Exemptions Debate and Offset Printing Trends
Editorial discusses public reaction to a tax exemption removal straw vote, Gov. Rockefeller and legislative stance on expanding sales tax. Warns of costs to consumers if taxes are extended, notes offset printing spread in Arkansas newspapers with 1969 directory data for dailies and weeklies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbot Fedder
The
Star
Feild
Gov. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
John
Arkansas
Rotebook
Rescue Plane Down With Crew of 14
A U S Air Force HC130 rescue plane searching for survivors of a Bunken Japanese freighter crash off Formosa carried 14 aboard with one survivor reported by a Tokyo spokesman, while Clark Air Base noted 12 aboard. The crash occurred about 70 miles east of southern Formosa during a search for eight missing crew. Fifteen Japanese sailors were rescued as planes and ships continued the search amid bad weather and strong winds.
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Tokyo
U.S
Japan
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Gaid
Foremos
Vietnam Reopens Harassed Rail Route Through Pass of Clouds
A diesel train climbs Hat Van near Da Nang as Vietnam resumes the 60 mile run of the rail line once ruined by mines and ambushes. The line, once closed for over two years, offers a scenic but perilous journey along the Pass of the Clouds.
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Vietnam
Clouds
Richard Pyle
Associated Press
DA Nang
le van Chuot
South China Sea
France
Hat van
Vietnamese National Railroad
Asian lands eyed for three-nation peace force in Vietnam
Diplomatic sources report that the United States and South Vietnamese negotiators are studying a proposed three-nation peace force of Asian neutrals to oversee a Vietnam settlement. Japan, Indonesia, and Burma are most mentioned. North Vietnam and the Viet Cong have not joined discussions. The idea may be raised only if progress toward a settlement occurs, as the four-way talks remain deadlocked over deescalation and political settlement terms. The conference session continues Thursday with parties seeking Geneva framework touchpoints from 1954.
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Sushael Gulwsmith
Associated Press
Paris (Ap
Vietnam
Japan
Indonesia
Burma
United States
Paris
Hanoi
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
Saigon
Government Tackles Plane Hijacking
A House committee plans three days of hearings to tackle airplane hijackings. Airline and pilot representatives will testify as the panel seeks on record details to craft a solution. Hijackings rose in early 1969 with 12 incidents in 34 days and a Newark to Miami jet forced to Cuba.
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Tom Seppy
Associated Press
Washington
House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
U.S
Congress
Claude Pepper
United States
Snide words a panhandler hears while earning a living
New York AP piece by HAL BOYLE paints street panhandlers facing irony and insult. Quote snippets show passersby offer jokes, judgments, or even suspect business schemes, from quarters to long odds, highlighting the blunt street banter and varied reactions as beggars pursue honest-looking paths amid urban life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Ree
Florida
Mac
J.P
Jans
Leaves Cancelled to Repel Tet Offensive
Saigon cancels all military leaves from Feb 10 to deter a Tet offensive after last year’s surprise attack. troops must stay at duty stations. Tet begins Feb 17. U S reports 36 enemy dead in two clashes. one helicopter collision kills eight marines. a 700 yard bunker complex is destroyed. Hanoi says NLFs revolutions committees spread to nine provinces and 300 villages.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Tet
Viet Cong
Nuyyen van Thieu
U.S
da Nang
Marine Corps
U.S. 25Th Division
Radio Hanoi
National Liberation Front
South
Vietnam
Southwest Arkansas Bar Hears Justice Rosa Smith on Civil Disobedience
The Southwest Arkansas Bar Association met at Town and Country restaurant with President Nabors Shaw presiding. Associate Justice George Rosa Smith of the Arkansas Supreme Court spoke on Civil Disobedience, introduced by Royce Weisenberger, as attorneys from multiple counties attended. A resolution praising O A Graves for service to several bars was adopted unanimously. Local attendees included James McLarty Jr and circuit clerk Jim Cole, among others.
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Southwestern Bar Meeting
Rose
Southwest Arkansas Bar Association
Nabors Shaw
Mena
George Rosa Smith
Arkansas Supreme Court
Texarkana
Royce Weisenberger
Norman M. Smith
Hempstead
American Bar
Arkansas Bar
Southwest Bar
Sevier
Miller
Polk
Howard
Nevada
Little River
Clark
Justice Smith
James A. McLarty
Hope
McLarty
University of Arkansas School of Law
James McLarty, Jr
James Pilkinton
Jim Cole
Norman Smith
France Sees Nixon Visit Signals New U S Europe Ties
Paris officials expect Nixon to visit France first in March signaling a shift in U S European policy. De Gaulle reportedly favored Paris as a first stop to test Washington’s view of Britain and other allies. Sources cite letters between Nixon and De Gaulle prior to his inauguration as groundwork.
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Stephens
Associated Press
Paris
Nixon
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Roosevelt
London
Washington
France
America
Harold Wilson
de Gaulle
Bloodmobile in Hope on Thursday
The Red Cross blood mobile returns to Hope on Tuesday February 11 at First Baptist Church from 1 p.m. to 1 p.m. It welcomes the general public after hours and will primarily serve a group visit for Meyers Bakery Red River Vocational Technical School highway department and the National Guard. Women of First Baptist Church register and provide refreshments. One hundred twenty pints are needed to keep Hempstead county solvent, says bloodmobile chairman Haskell Jonas.
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Red Cross Blood Mobile
Hope
First Baptist Church
Meyers Bakery
Red River Vocational Technial School
Highway Department
National Guard
Hot Springs Coin Carnival Set February Show
The third annual Hot Springs Coin Carnival will run February 8 and 9 at the Convention Auditorium. The two day event will display more than a million dollars in coins from seven states, with dealers buying selling and trading. Doors open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, admission free, armed guards provide security, and prizes plus trophies will honor exhibitors. The Arkansas Numismatic Association sanctions the event, hosted by the Three Lakes Coin Club.
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South
Hot Springs
Convention Auditorium
Constan
Arkansas Numisymatic Association
Tii Lakes Coin Club
House Burns on Bell Street End
Hope Fire Department answered a 244 at 4 30 p m Wednesday to North et eeE house oroupage engulfed by flames. The contents of the house were a total loss.
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Hope
Seattle grocer closes after threats and robberies
Nick Dallas, a 60 year old immigrant who operated a neighborhood grocery in Seattle for 20 years, quits after being robbed three times in two weeks. He laments shoplifting losses and says gun threats and vandalism made continuing untenable, leaving the store and its community relying on a landmark now shut for good.
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James Ragsdale
Associated Press
Seattle (Ap
Nick Dallas
Dallas
Greece
Showdown Over U S Missile Plan Faces Senate Test
Washington critics warn Nixon of a risky choice on a five billion dollar Sentinel defense system aimed at stopping Red Chinese missiles. Supporters fear delay could hurt security while critics push for a cooler, more deliberate review as Dirksen and Mansfield signal scrutiny.
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U.S
Tas Bey
Pn Ae
Washington (Ap
Senate
Nixon
Passin Yate
China
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Vietnam
Calle Nixon
Congress
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Mike Mansfeld
Sirhan Jury Is Complete Trial Begins in Kennedy Case
A jury of eight men and four women sworn to well and truly try Sirhan Bishara Sirhan on Kennedy murder charges. Judge Walker said the trial could last two to three months. Alternate jurors were chosen as defense questioned indictment representation. Mary Sirhan testified about family income while immigrating, expressing gratitude to God and the United States.
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Gene Handsaker
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Herbert V. Walker
Robert R. Phillips
Southern California Gas Co
Sirhan
Mary Sirhan
Hempstead County Farm Bureau Lead Drive Aims 730 Members
Hempstead County Farm Bureau leaders launch February membership drive led by Wayne Attebury with 18 township captains to reach a goal of 730 members. Also noted are recognitions in Personalities Of The South, local military service, hospital therapies, a nine nation country music jamboree, and Girl Scout Cookie sale dates with a 50 cent box price and a 5 cent troop bonus.
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Hempstead County Farm Bureau
Wayne Attebury
Troy Burson
Last Hours Aboard the U S Pueblo
Navy court of inquiry hears Lt Harris describe the Pueblo crew’s desperate attempt to destroy classified papers during the 1968 seizure by North Korean forces. Fire damaged gear, casualties, and chaos as bags of material were jettisoned amid gunfire and explosions.
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Stephen Harris
Navy
Pueblo
Duane Hodges
Creswell
Ore
Harris
Timothy Harris
CWO
Gene Howard Jacy
J.g
Frederick Schumacher
Edward Murphy Jr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Murphy
Bucher
Edward Grimm
National Defense
Grimm
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