Experts seek cause of oak tree deaths in South Arkansas
Experts from the Arkansas Forestry Commission and state and federal forestry services investigate a wave of oak tree deaths affecting white and red oaks including post, Southern red, and willow species. They caution against panicked fixes and urge checking with officials before buying sprays, noting mortality may result from stress due to variable soil moisture and not insect attack or oak wilt. Trees that died may be used for firewood. a follow up will be released once a cause is determined.
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South Arkansas
Bobby Bushee
Arkansas Forestry Commission
Forestry Office
Buzbee
James Tiner
Tiner
Forestry Commission
Burbee and
The
Gurney jury debates verdict in influence peddling trial
In Tampa a federal jury presses fifth day of deliberations in the influence peddling case against former Sen Edward J. Gurney and four co defendants. Jurors review Reeves payments linked to FHA favors as they weigh conspiracy bribery and perjury charges with potential 42 year prison term and $225000 fines.
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Tampa
Fla
Edward J. Gurney
Gurney
Winter Park
Keith Reeves
Joseph Bastien
Federal Housing Administration
K. Wayne Swiger
Ralph Koontz
FHA
Bastien
Reeves
John Dye
Dye
Public sale notice of Hempstead County real estate
In pursuance of a Chancery Court decretal order dated June 25 1975 in case E 75 75 between James B Davis Mary L Davis plaintiffs and Austin C Russell Jo Ann C Russell defendants the commissioner will offer for sale the east half of Lot 3 Block 13 College Addition Hope Arkansas Hempstead County at the county courthouse front entrance on August 12 1975 in a three month credit sale with bond and six percent interest details and a lien to secure payment. Bonnie Lively Commissioner in Chancery July 15 24 Aug 1 1976
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Chancery Court
Hempstead
James B Davis
Mary L. Davis
Austin Charles Russell
Jo Ann C. Russell
College
City of
Hope
Arkansas
Hempstead County
Bonnie Lively
Chancery
Tulsa and Fort Smith to get two new veterans clinics
Tulsa Oklahoma City VA administrator Dan Macer said two major outpatient clinics will open late next year to serve veterans away from VA hospital centers in Tulsa and Fort Smith Arkansas. Each clinic is projected to handle around 22 700 patient visits annually with site selection for Tulsa underway and Fort Smith planned about equidistant from Muskogee Fayetteville and Little Rock.
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Tulsa
Okla
Fort Smith
Ark
Veterans Administration
Dan Macer
Oklahoma City
Forst Smith Area
Macer
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Muskogee
Fayetteville
Little Rock
Record of Ronan Hamilton carrying a brie brick pounds
A fragmentary report notes Ronan Hamilton of Arthur Rive Western Austral on October 19 1920 setting or attempting a carrying record involving a brie brick pounds at a site near Wagge in New South Wales New South Wales authorities or observers are referenced in the cryptic text.
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Ronan Hamilton O
Arthur Rive Western
Austral
Tion Wagge
New South W
Wealthy beggar victim of law in Chicago case
Robert Friedman a 43 year old beggar carried $24,087 in small bills when police tried to arrest him for begging near a Sena bus station. A judge ordered his commitment to a mental facility, costing the state about $800 a month, with Friedman's savings draining away on treatment and legal fees. His attorney warns the case reflects a pattern of involuntary commitment for eccentric yet sane individuals, amid questions of legality and treatment.
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Chicago
Robert Friedman
Sena
Friedman
Edward J. Benett
Benett
DePaul University
Lawrence L. Genesen
Genesen
Chicago Read Mental Health Center
Shoppers face higher grocery bills in July AP survey
A seven city July price rise in a 15 item market basket pushed family groceries up an average 3.4 percent with butter eggs and sugar leading increases while nonfood items stayed steady. Farmers' prices also climbed about 3 percent from mid June to mid July signaling broader retail impact.
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Associated Press
U.S
Earl Butz
USDAY
Mississippi declares war on mosquito outbreak
Health officials in Mississippi fight a sleeping sickness crisis with 103 suspected or confirmed St Louis encephalitis cases across 20 counties. Greenville reports eight deaths and 67 cases in a 40 000 resident cotton area along the Mississippi River delta. Officials push mosquito control, public spraying, and personal protection while the center notes an ongoing epidemic but says travel plans need not change.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Greenville
Mississippi River
Durward Blakey
State Health Board
St. Louis
Man
Blakey
John Bryant
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Pound slides to new low against dollar in early trading
The pound sterling hit a fresh low versus the dollar for a second straight day as the greenback strengthens amid signs the United States is recovering from recession. In early trading the dollar rose to 2.1425 pounds in London, while it gained against the German mark and Swiss franc in Frankfurt and Zurich.
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London
United States
Frankfurt
Zurich
First Lady Betty Ford Enjoys Free Day in Helsinki
Betty Ford plans an unscheduled day during her Helsinki visit after attending the European Security Conference page. She shopped at the marketplace, island-hopped in Helsinki harbor, met the lord mayor Teuvo Aura, and toured Seurasaari Island's outdoor museum before attending a government banquet. Also notes Canada’s early settler and engineer Castor Canadensis as the Beaver.
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Helsinki
Finland
Betty Ford
Canada
Castor Canadensis
AHC lets contracts for 36 highway jobs
The Arkansas Highway Department awarded nearly six million dollars to Watfett Bros. Co. of Memphis for resurfacing about 16 miles of Arkansas 40 near Forrest City. In all, 36 bids across counties were accepted for road work including grading, drainage, and minor structure projects across multiple counties and routes. The list names contractors, routes, lengths, and amounts. The statewide program covers AR 40, AR 67, AR 16, AR 25, AR 37, AR 82 and more, with firms from Memphis, Little Rock, Hope, Batesville, El Dorado, and other cities.
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Tenn
ST. Francis
Arkansas
Forrest City
Warren Bros. Co
Memphis
Batesville
Jackson
Tuckerman
Grubbs
Ben M. Hogan Co
Little Rock
Pulaski
Main
James Streets
Jacksonville
R. N. Guthrie Contracting Co
Arkansas 67
Lakewood
North Little Rock
Lonoke County
Folk Coast. Co
Union
Ouichita River
Jet Asphalt & Rock Co
el Dorado
Conway
Point Remove Creek
Valco, Inc
Boone
McClinton, Inc
Harrison
Judsonia
Bradley
Warren
Jack Wood Coast. Co
Carroll
Carroll County
Berryville
CLARK
Okolona
Clark County
Arkadelphia
Columbia
Tat Associates & Rock
Crittenden
Greene
Paragould
Ben M. Hogan Inc
Hempstead
Columbus
Hope
Independence
Thida
White River
Perry
Alpin
Cherry Hill
Ben Hogan Inc
Pope
Arkansas 164
U.S. Forest Boundary
Freshom Construction Co. Inc
Sweet Home
Prairie
Arkansas 86
Arkansas 1
Key Co. Inc
Benning Construction Co
Sheridan
STONE
Rushing
Parma
B.L. Johnston Inc
Heber Springs
Mountain View
Arkansas 5
White R. Bituminous Inc
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Carey Smith
Horace William
Millisa Henson
James Franklin
Moon
Mars
Earth
Department of Agriculture
Thomas Sterry Hunt
McGill University
John P. Cox Drug Store
AHC
O’neal Paving Co
West Memphis
Walften Bros. Co
DESHA
U.S. 65
Canal
Bogwer-Johnson-Kimes ,Inc
Jackson, Tenn
Faulkner
E.C. Rowlett Construction Co
Guy
Fulton
Starkie
Drakes Development Co
Mountain Home
Robert Love Taylor
Alfred Alexander Taylor
Tennessee
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