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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1971
Page
5
A Philadelphia junior high uses trading stamps to reward good behavior and citizenship, with prizes like leather belts and harmonicas. The pilot may continue next year if successful, reflecting concerns over student conduct nationwide.
Western Days in Public Schools Here Wednesday and Thursday have been proclaimed Western Days at Hope schools in cooperation with the Future Farmers of America and to precede FFA Rodeo activities of April 22 24. Thursday at Brookwood Paisley Guernsey and Hopewell western outfits will be judged by Rodeo Queen Sandra Stevenson FFA President Parker Powell Vice President Calvin Willis Adviser Troy Buck and Guidance Counselor Earl Downs.
Dr. Stanley Applegate of Springdale will be installed as president of the Arkansas Medical Society during the annual meeting in Hot Springs. A Fort Smith native and 1945 graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Medicine, he will lead the group through its Sunday to Wednesday gathering.
U S and South Vietnamese infantry battalions moved into the A Shau valley with no significant enemy contact. Volkerstorfer reported a battalion of about 400 men at Laos, while air and B52 strikes targeted North Vietnamese supply depots in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Two Mekong Delta clashes left 39 enemy dead and Saigon 1 killed and 6 wounded. Navy announced withdrawal of three Seabee units totaling 1,700 men, leaving 900 in country.
Harold Wisdom, 56, of Little Rock, a U S Steel employee, died after a 60 foot fall while working on the Baring Cross Bridge in North Little Rock. He was dead on arrival at a Little Rock hospital.
Bodcaw High School Beta Club stages the three act comedy If Mother Only Knew Friday night April 23 at 7 30 in the school auditorium. Cast includes Debbie Butler Sandy Ward Mona Ward Judy Daniels Rhonda Rogers Phyllis Butler Samuel McKamie Kenneth Williams Susie Davis Mike Ward Robert Caudle Dwight Williams. Admission 1.00 for adults 0.50 for students.
The Associated Press reports showers and thundershowers will end tonight in Arkansas after a morning start in northwest areas. The Oklahoma frontal system moves eastward, possibly reaching central Tennessee and Alabama by Wednesday morning. Temperatures will run cooler with overnight lows dipping into the 40s in many areas.
Abbe Lane says she feels more comfortable in blue jeans than in a $3,000 dress though she notes the dress can glamour crowds. She spent $85,000 to launch a new supper club act, a risky investment with eight weeks planning and eight weeks rehearsal.
Egypt charged Israel with frustrating peace efforts at a Geneva disarmament conference and accused Israel of occupying vast territories and pursuing expansionist aims. Ambassador Hussein Khallaf cited credibility risks as long as real disarmament issues remain unaddressed.
LITTLE ROCK AP Col Willard Hawkins state Selective Service director said a plan to close 53 of 78 draft board offices and move their admin functions to 25 offices has been canceled. Dr Curtis Tarr national director rescinded plan due to amendment to a bill prohibiting reorganizations. Bill passed by House, pending in Senate. Plan would have consolidated offices nationwide by June 30 and cut staff from 99 to 61.
The House Ways and Means Committee chair Wilbur Mills introduced a bill to raise the minimum wage from 1.60 to 2.00 per hour with a Feb 1 1972 effective date. The Education and Labor panel also heard bills pushing to 1.80 by Jan 1 and 2.00 by Jan 1 1973, while a subcommittee examined up to 2.25. About 8 million workers earned under 2.00 as of April 1970.
Hope High School Student Council outlines two events linked to the Kiwanis Council on Drug Education. A radiothon on KXAR on Saturday April 24 at 12 30 p m features local talent and stunts to educate about the drug problem in Hempstead County. May Day on May 1 will be announced during the radiothon.
Rep. Pryor announced HEW approval of an $85,782 grant to Arkansas AM&N College in Pine Bluff for an Upward Bound precollege program aiding low income students who would not otherwise enroll. The funding supports college preparatory services and counseling to enable student access to higher education.
Hope School Board and district teachers agreed by resolution to eight month contracts for the 1971 72 school year. A key change set a “significant amount of local support” as the stipulation instead of a 25 percent local support rise. The measure preserves accreditation for the first year and risks it in the second, with ongoing revision planned.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew privately voiced concern about the American table tennis team's China visit and potential effects on U.S. relations with Peking and the Nationalist government on Formosa. He urged restraint in reporting and cautioned against overemphasis on the tour during a Republican governors conference.
In Ottawa the Liberal government faced questions in the House of Commons after Premier Alex Campbell said the RCMP maintain dossiers on all Cabinet ministers. Former PM John Diefenbaker urged a full investigation as Liberal MP Terrence Murphy pressed the government for clarity on Campbell’s claim.
Marine Cpl Jerry W Sanders son of Mr and Mrs Albert Sanders of Rt 3 Hope Ark serves with Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 16 First Marine Air Wing in Vietnam. Dick Schrader of Hope recognized among Arkansas top 11 salesmen for State Farm Insurance. U S Savings Bonds sales totals and quotas reported for Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette and Nevada counties. WOW Hall hosts Southside Baptist fried chicken supper on April 24. Collier Furniture 22nd Anniversary Sale winners listed from Hope MacAskill Tulsa Exam et al. Private snippets of local awards and prizes.
The Supreme Court unanimously held federal courts may order busing to desegregate public schools. It ruled racial ratios are not required in all schools, but allowed limited use in specific districts like Charlotte. Chief Justice Burger delivered five opinions and stressed state limits on busing may yield to federal guarantees.
A federal appeals court reversed the draft conviction of Christian Winslow Hayden, 23, son of actor Sterling Hayden. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Hayden properly claimed conscientious objector status at his first registration in 1966 with the Los Angeles draft board.
The Hope Star invites readers to a daily world journey via its new Travel quiz sections. Page 4 presents the questions with answers on Page 3, part of a VEC Instructional Materials program for area schools.
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