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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1971
Page
5
Arkansas representative Mike Huckabee spoke to the Hope Rotary Club at a July luncheon at Town and Country about his space seminar experiences in Cape Kennedy Florida. The Hugh O Brian Youth Foundation sponsored the event with 71 attendees from ten foreign countries and all U S states.
The Nixon administration will issue a policy statement on Red China’s UN membership with Secretary of State Rogers outlining the U S position. Nixon favors allowing Red China in while not expelling Nationalist China, employing a two thirds voting tactic at the UN General Assembly to seek admission and protect allies.
Swiss pollution hits River Aare and Lake Geneva with mass fish kills. A 22 pound trout Moby Dick died, along with at least eight tons of fish. Experts warn $1 billion investment over 120 years required for cleansing plants.
The Arkansas Gazette reports a reporter was forcibly removed from a Little Rock restaurant after seeking attendance or interviews at the Pulaski County Package Store Association meeting. Two men pushed him out after a discussion and a man handed him an agenda. The meeting opened with minutes from July 16, 1971, amid liquor law repeal effects noted for July 18.
State Police identified the lone victim as Alberta Court ney, 56, of Lake Village. She was killed Saturday night after walking into a car driven by Wallace Mayes, 33, of Lake Village, at Lake Village. The weekend fatality count runs from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday with this only death.
LITTLE ROCK AP Charles Bernardhead of the state Republican Party says a credibility canyon exists in Gov Dale Bumpers administration at a news conference after the GOP Executive Committee meeting He accuses the governor of inconsistencies and suppressing facts as he urges more transparent handling of public statements He cites a Welfare Department letter firing a Republican staffer linked to merit system changes and accuses the governor of misusing hiring rules The report also notes a 1920s oil leasing scandal nicknamed Teaput Dome referencing an oil reservation formation.
In Sardinia Antonio Puddu stopped Miguel Velazquez in a 132 pound clash. California's Nedgeman Lewis halted Cassius Greene in Hollywood. Jose Napoles stopped David Melandez in Monterrey. Frank Otero knocked out Pablo Gonzalvez in Miami lightweights. Kuniaki Shibata outpointed Kim Kyuan in Nagoya.
Gov. Dale Bumpers and former Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller jointly urged Arkansans aged 18 to 21 to register to vote at a mayoral youth council event. Rockefeller offered the traveling bus used by his office to help the drive while Pulaski County officials debated funds for a registration vehicle.
A 50,000 government study finds full scale hurricane seeding could cut damage, though officials plan only limited experimental efforts as Project Stormfury begins. NOAA doubts data for full seeding yet SRI says a 15 percent wind reduction could halve property losses.
Two Little Rock businessmen conduct a poll to show Arkansas residents favor integration but oppose busing for racial balance. Charles G. Abel and Charlie G. Johnston say the poll aims to reveal public will to influence officials on laws related to busing and other issues. About 750 forms had been returned.
In Saturday night Christian Athletic Association softball action 5th and Grady Church of Christ defeated Assembly of God 10 to 9. Calvary Baptist forfeited the second game to First Methodist with a 1 to 0 score. A poll reported broad backing for integrated schools but strong opposition to busing. The survey began July 25 via an Arkansas Democrat advertisement asking readers to mail responses to officials.
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