Hurricane pictures show Camille damage and rising insurance costs
The editor notes four month after Camille the Biloxi Gulfport area remains devastated with rebuilds focused on businesses while homes wait. Insurance rates on the coast surge by about 50 percent, inland 30 percent, and statewide 20 percent, underscoring the high cost of living near the sea and the heavy toll of disaster. The piece also includes travel observations on interchanges and a Pine Bluff fatal collision at the junction of U S 270 and Arkansas 104 with four injured.
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North America
Gulf Coast
Gulfport- Biloxi
Gulfport-Biloxi
Camille
Florida
Mississippi
Pine Bluff
Ark
Dorothy Louise Keen
Arkansas
Warranted ABC agents face assault charges in Little Rock
Two Alcoholic Beverage Control Department agents Isaiah Jones and Joe E Hill were served warrants charging assault with intent to kill after a Dec 22 incident involving a car chase with Lewis Anderson of Little Rock. Anderson alleged the agents stopped him for faulty lights and threatened arrest causing a pursuit. Perry, Chester 16, later faced assault with a deadly weapon charges.
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Little Rock
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Alcoholic Beverage Control Department
Isaiah Jones
Joe E. Hill
Lewis Anderson
Anderson
Jones
Hill
ABC
Joe Gaspard
Chester Perry
Perry
Gaspard
New Law on Trade With Communists Draws Mixed Reactions
Diplomatic reactions to a new U S law liberalizing exports to Communist nations show broad interest in MFN tariff treatment for their products rather than in expanding imports. Diplomats note that buyers would need to boost exports to the U S to gain access while Smoot Hawley tariffs remain prohibitive, and sources expect only a small impact on U S exports.
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Endre Marton
Associated Press
Washington
U.S
United States
Poland
Yugoslavia
Europe
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Moscow
Nixon
Hanoi
French Gunboats Bound for Haifa Stir Israel Fears
Five mystery French gunboats, 147 feet long and up to 40 knots, left Cherbourg Christmas Day and head toward Haifa amid a French arms embargo. Israeli experts say they are about a day out, weather hindering possible interception. Egyptian planes and Arab papers weigh in as U.S. and NATO cover reports circulate.
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Marcus Eliason
Associated Press
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Israel
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Hardin seeks secession from Dollarway district
In Little Rock US District Court Judge J Smith Henley schedules January 7 as the start of a trial over Hardin community seceding from the Dollarway School District. About 300 Hardin pupils, all white, attend de segregated Dollarway schools. Plaintiffs allege secession would allow Hardin patrons to avoid desegregation orders. The suit, filed in September by four Dollarway residents, followed Patrons' vote to permit Hardin area to secede.
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Little Rock
J. Smith Henley
Hardin
Dollarway
Seawle
Worst Storm of Winter Hits State
The worst winter storm in Arkansas continues with rain snow and freezing temperatures. State Police warned of hazardous highways north of Fort Smith to West Memphis as ice and pileups occur on I 68 and I 55. One fatal crash is reported near Fayetteville and multiple counties report heavy snow with up to eight inches in Benton and Jasper. Schools in Huntsville canceled into the rest of the week while rainfall totals reach several inches in central and southern areas.
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Ihe
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Springdale
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Fourche
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Statin
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Rock Festival Ends in One Death and Forty-Seven Arrests
Hollywood Florida AP reports a Miami Hollywood rock festival spanned three days with one death, 47 arrests, a three hour power outage, and a six figure financial loss. Allan Wayne Ollis, 20, of Sumter South Carolina, died from a fractured skull after falling from a darkened spotlight tower early Monday. Broward County Sheriff Ed Stack says the 47 arrests were mostly for illegal drugs. Festival promoter Norman Johnson would not disclose losses but expected a 700000 budget. attendance peaked at 15000 on a $200 ticket.
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Hollywood
Fia
Allan Wayne Ollis
Sumter
S.C
Broward County
Ed Stack
High Masacaela
Norman Johnson
Miami-Hollywood Speedway
Johnson
Tax Reform Bright for Public But Paycheck Gets Smaller
AP summary reports mixed effects of the new Tax Reform Act. Withholding tables and Social Security taxes may raise take-home pay for some, while others see smaller paychecks. Lothal Security levy thresholds rose, affecting high earners after years, with overall tax surcharges cut from 10% to 5%.
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John M. Pearce
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
John Q
Internal Revenue Service
Consolidation Motion Hearing in Crawfordsville Schools
In Little Rock AP reports U S Henley will hear on January 8 a Justice Department motion to consolidate Crawfordsville School District schools. The Crawfordsville white and Negro pupil counts are 168 and 79 at the white school and 975 Negro pupils at McNeil School. The board says consolidation next semester would disrupt the system.
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Little Rock
U.S. District Court
J. Smith Henley
Justice Department
Crawfordsville
McNeil
Jerusalem court convicts Rohan as mentally ill in mosque arson
A Jerusalem court ruled Denis Michael Rohan mentally ill when he set fire to the Al Aqsa Mosque and ordered confinement to a hospital for treatment.
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Jerusalem
Denis Michael Rohan
al Aksah
Young bass angler nets six pound catch in Hope pond
Ten year old Wesley Journigan of Rt. 4 Hope reeled a six pound bass on Friday December 26 using a toy spider while fishing in a stock pond. Two new Arkansas Republican district chairmen were elected Thomas R Blue of Magnolia will lead the 1st district Neal Sox Johnson of Nashville leads the 3rd. Local police report November arrests totals with drives, drunks, and minor offenses including 15 license violations 13 drunken driving arrests and 12 public drunkenness incidents.
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Wesley Journigan
Earl Mahan
Rt. 4
Hope
Arkansas Republican Party
Thomas R. Blue
Magnolia
Dick Sturgis
Arkadelphia
Neal “Sox"’ Johnson
Hashville
Nixon Signs Biggest Tax Revision Bill
President Nixon signs the largest tax revision bill of the generation, curbing many loopholes while granting more tax relief to households under $100,000 and boosting Social Security. He warns of necessary actions for a balanced budget and notes coal mine safety legislation awaits. The measure promises revenue gains then possible deficits, with nine million people freed from tax under new low income allowances and higher Social Security payments taking effect in 1973.
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K. Walker
Associated Press
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Nixon
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Edwin S. Cohen
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