Phoenix lawyers seek ruling on advertising ethics in Supreme Court case
O'Steen and Bates of Phoenix set up a legal clinic and advertised in the Arizona Republic to test ethics of attorney advertising. Bar associations oppose. the case will reach the U S Supreme Court. The piece notes family ties to Hope and cites a national AP story by Richard Carelli. The Arkansas tourism study reports 25,285,785 overnight visitors in 1976 spending over 1.0 billion dollars and generating 77.6 million in travel taxes.
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Hope
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Supreme Court
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John R. Bates
Arizona Republic
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U.S
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Hope Star
Charles Stone
Sue O’steen
Alberta O’steen
High Court
Washington
Richard Carelli
Associated Press
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
Federal panel bans Tris treated sleepwear sales
The Consumer Product Safety Commission voted 3 to 2 to ban production and sale of children sleepwear treated with Tris, despite not recalling 120 million garments. Chair Byington said washing thr ee times removes risk, while opposing members urged full recall due to cancer concerns from animal tests.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commission
S. John Byington
R. David Pittle
Thaddeus Garrett
Delight veteran finally receives Purple Heart after decades
Floyd A. Kizzia, 82, of Delight, Arkansas, received a Purple Heart for wounds from the Meuse Argonne battle on October 12, 1918 in France nearly 60 years after earning it. His wife urged him to apply, after which the Veterans Administration directed him to the Army, and the medal arrived about a month later. The ceremony honors a long-overdue recognition for the veteran and his family.
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Dallas
Newport News
Little Rock
German prosecutor Buback shot in Karlsruhe ambush
West Germany's senior prosecutor Siegfried Buback, 57, was killed by a gunman on a motorcycle as his car left a traffic light in Karlsruhe. His driver died, a bodyguard was wounded, and a second passenger was believed to be present. The attackers wore helmets and used a machine gun, with a license plate from Ludwigshafen. Buback had led major terrorism trials against the Baader Meinhof group.
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West Germa
Carter to unveil new nuclear policy halting plutonium projects
President Carter plans to repeat a policy ending all federal funding for plutonium powered reactors and reprocessing. The move aims to curb nuclear proliferation and pressure other nations to halt radioactive material and technology exports. A London meeting of supplier nations is set to seek commitments. Bonn considerations and Germany’s stance on reprocessing tech to Brazil remain unresolved.
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Helmut Schmidt
United States
Wholesale prices surge in March fueling inflation fears
The Labor Department reports a 1.1 percent rise in wholesale prices for March, the second large monthly increase and worse than expected. Industrial commodities, farm products, and processed foods jumped, signaling ongoing inflation worries and potential policy action.
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Carter
Labor Department
Wall Street
Guerrillas Capture Christian Stronghold in Lebanon Offensive
Palestinian guerrillas seized a vital Christian stronghold in southeast Lebanon triggering fears of Israeli intervention. Christian leaders urged Pan Arab action to enforce the 1969 Cairo agreement and cited potential Western involvement if Arab states do not heed the appeal.
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Lebanon
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Arkansas housing reforms seen as limited impact
A new low interest loan program for Arkansas housing is expected to have little effect on the number of qualifying buyers. Officials say current requirements block about half of Arkansans from home financing, with a 15 million bond cap limiting annual new units to 150 to 170. The plan seeks a Housing Development Agency to aid low income workers.
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Tom Herrin
State Local Services Department
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Arkansas
Herrin
David Pryor
Mississippi
Harvard University
Rhodes says print shop subsidies on Capitol grounds must end
House Republican Leader John J. Rhodes says he is shocked to learn two congressional clerks run $1 million a year print shops rent free on Capitol grounds. He calls the arrangement archaic and says Congress should be re examined and changed, noting he does not approve of subsidies.
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House
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Bridge Closes on Highway 67 Over Red River
The Red River bridge on Highway 67 was shut Wednesday night by the Arkansas State Police and Arkansas Highway Department after a 5 p.m. call. Bobby Neel reported cracks and curves found on arrival. Officials planned a Thursday inspection to identify the damage source on both Hempstead County and Miller County approaches.
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Miller County
Utilities to fund Arkansas lignite study
Arkansas Power & Light Co. and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. will finance a study of lignite as a potential power source. The research will focus on south Arkansas lignite reserves and northwest Arkansas coal, aiming to slow rate growth and diversify energy in the state. Gov. Pryor praised the move as forward looking and potentially a major economic boon.
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