Arkansas boat engine registration bill faces bureaucratic opposition
Editorial argues Arkansas must require title certificates for outboard engines to curb thefts, criticizing the Revenue Department for high cost objections. It recalls a 1975 push and urges readers to contact Rep. Patterson and Gov. Pryor to back H.B. 169, noting engines’ theft risk mirrors autos in past.
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Assembly
State Revenue Department
Revenue Department
France
General Assembly
Rep. Patterson
Arkansas
U.S
Patterson
Department of Finance and Administration
David Pryor
Explosions rock Exxon San Francisco tanker in Baytown
A string of blasts on the 800 foot Exxon San Francisco while loading heating oil near Baytown Texas left at least 17 injured and four missing. The tanker sank a nearby tugboat Nathan B and a Liberian tanker CVS Brilliance was also affected. Fire spread to the dock but was controlled by daybreak.
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Baytown
Tex
U.S. Coast Guard
Houston
Coast Guard
Exxon
Dennis Sande
Nathan B
San Francisco
Gulf of Mexico
Patterson pushes bills on child support and hot checks
The Arkansas House Judiciary Committee considered Rep. Larry Patterson of Hope sponsored measures. House Bill 248 would bar marriage licenses for anyone owing court ordered child support, while another measure would stiffen penalties for repeat hot check offenders. A third bill would notify biological parents before adoption.
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Larry Patterson
Hope
General Assembly
Patterson
House
Judiciary Committee
State Agencies and Governmental Affairs
Little Rock
Ark
Royce Weisenberger
Lions Mid Winter Conference to Draw Arkansas Lions to Hope
About 500 to 600 Lions and Lionesses from Arkansas plan to attend the State Multiple District 7L Lions Mid Winter Conference in Hope. The event features a nomination for Lions International Third Vice President Dr. Jim Fowler and a speech by Lloyd Morgan of New Zealand, with sessions Saturday afternoon.
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Jim Harris
Arkansas Lions Clubs
Hope
Royce Pendergrass
Hope Lions Club
Lions International
Jim Fowler
Little Rock
Lions _ International
Lloyd Morgan
Lower Hut
New Zealand
Fowler
Third International
Pendergrass
The
Arkansas Enterprises For the Blind
Eye and Kidney Bank of Arkansas
Leader
Grassland Conference Friday at Hope Holiday Inn
A forage and grassland conference will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at the Holiday Inn in Hope. Farmers will receive the latest information on pasture and hay production and efficient utilization.
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Holiday Inn In
Hope
Farm Bureau Leaders Meet Over Agriculture Issues
Farm Bureau leaders from 11 counties meet at the Holiday Inn starting 10 a.m. to discuss General Assembly topics and agricultural concerns. Nicky Hargrove of Stuttgart leads as Arkansas Farm Bureau president with Jack Justus and Randy Wilhite also presenting. Delegations arrive from Hempstead, Columbia, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Montgomery, Nevada, Pike, Polk and Sevier counties.
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General Assembly
Farm Bureau
Holiday Inn
Nicky Hargrove
Stuttgart
Arkansas Farm Bureau
Jack Justus
Randy Wilhite
Little Rock
State Farm Bureau
Walter Tullos
Ashdown
State Farm Bureau Board
Carter plans $50 rebates for most Americans in 1977
The Carter administration proposed $50 per taxpayer rebate plus special Social Security payments as part of a $31 billion stimulus. About four million poor Americans would be excluded due to administrative cost. Details were outlined to Congress with additional $1.5 billion in permanent tax cuts this year and $5.5 billion in 1978.
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Washington
Carter Administration
Congress
Administration
Blumenthal
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Walter Skelton
the Finance and Administration Branch
Larry S. Patterson
AL Lenes
Mendel Self
House Budget Committee
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Bert Lance
Charles L. Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
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