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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1960
Page
4
An AP report describes turmoil within the University of Arkansas Young Democrats as President Sanity McMath and fellow leaders face malfeasance accusations. Milas Hale is mentioned amid committee actions and calls to restore order.
A scene from a stage troupe tale unfolds with chatter about a dead man found in a carriage and a Duke suspect. Characters discuss deception, cupidity, and identity as the narrator reflects on being tricked yet wary, leading toward a continuing tale.
Bullevilly who removed McMath to suspend him led the divestiture. McMath, son Tari, appeared to defend his father. He claimed deposition due to support for principles of the national Democratic Party and the Peterson doctrine for Arkansas. The committee rejected his rebattial request and passed tests restoring the charter of the group led by Gail Coward, now president of the association.
The Arkansas Young Democrats Club will hold its annual convention on April 10 at Camden. The group executive committee, which chose the site at a meeting here Saturday, did not set an exact date beyond April 10.
North Little Rock volunteers raise funds at KXLE broadcast for March of Dimes. Disc jockeys 19 and 6-year marine recruit Hal Briggs and Johnny King attract community support with variety acts. Auctioned beauty Eva Bennett sells chance to comb her hair with a long 44 foot tail. Donations pass $2,000 and keep event going despite medical checkups. Briggs in good health while King advised rest.
Arkansas educators consider a constitutional amendment to change railroad and utility tax calculations. The plan would tax income before taxes, shifting the assessment basis from post tax income. Eugene R. Warren of Little Rock, AEA attorney, said the proposal was prepared by the association’s legislative committee.
State Insurance Commissioner Harvey Combs rejected a request to lift automobile liability insurance rates. He noted the two recent boosts of 14 percent in April 1967 and 23.6 percent in December 1958 were substantial, likely stabilizing by year end as those increases took effect.
A legislative committee supported tax advantages for railroads and utilities for some districts while urging relief for others. It favors penalties on firms that dodge taxes during appeals and urged federal education aid, use of state funds to amortize university and college bonds, and reconsideration of school district reorganization to match shifting populations.
Gard rate figures show state auto liability overage demands with 6.3 percent for private cars 14.2 percent for commercial vehicles and 12 percent for garages. Combs notes 60 percent of coverage did not seek further increases.
Aby Mes Floydride Vi Watkins, 87, longtime first national executive secretary of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, died Saturday in Hot Springs Arkansas. The obituary notes her leadership in PTA and her enduring advocacy for children and education.
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