Teacher Pay May Clear Up Today in Arkansas
Arkansas nine month teachers face possible pay raises blocked by Nixon wage price freeze. Office of Emergency Preparedness aims to decide if the freeze halts state local and federal pay hikes. Education Director A W Ford notes inequities within districts between nine and twelve month contracts as 12 month teachers receive a 400 a year raise. Treasury says college and private school tuition increases may proceed as planned.
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Arkansas
Nixon
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Cost of Living Council
Arkansas Education
A. W. Ford
Ford
Treasury Department
Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Obituaries from Hempstead and nearby areas
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. Latha Garrett 80 of Hempstead and John W. Black 87 of Hope Rt. 4 with funeral plans at Herndon Chapel and Liberty Baptist Church. Also mentioned is Sy Miller 62, UCLA tied coauthor of Let There Be Peace on Earth, plus a youth revival at Calvary Baptist Church led by Wayne Norvell with music by Steve Woodfin and pianist Janice Dearinger.
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Latha Garrett
Hempstead
George
Hugh
Robert F
AG. Garrett
Hope
M.B. Garrett
Fred Garrett
Huntington Park
Calif
Charles Torbert
Arlene House
Harold Duke
Eugene Fravell
St. Louis
Mattie May Foster
Long
John W. Black
Hope Rt. 4
Methodist Church
Liberty Baptist Church
Howard County
Gene Shoemaker
Liberty Cemetery
Herndon Funeral Home
Los Angeles
Sy Miller
Ucla Medical Center
Miller
Wayne Norvell
East Texas Baptist College
Marshall
Texas
Calvary Baptist Church
Steve Woodfin
First Baptist Church
Kilgore
Janice Dearinger
Welfare reform in doubt over delay proposal
Senate action on Nixon welfare reform faces delay as he seeks to push the effective date from 1972 to 1973. The plan, part of a broader omnibus bill with Social Security increases, passes to the Finance Committee where opposition remains. hearings resume in September, interrupted by the tax package debate.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Nixon
House
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Russell B. Long
D-La
White House
Long
Beyind
Nutrition Workshop for Teachers in Hempstead County
The Extension Service and Dairy Council sponsor nutrition workshops for elementary teachers in Hempstead County. First session for grades 1-3 is Thursday August 19 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the School Administration Building Hope. Second session for grades 4-6 is Friday August 20 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Administration Building.
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Hempstead County
Dairy Council
Hope
No fault auto insurance ideas emerge in state talks
Weather Elsewhere outlines proposals for a no fault auto insurance plan with mandatory coverage, a residual liability threshold, and penalties for intoxicated or unlicensed drivers. It notes out of state drivers would face liability in all accidents, contingency fees not regulated, and an estimated threshold near 75,000 dollars but not finalized.
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Herget
Florida
Arkansas
Medina at My Lai court martial testimony reviewed
Reports from Fort McPherson mention Medina facing murder and assault charges over My Lai actions in March 1968. Testimony by Sledge and Turner questioned Medina not intervening as troops killed villagers. Calley’s similar involvement remains under review as the case unfolds. Arkansas notices advise residents to contact Emergency Preparedness in Dallas for wage price control information.
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Kathryn Johnson
Associated Press
FT. McPherson, Ga
Charlie Company
Ernest L. Medina
Any My Lai
Charles Sledge
Thomas W. Turner
William L. Calley Jr
Medina
My Lai
Montrose
Colo
Calley
Medinas
Sledge
Turner
Bellvue
Neb
Welfare Dept Ordered to Open Records in Arkansas
Circuit Judge William Jee gave state Welfare Commissioner Dalton Jennings 10 days to hand over financial records on 12 Aid to Families With Dependent Children cases investigated by Prof. Atty Sam Weems of Desire. Weems sought total financial assistance across the 12 cases and noted Mrs. Doris Cook produced some records while Jennings did not appear and his attorney moved to quash the subpoena, which the judge denied.
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Stuttgart
Ark
William Jee
Dalton Jennings
Atty
Sam Weems
Weems
Jennings
Doris Cook
Arkansas County Welfare
Cook
Louis Watts
Lee
Boggs and Woodcock to Attend Mills Rally in Arkansas
Rep Hale Boggs and Leon Woodcock are slated to attend the August 26 appreciation rally for Rep Wilbur Mills at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock. Rep Fred Stubblefield will also attend the 6 pm event. Local officials note concerns over welfare costs and urge transparency in public funds.
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Hale Boggs
D-La
House
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Joe Purcell
Benton
Democratic Party
Fred A. Stubblefield
D-Ky
Barton Coliseum
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