Twelve Die On State Highways In Weekend Crash Toll
The Associated Press reports twelve people killed on Arkansas roads over the weekend. Greene County deaths at the Batesville junction raised the tally with five victims in a two car crash at Arkansas 5 and 233. Victims include Levon McCrady and Donna McCrady of Paragould, Ralph and Debbie Biggs, and Marmaduke and Gayla Bolin. Additional fatalities occurred in Little Rock area motorcycle collision, a Paragould area rollover, a Jamaica resident in a two car crash on U.S. 71, a Lewisville fatal, and a Morriston single vehicle crash.
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Associated Press
Greene County
Arkansas 5
Arkansas 233
Batesville
Levon McCrady
Donna McCrady
Rt. 2
Marmaduke and Gayla Bolin
Ralph Biggs
Debbie Biggs
Paragould
McCrady
Biggs
Jimmy Gray
Flemming
Mich
Ruth Ann Houston
Geneva
Pulas
Arkansas
Lewisville
Alton Womack
Perry
Arkansas 9
Morriston
Jim Tena
West Memphis
Crawfordsville
Crittenden County
Cold Front Expected on Tuesday
Early fog across Arkansas burned off to sunny mild weather through Tuesday as a high pressure system in Central Louisiana moves in. A cold front should cross Tuesday night or Wednesday bringing showers and thunder. Highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s with regional temperature spread noted.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Louisiana
National Weather Service
Harrison
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Fayetteville
el Dorado
Memphis
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Shooting Case Taken Under Advisement
Municipal Judge Henry Wilkinson of Forrest City held a nine hour open hearing on September 1 shooting near Madison that injured five. Attorney Gene Raff requested the open session so the public could hear testimony. Wilkinson heard 42 witnesses. no warrants date was announced.
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Ark
Henry Wilkinson
Forrest City
Madison
Wilkinson
Atty
Gene Raff
Helena
Pressure on for Date for Withdrawal
A double barreled antiwar amendment looks likely to pass the Senate and move to the House amid pressure for a withdrawal deadline. It would require total U S withdrawal within six months and cut off funds for most operations in Indochina, preserving only forces needed to pull out and protect POWs. The White House opposes, while Pentagon hints at a July troop withdrawal.
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Margaret Gentry
Associated Press
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Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
White House
Pentagon
Governor Is Back in Arkansas
Little Rock Arkansas Governor Dale Bumpers returned Saturday from a tour of Russia and Romania. He said the meeting with Nixon and discussions with Soviet officials suggested tensions might ease. He hopes for a possible Soviet visit and a Slupover in Arkansas.
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API
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
Russia
Romania
Bumpers
Nixon
Washington
United States
Arkafous
White House
Living Cost Council Won't Rule on Every Request
Washington AP report quotes Donald Rumsfeld as director saying it would be a burden for the Pay Board and Price Commission to rule on every wage or price request under Phase 2. He foresees a balance between case by case and broad freeze while avoiding pre empting board choices. Rep Patman urges a ban on corporate mergers amid concerns over concentrated power. Hodgson says boards will focus on major industries and proceed case by case.
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Gaylord Shaw
Associated Press
Washington
Cost of Living Council
Pay Board and Price Commission
Nixon
Donald Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld
Commission
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
Patman
James D. Hodgson
Hodgson
WRC
COLC
Pay Board
Price Commission
Two Accidents Investigated by City Police
Two wrecks Friday were investigated by City Police. One involved a Lard O Lakes truck driven by Galan Head turning at Highway 67 and 29, striking the hood of a car driven by M Eugene Guilliatos. The second involved cars driven by Jack H Cornelius and Donna A Sullivan.
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Galan Head
Highway 67
M. Eugene Guilliatos
Sulzer
Jack H. Cornelius
Donna A. Sullivan
Sinvard and
Purtle
UCCL vows unity amid education rights critique
Texarkana AP report quotes Dr. Mitchell Young national UCCL president saying the United Concerned Citizens League will stand together for freedom of education and constitutional rights during a three day conference starting Tuesday. He cites chaos in public schools due to integration and federal edicts and mentions planned peaceful demonstrations at federal buildings on conference final day.
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Texarkana, Ark
Mitchell Young
Texarkana
Tex
United Concerned Citizen's League
Violence Flare in Ireland Prompts IRA Attack Tactics
In Belfast and across Northern Ireland, the Irish Republican Army escalated bomb and gun attacks in retaliation for two women killed by British troops. The toll rose to 133 dead in over two years of conflict, with civilians, soldiers, and police among the victims.
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Irish Republican Army
Newry
Londonderry
Dublin
IRA
Sean MacStiofain
Ruairi O'Bradaigh
Sinn Fein
David O'Connell
Amsterdam
Mrs. Mitchell Says Husband Wanted Friday
Mrs Martha Mitchell wife of Attorney General John N Mitchell says the American Bar Associations judicial committee recommended Herschel H Friday Jr not be nominated to the U S Supreme Court because he is an Arkansan and has defended civil rights cases. She said her husband was furious with the ABA for not supporting Friday. Friday a Little Rock lawyer was the leading nomination contender.
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John N. Mitchell
American Bar Association
Judicial Committee
Herschel H. Friday Jr
U.S. Supreme Court
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Mitchell
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Arkansas Democrat
ABA
Friday
High Court
Pryor to Speak At Awards Meet in Little Rock
Rep. David Pryor will speak at 7 p.m. Friday at the third annual awards banquet of the Economic Opportunity Agency of Pulaski County. Lt. Gov. Bob Riley will also appear on the program.
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Little Rock
David Pryor
D-Ark
Economic Opportunity Agency
Pulaski County
Bob Riley
Diplomats See Possible Tie Vote on Ousting Nat China
At the United Nations the General Assembly nears a vote on ousting Nationalist China with a two thirds requirement for the important question. U S officials claimed a narrow edge while other diplomats projected a close tally and a possible second vote within 48 hours if a tie occurs.
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China
William N. Oatis
Associated Press
United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
U.S
Arkansas Supreme Court reverses $5,000 judgments in joint enterprise case
The Arkansas Supreme Court reversed and dismissed two $5,000 awards in a suit against the estate of Jack Wesley Johnson arising from a 1965 crash near El Dorado. Johnson, a passenger in a car driven by Lois Ann Phalen, died in the wreck that also killed A. E. Greer. The court found two elements required for joint enterprise were not met.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Carleton Harris
Jack Wesley Johnson
Johnson
Lois Ann Phelan
el Dorado
US. 167
Arkansas Transport Co
A. E. Greer
Pulaski County
Supreme Court
Baldwin Company wins phase one bid at Henderson State College
North Campus expansion details span the Henderson State College bid, with Baldwin Company of Little Rock named low bidder for Phase 1. Board members include James H. Pilkinton of Hope. Dr Doyle Williams of the University of Arkansas Medical Center will visit Hope Nov 2 to discuss local medical concerns and training extensions.
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Little Rock
Henderson State College Board of Trustees
James H. Pilkinton
Hope
Doyle Williams
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Arkansas Medical Center
Typhoon Hester Devastates Northern Vietnam Areas
Typhoon Hester left over 100 dead or missing in South Vietnam with 85 Vietnamese and 3 American GIs killed and more than 100 Vietnamese and 21 Americans injured. Northern provinces suffered widespread destruction including 34 Vietnamese on a C47 crash near Qui Nhon. Tens of thousands homeless, crops and livestock wiped out, refugee camps shattered, and bases on the northern coast damaged as U.S. forces mobilize to rebuild and resume operations.
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South Vitam
Qui Nhon
Quang Ngai
Social Welfare Ministry
Associated Press
J.T. Volkerstorfer
da Nang
U.S
United States
Brezhnev in Paris Under Heavy Guard
Brezhnev arrives in Paris for first West visit since 1964 leadership. Security tight as anti-Soviet protests feared. first West trip under Pompidou era. Moscow TV coverage and cultural exchanges staged to project peace talks and foreign policy leadership.
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Stephens
Associated Press
PARIS
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
Georges Pompidou
Indochina
Middle East
Corsica
Alexei N. Kosyin
Ottawa
Nixon warns against unreal expectations for trips abroad
President Nixon urges Americans not to expect grand results from his upcoming missions to Moscow and Peking. In a Veterans Day eve radio address from Camp David, he said the U.S. is winding down the Southeast Asia war and aims to prevent future conflicts with sober expectations.
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Nixon
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Peking
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Southeast Asia
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