Debating Arkansas Constitution Change at Hope Lions Meet
Delegate Bill Etter compared the 1874 Arkansas Constitution with the proposed new draft at a Hope Lions Club gathering. He praised the brevity of the 12 article 15 000 word text and noted its three part second half detailing transition and legislative change processes. Weather notes and local officials attended as guests.
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Arkansas
Bill Etter
Hope Lions Club
Town & Country
Etter
Algo 8
Hempstead County
Hubert Thrash
Elmer Smith
James Motor Co
Tina Martin
Karen Beggs
Hope High School
H.H. Burke
Arkane Say Weights and Standards Dept
Leon Prescott
Marionette Wonderland Comes to Hope High School
The Hope children will tour a marionette version of Alice in Wonderland on Thursday February 19 at the High School Auditorium. Nicole Marionettes presents a modern adaptation by a staff of puppetry, design, playwriting and music experts aiming to bring Carrolls classic to life on stage.
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Children of Hope
High School
Nicolo
Nicoto
Carroll
Ife
Bank Official Sued Over 150000 Promissory Notes
Bank of New Orleans and Trust Co sues Harlan Lane, former Union National Bank chairman, in Little Rock to collect 150000 in promissory notes. Alston Jennings claims a 75000 loan due Jan 2 1970, made April 1 1969, and another 75000 loan due March 31 1970. A 2000 shares CBS Inc pledge secured the April loan. Lane holds a contrasting Late Inc interest.
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U.S
Little Rock
Harlan Lane
Union National Bank of
Washington
Lane
Union National Bank
La-Co Inc
la- Co
Donald
Couch
Union*National
la Co
Bank of New Orleans and Trust Co
Foremer
Alston Jennings
Marcel
CBS Inc
Late Inc
Lang
Appointed mayor may seek re election say Arkansas AG
The attorney general's office ruled that a mayor appointed to office may run to succeed himself. It also said criminal case fees must go to the city's or county's general fund. A separate opinion said the only valid write in vote is to write the full name.
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Little Rock
Attorney General’s Office
Asst
Michael Barsher
W. F. Miller
Farkin
Attorney General's Office
Arkansas
Maurice Sagely
Lonoke Schools
ALC Group to Study Reforms and Tax Plan
Arkansas Legislative Council forms a 100 member committee including 25 legislators to study the state tax structure and propose reforms. The Tax Reform Advisory Committee will report to the General Assembly by January 15, 1971 with 16 representatives, nine senators, and 75 industry and public interest members. Senator Joe Ford urged appointment by July 1 and said the aim is a total review of the tax burden for equity.
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Robert Shaw
Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas Legislative Council
Joe Ford
Legislative Advisory Committee On
General Assembly
Ford
Legislative Council
Arkansas
Council
RIOT TRIAL FACES COUNTS ON DNC RIOT PLOTS
The defendants stand charged under the 1968 anti riot law for conspiring to cross state lines to incite riots during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Five defendants face a second count for crossing state lines to incite rioting and two are charged with teaching the use of an incendiary device. Convictions on both counts could bring 10 years and $20,600 fines per defendant. The jury’s long deliberations reflect the volume of evidence from a trial that began September 24.
Viet Cong allege U S chemical weapons use in Vietnam
Reports from Saigon indicate North Vietnamese elements concentrated near Ben Het on the Cambodian border and later moved to attack sites in the central highlands. An allied dispatch says nine enemy rocket and mortar attacks occurred at night while U S crews suffered three wounded from two shot down helicopters. Viet Cong claim U S chemical warfare and defoliation increased and report the death of a top military leader in Tay Ninh Province.
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Benflét-Cambodian
High Wésls
Saigon
Ben Het
Duo Lap
Bu Prang
Central Highlands
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Washington
North Vietnam
South
Viet Cong
Tay Ninh
Yates Funeral, Hope. two sons survive
Arthur D. Yates, 61, of Clarksville formerly of Hope, died Monday. Survived by two sons Coy and Curtis Yates, both of Hope. Services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cox Funeral Home in Clarksville. arrangements pending.
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Arthur D. Yates
Clarksville
Hope
Coy
Curtis Yates
Cox Funeral Home
Israel Nobel Prize Winner Dies at 81
JERUSALEM AP report says S Y Agnon, Israel’s Nobel laureate for literature, died at 81 from a heart attack after months of illness. He shared the 1966 prize with Nelly Sachs. Survived by widow, daughter, and son Hemmdat.
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Israel
Jerusalem
S. Y. Agnon
Agnon
Peyton Rous
United States
New York
Nelly Sachs
Sweden
Poland
Hemmdat
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