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Youth Conservation Corps Members Work at Crowley's Ridge Park
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Youth Conservation Corp members work on some projects at Crowley's Ridge State Park.
Date: 1975
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Alderman Morrow's Bribery Charges Dismissed
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KAIT8 reporter interview's Paragould Alderman Tom Morrow after Circuit Judge John Mosby dismissed bribery charges. He states that he is grateful for support and relieved that the ordeal is over.
Date: 1975
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NAACP Protest Hiring Discrimination in Blytheville
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Mississippi County/Blytheville branch members protest hiring discrimination in Blytheville. Mayor Ross Fordyce states there is no hiring discrimination and has hired multiple black employees since the start of his administration.
Date: 1975
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State Police Director Harp Visits District C
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State Police Director Colonel Doug Harp visits State Police District C in Jonesboro. He addresses several state troopers. [no audio]
Date: 1975
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Jonesboro Aldermen Take Oath of Office and Hold Meeting
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Jonesboro Mayor Neil Stallings swears in the Jonesboro City Council. City Clerk Shirley Powell takes a roll call.
Date: 1975
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Fire Destroys North Jonesboro Home
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Onlookers watch as a home in north Jonesboro burns down. The Jonesboro Fire Department, as well as volunteer fire fighters from the nearby community of Philadelphia, responded to the fire. [no audio]
Date: 1975
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Jonesboro NSA Chapter Chartered
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People attend the Jonesboro chapter of the National Secretaries Association (NSA) charter installation ceremony. KAIT8 reporter Kathy Miller speaks with president-elect Frances B. Jakes about the secretarial profession.
Date: 1975
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Mayor Stallings Speaks to Jonesboro Exchange Club
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Jonesboro Mayor Neil Stallings speaks at an Exchange Club banquet held at Wyatt's Cafeteria in Indian Mall. [no audio]
Date: 1975
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Jonesboro Officials Sworn In
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Circuit Clerk James Opie Chambers swears in three Jonesboro officials, from left to right, Attorney Dennis Zolper, City Clerk Shirley Powell, and Mayor Neil Stallings. Former city clerk Phyllis Stringer, who lost her reelection to Powell, places a box in her car. [no audio]
Date: 1975
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Alderman Sanderson on Jonesboro’s Proposed Street Improvement Project
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KAIT8 reporter Jack Klobnak speaks with Jonesboro Alderman Herbert Sanderson about a proposed city sidewalk maintenance project designed to both relieve unemployment and improve city streets. He also estimates the program's cost for the taxpayer.
Date: 1975
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Batesville's Gateway Vocational-Technical School Under Construction
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Construction crews work at the site of the Gateway Vocational-Technical School in Batesville.
Date: 1975
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First Responders Recover Body of Electrocuted Teen
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According to the Jonesboro Sun on January 2, 1975, Craighead County coroner's son Toby Emerson, Arkansas State Troopers, and other people recover the body of Ricky Hensley after he was electrocuted from touching a power line. [no audio]
Date: 1975
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JURHA Director McKinnon Discusses Improvement Needs
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Jonesboro's Urban Renewal and Housing Authority (JURHA) director Jim McKinnon speaks with KAIT8 reporter Cal Wasson about the city's revenue problems, priorities for city improvements, and rehabilitative housing.
Date: 1975
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Mayor Stallings on Jonesboro's Revenue Problems
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Jonesboro Mayor Neil Stallings speaks with KAIT8 reporter Donald Goodwin about the city's revenue problems. He discusses various means of collecting more revenue for the city, particularly the implementation of a sales tax.
Date: 1975
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Military Recruitment on the Rise
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KAIT8 reporter Cal Wasson interviews a man and his wife on why he decided to enlist in the U.S. Army, indicating the economic downturn and lack of raises being a main factor in the decision. He also interviews a military recruiter on why more people are enlisting.
Date: 1975
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Peachey Discusses Jonesboro Garden Clinic
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KAIT8 reporter Cal Wasson speaks with Craighead County Agent-Staff Chairman James R. Peachey about a project in Jonesboro aiming to encourage home vegetable gardens.
Date: 1975
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People Wait in Line for Food Stamps
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People wait in line for food stamps. Some claim that they are being skipped, and others are being given preferential treatment. They state that if they leave now, their families will go hungry, so they're stuck in line indefinitely.
Date: 1975
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Strike Pauses TIA Flights at Jonesboro Airport
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The Texas International Airlines (TIA) terminal at Jonesboro Municipal Airport is closed. The air line's services were halted nationwide by an Air Line Employees Association strike which began on December 1, 1974. [no audio]
Date: 1975
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Paragould City Council Holds Finance Meeting
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Paragould City Council holds a public meeting to discuss revised pay rates for the city's fire and police departments. An Arkansas Municipal League representative discusses the organization's efforts to work with Paragould to lobby the state to increase turnbacks to cities.
Date: 1974
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Police Investigate a Convenience Store Robbery
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Police investigate a convenience store, likely one called Brown's Stop and Shop, after a robbery. [no audio]
Date: 1974
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Firefighters Respond to Mobile Home Fire
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Firefighters respond to a mobile home fire, likely just east of Jonesboro. [no audio]
Date: 1974
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Mississippi County Holds Special Election for Community College
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Mississippi County holds a special election to decide if the county will establish a community college.
Date: 1974
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JP Weinstock Holds a Meeting
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Several Craighead County justices of the peace discuss county appropriations and expenditures during 1971 and 1972 at a meeting in Bernard Weinstock's home.
Date: 1974
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JP Weinstock Files Suit Against Judge Clark
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Craighead County Justice of the Peace (JP) Bernard Weinstock and his attorney, Bobby McDaniel, file a suit against County Judge Bill R. Clark, calling for the nullification of a previous quorum court meeting and for a special meeting to be held before the end of 1974.
Date: 1974
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Police Remove Body from Wrecked Vehicle
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Police investigate and remove a body from a wrecked station wagon. A suspect is seen in the back of a police car. According to the Jonesboro Sun on December 15, 1974, Gloria A. Messer was murdered, and her body was removed from this vehicle. [no audio]
Date: 1974
