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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1972
Page
1
Washington AP reports that rising costs across inputs from overalls to combines cut into farmers budgets while output values edge up in some sectors. USDA data show crop and livestock prices higher for some, yet operating expenses and equipment costs outpace gains, even as net farm income may rise about 2 billion dollars from last year.
U S ambassador Porter says the seven point Communist peace plan is distant from reality and repeats demand for an immediate Vietnam cease fire. Hanoi’s Xuan Thuy to end bombing pull out Saigon allies and halt support for Thieu while criticizing US tactics and war crimes claims.
California's welfare rolls have fallen by 205,600 since March 1971 as Reagan touts welfare reform achievements. Tough eligibility, fraud checks, and a pursuit of absent fathers accompany better unemployment figures, while analysts credit both policy changes and improved economy for the drop.
The Pentagon reports that black enlistments in the National Guard and reserve forces rose by over 6,000 in the past year, reaching 23,213 as of June 30. The gains were strongest in the South with Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Tennessee expanding their black guards while northern states like Illinois and New York also noted increases.
Washington AP reports Republicans tailor a three day Miami Beach convention to an early to bed audience with two afternoon sessions and three night sessions. Dole says the event will be watchable by all viewers not just insomniacs as nomination nights set for president and vice president. Five short films plus spontaneous victory demonstrations are planned to liven the proceedings.
Arkansas livestock producers face heightened warnings after a positive screwworm sample was found near Hooks Texas, close to Little River and Miller Counties. Extension vet Dr. David Ibsen notes Texas logged over 16,000 screwworm cases in June, the worst month on record, with authorities restricting out of state cattle movement into Arkansas from March through October under stringent inspection rules.
Washington AP report notes Senator Hubert H. Humphrey remains against running for another term as vice president with George McGovern. McGovern seeks Eagleton replacement after dropping Eagleton from the ticket. national director Frank Mankiewicz says a replacement announcement will come by Friday.
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