Southern Legislative Conference notes July 1973 in Hot Springs Ark
Larry Patterson outlines the 1973 Southern Legislative Conference held July 16 20 in Hot Springs Arkansas. Delegates from 15 southern states totaling over 350 representatives and senators attended. Topics included highway trust funds rural zoning environmental links and Workmen Compensation laws. Governor Bumpers addressed energy concerns and interim legislative committees planned two day monthly meetings starting August. Also noted were a minor car collision in Emmet and Monaco rule by the Grimaldi house.
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Southern Legislative Conference
Council of State Governments
Hot Springs
Ark
Arkansas
Arkansas General Assembly
Committee On Transportation
Congress
Committee On Criminal Justice
Rogers C._ B. Morton
Secretary of Interior
Florida
Maryland
Bumpers
Old
Washington State Park
Social Security changes CAPITOL REPORT NO 334
Congressman John Paul Hammerschmidt notes a 5.6 percent Social Security increase effective June 1 1974. The program covers retirement at 62 or 65 plus disability, survivors, and Medicare extensions. He offers a booklet Social Security Information for Young Families and invites requests in writing.
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Capitol
John Paul Hammerschmidt
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C
Eight Die on Arkansas Highways Weekend Toll
Eight persons including two children were killed on Arkansas highways during the weekend. The fatalities occurred in multiple crashes across the state with several injuries reported. Authorities cited a one car crash on Markham Street in Little Rock, a U.S. 63 crossing near Trumann, and other collisions on Arkansas 5 and Interstate 30.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Markham Street
Little Rock
St. Vincent Infirmary
James Maxie
Trumann
U.S. 63
Morell Brown
David Boatman
Pulaski-Saline County
Irma Anderson
Alexander
Boatman
Anderson
Paul Claypool
Elizabeth Gail Mathis
Mississippi Penitentiary Brutality Charges Spark Federal Testimony
Civil rights lawyers expect up to 20 inmates to testify in federal court over brutality alleged at the Mississippi Penitentiary. State officials dispute the charges as false, while Sen. James Molpus says conversations with about 200 inmates support the claims of an organized, biased beating program. Molpus, subpoenaed, plans to testify, and attorney Roy Haber says large inmate cooperation is ready to back the suit.
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Greenville, Miss
Mississippi
State Attorney General’s Office
U.S
William Keady
Roy Haber
State Senate
James Molpus
Clarksdale
Senate Corrections Committee
Keady
Haber
County GOP training session draws ten county chairs
Bill Feathers joined nine other Republican County Chairmen at a July 19 training session in Camden Arkansas. Ken Coon of the Arkansas Republican Headquarters led topics on organizational success and candidate recruitment while stressing credibility and merit in politics. Hempstead County attendees included Clarence Geist regional chairman and Bobbye Feathers secretary treasurer.
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Bill Feathers
Camden
Ark
Ken Coon
Arkansas Republican Headquarters
Little Rock
Coon
Hempstead County
Clarence’ Geist
Bobbye Feathers
New DWI program to start in August
A new DWI sentencing procedure takes effect the first week of August. Convicted drivers face ten days in jail and a ten day license suspension plus a $100 fine, with a rehabilitation option offering four weeks of driver re education. The program, funded by the Municipal Court of Hope and the Red River Regional Council on Alcoholism, begins September 6 at Red River Vocational Tech School in Hope.
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Municipal Court of Hope
Red River
United States
Marshals Wounded in Strong Arkansas Shooting Case
In Strong Arkansas two Union County marshals were shot while attempting to detain Alvin Turner 49. Turner was charged with two counts of assault with intent to kill. The officers Charles Phelps 44 and Gene Farris 27 were hospitalized in satisfactory condition in El Dorado. Farris was hit in the right shoulder and Phelps in the left thigh.
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Union County Sheriff's Office
Phelps
Farris
Turner
Strong
Saunders
Mayo Stephens
Stephens
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Larry Patterson
Carl Marshall
Shreveport
Jessie J. Dickson
Emmet
Exxon
Dickson
Hope
Monaco
House of Grimaldi
Hope Federal
Ers
Franks
Mississippi Penitentiary
Molphus
Fit Family Center
Hope, Ark
Hempstead
Sevier
Howard
Lafayette
Little River
Miller Counties
Judy Arnold
The
Council On Alcoholism
Stratford
Fortress
Heatherwood
Cull Fic Board
Lone Star
Bly
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