Tax policy and rising burdens in Louisiana and Arkansas
The piece notes Gov Winthrop Rockefeller's 1969 push for about 100 million yearly in new taxes, but predicts Arkansas would see far less. It argues sales tax should not rise or broaden, favors corporate and income tax increases, cites Tax Foundation figures on rising direct and indirect taxes, and suggests public demand for more revenue has subsided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Rockesfeller
General Assembly
Louisiana
Arkansas
Fores East
Authoritative Tax Foundations, Inc
Hope Pilot Major Rothwell Dies in North Korea Crash
Word reaches Hope of Major J C Rothwell Jrson of John P Rothwell dying in a North Korea crash. The Bell UH plane he piloted went down in the demilitarized zone killing six others. Details are scarce as the family is notified.
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Hope
North Korea
J.C. Rothwell
John P
Buster) Rothwell
Demilitarized Zone
Airline Workers Plan Strike Vote
Washington AP reports American Airlines employees will vote Wednesday on a proposed agreement to end the 19 day walkout that has grounded the nation’s second largest carrier. Dennis Michael Pisciotta, 22, died after being found unconscious in his parents’ yard while kite flying. police say a 12,000 volt power line caused the accident. New Yorkers face higher flight costs across three income levels than the national urban average, says the Labor Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Airlines
Kansas City
Kan
Dennis Michael Pisciotta
Pollce
N.Y. New York
U.S
Ares
Department of Labor
Venezuela jetliner crash kills 150 in Maracaibo
In Venezuela the VIASA jetliner bound for Miami crashed after takeoff from Grano de Oro airport killing all 84 aboard and at least 66 on the ground. The disaster in Zi runa and La Trinidad left many residents dead, with 47 Americans among the victims and three local baseball figures among the dead. Government declared three days of mourning as investigators recovered the black box and studied the final moments.
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Maracaibo
Venezuela
Miami
U.S
VIASA
Grano de Oro
New York City
Piaces
Ziruna
la Trinidad
Caracas
Clark Equipment Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Nestor Isaias Chavez
San Francisco Giants
Tucson
Ariz
Antonio Herrera
Cardenales de Lar
Carlos Santeliz
Cardenales
Rafael Caldera
Rich Land Owner Dies in Crash near McCrory Arkansas
Vance M. Thompson Sr., 71, multimillionaire landholder and Arkansas Industrial Development Commission member since 1965, died when his Cadillac struck a bridge west of McCrory on Arkansas 17 and overturned. Survived by four sons and two daughters.
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Mccrory
Ark
Vance M. Thompson Sr
Arkansas
South
Here
Arkansas 17
Thompson
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Park Plaza
Little Rock
John
William
H. Ripley
Vance M. Thompson Jr
Ruth Trammell
Nashville
Tenn
Elizabeth T. Russell
Memphis
Americans Turn Up in Ireland for St Patrick's Parade
The St Patrick's Day celebration drew hundreds of Americans to Dublin with a record turnout including 400 marchers. In New York the Ancient Order of Hibernians organized 345 contingents totaling 27,000 marchers with 161 bands. Chicago dyed the river green for the occasion and hosted a parade led by Mayor Daley alongside Irish officials. Highlights included a shamrock presentation to President Nixon and remarks on Irish reunification. In Savannah the 113th parade proceeded as city crews painted a green stripe along the route.
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Associated. Finss
Dublin
Chicago
Grogan's
Boston
New York
Savannah
Order of Hibernians
Emerald Isle
Bobby Shriver
Marla
Sargent Shriver
John F. Kennedy
Irish Tourist Board
Albany
N.Y
Ireland
Eamon de Valera
Jack Lynch
Northern Ireland
Republic
Michael Delehunty
Montclair
N.J
Hibernians Fraternal
Hme
Richard J. Daley
William Jones
Waterford
State Street
Daley
William P. Fay
Washington
Nixon
White House
James Hoban
Eire
Sicily
Poland
Lithuania
Africa
Madison
Wis
Irish Students Association of
University of Wisconsin
Katie O'Callaghan
Podunk Center Town Up for Sale at Seven Thousand Dollars
SYLMAR Calif AP nostalgia for Podunk Center Iowa deepens as the town is put on the market for 7000 dollars. Hal Morris who bought land in 1934 and built a general store recalls its rise from 1500 to 4800, and laments selling it to California. He says ownership now sits with Homer Weeks who calls Podunk the hub of the world, but the town’s peak was in the 1930s.
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Sylmar
Calif
Hal Morris
Podunk Center
Iowa
Morris
Des Moines Meal Packing
Podunk
California
Homer Weeks
Canoga Park
Shreveport
Barksdale Air Force Base
T. E. Moore
Air Force Reserve Forces
Robins Air Force Base
George W. Franklin
Moore
Shreveport Times
Times
Pye
Sierra Club
Three Killed on Arkansas Highways
The Associated Press reports three people were killed on Arkansas highways over the weekend. Victims include Vance M Thompson Sr., 71, of McCrory, who died when his car struck a bridge on Arkansas 17 near McCrory. Also killed were David Lee Collins, 22, of Paragould in a one car crash near Paragould, and Phillip Stewart, 15, of Little Rock in a Friday night two car collision east of Little Rock.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Vance M. Thompson Sr
McCrory
Woodruff County
Arkansas 17
David Lee Collins
Paragould
Phillip Stewart
Little Rock
State Winners in Bible Drill Contest at Texarkana
State winners in the Junior Drill were Tim Gunter Scott Aicore Clay O'Steen Edwin Connelly Teena Smith Dorsen Smith Susan Chatham Mealanie McQueen. Coaches were Miss Debbie Moore Elmer Smith and Mrs Frances Reynerson. The event, sponsored by the Training Union Department of the Southern Baptist Convention, selected church drill participants for the Assor Stational drill and the District Tournament held Thursday, March 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Ciuzen
Hope
Training Union Department
Southern Baptist Convention
Assor
Texarkana
Tim Gunter
Scott Aicore
Clay O’steen
Edewin Connelly
Teena Smith
Dorse
Conviction Upheld by High Court in Arkansas
The Arkansas Supreme Court today affirmed O. H. Cooper’s conviction and two year sentence for malicious interference with graves on Adderholt Cemetery land. The ruling upheld Boone County Circuit Court findings on trial judges’ instructions, directed verdict denial, and denial of a new trial. The decision references prior cases including Floyd Bailey and William Mosley.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
O. H. Cooper
Boone County
Cooper
Batley
William Howard Mosley
High Court
Union County
Masley
Fumes Force Evacuation in Oroville and Nearby Areas
About 400 Oroville residents, a quarter of the town’s population, were evacuated Sunday due to fumes from insecticides and a burning orchard Supply warehouse. The fumes drifted toward Osoyoos, B C, six miles away, but no injuries were reported. Residents later returned home in the northwest section of town.
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Oroville
Wasn
Osoyoos
B.C
Officials irked by Tight Strings on How They Spot Our Money
A mix of national and international items includes U S command activity in the demilitarized zone after a bombing halt, plans and protests from a Buddhist leader, and reports on foreign aid policy. The King ML case judge questions the value of a trial for unanswered questions about MLK Jr. The Sierra Club faces internal power struggles impacting conservation strategy.
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Setnam
U.S
Chicago
Jordan
Jordan River
North Carolina
Washington
National
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Aid policy clash over how aid funds must be spent
Officials clash over balance of payments rules for general purpose aid loans. AID favors flexible spending to improve local economies, while Treasury and Commerce push positive lists that require buying U.S. goods. Disputes center on Chile Bolivia and Colombia loan programs and effectiveness of using import controls. A separate item notes a green truck stolen at a Miami truck stop carrying $50,000 worth of beef and lamb.
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Lewis Gulick
Associated Press
Washington
Treasury Department
Cabinet
U.S
Agency For International Development
Asue
Treasury and
Commerce Department
Chile
Bolivia
Colombia
Miami
Arkansas Weather Teases Warmer Temperatures Ahead
Temperatures in Arkansas, pleasant Sunday, are set to rise Tuesday as warmer air moves eastward. Readings may climb into the 70s in the south, with a slight chance of very light rain in the extreme south today and tonight. Sunday highs ranged from the upper 50s to the low 60s, with overnight lows from 26 at Fayetteville to 44 at Texarkana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Fayetteville
Texarkana
Masonic Lodge Meeting and Local Happenings Report
Regular meeting of Whitfield Masonic Lodge No 239 set for Tuesday March 38 at 730 pm. Millwood Lake update shows pool at 297.23 feet, 16500 visitors last week, discharge 3900 cfs. Bass fishing reported good on Saline River Cypress Slough. large catch by Easter McHenry weighing five pounds. Little League coaches plan meeting March 18 at 7 pm Youth Center. Woodson pair from San Mateo Hawaii involved in Tora Toral film on Pearl Harbor, with WW2 era P40 bomber leased. article in The Mainliner. Woodsons daughter Carolyn Strong related to Dr Sam Strong of Hope. School absenteeism noted but not closing.
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Millwood Lake
Cypress S
Bobby Taylor
Ashdown
Easter McHenry
River Bank
Calif
Cypress Slough
McHenry
Joe Clow
Richard Woodson
San Mateo
United Airlines
20Th Century Fox Film Co
Hawaii
Fil
Pearl Harebor
Film Co
Woodson
Woodsons
The
Mainliner
Mateo
Carolyn Strong
Sam Strong
Hope
281 Enemy Killed in Fighting Near Saigon and Delta
AP report says US and South Vietnamese forces killed 281 enemy troops in heavy fighting around Saigon and Mekong Delta. 40 mass graves yielded 152 more bodies south of Da Nang. US losses: 148 killed, 1,366 wounded. Viet Cong losses surpass 4,200 killed and 2,350 captured in the multibattalion operation begun Dec 1. Thai forces repelled a Viet Cong assault near the border. 109 VC killed, 4 captured.
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George Esper
Associated Presse
Saigon
South Weloaners
Mekong Delta
da Nang
U.S
9Th Division
Mekong
Ben Tre
Cai Be
Thailand
Black Panther
1St Air Cavalry Division
25Th Infantry
196Th Light Infantry
Cap Nang
Secretary Named for Convention
LITTLE ROCK AP Phil Dixon 37 of Little Rocks was named secretary director of the Constitutional Convention by the Convention Administrative Committee meeting here. The secretary director will be the convention's business manager record-keeper clerk and chief researcher and will supervise the convention's stag.
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Little Rock
Phil Dixon
Little Rocks
Convention Administrative Committee
Ager
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Kite Flyer
Marina del Rey, Calif
St. Patrick’s Parade
Barksdale
Star
Whitfield Masonic Lodge No. 239
Henry Smith
Henry L. Smith
Smith’s
James 4. Jones
Agela
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