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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1969
Page
2
Arkansas forecast calls for light rain or drizzle in the eastern half with widely scattered thunderstorms statewide through Thursday. Temperatures rise slightly with today’s highs in the 50s to 70s and lows in the 50s, indicating a warmup from northeast to southwest.
Arkansas Senate hears administration tobacco tax measures including per pack cigarette levy rising to 13 cents and a 15 percent tax on cigars and other tobacco products. House also advances documentary stamp tax on real estate transfers and a gross receipts tax on ads. Public utility tax exemptions face hearing as lawmakers push multiple revenue bills.
Lal Tikon, a 25 year old elephant, travels village to village in India to spread family planning ideas. Purchased for 780 dollars, she dispenses contraceptives at subsidized prices and distributes educational material while carrying painted symbols. Her 560,000 village target is unlikely. organizers aim to show low cost communication methods.
Arkansas Senate votes 30 to 4 to redefine majority party to the party holding the most constitutional officers, sparking debate on partisanship. Other actions include repealing race labeling on blood, adding seven year terms for firearm felonies, and authorizing donations of bodies for medical use. House moves toward legalizing mixed drinks sales. various budget and land sale bills advance or await action.
In New Orleans AP report, jury selection for Clay Shaw’s trial on Kennedy assassination conspiracy hinges on juror finances. Only two of 18 dismissed jurors met pay tests as jurors, with courts delaying to confirm pay from employers. Shaw denies knowledge of the slaying beyond press coverage. The case centers on Jim Garrison’s belief of a conspiracy, challenging the Warren Commission finding of Oswald acting alone.
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