08 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1969
Page
1
A reprint from the Springdale News includes editorials and a humorous exchange about why editors err and refer to themselves as we. A clipping shares a humorous grandma poem from the Bandera Creux Bulletin noting grandmothers’ traits and roles with playful quirks.
The Associated Press reports fair skies and hot temperatures will persist in Arkansas through Saturday with a cooler shift possible Sunday as northwest winds arrive. A high pressure ridge from the Atlantic Coast to Texas drives warm air, yielding 90s highs and a 99 degree reading at Texarkana. A stationary front across Missouri and Kansas may drift to Arkansas’ northern border tonight, potentially sparking isolated showers in the far north.
All four Arkansas congressmen voted Thursday for the tax reform bill that passed the House 394 to 30. Rep. Wilbur D. Mills of Arkansas chairs the Ways and Means Committee which drafted the proposal and sent it to the Senate.
Pan Am ground employees began a strike affecting about 10 000 workers as Teamsters and airline management haggled through the night. Negotiators drafted a tentative accord while officials from Labor and mediation agencies weighed final action after reviews by Teamsters locals from New York.
AP report details a covert CBW effort running since 1960 with about 2.5 billion spent and 5000 technicians across labs arsenals and test areas. It notes millions of pounds of agents from CS tear gas to GA GB and V nerve agents, a Pine Bluff pilot line, and public congressional concern after incidents including a Dugway nerve gas cloud that killed sheep and related damages and disposal disclosures.
HAL BOYLE suggests future trips to the moon turn it into a museum of mankind preserving relics in cold storage. proposed items include medicines, religious texts, weapons, books, beverages, clothing, foods, even a wedding dress and everyday objects. notes a future intelligent life might discover this trove.
The Agricultural Extension Service of Hempstead County with Arkansas State Police and others sponsors a four session Youth Automotive Program. Sessions run Aug 12 19 26 and Sep 2 at 7 p.m. Coliseum Third District Livestock Show Hope. Door prizes awarded. open to youths 12 and older and interested adults. Firestone Tire sponsors nationally.
President Nixon planned a nationwide address to outline a major overhaul of the U.S. welfare system. He would propose a guaranteed $1,500 annual income for a family of four, consolidation of job training programs, automatic federal revenue sharing, and new minimum benefits for dependent children and adult welfare programs. The plan aims to replace existing community action with job opportunities and block grants.
Boacaw incorporated May 22 by order of Judge Ralph Barnes and will hold its first election August 12 with candidates including Mayor J.W. May Recorder Austin V. Caudle and Aldermen Clifton Butler K.K. Mitchell Baker Butler Lee Harrison and Jackie Porter. A census will follow to assess eligibility for state turnback funds contingent on passing a five mill property tax.
Jefferson County Welfare Department cautions welfare recipients in Pine Bluff Arkansas after two people reported four women posing as welfare workers trying to collect $100 in cash with threats of home condemnation if payments were not made.
Heaviest action in two months across South Vietnam as clashes spike near the DMZ coast and Central Highlands. U.S. and Allied reports show higher casualties since midweek with 147 enemy fighters killed and American, South Vietnamese, and civilian deaths and injuries. officials caution the fight may just be a brief lull before renewed major operations.
Hope High School bookstore opens Monday at 9 p m and closes 3 p m daily in the science building. Grade 9 will have new literature and science books plus the new titles from Thursday’s paper. Purchases must be completed by 3 p m Friday.
In Saigon secrecy shrouds the murder and conspiracy charges against Col. Robert B. Rheault and seven subordinates, including three intelligence specialists. Military officials hint parts of any hearing may be closed to protect cloak and dagger secrets amid the first postwar high ranking officer case since the UCMJ.
Nancy Martindale teaches at University of Kentucky for two weeks. A district workshop for training laymen will be at First United Methodist Church of Hope on Saturday August 9 from 1 to 5. ROTC cadets to be commissioned at Henderson State College August 8. Also a country music jamboree August 9 at Patmos School auditorium, with The Vile Mage Idiots from Murfreesboro. Hope Junior Cheerleaders report bake sale. SMV Cheer Leader School in Palias yields first place. Hope Round-Up Club to sponsor a horse show August 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Fair Park Coliseum, Philadelphia Wonder Girls to perform. ABC issues new mixed drinks permit to 9 Hoot private Club on old DeAnn road. Fishing reports and visitation figures included.
The House approved a broad tax code revision aimed at raising 6.8 billion in new revenue and offering 9.2 billion in relief to all but the highest earners. By 1972 sponsors project a typical four person family saving on lower brackets while middle income groups face reductions. Chair Russell of Delaware-Law is expected to push final action by October 31.
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Eddie Charles Douglas, 82, serving a year sentence, walked away from a work detail at the state Capitol while at Tucker Prison Farm. Douglas, held in Pulaski County, faced charges of grand larceny and other felonies.
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