Nature Plays Cruel Jokes on West Texas
San Angelo, Texas residents face water drought as dry lakebeds burn and a 64,000 city pays millions for unused water and a pipeline. Bottled water sales surge 85 percent as rainfall remains scarce and underground sources are sought to avert future shortages.
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Mike Cochran
Associated Press
San Angelo
Tex
Mother Nature
Texas
Nosworthy
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Riley to Talk at Searcy
Lt. Gov. Bob Riley will speak at the 55th annual meeting of the Arkansas Academy of Science on Harding College campus in Searcy. More than 300 science teachers, college and high school students expected to attend the two day event. Weather: 24 hour period shows high 73, low 44 with increasing clouds and mild tonight. Friday mostly cloudy and warm with scattered showers. highs in the mid to upper 70s.
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Arkansas Academy of Science
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Arkansas
Prison Controversy Dominates Arkansas Legislature Debates
State Rep Mack McLarty outlines the ongoing prison controversy as lawmakers review procedural errors from the current session. He notes Governor Bumpers backed a $300,000 program to reform prisons, amid fighting over Corrections Commissioner Sarver while proposing a mixed plan of agricultural work and vocational training to rehabilitate inmates and reduce recidivism.
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Sarver
Board of Corrections
University of Arkansas
Hearing Sets Homeowner Insurance Rate Increases in Arkansas
The state Insurance Department announces hearings on May 13 and May 6 for rate hikes. The Multi-Line Insurance Rating Bureau seeks an 8.6 percent rise affecting 80 to 85 percent of homeowner policies. The Arkansas Farm Bureau Insurance Co. requests include 15 percent on protected classes, 10 percent on suburban protected property, and 8 percent on suburban unprotected property.
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Philander Fund Drive Extended in Arkansas
W M Shepherd of Little Rock said the drive to raise 400000 for Philander Smith College has been extended and about 129000 has been raised so far toward the 2 million goal. The fund aims to support the college’s operations and programs.
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W. M. Shepherd
Arkansas
Philander Smith College
Shepherd
Obituary for Muzette Duke of Bodcaw at 66
Muzette Duke, 66, of Bodcaw, lifelong Bodcaw resident and Corinth Baptist Church member, died Wednesday. Survived by brothers Maston McNatt of Bodcaw and Roy McNatt of Texarkana, Ark, and sister Ludie Riley of Bodcaw. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at Corinth Baptist Church, Rev. Hollis Dillard and Chester Daniels officiating. Burial in Falcon Cemetery. Smith Funeral Home of Stamps directing.
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Bodcaw
Corinth Baptist Church
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Texarkana
Ark
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Hollis Dillard
Chester Daniels
Falcon Cemetery
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Stamps
Texarkana Wins $172,000 HUD Grant for Sewer Project
Washington AP reports Rep. Pryor says Texarkana will receive a $172,000 Housing and Urban Development grant to fund a city sewer project. The grant, partly raised by the United Methodist Church, aims to help the predominantly black Methodist-affiliated college avoid losing accreditation from the North Central Association.
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David Pryor
D- Ark
Housing and Urban Development Department
Texarkana
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
United Methodist Church
Auto production holds steady as March index nudges up
Economic briefs note output by factories utilities and mines feeds GNP prospects, with gross national product due later. The industrial production index shows autos at an annual rate near 9 million units in March, a small rise from February, yet April schedules hint a decline from the February to March pace.
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General Motors
China US ping pong invitation signals policy shift
The article notes rising border tensions between China and the USSR and suggests Beijing seeks a positive US relationship to offset Moscow. It cites the April 6 invitation for the US table tennis team as a strategic signal while calling for stability after Mao’s cultural revolution. The piece also mentions power shifts since 1966 may favor a more open policy stance.
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Mao Tse-tung
Red China
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