Lignite seen as key to Arkansas energy future
Arkansas officials warn of deep economic trouble by 1985 without alternative fuels and point to extensive lignite deposits from Pine Bluff to Texarkana. Experts cite potential plants using five million tons yearly, environmental concerns with strip mining, and near mine-adjacent industrial parks to support growth and petrochemical uses.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Billy Williams
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
Governor’s Office
Crowley's Ridge
Williams
Phillips Petroleum
Shell Oil
Exxon
The
International Paper Co
Clark
Nevada
Cleveland
Dallas
Woodward
White
Two lawmakers propose rival Arkansas home rule plan
Sen. Bob Douglas and Rep. Lloyd McCurston unveiled their own home rule proposal to counter Governor Pryor's plan. They seek 11 percent annual turnback increases for two years, local option to raise taxes, and a slower transition to new obligations, backed by Arkansas Municipal League leadership.
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Little Rock
Pryor
Arkansas Municipal League
Bob Douglas
Texarkana
Lloyd McCurston
West Memphis
Highway Department
Zimmerman
Douglas
George
Douglas-McCuiston
Municipal League
Association of County Judges
IRA Woman Leader Maire Drumm Killed in Belfast Hospital
Maire Drumm, 56, a prominent IRA Sinn Fein leader, was shot by three men at Belfast's Mater Hospital where she lay recovering from eye surgery. A stray bullet wounded another patient. the killers fled as Protestant groups warned of retaliation and further violence in Northern Ireland.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Maire Drumm
Moy-ra
Mater Hospital
Provisional Wing
Ulster Defense Association
Ireland
Drumm
Provisional
Sinn Fein
High Council
Jimmy
Seamus
Marie
Life Agency Honored by Time Insurance for Five-Year Affiliation
The Life Agency Inc Hope is recognized by Time Insurance Milwaukee for five years as an independent agent. W E Jordens senior VP and marketing director praises their experience and value as Time representatives.
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Life Agency, Inc
Hope
Time Insurance Company
Milwaukee
W. E. Jordens
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Life Agency
Time
Jordens
Freedom To Work
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Saint Bernard
Wisconsin
Bill Butler
Board of Directors
Southwest Arkansas Water District
Oward Discount Center
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