Calley Trial Focuses on Link to My Lai Massacre
Lt. William L. Calley Jr. faces court martial at Fort Benning as prosecutors seek direct evidence tying him to the My Lai killings. Witnesses say they did not see him kill, but describe his role with his platoon during the March 16, 1968 attack and the alleged executions of Vietnamese civilians. The 00-year-old defendant could face the death penalty if convicted on murder charges.
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Nat
Calley
My Lai
South China Sea
Charlie Company
Istar
Ard
Army
Aubrey Daniel III
Heart Fund Memorial Gifts and Acknowledgments
The Arkansas Heart Association thanks donors for memorial gifts to support heart research. Memorials are tax deductible and require donor and recipient details. For Thanksgiving and year-round gifts contact Greta Gough, Citizens National Bank, Hope, Ark. 71801.
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Arkansas Heart Association
Heart Fund
Arkansas
County Heart Fund Memorial
The
Heart Association
County Heart Fund
Greta Gough
Citizens National Bank
Hope
Ark
Probers Told Students in Grade Schools Use Drugs Extensively
Israel accuses Egypt of a cease fire violation as four Egyptian Sukhoi 7 fighters cross the Suez Canal area for a reconnaissance overfl ight. The air force says no bombs were dropped and no fire exchanged, with a UN tsr unit notified. Separately Gov Winthrop Rockefeller to host a meeting of the American Aeronautical Society in Arkansas. A VA investigator tells Congress up to 30 percent of children in some elementary schools may be on drugs to quiet them.
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Israel
Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Ismailia
Canal Zone
Ras el Ayish
Port Said
Egypt
U.N. Truce Supervision Organization
Canal
Canal One
United States
al Ahram
Aeronautics Group
Morriston, Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
American Aeronautical Society
Winrock Farms
H. le Ouhwartz
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Leo E. Hollister
Veterans Administration
Senate
Rehearing Denied on Arkansas Real Estate Tax
The Arkansas Supreme Court denied rehearing on the real estate transfer tax ruling. The Oct. 19 decision upheld the tax but invalidated the law governing its funds distribution. Revenue Department may continue to levy $1.50 per $500, with funds not yet deposited to state treasury pending legislative action.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
High Court
Martin Borchert
Supreme Court
Arkansas Children's Colony Board
State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission
Colony Board
Parks Commission
New Senators Learn Seniority Rules Before January
AP report on how the Senate rules and seniority system place new and returning members. Humphrey No. 1 and Stevenson No. 100, with Buckley No. 99 and Chiles No. 100 next year, detailing order by former status, House background, then state population.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Lawton Chiles Jr
Florida
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Minoijs
Everett M. Dirksen
Stevenson
Humphrey
House
James Buckley
New York
Chiles
Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr
Texas
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
William E. Brock IT
Tennessee
John Y. Tunney
California
William V. Roth
Delaware
J. Glenn Beall Jr
Maryland
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Connecticut
Buckley
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Democratic Steering Committee
Republican Committee On Committees
Educators Hear Dale Bumpers at AEA Meeting
Gov elect Dale Bumpers was to address the Arkansas Education Association gathering at 8 p.m. in Robinson Auditorium. Following his speech, AEA executive secretary Forrest Rozzell would outline the association's proposed legislative program.
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Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas Education
Robinson Auditorium
Bumpers
Forrest Rozzell
AEA
Association
Nixon Dangles Veto to Back Spending Bill
AP WIRE Nixon signals a broader campaign reform bill to win Senate support after vetoing a bill limiting political broadcast spending. Senate leaders Scott and Mansfield discussed chances of overriding, with talk of wide limits on expenditures and a universal reform approach across all media.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Nixon
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
ABC
Issues and
Winter Weather Moves Through Arkansas This Week
The Associated Press reports a cold Arctic air front swept into Arkansas on Sunday bringing strong winds and continued cold through Tuesday night. By Wednesday a brief warm spell is expected before more cold air returns by Friday. Daytime highs ranged from 57 in Fayetteville to 73 in Texarkana and El Dorado, with overnight lows from 21 to 36 across several cities. A trace of precipitation was noted at El Dorado in the 24 hours ending 6:30 am.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
National Weather Service
Fayetteville
Texarkana
el Dorado
Harrison
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
el Doras
Memphis
Little Rock
Democrats Critical of Bombings Stir Vietnam Policy Debate
Senatorial Democrats denounce U S raids on North Vietnam as a sign of renewed American involvement aimed at pressuring Hanoi and potentially derailing Paris peace talks. Senate leaders warn Cambodia aid may widen US role, while Pentagon officials frame strikes as reminders of the rules in a shifting Indochina crisis.
Turkey Day Death Toll Set at 670
The National Safety Council estimates 670 to 770 deaths will occur on U.S. highways over the four day Thanksgiving weekend from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday. It also projects 29,000 to 34,000 injuries. Last year's holiday period saw 696 deaths.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Reconnaissance Planes Return Over North to Assess Bombing Raids
U S reconnaissance aircraft resumed patrols over North Vietnam to evaluate damage from the weekend bombing campaign. The Pentagon declined to rule out U S strikes on Hanoi Hai Phong area and news blackout continued as Defense Secretary Laird limited disclosures. Senate leaders criticized the escalation while Congress debated new aid for Cambodia and Vietnam policy moves.
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AP News Digest
Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Hanoi-Haiphong
Saigon
North Vietnam
Associated Press Saigon
Defense
Melvin Laird
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Indochina
Nixon
Cambodia
Supreme Court Lets Obscenity Ruling Stand
The Supreme Court refused to review a 5-3 Boston circuit ruling that no photograph of the female anatomy is obscene if no sexual activity is depicted. Justices Burger Harlan Blackmun dissented, urging reversal to allow state leeway against obscenity without federal interference. Booksellers Hunt and Palladino Jr. had served days of a three month sentence for selling obscene magazines.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
William J. Brennan Jr
Byron R. White
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
U.S. Circuit Court
Boston
William 0. Douglas
Warren E. Burger
Harlan
Harry A. Blackmun
Joseph Hunt
Joseph Palladino Jr
Federal
Bailey Aldrich
Aldrich
Massachusetts
Circuit Courts
Conviction of Hope Man Is Upheld
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Will McDonald 26 of Hope for forging a $35 check cashed Oct. 29, 1969 at a Hope service station. Justices rejected several appeal points not raised at Hempstead Circuit Court. The court criticized the appointment of Albert Graves Jr. as attorney due to a conflict of interest though Graves Jr. did not prosecute the case.
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Little Rock
Hope
Arkansas Supreme Court
Will McDonald
McDonald
Hempstead
Ernest May
Supreme Court
Albert Graves Jr
John Robert Graves
High Court
John R. Graves
Reddie seniors play final game. town notes and events
Twelve Reddie seniors closed out their season Saturday against Ouachita with standout defensive back Stan Parris from Hope. The report also lists a donated set of five greenhouses to the University of Arkansas by Frank C. Boyd and notes Army Sergeant Richard Phillips serving in Vietnam. Other items cover Christmas Seals fundraising in Hempstead County, a quiet Hope police weekend, the deer hunting season opening Thanksgiving Day, wildlife areas open for hunting, and upcoming school and basketball announcements.
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Reddie
Ouachita
Stan Parris
Hope
AIC
University of Arkansas
Frank C. Boyd
Toronta
Southwest Branch Experiment Station
Richard Phillips
Lilton Phillips
Rt. 4
di An
Vietnam
17Th Air Cavalry
Phillips
Cavalry
Army
Ft. Polk
Jamie
N. Walker St
Hope Quail
Bois D’ Arc
Peace Talks Boycott Signals Hanoi Stance
Paris AP Xuan Thuy said North Vietnam will boycott Wednesday sessions of the Paris peace talks amid U S air raids. He announced the boycott at Choisy le Roi and said delegation will return December 3. In a separate report, divers searched the Arkansas River near Keota Okla for Dennis Aulos 27 of Fort Smith after a duck hunting boat overturned leaving him missing and presumed drowned.
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Paris
Xuan Thuy
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Choisyle-Roi
Thuy
Keota
Okla
Dennis Aulos
Fort Smith
Arkansas River
Aulos
Say Jor Bottoms
Harold Yandell
Tim Hendricks
Eight Deaths On Arkansas Highways This Weekend
Eight persons died on Arkansas highways over the weekend. A four‑dead one‑car crash occurred Saturday in Mississippi County. Others include Wanda Green 15 near McNeil on 98 near Waldo, Ike Knight 60 and three others in Blytheville area, Edna Knight 54, Pennie Burns 70, Mary Chism 74. Alice Edmonson 83 near Bryant. Carla June Brown 12 in Rogers. Donald Harold Mason 17 and Judy Ann Babb 17 in a two‑vehicle crash 18 miles south of Batesville.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Trumann
Wanda D. Green
McNeil
Arkansas 98
Waldo
Jerry Murry
Texarkana
Murry
Mississippi County
Ike Knight
Blytheville
Pennie Burns
Edna Knight
Mary Chism
Alice Edmonson
Nea Bryant
Saline
Bryant
Carla June Brown
Rogers
Rogers City
Donald Harold Mason
Judy Ann Babb
Pleasant Plains
Batesville
U.S. 167
3800 More to Leave Vietnam
SAIGON AP The US Command announced a drop in American troop strength in South Vietnam of 3800 men reducing the total still here to 360000 The present level is the lowest in four years American troop strength in November 1968 during the big American buildup stood at 359400 Under the fifth phase of the US withdrawal program troop strength is scheduled to drop to 45 bho end of this year
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
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North
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Southeast Asia
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Melvin R. Laird
Indonesia
Lyndon Johnson
Turkey
Star
Dee McMurrough
Hempstead County
Hope City
Bose
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