Hope Rotary hears on poultry economy and co op gains
Dr. Lionel Barton of the University of Arkansas told Hope Rotary about Hempstead county poultry and livestock as major agricultural bases. He noted 1973 74 inventory swings hit industry, but government reports suggest prices rise, boosting confidence. urged producers to consider cooperatives as insurance against cycles and to pursue long term markets in beef and poultry.
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Hempstead
Lionel Barton
University of Arkansas Animal Science Department
Hope Rotary Club
Northwest
Arkansas
Mills sees new tax cut possibility
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills said Congress may act this session on new tax cut legislation to steady the economy. He noted economy leveling but not due to government action and discussed alternatives to stimulate the public sector, including extending asset life, while stressing any business break must pair with lower individual taxes.
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Little Rock
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Congress
Mills
House
Ways and Means
Ford
Local ambulance team wins state competition
Hempstead County Ambulance Services members James Vess and Larry Moses secured Best Ambulance and Best Ambulance Team honors at the Seventh Annual Emergency Health Services Conference held at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. They earned a 1400 dollar remote radio unit as the prize. awards reflected patient care, vehicle handling, simulations, and tests. Conference president Dr. Samuel E. Landrum announced the results. Vess, Mosses charter members of NEMT and Vess was Arkansas EMT of the year in 1973.
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James Vess
Larry Moses
Hempstead
Vess
Mosses
National Emergency Medical Technicians
Arkansas
Pennsylvania hit by state walkout
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania faced a statewide strike by about 90 000 workers from three major unions after rejecting a 3.5 percent raise. Guards briefly walked out at Greensburg and Rockview prisons prompting state court injunctions and possible wider impact on parks and agencies.
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Greensburg State Prison
Rockview State Prison
Milton H. Shapp
Gerald McEntee
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes
Afscme
Charles Keller
Amin to spare British lecturer from Ugandan firing squad
Ugandan President Idi Amin announced in Kinshasa that Denis Hills, a 61 year old British lecturer in Uganda for 11 years, would be pardoned instead of executed for calling Amin a village tyrant. Mobutu Sese Seko mediated the decision during Amin’s 48 hour Zaire visit.
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Zaire
Idi Amin
Uganda
Denis Hills
Hills
Amin
Mobutu Sese Seko
Mobutu
Gandhi defends arrests amid emergency in India
Indira Gandhi told Congress that the government should have declared a national emergency earlier to thwart opposition plots and that violence‑minded groups had gone underground before the emergency. She cited widespread arrests, police killings reported by sources, and censorship as the government tightens control.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Patna
Emmet Man Faces Murder Charge After Fatal Shooting
Stanley Latin, 61, is to be charged with murder in the killing of James Reed, 53, in Emmet Arkansas. Reed was shot Sunday night after a brief argument over money Reed allegedly owed Latin. Latin is jailed in Nevada County awaiting autopsy results at Little Rock State Hospital. Investigators from the Nevada County Sheriff's Office and Arkansas State Police continue the probe.
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James Reed
Emmet
Ark
Nevada County
Clyde Covington
Latin
Reed
Little Rock’ State Hospital
Nevada County Sheriff's Office
Jack Usery
Arkansas State Police
Shell Raises Fuel Prices Nationwide Hike Announced
Shell Oil Co raises gasoline prices by 3 cents a gallon effective today, with 1 cent increases on distillates and a 14 cent rise on jet fuel. Spokesman cites higher raw material costs tied to President Ford's oil tariff. dealers will likely pass costs to consumers.
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New York
Shell Oil Co
Shell
Ford
Citizens National Bank Announces Two Promotions
The Board of Directors announced W.M. Reinhardt as vice president and G. Richard McDowell as assistant cashier. Reinhardt joined as real estate loan officer in 1971 after 30 years with Farmers Home Administration. McDowell moved to operations in 1975 after roles with Russell Brown Company and the IRS as a CPA.
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W.M
Bill) Reinhardt
G. Richard McDowell
Reinhardt
Citizens
Farmer’s Home Administration
McDowell
Russell Brown Company
Little Rock
Internal Revenue Service
Thai prime minister meets Mao as ties with China begin
In Tokyo a news broadcast reports Prime Minister Kukrit Pramoj of Thailand met Chairman Mao Tse-tung in Peking. The Hsinhua agency says Bangkok and Peking have established full diplomatic relations. No venue or details of talks were provided. Kukrit arrived in Peking Monday.
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Tokyo
Kukrit Pramoj
Thailand
Mao Tsetung
Peking
Bangkok
Hsinhua
Mao
Kukrit
Chatichai Choonhaven
Ford clashes with Meany at NAACP convention
President Ford told the 66th NAACP convention that the economy’s decline is ending if recovery rests on sound economics. AFL CIO chief Meany condemned the administration’s recovery as cruel. Ford backed UN diplomacy, extended unemployment benefits, and reaffirmed no first use of nuclear weapons while widening his 1976 GOP bid lead.
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Washington
Ford
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Nessen
U.S
Meany calls for protest over unemployment policy
AFL CIO President George Meany urged a united protest against Ford administration unemployment, condemning promises of 7.5 percent and a claimed recovery. He cited high black unemployment, youth joblessness, and warned that 25 million workers may face joblessness this year while Ford cites inflation control as justification for higher joblessness. He urged full employment and full production with civil rights enforcement as the answer.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
Ford Administration
Meany
Ford
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Margaret Bush Wilson
The
Association
Medicaid premiums abandoned in Arkansas plan
Arkansas will stop requiring poor people who do not fully qualify for welfare to pay premiums for expanded Medicaid benefits. Commissioner James B. Cartwright cites premium rules as a reason for low participation since the program began in January with enrollment fees up to 10 dollars. The legislature expanded Medicaid to aid about 128000 individuals not on welfare, with a 20 million dollar appropriation this year, but only a few thousand dollars have been spent.
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Little Rock
James B. Cartwright
Social Services
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