AP Lays Open Bid On Time Of Day Study Report
Arkansas Power and Light Co may seek PSC permission to help draft the final time of day pricing report prepared by Touche Ross & Co. The utility wants a seat at the table as the study may sharply affect its operations and future power plant needs. The PSC may hold hearings after the report.
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Arkansas Considers Fuchs Co Move From Austria
Gov. Pryor said a copper wire maker Fuchs Co and two other foreign firms may relocate to Arkansas with a public announcement in about two weeks. The Bentonville Chamber spokesman noted interest in the northwest region, with Little Rock also a possible site for the plant.
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Rural bus service to link towns with cities in Benton and Washington
A two year pilot project will provide bus service from rural homes to trade centers in Benton and Washington counties. The Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County will run door to door outreach before service starts this fall funded by a Federal Aid Highway Act grant.
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Washington
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EOA
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Large marijuana crop found in Ozark National Forest
Pope County Sheriff Larry Carter said deputies uncovered over 29 000 marijuana plants on a 2.5 acre plot near Ben Hur in the Ozark National Forest with a street value exceeding 4 million dollars. Most of the crop was burned Wednesday after a month long investigation. no arrests were made but authorities expect arrests soon.
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Larry Carter
Pope County
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Former worker sues Arkansas corrections officials
Michael Rees of Little Rock files a federal suit claiming violation of First Amendment rights after being fired from the state Correction Department for sharing information with Sherman Banks about alleged mismanagement of federal grants for an inmate records system and a Pine Bluff hospital project.
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State Correction Department
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Keel
Sherman Banks
State Correction Department Study Commission
Pine Bluff
Court likely settles Independence County school consolidation
The Independence County Board of Education postponed action on merging Newark Sulphur Rock and Cord Charlotte districts. Attorney for proponents John Norman Harkey said a lawsuit would be filed in Independence County Circuit Court by late next week, with hearings drawing objections from opponents.
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Independence County
Independence County Board of Education
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Sulphur Rock
Cord- Charlotte
Frank T. Griffin
Griffin
John Norman Harkey
Harkey
Neil Turner
Charles Allen
Los Angeles firm to build concrete handling plant at Heber Springs
Garlinghouse Brothers Inc. plans a 31 000 square foot factory on six acres in Heber Springs to manufacture concrete handling equipment. The project, approved for a 750000 industrial bond issue, is expected to employ about 30 people and will begin construction later this year.
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Los Angeles
Heber Springs
Mondale criticizes election rolls plan on fraud grounds
In a quote reflecting campaign stance, Vice President Mondale endorses voter participation while dismissing fears of widespread fraud from a proposed election-day registration. The remarks contrast with broader voting reform debates and economic concerns. Actress Kathy Cronkite discusses gender dynamics in Hollywood casting and the lingering casting couch issue.
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Walter F. Mondale
Beef prices climb while pork declines in latest USDA report
The Agriculture Department says April retail beef averaged 1.4 dollars per pound, up from March but below last year. Pork priced under 1.19 dollars per pound, down from March and a year ago. The report notes beef supplies high and pork and chicken ample, with spreads shifting to farmers and middlemen.
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