Road Projects Total 3.7 Million in11 Arkansas Counties
Kansas Highway Commission will open May 24 bids for 11 road projects totaling about 3.7 million dollars across Phillips, St Francis, Cleveland, Chicot, Desha, Crawford, Independence, Lonoke, Pulaski, Clark, Hot Spring, Saline and Pulaski. Projects include resurfacing Arkansas 316, 78, 79, 35, 208, 1, 89, 107 and installations of highway signs on I-30 from Gum Springs to Little Rock. Named towns include Trenton, Poplar Grove, Wheatley, Kingsland, McGehee, Batesville, Cabot, North Little Rock, and Van Buren.
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Little Rock
Kansas Highway Commission
Phillips
Arkansas 316
Trenton
Aransas
Poplar Grove
ST. Francis
Arkansas
Wheatley
Cleveland
Arkansas 79
Kingsland
Saline River
Chicot
DESHA
Halley Junction
McGehee
Kelso
Crawford
van Buren
Independence
Broad Street
Batesville
Lonoke
McClellan Defends Crime Fight in Arkansas Primary
Sen John L McClellan D Ark says his crime fighting has earned him enmity from criminals who might seek his defeat He spoke to about 200 campaign women about renomination and pending crime victims compensation legislation He noted crime trends and defended his priority of concrete growth over spending abroad while contrasting Pryors foreign aid votes with the Arkansas River navigation project cost
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Little Rock
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
United States
McClellan
David Pryor
Ted Boswell
Bryant
Foster Johnson
Senate
Pryor
Pryor had _e
Climax Expected Near Hue in Vietnam War Drive
U S officials warn North Vietnamese attack near Hue could climax within a week to ten days. Smaller units approach firebases near Hue while larger elements of the 304th Division move along a key road. Officials say Hue could fall absent strong resistance though air raids have wounded thousands of enemy troops and weather should favor Southern forces. Conflicting reports follow the fall of Quang Tri City with surrender claims and rumors of unit disintegration.
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Washington
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Hue
U.S
Birmingham
King
Hanoi
Quang Tri
Perfume
Hope Star Water Bill Shocks Roanoke Mayor
Roanoke Virginia AP reports Mayor Roy Webber faced a $4600 water bill for his flower shop and home after sewerage treatment plant work. Officials traced the spike to a computer billing error as the city planned higher rates to finance the multimillion-dollar project.
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Roanoke
Roy Webber
Wallace Happy With Indiana Showing in Primary
Gov George Wallace praised his Indiana primary showing after winning 27 delegates there and capturing 42 percent of the vote while Humphrey led with 46 percent and Muskie had 12. He warned against uncommitted delegates and urged Wallace supporters in Texas to vote in the Democratic primary and ensuing precinct conventions.
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Houston
George Wallace
Indiana
Alabama
Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Minnesota
Humphrey
Texas
Music Hall
Beaumont
Corpus Christi
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Savings 6 Loan AsSociation
Hope (Ark.) Star
Astounding
Associated Press
Hope Village Shopping Center
Men’s Perma Press
Valance
Osna
West
Panty
van Wyce Usisce
Dutton
Jan Wyck
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