Arkansas PSC may set industrial gas rates in shortage scare
The Arkansas Public Service Commission may set rates for industrial gas users as worries rise over a looming gas shortage. Arkla filed a policy to curtail gas to large industrials if supply falls below demand. the PSC suspended it for 60 days to study negotiated contracts. Industrial users sign long terms with Arkla, freezing rates while residential customers would bear any rise. Industries account for half of gas revenues but use over 60 percent of supply, forcing a potential shift of costs to homes.
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Little Rock
State Public Service Commission
Arkansas
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
PSC
Don 8
Smith
Arkla
Mass of 1970 car price shifts and regional conflict notes
The report blends auto price moves by GM Ford and Chrysler amid labor tensions, with Uganda style political turmoil and Cambodia battle reports. It notes GM price levels for 1971 models, UAW immunity context, and rising costs, alongside wartime dispatches from Phnom Penh on Taing Kuk and surrounding movements.
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Ford
Chrysler
UAW
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Taing Kuk
GM Raises Prices on Automobiles in 1971 Line
General Motors announced 1971 auto prices would average $136 more than 1970, about a 4.2 percent rise based on sales and option usage. The Vega reached $2,091 and went on sale September 10. Buicks debut October 3, with other GM lines hitting shelves the following Tuesday after a 11 day UAW strike.
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A. F. Mahan
Associated Press
Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
UAW
Open Primary Study Sought by Candidate
American party candidate Walter Carruth of Lexa calls for study of open primary feasibility in Arkansas. He asked state Sen. Dan Sprick to sponsor a legislative council resolution. Carruth cites Mississippi’s open primary law under the Voting Rights Act and predicts future elections without party primaries.
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Little Rock
American Party
Arkansas
Walter Carruth
Lexa
Dan T. Sprick
Arkansas Legislative Council
Carruth
Justice Department
Mississippi
Rockefeller
Republican Party
Famous German Author Dies Remarque Passes at 72 in Switzerland
LOCARNO AP Erich Maria Remarque the German soldier author of A Quiet on the Western Front died at 72 after a long illness at Sant Agnese clinic in Locarno Switzerland. He became one of the century’s best known writers following his WWI novel.
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Locarno
Switzerland
Erich Maria Remarque
Sant Agnese Clinic
Arkansas Weather Summary: Cloudy and Cooler With Rain
Experiment station reports a 24 hour period ending 7 am Friday with a high of 85 and a low of 63. Forecast calls for cloudy and cooler conditions tonight and Saturday with occasional rain and a few thunderstorms. Low tonight upper 50s to upper 60s and Saturday high in the 70s to low 80s.
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Arkansas
Autumn-like Weather Forecast Moves Into Arkansas
The Associated Press reports a second cold front from the Colorado Rockies will enter Arkansas late tonight, bringing autumn-like air and showers, with highs around 70s on Saturday. Thursday’s highs reached 86 in Little Rock Texarkana and El Dorado, 78 in Fayetteville and Harrison.
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Associated Press
Arkansans
Colorado Rockies
U.S
Weather Bureau
Little Rock
Texarkana
el Dorado
Fayetteville
Harrison
Schools Can Control Hair Length Rules
Federal Judge Paul X Williams in Fort Smith ruled school authorities may enforce dress codes affecting hair length for male students. He cited the Northside High School case where Dale Carter, 20, was suspended for hair hanging over his collar and ears as a valid dress code violation. Separately, Stephen Parker, 17, of Piggott sued for reinstatement after a similar long hair suspension, claiming rights to free expression. Parker’s attorney noted the hair reached his shoulders.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Paul X Williams
Fort Smith
Williams
Northside High School
Dale Carter
Carter
Stephen Parker
Piggott
Jonesboro
Federal District Court
Piggott High School
Parker
John P. Sizemore
Little Rock
Textile bill sparks fears of trade war with Japan
Senators warn social security legislation could trigger a broader trade conflict as Japan weighs retaliation on textile exports. Mondale cites agricultural harm from possible steps, noting $6.6 billion in ag exports and 700,000 jobs. Thurmond doubts retaliatory moves but sees potential for a voluntary pact. Supporters argue the bill protects hard hit textile interests without sparking a wider war. The letter references ongoing talks that stalled last June.
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Senate
Mondale
Japan
United States
Thurmond
U.S
House Rules Committee
Rockefeller vows aid to Arkansas AM&N College
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller pledged to use all powers to keep Arkansas AM&N College operating amid liabilities of 1.39 million dollars and a 90 thousand dollar cash shortage. He spoke to alumni, noted years of financial strain, and said a special legislative session could be called if needed to save the college. The remarks come as audits analyze the school’s finances. The note adds that the first 400 mile speedway race occurred on Memorial Day 1931.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas Am&n College
Rockefeller
Am&n
Arkansas Am&n
Legislative Joint Audit Committee
State Administration Department
Obituary notices from Prescott and London dissidents
Pearley Jones 61 of Prescott Rt. 5 died Friday at a Little Rock Veterans Hospital. Surviving wife Blanche Adcock Jones, mother Lanorah Tidwell, sister Lynne Jones, brothers Harvey and Emmett Jones. Services 3 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Doddridge. Burial Mt. Zion Cemetery. Edna Fischel Gellhorn 91, founder of the National League of Women Voters, dies. John Gawsworth 58, itinerant poet and editor, dies in London. Francis Batista Zaldivar, 59, brother of Fidel, dies in Miami. Paulownia tree noted as fastest-growing commercial wood.
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Pearley Jones
Prescott Rt
Veterans Hospital
Little Rock
Bethel Baptist Church
Blanche Adcock Jones
Lanorah Tidwell
Prescott Rt. 5
Lynne Jones
Dallas
Harvey Jones
Doddridge
Emmett Jones
Shreveport
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Fouke
Ark
N.C. Bryan
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Herndon Funeral Home
ST. Louis
Edna Fischel Gellhorn
National League of Women Voters
Women's Suffrage
Russians observe fleet buildup near Cyprus in 1970
Friday September 25 1970 report details Soviet surface to surface missile cruiser observation by Independence and Saratoga. Soviet destroyers and cruiser cleared for Bosporus passage, US carriers John F Kennedy and Guam absent. Admirals tour the carriers as routine patrols continue south of Cyprus with no full air strike readiness. Oldest British title remains earl.
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U.S
Guam
Mediterranean
Bosporus
Black Sea
Independence
Cyprus
Egypt
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