Arkansas voters to decide Constitutional Amendment 56
Inflation era pricing prompts editorial support for Yes on No 56. The amendment sets Governor salary at 35000 and allows local units to set municipal salaries within state limits, with legislative oversight and voter remedy options. It outlines salaries for state officials and Assembly members, and repeals conflicting provisions effective January 1, 1977.
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Balot
House of Representatives
State of
Arkansas
Senate
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Secretary of State
Elephant Captured After Weeklong Perryville Chase
Barbara the five ton circus elephant, a Carson & Barnes standout, was recaptured beside State Highway 7 near the Yell Perry county line. Circus officials had pursued her since Wednesday after she escaped during a truck incident, straying into woods and prompting Sheriff Merrell Allison to warn of traffic hazards at night or in heavy rain.
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Perryville
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Barbara
Yell
Perry County
Merrell Allison
Carson & Barnes Circus
Allison
Jack Fulton
City Subscribers Note on Delayed Star Delivery
Readers who do not receive the Star should call 777-8841 at set times for carrier delivery. Calls are restricted to Monday through Friday 6 to 6 thirty pm, Saturday 3:30 to 4 pm, and no calls outside these windows.
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Times
Missing woman found dead in Hempstead County
The body of 87 year old Renea McFadden of Ozan was found near her home after a days long missing person search. Authorities say exposure likely caused death and the body was sent to Little Rock for autopsy.
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Renea McFadden
Ozan
Little Rock
Sadat Opens Arab Summit to Back Lebanon Cease Fire
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat opens an Arab summit in Cairo to ratify the Lebanon cease-fire and seek a peaceful path for its implementation. He urges dialogue among Lebanese factions and bolstering the PLO in the struggle against Israel as fighting continues in the Arkoub area near the Israeli border.
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Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
Lebanon
Arkoub
Hempstead United Way nears goal at Hope luncheon
Hempstead County United Way reports 23100.89 pledged of 43000 goal at a Friday luncheon at the Holiday Inn. Tex Ark Joist Company tops contributors with 5200, surpassing last year, while Hope Wire Products achieves full employee participation.
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Hempstead County
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Hope
Neil Smith
Ron Endsley
Hope Wire Products
United Way
Hempstead
Tower hero turned plaintiff in Texas Ranger lawsuit
Ra miro Martinez who shot the University of Texas tower sniper in 1966 now sues Metro Goldwyn Mayer and NBC for breach of contract and invasion of privacy over a 1975 television drama. The suit claims the film misrepresented him as radical and altered his wife’s ethnicity and his career details.
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Texas
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Whitman
Donato Ramos
Ramos
Unified Rhodesian Black Leaders Back Quick End of White Rule
Four Rhodesian black nationalist factions announce a united front at the Geneva conference to press for rapid black majority rule. Nkomo Mugabe Muzorewa and Sithole reject Kissinger interim plan and vow intensified guerrilla action as Britain delays decolonization. violence reported in Salisbury.
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Ndabaningi Sithole
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Ian Smith
Nkomo
Mugabe
Muzorewa
Sithole
African National Council
Siah Tongogareh
Zimbabwe People's Army
ZIPA
Mozambique
Zimbabwe African People’s Union
ZANU
Zimbabwe
House of Stones
Fort Victoria
Arson blaze kills 25 at overcrowded Bronx club
Investigators seek a man tossed out after arguing with his wife as the only staircase crowd room burned early Sunday. Burning liquid or accelerant used. club occupancy far below legal limit. Many died from smoke. 24 injured, some trampled while escaping through a blocked fire escape. Local officers and Bronx prosecutors pursue leads as the search widens.
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South Bronx
Michael Codd
Dodd
Bronx
Dist. Atty
Mario Me
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds 55 mph speed limit case
The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the 55 mph national speed limit and the conviction of John Neikirk for 73 mph in a 55 mph zone on I 30 in October 1975. Neikirk challenged congressional power and due process arguments, all of which were denied.
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Arkansas Supreme Court
Arkansas
Congress
John Neikirk
Hempstead County
Interstate
Neikirk
Supreme Court
States
Choir Gala by Centenary College Opens Monday
The Centenary College Choir will perform at 7 30 p m Monday in a concert sponsored by the First United Methodist Church. The 50 member group plans for a European tour in June 1977. The choir offers sacred and secular repertoire and treats sacred music as worship.
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Centenary College
First United Methodist Church
Flu Clinic Dates Announced by Nevada County Officials
Dr Richard Portis chair of the Nevada County Swine Flu vaccine committee says clinics run Tuesday November 2 at the Health Office 9 to 11 am and Prescott Elementary 4 to 9 pm. Wednesday November 3 Bodcan School 11 am to 2 pm and Oak Grove School 4 to 7 pm for adults 18 plus not previously vaccinated 14 days and not allergic to eggs or fever.
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Prescott
Richard Portis
Nevada County
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