Equalized Unequal Assessments Prompt Local Crisis
Speech excerpt discusses school funding burdens shifted to federal and state levels causing local districts to near bankruptcy. Highlights discrepancies between livestock and property assessments, noting Hope county figures in 1849 and 1980, with downtown sites taxed at 1 percent and 20 percent market value. Calls for reform funding through local property tax base and resisting continued federal/state aid dependence.
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Hempstenund
Lempstrud
Enlile
Unw
Hope
Fope
Aten
Hope Business
Fimselves
Lana
Utalkers
Gurdon Woman Succumbs in Hope Hospital
Lettie Graham Simmons, 52, of Gurdon, died yesterday in Hope hospital. She is survived by four daughters, including Mrs. Robert Millings of Arkadelphia and Mrs. Inetha Lee Simmons of Gurdon, and three sons, Tracy in the Navy and Dewayne G. and Jimmie Simmons of Gurdon. Services were set for 2:20 p.m. today at Gurdon Presbyterian Church with Rev. L. T. Lawrance of Hope.
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Lettie Graham Simmons
Simmons
Missouri Pacific
Hope Hospital
Gurdon
Robert Millings
Arkadelphia
Inetha Lee Simmons
D. Barnard
John T. Crosby
Hope
Tracy
Navy
Dewayne G
Jimmie Simmions
Gurdon Presbyterian Church
L. T. Lawrace
UAW abandons third party plan amid labor party talk
The UAW convention rejected a minority push for a united labor party and urged changes within a year or risk losing support from its 1.25 million members. Delegates backed resolutions to empower officers to push a general conference of all labor groups in 1952 and coordinate economic and political action.
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UAW
Weland
United Labor Policy Committee
ULPC
Allabor
Democrats May Scrap UMT to Save Draft Bill
Washington reports Admin leaders plan to remove the tenth provision of universal military training to salvage a draft bill. House opposition, a Kilduff amendment, and MacArthur’s letter loom large as Vinson considers civilian commissions and a UMT corps to ease passage and address scholastic aptitude concerns.
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William F. AR Bogast
Washington
House
Vinson D-Gad
Armed Services Committee
Douglas MacArthur
Hop. Kilay
D-Tex
KiUday
Servier
Vinson
UMT
Collazo Is Sentenced to Death for White House Attack
Oscar Collazo was sentenced to death by electric chair for the 1950 attempted assassination of President Truman and the killing of a White House guard. Griselo Torresola died in the attack. Collazo maintained the act was for Puerto Rican independence. His wife expressed resolve that the death would not weaken but strengthen the independence cause.
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Washington
Oscar
Collazo
Truyman
T. Alan Guidsborough
Lily
Puerto Rico
Griselio Torresolo
Blvir House
Torresola
White House
Loelie Coffelt
Collavo
Fred
Ross
Coffeli
Blair’ House
Demporary
Price Discussion to Be Held at Texarkana
The office of price stabilization calls a meeting in Texarkana Arkansas Court House on May day at 2:40 PM. The purpose is to explain OPS violations to restaurants boarding houses and other establishments wholesalers and retailers. All interested parties in the area may attend.
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Texarkana
Office of Price Stabilization
Texarleoad
Arkansas
Court House
Huyaday
Srucers
AML
Ten Local Scouts to Trek to Philmont New Mexico
Bill Wray, chairman for Hempstead district, announced ten scouts will travel to Philmont Ranch on the old Santa Fe Trail in New Mexico for a 10 day expedition. The trip includes hiking, fishing, gold panning, and mountain climbing with strict district limits to one attendee per district.
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New Mexico
Bill Wray
Hempstead
Mr. Wray
Wray
Philmont
Survival Fight for RFC Is Up Today
Washington faces a high stakes bid to reorganize the RFC by dissolving its five member board and placing a single administrator in charge. Senate leaders, including Fulbright, weigh a plan to block the reform as White House aides Dawson and Niles are summoned for testimony amid alleged policy influence.
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Washington
Cnaiee Corlurittlor
Congress
Ene Inie
Senate
Dornule Dawson
David Niles
Fulbright
D-Ark
Dawson
Obey
R-Nh
Tobey
Trinman
Niles
Rfcs
McClellan
Expenditures Committee
UN monitors report Israeli Syrian border clash escalates
UN observers in Tel Aviv cite ongoing clashes between Israeli and Syrian forces along the border near the Sea of Galilee. Damascus says Arab fire hit border airspace with no Syrian casualties. A UN envoy urges restraint as tensions flare over armistice violations and border incidents.
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Tel Aviv
United Nations
Sea of Galilee
Syria
Taraei
Damascus
New York
Wortley
Bi Iotter
Security Council
Israel
Lsd Viclaluck
Arma
Aurne
Urmulk
Sithern
Sea of Galilea
Scrap price controls, regulate money to curb inflation
White Sulphur Springs, W Va. Economist Aaron Director, chairing a three day meeting on the economics of mobilization at the Greenbrier, urged scrapping price and wage controls. He argued inflation should be fought by regulating money and credit rather than maintaining controls, noting that stabilization hinges on preventing expansion of bank money supply.
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White Sulpher Springs
Aaron
Greenbrier Hotel
Udelud
Stabilzer
Michael Viget
Scnao
Reds Collapse After Fierce Fighting In Korea Front
United Nations forces pressed central and western fronts as Chinese numbers faltered. Allied forces reported gains north of the border with U.S. and South Korean troops driving back Chinese positions near parallel districts, while heavy combat continued along the front with notable bridge actions and artillery exchanges.
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Toleya
United Nations Forces
Devalier 3A
John Randulph
Thurilay
U.N
Taveh
United Nationa
Jaewon
Alvisins
Chunehon
Meritidiaie Canleal
Trent
Amerleuow
Reds
Prbner
Uf. N
U. S
Alman
Nevih Koren
Thuradsy
9An Marine
Ay Bblle Sy
Studin Ling
All-State Band Concert Broadcast Here
An All-State band concert selected top performers from Arkansas schools will be broadcast tonight at 7 p.m. on KKAR. James Huysel J. G. DatWing and other soloists are featured. A historic note recalls a Swiss capital hunt and a slain animal in a city scene.
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Arkonsoa
Arkadelphia
Angus
Jann J James Huysel
J. G.datwing
Huld
KKAR
Reforming youth groups spurs Hope Boys and Girls Club council
A Wisconsin community revived the Hope Boys and Girls Club and formed a new Hope Boys and Girls Council after a Wednesday meeting attended by 28 local representatives. Teddy M. Jones was named temporary chairman, with an organizing committee and subcommittees to study rededication of the club and propose community-focused reforms.
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Tape
Civic
Old Hope Boye
Falony Ehough
Verge
A Hope Boys, Girls Council
Oledt
Teddy M. Jones
Chateman
Mutherine
Mutherine the Appointmant Ots
Mitler Filsny Log
Te Gira Club
Anid Malta
Boys
Hole Fir
Elvic Londera
Gnthia Intal
Mies Bovy Henty
Mika Kelly
Syd McMath
Paul Rola
Roy Anderson
Royce Welnenborgse
Johin
L. Wilada
Boys &Girls
Ogat
Yiowpoint
Hempstead County Sets Record in Tree Planting Efforts
Hempstead County established a record by planting pine trees during the past winter, surpassing the prior total by about sixty percent. The effort involved local landowners and the Chamber of Commerce Belt Conservation District, with roughly 000 trees reported as planted following correspondence and outreach in the Southwest American region.
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Hempstead
Commerce Belt Conservation Diatrict
Pieltings
Uth Chamber of Commers
Mr. Kellys
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Oklahoma
Jackie Parrlo
McAlester
McAlester Hospital
Robert Phillips
Phillips
McAlester Jal
Julius Rosenberg
Ethel
Federal Court
New York City
Irving Kaufman
RFC
U.S
Switzerland
Boven
S.offelde
Ujfaita
MacArthur
Chiang
Hempstead County
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