Washown Senate backs Haynsworth for Supreme Court
The American Bar Association endorses Appellate Judge Clement F Haynsworth for the Supreme Court, reaffirming support for President Nixon’s constitutional rights. The piece accuses Senate spoilers of obstructing justice and argues the President, not the Senate, nominates justices. It frames the ABA stance as a rebuke to “dirty pool” in politics and defends the confirmation process amid post election backlash.
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Supreme Court
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Judiciary Committee
Figure in Lennon Case Found Dead
Tuolomne County sheriff investigators identified a body found in a car trunk as Marvin Major, 38, a suspect in the slaying of William Lennon. Major shot himself after a failed attempt at suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning after a 1st-degree murder warrant had been issued by LAPD. The car was found by two hunters in brush near a logging road 24 miles east of Sonora, California.
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Tuolumne County
Lennon
Marvin Major
Miller Sardella
Major
Peggy Lennon
Los Angeles
Marina del Rey
Here
Court to Rule on Welfare Limits Across States
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Maryland’s challenge to a $250 monthly family welfare maximum and an appeal over New York’s $10 million monthly welfare reduction. Attorneys argue the cuts violate the Aid to Families with Dependent Children increases clause. The cases widen the court’s early term focus on poor-relief rights and federal mandates.
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Supreme Court
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Court Lets Conviction of Rape Stand
The Supreme Court let stand the kidnapping rape conviction of Ernesto A. Miranda, the Arizona truck driver whose case yielded the Miranda decision. The Arizona Supreme Court previously ruled the conviction legally proper after a retrial following the 1966 ruling. Miranda’s case began with a 1963 Phoenix kidnapping rape, and he has remained imprisoned since his arrest in March 1963.
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Supreme Court
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Arizona
Miranda
Arizona Supreme Court
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Phoenix
Temperatures Expected Drop Across Arkansas
The Associated Press reports a cold front moving east from Arkansas after lingering two days, driving heavy showers. A Montana high pressure system will steer the weather for several days with cooler air, fair to partly cloudy skies, and nightly lows in the upper 30s to low 40s northwest and upper 40s to low 50s southeast.
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Arkansas
Montana
British Troops Quell Rioting Protestants in Belfast
British troops used tear gas and show of force to quell about 1000 rioting Protestants in Belfast early today. Rioters hurled stones and sporadic shots, with one soldier slightly wounded. Weekend toll rose to at least three dead and many injured.
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Colin
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Many Servicemen Have Been Forced to Put Families on Welfare
AP investigation shows thousands of servicemen rely on welfare as salaries and Vietnam allowances fail to cover living costs. Across states from New Jersey to California, agencies supplement allotments, pay rent for draftees, and buy groceries for families overseas, highlighting widespread financial strain among military households.
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Associated Press
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New Jersey
California
Vietnam
Murton and Sarver to Appear on University Program
Fayetteville Arkansas AP former Arkansas Prison Supt Thomas Murton and state Correction Commissioner Robert C Sarver are slated to appear on the Symposium 70 program at the University of Arkansas tonight Murton was dismissed after alleging grave discoveries at the prison tied to murdered inmates and guards while he claims inmate abuse and poor humane conditions persist.
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Robert C. Sarver
University of Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
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Young Demos Opposed to Haynsworth in Arkansas
The Executive Committee of the Young Democratic Clubs of Arkansas opposed Judge Clement F. Haynsworth for the U.S. Supreme Court, citing conflicts of interest and ethics concerns. Michael O'Malley of Little Rock was named first vice president of the state YC organization, but State party Chairman Charles Matthews dismissed him from the field job without explanation.
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Young Democratic Clubs of Arkansas
Clement F. Haynsworth
U.S. Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Michael O'Malley
Little Rock
State
Democratic Committee
Charles Matthews
O' Malley
Matthews
O'Malley
Rotary Hears About School Activities
Hope High School Student Council President Jimmy Alford spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon in Town and Country about school activities. He said all functions are faculty sponsored and listed the varied clubs and organizations aimed at reaching every student. The talk covered the new unitary system for Hope School District A and praised administrator foresight for avoiding crises.
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Hope Rotary Club
Hope
C.R
Dick” Moore
Benny Coleman
Bobby Whitmarsh
HHS
Dale Franks
Hope High
Texarkana
John Morriss, Jr
L.M. Burch
Lull in War Expected to Continue in Vietnam
A US estimate says the Vietnam war lull, now six weeks old, will persist until the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese are ready to launch their winter spring campaign. The assessment covers the 3rd Military Corps Zone and notes only scattered attacks as the enemy reorganizes and refits while awaiting political developments. No start date is given, but officers expect a winter spring offensive.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Iui
Vitnam
3Rd Military Corps
U.S
Militants swarm Fort Dix base in protest clash
About 5,000 demonstrators from groups including the Black Panther party and Puerto Rican Young Lords converged on Fort Dix New Jersey, clashed with 1,000 MPs, and were driven off by tear gas amid no arrests and few injuries. Organizers linked to the Committee to Save the Ft. Dix 33.
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Catholic Peace Fellowship
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Young Lords
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Columbia
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Bernard Carr
Two Held for Burglary of Local Store in Hope
City police arrested Billy Ray Cox 25 and Michael Rosson 24 of Hope for burglary and grand larceny in last Friday night’s break in at Ben Owens store downtown. Officers say the pair stole more than 100 dollars worth of clothing and were turned over to the sheriff for prosecution. They remain jailed in Hope.
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Hope
Billy Ray Cox
Michael Rosson
Sheriff's Office
Nixon Says Dissent Blocks Quick Vietnam Peace Effort
The Nixon administration argues domestic protests have shattered hopes for rapid settlement in Vietnam. Secretary Rogers says lack of public support and stalled Paris talks make any negotiated peace unlikely for months. Moratorium organizers and politicians counter that dissent reflects concern over the war and policies.
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McMath to Speak at Youth Council Meet in Little Rock
Governor Sid McMath is set to address the semiannual Governor's Youth Council gathering at the University of Arkansas Little Rock with Governor Winthrop Rockefeller in attendance. The Reuters brief mentions other AP items including space plans and political moves.
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University of Arkansas At Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Board to Discuss Pulaski School Audit Findings
A confidential audit report on the Pulaski County School District may be discussed at the Pulaski County School Board meeting in Little Rock. The audit indicated inefficiencies in disbursement records at some schools, and the board, which voted to keep the report private, will meet with the auditing firm before the session.
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Pulaski County
Town Police Reports Show Multiple Violations And Arrests
All Around Town reporting lists five traffic violations two license violations one liquor charge arrest for drunkenness three driving while intoxicated one aggravated assault and one juvenile taken into custody two held for burglary and one wreck raising this year wreck total to 256 with two more than four years ago and one death this year. The Catholic Women’s group will hold a spaghetti supper Wednesday October 18 at Parrish Hall from 330 to 730 p.m. Tickets at Vic’s Grocery or at the door. Charlotte Goad is recovering from a broken leg in Wadley Hospital room 532 Texarkana. Mike Russell of Hope has been elected to Greene Hall student senate at Southern State College. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Russell of Rt 4 Oakhaven Howe and a sophomore pre veterinary major active in clubs and dorm council. Major William K James, son of Mr and Mrs William Fay James, earned a Viet Nam citation as pilot with the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing at Bien Hoa. The wing received the Viet Nam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for service from 1965 to 1969. Mary James is his wife, daughter of Mrs Gladys A Alsop of Belleville Kansas. Future Homemakers of America members from 28 schools attended a meeting at Southern State College Magnolia. Home Economics club members Susan Montgomery Sue Mitchell Sue Cobb hosted at Southern State and Hope swim team member.
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Hope
Greene Hall
Southern State College
Wayne Russell
Rt. 4
Oakhaven
Howe
William Fay James
Walnut
Ark
Republic of Vietnam
James
Bien Hoa AB
Vietnam
3Rd Tactical Fighter Wing
Hope High School
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Mary
Gladys A. Alsop
Belleville
Kan
Third Ship Into Space Breaks Manned Flight Record
The Soviet Union launched Soyuz 8 joining Soyuz 6 and 7 in orbit marking the first time three manned spacecraft were aloft simultaneously. Cosmonauts Shatalov Yeliseyev Volkov Gorbatko and others pursued experiments, with Tass reporting orbit periods and feasibility of a space platform to offset U S Apollo prestige. Separate item notes a Hempstead County cattlemen meeting October 14 at 7:30 p.m. with Blant Jones and Barney Stapkey inviting members.
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Valery Kubasov
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Blant Jones
Barney Stapkey
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