Vote for New Arkansas Constitution Makes Sense After Generations
Sarasota editor writes from afar urging support for Arkansas’s proposed new constitution. He cites 1874 origin, outlines four year gubernatorial term, combined secretary of state and lieutenant governorship, judiciary reform, district attorneys, and a five to seven member county council. He opposes a cap on real property assessment but believes the measure helps cities facing a dated framework. He endorses public discussion and plans to return soon.
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Sarasota
Fla
Air Mail
Rockefeller
Cockrill
Hammerschmidt
Congress
United States
Arkansas
Bill Etter
Hempstead County
Hope
County Quorum Court
J.p
Arkansaa
Little Rock
Associated Press
Paul H. Jones
Bumpers Urges Cross-Party Votes in Arkansas
Rep Wilbur Mills pressed American party gubernatorial nominee Walter Carruth to return to the Democrats and carry votes from Dale Bumpers as Arkansas officials backed Bumpers. The telecast featured responses from Bumpers and statements from Pryor Alexander McClellan Fulbright. An Arkansas Gazette editorial criticized Gov Rockefeller’s use of wealth.
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Bill Simmons
Associated Press
Little Rock
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Walter Carruth
Dale Bumpers
Carruth
Lexa
Mills
Bumpers
Arkansas
David Pryor
Bill Alexander
John L. McClellan
J. W. Fulbright
Fulbright
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas Gazette
Rocke
Legion Offers Scholarships During American Education Week
American Legion Auxiliary Leslie Huddleston Unit 12 sponsors American Education Week through Saturday. Mrs. Lucy Mae Williams reports posters and booklets placed in high school, store windows, and Legion handbook. "Need a Lift" informs students about scholarships. includes $150 for needy veteran’s child, three department scholarships, two nurses scholarships of $250, one academic $500, and $1,000 for daughters of veterans. National Presidents award has gone to Hope students Gayle Williams in 1965 and Judy Croom in 1969. Applications available in December.
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Leslie Huddleston
American Legion Auxiliary
Lucy Mae Williams
Legion
Hempstead
Department
Hope
Gayle Williams
Judy Croom
Chile Plans Takeover of All Foreign Firms
Chilean Senator elect Allende says he will nationalize foreign industries but not establish a Communist government. He targets copper iron and nitrate sectors initially and will reveal other monopolies later while pursuing justice in the assassination of Gen Rene Schneider. A curfew was lifted as the investigation nears completion, with a state of emergency still in force.
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Red
Bruce Handler
Associated Press
Santiago
Salvadore Allende
Allende
Anaconda
Kennecott
Eduardo Frei
Rene Schneider
Justice
Schneider
Fernando Lyon
Juan Gustavo Valenzuela Salas
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
America
San Jose
Frank Cormier
San Francisco Bay
California
Ronald Reagan
U.S
George Murphy
White House
Oceanside
Ronald
Steller
GOP
San Jose State College
Secret Service
Agriculture Dept approves 242000 loan for co op in Arkansas
AP reports the Agriculture Department approved a $242,000 loan to Southwest Arkansas Telephone Cooperative Inc. at Texarkana to finance system improvements. Rep. John Paul Hammerschmidt announced the funding, which serves Miller Columbia Hempstead and Howard counties in Arkansas and Cass County in Texas.
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Lmls Huck
Agriculture Department
Southwest Arkansas Telephone Cooperative Inc
Texarkana
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Sweat Suit for Women Movement Seen in Fashion
New fashion wave centers on sweat suits for spring worn by both sexes. Designers Am herst Bean and Anna Climb preview models such as Sweat Suite de la Nuit and Sweat Suit a Go Go with varied prices and features including strings instead of zippers and a snap-on collar. Accessories preview includes bowling ball bags and simple sneaker shoes as part of the look.
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Jeffrey D. Alderman
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Amherst Bean
Anna Climb
Miss Climb
Adam Sinner Lawrence
Lawrence
Rockefeller Attacks Bumpers in Arkansas Tour
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller wrapped a seven day helicopter tour visiting Walnut Ridge Pocahontas Paragould Piggott Covington Tumana addressing 59 600 people at Craighead County Fairgrounds. He challenged opponent Dale Bumpers saying unemployment claims are false and touted Arkansas industrial gains. He defended spending as legislature approved and pledged to continue working for Arkansas regardless of election outcome.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Dale Bumpers
Walnut Ridge
Pocahontas
Paragould
Piggott
Coveiry
Tumana
Craighead County Fairgrounds
Rockefeller
Bumpers
Arkansas
AIDC
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Hoxie
Candidate Not Hurt in Wreck
Hal Suit, Republican candidate for governor, escaped injury when his car rolled down an embankment in Arsyth Georgia. He said after the accident that he feared eight or nine months of work for nothing.
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Earsyth
Hal Suit
Suit
Welfare surge under Nixon pressure on budgets and taxes
Washington AP reports welfare rolls rose 20 percent in the year to 12.2 million, prompting potential increases of up to $1 billion in the $8.7 billion Nixon welfare budget. Factors include a lagging economy, court rulings loosening eligibility, and campaigns framing relief as a right. State local taxes and cuts in services accompany rising ADC aid to families with dependents.
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Nixon
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Ohio
John D. Twiname
Congress
ADC
Nixon says U.S. demands release of generals in Moscow row
United States accuses Soviet Union of violating consular pact as it protests the detention of a U.S. Army plane and high-ranking American passengers. The government signals its first public diplomatic irritation after eight days of talks.
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Mike Shanahan
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Moscow
Space pact between United States and Soviet Union
United States and the Soviet Union reached an agreement to standardize future spacecraft and allow mutual rescue of spacemen. NASA official Arnold Frutkin said the text was signed in Moscow a day earlier and would be released after letters exchange between M V Keldysh and Dr. George Low. The pact could affect shuttle and space station programs, not Skylab.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Arnold W. Frutkin
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moscow
Frutkin
M. V. Keldysh
Soviet Academy of Sciences
George M. Low
NASA
British soldier shoots civilian in Belfast riot flare
In Belfast the army said a British soldier shot a civilian during a four hour street battle between Roman Catholics and troops. Riot gas was used to restore order before dawn. A spokesman corrected an earlier claim of accidental discharge at Brompton Park and said a further inquiry is ongoing.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Brompton Park
Alabama State University student shot dead in campus shootout
A 20 year old Alabama State University student, Michael Casher of Mobile, was fatally shot during a gunfight between campus guards and nonstudents at a campus dance. About 30 shots were fired in what police called a regular shoot out, and a 16 year old is being held.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama State University
Toda
Michael Casher
Mobile
Raymond Moody
Casher
Whitfield lodge to mark 100 years on November 1
All Around Town notes Whitfield Masonic Lodge No 239 will celebrate a centennial on November 1. Church services are planned that day with Rev. Norris Steele at 11 a.m. and Rev. James E. Sewell at 7 p.m. Public invited.
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First United Methodist Church
Norris Steele
James E. Sewell
First Presbyterian Church
Fair Cool Weather for Arkansas
Fair and cool weather continues in Arkansas with the National Weather Service forecasting frost in the northern sections. A new warm front raised temperatures about 10 degrees higher than expected. Expect continued fair skies and cool nights with milder daytime temps. Tonight's low mid 30s to lower 40s. Saturday's high mid 60s. Thursday highs ranged 63 to 69 across Fayetteville Harri son El Dorado Fort Smith and others. overnight lows varied by city.
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National Weather Service
el Dorado
Fort Smith
Fayetteville
Harrison
Jonesboro
Fine Bluff
Texarkana
Memphis
Little Rock
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