Water pact debate delays Red River agreement
Our Daily Bread notes Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission delayed approval of a four state water-sharing pact for the Red River valley on July 27. Opponents fear reduced flow for navigation from Fulton to Index and insufficient Millwood Reservoir water for a Millwood to Hope pipeline. The Star urges keeping water at home to aid local economic future and a Fulton barge port.
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the Star
Red River Valley
State Soil and Water Conservation Commission
John P. Saxton
Red River Commission
Southwest Arkansas Water District
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Denison Dam
Congress
Red River
Red
Shreveport
Fulton
Millwood
Little River
Bionic Bear Aims To Deter Bears By Roar Device
In Burnaby Canada AP Imperial Oil teams with Simon Fraser University to deploy a device called Bionic Bear that amplifies a bear roar to deter marauding animals. Graduate student Don Wooldridge designed the system after analyzing bear sounds and creating a longer roar to scare off intruding bears.
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Burnaby
Canada
Northwoods
Don Wooldridge
Simon Fraser University
Imperial Oil
Wooldridge
Nashville Regional Health Center vote sparks controversy
Arkansas Board of Health abstained from a meeting on the Southwest Regional Health Center site, voting four to one for Nashville. Opponents from Hope raised among evidence that Hope is the geographic center, noting a 10 minute time limit and alleged FOIA violations. Rep. Carlton defended Nashville while Hope supporters presented 1,444 signatures and a free two acre land gift. The discussion continued on page two.
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Jim Harris
Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas Board of Health
Southwest Arkansas Regional Health Center
Southwest Arkansas
Nashville
Hope Representatives
Yancey Reynolds
Hope- Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce
Hope
Nasvhille
C.C
Corky
Carlton
Southwest Regional Health Center
Southwest
Arkansas
Miller County
Lafayette County
Miller
Lafayette
Reynolds
Arkansas Highway Department
Arkansas State Police
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Red River Vocational Technical School
National Guard Armory
Dean Murphy
Hempstead County Memorial Hospital
Rex) Ramsey
Hempstead County
Howard County
Pike County
Joe Ball
Nashville Group
Rep
David Pryor
Pryor
State Board OF Health
Major earthquake strikes Solomons near Bougainville
A major earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale hit the Solomon Islands region early today. The epicenter was off Bougainville’s south coast, about 360 miles northwest of Guadalcanal, with no initial reports of casualties or damage.
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Pacific Ocean
National Earthquake Information Service
Boulder
Colo
Bougainville
The
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Honiara
County Fire Dept Discussed Plan For County System
A Thursday meeting in the big court room explored forming a county-wide fire department. Hempstead County emergency coordinator James Luck reported on eleven trucks, nine operable, and outlined rural impact. Bill Bebee of the Stamps Forestry Commission spoke on training needs and potential in-training programs with the Camden Fire Academy. A follow-up meeting to elect officers was set for next Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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James Luck
Hempstead
Hays Epperson
Conway
Office of Emergency Services
Miller
Little River
Bill Bebee
Stamps Forestry Commission
Bebee
Fire Academy
Camden
Bear Attacks at Imperial Drilling Sites Stir Morale
In Port Angeles area readers report bear incursions affecting oil crew morale. A Kodiak reportedly damaged a cage and amplified sounds were used at air drilling sites to gauge reaction. Imperial Oil installed recordings amplifiers and speakers to address the issue, noting workers fear about returning to work after attacks.
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Port Angeles
Wash
Imperial
Imperial Oi
Wooldridge
Bear
Kent State demonstrators arrested near hill site protest
Sixty one protesters were arrested early today as they tried to reoccupy Blanket Hill near Kent State University, defying a court order and prompting construction crews to move in. Unarmed campus police dragged protesters to buses while sheriff’s deputies watched. bond was set at 500 dollars for first offenses and 1000 for repeat arrests.
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Kent, Ohio
Kent State University
Blanket Hill
Portage County Sheriff's Deputies
Woman convicted in death of baby son
Carolyn Frierson of Hope was convicted of manslaughter in the death of her two month old son on October 31 1976 and sentenced to four years in prison with a $1000 fine. Dr Steven Marx testified the cause of death was starvation. The trial also heard from Dr Scotty Little nurse Mattie Scott and Don Johnson Frierson’s boyfriend. The infant weighed six pounds six ounces at birth and five pounds four ounces at death.
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Carolyn Frierson
Hope
Hempstead
Steven Marx
State Medical Examiners Office
Little Rock
Scotty Little
Mattie Scott
Don Johnson
Frierson
Scott
Johnson
Miss Frierson
Jim Gunter
Charles Walker
Larry Patterson
Joe Short
Leading Indicators Fall Signals Slower Economic Activity
The Commerce Department reports the leading indicators index declined six tenths of 1 per cent in June, the steepest drop since January, signaling slower economic activity ahead. Four indicators rose, including average work week and stock prices, while raw material prices and layoff rates helped drive the decline. The index stands at 190.6, with government economists noting a mixed signal about a sharp downturn.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Tere Wrt
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Bionic Bear
Ark
Robert Wahr
Rex Ramsey
Health Department
Waverly Person
San Francisco
County Fire Dept
Kent State
Portage County Common Pleas
Joseph Kainrad
Alan Canfora
Portage County
Allen McKitrick
Equalization Board
Missouri-Pacific
Hazel and
Shover Streets
Hazel Street
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