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The couple made famous for having so many children — 17 in all — are making the move to El Dorado to take advantage of the Promise.

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, who currently reside in Northwest Arkansas, held a conference call today with El Dorado Mayor Mike Dumas, El Dorado Chamber of Commerce Chairman Don Wales and members of the El Dorado Forward Plan to discuss their big announcement.

“What a momentous day for El Dorado,” said Dumas, who sported a t-shirt emblazoned with photos of each of the Duggar’s 17 children: Joe Bob, Rae Bob, Jim Bob, John Bob, Tim Bob, Leo Bob, Mike Bob, Steve Bob, Larry Bob, David Bob, Sara Bob, Jenny Bob, Bobbie Bob, Debbie Bob, Cindy Bob, Mytaling Llyang Bob (adopted) and Laura Lou Bob.

“Jim Bob, I just want to tell you that on behalf of the City of El Dorado, and everyone in our community, I declare this ‘Duggar Day’ in El Dorado. We will be so glad to have you and your beautiful children here!”

“Thank you so much, mayor, we appreciate it, and we are already loading our bus and getting ready to drive down your way,” Duggar replied.

The Duggar children range in age from newborn to 17, and the family is expected to enjoy more than $5 million in college savings from the Promise.

Wales said that he is currently in talks with Jim Bob Duggar to partner him with owners of the Soap and Shine Automated Car Wash Company, which has a car wash under construction in El Dorado.

Wales said that Duggar has also expressed interest in being a part of the Clean Car Task Force, a plan that’s being touted as a way to “clean up” El Dorado’s image.

“If there is one thing that Michelle and I like more than making babies, it’s washing our family’s 20 passenger bus,” Duggar said. “We believe in clean cars. We believe in the Promise, and we are on our way to El Dorado.”

The Duggars are expected to be fully moved into their new El Dorado home by the start of the school year in August.

A fascinating tale from the BBC about Germany’s ongoing search for a Nazi doctor who allegedly committed horrendous crimes during World War II.

Among the crimes: Performing operations and amputations without anaesthetic to see how much pain his victims could endure, and injecting victims straight into the heart with petrol, water or poison.

German authorities believe they may have tracked down 94-year-old Dr. Aribert Heim in South America. Too old to be held accountable? Never. Hope they find him.

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At least in Camden. “Talk Business” out of Little Rock is reporting that National Technical Systems Inc., an advanced military weapons testing facility, has acquired approximately 650 acres of land adjacent to the existing land currently leased in Camden.

The purchase price was not disclosed.

NTS officials claim that their backlog of orders at Camden has risen to a record high of more than $10 million. NTS recently obtained several U.S. Army contracts.

Dr. Jack Lin, Chairman of NTS told “Talk Business” this week that “the additional land gives us two distinct advantages: First, combined with our present property at Camden, we will have ample space to perform testing previously not allowed due to space limitations. Secondly, we will enhance our capability to meet anticipated future demand for munitions and ordnance testing.”

Good news for Camden, which desperately needs all the help it can get.

This time, test firing missiles. Nervous anyone? Click here for more.