Magnolia Doctor Named to Dictionary of International Biography
Dr Ralph Wilson of Southern Arkansas University, chairman of the Division of Graduate Study, is included in Volume XIII of the Dictionary of International Biography. The British biographical series, edited by Ernest Kay, lists his 17 years at SAU and prior teaching roles in Arkansas schools. He holds degrees from Henderson State, George Peabody College, and the University of Arkansas, and lives in Magnolia with his wife Vahalia Delaney and their four children.
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Magnolia
Ark
Ralph Wilson
Southern Arkansas University
Ernest Kay
London
Wilson
SAU
Arkansas Secondary Schools
Lonoke County
Union
Hot Sprigs
Nevada County
Henderson State University
George Peabody College
University of Arkansas
Vahalia Delaney
Prescott
Lynda Aggus
Fayetteville
Kay Pope
Camden
Wayne Wilson
William R. Wilson
Garland
Wilsons
AG Opinion Affirms 10 Percent Tax Penalty Rule
Arkansas Attorney General confirms that counties should assess a 10 percent penalty on delinquent property taxes as required by a 1936 Supreme Court decision. The opinion, requested by Sheriff Gerald Crawford of Poinsett County, notes many counties do not apply the penalty. Officials debate whether the penalty is constitutional and fair, with some favoring nonenforcement.
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Little Rock
Attorney General
Atty
Bill Clinton
Arkansas Supreme Court
Gerald Crawford
Poinsett County
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Clinton
Blytheville Police Association weighs Teamsters affiliation
Blytheville Police Association leader Don Walker said the group may affiliate with the Teamsters after walking out of a meeting with Mayor Aguiar and the City Council. BPA members have advised a work slowdown for over two weeks seeking higher pay, better benefits, and official recognition as a bargaining unit. The mayor outlined potential new revenue options including a 22 mill tax increase, a $5 auto tax, a census to boost state turnback, and annexation of the Blytheville Air Force Base housing complex.
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Blytheville, Ark
Blytheville Police Association
Teamsters Union
Don Walker
Bob Aguiar
Blytheville Police Department
Aguiar
Walker
BPA
Ron Evans
Civil Service Commission
Blytheville Air Force Base
15 year old gets 30 year murder sentence
Marty Allen Tumbleson, 15, of Jamestown Arkansas pleaded guilty to first degree murder and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. He testified Bly used a hunting knife to stab Burns in the heart and he cut Burns throat after the wound.
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Clarksville, Ark
Marty Allen Tumbleson
Jamestown
Johnson County
John Lineberger
Alex G. Streett
Russellville
Tumbleson
Larry Bly
Bly
Pope County
Arthur Ed Burns
U S Cuba antihijacking pact ends amid tensions
The 1973 U S Cuba antihijacking agreement expired today as Castro signaled willingness to extend if the U S ends the trade embargo. The accord limited hijackings and required extradition or prosecution for such acts between the two nations. A U S official called the pact useful despite its termination.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
Barbados
U.S
United States
Questionable county audits held up in Arkansas
The Joint Auditing Committee delayed approval of five 1975 county audits Pulaski Ashley Desha Newton and Lafayette due to questioned practices spotted by state auditors. Prosecutors or county officials must respond on corrective steps. The Pulaski report questioned maintenance and use of county bank accounts for 1953 through 1975. Maple sugar yield averages two to three pounds per tree per season.
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Little Rock
Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
Pulaski
Ashley
Desha
Newton
Lafayette
Pulaski County
Bumpers Urges Carter to Lead Child Programs Reform
Sen. Dale Bumpers told a Little Rock audience that President Carter must take the lead in shaping a coordinated national children’s policy. He criticized Congress for not unifying fragmented programs and noted each cabinet department runs its own model, including the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Carter
Bumpers
Congress
Interior Department
Space garbageman proposes method to reclaim satellites
Dr. Marshall Kaplan of Pennsylvania State University outlines a plan to pluck orbiting satellites from space and return them safely to Earth. The method aims to clear about 3,000 debris objects and aid NASA and the Defense Department in tracking or retrieving malfunctioning satellites for study and potential reuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Marshall Kaplan
Pennsylvania State University
Kaplan
National Aeronautics Space Administration
Defense Department
United States
Air Force
Earth
Douglas Freesland
NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Space Center
Probation plan asked for Arkansas program
The staff of the state Crime and Law Enforcement Commission was told to draft a plan for Gov. Pryor s statewide probation system. Pryor seeks about 350000 in federal LEAA funds to hire probation officers to curb prison growth. The plan envisions the Correction Department applying for funds while circuit judges would manage the officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
State Crime and Law Enforcement Commission
David Pryor
Pryor
Federal
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Correction Department
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Dr. Wilson
Lee Munson
Roy Keith
Charles Karr
Fort Smith
Boy
Rodney Carlton
Maddox Family
Maddox
Senior Citizens Nutrition and Recreation Program
Northpark Community Center
Hope
Jim Harris
The
Southwest Arkansas Development Council, Inc
Ellie Sneed
Lena Tyus
George S. McGovern
Ds.d
Kroger
Hervey Square
Discount Center
North Hope
Ark Prices
la Ie
Dynamark
Quik
Quik-Slik
Dalamiadaainy
Este
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