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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1971
Page
5
Our Daily Bread by Alex W Washburn laments tax changes in the IRS 1040 form. The writer discusses the annual burden of compiling returns, criticizes bureaucrats for constant form changes, and notes how these edits raise costs and increase national debt.
The Associated Press reports showers spreading across Arkansas tonight as a front moves east west through the state. Temperatures will be mild with gusty winds. highs range from upper 70s to mid 80s and overnight lows span upper 40s to 50s. Local readings include Fayetteville 59 and Little Rock 54. No rainfall reported in the prior 24 hours.
Arkansas State University in Jonesboro will host a Journalism Day on Thursday for high school students. Medals will be awarded to winners in broadcast and newspaper writing contests.
Washington AP Democrats in the 92nd Congress at the quarter mark vow broad attacks on Nixon policies. They advance welfare reform, social security boosts, and jobs measures while seeking to rewrite or block revenue sharing and government reform plans. Senate action backs higher aid and state relief amid Vietnam withdrawal debates.
In Little Rock two 19 year olds were charged after marijuana was found in the car they occupied early Sunday. The suspects named were Mark S. Rounsavall and David J. Tyer.
The Arkansas Supreme Court denied a petition by Pro se prosecutor Alex G Streett of Russellville to disqualify Circuit Judge Russell C Roberts of Conway from impaneling and charging a Pope County Grand Jury to investigate fees in Roberts court. The court rejected because the petition was not first filed with the trial court. Roberts had already disqualified himself last term.
New Delhi AP China Prime Minister Chou En-lai told President Yahya Khan Pakistan that the Chinese government and people would support Pakistan against Indian aggression. Radio Pakistan quoted Chou urging respect for Pakistan's sovereignty as East Pakistan’s civil war is deemed an internal matter.
Sen Charles Mathias proposed a 15 member advisory panel to simplify IRS forms and use plain language. The plan would require IRS to submit post January 1 1972 forms to the commission and limit it to two attorneys or accountants while excluding federal employees.
AP dispatch from Peking details a warm, official-friendly reception for the first U.S. table tennis team invited to the Chinese mainland since 1949. Reporters from NBC, Time-Life, BBC, CBC cover the tour as observers note improved people-to-people contact, though no shift in official relations is announced.
Egyptian officials rejected Dayan’s proposal for a partial Sinai pullback tied to a permanent cease fire. Cairo insisted Egyptian forces stay on their canal side as President Sadat reiterated demand for initial withdrawal and canal reopening, with Israeli retreat leading to a full settlement and no Israeli presence at Sharm el Sheikh.
Hemspread County Cattlemen's Association will gather at the Diamond Cafe Tuesday night April 13 at 7 30. Guest speaker Rocky Lynch from Conway Arkansas of the Game and Fish Commission will discuss wolf control. Farmers with wolf problems urged to attend. plans for annual meeting and barbecue.
Pope Paul VI declares man’s cause not only not lost but secure as he urges unity of the world in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday Yet he condemns new wars armaments revolutions and internal doctrinal and disciplinary currents within the church and calls for peace.
Reports from Saigon say U S Air Force crews dropped 15 000 pound “blockbusters” on heavy North Vietnamese troop concentrations near Fire Base 6 in the central highlands near Laos and Cambodia. The bombs were released from C130 cargo planes, intended to flatten troop formations rather than helicopter pads. Air action also included B52 strikes within a mile of Fire Base 6.
Hope Police investigated five weekend accidents. At West Third and Main Allen Power and Cannon Hollis collided with minor damage. Shumaker was charged with improper brakes and no license after a crash at Third and Main. Tullis was hit from behind by Willie Francis on Highway 67. Francis cited for following too close and improper brakes. Carrigan and Redlick collided at West 16 and Elm. Carrigan cited for running a stop sign. Will Reed Jr. home at Trailways parking lot was struck by Bobby Chambers. Chambers charged with driving while intoxicated.
AP dispatches report friendly reception for the U S table tennis team and three American newsmen from Hong Kong to Peking, while Viet Nam troop strength slips below 300000 for the first time in decades. Dayan and Sadat hint at a canal withdrawal but warn against cross channel forces. Proxmire attacks neo isolationism while pressing military spending reform. South Florida endures its worst drought in 20 years as Everglades wildlife benefits from pumped water. A federal clean water effort shows little progress after 15 years and $3 billion across seven laws. Democrats vow continued challenge to Nixon on major issues.
S A Westbrook, 72, longtime Hope and Hempstead resident, died from burns suffered April 2 in an Oakhaven home accident. Survived by wife Viola, two sons Donald of Dallas and S A Jr. of Nashville, daughter Anadene Watson, brother H Y Westbrook, three sisters. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Herndon Funeral Chapel with Rev. C C Truitt. burial at Memory Gardens.
The Arkansas Traveler lists its 1971 72 staff with Connie Hendrix of Hope among reporters. Dr Lowell Harris of Hope is named a delegate to the Arkansas Medical Society session at the Arlington Hotel Hot Springs April 25 28. Miss Southern State College Pageant at Magnolia on April 12 will be themed The Cruise to the Land of Beauty with Jimmy Singleton of Hope on stage crew. Susan Turner daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Turner is among 10 finalists in the Miss Texarkana contest with winner to be named April 17 at 8 p.m. in Texarkana College auditorium. Scout O Rama preparations by Boy Scout Troop 91 with Olen Overturf and James Luck as scoutmasters and a campout planned for April 17 18. Hope Police report 23 traffic violations 9 license violations 6 arrests for drunkenness 8 for driving while intoxicated 1 for assault and battery 1 for forgery 1 for refusing to take a breathalyzer test. Five accidents raise the yearly total to 91 with 23 injured and one death. Mike Kelly notes time to send in SMU bus trip payments. November 13 is the game date with tickets 6 and bus fare 12 per person, tickets due by April 30.
A weekly summary says 296,500 American service members were in Vietnam last Thursday, down 5,400 for the week. The distribution includes 223,100 Army 40,500 Air Force 18,000 Marines 14,800 Navy and 100 Coast Guard. President Nixon aims to cut to 284,000 by month’s end and shed 100,000 more by December. Lt Gen Michael S Davison notes about 7,500 U.S. combat troops remain after May 1 in Saigon and 11 surrounding provinces.
Hope High School lists third nine weeks honor roll with sophomores topping. Seniors total 30 students, juniors 27, and freshmen 22, highlighting named students across grade levels and including Patricia Bailey, Gordon Bates, Marynell Branch, Julia Brown, Peggy Butler, and many others.
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