No Diversion of Arkansas Water to Parched Texas
Our Daily Bread editor recalls Texas officials’ bids to divert Red River water via Millwood and Little River. He asserts Arkansas will not permit water theft, citing past pledges by Arkansas lawmakers and ongoing support from their delegation. Texans facing scarcity should relocate rather than drain Arkansas resources.
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Alex. N. Washburn
Arkansas
Texas
Star
Sarasota
Fla
Associated Press
Texarkana Gazette
Millwood
Little River
Lone Star
Red River
Dallas
Congress
Fulton
Postal Stamp Hike to 8¢ Expected
Washington reports the U S Postal Service may raise the first class stamp from six to eight cents in April as it transitions toward a semiautonomous, corporation-like entity. Blount warns higher wage costs may outpace the increase while a 2.4 billion deficit looms and collective bargaining begins January 20.
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Blount
Congress
Youths Register as Lobbyists in Arkansas
Eleven Little Rock teenagers forming the Arkansas Youth Lobby registered to lobby the state legislature for extending 18 year old voting rights. The move aligns with a state lobbyist registration requirement as Congress lowers the voting age nationally, while the Supreme Court limits the federal law to federal elections.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Youth Lobby
Secretary of the
State Senate
Congress
U. S. Supreme Court
Russia Pours Arms Into Egypt and Syria Reported
At least six Soviet cargo ships delivered jet fighters and other military hardware to Egypt and Syria, including MIG21s and SU7s, via the Dardanelles. Vessels docked at Latakia and Alexandria, with one ship masking its destination before proceeding to Algeria. See page ten for full report.
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Freds. Hoffman
Washington
Egypt
Syria
Pentagon
Dardanelles
Black Sea
U. S
Latakia
Alexandria
Molodogvardsk
Algeria
Russia
Bumpers Plans 20 to 30 Bills for State Program
Gov elect Dale Bumpers says his agenda will include 20 to 30 bills with the top priority a major reorganization of state government. He told KATV panel he hopes the program reaches lawmakers when the session opens. He noted revenue needs may drive tax considerations but did not rule them out.
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Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
KATV
General Assembly
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Arkla Sees Gas Bills Rising Amid Supply Crunch
Arkla Insists rates will rise due to a natural gas shortage and potential loss of long term industrial contracts. Edward W. Henderson testified at a Public Service Commission hearing as Arkla seeks to justify abandoning contracts or standardizing industrial rates. He warned a crisis could come without the Anadarko pipeline and cited dwindling gas supply while industries contest uniform pricing.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Arkla
Edward W. Henderson
Shreveport
State Public Service Commission
PSC
Arkansas
Henderson
Commission
Anadarko
Fed Reserve Board Cuts Discount Rate Third Time in 90 Days
The Federal Reserve Board lowered the discount rate from 5 42 per cent to 5 per cent, the third cut in 90 days and the lowest since mid 1968. Major banks trimmed prime rates to 64 per cent, signaling easing credit amid softer money markets and rising construction costs.
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Federal Reserve Board
Mike Reilly
Associated Press
Washington
Inter
Chemical Bank of New York
Everett C. Spelman
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
MBA
New York
Strike Ends at Pine Bluff Brown Manufacturing
A strike that began May 18 at Brown Manufacturing Co. in Pine Bluff Arkansas has ended as officials announced a contract agreement reached between the firm and the United Furniture Workers of America.
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Pine Bluff, Ark
Brown Manufacturing Co
United Furniture Workers of America
Bomb blast near Soviet Embassy shocks Washington
A bomb exploded in an alley beside the Soviet Cultural Building on 18th Street in Washington. Police reported no injuries despite shattered windows and a child knocked from bed. The State Department sent a Soviet specialist to apologize and boost protection for Soviet facilities.
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Washington
State Department
Washington Bureau
Associated Press
18Th Street
Jewish Defense League
Leonid V. Shchervakov
Soviet Life Magazine
Fire Department
Steven E. Steiner
Steiner
Executive Protection Service
New York
Man Dies From Exposure In Little Rock
Lawrence Trezvant, 50, of Little Rock, was found dead from exposure a block from his home. He was last seen by a relative Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. The Little Rock area dropped to 16 degrees Wednesday night, coroner Gordon Holt said.
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Little Rock
Lawrence Trezvant
Gordon Holt
Trezvant
Court orders ban on DDT and requires hearings on pesticide use
AP reports a U.S. appeals court demands a complete DDT ban and mandates public hearings before federal pesticide decisions. A congressional commission urges sweeping reforms to federal criminal law including firearms registration and death penalty abolition. FDA says tuna mercury is not yet alarming but swordfish likely to be banned. Pentagon sources note six Soviet cargo ships delivered jet fighters to Egypt as Fed chair cites a 5 percent rate, lowest since 1968.
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AP News Digest
Associated Press
Washington
U.S
Jobless Rate Climbs to Six Percent in December
Washington AP reports unemployment rose to six percent in December, the highest in nine years, despite GM strikeups returning to work. The Labor Department shows 4.6 million jobless, with workers earning 1.03 more weekly as factory hours rose to 39.7. White unemployment stays 5.5 while Negroes move back to 9.3 percent.
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Washington
General Motors
Labor Department
Radio Station KXAR to relocate with charity record auction
KXAR plans a move to a new studio within a year and begins clearing old recordings. Thirteen Hope Girl Scout Troops auction thousands of records on Saturday January 23 from 12:30 to 6:30 PM, with 1,000 78 RPM discs valued for archive use. All proceeds fund repairs and expansion of the Fair Park Girl Scout building.
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KXAR
Girl Scout Troops of
Hope
Girl Scout
Fair Park
British Envoy to Uruguay Is Kidnaped
Montevideo police say British Ambassador Geoffrey Jackson was abducted by Tupamaros guerrillas as he arrived at the British Embassy with his driver and two guards. The group telephoned stations claiming the kidnapping occurred minutes before 10 am and the ambassador’s car was later found nearby. The Tupamaros have held other foreigners, including Claude Fly and Aloysio Gomide, while Dan Mitrione was executed after his abduction.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Geoffrey Jackson
Aibar
Buenos Aires
Espectador
Claude L. Fly
U.S
Aloysio Dias Gomide
Dan Mitrione
Extension Service Plans Tax Meeting for Poultry Farmers
Hempstead County poultry producers are invited to a Monday January 11 meeting at 7 00 pm in the Conference Room of the Hope Post Office Building. Local Extension Agents and J O Kumpe Extension Farm Management Specialist from Little Rock will discuss 1969 tax laws and how they affect poultry producers. All poultry farmers and their wives are urged to attend for practical tax information.
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Hempstead County
Hope
J. O. Kumpe
Little Rock
SW Electric Co Gives 50 To Hempstead 4-H Group
Southwestern Electric Power Company marked its 24th consecutive year of donating 50 to the Hempstead County 4‑H Club Council. Otis Stobaugh of Fayetteville presented the gift to Calvin J. Caldwell in December 1970 and stated the company’s support for 4‑H clubs, Extension Service leaders, and youth investment. The note highlights their motto to make the best better and hopes to continue backing youth programs contributing to growth and progress.
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Southwestern Electric Power Company
Hempstead County
Otis Stobaugh
Fayetteville
Calvin J. Caldwell
Southwestern
Stobaugh
Anette
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Hot Springs
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Harrison
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
Memphis
Ark
Reserve Board
Food and Drug Administration
Hempstead
Lafayette
Howard
Nevada
Leo Archer Jr
Arliss Archer
Saratoga
Texarkana College
Southern Cement Transport Co
Okay
C. L. Archer
Patmos
Thomas J. Bogard
Popular Bluff, Mo
James W. Snell
Larry D. Camp
North Side Rock
Cameron Feed Mills
Mountaine Poultry Co
North Little Rock
Nashville, Ark
SW Electric Co
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