We Called Shot on Investment Tax Credit Reaction
Editor discusses Johnson administration action on a 7 percent investment tax credit and accelerated depreciation for manufacturing firms. He argues the suspension slowed heavy industry, caused plant cutbacks, and that Congress will restore the incentive by July 1. The piece links tax policy to plant purchases, employment, and public finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex H. Washburn
Johnson
Congress
Washington
House
Senate
Landscaping Discussion on Soils and Lawn Care
Hempstead County residents will join a training session on soils pH ranges soil testing fertilization lawns establishment and maintenance. Calvin Caldwell and Dwight Davis will lead the March 21 Extension Office lesson prompted by resident problems and questions. The program focuses on correcting soil acidity to improve landscaping conditions amid broader tax debate and government concerns.
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Hempstead
Calvin Caldwell
Dwight Davis
Hempstead County
Shaw faces conspiracy charge in Kennedy slaying case
Clay L Shaw, 54, in Southern Baptist Hospital in New Orleans, is destined for trial on a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy. District Attorney Jim Garrison plans to file a bill of information this week, a procedural step toward trial. No date set. Testimony linked Shaw to Oswald and Ferrie, with witnesses describing meetings and a money exchange.
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New Orleans
Clay L. Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
Dallas
Shaw
Southern Baptist Hospital
Garrison
Lee Harvey Oswald
Perry Russo
Baton Rouge
Clem Bertrand
Oswald
David W. Ferrie
Vernon Bundy Jr
Lake Pontchartrain Seawall
Teachers Back Flat $500 Raise Plan in Arkansas
In Arkansas, 116 Classroom Teachers Association members voted 72 to 44 to approve a flat $500 annual salary increase over two years rather than a formulaed raise. Rural districts and many superintendents favored formulas, while AEA board and legislative committee preferred the formula. Gov Rockefeller signed the bill granting $500 raises but prefers the formula method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witle Kugk
Classroom Teachers Association
Arkansas Education Assocation
AEA
Winthrop Rockefeller
Senate
Court Ruling Frees Killer Rapists and Police Are Handcuffed
New York AP reports a Supreme Court ruling sharply limits use of confessions in trials, freeing admitted killers and rapists who may roam the streets. Police and prosecutors say they are handcuffed as state legislators and a presidential crime commission discuss constitutional amendments. A Senate subcommittee studies the ruling’s impact, while attorney witnesses warn against amending the Constitution. Rep Taft proposes federal exam superintendents to supervise interrogations as a model for states.
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Hal Coopeh
New York
Supreme Court
Presidential Crime Commission
Senate Judiciary
Atty
Ramsey Clark
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Clark
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
House
Tait
Wizard of Oz coming to Hope March 27 at high school
The Wizard of Oz stage production by Nicolo Marionettes arrives in Hope on Monday March 27 with performances at 10 00 p m and 1 30 p m at Hope High School Auditorium The show features hand carved marionettes elaborate sets and a lively score by Bruce Haack The production is sponsored by Hope Junior Auxiliary and headed by master puppeteer Nicholas Coppola.
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Hope
Hope Junior Auxiliary
Nicolo
Frank Baum
Nicolo Studios
New York City
Nicholas Coppola
Ufe
William Pitkin
Bruce Haack
Come Poser
Mr. Hack
New York
Hope High School
Oklahoma City Pfc Kenneth H. Arnold KIA in Vietnam
Pfc Kenneth H. Arnold 20 of Oklahoma City was killed in Vietnam by shrapnel in a Viet Cong surprise attack. Born in Hope, he moved to Oklahoma City in 1946 and graduated from Southeast High School in 1964. He worked for Allied Foods before being drafted in April 1966. He served two months in Vietnam with Company A, 1st Infantry Division. Survivors include his mother Mrs Gladys Usery and uncles Walter Galloway and Luther Galloway.
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Kenneth H. Arnold
Oklahoma City
Vietnam
Hope
Southeast High School
Allied Foods, Inc
Army
Southwood Baptist Church
Fort Bliss
Texas
Fort Polk
First Infantry Division
Company A
Gladys Usery
Walter Galloway
Venezuela
Luther Galloway
Milk Holders Clash as NFO Pushes Price Rise
Violence marked a five day 25 state milk hold action in Chicago area as farmers rally to dry up supplies until dairy prices rise. NFO leaders vow “no price, no production” while some producers seek cooperation and mergers amid tank and truck disruptions and polluted supplies. Omaha shows a two cent rise, but overall prices stagnant in other markets.
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Chicago
Tennessee
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Corning
Iowa
St. Louis
Abertion
Johnson to discuss only peace at Guam session amid Vietnam war tensions
President Johnson aims to keep Guam talks focused on peace while Premier Ky questions bombing Hanoi and widening the war. U S officials report rising enemy tempo and losses as McNamara Westmoreland and Rusk deny any troop escalation talks. Lodge named ambassador at large to Saigon, Bunker to Saigon replaces him.
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Frank Cormier
Guam
Johnson
Nguyen Cao Ky
United States
Hanoi
Haiphong
Laos
Cambodia
Dean Rusk
Robert McNamara
Rusk
McNamara
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Westmoreland
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
Ellsworth Bunker
Campbell Named by Commission Executive Secretary Named
George C Campbell, 94, of Little Rock, was named Saturday as executive secretary of the Arkansas Constitutional Revision Commission to direct research and administrative work. A University of Arkansas Law School graduate, he will oversee staff and operations. The post pays 1500 per month.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
George C. Campbell
Misconduct cases simmer as Congress edges to Easter recess
AP report notes misconduct cases in the Senate as Congress prepares a 10 day Easter recess. The Senate tackles a 12.2 billion defense and Vietnam war supplemental and ethics cases involving Sen. Dodd and Rep. Powell. House members seek action on Powell and Javits hints at an ethics code while defense antimissile funding and CIA links prompt new bills. International and national briefs cover Viet Cong actions, France Africa vote, Aden mission, tanker danger off Britain, and milk actions by the National Farmers Organization.
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Wepnington
Sul
Senate
Johnson
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
John Stennis
D-Miss
House
Adam Clayton Powell
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Powell
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Dodd
Ethics Committee
Javits
Central Intelligence Agency
Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
Dminn
Robert 5. McNamara
Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees
U. S
Congress
Hope junior music club members compete at Texarkana College
Junior Music Festival sponsored by Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs drew Hope chapter entrants. Charlotte Moore won Superior in piano, with Ellen Turnsey Peggy King Ruth Alice Edwards Bonnie Bobo and Peggy McIyer receiving excellent ratings. Accompanists included Mrs. C. C. McNeill Mrs. Bess Evans Mrs. B. W. Edwards and Mrs. Frank King. Whitfield Masonic Lodge to meet March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Masonic Hall. Tea at Town and Country featured Mrs. Winthrop Rockefeller and guests Mrs. Maurice Britt and Mrs. Leona Troxell, with public invited 3:30 to 5 p.m. Hosts Sherry Whitter Dolores and Margaret Nore hosted Methodist Children's Home guests.
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Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs
Texarkana College
Hope
Charlotte Moore
Ellen Turnsay
Peggy King
Ruth Alice Edwards
Bonnie Bobo
Peggy Mclyer
C. C. Mc Neill
Bess Evans
B. W. Edwards
Frank King
Winthrop Rockefeller
Hempstead County
Maurice Britt
Leona Troxell
Arkansas Federation of Republican Women
Local Socials and Clarifications Mixed With Church Event
A list of couples and their partners appears alongside a correction to a previous accident report between Lila McCorkle and Howard Turner with minor damage. Harry Ray McMahon leaves Shreveport hospital for home care. The Gdem Quartet will perform a Gospel program at Spring Hill Methodist Church on March 21 at 7 40 p.m. The public is invited.
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Harry Ray McMahon
Shreveport
Ait Oakhaven
Gdem Quartet
Methodist Church
Springhill
Husband Shoots Wife in Midnight North Hazel Incident
Joe Ware Jr., 33, is held on open charge after shooting his wife Lou Ethel Ware on North Hazel Street around midnight. Lou Ethel Ware is hospitalized in unknown condition. Police say she also had a pistol and fired. she faces assault with a deadly weapon charges.
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Joe Ware Jr
North Hazel Street
Ware
Lou Ethel Ware
Milam and Clark
Reds Attack 279 Killed by Americans in Vietnam Battle
In one of the year’s fiercest engagements, Communist forces attacked U S 9th Division outposts north and southwest of Saigon, leaving 279 confirmed U S fatalities or missing plus many wounded. The 9th Infantry Division, newly arrived in December, faced heavy Viet Cong assaults on Route 13 near Bau Bang as air and artillery strikes targeted enemy positions.
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George McArthur
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Thai Nguyen
Viet Tri
Hue Noi
9Th Infantry
Bau Bang
Convictions Reversed by State Court in Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court reversed and remanded four assault with intent to kill cases to Benton County Circuit Court. Prejudicial cross examination remarks by Circuit Judge Maupin Cummings sparked the ruling. Defendants Franklin Duntree, Mary Louise Duntree, Genevg Howe, and Pet Howe won a new trial after the Dec. 26 shooting of Joe O’Neal during a land dispute altercation.
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Little Ruck
Arkansas Supreme Court
Benton County
Maupin Cummings
Klela Dunn
Dunn
Cummings
Obscene Phone Caller Arrested in City
City police say a 15 year old boy has been arrested for making obscene telephone calls. Officers praised telephone company cooperation and noted the youth had been making several such calls as part of the incident.
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Wasanette
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