Arkansas Editorial Letters on Tax and Liquor Taxation
A collection of editorials and letters from 1969 noting tax impacts on auto insurance rates social security changes and liquor revenue. The writers criticize local option liquor prohibition and urge readers to reconsider tax policy citing state and city revenue from mixed drinks and broader tax effects. The correspondence includes editorials from The Star and letters from insurance firms and readers in Arkansas and California.
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the Star
Arkansas
The
Hope Star
George T. Frazier
Miller County
Little Rock
Mental Test in Rape Case Ordered for Chester Davis Jr
Circuit Court Judge Russell C. Roberts ordered Chester Davis Jr. to undergo a 30 day mental examination at the State Hospital. Davis, 22, of Plummerville, is charged with rape in the alleged assault last month on an 18 year old pregnant woman in Conway.
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Conway, Ark
Russell C. Roberts
Chester Davis Jr
Plummerville
State Hospital
Davis
Con+ way
Publicity Ban on My Lai Massacre Ruled Out
The U S Court of Military Appeals refused a pretrial injunction barring news and images about the My Lai massacre. The ruling upheld that military judges and the presiding colonel can shield the trial from outside influence without a nationwide press gag.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
Supreme Court
Kenneth 4. Raby
Calley
Aubrey M. Danieli
Vietnam Village
Ft. Benning
Robert E. Quinn
Homer Ferguson
William H. Darden
Reid W. Kennedy
Samuel H. Sheppard
Col. Kennedy
Muy Lai
Desegregation Row Reaches Texarkana Board Fight
Texarkana Texas report shows Dr Mitchell Young national president of Freedom Inc says he is being forced from a building owned by the Texas side school board president Dr J B Rochelle. Rochelle backed desegregation voting with the board majority angering the group established by Young.
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Texarkana
Tex
Mitchell Young
Freedom Inc
Texas Side School Board
J. B. Rochelle
Young
Texas
Seven charged in Sharon Tate slayings linked to hippie cult
Los Angeles AP report says grand jury prepared against at least seven people tied to a Death Valley hippie group led by a man described as god and Satan. Charles Manson faces a separate preliminary hearing in Independence on possession charges.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
God
Independence
Death Valley
Charles Miles Manson
Dist
Atty
Frank Fowles
Manson
Miss Tate
Roman Polanski
Bel Air
Jay Sebring
Abigail Folger
Volteyk Frokowsky
Steven Parent
Leno
Rosemary LaBlanca
Hollywood
Tate
Linda Kasabian
Concord N.H
Charles D. Watson
McKinney
Tex
Patricia Krenwinkel
Mobile
Ala
California
Watson
Krenwinkel
Kasabian
Humorist Would Cover Nudity in Art With Painted Garb
New York AP story profiles humorist Dan Greenburg who advocates cloaking naked artworks with painted clothing. His book Porno Graphics The Shame of our Art Museums reproduces nudist works under acetate overlays and removable cutouts, spoofing art censorship. Greenburg explains the idea began as a joke and expanded after noticing other “filthy” images at home. His wife Nora Ephron adds context about his early clipping project.
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Lynn Sherr
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Adam
David
Venus
Dan Greenburg
Greenburg
Venus de Milo
Modigliani
Michelangelo
Adam and Eve
Snake
Botticelli
East Side
Manhattan
Nora Ephron Greenburg
Senate Approves 800 Personal Tax Exemption Over Two Years
The Senate voted 58 to 37 to raise the personal income tax exemption to 700 next year and 800 in 1971. Senator Gore led the move as Nixon signaled potential veto risk. Percy proposed a slower rise to 800 with rate cuts, but Gore’s amendment prevailed.
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Senate
Joe
Senate House
Nixon
Gore
Charles H. Percy
Rll
Percy
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Gop
Hugh Scott
Opposition to Poverty Program Pushes State Takeover Plan
Washington AP Don Rumsfeld condemns a state takeover proposal as very harmful while backers claim broad support. The substitute would give governors veto power over OEO rulings and let states craft their own antipoverty machinery, altering local control and program focus. It also adds programs for alcoholism, military families, and seniors under poverty.
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John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington
Donald Rumsfeld
Office of Economic Opportunity
Nixon
Rumsfeld
Edith Green
D-Ore
Albert H. Que
R-Minn
Commu
Nity
OEO
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
Education and Labor Committee
College Night at Hope High Thursday program
On Thursday night December 4 Hope High School will host College Night. Junior and Senior students have selected 17 colleges, including Arkansas A&M Arkansas AMEN Arkansas Polytechnic Arkansas State University Bishop College College of The Quarks Harding Henderson Hendrix Little Rock University Ouachita University Philander Smith Shorter Southern State State College of Arkansas University of Arkansas and University of Arkansas Medical Center. Parents are urged to attend to learn about their children’s first second and third college choices and future plans. Counselor Downs notes the program will be valuable to all participants.
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Hope High School
Arkansas A&m
Arkansas Amen
Arkansas Polytechnic
Arkansas State University
Bishop College
College of the Quarks
Harding
Henderson
Hendrix
Little Rock University
Ouachita University
Counselor Downs
Texas Longhorns ready to beat Arkansas in Fayetteville
Texas Governor Preston Smith declared the Longhorns can defeat Arkansas without federal aid in the Southwest Conference clash set for Saturday in Fayetteville. He touted Texas’ resources and noted No 1 ranked Texas ahead of No 2 Arkansas, as President Nixon visits the area.
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Austin, Tex
Texas
Preston Smith
Texas Longhorns
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Ark
Smith
Nixon
Science Grants to Colleges in Arkansas
National Science Foundation has awarded grants to three Arkansas institutions of higher education. The announcements cited selections for research and teaching projects, highlighting support for science education and facilities across the state.
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Washington
National Science Foundation
Arkansas
Attack by Enemy Is Repelled
North Vietnamese troops attacked Tuyen Binh in the Mekong Delta as about 300 militiamen police and pacification workers repelled them. The assault killed 29 defenders including 15 civilians and wounded 50, with 30 civilians among the wounded. The five hour battle ended with Hanoi troops retreating to Cambodia.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Mekong Delta
Delta
Tuyen Binh
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Three American helicopter crewmen freed from captivity
In North Korea after 344 months in captivity the three crewmen are set to depart for the United States around 8 p m EST following a night in an Army hospital. A signed admission by a U S representative claimed the helicopter was captured during a crime on North Korean soil.
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Associated Press
Skool (Ab
North Korea
United States
U.S
Local stores close for Texas-Arkansas game and church plea
Town Bud Collier plans to close his store Saturday during the Texas-Arkansas game so employees and the public can watch. A letter from Dorothy Miller asks for the pulpit chairs and clock at White's Chapel Baptist Church to be returned or authorities will be pressed. Ouachita Tigerette Invitational Basketball Tournament draws some 16 teams including Willisville Hope and Ashdown. SW Arkansas Bar Association hosts dinner dance with officers elected Royce S Weisenberger Jr Otis H Turner Talbot Feild Jr next meeting February. Items requested for Methodist Children's Home by December 16 with gifts for ages 2 to 17. Arkansas Retired Teachers Association cites Miss Bery Henry for service. Hope Men's Gold Association dinner December 4 features a duck and dressing menu.
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Bud Collier
Mr. Collier
Dorothy Miller
Rt. 3
Rosston
White’s Chapel Baptist Church
Hope Men's Gold Association
Hope Country Club
Hempstead County Farm Bureau Meeting December 4
The Hempstead County Farm Bureau will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday December 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Farm Bureau Building 900 South Main Street. This Chill Supper event is led by Mrs Bonnie Lively. Bill Etter will be the guest speaker and the Board of Directors will elect 1970 officers after the talk.
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Hempstead County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
South Main Street
Bonnie Lively
Bill Etter
Three Americans Freed After North Korea Releases Helicopter Crew
North Korea freed three American crewmen after the United States issued a letter of apology for an unarmed helicopter that briefly crossed the border. Capt. David H. Crawford was wounded in the shoulder, Hersman E. Hofstatter injured his knee, and Malcolm V. Loepke fully recovered from shoulder wounds. They were brought to armistice headquarters, then to an Army hospital near Seoul for examination before return to the United States.
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K.C. Hwang
Associated Press
Panmunjon
Korea
North Korea
United States
Spee
Hersman
E. Hofstatter
Lowpoint, Jr
David H. Crawford
Pooler
Malcolm V. Loepke
Richmond
Ind
Seoul
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
Pueblo
Army
Adams
Hofstatter
Arkla Passes Tax Hikes to Customers
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. said it will raise MRT gas charges in 14 communities effective Jan. 1. The increase is 8.2 cents per thousand cubic feet, about 76 cents on the average monthly bill, affecting Carrisle College City Crossett Griffithville Hamburg Hoxie Monticello Pine Bluff Star City Swifton Tuckerman Warren Wilmar Walnut Ridge.
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Little Rock
Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co
Mississippi River Transmission Corp
State Public Service
Arkla
Carrlisle
College City
Crossett
GriffithviNte
Hamburg
Hoxie
Monticello
Pine Bluff
Airport Area
Star City
Swifton
Tuckerman
Warren
Wilmar
Walnut Ridge
Saliba backs Carruth for Arkansas governor
Forrest City Arkansas AP Dr Norman Saliba an American party official said Tuesday he would favor state chairman Walter Carruth of Lexa as a candidate for governor Carruth leads the party in the state and is the preferred choice of the official with influence in party affairs
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Forrest City
Ark
Norman Saliba
Walter Carruth
Lexa
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C.C. Moseley
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Glendale
Calif
Hope High
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White House
House
Notre-Damedu-Lac
Willisville
Hope
Ashdown
SW Arkansas Bar Association
Royce S. Weisenberger, Jr
Otis H. Turner
Arkadelphia
Talbot Feild, Jr
M.M. McCloughan
End
First Methodist Church
Arkansas Retired Teachers Association
Bery Henry of
Benton
RTA
Arkansas Rta
Tursday
Board of Directors
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