Broadening Sales Tax Seen in Arkansas Press View
Our Daily Bread editor laments the Arkansas General Assembly hearing on HB 11 to extend the 3 percent sales tax to advertising and related services. He notes historical exemptions, the political push to raise revenue, and a growing GOP view that other taxes should be reformed before widening the tax base. The piece warns shoppers bear the cost and predicts potential legislative revolt in 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. H. Washburn
Little Rock
General Assembly
House Committee On Revenue and Taxaion
Arkansas General Assembly
Mixed-Drink Bill Introduced In Arkansas Senate
State Sen. Q Byrum Hurst of Hot Springs introduced a bill to let the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board issue Class 6 permits for on premise consumption at hotels motels and restaurants in counties where liquor sales are legal. House member Rep George Rodgers Jr urged delaying merger funds for Little Rock University and the University of Arkansas until vocational technical schools are financed and built. Sen Guy H Jones proposed a 2 percent excise tax on all alcoholic beverages to fund a state alcoholism retention institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Q. Byrum Hurst
Hot Springs
Arkansas Senate
State
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Arkansas House
George Rodgers Jr
Stuttgart
Little Rock University
University of Arkansas
Senate
House
Rodgers
General Assembly
Department of Education
Guy H. ‘Mutl’ Jones
Conway
Arkansas Commission On Alcoholism
Nixon Halts Anti Missile Program
Public protests against the Sentinel antimissile system grew, prompting the Nixon administration to pause work and reassess. Letters to lawmakers, concern over arms talks with the Soviet Union, and shifts in support among officials and media reports indicate a broader debate on deployment and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Hope
Washington
Nixon
Pentagon
Somelé
White House
U.S
Soviet Union
Senate
Sentinel
L. Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
Rivers
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago
Ocean Tests Were Cover for Pueblo
Navy court of inquiry heard Dunne R. Tuck say his hydrographic tests on the USS Pueblo were ordered to appear non interfering and to provide cover for the ship's surveillance role. He testified as the first North Korean gunboats appeared he began lowering water testing bottles before Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher ordered the gear up and to leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard E. Meyer
Associated Press
Coronado
Calif
Pueblo
Dunne R. Tuck
Cmdr
Lloyd Bucher
Friar Tuck
Tuck
Richmond
Navy
Bucher
Trick of the Day: Unheard-Of Diseases Serve as Fears
HAL BOYLE satirically lists bizarre phobias linked to imagined illnesses in New York. He cites hylophobia fear of forests anginophobia fear of angina taphephobia fear of being buried alive and autophobia fear of oneself, noting a fear-to-disease pairing for humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Hong Kong
Medicing
Tate
Civi Uzation
Attacks on Military Hurting Churches Declared Hopeful View
Religious expert Father Edward Swanson says opposition to Vietnam era military life harms church ministry and undermines soldiers. The Episcopal chaplain, working with Protestant and Catholic agencies, notes 7 million in the military community, 4,100 chaplains, 36.3 million draft registrants, and 740,000 veterans yearly, urging churches to engage with returning servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Cornell
New York
Edward J. Swanson
Father Swanson
Episcopal Church
Office For the Armed Forces
Inter-Protestant General Commission On Chaplains
12 Die in Australian Rail Wreck
At least 12 persons were killed and up to 28 believed dead when the Sydney to Melbourne streamliner collided with a freight train 4 miles northeast of Melbourne. About 400 passengers were injured, 40 seriously, as rescue workers pried through burning wreckage of a sleeping car. Bodies had been recovered and some travelers remained unaccounted for on the volatile scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Victoria
Cold Weather Moves In Across Arkansas This Weekend
A cold front will sweep through Arkansas tonight and into Saturday bringing showers and thundershowers. Southerly winds push moisture ahead, with temperatures dropping from 70s Thursday to highs in the 50s by Saturday. Overnight lows range from 29 at Fayetteville to 43 at Texarkana and Pine Bluff as rainfall totals reach up to 0.2 inches at Blytheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Arkansas
Arizona
Fayetteville
Texarkana
Pine Bluff
Little Rock
Blytheville
LAPD Eyes In The Sky Helicopters For Watchful Patrol
Los Angeles police seek two helicopter mounted television cams to provide a citywide surveillance tool. The police commission urged the City Council to secure the $55 000 needed for the program and place the cameras with tactical commanders to monitor unusual occurrences.
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Los Angeles
Assembly Extension Rumored
Little Rock Arkansas Rep Roscoe Brown says a special session may be called if the legislature does not act promptly on tax measures. He notes Gov Rockefeller may extend the 60 day session to consider a four percent sales tax and closing loopholes, with bills due for introduction and votes soon.
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Little Rock
Roscoe Brown
Jonesboro
Winthrop Rockefeller
Brown
Rockefeller
Will Try to Override WR Veto on Parole Bill
Senator Knox Nelson of Pine Bluff said he may attempt to override Gov. Rockefeller's veto of a parole eligibility bill. Nelson planned talks with Corrections Commissioner Robert Sarver before deciding. The bill would restore pre Act 50 1968 rules, allowing parole after one third of the sentence, with life terms following commutation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Knox Nelson
Pine Bluff
Winthrop Rockefeller
Nelson
Robert Sarver
Rockefeller
Counsel for Sirhan Are Waiving Fees
Los Angeles AP report notes Sirhan Bishara Sirhan and his mother described their income as a few thousand dollars annually. Three defense lawyers say they work pro bono to fund his murder trial defense. Grant Cooper Rus sel Parsons Emile Zola Berman discuss motives and costs of securing representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Handsaker
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Grant Cooper
Russell E. Parsons
Emile Zola Berman
Cooper
Robert F. Ken
Tve
R. Bernard Finch
Finch
Carole Tregott
Parsons
Berman
Manhattan
Bar Association
Philadelphia
Minor Collisions Reported in City Traffic
Police responded to South Elm Street at 3 25 PM Thursday where Arlene Goynes collided with Webb Laseter Jr driving another car. Goynes charged with failure to yield. Investigators noted a second two car crash on East Second Street at 245 PM Friday involving Ramon Simmons and Kenneth Allen with minor damage and no charges.
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City Hope
South Elm St
Arlene Goynes
Webb Laseter, Jr
Goynes
Agst
James Rowe
Jesse Brown
Milam and
Lingard
East Second Street
Ramon Simmons
Kenneth R. Allen
All Around Town Boy Scout Week events listed
All Cub Scout and Boy Scouts begin week with church services at First Baptist Church on Sunday. Homecoming services at Victory Baptist Church in Blevins on Sunday Feb 95 urged, with a reception to follow. Dance at Hope Youth Center Feb 8, 8 to night, sponsored by Hope High School Key Club. admission $4.50 per couple. White Elephant Sale Feb 16 at 108 South Walnut St by Hope Council of Garden Clubs to fund speech contest prizes and travel, plus clothes and household items. Seven Hempstead County students named to Dean’s List at Southern State College for Fall 1968 with GPA 3.59+ and 15+ credits. Students listed include Vincent Brenda Underwood, deny Beggs, erw ex Cynthia late Gree Mantis Martin and Dianne Bayer.
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First Baptist Church
Io Youth Center
Hope High School Key Club
Mer
South Walnut St
Marcelete
The
Hope Council of Garden Clubs
Hempstead County
Southern State College
James L. Smith
Vincent Brenda Underwood
Deny Beggs
Erw
Cynthia Late Gree” Mantis Martin
Dianne Bayer
Witness says Shaw seen with Oswald and Ferrie in Clinton
Corrie C. Collins testified at Clay Shaw's conspiracy trial that he saw Shaw, Oswald, and Ferrie together in Clinton in late summer or early September 1963. He identified Shaw at the defense table and said Ferrie sat beside Shaw, with Oswald as the backseat driver he recognized from a photo after the assassination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald
Shaw
Bill Crider
New Orleans
Clay L. Shaw
Lee Harvey Oswald
David W. Ferrie
Corrie C. Collins
Baton Rouge
Ferrie
John F. Kennedy
James L. Alcock
Collins
Clinton
Agua
F. Irvin Dymond
Criminal District Court
Clay Shaw
Dymond
Dealey Plaza
Dallas
Jack Ruby
Canton
Congress of Racial Equality
March 3 Set for Trial of Bennett
U S District Court Judge Oren Harris set March 3 as arraignment date for four men indicted in the Arkansas Loan and Thrift Corp. case. Bruce Bennett of El Dorado Earnest A Bartlett Jr of Fort Smith and Afton and Hoyt Boe are named in the indictment with former Arkansas attorney general involved. The case proceeds under a Texas connection and jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith, Ark
U.S. District Court
Oren Harris
Arkansas Loan & Thrift Corp
John E. Miller
Arkansas Atty
Bruce Bennett
el Dorado
Earnest A. Bartlett Jr
Fort Smith and Afton
Hoyt Boe
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Hope’ Fire Dept
Hope Star
Frank Douglas
Hope
Ark
Star
Victory Baptist Church
Blevins
Lynch
M.C. Barham
Herbert Byer
Herbert Byers
East Third Street
Bennett
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