Newspapers Defend Crime Coverage And Newsprint Use
Readers and critics clash over crime reporting while data show widespread reliance on newspapers for detail. FBI and year by year figures illustrate limited space, yet public demand for thorough coverage remains high across major papers. The piece notes bar associations and press fronts alike in debate. It also cites newsprint increases after Kennedy assassination and a Columbia student’s dangerous misadventure.
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New York City
New York Daily News
Washington Post
FBI
United States
American Bar Association
Lynchburg
Philadelphia
the Inquirer and News
Augusta
Texarkana Board to Decide City Budget for 1970
Texarkana Arkansas board of directors will meet December 1 to consider the 1970 city budget. It includes a ten per cent wage increase for all city employees.
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Teaarkana, Ark
Texarkana, Ark
Loyalty Rules Debate Open to Democratic Nominees in Arkansas
In Little Rock, Gen. Joe Purcell and Ted Boswell urge Charles D. Matthews to ease loyalty restrictions for 1970 Democratic gubernatorial nominees. Matthews questions constitutional validity while Purcell and Boswell push for open primaries and party doors, citing inclusivity and the party’s people’s roots.
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Little Rock
Joe Purcell
Ted Boswell
Bryant
Charles D. Matthews
Democratic Party
Purcell
Boswell
Matthews
Jim Blair
Springdale
Tam
Foreign Aid Trimmed Not Battered
Nixon wins passage of a 2.19 billion dollar foreign aid bill after lengthy House debate ending in a 176 to 163 final vote. The measure includes a near identical authorization for 1971 and faced opposition from liberal Democrats over development loans and aid to Nationalist China. Fulbright noted a $120,000 grant to extend Dogpatch U S A water system. Fire department in Harrison receives a new 750 gpm pumper to augment its fleet.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Senate
China
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Economic Development Administration
Dogpatch
U.S.A
Harrison
Hope Fire Department
Benton Fincher
James Cobb
Roy Taylor
Wendell Avery
American la Frase Co
Elmird
N.Y
Violence and Resignations Amid Memphis School Boycott
In Memphis Tennessee two white teachers Ellen McGowan and James Patrick resigned as violence surged at predominantly Negro schools during a black coalition led boycott. School Superintendent Lambert ordered police at first sign of trouble as 11 people were arrested and three schools closed amid continuing disruptions. The coalition denied responsibility and urged stopping the boycott only after goals are met.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ellen McGowan
Melrose High School
E. C. Saimbert
Laimbert
Black Coalition
Ezekiel Bell
Bell
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
West Arkansas Turnpike Feasibility Hint by Governor
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller said a western Arkansas turnpike could be economically feasible despite studies to the contrary. He noted Ozarks Regional Commission bonds could back construction and hinted at a special legislative session after the new year. He urged willingness to fund services but would not propose taxes without likely support.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Ozarks
Defends a Unified Bar System in Arkansas Supreme Court
The Arkansas Bar Association Executive Committee filed a brief arguing that a unified bar would not create a union shop for lawyers. Opponents claim the plan would violate right-to-work laws by compelling ABA membership for those practicing in Arkansas courts. The brief cites the right-to-work amendment and enabling legislation to refute union shop claims.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Bar Association
Arkansas Supreme Court
ABA
Arkansas
Resolution Passed on Arkansas AM&N Membership Bid
Russellville Arkansas AB reports a resolution to approve Arkansas AM&N’s conference membership application, submitted for consideration by Tech’s student senate. The Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference weighs the admission of the select historically Black college amid ongoing discussions and eligibility questions.
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Russellville, Ark
Arkansas Am&n
Arkansas
Apollo 12 Astronauts Return From Moon Flight
Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean streaked toward Earth after lunar flight as gravity pulled Yankee Clipper homeward on the 45th lunar orbit. They slept as the craft gained speed heading for a Pacific splashdown near American Samoa. Ground teams monitored the approach while the crew recalled moonwalks and described lope like walking in reduced gravity. Separately Arkansas issued mixed drink permits to Prescott Country Club Veterans Club and Three Rivers Country Club.
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Paul Recer
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Earth
Charles
Pete’ Conrad Sr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Alah L. Bean
Pacific Ocean
American Samoa
Moon
Conrad
Bean
El Dorado approves record city budget for 1970
The El Dorado City Council unanimously approved Thursday night a record budget of more than 1,390,000 dollars for 1970.
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Associated Press
EL Dorado, Ark
Dorado City
High Court Balance Remains as Haynsworth Nomination Fails
President Nixon vows to seek balance on the Supreme Court after the Senate rejects Clement Haynsworth’s nomination. Haynsworth weighs resignation as chief judge amid ethics concerns while labor and civil rights foes press for a more conservative, balanced court. Republicans split, with Scott urging a southern conservative and balance amid partisan clash.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
Senate
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Congress
Herbert Hoover
John J. Parker
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Haynsworth
Mike Gravel
Alaska
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
Greenville
D.C
U.S. 4Th Court of Appeals
Amos -Dlit
Roman L. Hruska
Rneb
Hruska
Scott
Soviet Talks Optinise In Helsinki
After two U S Soviet meetings in Helsinki Americans show cautious optimism that talks may move toward full scale negotiations to curb the nuclear arms race. SALT talks adjourned until Monday at the Soviet request after a 100 minute session with no progress reports.
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Helsinki
Soviet Union
Wntil
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Our Daily
Alex. W. Washburn
Crime News
Columbia University
Chicago
Mexico
Columbia
S.C
Texarkana
A. Wynne
Mary Anita Laseter
Elias Howe
Cyrus Mce-Cormick
Reaper
Robert Fulton
Henry Ford
Wright Brothers
Thomas Edison
Arthur Wynne
Wynne
New York World
Simon and Schuster
Margaret Petheridge
Daily Puzzle In the Star
Hope
West Arkansas
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Prescott
Veterans Club, Inc
Pine Bluff
Three Rivers Country Club
Marked Tree
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