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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1969
Page
4
The report notes considerable cloudiness through Friday with occasional rain or scattered showers and thunderstorms diminishing in the northwest half and across the state. Today cool, northwest highs 40s to low 70s, tonight in the upper 20s to low 50s, with southeast reaching the lower 60s.
Hearings on reform consider widening the standard deduction beyond 10 percent up to a $1,000 ceiling and addressing bias against single filers. Wilbur Mills cautions against full overhaul this year, while CEO urges presidential power to raise or lower taxes by up to 10 percent with congressional veto. In Camden, icy roads delay Army induction as 52 draftees receive a one day delay.
Snow and freezing rain halted travel and closed schools from the Northwest to the Great Lakes, with heavy storm impacts in the Pacific Northwest and central Rockies. Ice jams flooded Indiana rivers, while Washington declared a state of emergency in Mason County and National Guardsmen delivered food in isolation. Temperature plunges to record lows, and many areas faced blizzards, drifting snow, and widespread disruptions to commerce and transport.
Amid heavy rains in Arkansas, towns from Little Rock to Batesville report widespread flooding. Evacuations exceed 40 families in low areas. northern districts evacuate about 15 in North Little Rock. White River and tributaries surge, gates open at Lake Conway to prevent worse flooding. several schools and factories close. roads become impassable.
Washington AP reports Allen W. Dulles, longtime CIA chief from 1953 to 1961, died at 75 after steering the agency through decades of Cold War intrigue. He retired after the Bay of Pigs fiasco and later authored books on espionage while remaining a consultant during Kennedy's administration.
A Soviet visa effort finally reunites Brooklyn Rabbi Abraham Barenboim with his brother and family after 28 years apart. Rabbi Shloma Barenboim and relatives arrived from Moscow and met Mayor Lindsay at City Hall, gifting a vodka bottle in gratitude for the aid. Basra, famed in literature, is noted as Sinbad’s setting in Arabian Nights.
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