Regional Weather Summary Mixed regional temperatures and skies
Regional forecast shows light variable winds tonight with highs Thursday in the mid 80s and Lows around 60. Arkansas expects fair mild weather with highs in the 80s and lows mainly 60s. Colorado sees afternoon and evening clouds with a few storms, Hicks in the 80s to low 90s, lows 30s to 60s mountains. New Mexico has scattered thundershowers mainly in mountains, highs 70s to low 90s, lows 40s to 50s mountains. Astronomical data notes sunrise 6 39 am and sunset 8 33 pm with a new moon Thursday.
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Moffett Still Off Limits After Decades
Part of Moffett community remains off limits to soldiers decades after a 1952 military ban. Once near Ft. Chaffee Arkansas, the town was the nation’s only fully blacklisted community. Even after removal on June 20, food and liquor establishments remain taboo for servicemen.
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Sooner Escapee Joh Nail Sentenced to 12 Years
Judge William Enfield in Benton County Circuit Court sentenced Joh Nail 35 of Waggoner Oklahoma to 12 years in prison after a jury convicted him of assault with intent to kill. Nail was one of three escapees from a Muskogee jail in April linked to a high speed chase with Trooper Keith Ferguson in which gunfire occurred and four bullets hit Ferguson’s car. Nail and his two companions face further robbery charges in Washington County.
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Schlesinger Warns Postwar Follies Under Way
Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger criticized Congress for defense budget cuts in Washington at the swearing in of Gen. George S. Brown as Air Force chief. He cited Senate votes reducing armed forces by about 156,000 and cutting 550 million dollars from Vietnam era aid, signaling waning will to aid South Vietnam as U.S. exit looms.
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Brookfield Zoo Feeds 2000 Animals Amid Rising Food Costs
Dewey Garvey, commissary manager at Brookfield Zoo, reports a 35 to 40 percent rise in the annual food budget from 150000 to 180000 dollars. Daily needs include 300 pounds of horse meat and large weekly produce orders as the zoo seeks closer sourcing and donations to preserve free admission days and the member drive. The Chicago Zoological Society notes 2 million annual visitors and a 5000-member roster.
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Bartlett Attacks Panel Over Elections Probe
U S Sen Dewey Bartlett blasted an Oklahoma legislative committee calling its move a grand stand political tactic. The panel sent 41 candidates including Bartlett to District Attorney Curtis Harris for possible prosecution over campaign fund law violations. Nesbitt defended compliance with federal limits and joked about spending own money on the campaign.
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Dewey Bartlett
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Charles Nesbitt
Nesbitt
Pet birth boom: millions of cats and dogs by 1980s
The figures show 415 human births per hour in the United States correspond with 2000 to 3500 dogs and cats born each hour. At current growth, the nation could reach about 200 million pets by the mid 1980s.
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Morgantown PRT project balloons in cost and delays
The Morgantown West Virginia personal rapid transit project begun in 1970 with 100 percent federal funding has surged from an original 3.51 million to 43 million and is projected to reach 63 million before any riders. It envisions 20 passenger Boeing cars linking West Virginia University's downtown campuses with six stations and a 20 minute capacity of 1 100 passengers. Community critics call it a white elephant as House votes fail to add funding and officials warn of ongoing delays.
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Steve Barso
Silvio Conte
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Conte
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Spearman Named Hall Legislative Liaison Staff Assistant
Former state representative C H Spearman Jr was named Gov David Hall s legislative liaison staff assistant Tuesday his duties focus on the House of Representatives Former state senator Boyd Crowden will hold a similar Senate post Spearman replaces Stan Huser who moves to assistant legal counsel for Hall
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C.H. Spearman Jr
David Hall
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Spearman
House of Representatives
Boyd Crowden
Senate
Stan Huser
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