Windmills of the Southwest Arkansas Era and Their Decline
Our Daily Bread recalls the old time windmill era in Southwest Arkansas, noting how wind powered water pumps until REA electrification and the shift to electric pumps. The piece recounts a Pennsylvania farm lad’s windmill memories, including maintenance, a faulty governor, and a late 1960s sighting of wind-powered farm lighting terge.
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Arkansas
King of the Prairie
Holland
Europe
U.S
REA
Rural Electric Administration
Pennsylvania
Aioe
Devo-Macey
Ford report warns of continuing U.S. economic decline
Washington AP brief details President Ford's economic report to Congress predicting further erosion of living standards, rising unemployment, and higher energy costs. The administration notes the era of low-cost energy has ended as the economy deteriorated sharply in the fourth quarter of the prior year.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Admin
Council of Economic Advisers
Ford Administration
Sip
Heavy quake rocks Korean Bay region near Liaotung peninsula
A strong earthquake measuring 7.6 on the open-ended Richter scale struck the Bay of Korea area along the Liaotung peninsula in northeast China at 6:38 a.m. EDT. Authorities in Japan reported the quake and noted a potential center near the north China coast close to the Soviet border, with other agencies citing a location near Hong Kong.
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Tokyo
Liaotung Peninsula
China
Bay of Korea
Japan
Meteorological Agency
Byrppsala Seism
Sweden
U.S
Golden
Colo
North China
Hong Kong
Money stolen at Hope High School break-in
A break-in at Hope High School late Monday afternoon or night saw twenty dollars taken from Mrs. Sue Delaney's office in the cafeteria. Entry was gained by forcing the inside door lock with a screwdriver.
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Hope High School
Sue Delaney
Quorum Court Allots Revenue In Hempstead County
A special session of the Quorum Court met in Hempstead County Courtroom with 21 members present to allocate 70,613 dollars from the Revenue Sharing Fund. Funds were designated for Senior Citizens 2000 dollars and for the Road Program, among other appropriations.
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Hempstead County
Music Man revival headlines local Centennial event
Meredith Wilsons Music Man opened on Broadway 18 years ago and remains a favorite. The Arkadelphia theatre presents the period piece about a salesman who forms a town band to end trouble in River City. Rotary Club has 100 tickets, prices 7 cents? and aims for advance sales ahead of the Centennial banquet tickets going on sale Feb 24.
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Meredith Wilson
Iowa
River City
Arkadelphia Theatre
Rotary Club
Rotary Ann’s
Menominee victory claimed after abbey siege ends in surrender
In Shawano County Wisconsin a 34 day armed seizure of the Alexian Brothers abbey estate by 39 Menominee warriors ends with their surrender and a settlement for compensation. 15 men 15 women and 9 juveniles face trespass and disorderly conduct charges. amnesty sought.
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Gresham
Wis
Menominee Warrior Society
Shawano County
Shawano
Alexian Brothers
Wounded Knee
South Dakota
Dennis Banks
The
American Indian Movement
Chicago
Menominee County
White House sanctions Star-News for budget embargo breach
Washington Star-News faces White House penalties for publishing President Ford budget details before release time. Press Secretary says reporters barred from advance briefing and the paper will not receive a copy. A Star-News reporter is removed from Ford press conference questions in Atlanta. similar actions apply to other papers.
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Washington
White House Today
Washington Star-News
Ford
Ron Nelsen
Congress
Star-News
News
Atlanta
Nessen
Columbus Dispatch
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
The
Atlanta Journal
Pryor signs law school primary bills in Arkansas
Gov. David Pryor signed two bills into law in Little Rock on Monday establishing a full time law school in the state capital and inaugurating a presidential primary election. The measures drew debate over delegate selection rules with national party officials. Rep. Frank Henslee supported changes if needed, while Rep. Paul Van Dalsem proposed party registration for primaries, which Pryor opposed. Northwest Arkansas legislators voiced opposition to a Fayetteville law school, while Central Arkansas lawmakers backed the Little Rock move.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
David Pryor
Pryor
Democratic State Committee
Frank Henslee
Pine Bluff
Arkansans
Paul van Dalsem
Perryville
Northwest
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
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Alex. H. Washburn
Korean Bay
Hope High
Music Man
Hope
Ark
Rogers
Ted Boyd
Abbey
Boyd, Bryan
Marlon Brando
Herbert Carr
U.S. Division of Indian Health
Milwaukee
James E. Gropps
By Billy Burton Star Staff
Weller
Concord
Charles W. Broadwell
Melissa Broadwell
Ashmont
Missouri City
Texas
Memorial Hospital
Charles Broadwell
Broadwell
Melissa
Hempstead
J. T. Honeycutt
Law School
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