Realty transfer tax case frees $1.7 million in Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court declares the realty transfer documentary tax act unconstitutional. Virgil T. Fletcher, a Benton state senator, aided by Hope's Talbot Feild Jr, contests the tax. The ruling orders $1.7 million already collected to be returned to taxpayers. Also mentions Dean Rusk quip on Nam war and FCC rate actions amid newspaper cost concerns.
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Hope
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Feild
Fletcher
Benton
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Texarkana Votes on City Government Change
Texarkana Arkansas officials suspend funding for future Model Cities contracts pending a decision on a ward based director election plan. 3-2 vote by the city board follows a petition drive by the Committee for Representative Government seeking greater black representation. critics call the move political blackmail.
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Texarkana, Ark
Texarkana
Dies of Burns in Camden Tank Fire
Camden Ark AP reports James Anthony aged 19 died of burns from an explosion in a car tank cleaning accident at a local facility. Clyde Graham 49, also from Camden, was inside the tank during the blast and sustained injuries. The incident occurred at the ex ae svee Car Corp site revealing a fatal blaze with two workers involved.
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Direct Talks With Egypt Face U S Peace Push
AP reports the Nixon administration weighs a direct approach to Egypt alongside renewed Soviet-U S efforts to craft an Arab-Israeli peace formula. Officials hope crisis momentum opens new routes to negotiations, with Nixon decision possible next week and Rogers to disclose details. Nasser signals interest in peace talks but U S officials stay cautious about results.
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U.S
John M. Hightower
Washington
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Israel
William P. Rogers
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Car accident kills man in Russellville garage
Allan Gunn, 18, was killed when a car jack slipped while he worked beneath a car in his Russellville home garage. Police confirmed the death occurred Tuesday and are investigating the incident.
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Russellville, Ark
Allan Gunn
Russellville
Gunn
Cougar Talks Woman Down In Park Attack
CALGARY ALTA AP A cougar attacked Daphne Smith during a hike in Kootenay National Park east of Radium Hot Springs B C The woman spoke to the animal as one would to a pet cat and slowly backed away She held her pack in front of her to deter the cat and after about 30 minutes the cougar lay down and watched her until her companions arrived to scare it off She returned to work Monday after medical treatment for four deep gashes on her left forearm.
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Kootenay National Park
Radium Hot Springs
B.C
Miss Smith
Labor Favored in British General Election Vote
Young Prime Minister Harold Wilson appears poised for a historic win as polls in The Times and Daily Express show Labor ahead of the Conservatives by margins from 2 to 8.7 percent, with a potential majority up to 150 seats. If re-elected, Wilson would serve a full five-year term, surpassing Churchill and Walpole in length.
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Robert Walpole
Stanley Baldwin
Churchill
Charlton Heston A Fellow Who Does Things the Hard Way
HAL BOYLE reports Charlton Heston a disciplined actor who runs two miles daily and keeps a private life. The 6 foot 2 star, famed for Ben Hur and The Ten Commandments, has won an Oscar and spoken on Vietnam tours and civil rights battles while guiding a career built on epic roles and public service.
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Conscientious Objector Is Overrated in Draft Rulings
Washington AP Aline Tarr says few will escape the draft under the Supreme Court ruling allowing moral or ethical objections beyond religious belief. College graduates may exploit footnotes and philosophy studies, while boards must reconsider cases with new evidence. Draft projections shift as June graduates lose deferments and enlistment trends change.
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Curtis W. Tarr
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Pentagon
Nixon Rejects Wage and Price Controls Plan
President Nixon unveiled a three part effort to curb inflation while rejecting wage and price controls. A National Commission on Productivity will seek higher output per worker, an Inflation alert will track wage and price bulges, and a Regulations and Purchasing Review Board will curb costs and review imports. Nixon urged voluntary restraint from business and labor as the nation shifts from wartime to peacetime economy. Rep. Wright Patman warned of inaction and Nixon said no nationwide crisis exists.
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Fulbright Unworried by Johnson’s Recall Campaign
Senator J W Fulbright says he is not worried by Jim Johnson's recall bid and defends his Vietnam stance. He notes Arkansans reelected him and argues the recall is unconstitutional while urging negotiated settlement and questioning Nixon's phased withdrawals.
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Little Rock
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D-Ark
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Nixon
Coopers Church
Break-in at Jumbo Burger on North Hazel Street
Police report a break-in at the Jumbo Burger on North Hazel Street found at 3:25 am Wednesday. The service window was broken and entry gained. Owner reported nothing missing. City officers Ward Clark and Haltom investigated.
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Ward
Clark and Haltom
Strech Announces Candidacy for Arkansas House Seat
Arthur Strech of Hope announced his bid for the Democratic nomination in Arkansas State Legislature District 34. Strech, a local real estate professional, seeks the district seat and forthcoming campaign details.
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Arthur Strech
Arkansas
Strech
Hope Real Estate
Hempstead County
World to Treble in Population in 80 Years
United Nations researchers project the world could reach three times today’s population by 2050 if current trends continue. The 1970 population is seen at 3.362 billion with birth and death rates shifting, life expectancy rising, and growth slowing but still rising in total numbers. The paper notes risks of higher unskilled rural populations and argues for broader social and economic changes alongside family planning to influence fertility.
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N.Y
U.N. Secretariat
Secretariat
Israelis Raid Deep Into Syria In First Since 1967 War
Israeli commandos conducted their deepest Syria raid since 1967, penetrating about 70 miles and striking a bridge near Damascus while shelling an army base. Damascus radio reported two Syrians killed and five wounded, with pilots returning safely after helicopters carried troops in and out.
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Syria
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Damascus
Israel
Nabk
Place of Murder Is Described in Arkansas V Williams
The trial of State of Arkansas V Richards Neal Williams recessed at noon with seven witnesses testifying. Prosecutors located the bodies west of Highway 4 on Yancey Road near Propp's Creek Bridge, and Captain Milton Mosier identified the scene. Dr Rodney Carlton described fatal gunshot wounds to Mrs Cassidy and Mr Parsons and noted alcohol levels in both bodies. Captain Paul McDonald identified a .22 caliber eight shot handgun.
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State of Arkansas
Richard Neal Williams
Paul R. Parsons
LeDean Cassidy
W. H
Bob) Arnold
Rodney Carlton
Little Rock
Cassidy
Parsons
Tax Decision Delays Arkansas School Tax Plan
Arkadelphia official Keith Tudor of the state Board of Mental Retardation says the Jonesboro unit of the Arkansas Children's Colony will be funded by legislature appropriations due to a Supreme Court ruling. The 1969 tax act would have provided about 40 percent of revenue. the decision risks about $600,000 in lost funding and faces strong opposition from tax opponents. Tudor calls the ruling the most unpopular in 25 years and urges continued push for aid in the next session.
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Paragould Worker Dies Saving Co worker
Bobby Rollins 30 of Heber Springs was killed while saving fellow employee Junior Burroughs from a backing Hogan Construction truck on an Arkansas Highway Department project near Halliday five miles north of Paragould. Rollins sacrificed himself to push Burroughs clear, police said. The truck ran over Rollins.
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