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Griffith Speaks at Jonesboro Exchange Club
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State Coordinator of Public Safety Brooks Griffith speaks at a Jonesboro Exchange Club meeting, most likely over traffic safety initiatives. [no audio]
Date: 1974
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Senator Eagleton Speaks at Tri-County Democratic Rally
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U.S. Senator Tom Eagleton gives a speech at the Tri-County Democratic Party and fish fry. KAIT8 reporter Don Goodwin asks Eagleton if he plans to release his mental health records.
Date: 1974
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Governor Bumpers Talks About Employment
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Arkansas Governor Dale Bumpers talks about employment at a meeting. He seems to suggest that by trying to maintain full employment, government and business have overstaffed and are underutilizing their full-time personnel.
Date: 1974
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Representative Alexander States There Are Sinister Forces in Washington
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U.S. Representative Bill Alexander states there are sinister forces in Washington D.C. This might be in reference to a news story concerning a controversy surrounding U.S. Representative Wilbur Mills.
Date: 1974
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Representative Pryor Discusses Gubernatorial Race
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U.S. Representative David Pryor speaks with KAIT8 reporter Don Goodwin on why he will not debate Republican nominee for Arkansas governor, Ken Coon, and how the next governor will need to handle the state’s surplus.
Date: 1974
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Vice President Gerald Ford Speaks at Baptist Medical Center Dedication
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Vice President Gerald Ford visits Little Rock, Arkansas for the Baptist Medical Center dedication. Ford gives a speech and shakes hands with attendees of the event. [No audio]
Date: 1974
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Former Alcoholic Comments on Representative Mills’ Erratic Behavior
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Reporter Donald Goodwin interviews a former alcoholic about alcoholism and the erratic behavior of Representative Wilbur Mills.
Date: 1974
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People React to Rice Act Failing to Pass
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KAIT8 reporter Cal Wasson interviews with a man, likely a rice farmer, and Craighead County agricultural extension agent Albert M. Swaty after the Rice Act of 1974 failed to pass Congress. There is also footage of a rice field and mill.
Date: 1974
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Governor Bumpers Speaks on Manufacturing Job Increase
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Arkansas Governor Dale Bumpers gives a speech about the increase of manufacturing jobs in the state during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Darling Store Fixtures plant in Corning.
Date: 1972
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Blaylock Disagrees with Bumpers' Surplus Proposal
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Arkansas Republican gubernatorial candidate Len E. Blaylock disagrees with how Governor Dale Bumpers plan to spend the state's surplus, including a proposal to just expand the medical school in Little Rock which Blaylock believes does not get to the root of the issue in Arkansas.
Date: 1972
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Blaylock States Intent to Repeal Tax Increases
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Arkansas Republican gubernatorial candidate Len E. Blaylock states he already has a plan for highways and healthcare and will come out with a tax proposal to repeal what he sees were unnecessary tax increases.
Date: 1972
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Cal Wasson Reports on Tucker and AG Race
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KAIT-8 reporter Cal Wasson reports on the Arkansas attorney general's race, criticisms leveled against Democratic nominee Jim Guy Tucker from his opponents, and his response to the criticism.
Date: 1972
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State Representative Bookout Supports Eliminating Fee System
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Arkansas State Representative Jerry Bookout discusses his support to eliminate the fee system to compensate officials such as deputy prosecutors and sheriffs.
Date: 1972
