Testimony on Gillham Dam Split at Army Engineers Hearing
Most of 16 witnesses at the Army Engineers hearing opposed completion of the Gillham Dam on the Cossatot River in Southwest Arkansas. Only two supported the project, which aims to curb floods but would affect the Ouachita Mountains environment. a second hearing is planned to review a revised environmental impact statement. Judge Eisele halted construction until environmental consequences are fully studied, with $9 million spent so far on related work of the $15 million project. The hearing followed a court order to ensure compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
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Furl Smith
ATK
Army
Gillham
Cossatot
Arkansas
Ouachita Mountains
U. S. District Court
G. Thomas Eisele
Hisele
Bernie Hill
DeQueen
John Dyer
Weyerhaeuser Co
Hot Springs
Eisele
The Flying Grandmother Succumbs
AMSTERDAM AP Sarah Krasnoff a 74 year old Cleveland Ohio woman who flew across the Atlantic daily with her 14 year old grandson died today at the hotel where she had been ordered to rest after a mild heart attack Tuesday Her son in law Leonard Gelfand said she passed away in her sleep at 10 am The elder Gelfand had been seeking his son and Mrs Krasnoff since July as his attorney reported in Cleveland
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Amsterdam
Sarah Krasnoff
Cleveland
Ohio
Atlantic
Leonard Gelfand
Gelfand
Pair Forfeits $50 Bonds In Municipal Court
HEBEN SPRINGS Ark AP Bobby Joe Harrington 27 and James Milton Sipes 31 both of North Little Rock forfeited $50 bond each Tuesday when they failed to appear in Heber Springs Municipal Court to face minor traffic charges. They were in Little Rock at a Civil Service Commission hearing for two of three Little Rock policemen who were fired for allegedly beating Sipes and Harrington Aug 9. Sipes and Harrington had been arrested at Little Rock and were charged with burglary.
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Heben Springs
Ark
Bobby Joe Harrington
James Milton Sipes
North Little Rock
Heber Springs
Little Rock
Civil Service Commission
Sipes
Harrington
Rockefeller Emergency Fund Suit Dismissed
Chancellor John T. Jernigan dismissed a suit filed against former Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller challenging his use of the governor's emergency fund to supplement state appropriations.
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Little Rock
John T. Jernigan
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Nixon cites executive privilege over arms aid data
President Nixon again invokes executive privilege to deny the Senate Foreign Relations Committee access to a purported five year military aid plan. Chairman J W Fulbright demands the document while Defense Secretary Laird says it never existed. Comptroller General Staats reviewed the dispute and found no Pentagon plan.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Elmer B. Staats
Pentagon
Hope Law in Per-pupil Expenditures
The California ruling found that unequal school funding based on local property wealth discriminates against poorer districts, a flaw echoed in Arkansas data from 1970-71. Statewide per pupil average was 436 dollars, with districts like Gillett 707 and Ross Van Ness 997, while Hope 399 and Dixie 957 showed wide gaps.
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California
Arkansas
Little Rock
North Little Rock
Pulaski County
Gillett
Ross van Ness
Chicot County
Dixie
Craighead County
Jonesboro
Hope
Hempstead County
California Ruling May Spur Similar School Finance Suits
California Supreme Court ruled local property tax funding of public schools unconstitutional for discriminating against the poor. Officials foresee nationwide suits and reforms, while critics warn of harming districts like Beverly Hills. Leaders hail potential for broader equal educational opportunity pending federal review.
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U.S. Supreme Court
California
Hawaii
Utah
A. Federic Leopold
Beverly Hills
Calif
California Supreme Court
Roman C. Pucinski
Dill
House
General Education
More Latitude in Race Balancing in Schools
The ruling by Chief Justice Warren Burger signals greater latitude in desegregation plans, allowing varying racial balance by school rather than enforcing a fixed district-wide ratio. In Winston-Salem Forsyth County, 15 000 to 16 000 students may be bused while the Supreme Court supports broad desegregation, not uniform per-school ratios. Local officials seek further review, while the NAACP stresses education and respect for individuals. Alabama considers limits on court ordered busing, citing health and educational impact. Southern districts begin new desegregation steps, stressing compliance with federal mandates.
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Associated Press
Warren FE. Burger
Burger
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
N.C
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Charlotte
John Kiger
J. T. McMillan
NAACP
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Warren E. Burger
Forstyh County
White House
Elliot Richardson
Health, Education and Welfare
Nixon
State revenue up 4.1 million in August 1971
The State Revenue Department reported August 1971 tax collections rose about 4.1 million from August 1970, contributing to nearly 23.3 million in general revenues for the month. The increase partly reflects tax hikes approved by the 1971 General Assembly.
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Little Rock Rap
State Revenue Department
General Assembly
U S Seeks Cuba Airlift Keep Going Amid Cuba Split
State Department officials say the United States has asked Cuba to continue the six year old refugee airlift from Varadero to Miami as Havana signals plans to shut it down. Some 100,000 Cubans with U S relatives remain awaiting travel rights, with Swiss Embassy urging continued operation until all reunions are possible. The move reflects the broader push to sustain large scale immigration ties between the two nations.
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U.S
Cuba
Lewwis Gulick
Associated Press
Washington
State Department
United States
Fidel Castro
Havana
Varadero
Miami
America
Two Killed in Head on Crash Near DeQueen Arkansas
Two people died in a head on collision between two cars about two miles east of De Queen on U S 71. The victims were Winston M. Blair 46 of Wicks and Ben J. Cox 18 of DeQueen, according to State Police.
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Dequeen
Ark
U.S. 71
Winston M. Blair
Wicks
Ben J. Cox
Labor Suits Challenge Constitutionality of Wage-Price Freeze
Two labor groups and police unions filed suits in Washington Kansas City and Boston challenging the wage price freeze as unconstitutional. Postal unions seek a $250 Oct 21 raise and automatic in grade raises. Electricians seek court orders to enforce wage clauses under the act.
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John Stowell
Associated Press
Washington
Boston
Nixon
Justice Department
Catholic University
Congress
Executive Branch
Kansas City
Afl-Cio International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association
U.S
France
Weather drift across Arkansas with warm, shower chances
Arkansas faces little change in the weather with warm temperatures and a chance of showers through Thursday. A weak high pressure ridge brings moisture into the state, boosting precipitation odds and slightly lifting daytime highs. Lows are expected in the 60s to 70s.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
Fort Smith
Country and Western Jamboree at Corinth Sept 4
Jamboree set for Saturday at Corinth Community Building five miles north of Nashville with Edna and the Misfits of Patmos and Bill Shankles and The Travelers as guests music starts at 8 p.m. Admission is free and drinks and cats will be sold in the kitchen. The event marks the first Saturday of monthly jamborees beginning September with no charge for admission.
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Corinth
Nashville
Edna
Patmos
Bill Shankles
Corinth Extension
Election Set in South Vietnam for Oct 3
Saigon announced that the presidential election will be held on October 3 with President Nguyen Van Thieu as the sole candidate. The move ends U S attempts to create a multi candidate race after the Supreme Court removed Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky from the ballot. Ky had sought his withdrawal and alleged rigging by Thieu.
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Thieu
Vien
Firing of L A Officers Upheld by Civil Service Panel
The Little Rock Civil Service Commission upheld the firing of three patrolmen, Doyle Webb, Orale Phillips, and Raymond L. Miller, by Chief Gale Weeks for allegedly beating two burglary suspects. The case followed arrests of Bobby Joe Harrington and James M. Sipes, with disputed accounts of force used during the incident. Miller’s death later ruled a suicide.
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Little Rock
Sipes
Harrington
Dale Price
Webb
Price
Phillips
Gene Worsham
Johnny Maack
Maack
Miller
Magek
Worsham
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