Debt limits, Electoral College reform loom in US politics
The piece rails against perpetual federal debt and endorses a constitutional prohibition on debt except in wartime, while noting the House’s approval of an Electoral College abolition amendment. It argues for accountability and warns of inflation and currency decline, urging readers to question Washington’s handling of public finances and referencing Arkansas’ local debt provisions.
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Supreme Court asked to allow Arkansas law firms to incorporate
LITTLE ROCK AP The state Supreme Court was asked Monday to permit law firms in Arkansas to incorporate. A petition argues corporate status would aid fiduciary duties and liability protections for firms and clients. The move mirrors practices in other states and faces examination of professional ethics rules.
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Arkansas
Civil Service Commission
Burglary Suspicions Highlight News Digest Fragments
A collage of AP dispatches covers varied topics from carelessly stated court pleas to political appointments. Michael Denis Rofan admits setting fire to the Al Aksa Mosque alleging mental illness. A Senate hearing probes a top Army official over alleged gun sales and coverups. A Georgia mayoral race features a historic Black candidate amid infighting. Vietnam notes hint at cautious optimism from Joint Chiefs Chairman. In Arkansas, multiple defendants plead guilty or not guilty in the Larry Yates murder probe linked to a burglary ring, with sentences suspended for some on good behavior. A judge contemplates broader financial trust measures for potential conflicts of interest.
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Rusalem
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al’ Aksah
Bee
Larry Yates
Hempstead
Arnold
Arnold Lil
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Larry Walker
Martin
Hope High School
Yates
Dennis Turner
Dennis’ Turner
Tee
Richard Turner
Johnny Mitchell
Mitchell Henderson
Young’ Yates
Hope
Sheriff’s Department
Arkansas State
Haynsworth financials eyed as trust fund proposal arises
The White House suggested putting holdings in a trust fund if Meredith Haynsworth is approved for the Supreme Court. Senator Birch Bayh scrutinized financial records while supporters and critics weigh his fitness for the high court. A Distracting side note shows Festus from Gunsmoke reacting to large pumpkins and watermelons at a state fair.
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Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Clement F. Haynsworth
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Supreme Court
White House
Haynsworth
High Court
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D-Ind
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Festus
Channel U1
Pod Rogers
Lester Kent
Mr. Kent
Trespassing Study Asked By Arkansas Legislator
State Rep. Roscoe E. Brown of Jonesboro urged the Arkansas Legislative Council to study trespassing laws, a state jail inspector need, and the latest movie trends. He is "appalled" by what youths see on screen and proposed raising the restricted movie age from 16 to 18.
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Roscoe E. Brown
Arkansas Legislative Council
Brown
Turner Denies Army Use of Confiscated Guns
Maj. Gen. Carl C. Turner testified before the Senate investigations subcommittee that Chicago and Kansas City police chiefs knew the more than 400 confiscated weapons given to him were for his personal use, not Army. Witnesses said he signed receipts stating Army use, and Turner claimed the guns were to be destroyed and taken personally. He said he had lost gun records and asserted the weapons were not for Army use.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Carl C. Turner
Chicago
Kansas City
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Army
Turner
Miss Huston Heiress to a Great Family Theatrical Tradition
Anjelica Huston, 18, heir to a famed theatrical line, aims to carry on the family legacy. In a Walk with Love and Death she stars with Assaf Dayan, son of Moshe Dayan, as she reflects on independence, adolescence, and her bond with her father amid a generation gap.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Anjelica Huston
Walter Huston
John
Assaf Dayan
Moshe Dayan
Linkletter urges parents on drugs after daughter's death
Art Linkletter calls for frank drug education from grade school onward after his 20 year old daughter Diane died reportedly from LSD. He plans to use the tragedy to push stronger public messaging while praising his family as devout and close.
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Linkletter
Diane
Project Astronaut Reaches Global Support for Space Religion
The nationwide effort Project Astronaut drew support from local civic clubs and churches across all states and 17 foreign countries. More than 2.5 million letters were sent to NASA endorsing the Apollo 8 astronauts and their Christmas Eve message from lunar orbit. A 1.5 ton truck delivered the letters to NASA on September 24, and many more bags have followed.
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Moon
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Madalyn Murray O'Hair
William Manscoerfer
Family Radio Stations
Inc
San Francisco
Calif
Treaty Near an Ocean Bed Destruction
In Geneva the United States and the Soviet Union presented a joint draft treaty to ban nuclear arms and weapons of mass destruction from the sea bed. After seven months of bargaining the compromise draft was submitted to a 25 nation disarmament conference. The drift limits and scope were debated as the two powers agreed on a nuclear arms ban with a 12 mile allowance and a staged ratification.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
County Music Jamboree Sets Hope Auditorium Date
All Around Town notes a County Music Jamboree in Patmos school auditorium Saturday at 8 p.m. inviting public attendance. Other items include Woman’s Auxiliary officers meeting in Chicago October 5-8, and Who’s Who among Southern State College students listing Corbell Robbins, Carolyn Bolt, Susan Rogers, and Susan Cobb. News mentions local Scout leadership, Kiwanis and PEO support, and Hope Athletic Booster Club meeting with film shown.
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Star
Patmos
Lynn Harris
Hope
Ark
Woman's Auxiliary
American Medical Association
Drake Hotel
Chicago
Harris
Arkansas Medical Society
Southern State College
Corbell Robbins
Mineral Springs
Carolyn Bolt
Lewisville
Susan Rogers
Susan Cobb
Conifer
Texarkana
Kenneth Petre
Girl Scouting of Hope
Hope Junior Auxiliary
Hope Peo and Kiwanis Club
Clu
Clinic Here for Crippled Children on October 9, 1969
The Crippled Children's Division of the Department of Public Welfare will hold a diagnostic and check up clinic on Thursday October 9 1969 at the Health Unit. Invited children may register between 830 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the Armory with Dr Charles G Smith orthopaedic surgeon and Dr Betty Lowe pediatrician of Texarkana serving as examining clinicians. Inez Merritt from Little Rock serves as orthopedic nursing consultant. Volunteers from multiple cities including Max G Kitchen Prescott Delphine Lester Lewisville Elaine Hoelscher Nashville Bob Turner Hope Charlie Miller Arch Wylie Alma Knox and Gordon Tyer assist, with Red River Practical Nursing class helping as Bertha Adams Linda Allen Jimmie Bullock Carolyn Cassidy Sarah Ann Jones and Flog Fence Phillips.
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Department of Pubic Welfare
Armory
Charles G. Smith
Betty Lowe
Texarkana
Inez Merritt
Department of Public Welfare
Little Rock
Arkansas
Max G. Kitschen
PHN
Prescott
Delphine Lester
Lewisville
Elaine Hoelscher
Nashville
Bob Turner
Hope
Charlie Miller
Arch Wylie
Alma Knox
Gordon Tyer
Red River
Bertha Adams
Linda Allen
Jimmie Bullock
Carolyn Casesidy
Sarah Ann Jones
Flog
Fence Phillips
Army Engineers Flushing Arkansas River Creek Water
Army engineers began a five day operation at David D Terry Lock and Dam to flush stagnant Fourche Creek water into the Arkansas River. The creek upstream has held polluted water since gate closure and shows algae growth with dead fish debris and debris floating aboard.
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Army
Arkansas River
David D, Terry Lock
Fourche Creek
Fourche
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