Talking Tuitions in Arkansas Higher Education Policy
Our Daily Bread examines Arkansas state universities facing tuition hikes from 400 to 500 and potential program cuts to fit Pryor's 5 percent cap. It discusses how tuition funds operating costs, compares state to national norms, questions aid impacts, and argues taxpayers support should shift toward primary education.
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Arkansas State University
Ross Pritchard
Pryor
Southern State College
Magnolia
el Dorado
Camden
Phillips Community College
Helena
Phillips
Elaine
Clarendon
Mariana
Marvell
Holly Grove
ASU
Texas
West Virginia
Arkansas
Maryland
Pritchard
Florida
Kansas
Oregon
Colorado
Wisconsin
Carnegie Commission On Higher Education
Carter selects Cecil Andrus as interior secretary
President elect Carter named Idaho Governor Cecil Andrus as his choice for interior secretary, the fourth cabinet pick since December 3. Andrus, former National Governors Conference chair, met reporters in Plains after the announcement and talked with press aides at dinner. Carter’s ongoing cabinet hunt includes possible appointments to energy and defense posts as he weighs candidates and met with Time Inc official Joan Manley and Duke economist Juanita Kreps.
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Plains
Carter
Cecil Andrus
Idaho
Andrus
Interior Post
Jody Powell
Americas
Defense
James Schlesinger
Department of Energy and Natural Resources
Federal Energy Administration
Energy Research and Development Administration
Theodore R. Sorenson
Kennedy
Central Intelligence Agency
Griffin Bell
Atlanta
S. U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
James Eastland
D-Miss
Joan Manley
Time, Inc
Juanita Kreps
Duke University
Kreps
Labor
Commerce
Secretary of Defense
Afl-Cio
Harold Brown
Pentagon
Johnson
Brown
Powell
Kirkland
Mills ends 38 years under Fanne cloud in Congress
Rep Wilbur D. Mills of Arkansas, 67, announces plans to leave Congress in January after 38 years, amid the Fanne Foxe affair and later disclosure of alcoholism. Arkansas Attorney General Jim Guy Tucker elected to succeed him in the nine county 2nd District, including Little Rock.
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Mills
Fanne Cloud
Little Rock
Wilbur D. Mills
Congress
Fanne Foxe
Truman
Harry Truman
Ways and Means Committee
Miss Foxe
Arkansas
Jim Guy Tucker
Lost Santa Letter Sparks Seattle Holiday Drive
An anonymous letter from a child pleading for Santa to find their home inspires a community charity effort in Seattle. Local businesses like Francisco's Restaurant and The Edgewater collect donations and organize help for needy families, prompted by the heartfelt missive and its hopeful tone.
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Seattle
Santa
Moma
Moma Sais
Agian Mybe
Craig
FBI
Grinbaum
John Reed
Hastings faces jail term for payroll kickbacks verdict
Former U.S. Representative James F. Hastings was found guilty on 20 counts of mail fraud and eight counts of making false statements over kickbacks from two aides and associates. A related secretary charge was acquitted. sentencing set for January 21.
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Washington
Congress
James F. Hastings
Hastings
New York Republican
U.S
June L. Green
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
House Finance Office
Associated Industries of
New York
Claire L. Bradley
Finance Office
Leonard B. Jones
Wellsville
N.Y., Au
Jones
Jones’ Automobile Agency
Greenwhich Village Benefit for Injured Stripper Patti Wayne
About 300 people attended a Copperfield's fundraiser in Greenwich Village to aid Patti Wayne known as the Playgirl of Wall Street. Acts from comics singers and dancers performed free as Wayne recovers from a back and neck injury after a stage incident.
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New York
Patti Wayne
Greenwich Village
Miss Wayne
Wall Street
Copperfield’s
Philadelphia
Pam
Postal service holiday schedule notices
The U S Postal Service will provide normal mail service on Friday December 24 and operate a normal holiday schedule on Saturday December 25 observed for Christmas Day. Window and lockbox services vary with reduced afternoon staffing. Special delivery and holiday collection continue with limited residential and business delivery on the holiday period.
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U.S. Postal Service
Adoption instead of marriage in Rhode Island case
Joseph Comeli III adopted Elaine Tattersall as his daughter to legitimize their cohabitation. The attorney argues the arrangement offers status and practical benefits such as potential tax deductions and alimony protection in a breakup. Tattersall’s parents remain alive and the adoption was deemed legal since she is of age.
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Westerly
R.I
Joseph Comeli
Elaine Tattersall
Aram K. Berberian
Miss Tattersall
Tattersall
Sin
Berberian
Obituaries for Rev Cooks and Emmett Cannon
The Rev Ramard C. Cooks 103 of Garland City Ark longtime pastor of Providence Baptist Church died Monday in a Texarkana hospital. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday Wynn School gym Garland burial Longview cemetery Benton under Smith Funeral Home Stamps. Emmett D Cannon 77 of Fulton Ark deacon of Galilee Baptist Church died Tuesday. Funeral 1 p.m. Sunday Galilee Baptist Church Fulton burial Galilee cemetery Smith Funeral Home Stamps.
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Ramard C. Cooks
Providence Baptist Church of Hope
Ozan Missionary Baptist Association
Texarkana
Garland City
Ark
Lane Sports Baptist Church
Gussie Cooks
A.G. Cooks
Johnnie Cooks
Los Angeles
Ed Cooks
Oklahoma City
Mae Helen Patton
Mae Lee Abram
Chicago
Annie Gray Washington
Benton
Lucille Cherry
Houston
Sam Cooks
Wynn School
Garland
S.G. Green
W.A. Lewis
Longview Cemetery
Smith Funeral Home of
Stamps
Emmett D. Cannon
Fulton
Galilee Baptist Church
Virginia
Willie Bowens
Galilee Cemetery
Smith Funeral Home
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Alex. H. Washburn
Hope
Jim Harris
THE
Hope Melonaires
Paul Henley
Department of Parks, Recreations and Tourism
Fair Park
Henley
Gordon Smith
Bob Dillard
Melonaires
Third District
Denvil Ross
James B. Nichols
Mr. Mills
Nichols
Francisco
Arthur Grinbaum
Craig's
Edgewater
Scotty Randall
Randall
Tomobile Dealer
Times
Postal Service
Schdule
Arkansas Democrat
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