Auto Makers Sell Luxury Cars to Government Figures
Ford, GM, and Chrysler acknowledge years of leasing luxury cars to government leaders at steep discounts. Ford offers Lincoln Continentals to key Congress members for 750 dollars annually, about one fifth of typical 3 500 dollar terms. GM leases Cadillacs for 1 000 dollars a year and smaller cars for 100 dollars to government officials.
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Washington
Ford
George Traiher
Congress
Trainor
Detroit
General Motors
Chrysler
Hampton Charge Is Rebutted in Arkansas row
The Independent Voters of Arkansas rebut a claim that blacks in Arkansas sell votes calling it cynical and irresponsible. The dispute follows Rev. R. J. Hampton of North Little Rock alleging the group received a quarter of a million dollars from Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller to register voters. The group’s statement was signed by Rev. C. K. Yarber and Rev. Jimmie Jones.
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C. K. Yarber
Jimmie Jones
Interest on Savings Bonds Pushed to 5 Percent
Senate votes to authorize the Treasury to raise savings bond interest to 5 percent with House approval required. The move, added to an unrelated House bill by Sen. John Williams, aims to boost yields for average savers while critics warn it could limit funding for housing. Proxmire suggests tying rates to higher yields to curb money for new housing. The provision passed by voice vote.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury Department
U.S
House
Treasury
John Williams
R-Del
William Proxmire
Dwis
Savings and Loan Associations
State official used state owned cars for personal use
In Little Rock AP reports Oscar Alagood of Little Pace was found to be using state owned cars for personal trips. The issue involves state property and possible policy violations within state operations. Further details on findings and official response were not immediately provided.
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Little Rock
Oscar Alagood
Little Pace
al Cpayn
Alagood
Thee
Weather Report from Arkansas Station Sees Heat and Scattered Storms
Weather Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. Tuesday. High 97. Low 73. Forecast partly cloudy and hot through Wednesday with widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers but most numerous north portion. Low tonight in low to upper 70s. High Wednesday in mid 90s to low 100s.
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Weather Experiment Station
Arkansas
Calls Nursing Homes 'Human Junkyards' in House speech
Rep. David Pryor accuses health inspections of nursing homes of being an empty force and says four of five facilities on Medicaid and Medicare violate standards. He seeks a House committee to push remedial legislation to protect about one million patients in 24,000 homes and notes 75 percent of the $2.4 billion annual funding comes from tax funds.
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Washington
David Pryor
D-Ark
Pryor
House
Arkansas
Polluted Skies Top Cities Named in 1970 Report
Steubenville leads in overall particulates while New York City ranks highest in sulfur oxides, per NAPCA preliminary 1970 data. Analysts note incomplete stats for hydrocarbons and related pollutants, with Huntington and Charleston also flagged. Local officials attribute some pollution to West Virginia sources, as others question data validity.
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Thelen Jr
Associated Press
Washington
Ohio
Steubenville
New York City
New York
National Air Pollution Control Administration
NAPCA
Andrew W. Miller
West Virginia
Huntington
Charleston
Carl G. Beard II
State Air Pollution Control Commission
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N.Y
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Buffalo
Bakersfield
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Johnstown
Louisville
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
St. Louis
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Detroit
Providence
School Board Rejects HEW Desegregation Plan in Pine Bluff
Watson Chapel School board voted unanimously to reject HEW desegregation plan. President Harris Mitchell said he notified HEW official Tom Kenrick and would not notify federal Judge Oren E. Harris. HEW proposal would assign grades to Owens Edgewood Coleman and Watson Chapel High Schools with a hearing set for August 1 at 9:30 a.m. in Pine Bluff. Mitchell offered no comment.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Watson Chapel
Federal
Health, Education and Welfare
Harris F. Mitchell
Tom Kenrick
HEW
Equal Education Opportunities Division
Mitchell
Oren E. Harris
el Dorado
Federal District Court
Some Get More Than Their Share Hangovers and Health Notes
HOPE ARK STAR prints a HAL BOYLE column with assorted facts and quips. It cites 60 million weekly hangovers, overweight mortality patterns, and a rat trial on exhaust fumes, plus lines attributed to Byrd and Beaton on elegance and color. The piece blends trivia and humorous asides about health, weapons of wit, and everyday life.
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Hope
Ark
Hal Boyle
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Abe
United States
Los Angeles
America
Richard B. Byrd
Cecil Beaton
McClerkin Attacks Faubus In Arkansas Campaign
Hayes McClerkin of Texarkana, a Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, challenged Orval Faubus on a record of old machine politics. He asked questions about Faubus funding his mansion, stopping illegal gambling, loan and thrift scandals, improper raises, and Arkansas prison conditions, and he warned of alleged deals with other candidates while criticizing Pulaski County party moves.
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Little Rock
Hayes McClerkin
Texarkana
Arkansans
Orval Fubus
McClerkin
Faubus
Huntsville
Arkansas
Pulaski County
Democratic Committee
Orval Faubus
Luke A. Moorman Jr
Five Hempstead Officials Attend State Homemakers Meet
Five Hempstead county residents attended the Arkansas Extension Homemakers Council annual meeting at State College of Arkansas Conway July 28 30 The theme was Reaching Out The gathering drew 565 attendees including 381 full time delegates Those from the county were Mrs Wilton Mullins Mrs Lyle Alen Mrs Lonnie Lumpkin Mrs Ernest Graham and Mrs Alphonse T Denham associate extension home economist
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Hempstead County
Arkansas Extension Homemakers Council
State College of Arkansas
Conway
Wilton Mullins
Lyle Alen
Lonnie Lumpkin
Ernest Graham
Alphonse T. Denham
Poison Gas Sea Burial Advocated
Army defends plan to dump 15,540 concrete encased nerve gas rockets in the Atlantic to Congress. Brig. Gen. Stone says no accident could set off rockets. Undersecretary Beal presses ahead, citing aging instability and a Duke University committee urging immediate disposal. Shipping will use careful train procedures and sea burial 282 miles off Florida. officials claim minimal marine impact.
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Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
Washington
Atlantic
Army
Congress
William W. Stone
House Oceanography Subcommittee
Stone
Thaddeus R. Beal
Anniston
Lexington
Sunny Point
N.C
Florida
Beal
Paul Gross
Duke University
Gross Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Miami
William C. Cramer
R-Fla
Stanley Resor
U S admits air cover in Cambodia raids escalate
U S officials in Saigon acknowledge American planes are bombing Cambodia in response to Cambodian requests. About 50 fighter bombers, each carrying eight tons, conduct daily raids. Interdiction aims at enemy troops or materiel, with side benefits if Viet Cong or North Vietnamese forces are affected. Cambodian commanders report air support around Kim Rom, Siem Reap Angkor, Skoun, and Kompong Thom as fighting continues and territorial control shifts.
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U.S
Cambodia
George Esper
Associated Press
Wester Saigon
Saigon
U.S. Command
Free World
South Vietnam
Nixon
Kim Rom
Phnom Penh
Siem Reap-Angkor
Vietnam
Thailand
Skoun
Kompong Thom
Funeral services for Mrs Jessie Parker Fletcher
Mrs Jessie Parker Fletcher who died Monday morning will be buried at St Paul cemetery near Oran after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday service in Latimer Funeral Home Chapel Nashville with Rev Norris Steele officiating. Latimer Funeral Home directs arrangements.
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Jessie Parker Fletcher
Latimer Funeral Home
Nashville
Norris Steele
St. Paul Cemetery
Oran
Latimer
Navy says Soviet ship blocked from Poseidon data in near collision
Navy officials say they prevented a Soviet trawler from obtaining vital data during the James Madison Poseidon launch. The Laptev neared the destroyer Calcaterra and crossed in front of the USS Observation Island as the sub surfaced and fired, but American sailors retrieved 10 cushion pieces from the deck under tense pursuit.
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Howard Benedict
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
James Madison
Atlantic
Madison
Republican candidate hires detective for suit against governor
James "Uncle Mac" MacKreil, a Pine Bluff Republican candidate for governor, said on Monday he employed a Pine Bluff detective firm to prepare evidence for a lawsuit he has filed against the governor.
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Staids Rock
James
Uncle Mac" MacKreil
Pine Bluff
Homecoming revival services at Providence Baptist Church
August 4 1970 and revival run Aug 9 through Aug 16 at Providence Baptist Church Highway 29 South. Morning services at 10 and 7:30 evenings. Rev W J Thomason preaches morning message during revival with Rev Kenneth Bobo as revival preacher. Elbert O Steen is pastor. Separate note mentions Mack Krell filing suit alleging improper authorizations from Rockefeller emergency fund and dispatch of detectives to MacKrell HQ to uncover funding source.
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Providence Baptisl Church
Highway 29 South
W. J. Thomason
Kenneth Bobo
Elbert O'’Steen
Winthrop Rockefeller
MackKrell
Rockefeller
MacKrell
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