Let Legislators Know Where You Stand on Tax Proposals
Our Daily Bread columnist notes the second and final printing of Rep Talbot Feild Jr s tax proposals questionnaire and a similar ballot by Sen Olen Hendrix, reprinted in today s Star. Readers are urged to vote and mail ballots promptly to Feild in Hope Arkansas and Hendrix in Prescott Arkansas while the paper waives charges for Hendrix. The Star plans to discuss the tax program after ballots are delivered and counted. A reader letter questions UA LRU merger amid broader legislative tax issues.
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Talbot Feild Jr
Olen Hendrix
Star
Tost
Feild
Hope Star
P.O
Hope
Hendrix
Oren Hendrix
Prescott
Ark
Sen. Hendrix
Rep
The
Pulaski County
Little Rock University of Arkansas
Politico
Investment Rate Return Before PSC Hearing
Western Arkansas Telephone Co of Russellville faced questions at a Public Service Commission hearing as utility consultant James Honaker testified the 1968 return on investment was 5.38 percent, above the company’s reported 4.4 percent but still below the 6 percent norm. He noted his figures differed from the company's on maintenance and depreciation. He said the company’s figure appeared excessive and was set for cross examination today.
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Little Rock
State Public Service Commission
Western Arkansas Telephone Co
Russellville
James Honaker
Kentucky
Honaker
Ky Sees No Quick Results Goes to Paris
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky left Saigon for Paris to supervise the Vietnamese peace talks delegation. He expressed hope the conference would be successful eventually and said he had new instructions from President Thieu. He cautioned against expecting quick results while remaining hopeful. In Washington, 34 Democrats in the Senate planned a caucus after adjournment, with a Wednesday meeting canceled for other commitments.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Paris
Salomon
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
LMT
le Huck
Senate
Chamber
Survivor recalls California flood tragedy and narrow rescue
The sole survivor of ten trapped during a California flood recounts the disaster. A bulldozer stalled in rising waters while he and four others clung to survival. He describes calmness, prayers, and a later rescue by helicopter as two others and many boys and men perished.
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California
John Scott Eckersley
Associated Press
Ojai
Calif
Navy
Picket Line Formed by Local 997 at Little Rock Plant
Members of Local 997 of the International Association of Machinists set up a picket line Wednesday at the Little Rock Airmotive Inc plant. The action signals labor tensions at the facility.
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Little Rock
Little Reven Yey
International Association of Machinists
Litte Rock Airmotive Inc
Insurance Claims Get Strange and Humorous Examples
HAL BOYLE reports unusual insurance settlements as State Farm executives share odd cases. A Midwestern driver smashed a pole and demanded a drunkometer test after arrest. an electronics engineer fixed it and failed. A convoy of lesbians attacked a passing truck, but the insurer could not collect from the tribe.
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Hal Boyle
NEW York
R. J. Bartum
State Farm Mutual
Michigan
Tornadoes Kill 21 in Mississippi
Tornadoes ripped across central Mississippi killing at least 21 people and injuring over 100. Hazlehurst suffered the heaviest damage with a half mile wide swath. 10 dead and 15 to 20 homes demolished. Additional deaths were reported in Simpson County near Mendenhall and Harrisville as police and highway patrol tallied fatalities.
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Hazlehurst
Miss
Mississippi
Jackson
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Simpson County
Mendenhall
Harrisville
White Oak
Harrisville- Mendenhall
Graf
Nomination of Hickel Confirmed as Interior Secretary
Senatorial approval shifts Alaska governor Walter J. Hickel to the Interior post after five days of committee review and debate on the Senate floor. The vote follows unanimous support for Nixon’s other cabinet picks and precedes consideration of David Packard for deputy secretary of defense.
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Washington
Senate
Walter J. Hickel
Alaska
Nixon
Hickel
Conservaton
Senate Interior Committee
California
David R. Packard
Defense
Batesville Elementary School Burns Down
Batesville Ark. fire destroyed a former elementary school used as a nurses training site and a dairy training program. No injuries reported as officers said supplies for both programs were lost in the blaze.
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Batesville, Ark
APA
Batesville
Senate Vote Removes Tax Exemption in Arkansas
The Arkansas Senate approved a measure to end the income tax exemption for income a corporation earns from a domestic subsidiary in which the parent owns at least 95 percent of the stock. The House committee delayed hearings on the administration's mixed drinks proposal and on broader tax exemptions as lawmakers seek revenue, with hearings set for next week.
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ED Shearer
Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas Senate
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Winthrop Rockefeller
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
House
Revenue Department
Senate
Ben Allen
Robert Harvey
Swifton
Arkansas
Harvey
James Dawson
Conway
Ray Smith
Hot Springs
Judges Favor Voting by Machines in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK AP Enactment of a law to make the use of voting machines mandatory in precincts with 300 or more voters was urged by the Arkansas Association of County Judges. Judge Milton Willis said machine use would end long delays as some counties have precincts with up to 900 voters. The resolution called hand counting burdensome and confusing and unable to produce timely results.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Association of County Judges
Milton Willis
Crawford County
Opposition to Merger in Arkansas Colleges
CONWay junior chamber of commerce urged the legislature to reject the proposed merger of the University of Arkansas and Little Rock University. The group called the plan economically unfeasible and educationally unwarranted and warned Arkansas should not incur new debts to finance higher education.
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Conwax, Ark
Conway Junior Chamber of Commerce
University of Arkansas and
Little Rock University
Arkansas
Pueblo commander Bucher faces inquiry for surrender
Cmdr Lloyd M Bucher told a Navy court of inquiry he may be charged with violating naval regulations by surrendering the Pueblo to North Korea. The five admirals warned statements could be used in court martial proceedings as he resumed testimony on the Pueblo seizure and 11 months in captivity.
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Richard Meyer
Associated Press
Coronado
Calif
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Bucher
Wonsan Harbor
Navy
William Newsome
USNR
Cold Wave Warning Follows Thunderstorms In Arkansas
The Associated Press reports a cold wave warning for Arkansas after widespread storms Wednesday night and today causing damage in parts of the state. Jonesboro saw strong winds and heavy rain, with damage along Parker Road where a tornado had struck last May. Residents overloaded police and fire lines as alerts spread. Snow was forecast for northern counties as precipitation ends tonight.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Jonesbers
Parker Road
Jonesboro
U.S. Weather Bureau
Little Rock
Navy Tells Commander Of Pueblo He May Stand Trial
Naval court tells Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher he is suspected of violating Navy regulations in surrendering the Pueblo and may face a court martial. The digest also notes Nixon forms Urban Affairs Council amid domestic crisis and other political and military items from AP News.
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Navy
Pueblo
AP News Digest
Naval
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
NIXON
America
Urban Affairs Council
Walter J. Hickel
Pentagon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Clark Clifford
Robert
McNamara
Kennedy Brothers
Lyndon B. Johnson
Open House at Beryl Henry Elementary Sunday
Open house at Beryl Henry Elementary School Sunday June 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. invites the public to view the new addition for Special Education Classes. PTA will serve refreshments. Hoss Cartwright narrates a TV special On The Farm on Saturday January 25 at 6 30 p.m. urban and rural residents urged to attend. George F. Brown district conservationist notes the piece previews a climate controlled agri science factory run by agri scientists with KARK TV to televise it. Wayne Lafferty M.D. named Medical Personality of the Month at Temple Terrace Medical Arts Center born in Hope practiced locally before moving to Tampa in 1959 joined Temple Terrace Medical Center in 1987. He chairs or serves on multiple medical boards and committees and is active in community groups. Harlem Globetrotters to play an Arkansas All pro team January 27 at 7 30 p.m. at Marge High School gym in Prescott. Citizens Good Government chairmen named for Hempstead and Nevada counties to support Governor Rockefeller tax package.
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Beryl Henry
PTA
Temple Terrace Medical Arts Center
Temple Terrace
Fla
Wayne Lafferty
Hope
Tampa
University Hospital
Arkansas
MaRge High School
Prescott
Citizens Good Government Organization
Rockefeller
Hempstead
Haskell Jones
Nevada County
Robert A. Keaton
Nixon Turns to Crisis in Cities
President Nixon fixed his attention on urban crises with an eight member Cabinet and adviser team forming an Urban Affairs Council. The initial session named staff for day to day work including Moynihan while members John Mitchell George Shultz Clifford Hardin George Romney John Volpe and Spiro Agnew joined as regular council participants. Treasury Secretary Kennedy announced two top deputies Walker and Volcker and spoke on inflation and balance of payments noting the administration will avoid blunt action and avoid gold price changes. Kennedy warned against over optimistic views of the balance of payments and emphasized fiscal restraint as Nixon toured the White House.
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Atty
John N. Mitchell
George P. Shultz
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Housing and Urban Development
George Romney
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Treasury Department
Charles E. Walker
American Bankers Association
Paul A. Volcker
Chase Manhattan Bank
Treasury
U.S
Johnson
Kennedy
White House
Executive Mansion
Cosmonauts Shot At Parade in Kremlin Approach
A Sayre source reports a shooting as cosmonauts traveled toward the Kremlin. A chauffeur and four motorcycle policemen were wounded. One astronaut, Georgy Borego voy, was cut by glass while another spaceman suffered injuries. The four spacemen involved were not identified.
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Metor Wey - Aguna
Mos Borcade
Kremlin
Sayre
Georgy Boregovoy
Earth
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Raywinkle
Cleburne County Abstract Co
U. S
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
Britain
Czechoslovakia
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India
Harding
Searcy, Ark
Harding College
Lott R. Tucker
Tampa General
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Centro Asturiano
University Park
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