Rockefeller cites tax plan figures to broaden Arkansas tax base
Rockefeller outlined estimates showing a 21.9 million revenue from income tax, 10 million from extending sales tax to services, and 3 million from ending the use tax exemption. He cited expected operating funds and construction costs for the current and next fiscal years and argued the plan would make the tax system more equitable while encouraging out of state purchases. The memo notes prior opposition to removing the use tax exemption and recalls a Senate bill from last year that did not reach a vote.
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Rockefeller
Arkansas
Senate
GE strike settlement prompts ramped return to work
Negotiations across GE plants narrow incomes with wage increases of 61 to 82 cents per hour over 40 months while 12 unions sign or consider contracts. Locals plan maintenance crews and start-up teams to restore production, with full return dates still unclear for 130000 workers across 195 cities.
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1UE
New York
Afl-Cio American First Glass Workers
Rome
Lynn
Everett
Wilmington
Mass
Blindlizth
Chio
WWE
Schenectady
N.Y
Nixon veto clash over school aid and education funding
The article reports President Nixon proposing larger education and health spending including a $440 million current year appropriation for school districts with federal employee children and a $70 million rise to $300 million for vocational education. It notes liberal Democrats backing a $1.2 billion package last year and the political stance of Majority Leader Albert, who vows Congress would override any veto if needed.
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Wah Nixon
Ori
Tte
Congress
Nizon
Appropriations Committee
Albert
Nixon
Mass Transit Bill Faces House Hurdle After Senate Win
After Senate approval of a 3.4 billion transit subsidy bill, House action looms with hearings set for March 2. Key obstacle may be the Appropriations Committee which opposes contract authority seen as backdoor financing. The plan would fund federal grants and loans to revive subway systems and reduce congestion and pollution.
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Washington
Senate
House
House Banking
House Appropriations Committee
Originsl
Nixon
Warmer Air Expected in Arkansas
The Associated Press reports warmer air spreading across Arkansas tonight with possible widely scattered showers in eastern and southern sections. A Pacific air mass and a low pressure trough will bring cooler temperatures Friday. Highs Tuesday ranged from 21 at Harrison to 34 at El Dorado. overnight lows varied from 12 at Harrison to 29 at Texarkana. no precipitation in the 24 hours ending 7 am.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Rockies
Weather Bureau
Harrison
el Dorado
Jonesboro
Fayetteville
Little Rock
Memphis
Fort Smith
Ping Bluff
Texarkans
Tet Cease-Fire Looms as Tet Nears in Vietnam
Intelligence reports say Dong Nai Regiment troops remain strong but short of arms and ammunition and may attack north of Saigon during Tet. Four day Viet Cong cease-fire begins Thursday at 7 am EST. Allied units report clashes along the Cambodian border and near Da Nang with several dozen enemy KIA. Casualties include two South Vietnamese soldiers and multiple Americans and locals wounded.
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Dong Nai
Stgun
Saigon
da Nang
Mrs Bertha Harris 65 Vied In Texarkana Hospital
Mrs Bertha Lois Harris 65 longtime Nevada County resident and retired schoolteacher died Tuesday in a Texarkana Hospital She was a member of Hickory Grove Church of Christ Surviving are her son Edward Lee Harris Prescott a daughter Mrs Billy Rayborn Hampton brothers and seven sisters The funeral is at 230 pm Thursday at Hickory Grove Church of Christ near Prescott with burial at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery by Smith Funeral Home of Stamps
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Texarkana
Nevada County
Hickory Grove Church of Christ
Edward Lee Harris
Prescott
Billy R. Rayborn
Hampton
George Beaty
Emmet
Lena Wesson
Clara Beaty
Lucy Stroop
Caynden
Hessie
Mary Beaty
Magnolia
Ella Atkins
Edith Todd
Tulsa
Oklo
Pleasant Ridge
Smith Funeral Home of
Stamps
Nixon Orders Federal Pollution Halt Across Agencies
President Nixon labeled the federal government among the nation’s worst polluters and ordered all federal facilities to cut air and water pollution. A $359 million three year program funds leadership and requires compliance by December 31, 1972 across buildings, installations, ships, aircraft, vehicles, and federally owned property.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Body of Man Identified in Arkansas
In El Dorado Arkansas the body of a man was identified as James W. Hayes, 24, of Durant City Union County, after an apparent incident Tuesday. Police say Hayes was found near a drainage ditch and confirmed by relatives.
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EL Doran
Ark
James W. Hayes
Durmois
Uoion
Etten
Quiet Heroes Give Blood Regularly
Community call to donate as Red Cross Bloodmobile visits First Presbyterian Church on February 10 from 12:00 to 6:00 PM. Donors described as quiet unsung heroes, including workers, farmers, and students, give blood selflessly to save lives and support ongoing medical research.
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Red Cross
First Presbyterian Church
Senate Group Seeks Draft Changes for Greater Fairness
A Senate subcommittee led by Senator Edward M. Kennedy urged sweeping changes to Selective Service to end occupational and student deferments during conflict, impose a uniform national policy, remove military control, and consider a selective conscientious objector status with a possible longer service alternative. It also proposed computer based random selection to replace the December birthdate lottery and a civilian director with a two five year term limit.
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Rea Pandiated
Weller Shington
AP & A
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Mass
Congress
E Lght
Regis
Four Killed Ten Injured in Arkansas Accidents
On Wednesday February 4 1870 four people were killed and ten injured in three separate Arkansas highway incidents. Joyce Caro lyn Ashcraft and Tina Elaine Ashcraft died in a head on crash near Pine Bluff. Other victims included George Leon Ashcraft Stephen Dwayne Ashcraft and Frankline Eugene Lee among others. many injuries and fatalities were reported across Hughes Marianna North Little Rock and Sheridan areas. Lloyds of London does not issue life insurance.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
North Little Rock
Star
Joyce Carolyn Ashcraft
Tina Elaine Ashcraft
Pine Bluff
U.S
George Leon Ashcraft
Stephen
Bill Mullenax
Williams
Mullenax
Jessie L. Montgomery
Marianna
U.S. 79
Eva Mosley
Chris Davis
Arkansas 5
JH. Mosley
Sandra K. Davis
Melinda Davis
Mosley
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