Assessment Vs Millage Debate Hurts Hope Tax Plan
The Hope district defeated a 10 mill school tax hike two to one, turning focus to under assessment issues. The piece explains the difference between millage and assessment, urging fixes to the assessment system to boost school revenue. It also notes reader questions about purple martins and describes local martin boxes and nesting habits with details on box heights and entrance holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Frazier
Martin
Dennis Ross
Rosston Rd
Hope Rt. 2
Starling
Jack Lowe
Hope Builders Supply Co
Gene Allen
Gene
Top U S military chief warns of Soviet lead in arms race
Washington AP The nations top military officer, Admiral Thomas H Moorer, warned the Soviet Union could reach military superiority within five years unless the United States sustains a strong strategic nuclear deterrent. He urged hedging against failure of SALT talks and noted continued Soviet momentum in missile and submarine programs.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Thomas H. Moorer
Joofs of
SALT
Moorer
House Armed Service Committee
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Taxpayer Revolts Threaten Nation's Schools
NEA survey warns massive teacher layoffs and more strikes as taxpayer revolts and shrinking federal state aid squeeze public schools. Sam Lambert says districts may cut faculty and raise class sizes, with states taxing property at record levels and health programs at risk.
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William J. Waugh
Washington
National Education Association
NEA
Sam Lambert
Lambert
Allan M. West
States
Saigon
Laotian Panhandle
Ho Chi Minh Trail
FT. Benning
Ernest Medina
Charlie Company
My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
Senate
San Quentin
Calif
San Quéfilin
Dacca
East Pakistan
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Canberra
John Gorton
Liberal Party
William McMahon
TV Comic Slappy Faces Sponsorship Snags and Jokes
HAL BOYLE reports a TV comic tired of sponsor jokes and censor reminders. He riffs on sealed contracts, million-dollar settlements, network edits, and the gag by comparing sponsors to doctors, Pat and Mike jokes, and a tired act. The humor centers on balance between originality and market constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Ed Sullivan
Bob Hope
Sons of St. Patrick Society
Slappy
Pat
Mike
City Property Swap Discussed By Board In Brief Meeting
Glen Bassett of Peat, Mar wick, Mitchell and Company reviewed the 1970 city audit with City Directors. They discussed minor accounting changes to save clerical work and improve records while praising overall city accounting. The board also approved a church awning plan and reviewed an airport area property appraisal for a potential exchange with Ernest and Galen May, with FAA approval required before any transfer. Trash collection costs under new Arkansas Pollution Control Commission rules were examined at length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Bassett
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Company
W. H. Gunter, Jr
First Baptist Church
Ernest
Galen May
Mays
Oakhaven Airport
May
Galen
Federal Aviation Administration
Arkansas Pollution Control Commission
School Board Calls Meet Monday Night
Hope School District 1-A calls a 7:30 p.m. meeting at the downtown Admin Building on Monday March 15 with officials and civic leaders invited. Agenda includes board reorganization budget adoption for 1971 72 salary schedule discussion reassessment program bills and miscellaneous issues.
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Board of Education
Hope
Millage boosts pass in Arkansas school elections
Voters approved more than half of proposed millage increases in Tuesday's school elections. Cotter led with a 15 mill rise to 63 mills. Stamps backed 12 mills by one vote. Benton approved 10 mills. El Dorado and others voted for smaller increases. Two Black candidates for El Dorado school board were defeated, as were Black candidates in West Memphis, Earle, Stamps, Turrell and Crawfordsville.
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Associated Press
Hope
Cotter
Baxter County
Stamps
Benton
T. Dumas
el Dorado
Lakeside
Hot Springs
Mountain Home
Fayetteville
DeWitt and
Warren
Stuttgart
Grapevine
Lake Hamilton
Pine Bluff
Pulaski County
Leola
Westside
Jonesboro
Mountain Pine
West Memphis
Fort Smith
Conway
Texarkana
Earle
Turrell
Crawfordsville
Arkansas House Backs Senate to Extend Session Without Recess
The Arkansas House agreed with the Senate to stay in session past Thursday's adjournment until all business is finished. The extension resolution has no adjournment date and will be decided later. Rep. B. D. Brandon of Little Rock said about two extra weeks are needed to complete budget work.
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Little Rock
Arkansas House
Senate
House
Rep
B. D
Doug” Brandon
Cochairman
Joint Budget Committee
Voters defeat mill increase. Rowland wins school post
In Hope School District 1-A voters reject a 10 mill tax hike 1,034 to 628, raising district taxes from 40 to 50 mills. Incumbent Dr. Jud Martindale loses to James T. Rowland 985 to 557 for board No. 2. Other districts report millages approved or defeated and various board races.
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Hope
Jud Martindale
James T. Rowland
Fulton
Rowland
Martindale
Washington
Robert Pryor
William Munn
Tommie Love
Saratoga
Mary Spates Goodman
Incudent
Goodman
J. K. Porter
Otis Morgan
Willie F. Lively
Blevins
A. R. Avery
Loy P. Rogers
Garland Smith
Patmos
Lloyd Turner
Spring Hill
Body Found in River Near Prattsville Arkansas
The body of Willard Shoptan, 68, of Prattsville, was recovered Tuesday in the Saline River near Prattsville. He had been missing for about a month after a hunting trip. Autopsy to determine cause of death to be performed in Little Rock.
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Prattsville, Ark
Willard Shoptan
Prattsville
Saline River
Here
Shoptan
Little Rock
Bite Taken From City Killer Law
Senate approved 25-4 a bill to take the bite out of the City Killer law. It rejected three amendments and navigated a parliamentary hassle before sending the measure to Gov. Dale Bumpers. Rep. Jerry Bookout of Jonesboro sponsored the bill as other actions moved through.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Senate
Jerry Bookout
Jonesboro
Dale Bumpers
Jamboree and events in Arkansas towns invite attendance
A March 13 jamboree at Patmos school features Travis Downs and The Westerneers plus The Country Editions Red Goodner Edna and The Misfits with free admission. Other items note taxes due April 10 and the Arkansas Soft Drink Association 60th annual convention in Hot Springs starting March 14 with attendees from Coca-Cola Bottling and Hope Beverage.
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Patmos School
Travis Downs
Westerneers
Red Goodner
Edna and the Misfits
Luther Hollaman Jr
Martin Pool
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
al Page
T. A. Witherington
Hope Beverage Company
Arkansas Soft Drink Association
Arlington Hotel
Hot Springs
Fog and mobility slow action in Indochina
The South Vietnamese command reports light sporadic action in Laos near Sepone as forces focus on mobile tactics with no fixed positions. U S Command notes 120 helicopter sorties Tuesday, far below the 1000 plus daily average. In Cambodia, Saigon troops push into the former sanctuary region while a U21 transport and five aboard are missing after vanishing in Quang Tri Province.
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Robert Tuckman
Associated Press
Saigon
Sepone
Laos
Route 9
Cambodia
U.S
Quang Tri Province
South Vietnam
Council Sends 13 to Dist. Convention
The Hope High School Student Council sent 13 delegates and 3 advisors to the Southwest District Convention at El Dorado. Hope High served as reporter, took notes, and evaluated the convention. Officers elected: Arkansas High of Texarkana president, Hope High vice-president, Magnolia secretary-host, Prescott reporter. Delegates listed. advisors named.
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Hope High School
el Dorado
Hope High
Arkansas High of
Texarkana
Magnolia
Prescott
Tommy Host
Mike Huckabee
Melissa Mohon
Rebecca Stuart
Tommy Holt
Barbara Fuller
Sandra McFarland
Richard Stuart
Kenneth Ellis
Jack Turner
Don Ogden
Carol Frazier
Jill Herring
Mona Rowe
B. B. McPherson
Joe Watkins
Thomas Jordan
Ott Charged With Pollution Over City Dump
John D. Ott former operator of the North Little Rock city dump faces five counts of air and water pollution violations. The dump, moved in 1968 by order of the Pollution Control Commission, had been operated for several years. A preliminary hearing is set for March 3 in North Little Rock Municipal Court.
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North Little Rock
John D. Ott
North Little City
Ott
Pollution Control Commigsg
North Littl Rock Munici
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