Arkansans Fight 3 Flood Threats Across State
Little Rock reports severe flooding along the Ouachita, St Francis, and White rivers with levee breaks at Calion and damaged highways. Des Arc records a crest near 87 feet as lowlands are evacuated, while Smackover's oil output falls due to rising waters and cold. Overnight temperatures dip to single digits in some towns with fresh sunshine expected to speed thaw.
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Arkanaann
Ouachita
St. Francia
Arkansas
Calion
el Dorado
Smackover Creek
Smackover
Des Arc
Tien Arce
Coften
Prairie County
Mongan Loop
Nortin
Nortin. Among Highways Impassable Because of High Waters Win R Retim of No. 70
Jonesborn
Pine Bluff
Newport
Texarkie
Bivtheville
Stat
Tittle Rock
Vna Smith
Idaho Divorce Boom Tans a Small Town Like Reno
Idaro Gooding Idaho sees a surge in divorces as residents use Idaho residence laws. In 1948 about 78 couples received licenses in Gooding County while Sun Valley visitors may influence seasonal cases. The town, 66 miles from Sun Valley, gains as a legal hub with a rising population and county clerk activity.
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Gooding
Idaho
France
Hert Bowler
Sun Valley
Kansas liquor poll shows mixed statewide views
Kansas legal control council released initial tally of 324,400 ballots mailed from telephone directories. Of 96,517 counted, results favored limited sale by 6,863 yes to 9,521 no blues, with strong support for private ownership of liquor stores at 23,074 and state monopoly 6,135. Packages limits split 16,819 for limit and 11,655 for unlimited. Hone dry retention 1,613.
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Wichita
Kansas Legal Contrd Council
Council
Topeka
A Katy Passenger Train Delayed Eleven Hours
A Missouri Kansas Texas train from San Antonio to Dallas was eleven hours late yesterday due to a loosened draw bar between freight trains near Kuda and Manchacha, frozen switches at Austin delay, engine tire slip, and a washout from a sewer burst at Wace. Passengers reportedly faced lines about the disruption with some offloading briefly as crews worked to recover service.
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San Antonio
Kuda
Manchacha
San Marcosx
Austin
Delany
Wace
R. Newman
Dathis
India Plans Census In 1981 Across Subcontinent
New Delhi officials announce plans for a census starting March 31 1981 with nearly 400 gallon forms. Population is estimated around 350 million in India and about 120 million in Pakistan. Six years before partition the population was 389 million. Census aims to detail demographic figures for the region.
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New Delhi
India
Vist
Subcontinent
Pakistan
Colorado to Hear Objections on Arkansas River Compact
Denver February 1 3 The Colorado legislature called a Thursday afternoon hearing on objections to the Arkansas River compact between Colorado and Kansas. The compact remains before the legislature for ratification.
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Denver
Colorado
Kansas
LET ROAD CONTRACTS Rock Creek Bridge and Highest 30 Work Are Approved
Topeka Feb 1 Four percent contracts exceeding one million dollars for highway improvements were approved by the state highway commission. Seventy six miles of road work include eight bridges such as U S 50 asphalt surfacing Osage County and a bridge over Bowd Creek near Lawrence. Kaw Paving Topeka and Fulton Construction Co Kanene City noted among bidders.
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Highway Improvementa
State Highway Commission
Osage County
U.S. 50
Dougan
Kaw Paving Company
Perry Je Lambert
Hiawatha
Douglas
Bowd Creek
Lawrence
Fulton Construction Co
Kanene City
Leavenworth
Linwood
Ens
Centralis
Old bill comes home to Charleston man
A Charleston man recovered an antique one dollar bill from 1885 that had traveled to New York. Ashmead F. Pringle Jr. kept the note in a transparent case with his Harvard Business School Alumni Association card. Abbott Rosen of Chicago, head of B n a i B r i t h s Anti-Defamation League, found it and returned it to the Harvard association.
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Charleston
D. C
New York
First National Bank of
Ashmead F. Pringle, Jr
Harvard Business School Alumni Association
Harvard Association
Pringle
Youngster Tries To Help Dad At A Council Meeting
Cambridge Massachusetts February 1 Four year old Tommyville accompanies his father Mayor Michael J ville to a city council session and interrupts. The child speaks to the rostrum and is escorted out after shouting at an alderman. Later a public works request is refused with a quip about quiet. In Kansas Coyotes raid a farm home killing a cat and drinking milk. Footprints in snow indicate two or three coyotes were involved.
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Cambridge
Mas
Tommyville
Michael J.ville
Tommy
Pubttc Works
Nutehiseen
Kan
Pais
Hungey Eye Otes
Zimmerman
House debate launches drive for critical metal production subsidies
Washington lawmakers push an early House vote on a bill to spur exploration and production of strategic metals like lead zinc and manganese. Representative Meyer cites a crisis in supply and a potential shift toward domestic subsidies amid Russia’s manganese embargo and Interior Department opposition in past efforts.
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Washington, Feb. T.h
House
Meyer
R.-Kan
Interior Department
Truman
United States
Russia
U.S
Senate Hill
Liberal City Manager Resigns for California Post
Liberal Kansas Feb 1949 City Manager Phil Minner resigned to accept a similar post in Antioch California. Minner, former mayor of Council Bluffs Iowa, had led Liberal’s growth and improvement program since arriving a year earlier as the town’s population reached about 10 000.
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Liberal
Kan
Phil Minner
Antioch
Calif
Blaffa
Minner
Ita
Ite
Gadgets Detect Drunks in Illinois Cities Use Drunk-Meters
Chicago and many states deploy breathalyzer devices to gauge drivers alcohol levels. The American Association reports at least 125 cities and 22 state enforcement agencies use drunk-o-meters in DUI cases. The meters analyze breath to determine blood alcohol content.
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Chicago
Collision near Shanghai claims crew of 24
A naval collision near the Shantung coast leaves at least 24 crewmen lost aboard the Mashate after a collision with the steamer Hsianigh sing. The Tow Trotind coast region reported the calamity as rescue efforts began with ships from the Mashate line and local authorities.
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Shanghai
New Close in Shorthant and Typewriting Planned at Lawrence
Lawrence hosts a new close in shorthant and typewriting with enrollment deadlines set for February. The event invites participation from local students and adults seeking practical typing and shorthand skills amid a busy winter schedule.
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Lawrence Business Cell
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