Comsat ahead of schedule faces regulatory limits
Comsat the five year old Communications Satellite Corp is ahead of its own schedule in building a global system but struggles with legal and regulatory constraints. It cannot spend much of its $200 million capital and is limited to one technology and one operational sphere. Comsat aims to acquire overseas carriers and become the US international communications conduit but faces antitrust hurdles and possible congressional action. FCC indecision blocks a domestic pilot satellite system and a plan for an Atlantic cable.
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Youth on Scooter Dies in Magnet Cove Collision
MAGNET COVE Ark AP Danny Strahn 16 of Magnet Cove was fatally injured Thursday when his motorscooter collided with a car on U S 270 in front of the high school. State Trooper Lyndal Holcomb identified the driver as John Harris of Jonesboro.
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Contractors win dredging bid for Arkansas River project
Bernard McMennamy Contractors of St. Charles submitted the low bid of 2,724,340 dollars for an Army Engineers dredging project. The government estimate was 2,870,881 dollars. The plan covers 11.6 miles of navigation channel from Ozark Lock downstream 14 miles and includes removing 13 million cubic yards of dirt.
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Reds to Bombard Key Strongpoint Near Khe Sanh
U S military analysts warn the North Vietnamese may bypass infantry at Khe Sanh and bombard the 6000 Marine stronghold from protected positions. Burrows and tunneling near Khe Sanh suggest artillery could be made invulnerable by monsoon digging. Reports say Con Thien’s bombardment foreshadows tactics. US air resupply and a possible all out infantry attack are discussed as two opposing forecasts for the siege.
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Skeletons Probe Is Adjourned
The Lincoln County Grand Jury took a day off and will reconvene Monday to continue examining the Cummins Prison Farm skeletons case. Witnesses subpoenaed include four inmates Conway Payne Wille Bratchet Bill Woodard and Robert Van Winkle. Thursday’s witnesses featured Bob Scott Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller aide Lynn Davis and Mose Autry among others. The jury's task is to determine if exhumation violated state law. no charges of inmate murders are mentioned.
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GI Charged With Rifle He Lost
CORONA California AP A former Vietnam helicopter gunner Ernst J Wagner 24 says he did not lose his M4 rifle on purpose and faces a $71 20 charge from the Army for a missing weapon The matter rests with his congressman Rep Henry C Schadeberg Wagner says everything was on the helicopter and a replacement gunner reportedly helped fill the mission and advised him to contact his congressman for relief If the Army pursues recovery the case centers on an unaccounted rifle after a February Saigon area incident
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Spelling Shifts in Government Names and Rotary Anniversary
The piece notes a misprint in the congressional directory misnaming Dean Rusk as Rush and recounts Army letters demanding payment for a rifle tied to a Burlington veteran. It also covers a Hope Rotary Club 50th anniversary dinner with Texarkana humorist Wilbur Smith as speaker, attended by regional officials and Rotarians.
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Suspect Held After Arkansas Bank Robbery
A suspect is in custody in SpinweaL Oklahoma for questioning in the $5200 Farm er's Bank of Hartford Arkansas robbery. He was stopped with a woman and a 3 year old girl one mile south in Adair County and taken to Stilwell sheriff's office. Two masked men robbed the bank early Thursday and fled toward Oklahoma in a red sports car.
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Burleson Considers Run for Third District Congress
Payetteville attorney David Burleson told the University of Arkansas Young Democrats he may enter the Democratic primary for the Third District this summer. He aims to unite the party and defeat the Republican incumbent in November if the nominee gains broad support within the party. Burleson previously lost to J W Trimble in the 1966 primaries and noted Trimble’s general election loss to John Paul Hamerschmidt.
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Redistrict Plan Poses New Question for Supreme Court
AP reports on Indiana reapportionment which created a new political question for the Supreme Court. The three judge panel shifted lines to alter party balance, drawing mixed reactions from Rep. Madden and others. The ruling highlights the ongoing battle over one person, one vote and the role of politics in districting.
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Harness and Greyhound Track Firms Form in Hot Springs
Articles of incorporation filed in Arkansas for two race track companies in Garland County. The Hot Springs Harness Racing Track Corp. and the Hot Springs Greyhound Racing Track Corp. each seek 2000 shares of no par value stock with $300 paid in capital. Incorporators include Clyde O. Halk Harold Lang and Dorothy Marie Lang. No franchise request yet to the Racing Commission.
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Arkansas Weather Forecast Update
The Associated Press reports a generally fair spell tonight and Saturday. A little warmer on Saturday with a low around 26 degrees.
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Germany Hopes to Bring in British
West German officials sought De Gaulle's approval for economic concessions to Britain to lure it toward a broader European integration framework. A free trade plan for Britain and possibly other non members aimed to widen Britain's industrial market and encourage technological ties with Europe. Decisions rest with a Brussels ministers meeting on Feb 29 and face opposition over U.S. dollar drain policies under Johnson.
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