Self-help development in Arkansas grows local industry
National columnist notes Arkansas leaders promote small scale, local production to counter deindustrialization and import pressure. Emphasis on community lumber and food processing with minimal outside expertise. towns fund lunches and rely on chambers of commerce. Sun Belt shifts challenge textile and tobacco states amid broader national trade concerns.
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Paul Greenberg
Arkansas
Greanders
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Sun Belt
United States
Mr. Greenberg
Chamber of Commerce
Greenberg
South Carolina
North Carolina
China
Urban inequality and hopeful mood collide in city life
A Times column cites stark city contrasts with hunger and homelessness rising while job growth continues. It notes Saner paradoxes, cites Sydney Schanberg, Eric Hoffer, and St. Augustine, and argues optimism may reflect bearable misery rather than diminished despair. DON McEVOY discusses national mood and urban strife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Hoffer
Isaacs HUD loan left home in shambles and debts
Virginia Isaacs of Oklahoma City received a 310,000 HUD loan to rehabilitate her home but inspectors found no real work, cost overruns, and safety hazards. Her repairs failed to meet guidelines, gutters leaked, wiring was unsafe, and the contractor demanded a refrigerator she refused. HUD overcharges and oversight failures echoed across multiple local projects, prompting Isaacs to sue while a broader wave of faulty renovations hurt other families.
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Washington
Virginia Isaacs
Oklahome City
Hell
HUD
Corky Johnson
City Urban Renewal Authority
Mrs. Isaacs
Oklahoma City
Brunswick Reopens Rail Yard Employing 30 Workers
A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad yard near Brunswick reopened after a year long closure, restoring jobs for 30 men. State police promoted nine officers after a week at the Conowingo Substation, with Freder ick veterans listed among them. The Brunswick Frederick Shipley Soccer final ended 6-1 in snow at McCurdy Field. Kiwanis honors Frederick’s Melvin Engle for 29 years of perfect attendance. Frederick Nursing Home held open house with tours and refreshments. Fabric Shop on North Market Street cut its ribbon with local officials present. Debbie Thompson, 17, won the women’s 50 yard dash in Philadelphia’s Inquirer Games with 5.9 seconds.
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State Police
Conowingo
Charlies W. McGahz
J.B. Miller
E.R. Quaint
CF. Schleuter
G.M. Hunt
Frederick
Debbie Thompson
Inquirer
Philadelphia
Convention Hall
South Africa
United States
Pretoria
Congress
Richard G.lugar
R-Ind
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Reagan
Newt Gingrich
David Brinkley
Bernardus Fourie
Botha
Quiet diplomacy in South Africa sparks US debate
The Reagan administration continues constructive engagement diplomacy with South Africa, arguing progress toward democracy despite violence and repression. Officials cite Namibia independence aims, regional détente, and limited Black rights gains while critics push for stronger actions. The debate spans unions, investments, and protests led by Desmond Tutu and groups like TransAfrica.
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United States
South Africa
Reagan
Human Rights Club
Jimmy Carter
U.S
White House
Angola
Namibia
Mozambique
Jonas Savimbi
Africa
Desmond Tutu
Tutu
Pieter Willem) Botha
Sharpeville
Catholic Church
Johannesburg
Randall Robinson
Washington, D.C
Robinson
TransAfrica
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Congressional Black Caucus
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Don McEvoy
New York City
Times
Sydney Schanberg
Manhattan
Minneapolis
Hennepin
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Althea Gibson
New York
Jack Anderson
Pentagon
Voice of America
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
VOA
U.S. Capitol
Uited
Gercars
Gs Fortween Sar
Etna, Hulme
Stockman
Brunswick
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Brunswick Vs. Frederick
Shipley
McCurdy Field
Quebec
Kiwanis Club
Montreal
Melvin M. Engle
Kiwanis
New Frederick
North Avenue
Toll House Road
North Market Street
E. Paul Magaha
George B
Harry Stupp
George S. Stupp
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Russell Z. Horman
Lawrence A. Dorsey
A. Irvin Renn
Edward Nichols
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