From Fort Smith to Paris long distance health care
Paris and St. Edward Medical Center plan a satellite hospital 40 miles apart to provide care with 22 beds X ray labs and obstetrics staffed by Paris doctors. Construction costs 1.4 million funded by FHA loan grant and local tax votes. Groundbreaking next year with completion the year after.
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Fort Smith
Paris
Judy Rocklage
Associated Press
St. Edward Medical Center
St. Edward
Bill Elsken
Judith Marie Keith
Judith
Mi-bed Medical Center
Farmers Home Administration
Ozark
Paria
Arkansas
Stars line up for major film and TV projects in Los Angeles
A flood of casting news hits Hollywood with Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier headlining The Boys From Brazil in Lisbon while Franklin J Schaltner directs. Eileen Brennan, Cleavon Little, Michael Brandon and others sign on for FM at Universal. James Coburn debuts as director on NBC Rockford Files episode. Descriptive rundown covers Hitchcock Lehman screenplay for The Short Night and many more plans across film and TV.
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Los Angeles
Gregory Peck
Laurence Olivier
Brazil
Franklin J. Schaltner
Lisbon
Palmer
al Hagen
Rosemary Harris
Ane Meare
Universal Studios
Eileen Brennan
Cleavon Litle
Michael Brandon
Martin Mull
Cassie Yartes
Alex Karran
John Alonzo
James Coburn
NBC
Howard W. Koch
Julie Andrews
CBS
London
Dick Mar UN
Martin Landau
Susan Anspach
Richard Dreyfuss
Alfred Hitchcock
Ernest Lehman
Hitchcock
Rebecca
Lehman
Laconia State School Critics Call NH Warehouse for the Retarded
A 74 year old institution overlooking Lake Winnisquam houses 640 residents with limited psychiatric care and frequent restraints. Parents report indifference and calls for investigations by the Justice Department and FBI, while officials discuss understaffing and inadequate therapy.
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Laconia
N.H
Lake Winnisquam
Laconia State School
New Hampshire
Marc
Jimi
Civil Rights Office
Justice Department
FBI
Meidrim Thomsen
Jack Melton
Melton
Brownie Troop 86 Investiture Ceremony at Hope Center
Troop 86 conducted an investiture for new Brownies Thursday at 4 pm in the Hope Community Center. Parents attended as candles were lit to symbolize the Girl Scout Law and Promise. Leaders Pam McDowell and Jo Ann Brown pinned the newcomers, with Sue Sanders and Terry Arnette also recognized. Refreshments were provided by troop mothers.
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Brownie Girl Scout Troop No. 86
Hope Community Center
Pam McDowell
Jo Ann Brown
Sue Sanders
Cookie Sale
Terry Arnette
Beryl Henry Elementary School
Melinda Rowe
Sherry Hicks
Lara Adams
Buffie Brown
Laura Sanders
Mandy MacDowell
Chloe Plumley
Stacy Rogers
Robin Williams
Kim Arnette
JoAnn Brown
Court upholds dog searches at airports in drug cases
A dog trained to detect narcotics found drugs in a suitcase in a private airport baggage room after a police search without a warrant. The owner challenged the Fourth Amendment violation, but the court ruled the search legal when permission to search was implied by airport procedures and owner consent. Subsequent cases split on reasonableness of dog searches with police authorization.
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Haled
Oil executives push market based energy policy plan
John Jr Swearingen chairman elect of the American Petroleum Institute urges a compromise that favors private business and market mechanisms over top down government control. He criticizes administration energy figures as inflated and says no oil experts are shaping the current program. He calls for industry government collaboration while warning against nationalized energy management.
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Houston
John Jr
Swearingen
American Petroleum Institute
Carter
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Senate
Indiana Standard
Natonal Petroleum Council
Interior Department
Chase Manhattan Bank
Institute
Caron blends writing, acting in Valentino premiere
Paris born actress Leslie Caron reflects on choosing writing over drinking at a London premiere for Valentino. The profile traces her rise from innocent ingénue to mature star, noting her roles, awards, years of stage work, and current focus on writing between acting gigs.
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London
Leslie Caron
Miss Caron
Valentino
Rudolph Valentino
Rudolf Nureyev
Alla Nazimova
Valentina
Camille
Nazimova
Fanny
Benue
Paris
Gigi
Cambridge University
Tulsa
Toronto
Gene Keily
Holly Wood
Arkansas All American Girl State Pageant seeking contestants
Arkansas hosts its second annual All American Girl State Pageant in Little Rock on April 7 and 8 at the Sheraton. Contestants aged 3 to 26 compete in five categories with a crown and talent award for each, and state winners advance to a national pageant with scholarships exceeding 5,000 dollars. Contact details provided for information and regional preliminaries.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Sheraton
P.O. Drawer
Dothan
Alabama
PTA
Marathon Dreamer Races Toward 2:36 Pace for NYC Run
Miki German, 42, a distance runner, speaks about balancing training with motherhood. She now runs 60 to 70 miles weekly, upping to 120 miles in six weeks before a 26 mile marathon, while managing a year old daughter Danielle and a small business. Her next target is the 1977 New York City Marathon and a personal goal of 2 hours 36 minutes.
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Miki German
Il TW
Progey
Women Sports Magazine
Micki
Danielle
Ian
Miki
New York City
Five Boroughs
New York
Which Way Is Up Review Struggles With Pryor’s Style
Denise Holt critiques Richard Pryor in Which Way Is Up adapting Lina Wertmuller’s The Seduction of Mimi. The film focuses on Leroy Jones a fruit picker drawn into a farm workers union drive and personal entanglements. It portrays Pryor and others with harsh stereotypes and a muddled plot leaving audiences with little point.
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Denise M
HOLT
Associated Press
Richard Pryor
Pryor
Lina Wertmuller
Mimi
Leroy Jones
Jones
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