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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1970
Page
1
A column by Alex W. Washburn and others extols work and schooling while noting class contrasts. Goldsboro News-Argus argues honest effort benefits all, while Columbus Enquirer and Shreveport Journal critique rising medical costs and a concealed 3 percent airline tax aimed at funding airports.
Pine Bluff police identify Ronald Leroy Long, 28, of Los Angeles, as the suspect in the August 4 National Bank of Commerce branch robbery. Prosecutor Joe Holmes pressed charges after a bank photo aided identifications in Grady. The robber reportedly fled with 7701 dollars. Long has not yet been captured.
Bob Troutt, aide to former Governor Orval Faubus, said Tuesday Faubus had not approved selling any cleanser to raise money for his campaign. The denial centers on a claims sale connected to Faubus and the former governor’s apparent fundraising efforts in Little Rock.
South Vietnamese forces reported heavy casualties in one engagement as they repelled a North Vietnamese assault near Fire Base O'Reilly, while claiming 96 enemy killed across two battles in the south. Other fighting included attacks on Hue area bases, actions in the Mekong Delta, and Cambodian border clashes near Phnom Penh.
MCGEHEE Ark AP Max Hill of Dumas in Desha County was found guilty of violating the state Water and Air Pollution Control Act by discharging cyanide into a public drainage ditch from a minnow pond. He received a 250 dollar fine in Municipal Court.
Kathy Moore ten of Pine Bluff died after a bicycle she rode was struck by a car on U S 82 two miles east of Texarkana Police said the child was visiting her grandparents nearby in Texarkana Arkansas.
Washington AP A new foreign trade bill crafted by the House Ways and Means Committee aims to curb imports while granting the president broad power to ease restrictions. The measure includes mandatory quotas on textiles and footwear with voluntary limits possible, and allows countermeasures if U.S. industry is harmed. President could lift or target restrictions by category or origin in national interest.
The Hope Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce sponsors the final area visitation on Thursday evening August 13. The caravan leaves Main street at 6 30 p m for Bodcaw to meet residents and share a meal at the Bodcaw School Cafeteria starting at 7 30 p m.
HAL BOYLE reflects on simple pleasures that make life meaningful Friday through Sunday. He lists memories, harbor twilight, an old dog by the fire, home made foods, family wedding dress heritage, snow ice, a Monday holiday, and joyful letters from friends. The piece blends nostalgia with everyday comforts and affection.
Congress reacts to President Nixon vetoing education and government agency bills. Democrats push to override with a two thirds majority while some Republicans back the move. Nixon cites big spending threatening pocketbooks as justification. House votes set for Thursday amid optimism and caution.
IRS will examine motives of private tax exempt academies emerging after desegregation only if formal complaints are filed. Commissioner Randolph Thrower said the agency will assume compliance with anti discrimination pledges until complaints are made.
An American agronomist Claude Fly and Brazilian diplomat Aloysia Gomide were kidnapped by Tupamaro guerrillas in Uruguay. The rebels warned they will execute the captives if police and army searchers close in, as over 5,000 officers pursue the case.
The Benton Courier will shift from weekly to daily publication starting Tuesday. Established in 1876, the paper is the largest weekly in the state with Sam Hodges as publisher and Bob Ferguson, former Arkansas Democrat reporter, as editor.
AP dispatch from Washington notes a tense Senate tally on restricting the Safeguard anti ballistic missile system with a 3:30 p.m. vote amid splits and possible White House confrontation after Nixon vetoes. Supporters claim progress, but uncertainty remains over amendments and site expansion plans at Whitman and Warren bases. In Hot Springs Ark Dale Bumpers, a Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, disputes Joe Purcell’s claimed lead in the party nomination race.
Democrats react sharply to President Nixon s veto of two major funding bills nearly a billion above his request. The $4 4 billion education appropriation and an $18 billion multi agency finance measure provoke efforts to overturn the veto.
Ouachita Baptist University will grant 58 undergraduate and 16 graduate degrees in summer commencement on August 14. Notable graduates include Vickie Toland Gill James R. Reed and Ronald W. Woodruff of Nashville along with Brenda Bostic of Hope and Jackie Harvey of Prescott. Two Hope High cheerleaders Sharon Bain and Delia Jordan attend SMU Cheerleading Camp in Dallas winning first place. Box seats for football home games go on sale with Westside benches at 16 and Eastside at 14.
Associated Press reports President Nixon signed the postal reform bill, calling for bipartisan support and noting there is no Republican or Democratic way to deliver mail. Blount presented Nixon a new emblem, a streamlined eagle, replacing the horseback rider emblem of 1837. The reform moves the Post Office to a corporate style independent agency with internal rate setting and bargaining, aiming to cut costs and improve service while potential stamps rises to eight cents and possibly higher later.
There are twenty thousand people in Hempstead County and only about four hundred regular donors. Haskell Jones, county Blood Chairman, urges pledges from one thousand residents to give one pint each year. This simple plan would ensure a steady blood supply without hardship.
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