Kennedy tax plan debate touches House pace and partners
A fragmentary Washington report cites Kennedy administration officials and House members debating tax reform. It notes differing views on the 20 percent allowance versus a 4 271 percent rate, with mentions of Ziegler and Dent and a claim the administration favors the existing allowance while seeking reforms.
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John. M. Pearce
Witter Ashington
White House
Sevy
Rona Tl
House
Kennedy
Eet Finance Committee
Ziegler
Harry S. Dent
Midland
Tex
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Nixon
Houston
Bombers Continue Pounding in Vietnam War Report
The U S Command reported last week as American and South Vietnamese forces suffered their lowest battlefield deaths in six weeks while enemy casualties rose over 1.5 times the prior week. American deaths totaled 135 with 297 South Vietnamese troops killed overall, while allied forces claimed 2,627 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers killed. U S air strikes hit a North Vietnamese munitions depot near Saigon, destroying rockets and mortars and finding large stockpiles, as ground troops pressed a new round of attacks in disputed border regions.
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George Espir
Associated Press
Saigon
Allied Headquarters
U.S
Charles D. Link
St. Petersburg
Fla
1St Air Cavalry Division
Tay Ninh
Johnson Has Plan for Gould School
Gould Ark AP Jim Johnson proposes Gould residents cut the public school millage and donate the difference to the all white Southeast Academy. He urges voters to replace public school board members unsympathetic to the plan and then persuade property owners to fund the academy, while transferring public facilities and federal aid to the Black students’ use.
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Gould
Ark
Jim Johnson
Southeast Academy
Johnson
Wister Wright
The
American Independent Party
Arkansas
Wright
Czechs Tighten Borders Amid Political Crisis
Czechoslovak government closed borders to Western visitors and intensified security as the Communist Central Committee gathered to decide the fate of reformers led by Alexander Dubcek. The Presidium prepared changes, while Prague officials purged 16 city committee members and Vienna noted suspensions on two day visas. Police set road checks at night and guards patrolled party HQ and Prague Castle.
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Gene Kramer
Associated Press
Prague
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Vienna
Prague Castle
Presidium
Central Committee
Calhoun Co Hospital to Close Over Medicare Gaps
Calhoun County Hospital in Hampton Ark will shut Saturday due to failure to meet Medicare standards and lack of Medicare participation. Administrator Hollis Bray says without Medicare payments the facility loses money for treating poor patients, forcing some to seek care in other counties. Closest hospital is 23 miles away in Fordyce with Camden 24 miles and El Dorado 27 miles distant.
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Hampton, Ark
Calhoun County
Hollis Bray
Calhoun County Hospital
Fordyce
Camden
el Dorado
Arkansas racing law appeal highlights county residency clause
Residents and officials at West Memphis greyhound track face a state race commission appeal of a 1969 law. Judge Kay L. Matthews previously declared the residency requirement unconstitutional, mandating track officers reside in Crittenden County for two years before appointment. The appellate action centers on this provision and ongoing race track governance. The text also lists multiple rodeo participants and events with names and locations in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas.
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Uttle Rock
Racing Commission
Eme
Ear
Swest
Memphis
Crittenden County
Kay L. Matthews
Little Rock
Jaly
Labor Urges Four Day Week Policy Push by Abel
In Atlantic City Labor leaders including LW Abel press for a four day work week with three day weekends, arguing automation threatens jobs and a shorter week could boost employment without pay cuts. He backs congressional bargaining and tax incentives as industry modernizes. Abel and Meany criticize Nixon on delaying school desegregation while pressuring unions on quotas.
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Neil Gilbade
APB
Willet
Atlantic City
Nut
Steelworkers
Abel
Afl«Cio
Industrial Union Department
Congress
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Nixon
South
Meany
AF Iecio
Laird Says Vietnamization Goes Beyond Military Modernization
Secretary Melvin Laird stated that U.S. estimates of South Vietnam's independence from American aid rely on indicators beyond military modernization. He said Vietnamization encompasses broader factors including governance, economy, and security, not just armed forces.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
South Vietnam
Nixon Plans to Keep Troop Commitment in Europe
Washington reports the Nixon administration will maintain current core U S troop levels in Europe and South Korea at least through mid next year with possible trimming of support troops. About 320000 in Europe and 55000 in Korea form NATO and defense forces, amid a broader review pushing self reliance and cuts in conventional overseas forces.
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Nixon
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Vietnam
Nixon Scores Well With Press
President Nixon again faces a formal news conference this Friday as aides defend his press relations amid growing journalist criticism. The conference will be his seventh since January, with timing tied to the President’s schedule and public attention.
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G. David Wallace
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
TV Am
McGovern proposes expanded food stamp program amid hunger debates
The article outlines executive and Senate efforts to widen food stamp access, with proposed monthly caps and income thresholds. It notes McGovern’s push as a leading liberal voice, the administration’s fluctuating plans, and opposition from Sen. Ellender. Credit and hearings shaped the hunger debate across the year.
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McGovern
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Senate Select Committee On Nutrition and Human Needs
Hunger Committee
White House
Clifford Hardin
Finch
Hardin
Sweet Home Church to Host Monthly Singing Event
Sweet Home Church on Highway 24 five miles east of Blevins will host its regular monthly singing Sunday night September 28. A.D. May will serve as Master of Ceremony with several outstanding song leaders in attendance.
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the Sweet Home Church
Highway 24
Blevins
A.D. May
Death notices Frank Hile 79 of McCaskill
Frank Hile Sr. 79 of McCaskill died Wednesday at a Hope hospital. Born Sept 5 1890 in Saratoga he was a Hempstead County resident and retired farmer. Survived by wife Mary Smith Hile two sons Frank Jr. and Billy Joe two daughters Mrs Earl Jestap and Mrs W G Dangels a brother Tom Funeral 10:30 a.m. Friday at Ball's Chapel Church of Christ burial Harris Cemetery near McCaskill Latimer Funeral Home Nashville.
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Frank Lee Hilfe Sr
McCaskill
Hope Ag
Hile
Saratoga
Hempstead County
Church of Christs
Mary Smith Hile
Frank Jr
New York City
Billy Joe
Houston
Earl Jestap
W.G. Dan
Weather Report From Arkansas Forecast for Thursday
Weather Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. Thursday shows a high of 84 and a low of 54. Generally fair tonight with partial cloudiness Friday, warmer tonight and little temperature change Friday. Low tonight in the 50s to 60s, high Friday in the upper 70s to low 80s.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Tape Recording Allowed At Council Meetings
Arkansas attorney general ruled that taping council proceedings is allowed if it does not disrupt the meeting. The dispute began when the mayor's brother used a tape recorder and shut off room fans to operate it. The opinion also notes that 1969 real estate transfer tax stamp revenue cannot be used for local matching funds.
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Little Rock
R. C. Bunch
Louann
Quachita County
Attorney General's Office
Gladys Oglesby
Attorney General’s Office
Inmate Walter Clemons Found Dead in Arkansas River
Walter M. Clemons, 25, an inmate at Cummins Prison Farm, was found dead Wednesday in the Arkansas River near the prison. Authorities believe he attempted to swim and drown after escaping a work detail on September 17. Clemons was serving five years for grand larceny from Crittenden County.
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Cummins
Prison Farm
Ark
Walter M. Clemons
Cummins Prison Farm
Arkansas
Clemons
Crittenden County
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