Empiric insight on Arkansas tourism beats theorists
Our Daily Bread editor argues that empirical evidence refutes official tourism forecasts for Arkansas. He cites 1976 increases in visitors to Arkansas River parks and Northwest lakes, Beaver Lake gains, Millwood Lake success, and new motels along Interstate 30 as proof that observed tourism thrives despite skeptical reports.
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Alghieri Dante
Inferno
Arkansas
Associated Press
University of Arkansas Industrial Research and Extension Center
Frank Troutman
John Opitz
Departments of Parks and Tourism
Lou Oberste
Bureau of Census
Washington
Arkansan
Little Rock
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Arkansas River
Beaver Lake
Hope
Millwood Dam
Millwood Lake
Corps of Enginers
Deaf and mute Bronx gang linked to car arson attempt
Detective John Daly describes the Crazy Homicide gang of ten youths in the Bronx who attempted to set a car on fire, surprising investigators by discovering that the offenders were deaf and mute after a chase of several blocks.
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New York
Bronx
Homicide
John Daly
Daly
Daley
Cat
Mills weighs Arkansas Development post offer
Former Rep. Wilbur Mills says he is weighing Gov. Pryor's offer to head the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission. Mills, 67, retired from Congress weeks ago, plans to decide in a few days. Pryor praised Mills' business knowledge and potential to open doors for Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
David Pryor
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Mills
Washington
Congress
House Ways and Means Committee
Arkansas
Pryor
Tanker Chester A Poling Breaking Up Off Cape Ann
A 160 foot American tanker the Chester A Poling breaks up in heavy seas six miles off Cape Ann near Gloucester Massachusetts with eight aboard. Coast Guard reports raise tanker accident count to ten in U S waterways in the past month. Search for survivors from the missing Grand Zenith continues across 10 000 square miles east south east of Cape Cod with five airplanes planned.
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Boston
Cape Anne
Gloucester
Mass
Coast Guard
U.S
Bernard Hoyland
Hoyland
Atlantic
Cape Cod
Bitterly Cold, Record Lows Across Arkansas From Snow
The Associated Press reports frigid temperatures across Arkansas with lows reaching 13 below zero in Fayetteville and minus eight in Fort Smith. Areas in northwest Arkansas saw more than a foot of snow, with widespread icy roads and numerous closures and cancellations.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Fort Smith
Harrison
Jonesboro
Little Rock
North
South
el Dorado
Memphis
Texarkana
McAlester
Okla
Springfield
Ef] Dorado
Congress mixes old and new as Carter picks face Senate hearings
Congress this week will question most of President-elect Carter's Cabinet picks while hearing President Ford's farewell State of the Union. Kreps and Harris testify before committees as new senators receive temporary assignments guiding upcoming confirmations and reorganization plans.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
Ford
Juanita Kreps
Commerce
Patricia Roberts Harris
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Senate
Kreps
Commerce Committee
Harris
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
House
Weather Keeps Northwest Arkansas Papers From Publishing
Three Northwest Arkansas newspapers none published due to heavy snow and freezing temperatures. Officials cited snow packed roads and cold conditions hindering distribution despite having printing capability.
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Associated Press
Northwest Arkansas
Fayetteville
Northwest Arkansas Times
Springdale News
Rogers Daily News
Shortage shuts down DeQueen businesses
Natural gas cuts shut 70 DeQueen area customers to conserve fuel. Schools in Sevier and Polk counties close due to low gas supplies and ice packed roads. DeQueen Gas & Water Service plans to shut nonessential uses. poultry producers on standby fuels. DeQueen buys gas from Louisiana Nebraska Transit Co. for Hope and supplies Mena and nearby towns. Replacements include standby propane in Mena. Temperatures dropped to seven below in DeQueen, Mena below zero.
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Associated Press
DeQueen
Sevier County
Polk County
Charles Miller
Louisiana-Nevada Transit Co
Hope
Mena
Locksburg
Horatio
Legislature sets stage for Pryor plan test in Arkansas
The 71st General Assembly convened in Little Rock as Gov. Pryor seeks to test his home rule plan. Pay raises for lawmakers and officials were approved after voters backed a salary amendment. The session will decide funding for next two fiscal years and debate tax, education, and governance reforms amid controversy.
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Little Rock
General Assembly
Arkansas
David Pryor
Pryor
Jerry Bookout
Jonesboro
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