Arkansas House Activity Report January 31 to February 4 1977
Arkansas House activities span January 31 to February 4 1977 with HB 77 authorizing 1978 delegate elections for a Constitutional Convention and 1979 public vote, passage of HB 36 transferring mental patients to Benton Unit, and multiple floor and committee actions. The week saw debates and votes on poll watchers, consumer representation on boards, probation laws, tax exemptions for manufacturers, outboard motor titles, and a memorial for Ralph Montgomery.
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Larry Patterson
Arkansas House of Representatives
House Committee On
State Agencies
Miller
Atl P.m
House
Benton
Royce Weisenberger
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Arkansas
Kuss
Lloyd George
Bob Schaff
Yancey Reynolds
Mary Jane Henley
Paul Coates
House Committee On State Agencies
Willems
Congress
Heverme
Department of Finance and Administration
Arkarima
Alex Washburn
the Star
Washburn
House Judiciary Committee
Ralph Montgomery
Hope
Ivan Rose
Roger
Jubilee opens with memorial for King George VI and tributes
London marks Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee with a royal memorial for King George VI at Windsor Chapel. The day features praise for the queen’s 25-year reign and criticism of the Jubilee hymn’s words, amid a broad program of celebrations to unfold across Britain and the Commonwealth.
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London
St Paul’s Cathedral
Thames
Prince Philip
South Pacific
Commonwealth
Britain
Windsor Castle
George VI
Anthony Harbuttle
Sunday Times
Elizabeth
Royal Albert Hall
Malcolm Williamson
John Betjeman
Laurie Lee
National Poetry Society
Flaine Randall
Nicholas Fairbairn
House of Commons
Mondale daughter injured in Harrisonburg car crash
In Harrisonburg Virginia F Eleanor Mondale 18 or 19 suffered minor injuries when a car she rode in ran off the road striking a tree west of the city. The group was returning from a visit on a farm in West Virginia. Driver John Lee Hobbs of Rockville Maryland faced reckless driving charges.
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Harrisonburg
Leanor Mondale
Walter Mondale
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Miss Mondale
West Virginia
Johnne Lee Hobbs
Rockville
Omaha ads seek to bolster image as America's best kept secret
The 1970s campaign funds about $90,000 from Douglas County and private sponsors to promote Omaha in trade journals and magazines. A three year effort totals $200,000 with county backing of $80,000 and the rest from private sources. Dialog from a classroom assignment reflects evolving views on women's rights and roles.
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Omaha
Neb
Douglas County
Mainliner
New Yorker
Young People Day at Lonoke Baptist Church
Lonoke Baptist Church hosts annual Young People's Day on Sunday February 13 at 3 p.m. The service theme is Our Testimony of Praise unto the Lord with Haynes Chapel Young People's Choir as guests. Rev Lovell Thompson age 17 of New Providence Baptist Church Northlet Dorado Arkansas to render message. Funeral services for Rev Squire Crawford Sr retired minister of St. John's Baptist Church Hope were held at Mount Olive Baptist Texarkana with burial at Fair Haven cemetery. Survivors include four daughters three sons and 30 grandchildren.
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Lonoke Baptist Church
Haynes Chapel
Mother Young
R Lovell Thompson
New Providence
Squire Crawford
St. John’s Baptist Church
Hope
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Texarkana
Fair Haven
Crawford
Malveree Center
Oakland
Calif
Hattie C. Bell
Laura C Smith
Annie Mae Crawford
Jessie Crawford
Anzona
Henry Crawford
Los Angeles
Squire Crawford Jr
Port Arthur
Tex
Court Rejects Vagrancy Charge Over Idle Park Bench Sit
A man argued a vagrancy ordinance punishes idleness, and the judge dismissed the case. Courts have split on vagrancy laws with some upholding when crime is likely, others striking them for due process concerns. Definitions vary, with some expanding to loitering or disorderly conduct.
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Pddie
Theu
Carter mulls Stansfield Turner for CIA post amid wide nominee list
President Carter weighs Stansfield Turner a leading CIA candidate after Turner attended the Naval Academy with Carter. Other names include Hill Moyers and H Enno Knoche as cabinet meetings and an Oval Office session shape the administration's staffing. Carter plans a news conference this week.
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Washington
Carter
Central Intelligence Agency
Adm
Stansfield Turner
Naval Academy
Hamilton Jordan Carter
Oval Office
Defense
Harold Brown
Thomas B. Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Jordan
Turner
CIA
Theodore Sorensen
Senate
Hill D. Moyers
Lyndon Johnson
H Enno Knoche
Knoche
NATO
Europe
Naval War College
Secretary of the Navy
Chief of Naval Operations
The
War College
White House
Jody Powell
Good Loser Quotation Cited by Kin Hubbard
A Kin Hubbard line notes resilience in defeat with the quip that the true failure is in the final loss, reflecting a humorous take on perseverance and pride in failure.
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Kin Hubbard
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