Legislative By Larry S Patterson Arkansas House Report
This report covers the eighth week of the 1973 Arkansas House session through March 2. It notes HB 237 raising retired teacher benefits by about 20 percent, and an amendment to HB 685 increasing teacher pay by about 568 dollars first year and 525 second year, as a governor and AEA compromise. SB 423 approved to levy 75 cent court costs to fund expanded legal education.
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Arkansas House of Representatives
House
Maddox
Arkansas
AEA
Arkansas lawmakers end budget standstill with turnback funds pact
The House and Senate approved SB 212 amended to allocate 19.25 million dollars in the first year and 20 million in the second year to cities and counties, with 11 million to cities and 8.25 million to counties initially and adjusted shares in year two. The deal, reached after a Democratic caucus, passed 99 to 1 to avoid an impasse. The session reflected multiple actions including tax exemptions, highway funding debates, and the extension of the regular session.
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University of Arkansas
House
Senate
Russell Long earns respect as Finance Committee chair
Senator Russell Long of Louisiana, serving as Finance Committee chair for seven years, is impressing colleagues with handling of taxes Social Security welfare and foreign trade bills. He faces an uncertain path to Senate leadership but lines up for a fifth run in 1976. Results hinge on party control and home state politics.
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Joe Wall
Associated Press
Washington
Russell B. Long
Senate
Finance Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
Long
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Robert C. Byrd
Carolyn Bason
Capitol Hill
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur
Mills
Ark
Louisiana
Teng
Crime in U S rises 1 percent in first half of 1972
The World Almanac notes that FBI crime index rose one percent in the first six months of 1972 from the same period in 1971, the smallest six month increase since 1960 when quarterly FBI releases began. The notice appears in Newsproper enterprise agency material.
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U.S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Flack Dominates Grammy Night With Three Wins 1969
Roberta Flack led the 15th annual Grammy Awards with three major wins including record of the year for The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and song of the year for its writer Ewan McColl. She shared best pop folk or rock vocal performance with Donny Hathaway for Where Is the Love. Donna Fargo Charley Pride also earned country honors while concert For Bangladesh topped album awards.
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Nashville
Tenn
Roberta Flack
Miss Flack
Ewan McColl
Danny Hathaway
Music City USA
Donna Fargo
Charley Pride
Pride
Miss Fargo
As Angeles
USA
Bangladesh
George Harrison
Madison Square Garden
Pope names Cardinals in surprise 1969 secrecy reveal
Pope Paul VI elevated 30 prelates to the College of Cardinals today and disclosed two others raised in 1969 whose identities had been kept secret due to their locations in Communist countries.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
College of Cardinals
Know When Not to Finesse in Bridge Lesson
The columns discuss when to refuse a finesse in bridge, with Oswald and James Jacoby explaining that avoiding a finesse can protect a contract. A rubber-bridge example shows South safely declining against a three no trump, while the article frames a York-style bidding puzzle: bid two diamonds or jump to four hearts after partner responds two hearts.
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Oswald
Jim
West
South
Rubber Bridge South
Request to Send $1 for Jacoby Modern Book
A reader asks to send one dollar for the Jacoby Modern book to Win at Bridge care of this newspaper. The mailing address provided is P O Box 489 Radio City Station New York NY 10019.
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Jacoby
Bridge
P.O
Radio City Station
New York
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Clayton Little
Pine Bluff
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State Commission On Equal Rights
Osterloh
Wade
House Judiciary Committee
Legislative Joint Auditing
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration
P. O
Hope Star
Blevins
Fulton
Hope
Patmos
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Hempstead County
DeGray Lake
Conifer Girl Scout Council
Marvin W. Rees
Vicksburg
Corps of Engineers
Arkadelphia
Kathleen Tews
Wooded Lake
Regional Office of
Girl Scouts of the
U.S.A
Kansas City
Sen
Russell Long
Enterprise Agen
Alan Wilson
Ringo Starr
Art Garfunkel
Don McLean
Helen Reddy
Mac Davis
Charles Pride
Roger Miller
Loretta Lynn
Municipal Auditorium
Washington, D.C
Miss Reddy
Neil Diamond
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Henry Block
H & R Block
Hirblock
South Elm
AKQ
North East South
N.T
By Oswald
James Jacoby
North
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Chrysler
Chrysler Newport
Reo
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Tate Auto CO
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