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The editor comments on a postal study to end Saturday mail delivery. A congressman supports preserving Saturday service while acknowledging rural delivery concerns. The piece warns of rural urban delivery gaps and references the historic Mistletoe Express as a potential model if cuts occur.
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Alex. H. Washburn
Hope Star
Hope
Arkansas
Washburn
Congress
Prescott
Ray Thornton
Longworth Bldg
Washington, D.C
Thornton
USS. Postal Service
Hope Post Office
Oklahoma City Oklahoman
U.S. Postal Service
RFD
Hempstead
Nevada
Carter proposes eight point plan to shore up Social Security
President Carter calls for raising Social Security taxes for employers and higher income workers and diverting general tax revenues to Social Security trusts when unemployment tops 6 percent. The plan raises the wage base, taxes the self employed, and shifts funds between trust funds to avert insolvency amid rising costs and aging beneficiaries.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Social Security Trust
Carter in Geneva for talks with Syrian leader
President Carter arrived in Geneva to meet Syrian President Hafez Assad in a bid to create a turning point toward Arab Israeli peace. He left London after talks with Britain France and West Germany and planned a possible Washington meet with Shimon Peres after Israeli elections. The leaders backed economic growth and free trade while warning Berlin status and de tente implications.
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Switzerland
Carter
Hafez Assad
Middle East
London
Britain
France
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East Germany
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Israel
Washington
Shimon Peres
Peres
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Assad
Cyrus R. Vance
Yitzhak Rabin
Anwar Sadat
Hussein
Jordan
Fahd
Saudi Arabia
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Giscard d’Estaing
James Callaghan
Helmut Schmidt
Fallen tree cuts power in Stamps Arkansas
A tree fell on an Arkansas Power and Light transmission line causing a power outage in Stamps. The tree lay in Caruse Creek bottom, according to Fielding, as the city relies on APL for power.
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Arkansas Power and Light
Stamps
Caruse Creek Bottom
Fielding
Boy Joey Pellegrini Home for Mother's Day After Car Dragging
Eight year old Joey Pellegrini returned from hospital for a surprise homecoming on Mother's Day after being dragged under a car for five blocks on April 12. Police charged the driver with negligent driving. Joey remains in need of further surgery and will wear a mask to cover facial and chest burns.
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Seattle
Joey Pellegrini
Harborview Medical Center
Joey
American charged in Tokyo hijack attempt on Northwest jet
A 25 year old American named Bruce Trayer was charged after attempting to force the Northwest Airlines jet with 261 aboard to Moscow. He threatened a stewardess with a razor until a flight attendant struck him, and he was subdued by air force personnel and restrained with seat belts. The incident lasted about ten minutes before the plane returned to Tokyo for police investigation.
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Tokyo
Northwest Airlines
Moscow
Bruce Trayer
William Vanheuven
Trayer
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Honolulu
Sutter
U.S. Army
Vanheuven
Roland Sevigny
Air Force
Sevigny
Japan
Pick Up Arkansas Cleanup Campaign Announces Cash Awards
Mrs Wayne Bohanon project chairman announces cash awards for the Pick Up Arkansas Cleanup Campaign in Hempstead County on May 14 and 21. Eligible groups such as Boy Scouts churches schools and civic clubs bring vehicles to dumping areas with volunteers judging. Three prizes will be awarded and donations are sought from civic clubs and businesses with further contributions expected daily. Contact Mrs Bohanon at E14 or Gouz for details.
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Wayne Bohanon
Arkansas
Hempstead County
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Fire at Polen hotel in Amsterdam kills at least three
A blaze at the Polen hotel in Amsterdam killed at least three people and injured about 30 as guests slept. Two women leapt from top-floor windows, and many others faced escape via roofs and nets. Police warned more bodies could be found in the ruins.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Polen
Seymour Shapiro
Teaneck
N.J
Doris
Shapiro
Killers May Have Taken 3 Million In Cash In Indiana Heist
Indianapolis police say three men suspected in the murder of 66 year old Marjorie V. Jackson may have fled with up to 3 million dollars in cash, missing 5 million hidden in her cluttered home. Investigators noted $2 million was found in a bedroom trash can with the rest in toolboxes closets and a vacuum bag. The victim’s purse and a suitcase used to transport funds were gone. The shooter wounded Jackson with a .22 caliber pistol and she was found after a fire at her ranch style home. The suspects allegedly confessed to a theft of 817000 during a Sunday interview.
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Indianapolis
Robert W. Kirkman
Marjorie V. Jackson
Kirkman
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