A Junior College at Every Crossroads State Footing Bill
The Legislative Council questions the wisdom of funding junior colleges for town chosen by local votes. The piece argues the state should not bear maintenance costs for many colleges and urges towns to fund buildings locally via referenda before any state takeover. It warns of rising taxes and strained public schools and favors local initiative over statewide entitlements.
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Legislative Council
Little Rock
General Assembly
Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas
Associated Colleges of Arkansas
Brezhnev Welcomed by Nixon for U S Soviet Summit
President Nixon greeted Leonid Brezhnev at the White House as rain and fog halted plans to depart Camp David. The leaders prepared to build on last year’s Moscow summit and press for lasting nuclear arms curbs. Brezhnev voiced readiness to work toward peaceful relations and a future of mankind.
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Washington
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
White House
Brezhnev
Camp David
Maryland
Thurmont
Catoctin High School
Oval Office
Moscow
Hope attorney reappointed to Arkansas Statute Revision Commission
Three attorneys were reappointed by the state Supreme Court to the Arkansas Statute Revision Commission for terms expiring June 30, 1975. Albert Graves of Hope, Gerald Brown of Paragould, and Leland Leatherman of Little Rock were named.
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Little Rock
State Supreme Court
Arkansas Statute Revision Commission
Albert Graves
Hope
Gerald Brown
Paragould
Leland Leatherman
Four Die In Arkansas Weekend Traffic Toll
The Associated Press reports four people died on Arkansas highways weekend, from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. Victims include Teresa Ann Dodson ten of Charleston after a bicycle collision near Sebastian Franklin county line on Arkansas 22. Mark Stone thirty of Harrison died on Arkansas 43 south of Compton in a two vehicle crash with car driven by William Lamkins thirty of Fayetteville. James Hazelwood seventy two of Corning killed in two vehicle crash on Arkansas 67 near Corning. Gary Wayne Chaney nineteen of Lepanto died when his bicycle was struck on Arkansas 140 near Marked Tree.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Teresa Ann Dotson
Charleston
Sebastian
Franklin County
Mark Stone
Harrison
Compton
Stone
William C. Lamkins
Fayetteville
Lamkins
James Hazelwood
Corning
Arkansas 67
Hazelwood
Gary Wayne Chaney
Lepanto
Arkansas 140
Marked Tree
Divers Race to Save Trapped Sub Crew Near Key West
Four men aboard a mini submarine trapped on the Atlantic floor faced dwindling oxygen as divers mounted a fourth rescue attempt. Navy spokesmen warned of rising carbon dioxide levels and the danger from wreckage as two crews worked to reach within 10 feet of the sub amid support from Edwin Link, father of the vehicle's designer.
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Key West
Fla
Atlantic
R. H. Bisbing
Navy
Bisbing
William Smith
Mander
Key West Naval Station
Link
Coast Guard
Fred T. Berry
Caucus urges wage increase in Arkansas
The Arkansas Women s Political Caucus urged Congress to raise the minimum wage from 1.60 to 2.00 an hour at its second annual meeting in Little Rock. They also urged Gov Bumpers to appoint more women to state boards and commissions and urged the textbook committee to remove sex stereotyped roles from curricula.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Women’s Political Caucus
Congress
Dale Bumpers
State Textbook Selection Committee
Dean to testify today in secret session
John W. Dean III appears before the Senate Watergate committee in a secret session as televised hearings loom. The panel weighs national security risks and Dean's talks with Nixon to decide how much can be made public while guarding attorney-client privilege. Dean may offer evidence Nixon knew of the coverup.
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Washington
John W. Dean III
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Dean
Nixon
Senate Committee
Howard H. Baker Jr
Rtenn
ABC
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Area contestants win in poultry fete
Jack Cromer of Route 1 Blevins was selected Arkansas top poultry producer in the egg division at the 14th annual Arkansas Poultry Festival in Hot Springs. Toni Lee Black was crowned 1973 Poultry princess with first runner up Jane Hunt and second runner up Susan Darlene Chaney. Deana Dianne Throckmorton won Miss Congeniality. First runner up in Poultry Cookin was Mrs. Virginia Jefferson. second runner up Mrs. Barbara Treet. Poultry Producers winners included Broiler Chester T. Francis and Egg producer Jack Cromer. Turkey winner Bryan Reed.
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Jack Cromer
Route 1
Blevins
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Nashville
Joe Starr
Convention Auditorium
Toni Lee Black
Ft. Smith
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Jane Hunt
U of A
Susan Darlene Chaney
Little Rock
Auburn University
Deana Dianne Throckmorton
Bald Knob
Cissi Dalton
Arkansas Poultry Federation
Arkansas Poultry Industry
Karen Blackwell
Jerry van Dyke
Betty Fowler
Arlington Hotel
Virginia Jefferson
Rogers
Beverly Starr
Ark
Elizabeth Tomerlin
Broiler
Chester T. Francis
Mulberry
OK Feed Mills
Fort Smith
Cromer
Bermuda
Bells Chapel
Church of the Nazarene
Church Board
Bryan Reed
LirA%in
Empire Foods
Springfield, Mo
Skylab trio sets record in space flight
Skylab 1 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz extended space endurance as they surpassed the 23 day 18 hour 22 minute Soviet Soyuz 11 mission mark. The trio remains aboard the orbital lab despite earlier grounding issues.
Hope student wins band scholarship at Southern State College
William Claude Arterbury of Hope received a band scholarship for 1973 74 at Southern State College. He is the son of Clara H. Arterbury and a Hope High School alumnus with multiple honors in band and horn. Also noted: Stafford Sergeant Louis R. Clark of Homestead Pa served in Vietnam and earned praise for ADC unit honors.
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William Claude Arterbury
Hope
Southern State College
Arterbury
Clara H. Arterbury
East Avenue A
Hope High School
U.S. Air Force
Louis R. Clark
James A. Clark Sr
14Th Ave
Homestead
Aerospace Defense Command
ADC
USAF
Vietnam
Homestead Senior High School
Loretta
Grandison Turner
Rt. 3
James Robert Arterbury
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Mona Rowe
Miss Rowe
Girls State
J.W. Rowe
Hope Attorney
Clayton Link
Edwin Link
Smith
Caucus
John N. Mitchell
Magruder
Gordon Strachan
H.R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Senate
Strachan
New York Times
Time Magazine
Egil Krogh
Daniel Ellsberg
Baker
Tennessee
Wallace H. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
CBS News
Republican Party
First Baptist Church
Barbara Treet
Skylab
Dani Hamilton
Harding College
Dallas Cowboy
Roger Staubach
Minnesota
Walter Judds
Hempstead County Farm Bureau
Forest Hill Cemetery
John P. Barham
Emmet
Vernie Goynes
Clovis Tittle
Presbyterian Hospital
Dallas
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