Four Year Term for County Judges Makes Sense
Our Daily Bread argues for a four year term for county judges, noting the two year cycle forces constant campaigning and limits effective administration. It supports Crawford County Judge Milton Wiltlis in pushing the plan at the Arkansas Association convention in Little Rock. The piece defends steadier governance, criticizes excessive political advertising, and backs the Star’s stance to support the four year term.
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Ang Hes
Arkansas Association of County Judges
Crawford County
Milton Wiltls
van Buren
Little Rock
Star
McClellan Backs Anti Crime Bill
Senator John L. McClellan of Arkansas sponsors a sweeping anticrime bill in the Senate aimed at organized crime cartels. The measure seeks 30 year sentences for habitual offenders and leaders, building on a prior crime control effort. McClellan notes 24 Cosa Nostra groups operate as cartels in major metropolitan areas.
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McClellan
Cosa Nostra
Kiwanis Meet Highlight Missed 9 Tog In Two Year Span
A cryptic note records a Kiwanis meet with nine omissions over two years and a plan to present four pertact at a tondance ward, reflecting local event codes and nomenclature.
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Attondance Ward
State Tax Bills Seek 195 Million
LITTLE ROCK AP Gov Winthrop Rockefeller presented 67th General Assembly with a dozen bills to raise 195 million in new state revenue for the biennium. The plan hikes sales and use taxes, broadens the base, expands credits, and imposes taxes on tobacco, parimutuel betting, and real estate transfers. Rockefeller urged study of exemptions while Rep Yay S. Smith backs hearings on existing tax exemptions.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
General Assembly
Yay S. Smith
Hot Springs
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Smith
Rockefeller
Robert Shaw
Associated Press
Richard Earl Grustin
Arkansas
Griffin
Senate
Robert Harvey
Swifton
Thomas Penn
Cave City
Harvey
State Revedve Department
Four-Year Term Sought for County Judges
Crawford County Judge Milton Willis says the Arkansas Association of County Judges will seek endorsement at its Jan 21-22 convention in Little Rock for a resolution urging a Constitutional Convention to lengthen county official terms from two years to four. The move aims to align terms with broader state office durations.
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Uttle Rock
Arkansas Association of County Judges
Crawford County
Milton Willis
van Buren
Cadillac Dreams Not Suited to Chevrolet Economy
Arkansas lawmakers debate Rockefeller tax plan contrasting a Cadillac economy with a Chevrolet. Senators Griffin Harvey Penn Gathright Wade weigh repealing tax exemptions to fund services, with estimates of $30-50 million annual gains. Rockefeller aides seek sponsors to introduce bills next week as sentiment varies on exemptions and luxury taxes.
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Cadillac
Chevrolet
Morrell Gathright
Pine Bluff
Gathright
Rockefeller
Truman Altenbaumer
Senate
Altenbaumer
Penn
Tam
Peon
Clifton Wade
Fayette- Ville
Wade
Expect Cold for Coming Week End
Mild temperatures continue in Arkansas through Friday but colder weather arrives for the weekend. Light rain ends from the west late Friday as temperatures reach the 60s midweek. overnight lows vary from 43 in Walnut Ridge to 56 in El Dorado with rainfall reported from trace in Pine Bluff and Little Rock to 73 at Fort Smith.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Walnut Ridge
el Dorado
Pine Bluff
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Grass Fire on North Elm Street Briefly Damages Property
Hope Fire Department answered a call at 11:35 Wednesday morning to 1011 North Graham Street for a grass fire caused by a discarded cigarette. Very little damage resulted.
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Hope Fire Dept
North Graham St
Reindeer flown from Alaska to Korea for climate test
Anchorage engineers plan to fly 240 reindeer from Nome to South Korea in a Boeing 107 jet to test whether the Arctic herd can adapt to Korean rice paddies for eventual meat supply. John Zumstein, Redmond rancher, will supervise, with feed shipments and possible future shipments of up to 600 animals.
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Anchorage
Alaska
South Korea
Arctic
Nome
Pacifc
John Aymstein
Redmond, Ore
Aumstein
Seoul
Zumstein
Wang
Chung Hee Park
Korea
Woman's Body Found in Car Trunk Near El Dorado
The body of Mrs. Dwana Jennings, 27, of El Dorado, was found in the trunk of her car four miles south of the city. She had been missing since January 5 and was strangled. Burns around the neck were noted as the only marks. Three women reported seeing the car in a field on Monday and alerted police. Jennings, a mother of two, last visited her sister in law at an El Dorado hospital on January 6.
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EL Dorado, Ark
Dwana Jennings
el Dorado
Here
Jennings
el Dorado Hospital
Fulbright to Liberalize Race Policy
In Little Rock Rev Ben Grinage says Senator Fulbright will alter his position on civil rights. Grinage, a special assistant from Arkansas, cites a shift from a conservative voting record as political strategy of the era.
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Little Rock
Ben Grinage
J. W. Fulbright
Fulbright
Workmen's Comp Denies Horseplay Assault Injury
UTTLE ROCK AP The state Workmen's Compensation Commission ruled that a worker injured in an assault following horseplay cannot receive compensation.
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Uttle Rock
State Workmen's Compensation Commission
Reds Change Spaceships in Flight
Two Soviet cosmonauts Khrunov and Yeliseyev transferred from Soyuz 5 to Soyuz 4 during a linkup, leaving Boris Volynov in Soyuz 4. The maneuver, described as outside the linked ships for about an hour, used new life support suits. Khrunov exited Soyuz 5 over South America. Yeliseyev moved over the Soviet Union. All cosmonauts reported in good condition.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Radio
Douglas Is Named Mayor
The Board of City Directors reappointed Frank Douglas as Mayor for a four year term, noting his prior service and continuity since the 1957 manager plan. Leonard Ells was named Assistant Mayor, with Clyde Fouse and Dr. Laster Sitzes to continue as directors. Oaths were given to Jim Lockhart and Dr. Sam Strong, while Forrest Singleton joined as a new director. hospital absence and ongoing terms affect attendance. Mayor Douglas thanked the board and pledged united effort for Hope’s development.
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Board of City Directors
Frank Douglas
Douglas
Leonard El-ls
Clyde Fouse
Laster Sitzes
John L. Wilson
Jim Lockhart
Sam Strong
Forrest Singleton
Jack Garner
Hope
Series of Collisions in Hope
Hope police investigated two accidents Wednesday and one Thursday morning in a string of vehicle crashes. At 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at E Third and Walnut Streets James Tome Pkins and Leonard Goodwin collided with minor damages and no charges. Barbara Piercy and Grant Davenport also collided with minor damage. no charges filed by Officer Carl Ward. Thursday at 6:30 a.m. a car driven by Edward Moody hit head on with a pulpwood truck driven by Eugene Griffin at North Hazel and Avenue D with heavy damage. no charges filed by Officer James Neal.
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Avenue D
James Neal
Johnson Sees Solid Foundation Yet Faces Economic Problems
President Johnson, delivering his final Economic Report to Congress, touts unprecedented prosperity over the last eight years while acknowledging looming economic challenges for his successor. He says the nation has enjoyed strong growth and stability but notes significant structural issues to be addressed.
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Johnson
Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
United States
GOP Denies Budget Surplus Claims in Johnson Plan
Washington Republicans challenge President Johnson’s 195.3 billion budget claiming it would yield a deficit not a surplus for the Nixon era. Democrats urge wait-and-see on Nixon’s program while citing trust-fund counting and inflation fears tied to federal borrowing. Kennedy supports welfare spending. Miller pins core flaw on regular accounts and rising deficits.
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Vack Bell
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Johnson
Nixon
Senate
Everett M. Dirkson
Dlinois
Sen
Jack Miller
Senate Finance Committee
GOP
Miller
Kennedy
Ambush by Viet Cong Kills 2 Marines and Wounds 5
Viet Cong ambushed U S Marines on Batangan Peninsula during a cordon break, killing two Americans and wounding five. In Da Nang to Quang Ngai City area fighting, four more Americans were killed and 11 wounded, while U S forces reported 36 enemy killed and two helicopters downed. Navy harbor boat mine casualties rose to five dead and five wounded. In an An Khe clash, eight NVA and three U S paratroopers died with 11 wounded.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Batangan
U. S
da Nang-Quang Ngai
Quang Neal City
U. S. Navy
Cua Viet River
Demilitarized Zone
Navy
An Khe
173Rd Airborne Brigade
An Offen
Texas Hero Returns Home After Ambush
Maj James N Rowe known as Nikki returns home Wednesday to a rousing reception in McAllen Texas with promises of his mother’s homemade bread and town pride.
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Mcallen
Maj
James N. Rowe
Nikki
Water quality cited as 1968 standard for Hope area
All Around Town notes Hope Water and Light Plant has met the U.S. Public Health quality standard for 1968 with monthly samples from Hope and Oakhaven. Ramsey says this is the tenth consecutive year of passing tests as teachers prepare for end of semester.
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Frank Ramsey
Hope Water and Light Plant
Arkansas State Board of Health
Hope
Oakheaven
U.S
Ramsey
Oakhaven
Peace Talks Begin as Round Table Set at Paris
AP reports that Vietnam peace talks open in Paris with a round unmarked table at the International Conference Center. U.S. ambassador Harriman calls the decision a broad agreement, not a victory, and plans suggest substantive talks may start soon under North Vietnamese and Saigon/Viet Cong dynamics.
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William L. Ryan
Paris
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
International Conference Center
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Harriman
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
Tran Chanh Thanh
Hanoi
Thanh
U. S
Soil Water Group Ends Meeting in Arkansas
Arkansas Association of Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors wrapped a two day session in Little Rock with election of officers. W A Ratcliffe Jr of Sweet Home Pulaski named president Harold Jones of Lavaca Sebastian vice president. Ratcliffe succeeds Sterlin Hurley Clarksville who served four years as CEO. W M Freeze Jr Cash Craighead and John Ed Chambers Dansville Yell reelected to secretary and treasurer respectively.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Association of Seil and
Water Coneeleration District
W.A. Ratclifte, Jr
Sweet Home
Pulaski County
Harold Jones
Lavaca
Sebastian County
Radcliffe
Sterlin Hurley
Clarksville
W.M. Freeze, Jr
Cash
Craighead County
Ed Chambers
Dansvilla
Yell County
Happens
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