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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1972
Page
11
Stereos vacuum cleaners sewing machines repairs and service listed for Harmony Shop in Hope with hours and contact numbers. plus Singer sewing machine service and other ads for cars homes and real estate in the same classified page. Includes details for used cars trucks and mobile homes with prices and contact numbers and a request for Pulpwood Truck.
Tucson and San Francisco veteran Ann Calvello 43, one of roller derby’s oldest players, tours with the Jokers across five Midwest states. She recalls starting at 18 in 1948, leads tours, and defends the sport as real while noting heavy travel and a wish to meet Joe Namath. She jokingly embraces boos as part of the game.
A massive desegregation plan for Detroit area schools involving 52 districts and 40 000 bussed students will not start with the Sept 6 term due to an appeal before the 6th US Circuit Court. Judge Roth’s order to buy 295 buses stands pending the appeal.
Lewiston Maine AP reports editor Ray Geiger revises the Almanac for 1973 praising women's roles while defending humor about women. He notes tests show equal intelligence and that women control much consumer spending, following a Maryland reader's critique of 1972 content. The issue includes jokes but aims to balance stereotypes with respect. A separate note from Washington UPI states Boeing 747 wing area is 5,500 square feet, enough room to park a 737 on each wing.
New York reports that Congress may strip brokers and exchanges of self regulation, shifting to competitive pricing and cooperative regulation. A House subcommittee headed by Rep. Moss urges ending fixed commissions for under 300000 dollar orders and warns legislation will follow if reforms aren’t adopted.
Six Vietnam Veterans Against the War members testified in a U S District Court hearing claiming they witnessed and participated in war crimes in Indochina as part of Winter Soldier investigations. The defendants pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to disrupt the Republican National Convention, with trial set for Oct 10.
NEW ORLEANS AP The imperial potentate of the Shrine of North America unveiled a program to raise 100 million dollars for orthopedic and burn hospitals. Henry B. Struby of Evansville Ind urged each Shriner to give 100 dollars or leave 100 in wills. The Southeastern Shrine Association met for a three day session with 15 000 Shriners in attendance.
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