Hotel Fire Kills Seven in Cleveland
A ten story Pick Carter Hotel blaze in Cleveland killed seven people including relatives of Hair musical cast members. About 220 guests and 80 staff were evacuated from the 500 room hotel as smoke and flames forced evacuations. Eight were hospitalized for smoke inhalation injuries and burns. The fire started in a basement kitchen area with cause under investigation and a room by room search recovered seven bodies.
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Hair
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Renton
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Corrine
St. Louis
Hanna Theater
New Mexico Man May Get Prison Job
Howard Leach correction commissioner for New Mexico said he talked with John H. Haley of Arkansas about taking the Arkansas correction commissioner job. Leach would consider the post depending on conditions, as the board seeks a replacement for Robert Sarver fired March 29. Felix Rodriguez, head of New Mexico’s maximum security prison, also might join Arkansas.
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N.M
Howard Leach
New Mexico
John H. Haley
Little Rock
Arkansas Board of Correction
Arkansas
Leach
Robert Sarver
Felix Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Cummins
Terrell Don Hutto
Texas Correction System
Arkansas Weather Forecast Shows Cooling Tonight
Weather Bureau report for 24 hours ending 7 am Wednesday records high 75 and low 46 with precipitation of .14 inches. Forecast calls for fair and cooler tonight across Arkansas with a warming trend Thursday. Today’s highs expected mostly in the low to mid 60s and tonight’s lows mainly upper 30s to low 40s north to mid 40s south. Thursday should bring fair conditions east and partly cloudy west with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s.
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State collects 3.1 million from Oaklawn Park betting
The State Revenue Department reported 3,186,313 in receipts from the 1971 Oaklawn Park racing season in Hot Springs. Taxes include 6 percent on pari mutuel betting and 10 percent on admissions plus licenses, one third of breakage and a 25,000 operating fee.
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State Revenue Department
Oaklawn Park
Hot Springs
Forest fire danger to be critical again in Arkansas
State Forester Virgil T. Cothren warned the forest fire danger would be critical again today in Arkansas. He noted light rains in North Arkansas reduced the hazard slightly but urged caution for anyone planning to burn debris.
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Little Rock
Virgil T. Cothren
Cothren
Arkansas
Chou Sees a New Page in Relations
Premier Chou En-lai told the U S table tennis delegation that their mainland visit opened a new page in China United States relations. He urged continued exchanges as American reporters could deepen understanding, while the group included teams from the United States Britain Canada Nigeria and Colombia in Peking.
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Associated Press
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Chou En-lai
U.S
Mmainland
China
United States
Chou
Colombia
Japan
People’s Republic of China
Roderick
Jack Howard
Seattle
Wash
Graham Steenhoven
Texarkana man charged with kidnap and rape
Lonnie Armster age 21 of Texarkana was charged with kidnaping rape and assault with intent to kill in the abduction of a local woman after an early morning incident. A car chase ended in a ditch near College Hill with Armster fleeing on foot and later arrested. The two stabbed companions were treated and released. no bond set.
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Lonnie Armster
Texarkana
Miller County
Leslie Greer
Greer
College Hill
Marvin Finyard
Armster
City Board approves church property protection and lands swap decision
The Board assured First United Methodist Church that a new city road will not cross church property used for a sewer lift station serving the Vocational Technical School, enabling unrestricted use and clear title. It also discussed police liability insurance trends and directed the City Manager to study costs. Directors rejected a proposed land exchange with Ernest and Galen May after surveys and two appraisals.
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Vocational Technical School
National Police Officers Association
Ernest
Galen
Mills Attacks Involvement in Vietnam
Rep Wilbur D Mills D Ark urged restraint and warned against escalation in Vietnam. As chair of the Ways and Means Committee he told Arkansas high school students he cautioned Lyndon B Johnson to avoid widening the war and hoped the U S could exit as soon as possible. He said the nation should not repeat a conflict it cannot win.
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Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Vietnam
Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
Legislator Proposes Splitting California Into Two States
Sen Randolph Collier of Yreka suggests dividing California into East California and West California. West would be coastal 500 by 50 miles housing about 20 million, East would span from Oregon to Mexico with mountain and desert terrain and fewer residents. The plan mirrors earlier ideas by Richard Dolwig to partition north and south at Tehachapi.
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Calif
California
West
Oregon
Mexico
Randolph Collier
Yreka
Richard J. Dolwig
San Francisco Peninsula
Tehachapi Mountains
Dolwig
Collier
San Diego
Golden Gate
Prison figure resigns post in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK AP J B Garrett state Pardon and Parole director has resigned effective April 30. Garrett who has served in the director s position since April 1970 put in his last day on the job Tuesday. He will take 17 days of accumulated vacation time before going off the state payroll.
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Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
GNP
Newsmen
White House
Little Rock
J. B. Garrett
Garrett
Officers Send Letter Backing Governor in Parole Row
In Little Rock AP report, former Correction Commissioner Robert Sarver says he is not surprised by a letter signed by most Arkansas parole officers. The letter, unsigned by Gov. Dale Bumpers or several officers, reportedly supports the governor on personnel matters and backs his ouster of Sarver. One signer notes agreement with Bumpers actions, with most parole officers reportedly signing. Sarver says no ill will toward the signers.
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Little Rock
Robert Sarver
Dale Bumpers
Sarver
Bumpers
Memorial Group Formed for New Church Building
An Administrative Board committee at First United Methodist Church was named on April 12 to receive memorial gifts for the new church building. Members include Bill Routon, Lloyd Hendrix, and Rev. Norris Steele who will set memorial payment scales and designation.
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First United Methodist Church
Bill Routon
Lloyd Hendrix
Building Fund Financial Campaign
Norris Steele
Pine Bluff to House New National Center for Toxicological Research
The FDA selects Pine Bluff for a new National Center for Toxicological Research to study long term health effects of food additives, chemicals, pesticides, cosmetics and drugs. Commissioner Charles C Edwards said the center will expand knowledge of cumulative, mutation and disease links while developing test methods for others.
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Pine Bluff
National Center For Toxicological Research
FDA
Charles C. Edwards
Edwards
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