Arkansas cities debate permissive sales tax legislation
Discussion centers on possible Arkansas permissive sales tax laws tied to municipal electric utilities. Glenn Zimmerman of the Arkansas Municipal League predicts a special session will see action if Gov Rockefeller includes it in the call. Several neighboring states already authorize local sales taxes.
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Elece WU
Glenn Zimmerman
Ark
Afisas Municipal League
Rockefeller
Arkansas
Hope
Cif
Texas
Louisiana
Cattlemen Vines to Speak at Hempstead County Meeting
Marvin Vines Farm Service Director at KAAY Little Rock will address the Hempstead County Beef Cattlemen's Association at the Diamond Cafe Thursday night January 18 starting at 7. He will discuss beef cattle outlook imports and impacts on the industry. All members and interested persons are invited.
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Marvin Vines
KAAY
Little Rock
Hempstead County Beef Cattlemen’s Association
Diamond Cafe
Vines
Conway Man Opposed to Mixed Drinks
State Rep. J. C. Dawson of Conway said he would not back a mixed drink bill, despite efforts by Hot Springs officials. The Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce favors legalization for on premise sale in hotels and lounges, while Governor Rockefeller contingent on guaranteed passage before supporting a special session measure.
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Conway
Ark
J. C. Dawson
Hot Springs
Winthrop Rockeefeller
Pawson
Rockefeller
Legislayre
State's Mineral Production Drops in 1967
Arkansas mineral output declined about eight million dollars from 1966 to 1967. The Bureau of Mines cited a 182. million value for 1967 with crude oil down roughly six million. Sand and gravel kaolin fire clays stone and bauxite fell while bromine and natural gas showed substantial expense increases.
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Little Rock
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Mines
Arkansas
AP News Service talk at Hope Lions luncheon
Gary Syver Arkansas Associated Press president spoke at the Hope Lions weekly luncheon at Town & Country. He discussed AP members nationwide and worldwide, daily word transcription, the $50 million annual operating cost, and news priority categories. Guests included Gerald Trussell and Roy Chatham.
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Gary Syver
Arkansas Associated Press
Lions
Town & Country
Syver
el Dorado
KTVE
Channel 10
Lion Haskell Jones
United States
Kennedy
Gerald Trussell
First Baptist Church
Lion W. L. Tate
Roy Chatham
Lion Hobart Thrash
Bob Morton
Nunn-Pentecost Motor Co
Lion David Brown
Politics Is Suspect in Alaska Loan
The federal government declined to explain why it granted nearly all of a prominent Alaska Democrat’s loan requests while halving those of the Republican governor after August floods damaged nearby motels. The SBA refused to disclose loan details but defended politics as not involved, noting tightened disaster loan criteria.
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Joseph E. Mohbat
Associated Press
Washington
Alaska
Fairbanks
Small Business Administration
Budget Bureau
Robert M. Weinberg
SBA
Robert C. Moot
Chena River
L. Donald Prats
Golden Nugget
Fruhs
Democratic Central Committee
Alaskan Interior
Prubs
Alex Miller
Spending Cut Still Issue in Congress
Congress returns with talk of domestic spending cuts to enable a tax hike. House Ways and Means Chair Mills says spending must stay at current levels or be cut, except for Vietnam and fixed debt outlays, to allow any surtax. Senate and House leaders echo the demand for restraint as the new session begins.
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William F.arbouast
Associated Press
Washington
Capitol Hill
White House
Congress
Johnson
Witsbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Frank J’. Bow
Ohio
House Appropriations Committee
Mills
Arkanesas
Viet Cong ambushes break up. 40 guerrillas slain in coast attack
Viet Cong fighters killed 40 South Vietnamese during a coastal ambush 397 miles northeast of Saigon. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces pursued the attackers, reporting 40 guerrillas killed, nine weapons captured, and a U.S. soldier dead with two wounded. Another clash near Saigon left four Americans dead and 29 wounded as government troops push back with air and artillery support.
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Sy Georgester
Associated Prage
Saigon
Salemon
U.S
U.S. Command
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Dong Tam
Vietnam
Mekong
Mekong Déla
Congress
North Vietnam
U.5
Earthquake spreads panic as Sicily counts dead and missing
Palermo dispatch reports Sicily's western towns devastated by a major quake. Casualties exceed 300 dead with about 1,500 missing and over 1,500 injured as rescue crews search ruins. Bonfires light refugee camps while survivors endure freezing night outdoors in Palermo and Trapani.
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Palermo
Sicily
Mediterranean
Trapani
Messing
Benterage
PTA Palitics Meet Promises Talk at Library
The PTA will meet Wednesday January 7 at 2 p.m. in the Behod Library. Mrs Peebles will discuss parents act faintly and all parents are urged to attend.
Russia Wins Naval Base Deal in Adriatic Split
Tel Aviv AP reports Yugoslavia quietly allows Soviet naval access at Split to support Nasir regime after Tito-Soviet talks. Reliables note regular Soviet warship moves from Split to Egyptian ports. Three Soviet ships now dock at Split, with housing and clubs opened for seamen. In Gaza El Arish, an Israeli truck mine injures its driver as search for saboteurs continues.
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Tel Aviv
Isthal
Yiegoslavia
Split
Gamal Abdel Nas
Ger
Lee Maarty
Paris
Tito
Elath
Maarly
Gaza Strip
el Arish
Britain Abolishes Arms Abroad and Slashes Welfare
Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced in the House of Commons the withdrawal of all British armed forces from the Far East and the Persian Gulf by end of 1971. He outlined austerity measures including social welfare cuts and proposed a joint air defense system for Malaysia and Singapore with Commonwealth aid, while canceling a $1.02 billion procurement of 50 Flying-wing bombers.
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London
Harukd Wilson
Far East
Persian Gulf
House of Commons
Wilson
Britain
Southeast Asia
Malaysia
Singapore
Johnson to Quit Party Leadership in Arkansas
Pine Bluff Arkansas AP Johnson the 1966 Democratic gubernatorial nominee told the Pine Bluff Jaycees he was withdrawing from party leadership. He said Democratic politicians in the state did not need him to lead the party back into power. He suggested Faubus and Johnson step aside for new leadership. He forecast Wallace could win the presidency and that Johnson and Rockefeller would be nominees of their parties. He predicted a split vote could yield a third party and the House would decide. He expected legal visits to Arkansas next month and hoped for a Little Rock rally.
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Ark
Jim Johnson
Democratic Party
Johnson
Jaycees
Orvald Faubus
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
House of Representativns
Wallace
Egohnson
Arkansas
Little Rock
Extra Meet Date Feb 5 Confirmed
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller told the Arkansas Legislative Council a Feb. 5 start for the special session is definite with a brief, noncontroversial work plan. He urged creating a Department of Corrections, a separate pardons board, and a merger of training schools, while proposing tax and machinery issues be reviewed.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas Legislative Council
Arkansas
Oonettgl
General Assembly
Rockefeller
Ilevision
Department of Corrections
Toys and Girls
US lends Alaska Democrat loan amid budget cuts
AP dispatch reports the government clarifies why it lent 894000 to a prominent Alaska Democrat while halving a loan sought by the state's Republican governor. The funds appear tied to broader budget and spending debates as Vietnam and domestic policy fears loom. The piece notes Viet Cong gains, North Vietnam bombing, and UK austerity under Prime Minister Wilson.
Fair Warm Outlook For Arkansas Two Days
Bright sunny conditions with little precipitation are forecast for Arkansas over the next two days. Temperatures rise with highs in the upper 40s to 50s in the south and central regions and mid 40s in the north. Overnight lows vary from the mid teens in Batesville to the upper 20s at Texarkana as clouds increase later in the week.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
el Dorado
Harrison
Batesville
Texarkana
Laotian Forces Withdraw as Reds Attack in Nam Bac Area
Laotian government troops retreat from Nam Bac airstrip area after heavy attack by Communist forces in the Nam Bac valley. Luang Prabang reported mortaring. three government battalions have not reported since Sunday. A general and two colonels were dispatched to assess the crisis.
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Vientiane
Laos
Atratesic
Nam Fae
Nam Bae
Luang Prabang
Nain Bac
Noch
Nain Bae
Pathet Lag
Curne Tnunist
Trouble Ahead for Congress Debates on Vietnam War Rise
Congress reopens amid a mounting debate on U S bombing in Vietnam as the Citizens Committee for Peace and Freedom questions military effectiveness and calls for rapid Hanoi ceasefire while a 3000 strong women’s march to Capitol Hill foregrounds antiwar sentiment. Secretary Rusk pledges no peace move without Saigon buy in and warns against excluding South Vietnam in any coalition.
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Jack Bell
Associated. Press
Washington
Congress
North Vietnam
90Th Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
Capitol Hill
U.S
Vietnam
Citizens Committee For
Pace and Freedom
Eisenhower
Bradley
Fitness
Paul 4
Douglas
Harvard
James
Sotinson -Has
United States
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Hig Sail
Hanoi
Dean Rusk
South Vietnam
Salgon
Husk
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
McCloskey
Trinh
Enterprise Visit Delayed as Jap Leftists Protest
The U S nuclear powered aircraft carrier Enterprise may delay its visit to Japan this week due to large leftist student protests in Sasebo. Officials suggested possible delays to Friday or Saturday after rough seas near the Bonin Islands.
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Tokyo
U.S
Enterprise
Japan
Lefist
Saseta
Bonin Islands
Pacific
Masashi Ishibashi
Socialist Party
S$ Exacus
Sasete
Saseby
Carcier
Trigate
Truxten
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