Local Obituaries and Military Honors Featured in Hope Area
The Hope region memorializes several residents: Virgie Hartsfield Salisbury, 75, a Holly Grove Church Sunday School teacher, survived by children Erwin, Homer, Charles, and daughter-in-law. funeral at Holly Grove Church followed by burial. Shirley Robins, 81, a Nashville-area farmer, with son Wilbur in Arkansas, funeral at Latimer Chapel. B.D. Jones, 81, of El Dorado, survived by three sons, burial in Holly Grove Cemetery. James Conway, 73, longtime Ritchie Grocery employee, survived by sister Ora Ogden and brother Robert. Also noted are obituaries for Myrtle Lee of Los Angeles and related family updates. In other news, a court ruling discusses Little Hunting Park as a racially open area, and Major John C. Pate, Hope native, receives Vietnamese honors and remains listed with US Air Force to Sheppard AFB.
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Virgie Hartsfield Salisbury
Hempstead
Holly Grove
Erwin C. Salisbury
Garland
Texas
Homer L
Charles R. Salisbury
Hope
R.J. Siegrist
Miami
Okla
Leroy Samuel
Nellie Alfrey
Logansport
Shirley Robins
Quan
Nashville
Ozan
First Baptist Church of
Wilbur L. Robins
McCory
Ark
Latimer Funeral
Charles Smithson
Buria
Resthead
Nasmith
B.D. Jones
el Dorado
Shelby Jones
Emmet
Dumas Methodist Church
Holly Grove Cemetery
James Conway
Ritchie Grocery Co
Robert Conway
Ora Ogden
San Diego
Calif
Myrtle Lee
Los Angeles
California
Luther
J.A. Collier
J.C. Henry
John Henry
Bill Henry
Antioch
Little Hunting Park
Douglas
Wichita Falls
Tex
U.S. Air Force
John C. Pate
Garland Pate
Republic of Vietnam
Pate
Nha Trang AB
Vietnam
Sheppard Afb
3637Th
Air Training Command
Hope High School
East Texas State University
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Carolyn
R.W. Hastings
Forest Park
San Angelo
Mills Shapes Tax Reform Efforts in Conference
Washington AP Wilbur Mills, Arkansas Democrat and chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, wields influence in the tax reform conference between the House and Senate. He pushes a revenue-only system, seeks to align the conference report with House views, while balancing his conservative approach with expanded Social Security benefits and broader coverage.
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Washington
Wilbur Mills
House
Senate
Mills
Ways and Means
Nixon
Plant expansion discussed at local Rotary club meeting
The Abonhoed expansion of Standard Generator was reviewed as voters prepare to decide February 3 on an Act 4 bond issue to fund a $450,000 expansion. Guests included Bob Tolleson and Gene Fravell from Standard Generator, James H. Pitkinton, Rotarian Robert LaGrone, and visiting members from Nashville and Prescott.
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Lester Silves
Bob Tolleson
Gene Fravell
James H. Pitkinton
Robert LaGrone
Chamber of Commerce
George Frazier
Hope
Benny Coleman
Webb Laseter
Byron Thompson
Nashville
John T. McRae
Prescott
Dan Northcutt
Rockefeller to press for more prison funds in Washington
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller said he would meet with Labor Secretary George Shultz on his next trip to Washington to argue for additional Manpower Development Act funds for Arkansas prison improvement programs. He urged a stronger parole supervision system to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for convicts.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
George Shultz
Washington
Rockefeller
Repubican Governors Conference
Shultz
Democratic Leader Blames GOPs For State Finances
LITTLE ROCK AP Charles D Matthews chairman of Arkansas Democrats says the state's financial troubles stem from Republican controlled departments He questioned whether lawmakers would approve Gov Winthrop Rockefeller tax plans given Revenue Department problems Matthews warned public to see how tax money is spent and called Revenue irregularities in the department
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Little Rock
Charles D. Matthews
Democratic State Committee
Matthews
Winthrop Rockefeller
Revenue Department
General Assembly
Mills Proclaims Tax Integrity After Long House Career
The 60 year old Mills, noted for actuarial skill, shows a strong image of propriety. Since entering the House in 1939 he has held no outside financial interests and declares using the standard $1,000 income deduction, insisting he never wants doubt about exploiting any provision in the tax code.
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Mills
Sony
Arkansas Weather Summary for Monday Morning
Partly cloudy and colder conditions with a 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. Monday. High near 67 and low around 30s. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies in Arkansas with cooler temperatures tonight and Tuesday, with lows in the 30s.
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Cor
Mar
Arkansas
Murders Planned to Instill Fear Says Atkins
Susan Atkins, 21, in a 6000 word Times byline story says the Tate killings were meant to instill fear in man and that victims’ identities were unknown to the killers. The account notes the group learned names only after a TV newscast and describes bloody acts and a smeared “Pig” on a door.
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LOS Angeles
Sharon Tate
Susan Atkins
Los Angeles Times
Lawrence Schiller
Miss Atkins
Miss
Charles M. Manson
Manson
Autormy
Richard Caballero
Arkansas High Court Proceedings Summary
The Associated Press reports Arkansas Supreme Court actions including affirmed, reversed, or remanded decisions across multiple cases from Phillips, Union, Lonoke, Craighead, Crawford, and other circuits. Specific items involve Wooldridge, Black, Fogleman, Chrestman, Maxwell, Tudor, and Butler, with rehearing denials and a ballot poll for Unification of the Bar set for December 18 at 10 a.m. in the Supreme Court room, supervised by Judge C. R. Huie.
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THE
Associated Press
Carleton Harris
Wayne J. Wylie
Robart
A. Wooldridge
Gatland Chy
George Rose Smith
John P. Heskett
Kenny Ly. Bryant
Phillips ‘Chy
iMarie Black
Robert L. Jensinifigs
Union Chy
Sddlond Div
Payle Brown
Margaret Wright
Kirkland
James G. Wright
Sédond
iNoah S
Per Curiam
Ark, Real Estate Co., Inc
Supreme Court Court Room
C. R. Huie
Christmas gifts help Benton State Hospital patients
Donations arrive with two truckloads of gifts accompanied by Hempstead County Sheriff Jimmie Griffin Radio Station KXAR manager Haskell Jones Hope Fire Chief Jim Cobb and Brian Roberts. Volunteers sort clothing by size and type to ensure every patient receives suitable attire and those in greatest need get first choice. The Hope Hempstead County community expresses heartfelt thanks for the generosity.
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Hempstead County
Jimmie Griffin
Haskell Jones
KXAR
Hope
Jim Cobb
Brian Roberts
Benton State Hospital
The Negro Community Holds Regular Meeting Notice
The Key Stone Lodge No. 43 will hold its regular meeting Tuesday December 16 at 7 30 p m at the regular meeting place. All members are urged to attend on time. The article also recounts testimony about Manson and a murder case with quoted statements about judgment day and the world ending.
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Key Stone Lodge No. 43
To Have More Responsibility In OEO Program
SWEET HOME Ark AB William Sonny Walker will become director of the state Office of Economic Opportunity in January. He says states will assume more responsibility but state government will not dominate the program. He explains the agency coordinates activities to fight poverty and that misconceptions exist about its function and budget. Walker notes OEO spends about 2 billion of the 25 billion dollars spent annually to fight poverty. The satellite was launched Dec 3.
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Sweet Home, Ark
William
Sonny
Walker
State Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
QEO
Biggest Ship Ever Sunk Goes Under
The 207,000 ton Dutch supertanker Marpessa, owned by Royal Dutch Shell, sank 50 miles northwest of Dakar after an explosion and fire. Two crewmen were injured, two were reported missing, survivors were rescued by the British tanker Serenia, and no pollution problem occurred due to empty cargo tanks.
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Royal Dutch Shell
Ocean
Dakar
Persian Gulf
Japan
Shell
Pickets Demonstrate in Hot Springs for Governors Race
In Hot Springs Ark protesters gathered near the Arlington Hotel during the National Republican Governors Conference. Two causes were represented peace against U S involvement in Vietnam and opposition to racial discrimination. Leaders included John Paschall and Betts Davis with the Keys group from the University of Arkansas, totaling about fifty demonstrators.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Apl
Arlington Hotel
U. S
John Paschall
Committee For the Liberation of Blacks
CLOB
Miss Betts Davis
Little Rock
Sonny Keys
Bentonville
University of Arkansas
U.S
Three Killed on Arkansas Highways This Weekend
The Associated Press counts three traffic deaths on Arkansas roads during a 34 hour weekend from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. Victims include William Kennedy 25 of De Queen killed when his car hit a bridge railing on U S 70 west of De Queen. James McCarty 18 of Cave Springs killed when his car overturned during a police chase west of Cave Springs. John Robert Sap 18 of Searcy died after his intercycle was struck by a cat at the Newport city limits.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
William Kennedy
de Queen
U.S. 70
James McCarty
Cave Springs
Fiwe
John Robert Sap
Searcy
Newport
Appeal Rejected in Phillips County Farm Sale Case
The Arkansas Supreme Court denied an appeal from a Phillips County Circuit Court ruling that upheld the sale of a farm half-interest to Kenny and Bettye Bryant for 22,000. The sale involved Thelma Heskett amid fraud and confidential relationship claims by her sons John and Ann and concerned the appraisal value and alleged misrepresentation. The court found the seller's testimony supported acceptance of the contract despite potential flaws, upholding the sale.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Phillips County
Thelma P. Heskett
Kenny L. Bryant
Bettye
Heskett
Bryants
High Court
The Apartment Hunt In New York In 1989
New Yorkers chase housing through real estate sections in papers and the Village Voice. Pros queue Thursday to grab listings, phones ring busy as hopefuls search, pay brokers up to 15 percent, and many end up revising expectations after weeks of striving.
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New York Times
Greenswich Village
Village Voice
New Chairman Confuses Conference Location
Hot Springs Arkansas AP The new chairman of the Republican Governors Conference showed confusion about the site of the May meeting. Governor Shafer of Pennsylvania guessed Phoenix, then corrected himself saying New Mexico. Governor Cargo of New Mexico announced the event would be split between Santa Fe and Albuquerque.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsyyvania
Phoenix
Shafer
New Mexico
Gav
David Cargo
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Israelita ministers reshuffle amid hawkish shift
Secretary Rogers warns of gradual erosion of U S influence as Israel unveils a 24 man cabinet with seven newcomers and a hawkish tilt Brig Gen Ezer Weizman becomes transport minister and brother in law to Dayan while Dayan and Eban keep posts Allon returns as deputy premier coalition commands 102 of 120 Knesset votes Meir vows no pressure or Arab terror will push Israel back to pre 1967 status
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William P. Rogers
U. S
Middle East
Ezer Weizman
Weizman
Miliary Operatons
Defense
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Abba Eban
Yigal Allon
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