Irrigation Drives Arkansas Water Use Growth, Concern
Agriculture remains the state’s largest consumptive water user due to East Arkansas rice irrigation. Groundwater depletion threatens aquifers as more farmers irrigate yearly, with crops beyond rice now irrigated. Experts urge regular irrigation and consider surface-water projects like a White River canal to stabilize supplies.
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Pine, Bluff, Ark
East
Arkansas
Grand Prairie
John Saxton
Soil and Water Division
State Commerce Department
Andrew D. Crossett
Jefferson County
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Richard Estes
Little Rock
State Agricultural Extension Service
Bing Crosby laid to rest in private dawn rite
Relatives and friends gathered at St. Pauls Roman Catholic Church in Westwood for a simple pre dawn funeral per Crosby’s wishes. About 35 attendees included Bob Hope Rosemary Clooney Phil Harris and Bing’s family. Crosby died of a heart attack golfing near Madrid last Friday and his son Harry led burial plans after returning from Madrid.
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Westwood
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Ellwood Kieser
Maury F
Spain
Hollywood
UCLA
Kathryn Grant Crosby
Harry
Nathaniel
Mary Frances
Bob Hope
Dolores
Rosemary Clooney
Bing
Jose Ferrer
Miguel
Phil Harris
Bob Crosby
Nancy Briggs
Richard Bergen
Basil Grillo
Mra
Madrid
Mrs. Crosby
Westminster Cathedral
London
Jaycees host two Arkansas state officers at Hope meeting
Two state officers Tom Cabaniss regional director and Ronnie Keith district director will guest at the Hope Jaycees semi monthly meeting Tuesday at 8 pm in Fair Park Community Center. Jaycee president Mike Roberts announces the event and invites men aged 18 to 36 to attend for stronger community involvement.
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Arkansas Jaycees
Hope Jaycees
Fair Park
Tom Cabaniss
Ronnie Keith
Hope
Jaycee
Mike Roberts
Unusual prison pregnancy confirmed in McAlester
Oklahoma City AP report says Wilma Qualls, 23, inmate at McAlester State Prison, is two and a half months pregnant after a restroom rendezvous with a prison trusty. Corrections Director Ned Benton calls the incident highly unusual and says the trusty could face definite disciplinary segregation. Authorities deny coercion claims and await disciplinary action.
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Oklahoma City
McAlester
Corrections Department
Ned Benton
Army to strengthen European defenses
The Army will move equipment and manpower from U S units to Europe to bolster Western defenses against a rapid Soviet ground attack. Gen Bernard W Rogers said some readiness in the United States will be sacrificed to boost U S divisions in Europe for the first 30 days of a European war. The plan may supply enough materiel for two additional divisions, with stockpiles possibly placed on the north German plain. The move reflects concerns in Washington and Congress about NATO warning times shrinking to five to seven days.
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United States
Wester Europe
Bernard W. Rogers
Army
Europe
Rogers
The
Association of the United States Army
North German Plain
Pentagon
Congress
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S. Army
West German commandos rescue 66 hostages in Somalia
West German forces flew home in triumph after a blitz raid on a hijacked Lufthansa jet in Mogadishu Somalia. All 66 surviving hostages were freed and three of four hijackers were killed. One female hijacker survived in critical condition. nine passengers and one commando were slightly injured. President Carter and others praised the operation as a lesson in countering terrorism.
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Bonn
West Germany
East Africa
Lufthansa
Mogadishu
Somalia
Carter. Com
Mitsuo Seidyama
Radio
City Hall Notebook Overhead Tank To Feature Melon Art
Bids on the new city overhead storage tank are due by November with bid opening on December 5. The 750000 tank, to be built in the industrial park, may include artwork and a large Hope watermelon painted on its side if feasible. The project aims for completion around late April, about 20 weeks after construction starts.
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City Hall
Billy Burton
John Swift
Swift
Sally Andrews
City Park
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