Four Day Work Week Trials Gain Attention Past and Present
A broad discussion on the four day work week highlights experiments by Chrysler Corp and the United Auto Workers, plus the Civil Service Commission study. Reports from various firms show reduced absenteeism and happier workers, with some two weeks on and one off programs. The piece notes this idea is not new but gaining testing, and questions how society will fill freed time if widely adopted.
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Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
Civil Service Commission
Washington
CSC
Tulsa
Okla
Hot Weather to Continue in Arkansas
The Associated Press reports a hot spell will persist in Arkansas through the weekend and into early next week as dry, very hot air from the west raises highs to the upper 90s. Thunderstorm activity will be minimal with few clouds. Pine Bluff reached 100, Texarkana 102, Fayetteville 91, and overnight lows ranged from 66 to 76 across major towns. No rainfall was reported for the 24 hours ending 1 am.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
Fayetteville
Ison
Jonesboro
Pineluff
el Dondo
Memphis
Little Ek
Fort Smith
Senate extends draft and boosts pay in war policy
The Senate voted 71 to 16 to extend the draft two more years and raise soldiers pay by 2.7 billion dollars while backing a nine month phased Indochina withdrawal plan. The move faces House opposition and a potential conference clash over differences in versions.
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Associated Press
Washington (Ap
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White House
Congress
House Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
House
Gordon Allott
R-Corp
Washington
Capital Improvements Plan for Hope Arkansas Outlines Fire, Jail, Parks
A planning report by Urban Planning & Development Corp and Manes & Associates for the Hope Planning Commission presents revenue analyses and financing methods for 28 capital needs. It prioritizes two new fire stations near Greenwood and N Hazel and near 16th and S Main, a city jail and police building planned 1981–85, a youth center with federal aid before 1975, and future neighborhood parks at 16th and Hervey, with a park near Pritchard and Avenue E. It also calls for water and sanitary sewer system improvements.
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Hope Arkansas
Urban Planning & Development Corporation
Manes & Associates, Inc
Hope Planning Commission
Greenwood
N. Hazel
16Th
S. Main
Pritchard
Avenue E
16Th and Hervey Sts
Members of Both Sexes Try to Look Alike
HAL BOYLE surveys gender appearance trends noting efforts to neutralize sexes yet still assigning distinct roles. He cites clues like behavior, dress, and naming to tell men from women, while joking that teen names Pat and Terry offer little help.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Papa
Mama
State Prison Gets Grant of 1.6 Million
Arkansas prison improvements received a 1.63 million grant from the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. Governor Dale Bumpers and Senator John L. McClellan announced the funds, with 1.397 million for prison projects including 500000 for a new women’s reformatory and 500000 for a new minimum security unit at Cummins Prison Farm. Other allocations cover correctional management, Cummins renovations and classrooms, plus 233000 for general law enforcement through the state Crime Commission.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Washington, D.C
John L. McClellan
Dale Bumpers
McClellan
Cummins Prison Farm
Nixon
Cummins
State Crime Commission
State Projects to Benefit From $8 Million Surplus
LITTLE ROCK AP The state government will finish the fiscal year ending June 30 with a surplus of 8 to 10 million dollars, said Dr. Max Milam director of the Administration Department. The funds will finance construction at state colleges and universities as agencies under spent appropriations and hiring freezes by Gov. Dale Bumpers reduced spending.
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Little Rock
Max Milam
Milam
Dale Bumpers
Medina Loses His Bid for Dismissal
Army judge Col Kenneth Howard rejects defense motion to dismiss assault charges against Capt Ernest Medina linked to the 1968 My Lai attack. Trial set for July 19 with jury selection likely late summer. Bailey argues Army bias and command influence tainted the investigation and charging process.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Ernest Medina
My Lai
Kenneth Howard
Howard
Bailey
Medina
Department of the Army
Army
William L. Calley Jr
Anniversary Claims North Korea Invasion Sparked War
Seoul notes that twenty one years ago North Korea crossed the 38th parallel to invade South Korea, triggering the Korean War. The front remains tense with 466,000 North Korean troops and 600,000 South Koreans under armistice conditions, while U.S. forces demobilize and the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission struggles to enforce the ceasefire.
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Seoul
North Korea
South Korea
U.S
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
38Th Parallel
United States
United Nations
Ruling Will Decide Who Controls News Content
A Supreme Court case questions who decides what the public reads in newspapers. The Justice Department seeks to preserve government secrecy power over documents marked top secret until officials deem the reason for secrecy no longer valid. The ruling will resolve whether a government official editor or judge guides public information.
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AP News
Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Pentagon
Supreme Court
Justice Department
New York Times
Court Test With CBS Looms on Subpoena Compliance
Washington AP report describes Commerce Committee chair Harley Staggers pressing CBS president Frank Stanton to supply outtakes for The Selling of the Pentagon, threatening contempt. Staggers accuses CBS of distortion and deception via editing while a Supreme Court appeal looms over Viet Nam Pentagon history articles.
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Congress
House
Harley O. Staggers
D-W.va
Commerce Committee
Frank Stanton
Columbia Broadcasting System
Pentagon
Stanton
Staggers
CBS
Justice Department
Bumpers to Convene Apportionment Board on Monday
Gov. Dale Bumpers said he would call a meeting of the Arkansas State Board of Apportionment for Monday to consider final redistricting plans. The board includes Bumpers Atty. Gen. Ray H. Thornton Jr. and Secretary of State Kelly Bryant. He hopes agreement can be reached but warned a final decision may not be made.
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Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
State Board of Apportionment
Bumpers
Ray H. Thornton Jr
Kelly Bryant
Hope graduates attend orientation at Southern State College
All Around Town notes 76 incoming freshmen, including five Hope High School graduates Amelia Davis Leverett Marilyn Todd McMahon Nancy Victoria McMillen Brenda Nell Reese and Terry Eugene Palmer, attend June 23 orientation. Post 92 explorers plan Narrows Lake weekend. reservations $1.25. Charles V. Latham of Hope among 13 Upward Bound tutor counselors at Southern State College Magnolia, funded by about $80,000 in federal funds. Latham, 1967 Hope High grad, biology education major, active in clubs. Navy Commander David W. Timberlake, son of Nashville resident, serves aboard USS Forrestal in the Mediterranean. SWAHA origin tied to Hope. stands for South West Arkansas Hospitality Association.
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Hope High School
Southern State College
Hope
Amelia Davis Leverett
Marilyn Todd McMahon
Nancy Victoria McMillen
Brenda Nell Reese
Terry Eugene Palmer
Charles V. Latham of Hope
Magnolia
Arkansas
SWAHA
Narrows Lake
Charles A
Chuck) Armitage
SW Proving Ground
Armitage
Elise Reed
Henderson State College
Hope High
South West Arkansas Hospitality Association
Supreme Court Sets Saturday Hearing on Secret War Data
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Saturday at 11 a.m. EDT on government limits blocking New York Times and Washington Post reporting a Pentagon Vietnam study. The court also barred the papers from publishing ob jections while the case proceeds, split 5 to 4 in favor of the ban. The Times may print only material the Justice Department deems safe.
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Supreme Court
New York Times
Pentagon
Washington
Washington Post
William C. Douglas
John M. Harlan
Potter Steward
Byron White
Harry A. Blackmun
Hugo L. Black
Douglas
William J. Brennan
Thurgood Marshall
Times
U.S. Circuit Court
New York City
Justice Department
Tunnel Blast Linked With Earthquake
Los Angeles AP reports a state mining official suggests the February 9 quake may have disturbed underground gas formations leading to a methane explosion in an underground tunnel. Seventeen workers are dead or presumed dead as seven bodies were recovered and ten remain missing amid dense smoke and debris.
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Los Angeles
Gordon B. Oakeshott
California Division of Mines and Geology
Tourist Group Elects Officers for Southwest Arkansas
A meeting of the Southwest Arkansas Tourist Group last night at the Town and Country Restaurant elected permanent officers: W. C. Brewster president, Charles Wilhite vice president, Stern Feinberg executive vice president, B. N. Holt secretary treasurer. Seven counties form the group with seven more invited. Columbia County has joined. Next meeting is Wednesday July 4 at 6:30 pm at the Town and Country.
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Southwest
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