Dage Two Consolidation Plans All But Abandoned
Arkansas Education Commissioner A W Ford says urgent issues like desegregation guidelines and higher teacher salaries will keep educators busy, delaying any consolidation drive. He notes proposed acts forcing small districts to merge were weakened by an amendment, and warns internal disputes could weaken funding prospects and tax revenue.
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Little Rock
A. W Ford
Ford
Arkansas
AEA
Basare Stirs Campaign Trail in Hope and South Arkansas
Joe Basare campaigns across Hope and nearby South Arkansas communities for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. A Berryville native, Basare favors expanding the lieutenant governor’s duties and has touristic development ties through Cherokee Village in Sharp County and Bella Vista in Benton County. He is UA educated, active in the party, related to Pat Neff, and resides in Cherokee Village with a wife and son.
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Joe Basare
Hope
South Arkansas
Arkansas
Basare
Berryville
Rasore
Cherokee Village
Sharp County
Bella Vista
Ozark Hills
Benson County
Basore
University of Arkansas
Pat Neff
South Arkanas
Texas
Baylor University
Waco
Basoré
Obituary notes for Warren Regan and Carol Turner
Warren E. Regan, 98, of Ouachita Parish and Hickory Grove, died Friday in a local nursing home. Funeral and burial were held at Hickory Grove Church of Christ and Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Cornish Funeral Home in charge. Carol Louise Turner, 72, longtime Hope resident, died Saturday. Survived by husband A. B. Turner and eight children, five sisters, and other relatives. Services were held Monday at Rocky Mound Baptist Church, burial at Shower Springs Cemetery, Herndon Cornelius directing.
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Warren E. Regan
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Louisiana
Hickory Grove
Prescott
A. B. Turner
Carol Louise Turner
Hope
J. T
Texarkana
Wayne
Magnolia
Blaikie
Carl Ray Turner
Marvin Crawford
Abilens
Texas
Wayne Bain
Washington
Marvin Callaway
Georgia
Ernest Johnson
Atlanta
Charles Lindler
Griffin
Hubert Price
Hampton, Ga
Ralph Gibbs
Jonesboro, Ga
Rocky Mound Baptist Church
Wesley Thomason
Merlin Cox
Shower Springs
Herndon Cornelius
Premier Ky plans air action and Da Nang threats
AP reports Premier Nguyen Cao Ky plans airborne action against opponents in Da Nang as two Army brigades are noted among steps to raise readiness. Rail unions call members back after a four day strike that halted work for over 200,000 and caused large losses. Internationally, new Indonesia will rejoin UN. Luna 10 orbits the moon. Passover and Holy Week observed. social unrest and poverty aid protests in Washington.
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Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
Adam Maiik
Indonesia
United Nations
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
Rio Grande
Russel Grouse
Howard Lindsay
Blaine Esposito
Washington
White House
Arkansas
A. W. Ford
Little Rock
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Tax deadline penalties upheld in court ruling
An ABA public service feature recalls cases on tardy tax returns. The court affirmed penalties up to 25 percent of tax for late filings unless reasonable cause existed. Examples show lost returns, illness, and misgivings about spending, with emphasis that taxes must be paid for government endurance.
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Evedence
Sam
American Bar Association
Wi Bernard
Hope High FFA Rodeo set for April 15 16 at Coliseum
The 7th annual Hope High School FFA Rodeo runs Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Coliseum with 45 Little Britches contestants ages 6-12 and nine grade school girls seeking Junior Rodeo Queen. Events include wild cow milking bull riding bareback bronc goat and pig scrambles. Tickets go on sale April 7. Western Day in the Schools is April 14 and a downtown parade at 4 p.m. on April 15. Damien Watkins and others chair the event. Also mentioned is Hyperion the seventh Saturn satellite discovered Sept 16 1848.
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Anual Hope High School
Future Farmers of America
Jack Watkins
FFA
Mike Kidd
Larry May
Jimmy Howell
Johnny Herman
Otto Potter
Tommy Bright
Billy Bob White
Charlie Batson
Tommy Cox
Sikes and Rodgers Clinch Masters Spots in Greensboro Open
In Greensboro, R H Sikes and Phil Rodgers earned Masters places through the Greater Greensboro Open golf tour. Sikes tied for sixth with 19 points for a 116 winter total, while Rodgers shot 67 on Sunday to tie for 15th and reach 96 points. Archer and Camp tied for 30th as rivals.
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Greensboro
N.C
R. H. Sikes
Phil Rodgers
Tom Weiskopf
Sikes
Rodgers
George Archer
Joe Campeth
Bookmobile Schedule for April Routes and Stops
The schedule lists bookmobile stops by time and location including Guernsey School at 9:00, McNab at 1:00, 140 Marcum Home at 2:30, Fry Home at 2:30, Ilery School at 1:00, Brockman Hill at 130 Williams Grocery at 2:00, May Home at 2:30, Falcon at 3:00, Texas Eastern at 3:30 in Shoyer Springs. On April 7 routes start at 9:00 from Laneburg School with stops at Manns Grocery 12:15, Patmos School 1:30, and Patmos Community 2:45.
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Guernsey
McNab
Marcum
Fry
Ilery
Brockman Hill
Williams
May
Falcon
Texas Eastern
Shoyer Springs
Laneburg
Mann's Grocery
Patmos
Career Club Organized in Meet Here
The newly organized Hope Career Club met Thursday March 24 at the Diamond Cafe. Miss Beryl Henry former Superintendent of Hope Schools spoke and presented their charter. Cecilia Delaney temporary chairman presided. Ruth Burtch nominated Linda Luck Elaine Fuller Cecilia Delaney Kathy Guerin Lynda Bearden Robyn Formby elected as officers. Virginia Flosmer counsels. club sponsored by Hope Business and Professional Women. Arnold R Jones departs TVA to teach at University of South Florida Tampa term ends May 18.
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Hope Career Club
Diamond Cafe
Beryl Henry
Hope Schools
Cecilia Delaney
Ruth Burtch
Linda Luck
Elaine Fuller
Kathy Guerin
Lynda Bearden
Robyn Formby
Hope Business and Professional Women Club
Virginia Flosmer
Counslor
TVA
Conditions worsen for forest fires across region
Atlanta Ga AP reports extreme forest fire conditions forecast for this weekend from Arkansas to Virginia and southward except Gulf coast. A dry cold front is expected with winds up to 30 mph. State and national fire crews lookouts and air patrols have been alerted.
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Atlanta. Ga
Arkansas
Virginia
Gulf of Mexico
U.S. Forest Service
Seven Die in Arkansas Weekend Traffic Toll
The Associated Press reports seven people died in Arkansas highways crashes during a 54 hour period from 6 p m Friday to midnight Sunday. Two youths, Billy J. Crooms 18 and John Neil Birmingham 17 of Powhatan, were killed when their car left Arkansas 25 near Powhatan and hit a tree. A pedestrian died near Benton. Four separate accidents caused single deaths.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Benton
Billy J. Crooms
John Neil Birmingham
Powhatan
Arkansas 25
Bill Rose
Walnut
Deaths From Accidents Across Arkansas Roads in Two Days
On Sunday near Benton Arkansas Mildred Lois Crawford 36 an inmate at the Benton State Hospital died after being struck by a truck on US 6 around six miles west of Benton. Earnest Lovelass 43 of West Memphis died when his car left Interstate 40 west of West Memphis and plunged down a 7 foot embankment. Saturday deaths included George Robertson 33 of Smackover killed in a two truck collision on U S 70 about 19 miles southwest of Camden Lee Brooks 16 near Osceola killed when his car left the road near Osceola and overturned and Carl Rickey Adams 18 near El Paso White County killed in a collision near Quitman. The word alphabet comes from alpha and beta first two letters of the Greek alphabet.
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Camden
Lee Brooks
Osceola
Carl Rickey Adams
el Paso
White County
Bear Quitman
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Collee
University of South Florida At
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Menday
Talbot Feilds Jr
Hope, Ark
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Ark
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W. E. Trotter
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