Kiwanis hears on park plans and new facilities
Paul Henley spoke at the Sheraton Inn on Kiwanis support for the Parks Recreation and Tourism Commission. He highlighted the 16 percent Kiwanis funded improvement at K Park with a $10000 price tag and noted progress on pools baseball softball picnic areas and new property plans. Henley said roughly 200000 in long range work may need grants and city funds. Robert Keaton joined Hope Kiwanis as a new member and Tim Townsend of Texarkana visited.
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Paul Henley
Kiwanis Club
Sheraton Inn
Wayne Shaw
Henley
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission
K Park
Fair Park
Hope
Parks Commission
Robert Keaton
Hope Kiwanis Club
Tim Townsend
Texarkana
Paul O’neal
McBride Named USW President in Historic Leader Transition
Lloyd McBride becomes head of the United Steelworkers succeeding I W Abel in a landmark reshuffle. The 60 year old St Louis district chief won a bitter election against Edward Sadlowski, who protests fraud claims now to the U S Labor Department. Inauguration at Linden Hall Fayette County includes 1,500 guests led by George Meany with 14 new executive board members sworn in.
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Pittsburgh
Lloyd McBride
United Steelworkers Union
St. Louis
I.W. Abel
McBride
Edward Sadlowski
Sadlowski
Frank McKee
Joe Odorcich
Leon Lynch
Rhodesia faces international criticism over Mozambique raid
Salisbury reports that about 700 Rhodesian troops crossed into Mozambique by helicopter, destroyed four guerrilla bases, and captured Mapai. UN Secretary General Waldheim condemned the raid and demanded withdrawal, while Britain and the United States signaled disapproval and urged settlement.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Mozambique
Ian Smith
Mapai
Waldheim
Foreign Office
London
United Nations
Owen
Washington
State Department
John Trattner
William Henry Harrison Largest First Family in U.S. History
William Henry Harrison held the record for the most children among U.S. presidents with ten offspring. He lived during the early 19th century and led the nation as president for a brief period. The fact highlights presidential family size in American history.
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William Henry Harrison
First Lady Rosalynn Carter Helps Costa Rica Engage on Human Rights
In San Jose Rosalynn Carter met with Costa Rican President Daniel Oduber and Foreign Minister Gonzalo Facio to discuss U S human rights policy. Facio urged inducement over imposition and U S support for a UN high commissioner. the visit included a concert and a reception with about 200 officials.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Rosalynn Carter
Carter
Daniel Oduber
U.S
Oduber
Gonzalo Facio
Vance
Facio
United States
United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights
National Theater
National Youth Symphony
Jimmy
May tax collections set record in Arkansas
May tax collections in Arkansas totaled 77,818,823 dollars, a 2.5 percent rise from May 1976 and the largest one month haul to date. Individual and corporate income taxes led the surge, pushing general revenues 3.8 percent above the Finance and Administration Department forecast after 11 months.
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Little Rock
State Finance and Administration Department
Prisoners sue Sebastian County Sheriff over treatment
Prisoners in Sebastian County Jail filed a federal suit accusing Sheriff Bill Cauthron of retaliation for a prior case. They allege meatless TV dinners no milk or fruit, no hair dryers, limited medical care, and restrictive visitation. Cauthron dismissed the complaints as overblown.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Sebastian County
Bill Cauthron
Cauthron
Two Wynne youths drown at Lake Dunn
Two Wynne youths Angie Gray age 12 and Willie Lee Bolden age 14 drowned Tuesday evening in Lake Dunn at Village Creek State Park near Wynne in Cross and St Francis counties. Officials said they accidentally entered deep water and disappeared below the surface with their bodies recovered that night.
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Henry Haynes
Star
USW Head
Bartlesville, Okla
Rhodesia
White House
Jamaica
Latin America
Martin Shoe Store
ST. Main Hope
Front ST
Prescott
Hope Village Shopping Center
Hope, Arkansas
West
Americard
Oxfords
Boy’s
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