Governor Cherry Proposes Arkansas Tax Reform Amendment
Governor Cherry unveils a constitutional amendment replacing state property tax with local assessments at 100 percent market value. It sets millage limits for schools cities and counties, includes bond retirement, taxes intangible personal property and resources at state level, and creates a three member Equalization Board. Public discussion shows broad consultation and aims to align with long standing tax practices.
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Arkansas
Francis Cherry
Andy
Cherry
Board of Equalization
Three Injured in Separate Accidents on No 43
State Police and Clark County Sheriff investigated three crashes along No 43 from Garden to Highway 424. Clayton Clarksale was jailed after his gate struck down injuring a 12 year old student Loretta Kaysiv as she exited a school bus driven by Link Pigg. Louis Gulley suffered head lacerations when his Choloster auto veered into a railing on the Dillie Missouri River bridge. Mrs Farris Gillham of Shreveportside overturned on a narrow Sauma bridge with Frukes Parker a passenger sustaining a broken leg. the car was wrecked.
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Garden
Guy Downing
Clark Colunty
Ier
Clayton Clarksale
Ackadelphia
Stus
Dent
Loretta Kaysiv
Link Pigg
Wheelen Springs
Clark
Arnold
Louis Gulley
Choloster
Dillle
Missouri River
Farris Gillham
Shreveportside
Frukes Parker
Pan Ot
Camp Cleared of Chanting Reds on Koje Island
Allied guards cleared a prisoner camp on Koje Island in Korea after two warnings. No Allied casualties were reported as prisoners chanted and defied containment efforts. The UN POW Command described the incident as a disciplined action to restore order.
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Pusan
Korea
Koje Island
U.N
Seven Linemen Quit City Plant Over Raise Dispute
Seven linemen and assistants resigned from the Walter & Light Plant in Hope after the mayor and Water and Light Committee refused a blanket $25 per month raise. Salaries ranged from $190 to $310 plus overtime. replacements are planned. The quitters named were Jack Fielding, Tootsie Bullerin, Buck Gandyin, Bill Arnold, Jack Fountain, Hollis Groon and Roy Martin.
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Pasi
Water & Light Committee
Wilson
Fay Ike
Wwe
Jack Fielding
Tootsie Buller
Buck Gandyin
Bill Arnold
Jack Fountain
Hollis Groon
Roy Martin
Wray and Lawrence Lead Easter Seal Campaign in Arkansas
William Wray of Hope will be county chair and Rev L T Lawrence assists as Easter Seal Chairman for Hempstead County and statewide drive lasting one month from March 5. The effort funds direct aid for disabled children across Arkansas under the Easter Seal Agency. The Jacksonville Center staff provides therapies and rehabilitation for crippled children statewide, aiding cerebral palsy, speech, rheumatic heart conditions and related issues.
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William Wray
Hope
Hasley
Hempstead
Hev. L. T. Lawrence
Mr. Wray
Rev. Lawrence
Arkansas
Arkansas Association For the Crippled
The
Beseter Seal Agency
Jacksonille Center
Evtry County
Stle Uregen
Baster Seal
Mrs. S. P. Fields Dies at 78 Near Hope
Mrs. S. P. Fields, aged 78, of Near Hope, succumbs after illness at a local hospital. The obituary notes the long life in the Hope area and mentions surviving relatives and funeral arrangements.
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S. P. Fields
Near Hope
Icidne al, Hospital
Cherry Suffers First Setback on Road Issue
LITTLE ROCK A set of senators blocked Gov. Cherry by voting against giving up the legislature’s power over adding roads to the state highway system. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Eltis Fagan, aimed to restrict the power of the executive branch, but failed 9 to 21 amid charges of heavy-handed tactics. The measure faced an amendment from Sen. Guy H. Jones of Conway, who sought to exempt his district, prompting debate over local control and district concerns. Continued on Page Two.
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Little Rock
Seta
Cherry
Eltis Fagan
Sail
Guy HH. Jones
Conway
Jones
Parole Revoked for Slayer Rupert Byler in Arkansas
Gov. Cherry revoked the furlough of Rupert Byler, the slayer of Sheriff Lawrence Harber, returning him to prison to serve the remainder of a 21 year sentence. Byler, 38, had been extended furlough since May 3, 1951, and was convicted again after a new trial, with the governor citing the parole board's recommendation. Parole investigators reported Byler showed interest and started a scrap in Bradford, Arkansas, prompting the revocation.
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Little Rock
Cherry
Rupert Byler
Byler
Tzard
Lawrence Harber
See
Jaggie
State Parole Board
Bradford
Ark
Bedause
Draft officials report mixed April call and young draftees
In May, officials said the April draft call would be filled almost entirely by 18 year olds. Carl Wells noted about 40 potential draftees would undergo screening and physicals to meet the quota. A separate murder trial in Little Rock ended with acquittal for Mrs. Clements after she testified she was whipped and beaten by her husband. In Jonesboro, Vernon Jones faces a May trial for a $32,000 bank robbery, with Hamlin and Janes involved and ordered jailed. Marilyn Brower, 14, received a Red Cross merit certificate for saving a young girl from drowning and was honored by Garland Rhodes at the local chapter.
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Carl Wells
Panant Typ Vas
Kansas
nmanheWar
Wells
Little Rock
Mac Clements
Judes
Marty Robinson
Jonesboro
Vernon
Jones
Peach Orchard
Bank of
Bpattgart
Marilyn Jean Brower
Garland Rhodes
Joga
Red Cross
Ian Marilyn
Carlos Brewer
Ina Jean’ Pope
Piet
Girine
Weinberg Faces Perjury Charge Over Communist Ties
US Attorney says Joseph W. Weinberg was once part of a secret and extremely important Communist group at Berkeley. Prosecution plans to prove false testimony to HUAC in 1949 about party membership, while defense expects to call a distinguished scientist to counter charges related to Oppenheimer era inquiries.
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Washington
Joseph W. Weinberg
Berkeley
Cult
William Wise
Weinberg
Namle
Joseph A. Pane
One Wild Night leads Hope High junior play comedy
Romance comedy feature staged by Hope High School presents a light hearted farce in two performances on March 11. Kenneth Gilliam and Buula Raley lead the hilapids with Aliort Graves and Sybie Shirvey as guests, supported by a large cast of local student actors.
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Tha “Remajes
Aliort Graves
Sybie Shirvey
Llagas
Kenneth Gilliam
Buula Raley
Donald
Ray Blackwood
Billie Baker
Dwain O'Steen
Judy Moses
Allie Marlay
Billy Blake
Tee
Allied Raiders Smash Chinese Forts With Flame Throws
American infantry supported by tanks seized a Communist mountain fortress in Korea, advancing through machine gun fire and trench tunnels. Flames and grenades turned Chinese defenses to ruins as tanks and howitzers pounded the position shortly after dawn.
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Robert Voice Sroul
Korea
Tha Red
United Press
al Katt
U.S. Fnme
Tee
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Former Tax Official Indicted In Brooklyn Racketeering Case
Joseph D. Nunanty, ex Internal Revenue Commissioner, already charged with income tax evasion, was indicted a second time by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn. The five count indictment accuses him of perjury and involves alleged improper finances and a $91,080 tax discrepancy from 1940 to 1990. No. 17 vollector.
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New York i
Internal Revenue
Joseph D. Nunanty
Brooklyn
Wo Hin
Pdgo
Arkansas House backs cooling off period in divorce actions
The House passed a second bill calling for a cooling off period in divorce actions while the Senate rejected a prior divorce measure. Only two senators voted for Rep Roy Clinton's bill, with 23 against and 10 absent or admin. The floor action followed a party line split on the Legislature's divorce agenda.
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Ariana
AL Chinbig
House
Senate
Roy Clinton
Arkansas
Ray
Brebhiend
Sound Military Maxim Is a Soldier Should Never Take Orders From a Paperhanger
HAL BOYLE reflects on Field Marshal Rundstedt, a pivotal but conflicted German commander, noting his distrust of paperhangers and his shifting roles from WWI to WWII. The piece laments the misused talents that could have shaped a stronger German military, citing his opposition to entering WWII yet returning to lead campaigns in Poland, France, and the Ukraine before Germany’s downfall.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Kark
Rudolf Gerd
Yoo
Hitler
Bly West Wall
Normandy Beach Y Sheveanny
Germany
Eisenhower Rejects Meeting With Stalin Over World Peace
President Eisenhower said at a press conference he would consider a meeting with Soviet Premier Stalin only if it advanced world peace and aligned with American public sentiment. He announced a review by top officials to examine the division of power between federal and state governments amid Korea and Soviet tensions.
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Merriman Smith
Washington
Eisenhower
Ino Holt
Josef Stalin
Wari
Atlanco
Slige
Penter
House
Senate
Slipper Rock Blamed for Slaying in Malvern Court
A Malvern circuit court heard testimony that Te Doyla Whitton 20, and others held a gun and shot Johny Elmore, whose death occurred after a confrontation in a ditch. Whitton testified he did not know who rode in the truck, and Elmore died 60 hours later at Malvern hospital.
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Malvern
Davis
Solanger
Johny Elmora
Yaecarding
Te Doyla Whitten
Onor
Elmore
Gavarddle
Bowley
Fury
Hgts
Malvern Hospital
Whitton
Wilson Dashes Hopes for Spending Out
Washington slang hope to cut funeral spending were reported to have received a jolt from Secretary of Defense Wilson and other administration officials. Wilson began Defense Department needs testimony before a House Appropriations subcommittee behind closed doors. Members were reluctant to release the debate but one unnamed member quoted Wilson as saying cutbacks would be carefully considered.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Wilson
Defense
Clough
Wiluon
Mrs Q P Young Succumbs in Hope Hospital
A damaged notice records the death of Mrs Q P Young in Hope Hospital. Fragments mention a Wednesday fair and bidding events but the text is incomplete and unclear.
Paisley 4-H Club Learns to Make House Shoes
The Palsloy 4-H Club met Tuesday afternoon with president Tes Taylan presiding. A demonstration showed how to make house shoes from wool, with agent Mir leading and youths Myre and eth Wodd assisting as they learned to cut and sew wool felts into slippers.
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Paisley
Palsloy
Tesday
Ly Agant
Local Chamber Discusses Value Day Promotion Plan
A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce committee chaired by Warbart Burns discussed funding for a Value Day promotion. The panel planned to seek merchant participation and set a schedule with visits and group efforts tied to Industrial Revolution themed activities.
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Pittcon
Miloti
Chuluman
Warbart
Shairmin- Baber
Coulusiagin
Font Sheret Group
Meyers
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Gov. Cherry
City Plant
Wray
Lawrence
White House
Robert L. Jonson
Temple Universally
State Department
Foreign Information Service
Wales of American
Son
Joseph McGarthy
NEA
Eels
Lodge
Russia
Ike Willington
Vishinsky
Stalin
By Stanley Johngo
United Nations
Minias
Posalbias
Slipper Rock
Q. P.young
Hope Hospital
Gol
Royalty Baker
McKinney
Texas
America
Baker
Maj
George Davia
Lubbock
Hie
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