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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1971
Page
6
Our Daily Bread editor notes a large handsome German Shepherd, collarless and unnamed, found near 709 South Main Street by the First Presbyterian Church. The owner is urged to reclaim the pet or it may be turned over to the municipal dog pound after this temporary housing with a Boxer named Roger.
Moisture levels boost hay and forage outlook in Southwest Arkansas with soybeans thriving on well drained soils and alfalfa hurt by heavy rains. Reports from Agricultural Extension Service note drought stress in poorly drained fields, late Bermuda harvest delays, and strong pasture and livestock condition across Miller Sevier Hempstead Lafayette Polk Nevada counties.
Mayor John Oxner says it is too early to analyze the Tuesday meeting in Marianna between five white and five black representatives. The discussion was calm on racial issues amid heightened tensions from a black merchant boycott that halted several weeks. The black group demands were reportedly 42 items prior to the boycott and are said to be dissolved.
Dr Bernard Finch, central figure in the 1959 murder of his wife, will be released from Chino minimum security on December 6 after serving 12 years of a life sentence. His former partner Carole Tregoff was paroled earlier. Finch lined up job possibilities in Missouri Nebraska Maryland and California.
The Arkansas weather scene remains under a weak high pressure ridge with no frontal systems in sight. Skies will be partly cloudy for the next two days with afternoon highs in the 80s and early morning lows around 60s to 70s. Moisture is too low for widespread thunderstorms though an isolated shower occurred in southwest Arkansas Tuesday.
A special committee of the Arkansas Association of Insurance Agents has drafted an outline for a no-fault automobile insurance plan to be part of a Consumer Insurance Package for the 1973 General Assembly. The Hope meeting outlined a modified no-fault approach where medical and property damage claims are paid by the victim's own insurer and a threshold determines further payouts.
Half the B52s in Southeast Asia joined a day of heavy bombing along the DMZ as Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces reported clashes and casualties. Cambodian troops claimed about 100 enemy fatalities in southeastern Cambodia while bases near Mt Ba Ho and Fire Base Fuller faced renewed attacks. South Vietnamese marines were driven from Ba Ho with heavy losses, and a rocket mortar barrage hit Sarge amid ongoing combat for a seventh day. North Vietnamese aims include moving more heavy weapons across the DMZ, with intelligence forecasting heavier rocket and mortar attacks on South Vietnamese bases below the DMZ for six days starting Friday.
HAL BOYLE offers a collection of humorous observations on promises, economics, chivalry, women, weddings, and inflation. He cautions against overpromising, notes Nixon’s policy oddities, jokes about etiquette, gender, and wedding reception etiquette, and defines inflation as pricey items once free now sold at 99 cents with limits.
A five county audience heard Fourth District Congressman David Pryor call Wilbur Mills the greatest legislative architect of his time at a Tuesday night barbecue near Ashdown. Pryor urged attendance at an August 26 Mills appreciation rally in Little Rock and promoted a draft Mills for President effort.
Chinese parents and San Francisco officials urge the Supreme Court to delay a federal desegregation order. They argue de facto segregation in city schools harms Chinese students and preserves neighborhood schools while ensuring long bus rides for minorities. The case echoes earlier busing disputes as the Court weighs racial balancing and school integration.
The Hope School District will apply to the Health Education and Welfare Department by Friday August 27 for about 75000 to fund innovative instructional materials staff development and expansion of instructional areas. A bi racial advisory committee including Mrs Bobby Allen Mrs George Frazier Mrs Mack White Mrs Norman Gilbey Mrs Hazel Williams Bill Gunter Vander Lloyd Jr and Rev W G Wynn approved the project plan.
Charlotte Williams a 17 year old Hope high school senior is accepted as a contestant in Arkansas Miss Dixie Teen pageant for ages 13 through 19. The event runs August 27 28 29 at the Holiday Inn North Little Rock directed by Mrs Lovie Roe. Williams has a B scholastic average and is active in the Church of Christ Girl Scouts and Vacation Bible School. Her hobby is music and she aims to become a primary teacher. Last minute entries may be arranged by contacting Mrs Roe at Des Arc Arkansas.
In Londonderry Northern Ireland British troops killed a terrorist gunman during a dawn shootout as soldiers moved to tear down barricades around the Bogside district. Snipers from the Irish Republican Army reportedly fired on the troops amid rising Catholic charges of army brutality.
The European Common Market executive commission warned that Nixon’s 10 percent import surcharge and dollar-gold suspension could reverse Kenne dy Round tariff cuts and shrink world trade. Britain plans to block cheap Japanese goods, while U S unions brace for a wage price rent freeze showdown. The IMF has yet to react to the end of dollar gold convertibility.
BRITISH TO (on Page ten) 37 Killed in Helicopter Explosion PEGNITZ, Germany AP reported a CH47 Chinook helicopter exploded in flight near the Grafenwoehr training area today killing all 37 aboard. The craft was en route from Ludwigsburg to Grafenwoehr with four crew and 33 from the 56th Artillery Brigade. A spokesman for U S Army Europe said 25 bodies had been recovered so far.
The stock market rose again on Tuesday led by motor issues as investors reacted to new economic policies announced by President Nixon. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 10.95 points to 899.90 with NYSE volume of 26.79 million shares trading.
Police report a morning collision at Second and Walnut Street involving F. L. Reynolds Jr. of Fulton and Ronald D. Mciver of Hope. Reynolds was charged by City Officer Lingard with failure to yield the right of way.
Clint B. McCutcheon, vice president of Texas International, said the airline has dropped all flights from Jonesboro to Little Rock due to economic problems. He said it was hoped the flights could be resumed this fall.
Red Cross Bloodmobile reports 89 pints donation with 93 donors and four rejects. Hope Roundup Club meets Thursday August 19 at 7 30 p m in Third District Livestock Show Coliseum. TWU Denton held summer commencement August 14 with Velina J Johnson of Fulton Arkansas earning a B S in Business Education. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Raymond L Reed participated in Apollo 15 recovery aboard USS Okinawa, primary recovery ship 300 miles from Hawaii. Mrs Emery Jones reports pet deer birth of twin fawns after seven years as a pet. Frank McLarty and Bud return from two weeks in London Scotland and Ireland. Ford Dealers trip to England sponsored by Ford Motor Co. Richard Rothwell improving after surgery at Garland Memorial Hospital.
Local citizens met for breakfast to back Congressman Wilbur Mills for president. Rally set for Thursday at 6:30 pm at Barton Coliseum Little Rock. Mills Day Aug 26 proclaimed by Governor Bumpers. Tickets $5 at Anderson Frazier Insurance Citizens National Bank Bill Ellis Insurance First National Bank Talbot Feild Jr., is local chairman urging attendance. Feild says the rally could be the largest of its kind in Arkansas, offering chances to meet senators governors and other leaders from across the nation.
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