Merit system for Arkansas state workers clears senate
Governor Bumpers proposed comprehensive merit system clears the Arkansas Senate 22-2 after House passage. The measure, awaiting House concurrence and signature, takes effect July 1, 1973. It would govern hiring training promotion and dismissal for 7 000 to 9 000 state employees and expand existing protections beyond health welfare and labor agencies.
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Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas Senate
House
Senate
Arkansas lawmakers approve budgets and police HQ plan
The Arkansas legislature advanced measures funding state agencies and a district State Police headquarters. Amendments trimmed director salaries in several departments and boosted mental health center funding. A $250,000 appropriation would fund up to five district police headquarter sites, with eligibility for $449,000 in federal aid. The Texarkana school district was slated for a $100,000 vocational high school project.
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Director of Public Safety
Education Department
State Hospital
Ernest Cunningham
Helena
House
University of Arkansas At
Steve Smith
Huntsville
Forrest City
Newport
Hope
Little Rock
Harrison
Harris
Ralph Patterson
North Little Rock
Charles Wade Jr
Texarkana
Hanoi Promotes Defeat Idea in Laos Push
Paris dispatch reports a Laotian leader announcing a total defeat of a joint American South Vietnamese operation in southern Laos. He claims fifteen thousand enemy forces and two hundred GIs captured, with 496 aircraft destroyed, as Hanoi uses Paris as its loudspeaker in a PR campaign.
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David Mason
Associated Press
Paris Tap
Laos
Republique
Hanoi
Paris
Mills Oppose Federal Revenue Sharing Praised in House
The House adopted a resolution by Sen Morrell Gathright of Pine Bluff commending U S Representative Wilbur D Mills for his opposition to the federal revenue sharing plan. Also noted is a $100000 contributed to the project and $300000 in federal Model Cities funds available.
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House
Morrell Gathright
Pine Bluff
U.S
Wilbur D. Mills
Vietnamese and Viet Cong spokesmen at peace talks open to questions
The Hanoi aligned briefers at the Paris talks respond to a wide range of inquiries with lengthy answers. Nguyen Thanh Le, the veteran press handler, briefs in Vietnamese and relies on French or English to spread his statements. Escalator speeds and a televised log follow the main item.
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Ark
Iran
Pathet Lao
Cambodian United National Front
Viet Cong
Hanoi
Paris
Nguyen Thanh le
Army to Cancel 10.6 Million TV Radio Campaign on 24 Hour Notice
The Army may cancel its 10.6 million prime time recruiting drive on 24 hours notice if Vietnam escalates or another war begins. Contracts with TV networks and 1,200 radio stations include a catastrophe clause to protect funds.
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Washington
United States
Madison Avenue
Don Reath
N.W. Ayre & Son
Army
Reath
U.S
Indochina
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