Waiting List Grows at Veterans Hospitals
Associated Press reports civilians and veterans show VA hospitals face higher demand as the number of sick and disabled veterans awaiting admission surges. 6,300 on waiting lists across 166 VA facilities, up 3,439 since last December, while 816,000 veterans were treated last year with 8 million outpatient visits.
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Labor Party Divisions Over European Entry At Convention
Labor MPs face a split over joining the Common Market as Roy Jenkins and fellow ex-ministers challenge the party line. Jenkins pushes for a left aligned Europe with socialist allies while some delegates favor a socialist United States of Europe or accepting Heath’s terms. Heath’s Conservatives are also divided, with a Commons vote due October 28.
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West Coast Dock Strike Reaches 96th Day
The West Coast dock strike, the longest in its history, enters 96th day with mediators reporting progress. East Coast talks paused with a new session set, while 80,000 coal miners report to members. The dispute centers on off dock container handling and guaranteed pay for 40 hours weekly.
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Arkansas Supreme Court Decisions Roundup
Arkansas High Court issued partial affirmations reversals and remands in multiple cases. Key actions include Carleton Harris v. Da venport affirming in part and remanding with directions, Hodge Phillips v Hampton School District awaiting outcome, First National Bank of Magnolia v Rushton affirmed, and other rulings on Ar Kansas State Highway Commission Arkansas Real Estate Co. v Heeb Kilian v Hayes Brothers Lumber Co. and related petitions. The court also denying petition for rehearing in Mabry v Long and granting Rule on Clerk in Boling v State.
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Arkansas forecast for the day and week
Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. Monday. High 86, Tow 65, precipitation 57 of an inch. Forecast Arkansas scattered showers south and east portion, decreasing cloudiness over state this afternoon becoming fair to night and Tuesday. Cooler today and tonight. Little change in temperatures Tuesday. High today and Tuesday mid 70s north to mid 80s south. Low tonight upper 40s northwest to near 60 southeast.
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Nixon Ends Washington Run, Seeks Beach Solitude
President Nixon retreated to Key Biscayne to mull Phase 2 of his economic policy after arriving from Washington with adviser briefs. He spent time on the beach and aboard C. G. Rebozo's house boat, then flew to Grand Cay and Abplanalp's hilltop home before returning to the Florida retreat. Officials say he will decide on ending the wage price freeze set to expire November 13 and prepare Phase 2. A Florida White House statement denounced congressional moves to overturn his suspension of pay raises for federal and military workers.
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Birthday for Tricia's Hubby at Camp David
Washington reports that API Ead ward Cox husband of Tricia Nixon celebrated his 23rd birthday with a quiet family dinner at Camp David. His parents Mr and Mrs Howard Cox Sr joined the couple for a Saturday night meal at the mountaintop retreat used as a White House residence. The note mentions private and public institutions aiming to halt inflation and warns against political profiteering.
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Light Showers Scatter Across Arkansas State
Light showers spread over Arkansas as a weak cold front moves through. Rain amounts were light in most areas, with heavier rainfall in Northwest Arkansas. Temperatures to cool slightly through Tuesday with highs in the 70s to 80s and overnight lows in the 40s to 60s.
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Four killed in weekend Arkansas highway crashes
Officials said four were killed Sunday when a Stafford driven Volkswagen pulled off the highway and backed onto it. Kenneth Brittan 18 of Des Arc drove a station wagon into the VW. Also killed were Walter Jefferson Jr. 18 Osceola and Mary Lee Bragg 15 Osceola at a T intersection north of Osceola. additional fatalities include Dollie Young 52 Santuck struck by Karen Hindsley 15 Marvell, Dan E. Chism 56 Memphis hit by a tractor trailer on the Memphis Arkansas bridge at West Memphis, and James Moore 20 Gordon who died from injuries from a Prescott area crash Friday.
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Little Rock
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Accident at Mt Holly Claims Morgan Family
In El Dorado Arkansas Union County officials report Jerry D. Morgan 28 of Goldsboro North Carolina was accidentally electrocuted at Mount Holly Sunday. Morgan and his father John T Morgan 63 and brother James T Morgan 39 were hurt while moving an aluminum ladder to a water well when the ladder touched a power line. Rapid detection of crop blight areas may come with future earth resources satellites.
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Ruling Favors Fired School Official
The Arkansas Supreme Court sided with former Hampton School District Superintendent Hodge Phillips, awarding $13,060 in damages for his dismissal. The court found the mutual mistake in a two year renewal contract valid, noting the parties signed the contract jointly. Associate Justice Conley Byrd dissented, contending the board’s resolution was not a contract.
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Dock Strike Could Cost Arkansas Millions Daily
Dan Roebuck, head of the Department of Industrial Development, warned that a nationwide dock strike by the ILWU could cost Arkansas several million dollars per day. He said Arkansas River shipments to New Orleans would be hit, risking plant layoffs and warehouse pileups. Riceland Foods executive James Mason noted operational cuts if the strike persists, recalling the 1969 strike that cost farmers about 75 million.
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