Highway bill and turnpike plan face passage
In Arkansas lawmakers debated a highway program fund shift and a turnpike measure requiring toll-funded 80 percent cost coverage. Governor Bumpers backed the plan while critics warned of tax hikes despite surplus funds. The Little Rock to Pine Bluff expressway provision drew opposition and ultimately a committee-struck amendment. Edith Irving in Zurich received a two year jail term for involvement in a $650,000 Howard Hughes autobiography hoax.
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Few nations eager to aid in Vietnam
Washington reports only Japan signals willingness to participate in Indochina aid program with large payments, but uncertainties remain about amounts. The United States notes scarce interest from non Communist nations and doubts about Congress approving involvement.
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Standby lottery begins for 1973 draft class in U S
The first standby draft lottery for men not to be drafted immediately began. Byron Pepi said numbers 95 and lower will be classified but available for induction only in emergencies after Congress renews draft authority. Those higher will stay in holding class H with minimal board contact. The draw covered about two million men turning 19 this year, potential draftees for 1974. if not needed, younger men will replace them in 1975.
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Committee to study VN aid to meet soon
The Joint Economic Committee will start its meetings March 15 in Paris to study postwar reconstruction aid to Hanoi. Names of three U S officials and three North Vietnamese members were released. The panel will examine the full range of economic contacts and lay groundwork for U S aid to rebuild war damaged facilities.
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Plan to boost Arkansas doctors gains House approval
Gov. Bumpers priority plan to expand the University of Arkansas Medical Center wins 90-3 approval in the Arkansas House. An $18.1 million, fully state financed appropriation will renovate and expand the center funded from a large revenue surplus. Funds cover a health sciences building, hospital upgrades, outpatient clinics, and emergency room improvements.
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Veto Message Halts West Memphis Dog Race Extension
Gov. Dale Bumpers vetoed a bill to extend dog racing at Southland Park in West Memphis. Proponents Caldwell and McCuiston sought that net proceeds from the extra days fund Happy Time School for Mentally Retarded Children and the Girls Club of West Memphis. The governor cited public interest concerns and the need for broader funding assurances for community facilities.
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House OKs Printing Bill in Arkansas House
Arkansas House approved a bill to restrict state printing done under contract to private firms and let agencies handle more work. The measure passed 67 to 7 and moves to the Senate, with support that it would narrow definitions and centralize rulemaking on duplicating equipment under the chief fiscal officer.
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Public Address System Stolen From Patmos School
Edna Gibson reports theft of a three microphone public address system with amplifier and speakers from Patmos School Auditorium. A $25 reward is offered for information leading to its return. The beef cattle tour scheduled for Sunday has been canceled and will be rescheduled soon.
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Explosions Hit London After Bomb Found Near Scot land Yard
Powerful blasts struck central London with one outside the Old Bailey and another on Whitehall near Trafalgar Square. Smoke rose high above the Ministry of Agriculture as authorities investigated the unexploded bomb found nearby.
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March of Dimes Walkathon Set for March 17
The Phi Beta Lambda Club at Red River Vocational-Technical School sponsors a 21 mile Walk for the March of Dimes on Saturday March 17 with 7 a.m. registration at Village Shopping Center and an 8 a.m. start. Each walker requires a sponsor and cards will be stamped at checkpoints with refreshments at each stop. Prizes awarded for various achievements and all pledges benefit March of Dimes birth defect research. Contact Kathryn Bradford or Sherry Hollis for pledge sheets.
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Red River
Kathryn Bradford
Sherry Hollis
Red River Vocational Technical School
Arkansas Weather Outlook With Showers Friday
Experiment station report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Thursday notes high 75 and low 43. Forecasts show a few showers and thunderstorms developing and spreading over Arkansas tonight and Friday, with cloudy yet mild conditions. Lows tonight in the 50s, highs Friday in the low to mid 60s.
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