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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1967
Page
1
A collection of opinion notes on rising Social Security taxes and tax policy proposals. The piece critiques higher Social Security contributions, cites a ceiling idea, and reflects on tax fairness. It also lampoons naming trends, cigarette taxation, and fashion trends, ending with a satirical jab about miniskirt debates.
Sen Mark Hatfield of Oregon at an airport news conference called on the Republican party to advocate reduced U.S. involvement in Vietnam. He said the American people want to de Americanize the war and favor pulling back from conflict.
Harry Lee Williams, 86, longtime Arkansas Gazette columnist from Jonesboro, known for the Fragments of the Passing Years column, died at his Little Rock home on Thursday.
Washington AP reports Congress worries over safety as chambers remain open to the public with no barriers. Harlem demonstrators clashed with Capitol police in the gallery, prompting calls for protective enclosures and plexiglass shields. Only Rep. George H. Fallon, a wounded survivor from 1954, remains in Congress.
Washington report reflects Charles de Gaulle aging in office with six years left, facing waning popularity and strain between France and allies. Admired for historic service yet criticized as Napoleonic, he drew ire during a Canada visit by shouting support for Quebec, provoking global shock and domestic dissent.
The state Bank Department will hold a public hearing on September 1 regarding the charter request for the proposed Little River Bank and Trust Co by a group of Little River County residents in Little Rock.
Londoners anticipate the grouse season opening on August 12 with vivid culinary lore. The tradition frames grouse as a gourmet staple enjoyed nearly raw by some, a symbol of British snobbery, and a high society meal at venues like the Savoy, where multiple birds may be served for prominent guests as the season progresses.
HONOLULU AP Jom C Deacon of Jonesboro Arkansas attending the 90th annual meeting of the American Bar Association was named Thursday as one of seven members of a new ABA committee on crime control and prevention
Washington Av district receives a 111,493 grant for Deer Newton County Arkansas to construct a community center. The announcement came Thursday from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
A 15-year-old boy, Leonard Boyce of Parsley’s Bottom West Virginia, is trapped 14 feet underground in a well after a rock slide. Rescue workers using heavy ditch-digging equipment and a trench alongside the well battled ongoing rock falls while crowds watched in predawn hours. The boy, who is described as calm but in pain, begs for water and to be removed, as authorities halt nearby traffic and trains to prevent vibrations.
Hong Kong officials repudiated a border agreement signed by Trevor Bedford after a Red Chinese mob threatened him with death and seized weapons from three British soldiers at Man Kam To village. The incident followed a mob breach of barricades and marked the era’s most serious border clash since July 8.
Proceeds from this week's drag race will fund a critical operation for the son of Hope policeman Robert W. Abbott. Five year old needs eye-surgery to save his eyesight. announcement made by Jim Cooper.
Mississippi Senator James Eastland leads Senate Judiciary Committee as hearings begin on a mouse-passed bill that would make crossing state lines to incite riots a federal crime. Milwaukee Mayor Henry Maier pursues city rebuilding after riots. Former premier Tran Van Huong emerges as major civilian presidential contender in South Vietnam. David Ginsburg serves as executive director of Johnson era civil disorders advisory panel.
In a classic column Mary Anita Laseter argues that rising idle time will become a societal issue as work hours shrink toward a 15 hour week by 2000 and a decade of work per person by 1985. She cites Greek leisure as a model for pursuing mind expanding and civic activities.
Atty Gen Joe Purcell files a petition in the Lynn Davis court suit arguing Davis is an ineligible usurper for Arkansas State Police director due to not meeting a 10 year Arkansas residency. Circuit Judge Warren Wood grants the petition with a hearing set for 1:30 p.m. August 21. the suit, filed by Davis and State Police Commission members as individual taxpayers, seeks Davis' salary from Hogan Jones and Nancy Hall.
Eureka Springs Arkansas Circuit Judge Maupin Summings ordered the city to call a referendum within 60 days on a resolution creating a city housing authority. The ruling followed a taxpayers suit aimed at forcing an election, clarifying that the resolution takes effect upon publication. The city, led by housing authority head Jerry Newton, plans 75 public housing units and sought $1.8 million in federal funds. Clarence Herron of Little Rock waived extradition from Cummins Prison Farm and will return to Arkansas.
Arkansas Senator John L. McClellan joined the minority in a 51 to 36 Senate vote against a proposal to ban exports through the Export-Import Bank and to halt U S trade with Communist nations, amid a party split.
Presidential panel calls for greater Negro participation in the National Guard draws mixed responses from Republican governors urging swift enforcement to curb riots. Fifteen Negro leaders including Floyd McKissick push for a Black white alliance while McNamara reviews recommendations as Cantwell questions feasibility amidst calls for pooled policing and rapid action.
In a bold attack near Hanoi four South Vietnamese army compounds in Quang Tri Province were hit simultaneously by Viet Cong with heavy casualties at one site. U S Air Force jets destroyed the Doumer Bridge near Hanoi in a Friday air strike, the heaviest raid on North Vietnam’s capital since June.
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