State Tax Deadline and River Control Efforts in Arkansas
The editor notes the state income tax deadline looming at midnight and critiques Arkansas for a new state form differing from the federal. He suggests adopting an affidavit-based system with a fixed surcharge. The piece also reports heavy rainfall across Hope, Oklahoma, and Texas, with flood fears easing along Red River due to dams Millwood and Texarkana, while Ouachita Valley floods press on.
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Our
Alex H. Washburn
O.K
Arkansas
Hope
Oklahoma
Texas
Red River
Fulton
Denison
Brooks Shults
Millwood
Little River
Texarkana
Ouachita
Hot Springs
DeGray
Arkadelphia
Caddo River
Two Arkansans Killed in Vietnam War
Defense Department listings report two Arkansans killed in action in Vietnam. Army Spec. 5 John L. Vories of Booneville and Army Cpl. Earl Woods of Osceola are the servicemen named, with family details provided for each.
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Washington (Ap
Defense Department
Arkansans
Bying
Army Spec
John L. Vories
Yvonne P. Vories
Booneville
Army Cpl
Earl Woods
Ed Woods
Osceola
Two Escape From Prison At Tucker Prison Farm
Officers continued the search today for two Tucker Prison Farm inmates who escaped from a work detail Tuesday afternoon. Alvin Tyger, 18, and Gary Adams, 23, are reported at large. Tyger is serving three years for burglary and petit larceny from Poinsett and Cross counties, Adams four years for forgery from Polk County.
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Tucker Prison Farm
Ark
Alvin Tyger
Poinsett
Cross Counties
Gary Adams
Polk County
Kennedy Victorious in Nebraska Primary
Kennedy won Nebraska's Democratic presidential primary with 53 percent, while McCarthy trailed at 31 percent. Nixon led Republicans with 70 percent, Reagan at 22 percent. Delegates favored Kennedy in the Democratic race, with 17 pledged or preferred delegates for him and two for McCarthy.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Robert F. Kennedy
Nebraska
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sen
Euegene J. McCarthy
New York
McCarthy
Johnson
Humphrey
Kennedy
Minnesota
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Neabraska
Eugene J. McCarthy
Youth Hurt in Motorcycle Accident on Rough Pavement
A 16 year old rider on a motorcycle collided with a car driven by Marcine Abbott. The youth skidded on rough pavement, suffering bruises and cuts and was taken to a hospital. City Policeman Long investigated. no charges filed.
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Carroll
Wheelington
Marcine Abbott
First Break in Solid Front Against a $6 Billion Cut
Secretary Henry Fowler endorses the tax-spending package as a price for approval of a 10 percent surcharge. He says the endorsement is personal, not the administration's, yet signals willingness to accept a $6 billion spending cut to push the plan forward. AFL-CIO President Meany condemns cuts above $2.5 billion as harming the poor, education, and housing programs.
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Joseph R. Coyne
Associated Press
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Senate House
Fowler
George Meany
AFL Cio
Labor Federation
Meany
Johnson
Senate House Conference
Poor People’s
Johnson’ Administration
International
Czechoslovakia
West
Welfare Board Bypassed On Eye Service Cutback
Arkansas state welfare policy row as Welfare Commissioner Len Blaylock cuts two medical care programs that helped over 4,000 people. Board member Billy Calhoun of Dermott says the board was not consulted and learned of the curtailment from a newspaper article. He sought details on the move and disputed a June 1967 memorandum raising doctors' fees for welfare patients.
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Little Rock
State Welfare Board
Billy Calhoun
Dermott
Len Blaylock
Blaylock
Calhoun
Welfare Department
Social image checkup advice from HAL Boyle
A humorous column urges readers to monitor their social image as vital to success. It contrasts prestige with everyday annoyances in work and life, noting boss wives, elite schools, late work, overdrawn accounts, and cruise seating as indicators, ending with a tease to read more on page three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Many Areas in Arkansas Under Water
The Associated Press reports widespread Arkansas flooding with rivers not yet cresting and continued high water. Ouachita River reached a record-tying 30.3 feet at Arkadelphia then fell. flood stage is 20 feet. Evacuations affected 20 to 25 families near Quachita Baptist University. Arkansas River at Little Rock expected to crest near 19 feet Thursday and recede, Pine Bluff crest early Friday. Local flooding to continue in the Little Rock area into Friday. Firemen evacuated about 60 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ouachita
Arkadelphia
Quachita Baptist University
Little Rock
Weather Bureau
Arkansas River
Pine Bluff
Local Woman Found Guilty by U S Jury
TEXARKANA Arkansas Federal jury on Monday found Ada Faye Burns 66 guilty of possession of untaxed whiskey after agents testified they found 4032 gallons of untaxed liquor on or near her property She claimed no knowledge and cited age and health as limits on handling jugs Agents Beckham and Bichot testified to observing activity around Burns residence before arrest on July 6 1967 They reported 334 gallons in a locked car beside her garage 40 more on her land and 350 on adjacent property All items were described as untaxed and the defense disputed knowledge
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Texarkana
Arkansas
Ada Faye Burns
Burns
Highway 29
Hope
Robert L. Beckham
C. Bichot
Man charged with counterfeiting transferred to Little Rock
John E. Gabhart, 53, of Wars flor Ala, was moved to Little Rock Tuesday to face counterfeiting charges. Bond set at 5000 dollars after his Forrest City arrest Monday. Police found 10 counterfeit bills in his car following a Blytheville roadblock incident and a merchant report of receiving a fake ten dollar note.
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Little Rock
John E. Gabhart
Forrest City
Gabhart
Blytheville
Cabshart
Negro Ministers Ask City for Jobs and Equity
A group of Negro ministers pressed the City Board for employment and representation gains, proposing more Negro policemen and appointments to boards, plus a human relations committee with equal white and Negro members. The board and ministers will prepare a joint list for the next meeting. The session also approved sewer and water projects along Rosehill Short Streets and around Meyers Bakery, with funding via the Economic Development Administration.
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City Board of Directors
Walter White
F. R. Willams
J. E. Hughes
W. T. Keys
Rosehill
Meyers Bakery
Economic Development Administration
Bob Morton Motor Company
Street Dept
Hope Auto Company
Young Chevrolet Company
Fire Dept
Arkansas Inspection and Rating Bureau
State funds reinvested to lock in interest earnings
LITTLE ROCK RP The State Bond Finance reinvested 4 320 000 of state funds balances Tuesday by buying that much in Series C U S Treasury notes The balances were invested in 44 per cent notes that were to mature today The new notes will bear 6 per cent interest and will mature Aug 15 1969 The board said failure to reinvest the funds immediately could have resulted in the state losing 700 per day in interest
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
State Bond of
U.S. Treasury
Stephens Man Dies in Wreck near Camden
A car truck collision about three miles south of Camden on U S 79 Tuesday claimed the life of William Turner, 61, of Stephens. Passenger Charle Tate, 80, also of Stephens, was hospitalized. Truck driver James C Levy, 20, of Pine Bluff, escaped serious injury.
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Camden, Ark
Here
U.S
Willliam Turner
Stephens
Charle Tate
Turner
Camden
James C. Levy
Camp Hit But Enemy Driven Off Camp
Saigon reports a second U S Special Forces camp was attacked by Viet Cong forces. The clash at Nui Ba Den left 19 Americans dead and 24 wounded, with at least 25 Viet Cong killed. Helicopters aided the defense, and the camp houses key radio and electronic gear for air operations over the Mekong Delta.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Nui Ba den Green Beret
Mekong Delta
Nui Ba ‘den
Kham Duc
Vietnam
Marine corporal who lost leg in Viet Nam killed in crash
Lonnie A. Newman 24 of Green Forest Arkansas, a Marine corporal who lost his right leg in Viet Nam, was killed near Zanesville Ohio in an automobile crash while returning to a Navy hospital in Philadelphia. He was on leave, alone in his car. The driver and passenger in the other vehicle were injured but not seriously. Newman is survived by his widow and a small son.
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Zanesville, Ohio
Green Forest
Ark
Carroll County
Vietnam
Here
Lonnie A. Newman
Navy Hospital
Philadelphia
Ohio Highway Patrol
Newman
University honors and community notices from Hope and Conway
Two students at the University of Arkansas receive the 4th Senior Honor Citation from the VA Alumni Association, with a $100 grant and plaque, Grant recipients include Thomas F. Mack McLarty of Hope and Carol Jan Harri of Fayetteville. Elaine Gunter from Hope earns a pledge to the Royal Roosters at State College of Arkansas in Conway. The 67th annual convention of the Arkansas Association of Insurance Agents opens May 16 in Arlington Hotel with Hope entrants. New residents in Hope include Larry and Bette Vaughn and Geraldine Gallop families. several relocations trace to Falls Church and Batesville. The Caddo Area Council Boy Scouts banquet is set for May 20 at Texarkana Junior College. The oven PTA to host a hamburger supper May 16 at Garland School Cafeteria. tickets available from students or at the door.
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University of Arkansas
Alumni Association
Thomas F. (Mack) McLarty
Hope
Carol Jan Harri
Fayettevile
Elaine Gunter
Houston Gunter
Royal Roosters
State College of Arkansas
Conway
The
Arkansas Association of Insurance Agents
Arlington Hotel
George Frazier
Charles R. Moore
Andersone Frazier Agency
Bob Kemp
Greening-Ellis Co
Elm
Apt
Larry
Rope
Bette
New Hampshire
Falls Church
Daniel Lee Gallop
Geraldine
Denny Lynn
Kroeger
Imeperial
Main
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Indianapolis
Ind
Batesville
Caddo Area Council
Boys Scouts
Texarkana Junior College
Clifford Franks
Olen Overturf
Weseton Greene
PTA
Garland School
Capt. Walker in Command Amid Arkansas Patrol Shakeup
Captain Walker, 56, was announced Tuesday as mad highway patrol commander by Col. Miller, ADP director. He replaces Mel Koy on sick leave for about 30 days, as Miller stated.
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Little Rock
W. DB. Walker
Mad Highway Patrol
Col
Bil Miller
Walker
Mel. Koy
Miller
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AP News Digest
Brooklyn
E. Kimmel
U.S. Navy
Pearl Harbor
Montana
State University
John M. Hightower
Paris
North Vietnam
United States
North
W. Averell Harriman
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
France
Britain
Australia
Clark M. Clifford
Clifford
South Vietnam
Harrimay
Mons
Star
Larry R. Vaughn
Jeff
Kim
Vaughn
Hope Auto
Hillcrest
Capt. Walker
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