russell Roberts.
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Laws
Vincent Miles Gammil
Fast Sunlty
Larry Wayne Woodall
Hot Springs
Larry Raymond Newton
Dover
John Dodds
Ontario
Canada
Martha Dianne Willett
Russellville
Aarn Burton
Arkansas Could Keep No 1 Auto Tag
Governor Rockefeller could retain the No 1 license plate after leaving office under Act 465 of 1967. The system issues plates to individuals, not vehicles, so Rockefeller may keep the number for several years beyond 1970, though his secretary says he will relinquish it.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Marion Burton
Sternwheeler Docks at Jacksonport Arkansas Museum Plan
Mary Woods No. 2, a diesel sternwheeler, arrives at Jacksonport after a 168 mile White River voyage from Clarendon. It will be converted into a state museum by the Publicity and Parks Commission, ending a 36 year log barging career. Built in 1931 in Nashville, it has a history from coal to oil to diesel propulsion and remains a landmark with two stacks and a boatlike silhouette despite no longer serving as a passenger vessel.
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Newport, Ark
Mary Woods
Jacksonport
Clarendon
White River
State Publicity and Parks Commission
Comession
Potlatch Forests, Inc
The
Woods Lumber Co
Claremion
Claude Ashmore
State Commission
Potlatch
Des Are
Augusta
Ashmore
Nashville
Tenn
Rockefeller to Undergo Tests in New York
Gov Winthrop Rockefeller arrived in New York Thursday night to undergo medical tests after a respiratory ailment and extreme exhaustion. Personal physician Dr Charles Wells had ordered rest for a week. Mrs Rockefeller, in New York for a meeting, canceled a Memphis speech to stay with him and had been set to address a Region Five Girl Scouts leadership conference.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
New York
Charles Wells
Morriston
Rockefeller
Memphis
Girl Scouts
Rioting Violence Rising in United States Dialogue
Washington report warns that violent demonstrations are increasing across the nation. It cites incidents in New York and Detroit, notes security concerns for leaders, and calls for firm action to prevent bloodshed while affirming the right to peaceful dissent.
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Washington
Detroit
Michigan
New York
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Vietnam
Johnson
Pentagon
Susan McCain Receives Joe Amour Award At Hope High
Susan McCain vice president of the Hope High School Student Council was presented the quarterly Joe Amour Award by Principal Joe Barentine. The junior, active in council work, has represented the school at the National Association of Student Councils in Philadelphia and attended the Southern Associations in Little Rock. She is a First Baptist Church member, Youth Choir participant, Senior Girl Scout, Future Teachers of America member, Rabette, and five semester honor roll student. daughter of Mrs. Pat McCain of Oakhaven.
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Susan McCain
Hope High School
Joe Amour
Joe Barentine
Barentine
Susan
National Association of Student Councils
Philadelphia
Southern Associations of Student Councils
Little Rock
First Baptist Church
Future Teachers of America
Pat McCain
Oakhaven
Senate Blocks Medicare Drug Cost Inclusion Plan
The Senate killed a plan to include prescription drug costs in Medicare coverage for about 18 million elderly Americans. The 37 to 33 vote upheld Senator Everett Dirksen's move to table the Montoya amendment, arguing the plan would cost 690 million in the first year with shared funding concerns. Montoya cited 220 million safe due to cost sharing and government testing, while opponents warned it could open the back door to drug industry control.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Joseph M. Montoya
Dirksen
Montoya
Medicare
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
MOP Halts Ark to La Services
Passenger train service between Little Rock and Alexandria, Louisiana, ended with Missouri Pacific Lines train No.2 arriving Thursday night. Train No.31 completed its final Little Rock to Alexandria trip Wednesday night. This marks the second line to discontinue service through Little Rock within a week, following Rock Island’s Memphis to Little Rock to Tucumcari halt last Friday.
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Little Hock
Little Rock
Alexandria
Missouri Pacific Lines
Mo Pac
MoPac
Rock Island
Memephis
Lyttle Rock
Tuscumvarl
N. M
Christians Grow Fat and Soft Dr Pegle Warns
ATLANTA GA AP Dr Norman Vincent Pegle says Christians have grown soft and fat along with the world but they must get the church lean again. He argues spiritual laxity threatens church vitality and urges renewed discipline and focus.
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Atlanta, Ga
Norman Vincent Pegle
Foreign Aid Cut Defies LBJ Plea in House Vote
The House approved a $2.196 billion foreign aid appropriation, far below President Johnson's $3.226 billion request, marking the deepest cut in 20 years. Secretary Rusk plans to press the Senate to restore funds, while debate kept weapon purchase curbs for underdeveloped nations. Greece Turkey Iran Israel Philippines and South Korea exempted from the weapon purchase proviso.
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Robert Ai
Hunt Associated Press
West
Washington
Dent Johnson
Congr
House
Senate
Deda Rusk
Senate ‘Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Congress
United States
Rep
Silvio’ O
Conte
R-Mass
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Isral
China
Philippines
South Korea
Texarkana Wins Model Cities Program Status
Texarkana and 68 other cities were chosen for the model cities program with 1 million planned for planning and 300 million federal funds. Texarkana on both Arkansas and Texas sides submitted separate applications. City manager T Meriwether stressed focusing on people to drive facility improvements and described housing conditions as varied from poor to dire.
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Texarkana
Ark
T. Meriwether
Arkansas City
Congress
Tex
Arkansas
Texas
Meriwether
du Shy
Neria
Ve‘ Gray
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