Arkansas road bonds face heated opposition in crisis
The Arkansas Highway Commission asked Gov Rockefeller to include a road bond issue in the March special session. The paper urges against new long term debt amid tight finances and inflation, noting Rockefeller’s anti-bond stance and the Martineau bond precedent as a safer model. It questions timing, federal cash freezes, and the burden of future costs on taxpayers.
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Arkansas
Highway Commission
Rockefeller
Faubus
Commission
Nixon
Congress
Hope School District cuts lunch prices on plate meals
James H. Jones announces starting Monday February 2 that 311 Hope School District 1-A lunchrooms reduce plate lunch prices for juniors and seniors to 30 cents, with milk included. adults keep price unchanged. The plan covers junior and senior high schools and two elementary schools.
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James H. Jones
Hope
Mizh
Scheols
Schonland «II
Schuuts
General Plans Retirement of Brig Gen Tuul F Teouglas Jr
Brig Gen Tuul F Teouglas Jr of Pasugwald is set for retirement after a long Air Force career. He leads the 686th ALD division at MacTt and has earned Distinguished Crosses and three Legions of Air Distinction Troops, along with 35 Air Mali medals.
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Kanauolus
Ate AB
Tuul F Teouglas Jr
Pasugwald
Fife
Simurday
Air Force
Mali
Carswell Nomination Draws House Opposition Over Civil Rights Claim
Rep Patsy Mink assails Supreme Court nominee C Harrold Carswell calling his stance on a Martins Marietta job dispute an affront to women. The hearing centers on a 1964 Civil Rights Act sex discrimination line and a 1948 white supremacy remark Carswell once supported.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Tallahassee
Fla
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Carswell
Mink
John Brown
Mink Iso
Georgia
Little damage in accident near Farm Store
See Carswell's on page two report a minor collision at North Walker near the Farm Store yesterday involving four pickup trucks. John G. Stone of McCaskill and James J. Griggs of North Little Rock were the drivers. No charges were filed per City officers Neal and Ward.
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North Walker
John G. Stone
McCaskill
James J. Griggs
North Lite
Neal and
Ward
Refusal to Override Nixon's Veto Hasn't Settled the Issue
The House declined to override President Nixon's veto of a 19.7 billion education bill, leaving a path to compromise on funding for labor, health, education, and welfare programs. With five months remaining in the current year, lawmakers consider continuing resolutions and a fall budget clash over aid to federally affected schools and broader cuts proposed by Nixon.
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John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington
House
Nixon
White House
Labor and Health
Dillon
Gerald Kt. Ford
Aslion
Hepublicans
Open Letter From Woman on Attempted Rape Incident
A Mount Clemens housewife publishes an open letter accusing a man of attempted rape in a dark parking lot. She details her fear and describes defending herself, including shouting, striking the horn, and a confrontation with the assailant before authorities intervened. The letter emphasizes protection and resilience against violence.
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Mount Clemens
Couch Wins Control of Union Bank
P Couch, 29, deposed president, won reestablishment of control at Union Bank of Little Rock through majority stock holder backing. Six of Couch’s director nominees elected while Bowen’s five were chosen. Couch resumes presidency after 89 day tenure by Bowen and Lane’s ousting and proxy pledges exceeding 100000 votes.
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Little Rock
P. Couch
Union Bi Bank of
Couch
Jerome H. Bowen
Bowen
Harlan P. Lane
Lee Couch
Laird Eyes All Volunteer Army With Guard Backing
Secretary of Defense Maryin R. Laird said achieving an all volunteer force would require shrinking active U S military strength to about two million and boosting the National Guard and Reserve. He warned of massive funding needs and noted a Gates commission study on the move away from conscription, due to report to President Nixon soon.
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Washington
Maryin R. Laird
United States
U.S
Laird
Pentagon
Congress
Falrd
Defense
Thomas S. Gates
Nixon
Ford Plans to Lay Off Moonshine Still Workers at Prescott
DETRAT AP reports Ford Motor Co will close nine plants and lay off 25,700 employees in February amid slow sales and declining profits. The cutback may span days to weeks, with potential continued reduced production into March. GM and Chrysler also announced job cuts affecting over 126,000 workers across multiple plants. In Prescott Arkansas, deputies seized a homegrown still, set it up for public view, and reported a run of 30 gallons of whisky daily with 2,500 gallons of mash destroyed.
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Ford
Prescott
Detrat
Ford Mote, Co
Hawn
Amd
Ford Amd
General Motors
Chaysier
Tuco
Ark
Senate approves second anticrime bill in a week
The Senate advanced a harsh narcotics control bill while softening penalties for marijuana possession and drug experimentation. It passed 82 to 0 after four days of debate, enabling courts to issue no knock warrants in certain cases and setting up a commission to study marijuana effects and regulate listed substances.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
U. S
Mike Mansfeld
Nixon
House
Mark
Juan
Harold &, Hughes
D Lowa
Hughes
Thomas J. Dodd
Dodd
United States
Washington briefs and national updates from AP wire
AP dispatches summarize bills and nominations under discussion in Congress. Topics include attempts to pass or revise a large spending bill with provisions about Nixon, Carswell’s pending Supreme Court confirmation, the Center for Naval Analysis chief Rhodes scholar named as Selective Service director, and anti crime measures expanding weapon allowances. Also noted is a tentative GE strike settlement after mediation and an air combat incident near North Vietnam with casualties reported.
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Washington
Charles DiBona
Center For Naval Analysis
Virginia
Pentagon Systems Andlyst
Arkansan Soldier Killed in Vietnam
Army Private Jackey V. Kaighten, from near Pollard,Arkansas, was killed in action in Vietnam according to the Defense Department. He was married to Patricia A. Kaighten of near Pollard.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army
Jackey V. Kaighten
Pollard
Vietnam
Defense Department
Patricia A. Kaighten
Community notes highlight local scholars and students
Kenneth Byers earns a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas with mid term graduation on January 24. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the U of A class of 1962 and an MS from the University of Alabama in 1968. He plans to present a research paper at the American Institute of Industrial Engineers convention in Cleveland in May and works for NASA in Huntsville with wife Dean Vandergriet of El Dorado and their children. Also noted are a quiet day for City Police with one traffic violation and one accident, hope high and spring Hill students in all state bands, and Christmas Seal fundraising progress in Hempstead County with totals near 1.95 million. Final reminders for tuberculosis and lung disease fund contributions go out this week. Two Hope High band members, Lonnie Williams and Doug Byrd, made first and second in district tryouts with others earning all-reg positions and preparing for a concert in Ardadelphia.
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Jammer Kenneth Byers
Orle Byers
U of A
Hope High
U of Ala
American Institute of Industrial Engineers
Tmneting
Cleveland
Dee Mc+ Murrough
Hempstead County
Hope High Hand
Lonnie Williams
Doug Byrd
Murfreesboro
Sheila Wheeler
Aternate
Mire King
Ken Trout
Ashley Hoggard
Andy Stone
Mary Jane Reyengs
Marilyn Dodson
Polly King
Mary Nell Sage
Katy Watson
Aquanetta Smith
Ariadelpha
Helicopter Downing Raises Laos Vietnam Boundary Questions
AP reports on a U S helicopter shot down amid cross border fighting near the Laos border. Sources say two crewmen died, with SAMs and MIG exchanges observed as North Vietnamese air raids hit Quang Binh Ha Tinh and Gia Pass regions linking Laos and Vietnam. It remains unclear where the two aircraft went down.
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North Vietnam
Laos
Ty George Esper
Saigon
Lara
Arne
North
Seare Pitheen
Mia
Ameralee Preshians
Landen
Ohson
Abe
HHS
U.S
Atte North
Vietnam
Quang Binh
Ha Tinh
Ma Gia
V.8. Command
Huge Drug Seizure Ties Waldo Clinic to Raid
Nar cotics worth 600000 to 1 million were seized in a Waldo Arkansas clinic raid after drug purchases by agents. Dr Byron Grimmett and office nurse Patrela Ann Kimbell faced state drug law charges. Grimmett freed on 5000 dollar bond, Kimbell on 2500. State police called it the state's largest drug confiscation.
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Waldo
Ark
Tuan
Jack Graves
Byron Grimmett
Patrela Ann Kimbell
Grimmett
Kim- 1
H. H. “Duke
Atkinson
State Police Criminal Investigation Division
Circuit Court
Grumpler
Magnolia
Graves
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