Prison Budget Close Crises Possible
Correction Commissioner Sarver warned that the new proposed budget for Arkansas Department of Correction is extremely tight and could trigger a financial crisis if unforeseen events occur. The plan, about 40000 less yearly than Gov elect Bumpers proposed, would fund 191 and 223 positions in 1972 and 1973, far below the 394 authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
C. Robert Sarver
State Department of Correction
Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
Sarver
Capitol
Arkansas Legislative Council
Telephone cooperative seeks loan to fund line expansion
Southwest Arkansas Telephone Cooperative of Texarkana asked the Arkansas Public Service Commission for permission to borrow 242000 dollars from the Rural Electrification Administration. The loan, approved by REA, funds new lines and facilities to meet rising demand in Columbia Hempstead Howard and Miller counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Sou West Arkansas Telephone Cooperative of
Texarkana
State Public Service Commission
Rural Electrification Administration
Columbia
Hempstead
Howard
Miller
Double Penalty for Bank Robbers Under New Law
The federal government enacts a double penalty for crimes with a firearm, adding mandatory terms of one to ten years for first offenders and two to twenty-five years for subsequent convictions. The measure, part of a $3.5 billion anticrime bill signed by President Nixon, expands Safe Streets Act grants and federal protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
New Enemy Drive Seen in Cambodia
AP reports State Department officials estimate North Vietnam could launch a small Tet offensive in Cambodia by late January. South Vietnamese troops may need to move into Cambodia to help stem the tide as intelligence tracks continued supplies and timing before rain season. Officials note the current push is smaller than 1968 to 1969 offensives, with guerrilla tactics favored over large unit deployments.
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Spencer Davis
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
State Department
North Vietnam
Cambodia
White House
Pentagon
Vietnam
U.S
France adopts care focused plan to tackle drug problem
Paris officials begin the new year with a care oriented approach to drug use and stiffer penalties for manufacturers and pushers. The reform follows rising drug use and U S pressure to curb heroin production in Marseille where Middle East raw drugs are processed for export to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
United States
Marseille
Middle East
Drug and weapon mailings to U S drop after crackdown
Customs officials report a sharp decline in illegal drugs weapons and explosives mailed by American soldiers overseas since a spring crackdown led by the Pentagon. From 418 seizures last March to averages of 184 monthly April September, with 62 in October and 72 in November, the trend reflects tightened sender identification and military warnings. officials note souvenirs may explain some traffic.
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Bill Neikirk
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Customs Bureau
United States
Bureau
Southeast Asia
Pentagon
Treasury Department
Efficiency Office
Disadvantaged Youth Plan Is Shelved In Birmingham
Birmingham city commission shelved the ABC plan to bring disadvantaged youths to live and attend Seaholm High School amid backlash from homeowners in this affluent all white suburb. The plan sponsored by Dartmouth College faced opposition from the Seaholm Student Commission and residents who warned it would lower property values and disrupt the community.
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Birmingham
Mich
ABC
Detroit
Dartmouth College
Seaholm High School
Huth McNamee
Zuning
Aornssinger Ethaee
Pradta
Thera Okie
Interest awareness rises after Truth in Lending act
The Federal Reserve Board reports half as many Americans now know their home mortgage interest. A 1970 survey shows 13 percent did not know their mortgage rate versus 27 percent in 1969. Personal loan confusion fell from 43 to 28 percent. Improvements also noted in appliance purchases, home improvements and autos.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Preacher Is Sentenced in Riot Case
The Rev. Ezra Greer of Earle was sentenced to one year in jail and a 500 dollar fine for inciting to riot after a September 10 demonstration in Earle that drew about 300 people to City Hall. The jail term was suspended and all but 100 dollars of the fine was suspended. Greer, a civil rights activist, contended he did not urge violence. The trial moved from Earle to West Memphis at his attorney’s request.
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Dewey Bartlett
Hall
Oklahoma
Harry Wilson
Wilson
University of Oklahoma
Benjamin Harrison
West Memphis
Ark
Ezra Greer
Earle
Lindsey Fairley
Farle City Hall
Greer
Phillip Kaplan
Little Rock
Rules Housing Projects Must Integrate
PHILADELPHIA AP The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled federal housing programs must study and weigh impacts on racial integration before new projects. Judge John J. Gibbons said desegregation is not the sole goal but must be considered alongside need for physical rehabilitation and minority housing in site decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
3Rd Circuit Court of Appeals
John J. Gibbons
Supreme Court
Court ruling backs federal housing desegregation duty
On Tuesday January 5 1971 the appeals court reversed a district ruling permitting federal financing for a 110 unit project in the East Popular Urban Renewal Area. Edwin W Wolf of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights called it crucial that the federal government end housing segregation. The challenge came from 15 white and black residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin W. Wolf
The
Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights
Appeals
U.S
Mill Sludge Dispute to High Court
Vermont and New York State clash over a million and a half cubic yards of decaying paper mill sludge near Lake Champlain. Conservationists call the heap a gross public nuisance and Vermont seeks Supreme Court action against New York and International Paper Co. to order cleanup.
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Carl C. Craft
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Vermont
New York State
Lake Champlain
Egypt
New York
International Paper Co
High Court
George Kell Tapped for Arkansas Highway Board
Gov elect Dale Bumpers likely names former baseball star and Detroit Tigers broadcaster George Kell to the Arkansas Highway Commission. Kell, 48, would replace Truman Baker whose term ends January 14, and Kell serves as half owner of an Newport car dealership and was Bumpers campaign coordinator.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Dale Bumpers
George Kell
State Highway Commission
Bumpers
Kell
Truman Baker
Searcy
Commission
Detroit Tigers
Newport
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Sherwin-Williams Paint Company of Hope
Paul Henley
Parks & Recreations
Sherwin-Williams
Hope
Parks & Recreation
S. Main-Hope, Ark
Okie
Oklahoma City
David Hall
First National Bank
Arkansas
Banking House
Federal Reserve Bank
U.S. Government Securities
Federal Reserve System
Lloyd Spencer
Thomas E. Hays, Jr
Thomas E. Hays
Ray Lawrence
Charles Sharpe, Jr
Robert Dennis
Lois O'Neal
Dean Black
Joe Eason
Guy E, Basye Herbert Burns
J. P. Duffie
Vincent W. Foster
John B. Gardner, Jr
W.H. Gunter, Jr
Syd McMath
Earl O'Neal
James H. Pilkinton Lloyd Spencer
High
Highway Board
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