they want their will exerted on the rest of society and think lawyers just aren't taking care of business. Perhaps the frustration toward lawyers is an expression of deep frustration with the way things are going. Society must realize that things cannot change without responsible participation in government and conflict resolution between each other. I see a sensitivity in the judiciary towards trying to improve the system. Lawyers can and must take the initiative in expanding and developing new ideas of conflict resolution while at the same time the public must understand and accept their responsibilities to the system and realize the limitations and role of lawyers. 0
dominates downtown Fayetteville as in days of yore. It was wholly constructed by skilled carpenters, woodwrights and roofers in nearby Springdale; then lifted bodily, flown to Fayetteville and settled in place by an Arkansas National Guard Army helicopter and crew. This was done in the early daylight hours to avoid traffic congestion and minimize danger to vehicle and foot traffic in case of untoward incident. None such occurred. Even so, hundreds of people lined the streets to observe the operation, which went off without a hitch. With thanks for your article and all good wishes, I am Judge Thomas F. Butt Fayetteville
Forrest E. (Gene) Dunaway is an attorney with Ozark Legal Services in Fayetteville. He has practiced law in Mountain View for about lO years and has served as deputy prosecuting attorney for Izard and Fulton Counties and as city attor-
Dear Judge Butt: Thank you for your letter of March 26. I appreciate your comments and your correction, although I am embarrassed to say that I have seen the courthouse many times since the steeple was restored and failed to correct. the error myself. In writing the piece I was working largely from information contained in the nomination forms that led to National Register listing for the courthouses. The Washington County Courthouse was nominated in 1972 and, consequently, the information was accurate at that time. It only proves that history isn't stagnant and one would always do well to double-check. I am placing a copy of your letter in our file on that structure so that the replacement of the steeple will be noted. Thank you again for taking the time to write. Sincerely, Jacalyn Carfagno
ney for several area cities.
LEITERS To the Editor: Dear Miss Carfagno: Your piece in the ApriL 1984 issue of the Arkansas Lawyer is read with interest and appreciation, especially since it features "my" County Courthouse. One small correction, which I think you will be glad to know about: The original steeple was. indeed, as your article states, removed in 1966 because of loose and falling slate tiles and generally hazardous condition. The steeple was restored, an exact duplicate of the originaL in September, 1974, and it proudly
To the Editor: Prior to his departure as Executive Director, Col. Ransick asked me to give a review on the Federal Criminal Trials as updated by James C. CisselL formerly United States attorney for the Southern District of Ohio. Having served as United States attorney for the Eastern District from 1968-1979 and having worked with Jim CisselL I gladly accepted the assignment. Upon receipt of the book, published by The Michie Company, I was amazed at the work that had been done by the author in completing a project formerly carried on by the United States attorney's office for the Southern District of New York and entitled "Proving Federal Crimes," The latter was a Department of Justice project and Jim Cissell expanded and improved the work. The only bad part of my assignment was the fact that my assigned book is not a novel or anything close to such. It is really a hornbook or a handbook that should be in the office of any lawyer who handles criminal matters in court. There is no possible way to review a book such as this without taking all the space given for the Arkansas Lawyer. Let me say that Cissell has done an excellent job and it is outlined for easy use. Since he served during the period I was United States attorney it is my pleasure to urge all attorneys who practice criminal law to purchase a volume of Federal Criminal Trials. It will make your task easier and possibly prevent a claim of ineffective counsel. W. H. "Sonny" Dillahunty partner of Dillahunty, Skelton & James Attorneys at Law
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