State Shortages totaling over half a million found
Orvel Johnson of the Legislative Audit Division carries a list of shortages totaling more than 500000 uncovered by auditors since merging the Local Affairs and Audit Division with the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee on August 7, 1969. Fletcher notes more shortages will be revealed this year as the merged staff audits 1000 plus entities across 75 counties and 164 state agencies with a budget over 1.1 million.
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Little Rock
Orvel Johnson
Legislative Audit Division
Johnson
Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
Committee
Virgil T. Fletcher
Benton
Fletcher
Monticello
Jonesboro
Flanigan to testify on ITT antitrust cases and GOP convention
White House aide Peter M. Flanigan testifies on his role in three ITT antitrust cases and on knowledge about San Diego securing the Republican National Convention. The hearings may be his last day amid the Kleindienst controversy and questions about ITT meetings, divestiture, and related matters.
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Washington
White House
Peter M. Flanigan
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
San Diego
Richard G. Kleindienst
ITT
Flanigan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Harold S. Geneen
Nixon
Wall Strogt
INF
Felix Rohatyn
Fidential
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Kleindienst
Jack Anderson
The
Justice de
Low Pressure Center Brings Thundershowers
A low pressure center moving eastward expected to trigger thundershowers in Arkansas and parts of Missouri and Oklahoma. The system brought showers overnight with locally heavy rain, then cooler conditions and seasonal temperatures through Friday.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Texas Panhandle
National Weather Service
Griebling and Morin Die, Noted Figures in News and Circus
Otto Griebling, 75, famed Ringling clown, died Wednesday after performing until 10 days earlier, celebrating a 50th circus career anniversary. Manuel Gomez Morin, 75, founder of Mexico’s National Action party and former rector of the National University, also died Wednesday in Mexico City. Edward A. Williams, 67, longtime AP editor and journalist, died Wednesday in Baltimore after 46 years in the field. George R. Sitterley, 56, AP newsman in Jefferson City since 1944, died Wednesday following service in St. Louis and Kansas City bureaus.
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New York
Otto Griebling
Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus
Griebling
Manuel Gomez Morin
Mexico City
Gomez Morin
National Action Party
Mexico
National University
Edward A. Williams
Associated Press
Baltimore
Williams
George R. Sitterley
Jefferson City, Mo
Sitterley
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Kansas City
The
$59,000 FHA Loan Approved for Collins Water System
The Farmers Home Administration approved a $59,000 loan to the Collins Water Association to build a rural water system serving 64 families and businesses in Collins in Drew County. The funds were announced by Rep. David Pryor and will support the community project.
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Washington
Farmers Home Administration
Collins Water Association
David Pryor
D-Ark
Collins
Drew County
Apollo 16 timetable from Houston lists lunar landing plan
AP dispatch from Space Center Houston outlines today timetable for Apollo 16 missions. Casper remains in lunar orbit while Young and Duke descend Orion to the Moon, conduct two surface excursions with rover and station setup, and broadcast live TV during the seven hour second shift.
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Thomas K. Mattingly II
Casper
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Orion
Moon
Young
Duke
Lunar
Tornado kills five near Davis Oklahoma survivors and injuries
A killer tornado demolished a farm home near Davis Oklahoma killing five people including two women who sought shelter there. Three others were injured one critically. The Wayne Baird residence seven miles NW of Davis suffered extensive damage as part of a night of twisters across the state with eight homes damaged near Hennepin and Davis and a church blown off its foundation.
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Davis
Okla
Oklahoma
Curtis Baird
Ratliff
Baird
Eugene
Sharon Kay Rainses
Larry Raines
Pearl Taylor
Billie Casey
Bairds
Lawrence Richardson
Peggy Biard
le Flore County
Arkansas Weather Summary for 24 Hours Ending Thursday
Experiment Station report notes a high of 85 and low of 64. Forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms today and tonight, ending from the west Friday. Locally heavy storms expected in the west and north. Warm today then cooler northwest tonight and over the state Friday. Highs today mid 70s NW to mid 60s SE, Friday highs mid 60s to mid 70s.
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Fayetteville
Harrison
Texarkana
el Dorado
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Memphis
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Committee endorses Pryor in Arkansas Senate race
J Bill Becker president of the Arkansas State AFL CIO said COPE delegates endorsed Rep David Pryor for the U S Senate reflecting rank and file union wishes. COPE convention was held in Hot Springs with Pryor challenging Sen John McClellan. Democratic rivals include Ted Boswell and Foster Johnson. Republican Wayne Babbitt also runs. Becker noted questionnaires were mailed to 320 union members before the convention.
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Little Rock
J. Bill Becker
Arkansas State
Afl-Cio
Committee On
David Pryor
D-Ark
U.S. Senate
COPE
Pryor
Hot Springs
John McClellan
Ted Boswell
Foster Johnson
Wayne Babbitt
Becker
FTC challenges three drug makers over pain relief claims
The Federal Trade Commission moves to substantiate that Buffetin outpaces aspirin, that Cinacin is preferred by more doctors, and that Bayer leads aspirin brands. The probe names American Home Products, Bristol-Myers, and Sterling Drug for allegedly misleading ads. The agency seeks corrective ads and a 25 percent ad-spend on such messaging for two years.
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Washington
The
Federal Trade Commission
Bayer
FTC
Robert Pitofsky
Bureau of Consumer Protection
American Home Products Corp
Bristol-Myers Co
Sterling Drug Inc
Bayer Aspirin
Bayer Children’s Aspirin
Cope
Vanquish
Midol
Pitofsky
Correc
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Miller County
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Fred Hunnicutt
Kenneth Meeks
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