Big Changes in Cities and Counties Proposed in 1970 Constitution
Arkansas plan shifts power to local government. A county council replaces quorum courts with 2 year terms and nonpartisan selection. Municipalities gain broader taxing powers subject to voter approval, with districts for city councilors and new salary rules.
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Robert Shaw
Associated Press
Little Rock
General Assembly
Bethel A M E Church Prepares For Conference Hope
Bethel A M E Church in Hope readies for the West Arkansas Conference November 11 to 15. The church seeks to keep pastoral arrangements steady while hosting an appreciation series November 5 to 8 with ministers visiting from Bee Bee C M E Rising Star Baptist Mt. Pleasant C M E and other churches. Services feature Elder Dennis Rev W M Martin Rev Cherry and Rev G L Hughes among participants with visiting choirs and officers conducting each session.
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Bethel Church
Bethel A. M. E
Family of Hope
West Arkansas Conference
Bethel A.M.E
Bethel
W. G. Wynn
Arkansas
Mississippi
Theological Seminary
Methodist
Wynn
O.N. Dennis
Church of God In Christ
Dennis
Bee Bee C.M.E
Rising Star Baptist
Mt. Pleasant C.M.E
W.M. Martin
Mt. Zion C.M.E
Mt. Olive Baptist Churces
Cherry
GM Losses in Strike Now 77 Million
General Motors reports a 77 million dollar loss for the July September quarter, the first quarterly loss in 24 years, as the UAW strike and weak sales hurt demand. GM's nine month earnings fall to 744 million, against 1.2 billion a year earlier.
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A. F. Mahan
Associated Press
Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Ford
Chrysler
James M. Roche
Edward N. Cole
UAW
Barbs Biggest Gamble in Town and Jet Speed Boost
The piece notes Barbs biggest gamble in town over yatang against the red light and praises the speed of new jumbo jets. It claims arrival times allow ample luggage collection and hotel transfer within the same overall trip duration as smaller planes.
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Yatang
Panamanian Engineer Seeks Asylum
Panamanian engineer Gilberto De Arco, alleged to lead a Communist underground in Panama, sought asylum in the Panama Canal Zone. The U S State Department is reviewing the request as the National Guard says he is protected as a political refugee, though authorities accuse him of terrorism and plot against Brig. Gen. Omar Torrijos.
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Atlanta, Ga
My Lai
Creighton W. Abrams
Esequiel Torres
Brownsville
Tex
Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Chanh Luu
Charles L. Weltner
Atlanta
Torres
Army
Stanley R. Resor
William C. Westmoreland
Resor
Westmoreland
Saigon
Weltner
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Market Place
Wellner
Luis Noli
Panama
Panama Canal Zone
United States
State Department
Gilberto de Arco
Harry H. Allen Jr
Panamanian National Guard
de Arco
National Guard
Omar Torrijos
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