Arkansas Prison Report Reveals Torture Extortion Claims
Gov. Rockefeller released a 67 page state police inquiry from last August describing torture beatings extortion and drug traffic at Tucker State Prison Farm. Prisoners spoke of a device called the Tucker telephone and of being strapped to tables for punishment. The report urged a legislative commission to study prison conditions and push reforms.
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Little Rock, Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Tucker State Prison Farm
Rockefeller
Criminal Investigation Division
State Police
Oral E. Faubus
Bill Wells
Arkansas House
C. E. Bishop
Dan D. Stephens
Arkansas
GOP Gathers Money Early for 1968 Campaign
Washington AP Republicans start fund raising for 1968 with Sen. George Murphy launching fresh face outreach. Democrats led by Sen. Warren Magnuson say it is too early to scare up campaign events and plan only preliminary dinners.
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Washington
Congressional
Congress
George Murphy
California
Warren G. Magnuson
House
Magnuson
GOP
Murphy
Senate
Politics Stirring in Viet Nam Vietnam election plans loom as new constitution nears
In Saigon political maneuvering grows as Vietnam prepares for civilian elections later this year. A draft constitution due by March 27 envisions a mixed presidential parliamentary system with a president and vice president elected, a national assembly, and a cabinet removable by a majority in the lower house. Six million eligible voters will choose national leaders, with village and hamlet elections expected in May or June and national elections within six months of the constitution taking effect.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Constituent Assembly
Army People’s Council
Hue
da Nang
North
Assembly
Phan Khac Suu
Suu
North Vietnam
al Assembly
Only One Bidder Shows For Addington's Ranch
Elko Nevada AP reports William H Addington s Winecap ranch sold at auction to mortgage holder and former owner B H Grube for 834000 Grube had mortgage foreclosure on the ranch for 1014000 dollars from Addington a former Republican candidate for governor of Kansas
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Elko, Nev
William H. Addington
B. H. Grube
Addington
Kansas
Grube
Ben's Birthday Cake Marks 261 Candles in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia at the Franklin Institute a cake with 261 candles will be lit for Benjamin Franklin’s 261st birthday. The scene features a celebratory chorus singing a familiar greeting.
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Ben
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin Institute
Poodle Chews Up Man's Dentures
In Bakersfield California a man needed rapid denture repair after his poodle chewed his false teeth. The plate weld product PLATE WELD repaired the break and replaced a tooth on the spot and the man said it held like new. The PLATE WELD product is available at all drug stores.
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Bakersfield
Calif
California
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