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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1971
Page
4
Community calendar item notes a basketball game at Jones Field House with Harlem All Stars versus Perry's Truck Stop. Admission $1.50 for adults and $1.00 for students, part of a list of local events and notices in the April issue.
Gov. Dale Bumpers vetoed a bill changing life imprisonment from life to 99 years, increasing the minimum time before parole from 16% to 33%. He also vetoed a measure allowing public eye exams by optometrist or ophthalmologist, replacing current ophthalmologist exclusivity.
Washington AP report says scientists warned a Senate subcommittee that exposure to food additives and related chemicals may cause genetic damage across up to 40 generations. Sodium nitrite and DDVP cited for possible cancer and mutations. lawmakers seek FDA and Agriculture Dept explanations on safety testing and protections.
Secretary Laird orders CID placed under centralized Pentagon oversight with a single chief detective to direct worldwide investigations. The move follows Senate probes into PX and service club abuses and claims of coverups at local commands. Air Force OSI parallels are created and a worldwide debarment procedure is ordered.
Eva Lancaster of Arkadelphia describes the California quake experience from Santa Monica. She recalls tremors lasting hours, family awakenings, fear for tidal waves, and neighbors sharing the shaken day. She notes the limited phone contact, fear for safety, and plan to visit friends soon.
Unemployed youths in Ceylon idolize Che Guevara though he never visited. Rohana Wijeweera leads the People’s Liberation Front, blamed by Prime Minister Bandaranaike for 25 attacks on police and government sites as police and troops defend against the movement. Wijeweera, once Moscow student, is said to command about 20,000 adherents.
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