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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1971
Page
6
Alex W Washburn explains how the Perpetual Calendar from World Almanac makes finding the weekday for any date from 1800 to 2059 fast and easy. He notes professionals have long used it, and he only recently joined their practice after years of relying on old calendars.
Magazines and newspapers sue to block mid May rate increases from the U S Postal Service- second class up about 20 percent first class from 6 to 8 cents and air mail from 10 to 11 cents. ANPA president Stanford Smith cites need for hearing on amount and method of increases while reform moves proceed.
The National Weather Service predicts a low pressure system from the west bringing showers across Arkansas this weekend. Western areas may see rain tonight with increasing coverage into Saturday, while temperatures stay mild with lows in the 50s and highs in the 60s to low 70s.
The White House rules out immediate tax-relief proposals after a solid first quarter GNP increase of 1.2 percent to a $1.018 trillion annual rate. Despite inflation at 5.2 percent, auto production from a GM strike drove two thirds of the gain, while other sectors remained weak.
The United States and Israel face serious strains not seen since the Suez crisis as they clash over borders and security. Secretary Rogers urged a UN peacekeeping role, while Israeli Premier Golda Meir rejected the offer as untrustworthy despite later clarifying her stance.
New York AP columnist Hal Boyle lists everyday irritants and social foibles we might skip, from hot pant stenographers to gossiping bus riders, shopping excesses, costly living, and overbearing showoffs, framing a cheeky catalog of modern annoyances.
U S table tennis team tours Shanghai, views vast Permanent industrial exhibit. Graham Steenhov en of the U S Table Tennis Association hails progress while Chrysler executive admires the 22 ton Shanghai dump truck with 400 horsepower and 32 ton capacity. the group notes both advances and remaining backward areas.
Fayetteville AP reports 17 year old Wallace Peter Kunkel charged with first degree murder in the stabbing death of Pauline Storment 27 a University of Arkansas sophomore. He had been jailed after arrest near the scene while prosecutors filed the charge.
The Nixon administration proposes nationwide income eligibility for food stamps, boosting the monthly limit from 180 to 360 dollars for a family of four and expanding access. It also tightens rules on nonworking members and college students, bans nonrelated commune households, and requires all able bodied adults to register for work.
Tonight at 8 the Kiwanis Variety Show unfolds at City Hall Auditorium with Hope citizens Lem Hiram Zeke Snuffy and Shorty in rustic character skits and top talent acts. Proceeds aid Youth Programs and a future Community Center as Kiwanis backs the effort with funds and support.
President Nixon's six special revenue sharing plans aimed at recasting existing programs into 11 billion dollars in block grants are stalled in a hostile Congress. The Democratic majority shows little interest, with key committees delaying action, and prospects for progress this year appear slim.
AP reports Patton swept the ceremony with seven Oscars, including best actor George C. Scott who said he would refuse it. In Vietnam, Fire Base 6 siege ends as North Vietnamese reportedly flee after heavy casualties. U.S. table tennis players are welcomed by four thousand Red Chinese soldiers in Shanghai. White House rules out immediate tax cuts after a strong first quarter, plans new food stamp rules. Tricia Nixon selects the White House rose garden for her June 12 wedding to Edward Cox with possible nationwide TV coverage.
In Sao Paulo AP reports Eloi Lopes was arrested in his office and charged with practicing dentistry without the required diploma. Lopes had run his dental practice for 40 years.
Ouachita Baptist University lists local students on several teams. Hershel Downs and John King appear on bowling rosters, Buzz Andrews stars in track holding 120 and 440 yard hurdles records, Lee Fenwick on golf, all from Hope. Navy Airman Mark D Rhodes graduates recruit training in Orlando after Tulsa tech studies.
South Vietnamese and U S forces launch a new operation against enemy supply bases and infiltration routes in the A Shau Valley near the Laotian frontier. Troops from the 101st Airborne Division fly into Fire Base Fury as artillery preps the way for South Vietnamese units. Casualties reported include three South Vietnamese and one American adviser killed, with nine Saigon troops wounded and two North Vietnamese dead.
Blytheville High School and West Junior High School planned to resume classes after a Thursday disruption involving about 50 black students chanting in the halls and urging others to leave. Officials said the incident may have stemmed from a bus dispute. no major violence was reported and calm returned.
A fire in Reid Hall the University of Arkansas forced evacuation of 350 women. No fatalities. senior Mike Boaz from North Little Rock received smoke inhalation treatment and was later released. Fire confined to first floor lounge. extinguisher work finished the blaze in about 15 minutes.
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