Extradition waiver issued in Rice family murder case
Fort Smith Arkansas AP John Rice Jr. 17, waived extradition to Connecticut where he faces charges in the killings of four family members. He appeared before Municipal Judge Lawson Cloninger after a brief hearing. Connecticut police had questioned him for about two hours and 45 minutes. officers declined to disclose statements or reactions. Rice, identified as a Connecticut high school honor student, was reportedly found in Fort Smith after a nationwide search.
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Ark
John Rice Jr
Connecticut
New Canaan
Rice
Lawson Cloninger
David Corker
Connecticut State Police
Carl Beyer
Arkansas
Kiwanis Club hears on air pollution and smoking
Kiwanian Jim McKenzie hosts Dr. R H Chappell of Texarkana who speaks on air pollution with emphasis on smoking. He notes lung pollution from smoke filled rooms, shows cancer slides, and cautions smoking as a starting point for serious diseases while praising those who quit. Guests include George Covington, Dr. James W. Branch, Ronnie Massanelli, and Tommy Frazier.
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R.H. Chappell
Texarkana
Kiwanis Club
Chappell
George Covington
Conway
James W. Branch
Ronnie Massanelli
Tommy Frazier
Six Bridge Projects Put Up for Bids by State Highway Commission
The Arkansas Highway Commission will open bids at 10 a.m. January 6 on six bridge and road contracts totaling about 1.2 million dollars. Projects include Woodruff County 4.8 miles of Arkansas 306, Jefferson Pine Bluff pedestrian overpass at U.S. 85 Mulberry, Logan 0.3 mile of Arkansas 23 with three bridges north of Booneville, Cleburne 7.6 miles of Arkansas 5 from White County, Stone 1 mile of Arkansas 14 with four bridges over Mill Conditt Wallace and Kirkland creeks, and Lonoke 10 miles of Arkansas 130 including segments near England Humnoke.
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State Highway Commission
Woodruff
Arkansas 306
Arkansas 39
St. Francis County
Jefferson
Mulberry Street
Pine Bluff
LOGAN
Arkansas 23
Booneville
Cleburne
Arkansas 5
White County
STONE
Arkansas 14
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Conditt
Wallace
Kirkland
Lonoke
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England
Humnoke
FDA says canned tuna safe despite mercury findings
FDA Commissioner Edwards assures consumers they can continue eating canned tuna as tests show 23 percent of samples exceed the 0.5 ppm limit. Industry recalls 921,600 cans. officials expect most major brands involved as sampling expands. A tainted intake of two cans daily for a year would be needed for poisoning.
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G.C. Thelen Jr
Associated Press
Washington
FDA
Edwards
Panel to Study Constitution Rejection Leaders panel named
Arkansas Gov elect Dale Bumpers appointed a committee to study the failure of the 1970 constitution and pick three vital amendments for the 1972 ballot. The group will be led by Dr Robert Leflar, former president of the constitutional convention that drafted the defeated charter.
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Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
Robert A. Leflar
Leflar
Pope Paul VI Cancels Audience Due to Flu Illness
Vatican City AP reports Pope Paul VI, age 73, canceled his weekly public audience after contracting influenza with a slight fever. The illness prompted the Vatican to note the pope’s condition but offered no further details on his schedule.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Weather summary for Arkansas region forecast
A 24 hour period ends at 7 a.m. Wednesday shows high 44 and low 39 with 1.67 inches of precipitation. Forecasts call for clear and cool tonight then fair and slightly warmer Thursday with highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s and lows in the 20s to 30s.
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Xperiment Ovation
Arkansas
Mrs. Ellen Nelson 89 dies at Hope residence
Ellen Nelson 89 of Hope Rt. 1 died Wednesday in a local hospital. Survived by two daughters and multiple siblings. Services Friday 10 a.m. at First Assembly Church. burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Herndon Funeral Home in charge.
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Hope Rt. 1
J. T. Oller
Hope
Ola Oller
Prescott
Albert Blankenship
Hobbs
N.M
First Assembly Church
C. C. Truitt
Rose Hill Cemetery
Herndon Funeral Home
Major admin reorganization proposal for Georgia state agencies
A draft plan reviewed by Bumpers outlines a reorganization of about 180 state agencies to 13 major departments. It proposes merging commissions and eliminating duplicative functions, with each department led by a director. Public Safety and Finance and Administration would remain, while others like Planning Economic Development Corrections Natural Resources Commerce Pollution Control Ecology Education Higher Education Health Rehabilitation and Labor would become standalone departments.
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Bumpers
General Assembly
Public Safety and
Public Service and Commerce Commissions
Structural reorganization outlines for Arkansas state agencies
The proposal folds Wed, the insurance, Bank Departments, and the Savings and Loan Board into a Division of Finance while the Pub lic Service and Commerce Commissions join the Division of Utilities and Transportation. Public Welfare shifts to Rehabilitation with Hospitals, Children’s Colonies, training schools and rehab agencies as divisions. Economic Development absorbs Parks, Recreation and Travel, Arkansas Industrial Development, and the Office of Economic Opportunity. Higher Education hosts Coordination of Higher Educational Finance, state universities and colleges, junior colleges, Educational Television, Library and Archeological Commissions. First Patent note recalls the U.S. patent grant to Samuel Hopkins in 1790 for potash and pearl ash processing.
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Insurance and Bank
Savings and Loan Board
Finance
Public Service and Commerce Commissions
Division of Utilities and Transportation
Department of Public Welfare
Department of Rehabilitation
Department
Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
State Office of Economic Opportunity
Department of Economic Development
Department of Higher Education
Commission On Coordination of Higher Educational Finance
First Patent
Prosecution rests in Pruitt embezzlement case
In Conway Arkansas the prosecution rested its case in the embezzlement trial of Robert L. Pruitt former head cashier of State College of Arkansas. The defense began calling witnesses arguing that school records were chaotic and officials may seek to scapegoat Pruitt for $28655 allegedly taken during 1969. Bennie Horton SCA vice president for business affairs since July 1 formerly comptroller testified.
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Ariz
Pruitt
SCA
Bennie Horton
Miller
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