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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1969
Page
10
The Arkansas Board of Correction votes to lease 3500 of 4000 Tucker Prison Farm acres to back an intermediate reformatory. Estimated yield about $110,000 yearly. Leases start January 1 on a year-to-year basis amid controversy over appropriated funds used for other purposes.
In Little Rock the state Constitutional Convention rejected proposals to appoint rather than elect judges for the Supreme Court and trial courts. The Supreme Court appointment measure fell 39 to 47 and the trial court proposal 35 to 53. Delegates argued over merits of appointive systems with a 10 member nominating commission and governor selections, while critics warned of political manipulation. In Indianapolis, AP reports the U S Auto Club rules committee voted to raise engine size limits for Indianapolis type cars from 320 to 335 cubic inches, with final board approval planned for the August meeting.
Board Chairman John Haley dismissed moving Legislative Council offices from the state Capitol to Cummins Prison Farm. He argued the Department of Correction could function better at Little Rock and that a diagnostic center would eventually be created there.
Effective August 1, 1969, Hill Tarpley Agency will merge with Southwest Arkansas longtime insurer The Anderson Frazier Insurance Agency Incorporated. The transaction pairs two stable agencies with deep regional roots and solid client portfolios. Potential clients and staff will transfer under the new combined operation.
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