Union Lobbyist Defends Judge Over Marijuana Case
Gerald Jacobs of the AFL-CIO urged legislators to avoid investigating Circuit Judge Henry B. Means who sentenced four defendants guilty of possessing about 250 pounds of marijuana with intent to deliver to only fines and probation. Jacobs claimed to act personally and would stop, while the union later said it had no stand on the Means case. Camden News notes the ethics scrutiny and contrasts this with broader union fights over compulsory contributions.
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Afl-Cio
Capitol
Gerald Jacobs
Henry B. Means
Arkansas Afl-Cio
Bill Becker
Means
Jacobs
Judge Means
Arkansas
Camden News
Ten Firemen Injured Responding to Arkansas Dairy Fire
Ten Camden firemen were treated for injuries after battling a fire at the Ouachita Valley Dairy. Gary Kemp was admitted to hospital in good condition, while the remaining nine were treated for inhalation and released. The dairy suffered heavy damage.
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Camden, Ark
Ouachita Valley
Gary Kemp
Thornton considers 1978 Senate bid in Arkansas
Fort Smith Arkansas Rep. Ray Thornton said he has not ruled out a 1978 U S Senate candidacy. He noted he has not made a decision and did not rule out challenging Sen. John L. McClellan. Thornton visited Westark Community College and spoke to the Fort Smith Exchange Club.
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Fort Smith
Ray Thornton
U.S. Senate
John L. McClellan
Protest plans target TV violence and sex content
Groups across the nation including churches and civic bodies plan Turn the Television Off Week from February 27 to March 5 to protest pervasive violence and sexual content on TV. Rev. Donald E. Wildman says more than 1,000 groups have pledged participation, with tens of thousands expected to join. He cites monitoring showing 29 sex liaisons and 133 sex references on prime time, and notes the average U.S. child sees about 18,000 TV murders before high school graduation.
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New York
Donald E. Wildman
Southaven, Miss
Abso
United Methodist Church
American Lutheran Church
Church of the Brethren
Atlanta
Southern Baptist Convention
Dallas
Tex
Montgomery
Ala
Richmond
San Francisco
Campaign measures debated in Arkansas House
A three bill package would require identification of contributors of 150 dollars or more to county or municipal campaigns and delay reporting for unopposed candidates until 30 days after elections. Rep Pollan also seeks to abolish current reporting, while Rep Rose pushes to dissolve the state Board of Higher Education. Additional measures target litter control and the Pick Up Arkansas program. Rep Glover urges study of corrections costs and proposes adding two highway commissioners.
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Little Rock
House
Carolyn Pollan
Fort Smith
Pollan
Carl Rose
Fayetteville
State Board of Higher Education
Rose
University of Arkansas
David Pryor
Department of Commerce
Pryor
Arkansas
Bobby Glover
Carlisle
Woman shoots man to death in Broward courtroom
In Fort Lauderdale Elizabeth Duncan 58 is held on homicide charge after she shot George Kissak 62 in a dispute over a house deed at the Broward County Courthouse. Bailiff George Tretakis disarmed her. Witnesses say the jury had ruled Kissak winner before the shooting amid a long real estate dispute dating to 1971.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Elizabeth Duncan
George Kissak
David Sapp
Kissak
George Tretakis
Tretakis
Imperial Point
Salamanca
N.Y
Duncan
Gunman takes eight hostages at Salvation Army home
In Cincinnati a gunman, Jesse Coulter of Detroit, holed up in the Catherine Booth Home with eight hostages including two nurses and a pregnant girl. He demanded contact with his and Mrs Coulter’s son born 20 years ago and threatened to kill the hostages if not returned. Police and a tactical team monitored the scene as negotiations continued.
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Cincinnati
Catherine Booth
Jesse Coulter
Detroit
Salvation Army
David Baxendale
Coulter
Baxendale
Coulters
Ronald Cheek
Cincinnati General Hospital
Cheek
Ing
Tax credit plan may replace personal exemption in Carter proposal
President Carter's plan would swap the personal income tax exemption for a credit of 240 to 250 dollars per person. Experts warn higher bills for millions while others would save, as Congress backs tax credit concepts and hints at an across the board rate cut.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
Dla
Long
House Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
Dore
Ullman
Obituary Notices for Henry Olen Cox Sr and Others
Henry Olen Cox Sr aged 60 died unexpectedly Thursday at his sister Emmett Murphy's home in Hope. Survived by wife Lela Mae Cox, son Henry Cox Jr, daughter Janet Patton, two sisters, four grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Herndon chapel with burial at Betts cemetery. Funeral services also planned 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Latimer Funeral Home chapel in Nashville with burial at Antioch cemetery.
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Henry Cox
Henry Olen Cox Sr
Emmett Murphy
East Sixth Sr
Hope
The
Baptist Church
Lela Mae Breedlove Cox
Henry Cox Jr
Beaumont
Tex
Janet Patton
Houston
Murphy
Carrie Robinson
Herndon Chapel
Kenneth Bobo
Betts Cemetery
Herndon Funeral Home
Latimer Funeral Home Chapel
Nashville
W.J. Taylor
Antioch Cemetery
Flood watch spreads as warm rain fuels rises
The Associated Press reports rising flood risk across the Ohio Valley and mid Atlantic as warm rain and melting snowboost river levels. Temperatures in the 30s and 40s aided melt while a frontal system stretched from the lower Mississippi Valley to southern Oklahoma triggering widespread precipitation.
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Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Oklahoma
City Subscribers Pay Phone Line For Star Delivery
City subscribers are told to call 777-8841 for missing Star deliveries during posted hours Monday through Friday 6 to 6 30 p.m. Saturday 3 30 to 4 p.m. A carrier will deliver the paper. Do not call outside these times.
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Times
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