Assessing base and millage drive local taxes in Hempstead
The editor argues property tax relies on the assessed valuation and millage rate. Reassessments raised revenue in several counties, but Hempstead faced resistance from Tax Assessor Carter Sutton. The piece urges voters to replace him at the upcoming election to prevent higher millage rates.
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America
Arkansas
Hope
Hope District Board
Carter Sutton
Sutton
Pulaski
Union
Columbia
Miller
Miller County
Hempstead
Campaigning Hazards Highlight Jersey County Race
Jerseyville Illinois AP reports Democrat C A Wilson seeking re election as Jersey County superintendent of schools describes door to door campaigning dangers. He has been bitten by three dogs and chased by a turkey gobbler. He notes the incidents crossed party lines, with dogs owned by Democrats and a turkey owner unknown.
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Jerseyville
C. A. Wilson
Wlingis
Wilson
Jersey County
California man abducts family in Arkansas standoff
Lonnie Hancock, 44, a California retiree and ex Air Force sergeant, abducted his wife and five children to the Ozarks to prevent a split. He faces assault with a deadly weapon charges in Eureka County California as authorities plan to return the family to Phillipsville. The eldest daughter Dorothy alerted authorities after his gunpoint demand to accompany him to Arkansas.
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Mountain Home
Ark
California
Lonnie Hancock
Hancock
Air Force
Ozark Mountain
Phillipsville
Calif
Ozarks
Eureka
Cant
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Adtv
Leonard
Cony
Medvedia
William Penderson
Humboldt County
Dep. di
John Quinn
Arkansas
Nancock
Dorothy
Sheriff's Office
Jack Gregory
Arksmsas
Children Seek Shelter as Dog Scares Them Away
A Borba report states 17 children sheltered under a tree before a belt hit. The dog frightened the children, who remained unharmed.
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Borba
Weather totals and notes from 1962 precipitation report
Total precipitation through June 1962 reached 26.94 inches, with June comparisons showing 24.00 inches for the prior year. An Experiment Station report notes 24 hours ending 8 a.m. Friday with a high of 85 and a low of 7, and rainfall of .03 inch. Arkansas weather is described as fair in the north, cloudy with a few thundershowers, continued on Page Two.
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Arkansas
Envoy recalled as talks move on nuclear test ban
The White House recalled the U.S. envoy to Geneva disarmament talks to consult on new data about detecting atomic tests. President Kennedy met with disarmament advisers but offered no final decision on easing terms for a test ban. officials debated relaxing or maintaining the control post requirement inside Russia as negotiations continue.
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Washington
White House
U.S
Kennedy
Arkin H
Dean
Geneva
Pierre Salinger
Russia
State Department
Morrilton Feud Heads to Tuesday Democratic Primary
Morrilton Arkansas faces a watershed primary as Sheriff Marlin Hawkins confronts Gene Wirges and the Conway County Belief Government League in a countywide race. The feud centers on governance style, with Hawkins accusing Wirges of seeking circulation and revenue for a faltering newspaper, while Wirges accuses Hawkins of wielding fear and dictatorial control.
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John R. Starr
Morrilton
Ark
Conway County
Hawkins
Gene Wirges
Morriston Democrat
Wirges
Better Government League
League
Conway
PTA Mass Meeting on Assessor Candidates Tonight
Hope PTA Council invites the public to Hope Senior High School auditorium at 7:30 tonight July 27 to hear all candidates for County Tax Assessor discuss the reassessment program for schools. The PTA endorses open statements by candidates to aid voter decision in the Democratic primary.
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PTA
Hope P. T. A. Council
Hope Senior High School
Hempstead
PTA Council
Parent- Teacher
Dora King
Hope Pta Council
Jack Gardner
Paintings Recovered After Airborne Theft in Copenhagen
Denmarks police recovered ten works by Monet Bonnard and other artists after a boxcar plane carrying stolen paintings landed at Kastrup Airport. Two men were arrested as authorities charged them with possession of the valued art. The theft had involved the O Hanna Gallery in May fete al and two weeks elapsed before the recovery.
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London
APJ
Scotland Yard
Copenhagen
Denmark
APO
ULS
Air Force
Aybassador Llews
Britain
Tyn Thompson
Moscow
Kastrup
O'Hanna
Mayfete
All Around Town Amid Rough OCR Text at Hope
The readable items mention construction on Ubavel Street in Hope and a Gulf Coast expansion with piles and piping across Arkansas Missouri and adjoining states. The text also notes a TV program about Joseph Smith and the Mormon Church with interviews from local elders, plus various local names and community notices.
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Ubavel Street
Hope
America
Prusr
Texas Pane
Chicago
Linn
Gulf Coast
Arkansas
Missouri
Hlingis
Youps
Yempstout
Nevada
Clark, Grant
Saline
Pulaski
Absentee Voting in Arkansas Mirrors 1960 Primary
An Associated Press spot check shows absentee voting in the Arkansas Democratic gubernatorial primary running about the same as in 1960. Counties such as Pulaski, Union, and Washington report turnout patterns near historic levels, with totals and per-county comparisons noted by county clerks and officials across the state.
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Arkansas
Associated Press
Pulaski
Bud
Orval E. Faubus
Pulaski County
R. §. Peters
Union County
Quachila
Powell Gammill
Washington County
Paul Davis
Pope County
Faulkner County
Arkansas County
Troy Pfeiffer
Bill Norsworthy
Miller County
LGD
Miller
Herman Jones
Crawford County
Wranh Brewer
Independence Canty
Crittenden County
Phillips County
Ina Taylor
Marion
Sue Dodd
Alout
Wed
Palk County
Drew
Fay Stephenson
Garland County
Fred W. Shelton
Lwu
Candidates Keep Up Pace In Arkansas Campaigns
Gov. Orval Faubus contemplates a fifth term as crowded TV campaigns unfold with McMath Whitten Coffelt Alford and others. Alford accuses Faubus of welfare fund withholding and plains more state money for teachers. Whitten claims to beat Faubus if voters rally. Faubus cites doctor approval and public petitions.
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Orval BE. Taubus
Sid McMath
Vernon Whitten
Kenneth Coffelt
Allard
Camden
David A. Cox
Capital Citizens Council
Rudio
Faubus
Whitten
Newsimen
Perrin Jones
Seatey
Ted Larimer
Green Forest
Keith Tudor
Arkadelphia
Little Rock
Alford
Vernon Whillen
Mount Holly
GE Settles Suit for 7.4 Million in Damages
Washington AP dispatch reports General Electric agreed to pay about 7.4 million dollars to settle civil damage suits stemming from price fixing tied to inflated gas purchases. The settlement covers payments to entities including the Peace Valley Authority and other federal agencies, following a Justice Department case led by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The 1961-era actions mark a long-running series of government civil actions against firms over price fixing.
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Washington
Apim General Riccwit Co
Hite Justice Department
Robert F. Kennedy
Peroeace
General Electric
Kennedy
Sai Tistice Department
Faubus Attacked by Segregationists in Race Issue Row
Three Arkansas segregationists led radio attacks charging Gov. Orval Faubus uses race mixing for political gain and vacillates on integration. They blame him for 1960 Dollarway School integration and the Little Rock crisis, vow more broadcasts before the Democratic primary, and say they will not support Faubus next election.
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Bill Smmons
Little Rock
Arkansas
Orval
Faubus
Amis Guthridge
Wesley Pruden
Malcolm Taylor
Guthridge
Capital Citizens Council
Mt.aubus
Guthdge
KTHS
Pruden
Dellarway
Pine Bluff
Patbus
Virgil Blossom
Dollarway
Justice Department
Taylor
T. d. Claney High School
Paubus
Faubus Ig
Salesmen indicted in used car fraud case in New York
Three salesmen faced indictment on charges of defrauding customers by selling used cars as new. The case cites misrepresentation of vehicle condition and odor as part of the alleged scheme, with investigations detailing dealer practices and affected customers.
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New York
Tapi
Baptists End Revival Sunday At Large First Baptist
Evangelist Larry Taylor leads large revival at First Baptist Church with crowd from Emmet Preston Washington Fulton and others. Campaign aims include 660 in Sunday school and full auditorium for preaching. Friday topic titled Sacred Assurance. Sunday designated Bring a Friend Night with youth invitation and reserved seating for Hope youths.
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Larry Taylor
First Baptist Church
Emmet
Preston
Washington
Fulton
Liexsedl Assuriance
Youth of Hope
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