Hope School District tax fear fuels millage debate
A local editorial argues against a proposed 10 mill school tax increase in Hope School District 1-A, criticizing assessment practices and noting tax burdens on homeowners rise as millage grows. The piece cites past ceilings, rising rates to 40 mills and potential to 50, urging review of property assessments since 1950.
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Hope School District
Hope
Arkansas
Ben Shith
Hope School Board
Gal Grates
Dr. Smith
Furthright
10 Mill Tax Big Issue in School Vote
Hope School District residents decide on a 10 mill tax increase and elect four directors. Key candidates include Al Graves Jr and Mrs Ophelia Williams for Post No 2, Wesley Huddleston and W M Muldrew for Post No 3. Voting places listed at Jones Field House Hempstead County Courthouse and other sites.
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Hope School District
I-A
al Graves Jr
Ophelia ¥. Williams
Wesley Huddleston
W.M. Muldrew
Fulton Fire Fatal at Weiner Arkansas
Mrs Floyd Gillespie aged 24 was killed in a blaze that destroyed her home west of Weiner on Saturday Officials said the cause of the fire was not known at the time of reporting
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Weiner
Ark
Floyd Gillespie
Fair Skies Predicted For Arkansas Through Tuesday
The Associated Press reports fair skies and mild temperatures are expected to prevail in Arkansas through Tuesday. A low pressure system is forecast to develop over Arizona bringing increased cloudiness and a chance of rain by Wednesday night or Thursday. Temperatures should be somewhat warmer tonight with little change Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Arizona
Voting Age Issue Raised anew in Senate debate
The Senate Judiciary subcommittee held hearings on lowering the voting age to 18 with Senators Barry Goldwater and Edward Kennedy presenting divergent views. Some lawmakers push a separate statute while others favor a constitutional amendment, amid debates over the 1965 Voting Rights Act and a broader nationwide bill supported by President Nixon.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Bro
Senate Judiciary
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Edward M. Kennedy
Congress
Goldwater
Kennedy
Nixon
House
Mike Mansfield
Judiciary
Birch Bayt
D-Ind
Bayh
Mansfield
Marlow W. Cook
R-Ky
U S Soybean Farmers Face Danish Horsebean Threat
U S farmers worry about Denmark's horsebean as a potential major livestock feed crop. FAS reports 20 fold rise in Danish horsebean acreage amid drought, with officials predicting possible competition for soybeans. Denmark aims to expand exports to Europe and feed markets, while U S soybeans remain a key export to Japan and Europe.
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Associated Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
Denmark
FAS
Agriculture
Ehals
Tu Aeptiitval Department
U.S
Japan
Viitish Lutradlonists
Iwg
Fire Claims Second Victim in Arkansas Blaze
Mrs. Iretha Young, 0, died in a Little Rock hospital Saturday from injuries received in a fire that destroyed her home near Mabelvale.
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Little Rock
Iretha Young
Little Rock Hospital
Mabelvale
Scientists study total solar eclipse for data and warnings
Researchers from the National Science Foundation and teams across North America gathered data during a total solar eclipse. Using rockets, satellites, spectrographs, and infrared detectors, they aimed to advance meteorology, ionospheric physics, and solar physics. Clouds hindered some observations, but Mexico’s Minhoatlan site yielded pristine skies for the event.
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Presse Scientivta Beliave
Albert E. Belon
The
Natlote A Science Foundation
North American
Robert L. Krieger
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wallops Island
Florida
South Georgia
Minhoatlan
Mexico
Harvard
Donald H. Menzel
Rosston Chooses Site for New Post Office Project
Preliminary plans reveal a new Rosston Arkansas post office to be built under the lease construction program. Postmaster General Blount cites Nixon goal of modernizing postal service and efficiency gains. A 5924 square foot site will be developed with 1056 interior, 80 platform, and 4200 parking square feet. Construction depends on presidential cutback orders and feasibility of current facilities.
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Rosston
Arkansas
Winton M. Blount
Nixon
Justal Service
Blount
Department
Nixon Plans New Foreign Aid Approach
President Nixon endorses a 49 page task force report calling for a revised U S foreign aid program for the 1970s with more international cooperation. The plan splits economic development aid from military aid and urges greater use of international institutions and private enterprise.
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Carl C.craft
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
U.S
White House
Presidential Task Force
Key Biscayne
Fla
Congress
Rudolph A. Peterson
Bank of America
Wy Nixon
Patergon Pirnel
United States
Agency For International Development
Teacher Pay Raises Only $77 a Year
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas Legislature in special session refused Gov Rockefeller tax plan and approved a teacher pay raise of about 77 dollars per teacher annually funded from reserve state funds. The move followed debate on tax reform aimed at upper incomes and campaign implications for Rockefeller.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Senate
Robert Faulkner
Arkansans Missed Eclipse Amid Heavy Clouds
The last total solar eclipse of the 20th century went unseen by most Arkansans on Saturday due to heavy cloud cover. A Little Rock Weather Bureau spokesman cited thick cloud layers obscuring the sun for the duration. Only in Russellville did cloud dissipation allow the final minutes of the eclipse to be visible.
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Little Rock
Arkansans
Little Rock Weather Bureau
Sloude
Arkansas
Don Idckard
Arkansas Tech
Russellville
Girl Scout Week Observance in Hope and Nation
The article lists the leaders of 12 Hope area Girl Scout troops under Neighborhood Chairman Mrs. Vanzelle Petre and others. A Neighborhood Meeting is set for Wednesday March 1 30 pm at the Lite House in Fair Park with presenting leaders attending.
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Hope
USA
Jeaders
Cour
Vanzelle Petre
Judy Carlton
Sue Hardy
Edith May
Ja Aan May
Peggy Whitaker
Bonnie Singard
Jackie Redlich
Alice Arnold
Polly Carrington
Ardell White
Alice Straughter
Wanzele Petre
Nelda Beck
May King
Lucille Ward
Wanda Duncan
Freddie Hackler
Jimmie Atkins
Verna Pletcher
Shirley Whitley
Johnie Bryan
Esther White
Kathleen Jordan
Marilyn Moss
Girl Scout Neighborhood
Lite
Fair Park
Hope Youth Center to host All Around Town Hope Baseball League
Local officials urge attendance at a March meeting at the Youth Center. The Southern Criminal Justice Planning Council held its El Dorado organizational session with officers elected, including City Police Chief Alvin Willis and Sheriff Jimmie Griffin. Congressman Hamerschmidt's district assistant Archie Lantz will visit Hope on Wednesday March 11 to hear residents’ concerns. Hollamon Jr. and Marty Pool of Coca Cola and others are expected at the 50th Arkansas Soft Drink Association convention in Hot Springs March 5. Hope Police report five traffic arrests, two for liquor, three for DUI, one for disturbing the peace, plus highway violations and four injuries in year-end traffic accidents.
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Southern Criminal Justice Planning Council
el Dorado
Alvin Willis
Jimmie Griffin
Hope
A. L. Wicker
Prescott
Hollamon Jr
Martly Pool
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
al Page
T.A. Withers
Hope Beverage Co
Arkansas Soft Drink Association
Welds Rose Towers
Notes
Hot Springs
Hope City
Violence and resignations mark Vietnam conflict shift
Reports say casualties from a helicopter gunship and artillery strikes near Saigon were light with no damage to the U8 cultural center. A separate crash in Quang Duc Province killed four Americans and five South Vietnamese troops, while Gen. Abrams and other leaders attended a ceremony in Da Nang shifting command from Marines to the Army. Nickerson retires after 30 years of service amid a drawdown, receiving the Distinguished Service Medal from Secretary Chafee.
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Saigon
Rockalé
Wea
Sillan
Tho
Mekong
U.S. Cultural Center
U.S
Quang Duc
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
da Nam
U.8
Herman Nickerson Jr
Boston
Army
Melvin Zais
Fall River
Mass
24Th Corps
da Nang
Red Beach
Nixon
Nickerson
Abrame
Secretary of the Navy
Jonn Chafee
Two Accidents Investigated by City Police
Over the week two accidents were reported by City Patrol. The first occurred Sunday near Third and Wachlogtog with cars driven by Steve Marlar and Clifford Thornton sustaining damage. A later collision involving Claudie C. Walger and Mike Beavers caused heavy damage. Sgt James Rowe charged Walker with taU.
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Sghuday Third
Wachlogtog
Steve Marlar
Clifford Thornton
Claudie C. Walger
Mike Beavers
Sgt
James Rowe
Walker
Tau
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