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Woman Shares Her Practical Experience Working at a Bank
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A woman shares her practical experience working at a bank and how it applies to what she is learning as a business major.
Date: 1977
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Arkansas League for Nursing Hosts Social Health Program Workshop
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The Arkansas League of Nursing hosts a Social Health Program Workshop in Jonesboro. Two attendees talk about the number of student absences due to illnesses is the worst it has been in years.
Date: 1977
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Beedeville Schools Pushes Back on Quality Education Act Amendment Claim
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Beedeville Schools pushes back on the claim that amending the Quality Education Act would weaken it. The district employee also states reestablishing the high school would be too expensive.
Date: 1977
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Man States Four Beehives Have Been Stolen
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A man states that four of his beehives have been stolen, and that this kind of thievery is becoming more commonplace.
Date: 1977
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Man Warns Plant Purchasers to be Weary of Sick Specimens
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A man warns plant purchasers to be weary of sick specimens and to be mindful of the hot weather.
Date: 1977
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Numerous People Attend Jonesboro City Council Meeting
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Numerous people attend the Jonesboro City Council meeting held in the City Hall Municipal Courtroom. [no audio]
Date: 1977
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Reporter Tours a Vocational Technical School
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A KAIT8 reporter tours a vocational technical school for National Vocational Education Week. [no audio]
Date: 1977
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Webber Reports on Need for Litter Containers
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KAIT8 reporter Randy Webber reports on the need for litter containers across a stretch of highway if Governor David Pryor's litter campaign is to be successful.
Date: 1977
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Interior Shots of Indian Mall
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Footage contains interior shots of Indian Mall, showing people walking around and a number of stores. [no audio]
Date: 1977
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State Representative Miller Talks About Raising Gas Tax
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State Representative John Miller talks about the need to pass legislation to raise the state's gas tax by two cents per gallon even though he knows it will be difficult to raise it by one.
Date: 1977
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PSC Removes Some Service from Craighead Electric Application
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Public Service Commission (PSC) removes some services from the Craighead Electric Cooperative's rate increase application, forcing them to stop those services.
Date: 1977
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ACORN Accuses City of Misappropriating Block Grant Funds
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Jonesboro-Northeast Regional Office of Arkansas Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN) spokesman accuses Jonesboro of misappropriating Community-Development Block Grant funds on projects not meant to help lower income areas. A second interviewee is asked if he suspects Craighead County will receive disaster relief.
Date: 1977
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Blytheville Police Officers Look to Establish an Association
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Blytheville police officers look to establish a Blytheville Police Association to negotiate with the city council for compensation and improve retention. Detective Sergent Lawrence Christle mentions Police Chief R. J. Cox is not part of their concerns and is a fine police chief.
Date: 1977
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NEA Symphony Orchestra Performs in Concert
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The Northeast Arkansas Symphony Orchestra performs in concert in Wilson Hall at A-State.
Date: 1977
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Mayor Diebold Cleans Parkin Streets
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KAIT8 reporter Preston Monroe reports on Wynne Mayor Buddy Diebold cleaning the streets of Parkin following Wynne's football loss.
Date: 1977
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Men in Hard Hats Work at a Construction Site
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Men in hard hats work at a construction site.
Date: 1976
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Jonesboro Police Destroy Cases of Alcohol
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Jonesboro Police Chief of Detectives Daymon Gammill oversees the destruction of cases of beer and pints of whiskey at the Jonesboro Sanitary Landfill.
Date: 1976
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Restaurant Manager Discusses Recent Price Increases
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A manager of a restaurant speaks with KAIT8 reporter on the multiple increases of prices over the last year. He mentions labor and food costs have led to the significant increases.
Date: 1976
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Several People Attend an Insurance Seminar
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Several people attend an insurance seminar as part of a lecture series at A-State.
Date: 1976
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Mayor Stallings Discusses New City Council
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Jonesboro Mayor Neil Stallings discusses his surprise with the recent election and looks to working with the newly elected aldermen in the new city council.
Date: 1976
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People Attend a Downtown City Planning Meeting
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Several people hold a meeting to discuss downtown city planning.
Date: 1976
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Walker Claims Poinsett Sheriff's Office Misappropriated Funds
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Poinsett County Sheriff candidate Jim Walker claims County Sheriff Gerald Crawford of using county funds to pay his wife. Walker also claims the office is inadequately feeding people in jail and charging those arrested for food, even though they did not spend time in jail. Crawford addresses the jail food situation.
Date: 1976
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First District Democratic Party Caucus Meets
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First District Democratic Party Caucus meets at Arkansas State University. Jonesboro Mayor Neil Stallings gives his opinion on what the city should do.
Date: 1976
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Heckman's Winery Owner Discusses Possible Closure
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Heckman's Winery owner DeWayne Utley discusses the likelihood of closing, feeling he is caught in the middle.
Date: 1976
