The Chain Phenomenon in American Newspaper Ownership
The piece argues newspaper chains threaten home owned media with a few large owners controlling most outlets. It cites Mississippi examples, notes national trends, and warns that diversity of ownership protects against government abuse. It urges consideration of legislative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spiro Agnew
United States
McComb Enterprise-Journal
Mississippi
Gulfport-Biloxi
Pascagoula
Hattiesburg
Laurel
Nat
Enterprise-Journal
America
Greenville
Miss
Delta Democrat-Times
Roanoke
Salem
Induction Process Halted Over Deferment Criticism
Draft Director Curtis W Tarr halted inductions for registrants scheduled for hearings amid criticism that new Selec tive Service rules hinder deferments. The November December quota of 10 000 men is filled, suspending drafting through the holiday season. Provisions include ending undergraduate student deferments with exceptions, a Uniform National Call System, and a new class 1H holding category for those not yet in active processing.
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Washington
Curtis W. Tarr
Tarr
Federal Register
Congress
Defense Department
Selective Service
Campus Society of Journalists Inducted at ASU Jonesboro
Arkansas State University in Jonesboro inducted the state's first campus chapter of Sigma Delta Chi. Twenty-nine students and three faculty members joined the society while Ralph Otwell of the Chicago Sun Times urged press freedom paired with responsibility. ASU President Carl R. Reng called it a step toward a college of communications. Doug Szenher of Hot Springs named spring editor of the chapter.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Sigma Delta Chi
Society of Journalists
Arkansas State University
Ralph Otwell
Chicago Sun Times
Journalism
Otwell
Carl R. Reng
ASU
College of Communications
Roy Ovkert
Doug Szenher
Hot Springs
Voting Students May Register in College Town
Atty Gen Ray Thornton said registration for a college student voter should be determined individually by county of legal residence. Generally the home is where the voter considers his home, and leaving college in another county may not change legal residence. A county clerk decides eligibility to register in the campus county.
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Little Rock
Ray Thornton
Thornton
Nation Gets Tax Cut for Christmas
Washington AP President Nixon signed a law cutting individual business and consumer taxes by 15.8 billion over three years. The bill repeals the 7 percent automobile excise tax retroactive to Aug. 16, boosting refunds for about three million new-car buyers. It raises the 1971 personal exemption to 675 and 750 in 1972, offers tax credits for business and utilities, and allows working parents to deduct daycare costs up to 4800 a year for households under 18000.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Cmpress
One Legged Inmate Put on Long Line at Farm
A Pulaski County Prison Farm inmate testified that he was placed on the farm's long line despite having one leg. Roger Olsen, 23, of Jacksonville, with an above knee amputation, said he worked two days on the line before paying a $5 bribe to a free-world warden to secure a kitchen job. The warden, now fired, allegedly offered help to escape for $100. Olsen was among eight witnesses at a hearing challenging farm conditions as unconstitutional.
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Little Rock
Pulaski County
U.S. District Court
Roger Olsen
Jacksonville
Olsen
Julius Foster
Jimmy Little
U N Delegates May Miss Christmas Finish Soon
United Nations General Assembly president Adam Malis urged delegates to be more concise and willing to work nights and weekends to finish the session before Christmas. The planned end date remains December 21.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Adam Malis
Welfare prosecutor challenges welfare data access in Arkansas
Des Arc prosecutor Sam Weems, sworn in Jan 1, fights with the Social Services Division over access to case information under confidentiality rules. He cites about 44 food stamp overpayments totaling $18,172 and argues for stronger rules and court action where needed to curb fraud and reduce welfare costs by 20 to 30 percent.
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Tommy Yates
Associated Press
Desarc
Ark
17Th Judicial District
Arkansas
Lonoke
Prairie
Monroe
Sam Weems
Des Arc
Weems
Social Services Division
Welfare Department
Social Service Division
T Hey
Ivan Smith
Department
Smith
Jack Walls
Administrative Services Division
Family Services
Committee
AFDC
Resigns as Head of AM&N Board of Trustees
Sam Anderson of Helena resigns as chairman of the Arkansas AM&N Board of Trustees and says he will inform Gov. Dale Bumpers to turn college operations over to Dr. Max Milam. Milam oversees finances and departmental actions as the college faces debt payments and budget scrutiny. Anderson criticizes department limits on spending and notes a $50,952 balance to be returned to the state. The board also approves a $5.76 million budget for the next fiscal year.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Sam Anderson
Helena
Arkansas Am&n Board of Trustees
Anderson
Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
Max Milam
State Department of Finance and Administration
Milam
Lawrence Davis
Am&n
Paul Young
Fayetteville
Young
Quebec tavern opens taps for women draws crowds
In Montreal the first Quebec tavern to serve draught to women filled its 500 seat capacity within minutes of noon opening and a constant crowd formed. Manager Hector Veaudry said many women lined up and a large share were drinking legally for the first time since 1837, indicating strong demand and social change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Quebec
Hector Veaudry
le Gobelet
Senate Confirms Rehnquist for Supreme Court Seat
AP reporting that the Senate approved William Rehnquist 68 to 26 to join the Supreme Court, reinforcing Nixon’s aim for a conservative bench. Powell’s nomination to succeed Hugo Black was confirmed 89 to 1, with many Democrats voting yes and several Republicans in opposition. Rehnquist, 47, is an assistant attorney and former Phoenix lawyer. Powell is a Richmond attorney and ex-president of the American Bar Association.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
William Rehnquist
Nixon
Supreme Court
Rehnquist
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Birch Bayh
D-ind
Adlai Stevenson III
Ilinois
John ©. Pastore
Rhode Island
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Missouri
Powell
Hugo L. Black
Richmond
American Bar Association
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Bayh
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U.N
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Cheyenne
Wyo
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