Southern pine newsprint revolution sparks paper mill boom
A 40 year rise of Southern pine pulp shifts U.S. newsprint to the South. Dr. Herty’s pine pulp experiment leads to mills in Lufkin Texas Coosa Pines Alabama and Mobile Alabama with Southland Paper Mills funding and a growing market share. Melvin Kurth Jr. notes faster growth cycles and lower harvesting costs in the region.
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Georgia
Herty
Dr. Herty
Canada
Southern Mills
Ping
Star
W.H. Etter & Son
S. Walnut St
Timberman
Arkansas
Southland Paper Mills, Inc
America
Lufkin
Texas
Texas Banks
Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Melvin E. Kurth, Jr
Houston
16 Year Old on Trial for Parents’ Murder in Arkansas
A six by six jury is seated for the murder trial of 16 year old Paul Jennings Clements charged with first degree murder in the Jan 1 1976 killing of his adoptive parents at Archer Island Hunting Lodge. Prosecutor Wynne pledges psychiatric proof of Clements’s sanity while defense attorney Holloway cites alleged parental cruelty and forced adoption as motive.
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Bill Holloway
Holloway
Clements
University of Mississippi
Frank Wynne
Wynne
Pryor says he's guilty of no wrong
Arkansas governor David Pryor defends his integrity amid reports he aided South Korean lobbyist Tongsum Park. He says he has nothing to hide and would testify to any agency. Pryor cited assurances from Justice official Benjamin Civiletti that he is not under investigation, though Civiletti declined comment when asked.
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Little Rock
David Pryor
Tongsun Park
Justice Department
Benjamin Civiletti
Criminal Division
Civiletti
Pryor
Civilette
Park
Tal
John Kelly
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kelly
Federal
FBI
CIA
Larry Patterson
Hope
Washington Post
Tongsum Park
Oklahoma pushes execution by drug method bill
A legislative conference committee in Oklahoma agreed on a bill to require executions by lethal drug overdose if the Supreme Court deems it constitutional. If allowed, the state could use the electric chair. if that is unconstitutional, a firing squad would follow. Senator Bill Dawson said a Senate vote was likely forthcoming.
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Oklahoma City
Legislative Conference
Oklahoma
U.S. Supreme Court
Bill Dawson
D-Seminole
Senate
Flooding Causes 36 Million Dollars In Damage
Louisiana flood losses across Livingston Ascension East Baton Rouge parishes total about 48.04 million dollars with private losses at 35.7 million and public and agricultural damages adding to the bill. Gov Edwards submitted the disaster aid application to Washington as federal inspectors assess the full scope.
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Baton Rouge
Washington
Edwin Edwards
Livingston Parish
Ascension Parish
Edwards
Comite
Amite
Joe Winkle
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Louisiana
Dallas
Cuba and U S agree on 200 mile fishing zones
The United States and Cuba reach preliminary maritime boundaries allowing Cuban fishermen to take surplus catches within 200 miles of the U S coastline. Talks in New York and Havana produced a compromise as zones overlap due to Cuba's 90 mile offshore distance.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Nnions
New York
Havana
State Department
U.S
Soviet Union
Florida
Dr. William H. Elder III to seek 4th District seat
Ouachita Baptist University assistant professor Dr. William H. Elder III announced his bid for the Democratic nomination to Congress from Arkansas 4th District. He spoke at Pine Bluff news conference and scheduled events in El Dorado and Texarkana. Elder, 33, cites desire for better representation and public service. He is a Yale, Baylor, and Southwestern Baptist The logical Seminary alumnus and has taught six years at OBU. He and his wife have two children.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
William H. Elder III
Ouachita Baptist University
Elder
E Dorado
Tezarkana
Ray Thornton
Sheridan
U.S
Senate
John L. McClellan
McClellan
OBU
GOP tax proposal fails and debate goes on
In Washington Senate Democrats back President Carter's economic plan and reject GOP efforts for immediate across the board tax cuts. Carter refuses one shot rebates and may veto any external cuts while Republicans push amendments to expand business tax breaks.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
House
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Long
Hope Plans Digging Two 1200-foot Water Wells
City manager John Swift announced plans to drill two 1200 foot wells in the proving ground area near Oakhaven. Each well costs 160000 to bring to production and is expected to yield at least 360 gallons per minute, about a million gallons daily, as an interim supply not replacing the Millwood project. Test holes will precede construction, with work starting mid May.
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City of Hope
Proving Ground
Oakhaven
John Swift
Swift
Millwood
Hope
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Seoul
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Jim Harris
Mel Thrash
Bob Schaff
Hope-Hempstead County
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Asst
Terence Todman
Africa
Todman
New York City
Czechslovak
Dr. Elder
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