Too Many Chiefs Not Enough Indians Tax Debate
In the coming two weeks the Arkansas General Assembly will adjourn amid debate over tax policy and education funding. The editor argues too many elevated titles in higher education hinder tax reform, urges revising other levies before touching the sales tax, notes timberland values and paper costs, and warns against relying on exemptions to mask taxation, urging fairer burden distribution. The piece criticizes lobbies for prioritizing titles over revenue needed for public education and warns of a looming referendum threat to sales tax changes.
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General Assembly
Gov
Rockefeller
Little Rock
University of Arkansas
Little Rock University
Arkansas State College At
Jonesboro
Ua-Lru
Henderson State
Arkadelphia
Conway
Arkansas State
Monticello
A.&m
Henderson
Hempstead
Star
Death Date Diaries Are Introduced in Sirhan Trial
AP dispatch from Los Angeles reports three death date diaries found in Sirhan Sirhan’s bedroom as the Kennedy assassination trial proceeds. Police Sgt. Brandt testified about confiscation without warrant amid defense objections while notebooks and tallet fragments were entered as evidence.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhat
Robert F. Kennedy
William E. Brandt
Sirhan
Grant B. Cooper
Brandt
Sen. Kennedy
California
Sam Yorty
Yorty
New York
U.S
Israel
Cooper
Sgt
Adel
Munir
Tallet
Kennedy
Henry M. Cuneo
Good Samaritan Hospital
Future King Sings At Cambridge Rehearsal
Cambridge University dress rehearsal features 20 year old Prince Charles, future king, performing a song from a revue. He sits in a garbage can and sings Let's Get Drunk with Harry the Monk. The revue opens Wednesday at Cambridge.
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Cambridge, England
Harry the Monk
England
Cambridge University
Prince Charles
Driver Donald R Litkey Survives 400 Foot Skid Crash
In Pueblo a 22 year old soldier named Donald R Litkey lost control of his car and crashed through a fence into trees and a service station sign. He emerged unhurt and walked away from the wreck.
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Pueblo, Cole
Donald R, Litkey
One Per Cent Surtax Bill Introduced
Arkansas Senate begins with a one per cent state surtax plan targeting federal income tax payments by firms and individuals. Revenue would fund cities and counties via the Revenue Department. Additional measures include a West Memphis motor vehicle tax proposal for out of state drivers and a hotel motel gross receipts tax for Publicity and Parks funds. House actions also discussed beer liquor ownership limits by county residence.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Arkansas Senate
W. D. Moore
el Dorado
State Revenue Department
Moore
W. K. Ingram
West Memphis
Clarence Bell
Parkin
Memphis
Ingram
Southland Greyhound
Arkansas House
Charles Boyce
Dardanelle
State Publicity and Parks Commission
Allan Dishough
Lilttle Rock
Paul Meers
Little
Sterilization Practices Across States Examined by Court
The Associated Press reports that involuntary sterilization has occurred in several states over years with Indiana totaling 706 male and 870 female cases up to 1962 and California recording multiple yearly totals through 1968. The Supreme Court agreed to hear Gloria Cavitt’s challenge over Nebraska’s Beatrice Home sterilization policy, while California and Maine outline patient and guardian consent rules and court overrides. Indiana officials and state laws drive orders for certain patients amid ongoing debates on patients rights and public interest.
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Associated Press
Supreme Court
Indiana
California
Nebraska
Gloria Cavitt
Grand Islands
Beatrice State Home
Cavite
Nebraseka
William F. Sheeley
Indiana State Department of Mental Health
Maine
Mojne
Nixon seeks 17 billion boost to borrowing authority
President Nixon asks Congress to raise the Treasury borrowing limit by 17 billion while proposing a nominal 65 billion debt cut. House Republicans urge hearings on possible budget cuts to reduce the need, and lawmakers weigh the unified budget plan and the impact on Congress. Rep. Byrnes and Chairman Mills signal cautious scrutiny as the debt redefinition faces political hurdles.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Treasury
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Byrnes
Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas Democrat
Mills
Johnson
Federal Reserve System
General Fund
Johnson Administration
Food Barely Supported Pueblo Crew After North Korea Hold
Coronado Calif AP crewmen of USS Pueblo testified that prison rations in North Korea were scant and served in scrub buckets unwashed, providing about 500 calories a day. Witnesses described torture pressure to confess and confusion over the U S Code of Conduct while guards withheld meals.
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Richard E. Meyer
Associated Press
Coronado
Calif
Uss Pueblo
Harry Lewis
Navy
Lewis
United States
Richard J. Rogala
U.S
Engineman
L.C. Rushel Blansett
Orange
Enginman 2
C. Howard Bland
Leggett
State Labor Commissioner Nominated
WTTLE ROCK AP Arthur H. Hayes of North the Rock was nominated as state Labor Commissioner Monday by Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller. The governor also nominated Jimmie Driftwood of Timbo the folk singer to the State Publicity and Parks Commission. The names were sent to the Arkansas Senate for confirmation.
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Wttle Rock
Arthur H. Hayes
North the Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Jimmie Driftwood
Timbo
Ucity and Parks Commission
Arkansas Senate
Music Month Observed by Hope Club
The 16th annual Hope Friday Music Club observes Music Month in February with a program at the club meeting on February 28 in Mrs. Hendrix Sprageins home. Gershwin, Herbert, Kern selections performed by members and soloists, plus choral group and hymn of the month “America.”
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Hope Friday Music Club
Federation of Music Clubs
James McLarty, Jr
Hendrix Sprageins
George Gershwin
Arthur Streeh
Porgy and
Bess
Don Johnson
Porgy and Bess
Joe Eason
Victor Herbert
Marietta
Arthur Wimmell
Friday Music Club
Jerome Kern
America
Nixon Pledges US Backing for Britain in Common Market
President Nixon voiced support for Britain's entry into a enlarged Common Market within a unified Europe. Spokesman Ronald L. Ziegler spoke after Nixon's 2 hour 46 minute meeting with Prime Minister Harold Wilson, confirming continued U S backing for Britain's accession.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
Associated Press
London (Ap
Nixon
Britain
United States
Europe
Ronald L. Ziegler
Harold Wilson
Ziegler
Nixon Israel Planes Attack Jordan Guerrillas
Israeli warplanes attacked guerrilla pockets inside Jordan after guerrillas fired on a patrol. The strike followed attacks on guerrilla bases in Syria with clashes involving Syrian air force jets. Jordan reports exchanges of fire across the Jordan River with no casualties.
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Marcus Eliason
Associated Press
Jerusalem
Jordan
Syria
Manshiyeh
Sea of Galilee
Amman
West Bank
Adasia
Baqourah
Jordan Valley
A Warming Trend Scheduled in Arkansas Through Wednesday
A warming trend begins Monday in Arkansas and is expected to continue through Wednesday. Temperatures rise into the 50s in the north and 60s in the south as a high pressure ridge dominates the region centered over eastern Missouri.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Missouri
Nixon Eyes New Peace Partnership Amid Britain Talks
AP News Digest notes President Nixon aims to deepen liaison with Britain while visiting West Germany as Vietnam losses mount with over 2000 enemy killed. Eisenhower recovers smoothly from abdominal surgery. Federal probes target pesticide approval in food handlers. Hood floods hit Southern California as Mariner 6 targets Mars Canopus. Sirhan diaries court fights heat up. jailhouse lawyers debate. Meany forecasts possible AFLCIO mergers amid big business pressure.
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Nixon
Britain
West Germany
Vietnam
U.S
State Department
North Vietnam
Washington
Eisenhower
Agriculture Department
Treasury
California
New Hooding
Mariner 6
Mars
Canopus
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Supreme Court
Aflcio
George Meany
Voting Meet Called Off In Hempstead Despite Illness
A meeting of the Hempstead Chapter of Women Voters scheduled for tonight in the Douglas Building has been canceled due to illness. In Philadelphia, Joseph Kasiatyn 20 admitted in court that he stabbed his teenage wife Ina Sikial to death after she went out in the street.
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Hempsteader of Women Voters
Douglas
Ilness
Philadelphia
Joseph Kasiatyn
Ina Sikial
Hope week highlights and local notices in Temple area
All Around Town reports Hope week at Scott-White Clinic Temple with patients Gus Hickerson Bill Gunter and Rev Carlton Roberts. 16 month old Angie Anderson undergoing care at Wadley Texarkana. District Student Council Convention closes Hope High School at 1 30 pm Friday February 28. Baker Young Williams Senior Citizens lunch February 26. two Hempstead coeds attend Arkansas Association of Women Students meeting at Jonesboro Feb 28 29. Susan Cobb and Sue Montgomery named as Southern State College students with campus activities and honors.
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Scott-White Clinic
Temple
Tex
Gus Hickerson
Grover Thompson
Bill Gunter
Carlton Roberts
Little
Angie Anderson
Wadley Hospital
Texarkana
Curstis Anderson
Ruth Any Wylie
Hope High School
Hempstead
Sue Montgomery
Harvey D. Montgomery
Rt. 6 Blevins
Southern State
Women's Recreation Assocation
Wesley Foundation
Reprisals for Cong Attacks Considered
Washington and Saigon weigh U S reprisals as North Vietnam escalates attacks on southern cities. Press officer Carl Barth cites questions over a peace process and a continuing review of the understanding that paused bombing in the North. Bul Diem says next days’ tactics will shape retaliation, with potential quick raids hinted. Military officials doubt action if shelling declines.
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Washington
State Department
U.S
North Vietnam
Carl Barth
United States
Barth
Bul Diem
Diem
Israel
Pentagon
Hanoi
Paris
Vietnam
Insurance Regulation Is Sought by Arkansas Official
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen W. Horne told the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Monopoly that federal and state regulators should pool powers to oversee insurers. He noted 16 Arkansas firms failed since 1960, 10 in auto insurance, with unpaid claims exceeding 4 million dollars in four cases. He warned Arkansas citizens rely on out of state firms and supported a federal guaranty fund in principle.
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Washington
Arkansas Insurance
Allan W. Horne
Horne
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Monopoly
Lability Insurance
Citiszens
Arkansas
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