Galloway awards Newkirk for floodwall project work
Col Gerald Galloway presents a Sustained Superior Performance Award to A W Newkirk Monroe area engineer for outstanding work from May 1976 to May 1977 related to the Monroe floodwall completion and Ouachita Black Rivers navigation project. Wedon Smith watches.
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A. W
Bill) Newkirk
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Tensas Basin
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Newkirk
Monroe
Ouachita-Black Rivers
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House panel rebuffs car rebate plan in Carter energy push
The House Ways and Means Committee rejected President Carter’s fuel efficiency rebate for buyers of efficient cars in a 31 to 5 vote. It considered a watered-down gas guzzler tax with a delayed start and revised mileage standards, aiming for 15 mpg by 1979 and 23.5 mpg by 1985, with penalties for low efficiency models.
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Rough Times In National Spelling Bee
Dr. Richard R. Baker faced a rough opening round in the 50th National Spelling Bee as spellers pressed for pronunciations and one contestant remained after a Baker mispronunciation. Jana Schroeder, a blind 14 year old from Vandalia Ohio, advanced before stumbling on bum mer a slang term for a drug experience.
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Jana Schroeder
Vandalia
Ohio
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