Arbiter details Ozarks fairs and state politicking
The Arkansas Business and Economic Review notes population shifts placing Hope and Prescott near the district center in Nevada county. Eureka Springs hosts several craft events including the Antique and Collectors Fair and Arts and Crafts Fair with the Crescent Hotel venue. State Sen. Oscar Alagood urges candidates to avoid posting campaign signs on trees, citing voter opposition.
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Arkansas Business and Economic Review
Hope
Prescott
Hempstead Line
Nevada County
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Union County
Texas Line
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Ark
Sevier
Howard Counties
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Fayetteville
Industrial Research and Extension Center
Little Rock
College of Business Administration
University of Arkansas
Eureka Springs
Oscar Alagood
Apollo 16 to begin return flight from lunar orbit tonight
Apollo 16 blasts from lunar orbit at 9 16 p m to start a 66 hour 240000 mile voyage home after collecting 245 pounds of lunar rocks. Geologists say the samples may reveal the Moon's volcanic past as John W Young Charles M Duke Jr and Thomas K Mattingly complete their fifth manned Moon mission with a Pacific splash set for Thursday.
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Lunar
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly
Casper
Earth
Pacific Ocean
Young
Duke
No Family Free of Mental Disorders
Washington AP reports a National Institute of Mental Health psychologist cites growing evidence that almost no family in the nation is entirely free of mental disorders. Dr. David Rosenthal says up to 60 million Americans may be borderline schizophrenic or exhibit related deviant behavior, with over 1.75 million schizophrenic or potentially schizophrenic people on the streets and 500,000 in hospitals. He links hereditary factors to mental illness and suggests broader acceptance could improve control of these conditions for society.
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Washington
National Institute of Mental Health
David Rosenthal
Institute
Rosenthal
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
Wreck Involves Local Residents
Five people were injured in a one car accident at the Jefferson Street overpass in Texarkana. Police said James Johnson of Hope Missed a curve and struck a culvert. Johnson and four passengers were treated at St Michael's hospital and released.
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Jefferson Street
Texarkana
Arkansas
Marvin Lingard
James Johnson
Hope
Johnson
Jimmy Howard
Burnell Stuart
Larry Monk
James Morrison
St. Michael's Hospital
More Troops Return From Vietnam Drawdowns Continue
In Saigon AP reports U S troop strength in South Vietnam neared Nixon’s 69 000 goal with about 73 000 on hand after recent cuts. Navy strength offshore rose toward 40 000 as air forces in Thailand boost counter offensive. A May 1 withdrawal decision awaited.
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Vietnam
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Apollo 16 homeward with record lunar findings and one failure
Apollo 16 returns to Earth after a fifth moon landing that set records in hours on the surface and rover speed while collecting 245 pounds of rocks. The mission also included a long moon drive, the first highlands landing, and a broken power cord in the flow experiment.
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Houston
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Iaria
Runnor
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North Bay
Senate weighs permanent plan for emergency strikes
The Senate Labor Committee is likely to approve a bill creating a permanent national emergency strike mechanism, though final action may not occur this session. The panel aims to curb on the fly settlements after recent dock and rail actions, with Packwood pushing for a final offer selection approach opposed by labor and not favored by Nixon.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
Senate
Robert W. Packwood
Harrison A. Williams, Jr
D-N.j
Labor Committee
Packwood
Williams
House
House Commerce
Nixon
Price Commission to order huge price rollbacks and refunds
New York The Price Commission will order hundreds of millions of dollars in price rollbacks and customer refunds in coming weeks, chairman C Jackson Gray son Jr said. He cited limits on profit margins as a defense against inflation and urged public support for controls. Grayson said large firms over 30 million in annual sales will face mandatory reports and rising profits will trigger rollbacks to base-period levels.
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New York
Iap
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Price Commission
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Grayson
Associated Press
Ming
Commission
Donald Rumsfeld
Cost of Living Counci
Economic Club of Detroit
Rumsfeld
Sion
America
North Vietnam tanks crash three bases in Kontum drive
North Vietnamese tanks and troops overran three bases in Kontum Province, severed a seven mile highway lifeline, and split the province in two isolating thousands. A U.S. helicopter was shot down near Dak To, killing four crewmen. American losses include 25 killed, eight wounded and 35 missing, with seventeen planes and twenty two helicopters reported lost.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Kontum
Kontun Province
U.S
Dak To
United States
Emergency 4.1 Billion Appropriation Passes
The House Appropriations Committee approved an emergency 4.1 billion dollar bill for the remaining months of the 1972 fiscal year and disaster relief. The measure includes funds for military pay raises totaling 2.38 billion, and adds 95 million for the Neighborhood Youth Corps to support 194 600 additional enrollments for temporary jobs and recreation programs.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Lion
Youth Corps
West Virginia
New England
International Development Association
International Labor Organization
Mills Blames Nixon Over Slow U S Economy
Rep. Wilbur Mills accuses President Nixon of turning a growing economy into stagnation. Mills, seeking the Democratic nomination, urges stricter controls and cites unemployment rising from 3.6 to near 6 percent since 1968. He laments loss of consumer faith in wage and price measures and government.
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Medford
Mass
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Nixon
Mills
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Knights of Columbus
Boston
U.S
Miles
Hope resident to receive ASU bachelor's degree
All Around Town reports Dwight Galloway of Hope will earn a B.S. degree at Arkansas State University during the spring commencement on Friday May 12 in Kays Stadium. Other items note a European trip by Ford dealers, upcoming neighborhood and downtown area committee meetings, two Hempstead County Memorial Hospital technologists at a state convention, and a Hope Lions Club radiothon for William Cox with details forthcoming.
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Arkansas State University
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Pam
Douglas
Luther Holloman
Downtown Area Committee
Dollas Building
Sfowlang
Hempstead County Memorial Hospital
Linda Johnson
B.S.M.T
ASCP
Ann Johnson
Oklahoma-Arkansas Society of Medical Technologists
Arlington Hotel
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Hope Lions Club
KXAR
William Cox
Cox
Tanith
Four Deaths on Highways Four Deaths on Highways
The Associated Press reports four highway fatalities over the weekend. Victims include Everett E. Lewis Jr., 14, of Texarkana, in a motorcycle crash east of Ogden. Clyde Nettles, 72, near Bearden, in a two car crash on U S 79 north of Camden. George L. Davis, 35, of Toronta, in a three vehicle crash on I55 near Clarkedale. and Emmett David Bardwell, 48, of Gilmore, struck by a pickup on a service road of I55 near Marion.
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Associated Press
Everett E. Lewis Jr
Texarkana
Tex
Little River
Ogden
Clyde Nettles
Bearden
U.S. 79
Camden
George L. Davis
Toronta
Clarkedale
Emmett David Bardwell
Gilmore
Marion
Arkansas Farmers Receive Large Subsidies Reported
Washington AP reports Arkansas farmers received 83 direct subsidy payments of more than $20,000 each, totaling $27,872,000. The figure, cited in the Congressional Record via Rep. Paul Findley, marks a rise from 1970 when 583 payments totaled about $11.13 million.
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Paul Findley
R-I
Arkansas
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