Pritchard resigns as Hood College president
Dr. Ross Pritchard, Hood College sixth president, resigns effective July 31 to become president of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. ASU confirms Pritchard will replace retiring Dr. Carl R. Reng after mid November discussions and a broad applicant search.
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Ross Pritchard
Hood College
Pritchard
Hood
Penny Hain
News-Post
Alan Stone
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro
Ark
Carl R. Reng
ASU
Marilyn Myers
Ford pledges quick action on about 15 billion tax cut
President Ford told Rep. Al Ullman the Ways and Means Committee will move fast on a roughly 15 billion recession fighting tax cut. Ullman said the plan includes much of what he supports and hinted at wider scope than expected. The discussions also covered a proposed 3 per barrel oil levy and possible tax rebate checks, with continuation on Page A-5.
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WASHINGTON
Ford
House
Ways and Means Committee
Al Ullman
D-Ore
Congress
Ullman
Len Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
White House
Oregonian
Wilbur D Mills
D-Ark
County Public Aid Rolls Rise 15 Percent in January
County social services report a roughly 15 percent rise in residents on AFDC or GPA and about a 5 percent increase in those eligible for food stamps for January versus the November-December 1974 period. Officials cite unemployment driving GPA applications, with about 600 families served and 100 single or childless recipients among them.
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Department of Social Services
Marion M . Malone
Malone
YMCA
social services
Sonia Passen
Passen
First-phase police services survey report due soon
A first-phase report on Frederick County police services is ready for briefing to a study group led by project coordinator Russel K Leick and Davon Management. Maj Charles V Main says he has not yet received the copy and a snow canceled a briefing for the meeting. The survey funded by a federal grant covers assets crime data and future needs through 1980 and beyond.
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Frederick County
Russel K. Leick
Davon Management Company
Columbus
Ohio
Charles V. Main
Frederick City
Law Enforcement Assistance Agency
Governor's Commission on Law Enforcement
Administration of Justice
Leick
Blizzard paralyzes upper Midwest in severe storm
A severe blizzard with 80 mph winds paralyzed parts of the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Iowa Nebraska and Minnesota faced road closures power outages and stranded motorists while emergency shelters opened. A Sioux Falls tower toppled and temperatures may plunge to 20 below by Sunday.
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Associated Press
Plains
Upper Midwest
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Boys Town
National Weather Service
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Sioux Center
Sioux Falls
S.D
Recon flights denied but cites claim of direct bombing aid
U S sources admitted reconnaissance flights over North and South Vietnam while denying Hanoi's charge that pilots guided South Vietnamese bombing missions. In Cambodia insurgents hit Phnom Penh with 14 rockets, killing a child and three others in a candy shop and wounding 24 civilians as cargo planes boost Mekong deliveries. North Vietnam alleged U S reconnaissance planes guided Saigon bombers in attacks on Loc Ninh, while Saigon reports heavy bombing in Phuoc Long province and numerous cease fire violations by the Communists.
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SAIGON
South Vietnam
U.S
North
Hanoi
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Mekong
North Vietnam
Thailand
Loc Ninh
United States
Vietnam
Phuoc Long
Phuoc Binh
Cincinnati stamp box yields potential 17 million dollar find
Three partners in a Cincinnati stamp and coin shop bought a $10 box at an Covington Kentucky auction. Inside, a four pence English stamp from 1887 to 1892 may be worth up to 17 million dollars with a color error and missing green center portrait of Queen Victoria. Experts vary on authenticity and the owners plan further testing and possible public exhibition.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio
Cincinnati
Covington
Bob Wildman
Olde Times Stamp & Coin
Maryland Faces Cuts in Antirecession Aid Funds
Maryland could lose at least 3.1 million in antirecession aid after a federal re calculation of unemployment figures. Acting secretary W Shepherdson Abell warned of 11 million in public service jobs and 2 million in economic development loans at risk, with contracts to small businesses also affected. He criticized the new figures as inaccurate and arbitrary.
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BALTIMORE
Maryland
state Department of Employment and Social Services
W. Shepherdson Abell
Abell
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor
Tornadoes Kill 11 as Harris Announces Bid
News brief reports tornadoes causing eleven deaths while A2 Harris announces a presidential bid. The item notes a chaotic scene with casualties and political development in separate sections.
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HARRIS
Mild winds and chilly weekend forecast
Daytime highs in the 60s give way to a much cooler night with lows in the 30s. Sunday brings further cooling to the 40s with increasing clouds and likely rain later. A Diogenes quote notes listening more than speaking.
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