Arkansas PSC Aims New Telephone Service Standards
Arkansas state Public Service Commission staff urged several new requirements for telephone companies to improve service. At a PSC hearing, officials discussed revised standards to be imposed on the 37 companies operating in the state and directed them to notify customers about the hearing.
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Little Rock
Sstate Public Service Commision
PSC
Tthe
Arkansas
Pat Moran
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Allied Telephone Co
Robert C. Downie
Arkansas Weather and PSC Telephony Hearings Summary
Arkansas forecast calls for fair weather today and tonight with increasing clouds Friday. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 60s, lows 50s to mid 60s, warmer Friday. In Little Rock, bond set at $5,000 for Carroll Wells on possession of stolen property tied to a Wichita burglary. Wells released after posting. PSC hearing nixed for Wednesday. testimony mostly staff and telco reps, Kensett complaints cited on eight party lines. staff proposals seek elimination of most eight party lines, full selective ringing, direct distance dialing, faster dial tone, 24 hour outage repairs, automatic refunds.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Carroll W. Wells
FBI
Wells
Herbert E. Hoxie
North Little Rock
Wichita
Kan
Hoxie
Protestants threaten new barracks in Northern Ireland cease fire
In Belfast protests, the Ulster Defence Association demands another concession from Britain and threatens to barricade a Protestant sector this weekend as two weeks of cease fire cooperation approach. Whitelaw warned no more no go areas will be tolerated while the UDA vows to stand in strength during July 12 Orange Order parades. Violent incidents persist across Catholic and Protestant districts with multiple shootings and two Protestant brothers killed amid growing sectarian tensions.
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Northern Ireland
Ulster Defense Association
Britain
William Whitelaw
UDA
Orange Order
Whitelaw
Irish Republican Army
IRA
England
Humphrey says Wallace could back him if nominee
Senator Hubert Humphrey says Alabama Governor George Wallace might support him if the Democratic nominee. He also suggested Wallace could back Senator Henry Jackson and possibly Senator Edmund Muskie, but not Senator George McGovern. If Wallace delegates back Humphrey after a tied convention, the senator claims up to 75 percent could shift.
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Minnv
Hubert H. Humphrey
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Humphrey
Wallace
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Jackson
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
George McGovern
South Dakota
Wallace to attend Democratic Convention after hospital stay
Wallace, recovering from gunshot injuries, will attend the Miami Beach convention to reveal plans for the future. aides say he will address rivals in a political announcement while aides report his walking bar and ramps have been prepared. NBC notes Wallace withdrew from a Meet the Press program as he seeks to influence the party on busing and tax reform.
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Humphrey
Wallace
Nixon
Maryland
Silver Spring
George C. Wallace
Fles
Alabama
Miami Beach
Camign
Laurel
George McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic Credentials Committee
NBC
Meet the Press
Death Notice for Lucille B. Cumbie in Hope Arkansas
Lucille Bernice Cumbie, 60, died July 1 in a local hospital. She was survived by her mother Mrs. G. T. Cumbie, two brothers Ray Cumbie of Tupelo Mississippi and Howard Cumbie of Searcy, and three sisters Mrs. Sam Huckabee Mrs. Floyd Bruce both of Hope and Mrs. Charlie Fricks of Ft. Smith. Funeral services were held Monday at the Herndon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Diffee officiating. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Lucille Bernice Cumbie
G. T. Cumbie
Ray Cumbie
Tupelo
Howard Cumbie
Searcy
Sam Huckabee
Floyd Bruce
Hope
Charlie Fricks
Ft. Smith
Herndon Funeral Home
Carl Diffee
Oak Grove Cemetery
Hope High students named in Who's Who in High Schools
Georgia R. Brewer of Patmos and Richard Harrell Butler of Hope, students at Hope High School, are accepted into Who's Who in the national High Schools Honor Society. They rank in the top three percent of graduating seniors and will be featured in the 1972 edition.
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Georgia R. Brewer
Patmos
Richard Harrell Butler
Hope
Hope High School
Our Nations
McGovern delays welfare reform plan again
President hopeful George McGovern has postponed unveiling the revised welfare plan until after the Democratic National Convention. The delay, aimed at avoiding convention clutter, risks criticism from opponents who had expected to use the issue against his nomination.
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Gregg Herrington
Associated Press
Washington
George McGovern
McGovern
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
California
Odrinex promise of slim results from a drugstore plan
A dated promotional note touts Odrinex tiny tablets as a fat loss aid with no required dieting or exercise. It claims widespread use over 14 years, offers a guarantee and refunds, and lists John P. Cox Drug Store in Hope as the seller with mail order options.
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Yale
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