Hope School Crisis Prompts Tax Reform Drive in Arkansas
Hope School District voters reject a 5 mill tax hike for a third time as local inflation and shrinking assessment base erode funding. A Jonesboro example shows reassessment with outside appraisers and donations can bridge the gap, suggesting a county-wide plan and a neighborhood effort to save schools.
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Arkansas
el Dorado
Pulaski
Union
Columbia
Craighead
Miller
Hempstead
Craighhead County
Jonesboro
Bombers Packed for Cuba Withdrawal Under UKRUS Pact
The Soviets begin moving nuclear capable jet bombers from Cuba to ports for shipment back to Russia. First ships due soon under Khrushchev Kennedy agreement with U S naval observation. Mikoyan flies home to report talks with Kennedy Rusk Castro. Verification remains the critical unresolved issue amid ongoing U S Soviet tensions.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cuba
Russia
U.S
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Caribbean
Dean Rusk
Havana
Fidel Castro
Mikoyar
Castro
Mikoyen
Mikoyan
United Nations
German Swims to Freedom From East Berlin to West
A 23 year old East German swam the icy River Spree in downtown Berlin before dawn under gunfire. He reached the West Berlin bank near the Reichstag and was hospitalized for exposure. An East German patrol boat fired 10 shots at the swimmer, according to West Berlin police.
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Berlin
Spree
West Berlin
Reichstag
Weather totals show 1962 rainfall through October
The season recorded 43.38 inches of precipitation by October, compared with 46.46 inches in the same period last year, indicating a drier year to date.
Shoe Workers Reject Union at Clayton Shoe Co
Corning Arkansas Clayton Shoe Co employees voted 149 to 67 against the United Shoe Workers of America. It marked the third successive anti union vote in three years after earlier defeats of six votes and 113 vote margins. The plant makes ladies shoes and employs 270 people.
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Corning, Ark
Clayton Shoe Co
Corning
United Shoe Workers of America
Murphy to Head Annual Dimes Drive in Hempstead
Dean Murphy of Hops will direct Hempstead County’s 1943 March of Dimes Campaign announced by Wes Lara Mae Impson, County Chapter chair. Murphy has led prior campaigns in Little River County and serves as Dean’s Truck Stop owner. He is a WWII Air Corps veteran, law student, and active in Freemasonry, Eastern Star, American Legion, Kiwanis, and civic groups.
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Dean Murphy
Hops
Hempstead County
Wes "Lara Mae Impson
National Foundation
Mr. Murphy
Little River County
Dean
Conway Baptist College
Hope
Order: of the Eastern Star
Foreman Masonic Lodge
Foreman American Legion
Arkansas
Murphy
Masonic Grand Lodges of
American Legion
No. 12
Kiwanis Club
South West
Majority of Arkansas seniors own homes in 1980 census
The 1980 Housing Census shows a majority of Arkansans over 60 own their homes. Of 60 plus residents, 146,634 of 255,338 own homes. The booklet, issued by the Census Bureau, also notes figures on living arrangements for seniors.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Commerce Department
Census Bureau
Corning Population Increases After Special Census
Corning Arkansas preliminary census results show a population rise of 348 since 1960. The count began this week at the city council’s request, with a final figure determining about 2200 dollars more annually in state turnback funds.
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Corning
Ark
Census Bureau
Red Chinese Begin Troop Withdrawals
The Chinese communists say they are starting troop withdrawals from the Himalayan front, moving 12 to 15 miles behind the line of control. India demands a return to September 5, 1962 positions, while China warns against provocations and notes a broader peace push. The move follows a cease-fire proclaimed November 22, with India beefing up defenses and Tezpur reporting no clear plan for vacated territory.
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Henry S. Bradsher
New Delhi
India
Tadian
Peking
New China
United States
Ladakh
Chou En-lai
iNehru
Tezpur
Tezpac
Kashmir
Nehru
Pakistan
R Elledge 93 Dies in Magnolia Hospital
Thomas Richardson Elledge a former Hope resident died November 30 in Magnolia Hospital. Survivors include son Raymond of Waldo daughter Mrs Claude Wilson of Eufaula Okla and grandchildren Mrs J B Rowe Jr and Henry Elledge of Hope. Funeral set for Saturday 3 p.m. at Pentecost Church Waldo with internment in Columbia Cemetery near Waldo Lewis Funeral Home Magnolia arranging.
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Thomas Richardson Elledge
Hope
Magnolia Hospital
Raymond
Waldo
Claude Wilson
Eufaula
Okla
J. B. Rowe Jr
Henry Elledge
Pentecost Church
Columbia Cemetery
Lewis Funeral Home
Magnolia
Sparkman City to elect successor for mayor term
The attorney general's office ruled Thursday that Sparkman City Council must elect a mayoral successor after G. W. DeLaughter, who did not seek re election, leaves office. His term ends January 1, and he will serve until a successor is chosen by the council at its next meeting.
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Little Rockap
Attorney General's Office
Sparkman
G. W. DeLaugh
DeLaughter
Lions Christmas Auction Aims To Aid Needy Families
The Lions Club Christmas Auction runs December 3-5 with two mink style stoles to be won by local women. Bidding rewards points toward eligibility, and proceeds fund baskets for needy families, reflecting a long charity tradition.
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Lions Club
St. Paul
Ming
Lions Club Christman
Lions
Cey
Haskell Jones
Big Increase in Arkansas Department Store Sales
The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis reports Arkansas led the district in last week sales with a nine percent rise in the Little Rock area and a three percent district gain. For the four week span ended Nov 24, district sales were two percent higher year over year with Memphis up eight percent and Louisville up six. Little Rock sales were down one percent for the year, while year to date overall the district showed a five percent increase.
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SY. Louis
Little Rock
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of St.Louis
Memphis
Louisville
St. Louis
Lite Rock
Fayetteville Man Sentenced to Life for Raping 6-Year-Old
A Washington County Circuit Court jury convicted HN VY. Watson, 40, of Fayetteville, of raping a six year old Farmington girl. The crime occurred on the parents farm at Higton Byam Higton, just west of Fayetteville. Watson received a life term for the crime.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Washington County
HN VY. Watson
Fayetteville
Fife
Farmington
Petitions to Lower Hospital Tax Proposed by Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railway Co. asks the Mumpstead Quorum Court to cut the county hospital tax from 3 to one half mill. County Clerk Dick Turnage notes the rate would retire bonds next year. School officials say the district could pass five mills with the reduction, bringing total to two and a half. Vote on the millage change set for next Tuesday. Officials expect court approval of the proposed tax cut.
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Missouri Pacific Railway Co
Mumpstead
Dick ‘Turnage
Turnage
Appeal Hearing Planned in Malvern Police Case
Malvern Civil Service Commission will hold a hearing on Clyde Warwick Jr.'s dismissal from the city police squad. Warwick alleges he was fired after obeying a order to return to work despite a neck injury from a confrontation with arrestees. He seeks assistance from the Arkansas Municipal Police Association to fund his appeal. Lt. Crain from Hat Springs MPD assisted in reviewing the case.
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Malvern
Ark
John R. Thomason
Malvern Civil Service Commission
Pabralman
Clyde Warwick Jr
City Pulice Department
Ray Traywick
Warwick
Traywick
Mre
Arkansas Municipal Police Assivigtion
Joe Crain
Hat Springs
Plane Crashes At Idlewild 25 Are Dead
The Associated Press reports a four engine airliner crashed at Idlewild Airport on a foggy Friday night, killing 25 of 51 aboard. Survivors escaped through exits as the flaming wreckage burned in a marsh near the runway. Pilot Bech faced questions in government inquiries and confusion over a last minute change of landing plan.
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Idlewild
Associated Press
New York
Eastern Air Lines Dcb
Edward J. Bechtold
le Land
Philadelphia
Leonard Clementi
Huntington
Long Island
Lou Lcutt
Dover
Nal
Queens
Broklyn
Manhatan
Helen Fournice
Forest Hills
Eastern
M. V. Litle
Garden City
Walter Mueller
Floral Park
N.Y
Five Arkansas schools lose federal lunch aid then regain it
Federal lunch aid to five Arkansas schools was suspended after state inspectors found dirty kitchens and improper facilities. Funds were reinstated after improvements. Inspections by the Health Department's Food and Drug Division also seized 153,515 pounds of misbranded or adulterated items and helped apprehend five alleged medical quacks in the year ending June 3.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Health Department
Nod and Drug Division
The
Lad
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PTA
Hope Star
By John M. Hightower
Santas
Corning Ups
T. R. Elledge
Timothy
Rabbit
AntiCruelty Society
Chicago
Ill
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