Close Military Industry Relationships Scored
Washington AP The Pentagon survey tracks 993 officers above major rank and 108 high level Pentagon civilians who moved to defense contracts in the last three fiscal years. It lists 232 former industry executives who joined the Defense Department in the same period. The report cites concerns about indiscretion in military industry hiring and establishes an annual census of firms and roles for retired officers linked to contracts over ten million dollars. Notable examples include Brig. Gen. Townsend at Boeing Space Shuttle and Lt. Gen. Dick Jr. at Lockheed, with several other top officers transitioning to major defense firms.
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Boeing Co
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Air Force
William W. Dick Jr
Allied Land
Europe
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James Ferguson
Air Force Systems Command
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William Proxmire
Dwis
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
McDonnell Douglas Corp
General Dynamics Corp
North American Rockwell Corp
Arkansas Weather Forecast Report for 24 Hours
Experiment Station briefing ends at 7 a m Friday with a high near 44 and low 16. The Associated Press forecast calls fair and warm in Arkansas today with becoming partly cloudy and a bit warmer tonight and Saturday. Highs today in the upper 40s to upper 50s. Lows tonight in the upper 20s to upper 30s. High Saturday in the low 50s to low 60s.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Nation sees one sixth bridges as critically deficient
Federal Highway Administration reports nearly 89 000 bridges are in the critical category the first step of a bridge replacement program approved 50 hazardous spans in 49 states and Puerto Rico. Dozens of details describe inventory timing costs and the legacy of the Silver Bridge disaster in Point Pleasant West Virginia.
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Associated Press
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Highway Administration
F.C. Turner
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Point Pleasant
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Ohio River
FHWA
Art Center Troupe to Appear Here Jan 28 in Hope
The Tell-a-Tale Troupe will perform Androcles and the Lion at Hope High School gym on Friday January 28 with shows at 9 am 10 30 am and 1 pm Mrs Dale Bumpers will accompany the group The Arkansas Arts Center State Services program began September 7 1971 and is funded by an Arkansas General Assembly appropriation The troupe of fourteen players supplies costumes sets and lights and can perform in various venues They are available for bookings by schools or civic groups.
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Hope High School
Androcles and the
Dale Bumpers
Hope
Androcles and
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Arkansas Arts Center
Nixon May Enter New Hampshire Primary In 1972 Sweepstakes
Nixon nears formal entry in the March 7 New Hampshire primary amid reports of White House approval. Gov Wayne Dwinnell had listed Nixon, and a low key presidential reply was expected. Muskie and Ashbrook filed by the deadline, with McGovern Hartke Yorty also in the Democratic field.
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California
Japan
Eisaku Sato
New Hampshire
Gerald Warren
Dwinnell
Edmund Muskie
John Ashbrook
Maine
Ohio
Concord
Muskie
New
Paul McCloskey
Pat Paulsen
George McGovern
South Dakota
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Explosions Fatal in Bangladesh Reported by Observer
NEW DELHI AP reported a Dinajpur district ammunition dump explosion killed about 52 people with hundreds injured. Bangladesh Observer cited by United News of India says nearly 200 may be dead and many homes damaged as blasts rocked the area near Dinajpur, 170 miles northwest of Dhaka.
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Dacca
Bangladesh
United News of India
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Observer
Bumpers Reverses Cosmetology Board Pick
Gov. Dale Bumpers said he would not appoint Gale Young to the state Board of Cosmetology after learning it would replace the board’s only black member Austine Williams. Williams, appointed by Gov. Rockefeller, is black and her term ends Jan. 15. Bumpers will reappoint Williams or nominate another black woman.
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Dale Bumpers
State Board of Cosmetology
Bumpers
Gale Young
Harrison
Young
Austine Williams
Williams
Winthrop Rockefeller
Mrs. Williams
Malvern Police Underpaid Prompt Welfare Use
In Malvern Arkansas a 16 member police force includes four on federal aid and one on food stamps while wages average 69 dollars weekly. Officers juggle second jobs as council promises of raises fade and mayor defends salaries as average for city workers.
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Dala
Burnett
Malvern
Hot Springs
James Birch
San Quentin Prison to be Closed in coming years
San Quentin the famed Bay Area prison will be abandoned by end of 1974 under Governor Reagan plans to shrink the inmate population from 2,214 to 1,500 next year. Warden Nelson calls the institution infamous and nostalgic, noting its long history of violence including the 1969- Aug. 21 bloodshed that killed three guards, three prisoners, and George Jackson.
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Paul Kern Lee
Associated Press
San Quentin
Calif
San Francisco Bay
Louis S. Nelson
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
George Jackson
State Department of Cor
Winter Weather Is Short-Lived Forecast For Arkansas
The National Weather Service predicts fair skies and warmer weekend temperatures for Arkansas with a cool turn Monday and Tuesday. No rain is expected through Tuesday, with Saturday highs in the 50s to 60s and overnight lows in the 20s to 30s. Statewide Thursday highs ranged from 36 in Memphis to 45 in Little Rock and Fayetteville. overnight lows varied from 20 to 34 across several cities. The 24 hour period ended 6:30 this morning had no precipitation. The Hatfields and The McCoys will become a modern adventure drama featuring Romeo and Juliet style ties to stock car racing, planned for release next summer.
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Arkansas
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Little Rock
Fayetteville
Harrison
New York
Loss of a 12th Plane Admitted
AP report from Saigon notes the U S Command confirms the loss of a twelfth American aircraft in the Laos and North Vietnam air war. An OV10 forward air control plane went down Christmas Eve and two crewmen are missing. A UH1 helicopter was shot down in South Vietnam's central highlands during a supply mission. three Americans wounded. An accidental rocket hit killed one South Vietnamese soldier and wounded five. B52s pounded North Vietnamese targets as Nixon neared China.
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Associated Press
Saigon
USS. Command Today
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South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Highlands
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Mekong Delta
Nixon
China
Demilitarized Zone
Cambodia
Reverend Fuday dies at 85 in Mineral Springs
Fuday Indiana born December 24 1866 in Nevada County died Thursday at a Nashville hospital aged 85 he was a retired Baptist minister member of New Mt Zion Baptist Church survivors include his wife Ada May England White two sons Henry Ford White Clyde A White three daughters 16 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren funeral services Saturday 2 30 p m Latimer Funeral Chapel Nashville with Elders Ralph Rankin and David Wedd burial in Roy Cemetery Latimer Funeral Service. Xavier Vallat ANNONAY France died at 81 former Vichy government commissioner for Jewish affairs led postwar anti Semitic actions later imprisoned. B S Pulley PHILADELPHIA died at 61 creator of Big Jule in Guys and Dolls real name Murray Lerman. Dr Karl Albert Meyer CHICAGO died at 86 longtime head of Cook County Hospital noted for stomach removal pioneer surgery.
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Pink
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Nashville
Nevada County
Howard County
New
Ruth Kennedy
Pocasset
Oklahoma
Emma Lou Frazier
Minerals Springs
Latimer Funeral Chapel
Ralph Rankin
David Wedd
Roy Cemetery
Latimer Funeral Service
North Vietnam offensive rumors shadow Nixon Peking trip
Washington reports suggest Hanoi plans a major offensive in the highlands to embarrass President Nixon during his upcoming trip to Peking in late February. The claim centers on intelligence about North Vietnamese moves and timing ahead of the visit.
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Highlands
Nixon
Peking
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