PX Probe Reveals Gifts and Kickbacks
The Senate investigates a syndicate of American businessmen accused of using kickbacks and gifts to influence U S officials and capture PX profits during the Vietnam war era. Air Force and Army actions involve court martial and removal of slot machines from clubs in Vietnam while hearings probe beer and liquor demand manipulation and broader corruption linked to soldiers spending. Actress Dyan Cannon agrees to temporary custody of Cary Grant and their daughter Jennifer in a custody settlement.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
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U.S
South Vietnam
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Air Force
Thailand
Army
Vietnam
Edward J. Gurney
Rfla
Subcommittee
New York City
Dubai
Middle East
Germany
Los Angeles
Dyan Cannon
Cary Grant
Miss Cannon
Jennifer
France
Greece
Texarkana Airport chief outlines growth plans
Airport Gary Jackson, manager of Texarkana Municipal Airport, spoke at Kiwanis with Don Ruggles introducing him. Jackson stressed the constant challenge of airport management and how adequate facilities spur economic development, noting upgrades like a new terminal, hangar complex, expanded lobby, parking, and an Airport Industrial Park.
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Gary Jackson
Texarkana
Kiwanis Club
Jim McKenzie
Don Ruggles
Hope
Texarkana Airport Authority Board
Jackson
Texarkana Municipal Airport
Airport Authority
Arkansas
Texas
Troy Buck
Bob Dillard
James McLarty
Dick Ramsey
Pete Martin
Bob Moers
Paul Klipsch
Albert Page
Charles
Doc’’ Batson
George Robison
Chester May
Mild Temperatures Forecast Across Arkansas Into Thursday
The Associated Press reports mild conditions will continue in Arkansas through Thursday with highs mostly in the upper 50s to low 70s. Showers and thundershowers are forecast for the western part of the state Thursday, while a recent severe weather warning appeared in Eastern Oklahoma and Crawford County.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Jonesboro
Texarkana
Oklahoma
Crawford County
Fort Smith
Bottle Club Organized in This Area
The Hempstead County Bottle Club held its first organizational meeting February 15 in the Douglas Building with strong turnout. Officers were elected: President Glenon Huckabee, Vice President Norma Hairr, Treasurer Wayne Bohanon, Secretary and Reporter Francis Moses. Dues set at $2.50. March 2 sale and a door prize bottle were announced. Floyd Jones spoke on bottle age, coloring, and identification and donated a groy amber bottle for the next meeting. A SWAP Meet for members only will follow March 2. The article also notes a government bond borrowing issue and comments from House Banking Committee members on interest rate ceilings.
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Hempstead County Bottle Club
Douglas
Norma Hairr
Orewe Martin
Francis Moses
Glenon Huckabee
Wayne Bohanon
Floyd Jones
United States
Nixon trims FHA mortgage rate to seven percent
The Nixon administration cut the maximum FHA and VA insured mortgage rate to 7 percent, a third reduction in three months, aiming to boost housing. The cut lowers typical monthly payments by about 20 to 25 dollars versus the 8 percent rate last year, with an added 0.5 percent insurance fee on FHA loans. Romney urged lenders to rewrite existing commitments to reflect the new rate.
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Congress
Nixon
Federal Reserve System
Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
George Romney
Romney
Arkansas Weather Summary for Wednesday
Weather report notes 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Wednesday. High 72, low 52. Variable cloudiness and mild through Thursday with widely scattered showers or thundershowers mainly west. Tonight’s low in the 40s and 50s, Thursday’s highs mid to upper 60s in the north and low 70s in the south.
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Offset Weather Experiment Station
Arkansas
Bill Would Organize Liquor Dealers in Arkansas
In Arkansas Senate action Sen. Q Byrum Hurst of Hot Springs proposed a bill allowing liquor dealers to band together to obtain a wholesalers permit to buy directly from distilleries. The measure targets repeal impact on Garland County and other counties, amid broader bills on water waste treatment licensing, quarterhorse racing regulation, disability insurer benefits, and a legislative audit filing resolution. The draft also seeks nursing home certificate requirements and park land designation for Wolley Hollow center with a $45,000 appropriation.
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Little Rock
Q. Byrum Hurst
Hot Springs
Arkansas Senate
Garland County
Walter Day
Blytheville
Legislative Joint
Orvel M. Johnson
Crittenden County
General Assembly
Olen Hendrix
Prescott
State Health Department
A. J. Troxell
Greenbrier
Cecil Alexander
Heber Springs
State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission
Wolley Hollow
Lake Bennett
Faulkner County
Druggist Is Termed Sore Loser in Oaklawn Drug-Testing Row
HOT SPRINGS Ark AP Guy Newcomb chairman of the state Racing Commission called David Morton of Little Rock a sore loser after Morton's claim that Oaklawn Park horses were drugged following a nonrenewal of his drug-testing contract. Morton cited 1970 findings of chemicals in 135 winning thoroughbreds. Newcomb and trainer Doug Davis denied the allegations.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Guy Newcomb
Osceola
State Racing Commission
David Morton
Little Rock
Oaklawn Park
Morton
Morton Consultants Inc
Newcomb
Doug Davis Jr
Versailles
Oaklawn
Davis
Southland Greyhound Park
West Memphis
Memphis
Southland
Senate debate stalls as rules change eyed
Senators push a three-fifths threshold to curb filibusters with Mansfield and Church leading the charge. White House cautiously backs the plan as Nixon era delays loom, while undecided timing leaves majors questions about when reforms will reach the Senate floor.
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Mike Mansfield
James B. Pearson
Bkan
Frank Church
Didaho
White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Senate
Obituaries and political wage debate span nations
Obituaries note the deaths of Charles McCord Moss in Nashville at 68, Charles L. Bergman in New York at 64, Annabelle Barth in Miami Beach at 60, and George H. Lyon in New York at 80. The political item discusses Nixon potential wage and price controls, and Davis Bacon law debate with Rep. Reuss commenting on shifting presidential actions.
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New York
Nixon
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
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