New Highway Taxes Approved by Legislature
The June 16 Arkansas legislative bulletin notes a 13 million dollar annual tax increase on motorists via higher gasoline and diesel taxes and higher license fees. Car weights, truck sizes, and pickup rates rise, with highway bond refunds freeing 72 million for immediate road use and a 70 15 15 distribution to state counties and cities for road building.
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Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas, Inc
Natural Resources
Homer Adkins
Denounces Bonds for Industry at Southern Conference
Edward J. Steimel of Baton Rouge leader of Louisiana Public Affairs Research Council warned that tax free financing via public bonds to support industry shifts costs to the economy and amounts to a free ride for business. He spoke at the Southern Conference of the Council of State Governments closing session in Hot Springs attended by about 400 delegates from 15 states.
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Hot Springs, Ark
Louisiana
Edward J. Steimel
Baton Rouge
Public Affairs Research Council
Steimel
Ste
Miss Pine Bluff 19-year-old crowned at pageant
Catherine Caldwell, a 19-year-old University of Arkansas junior, won Miss Pine Bluff and will compete in the Miss Arkansas Pageant in Hot Springs next month. First runnerup was Laverne Hasleton, 20, and second runnerup Gilda Cabassa, 18, both of Pine Bluff.
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Pine Bluff, Ark
Catherine Caldwell
University of Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Hot Springs
Miss Caldwell
H.L. Caldwell
Laverne Hasleton
Gilda Cabassa
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Arkansas Weather Summary for Friday
Weather report from the station covers 24 hours to 7 am Friday with a high of 85 and a low of 62. Central Arkansas remains clear to partly cloudy and mild through Saturday with lows 62 to 66. Northwest and Northeast Arkansas show similar conditions with highs Saturday 76 to 85 and mild nights. Continued on Page Three.
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Arkansas
Johnson to Make Tax Cut a Law Monday
President Johnson announced the $4.6 billion excise tax cut will take effect Tuesday after signing the bill. He said merchants will stock refunds and pass reductions to consumers, with benefits starting soon and boosting purchasing power and jobs.
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Johnson
Edmond Lebreton
Washington
Congress
Treasury Department
Budget Bureau
Council of Economic Advisers
White House
Winds to Keep Out the Rain
Dry, northeasterly breezes persist over Arkansas and the central U S, driven by a large Wisconsin high pressure area. The U S Weather Bureau reports rain-free conditions through Sunday with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and lows in the mid 60s to low 70s.
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Associated Press
Akansas
U.S
Agent Sues IRS for Tax Refund over Law School Costs
Bernard L. Jaffe, an Internal Revenue agent, sues the IRS in federal court seeking income tax refunds. He claims $837 for 1960 to 1963 while studying law at the University of Miami was deductible as costs toward his duties, part of a $3,690 deduction the IRS allegedly denied.
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Miami, Fla
Bernard L. Jaffe
Internal Revenue Agent
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
University of Miami
Jaffe
Wounded nurses amid Viet Nam hospital farewell tale
Lt Julie Klebaum 24 of Wapato Washington ends a year as one of seven American nurses at the 8th U.S. Army Field Hospital in Nha Trang. She recalls her 12 hour days caring for thousands of wounded and the soldiers’ request that nurses wear lipstick and nail polish to feel feminine.
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Julie Klebaum
Wapato
Wash
U.S. Army Field Hospital
Julie
Frank Harbor
Starkville
States
Klebaum
Floods Strain Colorado as Storm Toll Rises
Denver and Pueblo endure record June floods from heavy storms. At least five dead including a 13 year old girl drowned near Loveland. A 15 foot crest on Fountain River hit Pueblo with widespread damage. Dam failures closed highways and knocked out wires as officials plan flood relief with federal aid. Red Cross tallies show 30 homes destroyed and 1,350 families affected.
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Denver
Colorado
Loveland
Fountain River
Pueblo
Steel City
Agate
State Patrol
State grants total 1.5 million for Arkansas training program
Secretary Celebrezze announced 19.87 million in federal grants to states for work experience and training under the economic opportunity act. Arkansas receives 1.586 million to aid 717 unemployed parents with dependent children in Conway Independence Perry and Van Buren counties.
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Washington
Secretary of Welfare
Anthony J Celebrezze
Arkansas
Celebrezze
Welfare Department
Conway
Independence
Perry
van Buren
Injuries Fatal to Springdale Man
Eldon Shepherd, 25, of Springdale died in a Bentonville hospital from injuries from a crash west of Centerton on Arkansas 102. The car struck the rear of a truck as it turned into a driveway. Three other car occupants were not hospitalized.
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Bentonville, Ark
Eldon Shepherd
Springdale
Bill Partlow
Centerton
Arkansas 102
Partlow
Titan 3C Launch Lifts Payload Tests Into Space
Cape Kennedy report on the maiden flight of the Titan 3C triple rocket. It carried a 21,000 pound dummy satellite, aiming to prove a military space capability. The 127 foot Titan A stage ignited after boosters jettisoned, with data focused on stage coordination.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Titan
Flight Control
Armed East German helicopter flies over U.S. Berlin base
An armed East German helicopter marked Fast German insignia flew over U.S. Army sites in West Berlin including the McNair Barracks and the quartermaster compound. U.S. officials call the move a dangerous violation of four power accords within the 20 mile Berlin control zone. The flights challenge Allied rights and require prior flight plans by all operators.
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U.S
West Berlin
Berlin
Wall
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Nazarene Revival to Start in June with Carl Prentice
Church of the Nazarene revival begins June 20 and runs through June 27 with nightly services at 7 30 led by evangelist Rev Carl Prentice of Bethany Oklahoma. Special singing services planned each night says pastor Rev George C Prentice.
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Church of the Nazarene Revival
Carl Prentice
Bethany
Okla
George C. Prentice
Berkeley Riots Blamed on Kerr Policies by Senate Panel
A California state Senate committee held University of California President Clark Kerr partly responsible for student uprisings at UC Berkeley. The panel blamed Kerr for tolerating radical groups and for opening the campus to Communist officials, saying a minority of Communist leaders nearly crippled the institution.
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Sacramento
Calif
University of California
Clark Kerr
UC Berkeley
State Senate
Kerr
Committee On Un-American Activities
Senate
Hugh M. Burns
Sen
Astronauts to Air Show in France
In a dawn departure from Andrews Air Base the Gemini heroes James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II travel to Paris with Vice President Humphrey and NASA leaders James E. Webb and Charles Mathews. The mission aims to show space achievement rather than compete with Soviet displays.
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Washington
America
Hubert H. Humphrey
Paris
Johnson
Humphrey
Andrews Air Base
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
Charles W. Mathews
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
White House
Texas
State Department
New Buildings Planned for Green County Schools
Paragould Arkansas AP report notes Green County Technical School District won an apparent low bid of 615000 dollars for four new buildings including a high school elementary school and cafeterias for both campuses. The project will be financed by a bond issue and is the largest school construction in the county.
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Paragould
Ark
Green County
U S Planes Strike Viet Cong Jungle as B52 Debuts
Scores of U S aircraft hammered a three square mile Viet Cong jungle area. Two bombers were lost in a collision. Four survivors and a body rescued at sea. seven airmen missing. Vietnamese ground units fought about 20 guerrillas with one killed and 10 wounded. rice stores destroyed.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
South China Sea
Air Force
Manila
Revival at New Hope Baptist Church Returns June 20
New Hope Baptist Church hosts a revival led by Evangelist the Rev William Willis with Pastor the Rev Merlin Cox. Services run daily at 10 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. from June 20 through June 27, located 30 miles north on Highway 4 to Washington.
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New Hope Baptist Church
Highway 4
Washington
William Willis
Merlin Cox
Sweet Home Church Revival to Open June 20
Sweet Home Church begins a revival on Sunday June 20 with nightly services at 730 pm. Evangelist will be Rev. C. L. Roberts and the church pastor is Rev. A. C. Kirby.
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Sweet Home Church
C. L. Roberts
A. C. Kirby
Head Start delayed to June 28 at Hopewell schools
The federal Head Start program will begin Monday June 28 at 6 a.m. in Hopewell schools on Shover Street Pais ley and Fulton with 120 students registered for four classes. Also noted are staff moves and local assignments including Mrs. James A. McLarty joining First Methodist Church as Education Assistant and several residents' career updates and relocations.
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Hopewell
Shover Street
Paisley
Fulton
James A. McLarty
Hope Public Schools
First Methodist Church
LBJ Cabinet weighs Viet Nam peace paths
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Cabinet that some peace options remain but Hanoi and Peking show no current interest in settlement. He described a one hour discussion with President Johnson and the Cabinet on Vietnam and the value of B52 raids on Viet Cong positions based in Guam.
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Frank Cormier
Washington
Dean Rusk
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Peking
Rusk
Johnson
Johnson and Cabinet weigh Viet Nam peace talks and bloc proposal
President Johnson and his Cabinet met to review diplomatic proposals for ending the war in Viet Nam and discuss hopes for peace. A British Commonwealth five member peace mission aims to seek talks with governments concerned, with Johnson expressing welcome and full cooperation. He tied no negotiations with the Communist Viet Cong in South Viet Nam to the peace efforts.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Lut Johnson
United States
Hope DAR Gets Nat's Recognition
The John Cain Chapter DAR held a June meeting at Lee Hotel Prescott with Caddo District chapters Arkadelphia Malvern Hot Springs Prescott Texarkana in attendance. State regent reports and awards noted for Pioneer Washington project and Continental Congress attendance with ribbons awarded to several chapters. Next district meeting slated for Texarkana.
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John Cain
Dar
Lee Hotel
Prescott
Caddo
Arkadelphia
Malvern
Hot Springs
Texarkana
Williard Greason
Caddo Dist
Edward Westbrooke
Jonesboro
Paul Klipsch
Hope
John Carr
Eleanor F. Town
Carol Gables
Fla
Continental Congress
Washington
National Society
Champagnolle
Pine Bluff
Texartana
Ark
Caddo Distré
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Kiwanis Club
R — Franklin Horton
S. L. Murphy
W. S. Atkins
J. A. Davis
Hope Kiwanis Club
Atkins
Hope Attorney
Shipley
Kiwanis
Guy Grigg
Lfetime
Teddy Jones
Hal Boyle
Nha Trang
South Platte River
Roy McVickers
D-Colo
Red Cross
Howard Benedict
Russia
Nazarene
Berkley
By Derek Schoen
Green Co
New Hope
Navy
Withers Moore
Charles Griffin
Rogers
Hope Nursing Home
Furst Christian Church
Vivian Alford
Farm Bureau
Curtis Churchwell
West Point Academy
S. L. Churchwell
Fort Benning, Ga
George T. Harris
Willie Harris
Washington, D. C
Anacostia High School
Districtington
D. C
District of Columbia
William Fulbright
J. E. Yarberry
Barbara Kay Reese
S. Hervey
Hope, Ark
Walter E. Thornton
Texas Christian University At
Fort Worth
LBJ
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Hope Dar
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