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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1968
Page
1
The piece argues federal officials and politicians enjoy foreign jaunts at taxpayers expense while ordinary citizens face possible taxes for travel abroad. It cites Eisenhower’s preference for voluntary limits over compulsion and insists government should curb officials roaming the world to prevent burdening common people.
Gov Winthrop Rockefeller faces questions after the Arkansas Gazette cites an attorney general ruling that salary supplements for state employees were illegal. Rockefeller says no suit has challenged the practice, yet he argues the raises are needed for innovative positions and to attract talent. Names mentioned include Clarence Mike Frost and Dr John M Peterson, with Frost linked to the State Administration Department and Peterson to the Economic Development Program.
U S paratroopers killed Lam Hiep 28 year old commander of the Dong Hal Regiments D800 Battalion and two other Viet Cong on a 26 mile north of Saigon trail. One American died and one was wounded in the clash as U S and South Vietnamese reports noted 119 Communist fighters killed in five Wednesday engagements.
Arkansas state Sen. Olen Hendrix of Prescott proposes a $10 million revenue bond issue backed by income from Cummins and Tucker prison farms to fund major improvements. The plan would use surplus funds, boost farm capitalization, and provide inmate training with new equipment. The measure faces no current agenda for the upcoming special session.
U S officials say commitment to Vietnam war may level off in both money and forces next year. Troop strength expected near 525,000, current total 486,000. defense budget for fiscal 1969 projected at about 25.75 billion for the Vietnam war, nearly one third of the 77.2 billion defense budget.
A gasoline explosion at a city service station in Americus Georgia sent burning fuel into the sewer system turning culverts into blowtorches. Truck driver J R Alligood Jr 46 was unloading when the blast occurred causing minor burns and sidewalk damage.
Two Arkansas lawmakers questioned a proposal to cap general state aid at one percent for a private association of county officials. They warned it could turn the group into a state funded lobby. A unified Arkansas Counties organization could centralize information and boost county interests. No action was taken by the Legislative Council amid broader wartime reports of 82 U.S. air missions over North Vietnam and a claimed MIG21 downing.
Sixteen crewmen aboard the 239 foot freighter Ocean Sprinter battled heavy seas and gale conditions 1300 miles east of Summerside Canada. The captain postponed a second abandonment as snow squalls limited visibility. One crewman is seriously injured and two life rafts were lost in a prior attempt. Coast Guard C130 aircraft and two merchant ships assisted while a cutter Absecon heads toward the scene.
WR Accused of Damaging Colleges asserts that Gov Winthrop Rockefeller disrupted a six year construction program for Arkansas colleges and universities. Elizabeth Westmoreland notes the Democratic era created the Commission for Coordination of Higher Educational Finance and claims the Republican successor halted state funding.
Washington AP reports the Johnson administration plans to hold overall spending and redirect funds to key defense programs, proposing a 10.4 billion rise in a unified 186 billion budget with a projected 8 billion deficit. Congress may seek cuts in what Johnson called a tight budget. The plan includes a 10 percent tax surcharge and gold backing removal to free about 10.7 billion.
President Johnson delivered a restrained State of the Union, sticking to American conditions and offering no bold political overtures. He touched on Vietnam and tax issues as expected topics, while critics pressed for talks and bombing policy with North Vietnam.
Text highlights cover peace talks with a potential ceasefire, war outcomes, economic outlook with inflation and taxes, crime and drug control proposals, U S Soviet relations, unemployment and Model Cities funding, housing goals, consumer protection, agriculture measures, and farmer income safeguards. Names include Johnson and references to Congress and the Soviet Union.
President Johnson unveils a 10 percent income tax rise to fund new jobs programs, housing and crime-fighting measures in a fiscal 1969 budget of $188 billion. He calls for FBI expansion and a 10-year plan to build six million housing units, while critics challenge the projected costs and emphasize civil order and justice.
Fire Department responded to a 2:30 pm call at Breakweal school for a treated fire in the playground area with no damage. At 6:05 pm another alarm behind T. O. Bors prompted a grasa fire response with no damage. A 4:30 am Thursday call to Densis Townsem on Hilltop Drive found a fire starting in a hot water heater closet with damage considered insaye.
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