Howard Bros. Discount Stores reports record 1977 year sales
Howard Bros. Discount Stores Inc of Monroe reported a record 1977 fiscal year with sales of 135.266 million up 14 percent from 118.988 million and net income of 3.656 million or 1.33 per share compared with 1.544 million or .56 per share a year earlier.
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Monroe
Howard Bros. Discount Stores, Inc
Alton H. Howard
Howard
Howard Discount Centers, Inc
Texarkana
Texas
Senate moves to approve comprehensive ethics code
After two weeks of debate the Senate prepares to adopt an 11 000 word ethics code to curb conflicts of interest and bolster public confidence in Congress. A sunset amendment by Minority Leader Baker would expire in January 1980 and he advocates a later review to craft a new citizen legislator standard. The measure limits outside income to 15 percent of salary and bans certain gifts and travel by lame duck lawmakers.
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Senate
Congress
Howard Baker
Rtenn
Baker
House
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Ark inquiry resets Noah’s Ark on Mount Ararat
UCLA archaeologist Dr. Rainer Berger and researchers say timber found 22 years ago on Mount Ararat near the Turkish Soviet border is about 1,200 years old, not from Noah’s Ark. New tests confirm earlier findings and dispute claims that the wood came from the Biblical vessel.
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Washington
Mount
Ararat
University of California
Rainer Berger
UCLA
England
Berger
Abdel Halim Hafez dies in London age Egyptian singer king of Arab music
Egyptian embassy in London reports the death of Abdel Halim Hafez a renowned Egyptian singer famed as the Middle East king of Arab popular music He died on Wednesday at an unspecified age and location in London per the embassy statement.
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Abdel Halim Hafez
London
Middle East
Livestock Market Report With Price Ranges and Comparisons
Estimated receipts 25 last week 798 year ago 465. Slaughter cows steady to weak and bulls steady. Feeder steers firm up to 1.00 higher with most gains on good quality. Feeder heifers steady. Supply mostly good and choice 300-600 lb feeders, balance 15 percent cows and 2 percent slaughter bulls. Replacement cows 26.50-30.00 per cwt, cow calf pairs 247.50-302.50 per pair.
Drought Appears To Ease In Midwest Farmland
March rainfall revived fields across Wisconsin and neighboring states allowing early planting of small grains. Officials caution deep soil moisture remains low and more rain is needed to secure summer water reserves. Strong optimism exists about the drought ending though exact permanence is uncertain.
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Milwaukee
Midwest
Wisconsin
Kansas
Missouri
Corn
Louis Thompson
Iowa State University
Thompson
Marvin Heiser
Wisconsin Agriculture Department
Silo Vapors Fatal To Sergeant In Missile Site
AP report states Sgt. Larry Gene South of Walnut Ridge died after acute exposure to Freon-113 vapors at a Titan II missile silo in Van Buren County. He collapsed Oct. 8 while cleaning hydraulic fluid near Southside.
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Little Rock
Air Force
Larry Gene South
Walnut Ridge
van Buren County
South
Southside
Winter makes comeback across Montana and Virginias
Cold spell returns with frost warnings in Maryland eastern West Virginia and Virginia mountain areas. Stockmen urged to shield young livestock from snow gusty wind and cold through Saturday while showers and thunderstorms sweep the Gulf Coast and parts of the west and plains.
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Montana
Maryland
Virginias
West Virginia
Virginia
Mississippi Valley
Georgia
Plains
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Utah
Arizona
Colorado
Maine
West Texas
New England
Florida
Gulf Coast
Nashville 99 Debuts With Akins In Mixed TV Prospect
NBC veteran Claude Akins stars as Lt. Stoney Huff in CBS's Nashville 99 a new mystery drama from Jimmy Sangster. Ned Beatty and Jerry Reed co star with a plot involving a gospel singer husband wife kidnapping and a web of lies. The premiere aims for Nashville atmosphere but critics note uneven plotting while praising performances and tense mood.
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Los Angeles
Claude Akins
CBS
Nashville
Ned Beatty
Belinda Montgomery
Beatty
Akins
Lucille Bension
Reed
Don Johnson
Trace
Grand Ole Opry
Burt Reynolds
W.W
The
Dixie Dancekings
Gator
Villian
Sonny and Cher
Police chief and mayor discuss Blytheville slowdown
Blytheville Police Chief Robbie Cox and Mayor Ross Fordyce met to evaluate a police slowdown protest over salaries. Officers continue normal duties except writing traffic tickets. Cox does not expect firings but warns violations may trigger discipline. Fordyce backs the chief and city council support. The slowdown began Tuesday night.
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Blytheville, Ark
Blytheville
Robbie Cox
Ross Fordyce
Cox
Fordyce
GM to begin work on Oklahoma plant
General Motors will begin construction next month on a new car assembly plant near Oklahoma City. The facility, designed for up to 1,200 cars daily with initial employment around 2,700 rising to 5,000, will cost hundreds of millions and employs a two shift operation.
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General Motors Corp
American Car Assembly
United States
Automaker
Oklahoma City
Thomas A. Murphy
Baltimore
U.S
Lordstown
Ohio
Volkswagen
Pennsylvania
Chrysler
Murphy
Tonawanda
N.Y
Buffalo
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
GM Assembly
GM Car Assembly
Michigan
Cadillac
Buick
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
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Calif
Mark A. Davis
Winter
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Key West
Fla
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