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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1969
Page
2
A rough forecast fragment notes considerable cloudiness tonight with light rain in the south and more clear periods elsewhere. It mentions cool tonight and slightly warmer Tuesday with low temperatures mostly in the 30s.
Sen Charles C Mathias urged Congress to repeal the Gulf of Tonkin resolution as part of a foreign policy plan to push Saigon toward reform and accelerate withdrawal of U S forces from Vietnam. He called the act the most questionable authority for U S intervention abroad and said its repeal would curb executive war powers.
Willisville High School plans its first Homecoming on Thursday December 18 1969. Activities begin with 6 p.m. registration in the gym with alumni teachers and students invited to renew fellowship and enjoy basketball featuring Laneburg Junior Boys Senor Girls and Senior Boys. Homecoming Queen candidates are Debbie Fore Elizabeth Fore and Linda Goodwin. Public recognition will occur at halftime of the boys game and the queen will be crowned at halftime of the senior girls game. Homecoming sponsored by the senior class with events in the gymnasium.
Funeral and burial arrangements for Xriottt Ross Sheds of Yuteaipa California formerly Prescott. James M Norwood of Washington. David T Watkins of Hope. George S Barber of Pine Bluff. J H Pratt Jr of Prescott. and Lelia Campbell of Ozan announced. Services set in Hope area churches with burials at local cemeteries. survivors listed for several.
Charles B. Shuman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, told AP at a Washington news conference that the Nixon administration has not shown a firm plan to end current farm programs but that a move toward free agriculture is inevitable. He warned that direct payments of about 3.5 billion dollars yearly may harm producers and that no real policy direction for phasing out controls has emerged. Shuman spoke at the opening of the Farm Bureau’s 50th anniversary convention, with about 6,000 attendees expected through Thursday.
Bob Wimberly of Brooks Advertising Agency spoke to the Rotary Club about Arkansas moving from an agrarian base to a balanced economy, predicting a shrinking leisure industry and highlighting tourism and outdoor recreation as growth areas. He praised Hope officials Pod Rogers and Carter Russell and urged Centennial plans for 1975.
Senators clash over proposed tax changes amid debate on labor union spending in elections and the role of COPE. Other provisions would boost Social Security, raise personal exemptions, adjust depletion allowances, and face partisan veto risks as conference talks aim for a fiscally responsible measure. Notable quotes from senators reflect distrust of political timing and potential presidential veto.
The Arkansas Supreme Court decisions affirmed, reversed, or denied various appeals including City Highway Commission v Mackie Taylor from Conway, Van Zandt Realtors from Sebastian, and Henry v Brenda Henry from Saline, with several denominated cases, orders on rehearings denied, and two new appointments to the Board of Law Examiners for terms ending December 31, 1972, plus gratitude to J. C. Bescon for his service.
Arkansas firefighters oppose changes to a proposed state constitution. They urge alterations to Article 12 Section 12 affecting municipal authority, urging the legislature to modify provisions. The Executive Board and Legislative Committee of the Arkansas State Firefighters Association endorse an appeal to amend the proposal to limit local gov power.
Israel rejected Cairo's report that 250 Egyptian soldiers crossed the Suez Canal and occupied Israeli positions for about 24 hours. An Israeli spokesman said no Egyptian force entered any Israeli stronghold and none remained or blew it up. Israel later attacked Egyptian targets in the central Suez Canal area for 20 minutes before planes returned. Egypt claimed troops crossed the canal and repelled Israeli forces, with both sides exchanging fire.
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