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The article reports on a resolution passed by the Arkansas state legislature in the U.S. Congress to oppose the enforcement of a constitutional amendment which aimed to limit federal inheritance, gift and income taxes up to 25%.

Presents information on developments in the field of education in the U.S. Information on consultative services in elementary curriculum development provided by the Ohio Department of Education, to local communities upon request; Report that the Arkansas Department of Education is projecting a program looking toward the preparation of personnel and statutory provision for their employment; Features of the Regents Plan for Postwar Education; Launch of a camp by public schools in Ithaca, New York, based principally on the need for child care outside the homes of parents working in Ithaca industries.

The author offers comments on U.S. issues as of January 1969. He lauds U.S. President Richard Nixon's adviser appointments in his administration and the breadth and depth of his understanding and wisdom. He also praises Arkansas Congressman and chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee Willbur Mills for stopping the so-called Big Spenders and Egotistical Economy Experts. He advises economists to consult actress Elizabeth Taylor on how to turn failure into success.

The article offers information on the customer relations program of Continental Motors Corp. that involves duck hunting sessions. The company invites guests for two days of hunting at its club in Stuttgart, Arkansas. C. J. Reese, president of Continental, says that the duck hunts are the cheapest type of customer relations that the company could have. Reese says that the guests are picked at random from companies that deal with Continental or are prospective clients.

The article discusses the efficacy of the crop rotation system, employed by Lonoke County farmers in Grand Prairie, Arkansas. It details the farmers' creative utilization of their fields in which rotation according to conventional pattern was applied where idle lands were used as pasturage for livestock such as ducks and fish farms including catfish and buffalo. Additional benefits of such scheme were cited which include increased rice production and improved water supply.

The article features the Arkansas Plan, a campaign conceived by C. Hamilton Moses, chairman of Arkansas Power & Light Co., to encourage organized communities to work for the progress of Arkansas using its available resources. He started by going town to town, starting a community project, and asking them to show a willingness to improve. The next step is to ask them for projects they want done in their town, followed by the organization of a community council.

The article discusses the ladies fairs sponsored by Wetterau Foods Inc., in which housewives in Arkansas and Missouri suggest supermarket operators on how to improve the operations of Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) stores. It says that the discussion begins with entertainment programs including fashion shows, song numbers, and tips on cooking. It notes that food cost was an issue at all fairs. IGA Foodliner owner Orval Shamblin asserts that women will speak more when in a group.

The article profiles baseball pitching coach Johnny Sain. Sain, who hailed from Havana, Arkansas, signed his first professional baseball deal at 50 U.S. dollars monthly with Osceola of the Class D Northeast Arkansas League. Sain played out his career in Kansas City and later retiring in 1955. In 1961, he was hired as pitching coach of the New York Yankees. In 1964, Sain signed for 20,000 U.S. dollars to coach for the Minnesota Twins.

The article features Alabama-based Ray Scott, founder, chairman and president of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (BASS) and publisher and editor of "The Bassmaster Magazine." Scott also organizes bass fishing tournaments, including the 1969 All-American Invitational in Arkansas. Also discussed are benefits of membership, plans to increase membership from 7,000 to 25,000, activities during the tournament and tournament rules.

The article reports on a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court related to the segregation of public schools in the south U.S. It informs that the court declared the racial segregation in the public schools as illegal and decided to abolish it. It tells that Mississippi is disappointed by the ruling of the Supreme Court and Arkansas will try to comply with the legal requirements of the decision. It further informs that the decision of the court will come into effect after October 1955.

The article presents information on the increasing number of incidents of bank robbery in Arkansas during 1952-1953, and during the past 15 months, nine Arkansas banks have been robbed of sums ranging from 2,000 dollars to 51,000 dollars in wild-west-style daylight robberies.

The article ponders the steady decline in the population of Arkansas. The Census Bureau has revealed that the state had lost approximately 7.8% of its residents between 1950 and 1956. The significance of studies on the labor force by the Industrial Research & Extension Center of the University of Arkansas and a series of university seminars to the aim of the state to cope with the population problem is noted. Doctor Harold A. Frey notes the increasing number of marketing majors who stay in the state.

The article reports that Little Rock, Arkansas will host the American football bowl game, Aluminum Bowl, on December 8, 1956. Top teams from among the 450 member colleges of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) will fight out a championship game in the area. Businessmen members of the Aluminum Bowl Association have promoted and organized Little Rock as the site for the game with the intention of also promoting Arkansas industrially.

The article focuses on Arkansas Power and Light Co. (AP&L), which has been turned down by the Public Service Commission (PSC) due to the increase in the electricity rate. It states that the decision of PSC to run down the AP&L was the result of the comment of Governor Orval Faubus. Meanwhile, it mentions that president R. E. Ritchie of AP&L says that the company has postponed the construction of its office building in Little Rock, Arkansas due to the uncertainty in the electricity rate.

The article focuses on ways of enriching the laboratory experiences of students enrolled in teacher education programs. The author reports on the results of an experiment which aimed to examine whether an informal approach might yield positive results in terms of enriching the laboratory experiences of the students in an Arkansas college. The features, methods and processes involve in the experiment are explained by the author. The implication of the results on teacher education in general is also discussed.

The article focuses on the plans of the U.S. government to barter surplus war plants to businesses in return of Munitions Board's strategic materials list. It mentions that the barter is possible because of a clause in the country's law that permits the General Services Administration (GSA) to dispose surplus property in exchange of any critical materials and informs about various barter deals which include sale of two aluminum plants in Arkansas to Reynolds Metal Co.

The article reports on the plan of Arkansas to impose a cigarette tax of five cents per pack by May 25, 1931.