The Bell Foley Dam Debate At Arkansas Press Convention
Editor notes Hot Springs trip for Arkansas Press Association mid winter meeting. He recalls past conventions and warns against the Bell Foley Dam project as a costly state affair opposed by Governor Pryor and critics, with Gazette agreement. The piece cites HB 228 and environmental and financial concerns, urging rejection of the proposal.
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Star
Hot Springs
Arkansas Press Association
Gene Allen
Hope
Arlington Hotel
C.M. Rogers, Jr
Rogers
Allen
Yours
Arkansas Press
Majestic
Arlington
Star Publishing Co
Doug Adams
Strawberry
John E. Miller
Melbourne
State Parks and Tourism Department
Army Engineers
Bell Foley Dam
United States
Bill Alexander
Osceola
Pryor
Bell Foley
Pryer
Peanut Brigade Helps Carter Start White House Page
Carter welcomes the Georgia campaign workers and supporters known as the Peanut Brigade to a White House reception on day two of his presidency. The event highlights his early loyalists, with Georgia Gov. Busbee and delegation in attendance.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Robert Fulbright
Rosalynn
Peanut Brigade
Georgia
Carters
George Busbee
The
Keys
Jimmy Carter
Two Die as Pitt Lecture Hall Explodes
In Pittsburgh a University of Pittsburgh science hall auditorium collapsed after an explosion. Two of about 20 inside were killed and 45 treated across four hospitals. Investigators considered lab chemicals or gases, with no foul play evident.
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Alex Kaminsky
Payne
Shelley Dunn
Carleen Curry
Shadyside
Patricia Hostetler
Donegal
Reynolds lays off about 125 employees at Malvern plant
Reynolds Metals Co. laid off about 125 workers Thursday at the Jones Mills aluminum reduction plant near Malvern Arkansas due to curtailed natural gas. One of five 25 000 ton reduction pots was shut down as supply remained limited this week. Workers may qualify for state unemployment benefits and some with enough seniority can draw supplemental funds from a company pool. Arkansas Louisiana Gas President Sheffield Nelson said the cutback is statewide for industries with alternative fuels.
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Malvern, Ark
Reynolds Metals Co
Jones Mills
Reynolds
Malvern
Arkansas
Louisiana Gas
Sheffield Nelson
J E Ward 90 longtime Hempstead County resident dies
James Edwin Ward of Hope dies at 90 in a local hospital. He was a retired manager of the Temple Cotton Oil Mill and a former county delinquent tax collector. Survived by wife Callie Ward and two nephews James H. Ward and Robert E. Ward. funeral Friday at 3:30 p.m. in Herridon chapel with two pastors officiating. Burial in Rose Hill cemetery. Memorials to Hope Presbyterian Church.
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James Edwin Ward
Hempstead County
Louisiana St
Ward
Temple
Hope Presbyterian Church
Callie Ward
Hope
James H. Ward
Texarkana
Robert E. Ward
Schenectady
N.Y
Herridon Chapel
Ralph Madison
Ralph Hale
Rose Hill Cemetery
Henriton
Measure Vetoed on Economic and Environmental Grounds
Officials say the veto reflects concerns over economic impact and environmental consequences. Debate centers on costs, regulatory effects, and long term ecological implications for the region.
Prescott logger survives Missouri Pacific collision at Emmet
Jim Wicker a 39 year old logger from Prescott escaped injury when a Missouri Pacific train struck his eastbound log truck at the Highway 299 crossing in Emmet. The train hit the cab and moved 22 cars beyond impact as the engineer stated a 55 mph speed. The highway was blocked about an hour as investigators examined the scene. Wicker credited luck after leaping clear prior to impact. his truck was totaled.
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Jim Wicker
Prescott
Missouri Pacific
Highway 299
Emmet
Tommy Carman
Arkansas State Police
Wicker
Hope
Arkansas Outboard Motor Title Act advances in House
Representative Larry S. Patterson of Hope announced that House Bill 169 the Arkansas Outboard Motor Title Act of 1977 cleared the first hurdle with a do pass from the House Committee on Legislative Affairs. He said the bill should reach the calendar for a vote by the end of next week.
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Larry S. Patterson
Hope
House Committee On Legislative Affairs
Patterson
Warmer weather comes too late for Florida crops
Winter thaw arrives late as ice jams clog the Mississippi River threatening barges and flooding. The Florida citrus industry reports losses up to 35 percent across cane cabbage and carrot crops with tomato and watermelon declines. Gas shortages force 80 percent of Georgia schools to stay home and Ohio counties to close for 30 days.
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G.A. Fitzgerald
Associated Press
Mississippi
Coast Guard
St. Louis
Florida
Florida Citrus Mutual
Georgia
Ohio
Dayton Power and Light Co
James A. Rhodes
General Motors
Ford
Lockport
N.Y
Doraville
Dayton
Cleveland
City Subscribers Get Evening Delivery Help
Readers who miss The Star should call 777 8841 during listed hours for delivery assistance. Carrier teams operate Monday through Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons to ensure timely newspaper arrival.
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Times
Weyerhaeuser to buy Murfreesboro Lumber and Timber
Weyerhaeuser Co. will acquire Murfreesboro Lumber Co. and Murfreesboro Land and Timber Co. The deal announced by Murfreesboro leaders and Weyerhaeuser VP Greg Van Bibber covers the mill complex and 35750 acres of timberland in southwestern Arkansas. Negotiations began in September. the mill runs two shifts with annual output of 25 to 30 million board feet.
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Hoyt Springs
Ark
Weyerhaeuser Co
Murfreesboro Lumber Co
Murfreesboro Land and Timber Co
Clarence E. Anthony
Murfreesboro
Greg van Bibber
Weyerhaeuser
Southwest Arkansas
Navy abandons harbor search in Spain collision toll
The U S Navy ended its search for the last of 49 American sailors and Marines killed when a Navy landing craft collided with a Spanish freighter in Barcelona harbor. A 30 minute ceremony aboard the helicopter paid tribute to the dead. Also noted is a correction that Judge John H Goodson presides Hempstead County Circuit Court not Judge Hugh Lookadoo.
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Barcelona
Spain
U.S. Navy
Navy
John H. Goodson
Hempstead County
Hugh Lookadoo
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the Gazette
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District of Columbia Armory
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Lucille Kelley
Peter Hance
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