Judges Endorse Antiriot Bill Weighs Tougher Penalties
Washington AP Many U S District Court judges endorse the House passed antiriot bill and suggest amendments to strengthen enforcement. About 100 of 338 judges have replied, with 80 percent in favor, two opposed, and some saying enforcement would be difficult. Sentiments vary on maximum penalties from 10 to life or death for riot-related deaths. Some judges urge bail provisions to curb incitement. The exchange follows Senate Judiciary Committee reviews and remarks by Sen. Kennedy.
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John Chadwick Washington
U.S
Senate Judiciary Committee
Charles E. Wyzanski Jr
U.S. District Court
Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy
Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
Edwin D. Steel Jr
Delaware
Joe Eaton
Southern District of
Florida
William H. Timbers
Connecticut
Peirson M. Hall
Southern District
California
Luther Bohanon
Western District
Texas
Carl A. Weinman
Ohio
James C. Connell
Connell
Myron L. Gordon
Wisconsin
Hit by Softball Fatality Shocks Missouri School
A 16 year old Rothville senior, Harry McNown, was hit in the neck by a softball during a physical education game in Mendon Missouri and died shortly after at Marceline Hospital. Doctors say the impact apparently halted blood flow.
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Mendon
Harry McNown
Rothville
Marceline Hospital
Broyles Positive After Hogs Scrimmages Optimism Rises
Arkansas coach Frank Broyles hailed Arkansas Razorbacks scrimmage performances with punter Paul Connors delivering strong kicks averaging over 39 yards last season. Running back Steve Hockersmith and end Dennis Berner drew praise for their play while Terry Don Phillips injured his back again and missed practice. Broyles expects a full scrimmage Saturday as Phillips recovers.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Frank Broyles
Arkansas Razorbacks
Laurels
Paul Connors
Steve Hockersmith
Dennis Berner
Connors
Broyles
Hockersmith
Berner
Terry Don Phillips
Phillips
Parkers
Kidnapping Trial Is Rescheduled
Richard Tyler Lane of Reno Nevada had his kidnapping trial postponed from September 18 to October 18. Lane, a former boxer, is accused with two others of abducting and beating William Bonds in Little Rock to learn a hospital room number. Bonds was a night admissions clerk at Arkansas Baptist Medical Center. Lane has pleaded not guilty and has been free on bond since charges were filed four years ago. Walker, also of Reno, was wounded in the 1963 gun battle. he has been convicted twice in the slaying of Patrolman Jerrell Vaughan and is appealing his life sentence. Also noted is talk of a pending merger between major soccer leagues. Police seek a thief who took 2,225 record albums from Fenway Record Corp.
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Little Rock
Richard Tyler Lane
Reno
Nev
Charles E. Scales
William J. Kirby
Lane
William Bonds
James Dean Walker
Bonds
Arkansas Baptist Medical Center
Bond
Walker
Reno, Ney
North Little Rock
Jerrell P. Vaughan
Federal District Court
Oakland
Calif
Ken Macker
United Soccer Association
Chicago
Gratitude for Support After Loss Mentioning Nurses and Doctors
The speaker thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during a loss and specifically appreciates Memorial Hospital nurses and Dr. Lynn and Dr. Lowell Harris. May God bless you.
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Memorial Hospital
Lynn
Lowell Harris
Vera Reeves
Bunning Still Shining at Age 36 for Phillies
Philadelphia pitcher Jim Bunning, 36 next month, shut out the Cincinnati Reds 9-0 and voiced hopes for three more productive seasons. He sports a 16-12 record with five starts left, and his fifth shutout of 1967 moves him to 38 in his career, one behind Don Drysdale.
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Ralph Bernstein
Philadelphia
Jim Bunning
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Bunning
Phillies
Don Drysdale
Terms Reduced for 4 Convicts in Arkansas
Gov Winthrop Rockefeller cut sentences for four Arkansas inmates on Wednesday. Dassie Cox had his life term reduced to 50 years for first degree murder. Marvin Combs saw life for rape drop to 21 years. Clarence D Andrews also had life for rape reduced to 40 years. Clinton Isom, facing grand larceny, began a new term at 13 months and was pardoned to qualify for parole. Jimmy Walker of Providence College may delay his pro basketball career as he heads to Army physical in Boston.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Dassie Cox
Clark County
Marvin Combs
Sevier County
Clarence D. Andrews
Pulaski County
Boston
Jimmy Walker
Providence College
Walker
Detroit Pistons
National Basketball Association
Senators Irritated by Secrecy Hampering Debate
Washington AP report notes some senators protest secrecy rules from Defense and State departments hindering public debate on military and foreign policy. They seek justification for kept material while not calling for ending classification authority. London Zoo elephant Diksie dies after slipping into a dry moat.
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Robert T. Gray Washington
Defense
State Departments
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
London
Diksie
London Zoo
Yerger Names Burkett Assistant Football Coach
M. Donley Burkett is named assistant defensive coach of the Yerger Tigers. He played college ball three years and earned all Southeast honors two years, plus one year of pro football. A graduate of AM&N College Pine Bluff he studies at the University of Minnesota and will also be Yerger's head basketball coach.
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M. Donley Burkett
Yerger Tigers
Am&n College
Pine Bluff
University of Minnesota
Yerger
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Fenway Record Corp
Will Dodson
Vera Derryberry Reeves
Congress
Executive Branch
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Donley Burkett
Hope Star
Amercan
Procter & & Gamble
Soe
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