The Cold Facts About the Arkansas Education Association
The editor argues the Arkansas Education Association misrepresents teachers and promotes higher state sales taxes for school funding. He condemns local boards for abandoning fair assessments, warns of a cycle of reliance on state aid, and urges a local 1 cent sales tax while preserving a 3 cent state tax. The piece reflects a 1930s weekly editorial stance and cites past tax debates and a pressroom accident delaying the edition.
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Our Daily
Alex. W. Washturn
Arkansas Education Association
AEA
General Assembly
Arkansas
School Boards of Arkansas
Star
Ti Arkansas Education
Arkansan Killed in Vietnam War
Washington AP reports Hospital Corpsman 1 C. L. Hackworth of Pocahontas Arkansas has been killed in the Vietnam conflict. He was husband of Shirley Hackworth.
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Arkansan
Vietnam
Washington (Ap
1.C
Charles L. Hackworth
Shirley Hackworth
Pocahontas
Six Month Surtax Extension Passes Senate
The Senate voted 59 to 48 for a six month extension of the 10 percent income tax surcharge, not a full year. The move tempers a broader tax revision push, with a possible 12 month option by Republicans. Everett Dirksen signaled Nixon would sign a six month bill. withholding rates remain in effect past June 30 while Congress acts.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Congress
Showers Expected Across Arkansas State Weather Update
The Associated Press reports mild to warm weather with showers continuing in Arkansas through Friday as the U S Weather Bureau notes a weakening high pressure and a moving cold front from Kansas. Highs reach the 80s and 90s with 90s recorded in El Dorado Fort Smith Jonesboro and Memphis. Overnight lows span the upper 50s to upper 70s with traces of rain noted in Texarkana and other cities.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
el Dorado
Fort Smith
Jonesboro
Memphis
Kansas
Fayetteville
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Harrison
Texarkana
Freed in Assault on a Picket in Forrest City
Mrs. Dalton Blankenship was found innocent in Forrest City Municipal Court of assault and battery of a Negro picket. The case stemmed from a July incident at Blankenship's store when Matilda Williams alleged a broom strike while she picketed. Williams testified of being swept and struck. another picket confirmed similar details.
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Forrest City
Ark
Dalton Blankenship
Matilda Williams
Kuznetsov Defection Likely to Tighten Soviet Arts Rule
Soviet writer Anatoli Kuznetsov defected after disappearing in Britain and being granted permanent residency there. The defection signals a new crackdown on critical voices as the Kremlin seeks to prevent dissidents from gaining influence enough to embarrass the regime.
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Kuznetsov
John Weyland
Associated Press
Moscow
Anatoli V. Kuznetsov
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Britain
Russia
Gq Kheochchey
U S Steel Posts Price Hike 4.8 Percent in 1964
U S Steel Corp raises prices by about 4.8 percent on major steel products as labor costs, materials, and taxes push costs higher. The move affects carbon sheet, strip, and galvanized sheet and follows labor settlements for 400,000 workers. Major automakers and other producers respond cautiously while officials weigh economic impacts.
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Pittsburg
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
White House
Washington
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Inland
National
Republic
Jones & Laughlin
U.S
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Bullard Ends Navy Leave Returns to San Diego
R T Bullard of the USN has returned to San Diego after a three week leave in Hope. He serves aboard the USS Fort Marion and completed his second Far East tour. His wife is Marsha Garner, daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Garner of Spring Hill. He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs Roy Bullard and Mrs Roland Pearson.
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Reve 1. Bullard
USN
San Diego
Calif
Hope
Fort Marion
Far East
Marsha Garner
Howard Garener
Spring Hill
Roy Bullard
Roland Pear
Nixon Visits India in 96 Degree Welcome
President Nixon arrived in New Delhi for a friendly reception and met with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to discuss India's non Communist status and the goal of a generation of peaceful progress. He recalled Nehru's 1953 wish for uninterrupted peace as he urged cooperation and space achievement. Thousands cheered while a small group protested with black flags.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
New Delhi
Nixon
India
Indira Gandhi
United States
Jawaharlal Nehru
Lee Nixon
Hope Schools announces 1969 opening schedule
Supt. James H. Jones releases the 1969 school opening plan. Sept. 2 starts with principals and supervisors meeting, 9:30 a.m. teacher assembly, then departmental meetings. Sept. 3 In-Service for all personnel, Sept. 4 grades 1 3 7 9 10 report to schools. Regular classes begin Sept. 8. Lunch prices set. Extra milk 40 cents. Dr Euclid M. Smith dies in road crash near Benton.
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Supt. of Schools
James H. Jones
Hope High School
Naming of Justice Jim Stirs Anger
LITTLE ROCK AP References to former state Supreme Court Justice Jim Johnson of Conway on the floor of the state Constitutional Convention drew objections Wednesday from Delegate Robert W. Meriwether of Conway during debate on electing justices. Delegates opposing election used Johnson's 1958 election as a point for appointment. Delegate David Solomon of Helena called Johnson's defeat the worst thing for the judiciary. Others commented on Johnson's election. Meriwether said remarks were out of order since Johnson was not present to defend himself and warned he would object to derogatory references in the future.
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Little Rock
Supreme Court
Jim Johnson
Conway
Robert W. Meriwether
Johnson
David Solomon
Helena
Minor Millwee
Meriwether
Hal Boyle eats his words as space helmet forecast backfires
New York columnist Hal Boyle reflects on past predictions that missed the mark. He jokes about agreeing to eat two space helmets if moon missions reach 1975, then recites a string of famous prognostications he once made and later regretted. He admits hindsight humbles even seasoned columnists.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Tom O'Neill
Autor
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Hal
Plas
Pye
Adolf Hitler
Japan
Vietnam
Mne
European teens review year in U S find it good
About 800 European high school students spent a year living with American families through Youth for Understanding. Michael Scholtissek, Virpi Salminen, and Koos Dalstra shared views on generosity shopping centers and size of America as they boarded the SS Aurelia for home after the program year.
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Loube Cook
Associated Press
Wester New York
Mischael Scholtissek
West Germany
United States
Virpt Salminen
Finland
Koos Dalstra
Holland
Michael
Virpl
Kode
Youth For Understanding
Aurelia
Three Die in Safety Dispute at Lockheed Plant
In Burbank California investigators say a safety enforcement dispute led to the gunfire deaths of three men at Lockheed California Co. plant. Issac Jernigan Jr. 29 of Los Angeles was booked on suspicion of murder after firing on Domonoske 49 of Glendale and others, then shooting McNett 55 of North Hollywood before fleeing to the union hall.
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Burbank
Calif
Lockheed-California Co
Issac Jernigan Jr
Los Angeles
Lockheed Complex
Jernigan
Ues
Dea
Ofibara Wail
Tesrimian
Domonoske
Jerniegan
Glendale
Knife Armed Jap Lunges at Rogers in Tokyo
A knife armed Japanese man attempted to attack U S diplomats at Tokyo International Airport. Police said it was unclear whether the target was Secretary of State William P Rogers or Ambassador Armin Meyer. Rogers Meyer and other diplomats were present at the airport.
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Tokyo
U.S
Tokyo International
William P. Rogers
Armin H. Meyer
Rogers
Meyer
John Graves Named Deputy Prosecutor for Hempstead County
Prosecuting Attorney W H Dub Arnold announced the appointment of John Robert Graves as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney of Hempstead County. Graves, a Hope High School and University of Arkansas alumnus, was editor of Arkansas Law Review in 1965 and serves as director of Citizens National Bank of Hope. He is active in Hempstead County and American Bar associations and is secretary of the Hempstead County Bar Association. He and his wife Sue Ann have two daughters, Beth and Heidi, and attend First United Methodist Church in Hope.
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Ar. Graves
Hope High School
Twane University
University of Arkansas
Arkansas Law Review
Citizens National Bank of Hope
Hempstead County
Arkansas
American Bar Associations
Graves
Hempstead
Jury Selection Continues in Warren Murder Trial
In Warren Arkansas the circuit court debated juror panels for the James Ray Ederington second degree murder trial. Nine jurors had been chosen across sessions Tuesday and Wednesday as the case moves toward trial for the shooting of James Henry Maroney with the date of March 30, 1967 noted. An earlier Lanark conviction of Ederington was overturned by the state Supreme Court.
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Warren, Ark
Circuit Court
Warren
James Ray Ederington
Ederington
James Henry Maroney
Lanark
Eder
State Supreme Court
Hurricane Threat Averted in Caribbean Storm Anna
MIAMI AP report says a cold low pressure aloft disrupted Tropical Storm Anna, forecasters prepared to end a hurricane watch for the eastern Caribbean islands. Dr. Robert H. Simpson of the National Hurricane Center described the upper air blockage as putting a lid on the storm, with winds reduced to 45 mph and expected to move inland with rain.
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Miami
Anna
Ruin
Banana
Caribbean
Robert H. Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Atlantic
Alem
Production Credit directors attend district conference in St Louis
Production Credit Directors ouered Divestors of the Nashville Production Credit association attended the district directors conference in St. Louis on July 28 and 3 percent at the Sheraton. Making the trip from the Hope area were Director T.C. Porter and Field Manager and Mrs. Bob Webb.
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Nashville Production Credit Association
St. Louis
SheratonJeMeyson
Hope Area
T.C. Porter
Bob Webb
Five Panther Party clash ends in gunfight at Chicago HQ
Chicago police battled Panthers on the West Side after a brief gunfight near 2356 W. The clash left six injuries and led to arrests as officers raided the Panther headquarters. Witnesses dispute police accounts while Panther officials defend their side of the confrontation.
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West Side
Hibads
Fitine Ick
Panther Party
Aangee
Richard D. Curleyr
Curley
Net
Edward Kendz
Panther
Veaing
Kendgier
Paul Gail
Dis
Joseph Hayman
Alvin Jeffrey
Larry
Black Panther
Jewell Cook
Party
Simelar
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Cook
Panthers
FBI
Gall
Decorated veteran James H. Ohha honored in Camden
Ex Hope Sergeant J H Herman, decorated twice with purple hearts and bronze star, received recognition for service in Vietnam. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Re of Camden, formerly Hope, his heroism timeline centers on February 1970 with the Spokane milestone noted in local records.
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Henry Re
Camden
Hope
Cavalry
Vietna
Dezwada Knighton Re
al Sit
Heroas Rely
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