Aid for Cities Is Proposed in New Constitution
The article discusses proposed constitutional changes in Arkansas to empower city governments with greater taxing power subject to voter approval. It recommends shifting from millage caps to a 20 percent assessment-based limit on bonded indebtedness, while preserving the mill tax ceiling with voter approval. It also urges requiring a majority of the entire electorate for bond issues and anticipates further debate at the constitutional convention.
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Arkansas
Siepl
Finance and Taxation
Nixon accused of illegal Sentinel funds shift to Safeguard
Sen. Gaylord Nelson charged the Nixon administration moved 490 million dollars from Sentinel missile funds to the Safeguard system without congressional authorization or a formal promise from the Defense Department. The move drew sharp criticism as Congress weighs approval and senators described the White House talks as soft-sell efforts amid a tight confidence vote.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Pentagon
Congress
Defense Department
Nelson
U.S
Senate
Safeguard
White House
Charles Percy Ofllinois
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Maryland
Marlow W. Cook
Kentucky
James B. Pearson
Kansas
Richard S. Schwelker
Pennsylvania
Group Fights Increase in Bus Fare in North Little Rock
A coalition of North Little Rock residents hired Sidney L. Moore Jr. of the Legal Aid Bureau to seek an injunction against Twin City Transit Co. over a five-cent fare rise to 30 cents for adults. The city council and metro board approved the increase, which advocates say hits low income riders hardest.
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North Little Rock
Twin City Transit Co
Sidney L. Moore Jr
Legal Aid Bureau
Moore
Gatte Rock City Mialeaper Board
Twin City
White House Sets Nixon Talks With Park Chung Hee and Others
Washington AP reports dates for President Nixon meetings with South Korean President Park Chung Hee and West German Chancellor Kurt A. At the White House in San Clemente California talks are scheduled for August 21 22. The earlier August 7 8 visit by Kingfisher was postponed due to Nixon’s focus on Asia and Russia.
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Washington
Nixon
Park Chung Hee
Woot Gariway
Kurt Alongel
Kigsizer
United States
Hegduse
Siven
Pack
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Arkansans Vote With Majority on Surtax Bill
Washington AP reports Arkansans representatives voted with the Majority Monday on the bill to extend the 10 percent income surtax. The vote aligns Arkansas with national fiscal steps amid ongoing discussion of taxation policy.
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Washington
Arkiliesis
Blevins Church Holds Revival Services This Week
Victory Baptist Church of Ble vins will hold a revival from Sunday July 6 to July 13. Rev Jack Rainwater will be Evangelist and Rev WE Tho mason of Prescott is the acting pastor. Services begin each night at 7 30.
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Victory Baptist Church of
Blevins
Jack Rainwater
We, Thomason
Prescott
Mississippi County to vote on proposed community college
Mississippi County voters will cast ballots on August 5 to decide on establishing a county community college. Edwin Halsted, chairman of the county junior college committee, announced that Secretary of State Kelly Bryant approved the petitions calling the election.
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Associated Press
Osceola
Arkansas Constitutional Convention approves open meetings plan
The Arkansas Constitutional Convention voted 62 to 27 to require General Assembly and committee meetings to be open to the public. The measure also preserves public voting on executive session decisions and personnel matters, defeating a proposed amendment to require public votes on each question.
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Little Rock
General Assembly
Arkansas Senate
Legislative Branch Committee
Charles R. Girner
Fort Smith
Dan McCraw
Hot Springs
McCraw
Mads
Ray Thornton
Sheidan
U.S
Lending Truth Won’t Make Credit Cheaper
The truth in lending law takes effect today, requiring lenders to give borrowers complete information on the cost of credit including a realistic interest statement. It will not lower prices but will help consumers shop for better terms and compare offers under the new requirements signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson last year.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Space Age Headlines Echo Budget Cuts and Convict Train
Space age spoof by Hal Boyle mocks 2969 news with a sci fi cast. Roscoe J. Withers turns 23 and a quirky tally of "tansplints" cites 86 putts as comic proof. Universal ruler Nixon McKinley Roosevelt cites an 897 budget, trimmed by 335, amid educator alarm at Harvard.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Roscoe J. Withers
Wiliets
John F. Nixon
McKinley Roosevelt
Universal Congress
Nixon backed surtax extension narrowly passes House
In Washington a GOP House member said he faced a water project funding threat if he backed the income surtax extension. The bill won 210 to 205 after a last minute Nixon plea and pressure from leaders. It goes to the Senate with likely weeks of debate and possible further extensions through July and December.
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Washington
House
William L. Scott
Nixon
Scott
House Public Works Appropriations Subcommittee
Salem Church
Subcommittee
Senate
Congress
Gerald R. Ford
White House
Teachers Sue When Contracts Not Renewed
Four Negro teachers allege racial discrimination after their contracts were not renewed for next fall. The suits were filed in federal court at El Dorado for Champion and Tits and at Little Rock for Hardiman and Hegler. Hegler seeks to block Bearden overcrowding and the reopening of the training school with a white principal and staff.
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Associated Press
U.S. District Court
el Dorado
Little Rock
Bernice Hardiman
Southside
Neil
Eve V. Hegler
Ouschita County
Murphy Oil Buys Alabama Firm in Fairhope
Murphy Oil Corp announced it has acquired a controlling interest in Newman Industries Inc of Fairhope Alabama. Alay Newman runs tubing for heavy duty belt conveyor rollers and holds contracts with Airy Fores. The firm employs about 200 persons.
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Dorado, Ark
Murphy Oil Corp
Newman Industries Inc
Fairhope
Alay Newman
Argentina Under State of Siege Clashes Energize General Strike
Argentina declared a state of siege as terrorism and labor unrest surged amid Nelson Rockefeller’s Latin America mission. The CGT called a 24 hour general strike protesting Ongania policies. activist Vandor was killed in a daylight attack on his Buenos Aires office as nationwide protests intensified.
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William H. Heath
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Ggov
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
New York
Juan Carlos Ongania
Rockefeller
Haiti
Ongania
Latin America
General Labor Confederation
CGT
Raimundo Ongaro
Ongaro
Labor Organizzation
Augustin Vandor
Vandor
Metal Workers Union
Corrientes
Truck and Trailer Licenses Now on Sale
Hempstead County first reports truck, trailer, and boat licenses available July 1 at the Revenue Office in the County Courthouse. Buyers must show 1967 tax receipt, 1969 personal property assessment, and a vehicle inspection within 30 days. 1968-69 pink slip required. Boats due by July 31 with similar proofs. new boat registrations need a bill of sale. Office hours 9 to 4 with noon hour.
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Clarence Geist
State Revenue
Hempstead
Little Rock
Bomb explodes near royal train at Caernarvon investiture
A bomb shook the royal train carrying Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles near Caernarvon Castle as the investiture began. The blast damaged track about a mile from the castle. youths were arrested near the scene amid confusion.
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Caernaron, Wates
Elizabeth II
Prince Charles
Prince of
Caernarvon
Senate panel approves federal food stamp program revival
Senate Agriculture Committee voted to authorize a federal food stamp program in counties that refuse to act, with governor approval. About 400 counties, many in the rural South, have discussed similar distribution plans. The bill would set minimum and maximum eligibility and limit state income tests to national standards, proposing $750 million for the current year rising to $1.5 billion annually for the next two years, while rejecting free stamps for impoverished families.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Senate
Mon Jay
Graf
Prince Charles heads to investiture amid royal pageantry
AP reports in Wales that Charles proceeds with pageantry and tight security on his investiture as Prince of Wales. In Buenos Aires Governor Rockefeller heads to Haiti on a fact finding mission for President Nixon while Argentina declares a state of siege amid terrorism and labor unrest during his visit. The Saigon scene notes easing threats to Ben Hei but new North Vietnamese troop buildup south of the Cambodian border. In Washington the House narrowly passes a surtax extension after a last minute Nixon plea. An insurance official named to probe Pentagon waste hints at scrutiny.
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Associated Press
Zabanarvon, Wales
Prince Charles
Prince of Wales
Buenos Aires
Nelson Rockefelter
Haiti
Nixon
Argentina
Saigon
Ben Hei
Cambodian
HUD funds split for Texarkana Mode Cities programs
The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded funds to the Texas and Arkansas sides of Texarkana for joint Mode Cities programs. Arkansas will receive 1,899,000 for year one, while Texas gets 1,558,000 for its first year of a five year plan. HUD states eight projects will be carried out jointly in year one.
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Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Texas
Arkansas
Texarkana
Tex
HUD
Community notices span churches, ships, and graduations in Hope
Contributors to Bairds Chapel Cemetery receive tips from Herbert Chambless and Willard Anderson. Military and government notes include Elita B. Brown and Grover C. Fisher aboard the USS Kitty Hawk near Vietnam. Doyle Mayton earns a spot on the All Star Baseball Team after a Cotton Valley game on June 28. Bobby W. Erwin, Hope native, graduates with an Associate in Arts from Strayer University Washington DC on June 29, now a fingerprint examiner for the FBI.
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Doyle Mayton
Bobby Mayton
Taylor, Ark
Cotton Valley
B.V. Jester
Patmos
Enima Mayton
Hope
Bobby W. Erwin
Harold W. Erwin
Arkansas
Strayer Junior College
Washington, D.C
Erwin
Hope High School
Strayer
FBI
American Armor Rout Vietnamese Near Tay Ninh City
American armored vehicles blasted North Vietnamese troops around Tay Ninh City for about three hours, with 42 enemy dead and American losses of one killed and one wounded. Near Nui Ba Den Mountain fighting left nearly 100 Viet Cong killed previously, as U S forces pursued the 9th Division to seize Tay Ninh. Spokesmen noted captured documents showing a three to five day goal to occupy parts of Tay Ninh for propaganda.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Tay Ninh
U.S. 25Th Division
Nui Ba den
U.S
Khe Sanh
5Th Mechanized Infantry
Barrier Island
da Nang
U.S. Army
Americal Division
Ben Het
Congress Moves to Cut Medicaid Costs
The Senate approved legislation letting states control Medicaid costs as the House considers the bill. The Welfare Department issued new rules to curb high fees for doctors and dentists. Senator Javits cites rising medical expenses due to inflation and lax federal oversight as driving the surge.
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Washington
Congress
Welfare
Senate
House
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Jacob Javits
RNY
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