New wildlife pet catalog offered for Canada geese and other animals
Editor recounts readers asking to buy birds from the Back 40. He explains selling wildlife pets would become a business requiring books and tax reports. Stromberg's Chicks & Pets Unlimited, Pine River MN, now offers a catalog with animals from geese to zebras, with permits required for migratory birds and annual reports to the Interior Department.
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Star
Canada Goose
Stromberg’s
Chicks & Pets Unlimited
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Stromberg’s. Stromberg’s
Pine River
Minnesota
Department of Interior
Bureau of Game and Fisheries
New Orleans
Gasoline prices likely rise for Memorial Day travel
The American Automobile Association reports a planned rise in gas costs for Memorial Day trips with an expected 5 to 6 cent per gallon increase. Nationwide averages show regular at 64 cents, premium at 68.9, unleaded at 66.6, and diesel at 66.6 cents per gallon, with regional variations across seven regions.
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Washington
American Automobile Association
AAA
West
Southwest
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Great Lakes
AP and L Wholesale Rates Rise Planned July First
Arkansas Power and Light will raise wholesale charges by 4.1 million dollars effective July 1 after a settlement with wholesale customers. The deal lowers the original 5.4 million request to 4.1 million net, subject to FPC and local governing bodies review. Cities including West Memphis Conway and North Little Rock are among the affected customers. Jim Brewer of Conway Corp. calls the settlement a valid working document.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Ap&l
Federal Power Commission
West Memphis
Conway
North Little Rock
Hope
Prescott
Blytheville
Jonesboro
FPC
State Public Service Commission
Jim Brewer
The
Conway Corp
Airliner hijack ends as plane returns to Soviet Union
A Russian An-24 airliner hijacked to Stockholm departed for the Soviet Union with 17 passengers and five crew aboard. The 37 year old Riga engineer hijacker remained in custody as Sweden and the Soviet Union weigh extradition.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Soviet Union
Arlanda International
Riga
Experiment Station hosts cattlemen study day in Hope
About 125 cattlemen attended the Southwest Branch Experiment Station study day in Hope. Guest J E Martin of the University of Arkansas outlined goals to extend research to producers and improve cattle feeding, forages, and management with future plans for a joint research extension facility at the Hope station.
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Southwest Branch Experiment Station
J.E. Martin
University of Arkansas
Hope Station
Division of Agriculture
Spencer Tract
Leamon L. Looney
Pecan Grove
L.O. Warren
Arkansas
A.E. Spooner
M.L. Ray
J.L. Lancaster, Jr
Citizens National Bank of Hope
C.J. Brown
Charles W. Albritton
James T. Green, Jr
Bill F. Jones
J.L. Lancaster
Martin
Southwest Branch
Hope
Revolt Crushed in Luanda as Neto Consolidates Power
Angolan President Agostinho Neto appears to have quashed a leftist revolt in Luanda with Cuban and Soviet backing. Reports say Cuban troops and security forces blocked the uprising led by Nito Alves and Jose van Dunem, and by morning most shooting had ceased.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Agostinho Neto
Luanda
Radio Luanda
Neto
Angola
Tanjug
Nito Alves
Portugal
Radio
Alves
Jose van Dunem
Willig Scales World Trade Center Tower in 3 1 2 Hours
George Willig, a 27 year old Queens toy designer, becomes the first to climb the World Trade Center south tower. He uses a self designed T shaped device, climbs in about 3 1 2 hours as police confiscate his gear and threaten a 250000 dollar lawsuit. He vows more climbs and plans rock climbing next.
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New York
World Trade Center
George Willig
Queens
Manhattan
Willig
Phillippe Petit
Owen Quinn
Trade Center
New York Daily News
Memorial Day Observance in Hope Includes Closures
Hope observes Memorial Day on Monday May 30 with many stores and city offices closed or reducing hours. The American Legion plans a 10 a.m. courthouse lawn ceremony, while USPS operates on holiday schedules and essential services remain active.
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Hope
Jim Hayden
Downtown Merchants Association
Hope City Hall
Hempstead County
Housing Authority
U.S. Postal Service
U.S
American Legion
Judge under fire for rape remark in Madison case
Madison county judge Archie Simonson faces protests after saying rape can be a normal reaction of impressionable youths exposed to provocative clothing. Ninety protesters from NOW denounced the remarks while urging his resignation as a juvenile case proceeds. The judge defended his comments, saying they reflect observed behavior, not a stance on rape as a crime.
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Madison
Wis
Dane County
Archie Simonson
Simonson
Asst. Dist
Meryl Manhardt
Madison Public Schools
Milwaukee
National Organization For Women
NOW
Sluggish weather tames killer twisters this spring
Arkansas leads killer twisters with 179 since 1916 but has seen no tornado deaths this spring. National Severe Storms Forecast Center head Allen Pearson cites slower moving weather systems and prolonged cold for fewer maxi tornadoes, while noting more sightings but fewer deadly storms nationwide.
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Little Rock
America
Middle America
Arkansas
Allen Pearson
Kansas City
United States
Pearson
National Weather Service
Rockies
Midwest
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Florida
Kentucky
Great Lakes
New England
Far West
Oklahoma
Texas
Deep South
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Airways
Georgia
Ings
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