Campaign for state tax relief set for Arkansas session
Arkansas lawmakers debate tax relief as a surplus nears 160 million. Governor Bumpers opposes broad cuts while Sen. Knox Nelson floats income tax relief for families under 5,000 dollars and credits for others. Proposals include cutting personal taxes, easing elderly homestead exemptions, and removing the 3 percent sales tax on prescription drugs.
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Little Rock
Arkansas General Assembly
Dale Bumpers
Trumann
Knox Nelson
Pine Bluff
Nelson
Charles “Bubba” Wade
Texarkana
Bumpers
Arkansas
Associated Press
Kenneth R. Camp
Brookland
Navy Demoted Purchases Expert Denied Meeting With Warner
Gordon Rule, Navy procurement official demoted after criticizing the President, failed to win a meeting with Navy Secretary John Warner. Warner directed Rule to file protests through Adm. Isaac Kidd who ordered a back water reassignment. Rule, on leave with pay from a 36000 yearly post, vows to decide in days whether to accept the shift as Kidd handles the appeal.
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Washington
Gordon Rule
Navy Post-Monitor
Navy
John Warner
Rule
Warner
Adm
Isaac Kidd
Nixon
Roy Ash
Ash
Litton Industries
Kidd
Associated Press
Naval Materiel
Navy Logistic Management School
Navy Procurement Control
Navy Brass
Embassy under siege by gunmen using disguises
Four men attacked the Thai embassy in Bangkok or a foreign post, two in white tie and tails and two in leather jackets, carrying submachine guns. They seized Thai staff, barred exits, and demanded freedom for 36 Palestinians. Over 300 police and troops surrounded the building as five Israelis inside were held, including the First Secretary.
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Thailand
Pvt
Sunchai Pienkana
Sunchai
Nitzhan Hadass
Win at Bridge How South Went Wrong in Five Diamonds
Oswald and James Jacoby analyze a finals hand from the Life Master Men’s Pairs. South’s play at five diamonds shows how a misstart on trick two leads to defeat, with East and West expertly countering. The article suggests a corrective line starting with ace of diamonds to induce West’s honor and an orderly club ruff sequence to establish trumps.
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East
South
West
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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