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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1969
Page
2
Experiment station report for the 24th notes precipitation of 1.30 inches and low temperatures around 34 degrees. Forecast calls for light showers spreading from the northwest to the northeast, ending west this afternoon, then northeast tonight. colder tonight and Wednesday with cloudy, cold conditions and lows in the 20s.
EAST Lansing Michigan AP chickens outperform turkeys in egg safety. Turkeys drop eggs while standing causing cracks. MSU poultry experts designed four shock absorbing rubber carpet pads to reduce egg casualties and improve hatch rates. Richard Diverbiss notes typical drops reach about ten inches with heavy losses of money.
President Nixon faces a fiscal standoff as Congress, led by Democrats, moves toward a 19.7 billion education and health program appropriation. Nixon may veto. Republicans seek a compromise as inflation, crime, and national priorities shape the political debate.
James Norrow chaired a Hope Lions luncheon where Vincent Foster, head of the Hempstead County Industrial Foundation, outlined financing under Amendment 49 and Act 9. Local industries like Mountaine Feed Mill Meyers Bakery Hope Eggland and Standard Generator have benefited, with Standard Generator planning expansion and a vote on Act 9 slated for February 3, 1970. Foster hinted at several strong prospects for the area.
An IRS expert estimates how July changes affect three average families with incomes of 5 000 10 000 and 15 000 dollars paid weekly. Each assumes a husband wife and two children with minimum deductions. Tax bites vary by income and Social Security, showing small weekly losses or gains with refunds later.
Nixon signs vestment credit for business equipment purchases and continues present excise taxes. He indicated a veto of the coal mine safety bill due to inflation concerns, but word later surfaced that he would sign after a delegation of miners widows visited the White House. The widows, whose husbands died in the Farmington West Virginia explosion in 1968, lobbied for federal payments to miners disabled by black lung disease as the measure tightens federal oversight.
Estimates for the Navy Deep Submerging Rescue Vehicle range from 36 million for 12 units to 463 million for six, with calls to limit to one or two. Officials cite development overruns and potential cuts to two diving craft at 250 million each. Mitchell canceled testimony on a cost analyst scare as Proxmire seeks probe results. The analyst, A E Fitzgerald, lost his job. Mitchell’s appearance will be rescheduled but too late for Fitzgerald.
Leftists demonstrated as police clashed with protesters in Manila. Explosives described as Molotov bombs damaged surroundings. about 10 injured. Two University of the Philippines students faced assault and explosives charges. Marcos, winning a second term, urged unity and shared burden amid poverty. He called government moral example and self-reliance.
The Associated Press reports a lingering storm cycle, with Vermont forests and Massachusetts towns facing 60 to 50 inches of snow. Snowmobiles aid food and medical deliveries amid power outages and dairy disruptions. Vermont declared a disaster. Flooding and heavy rains affect coastal areas. a tornado damages trailer homes in Jonesville, Louisiana with minor injuries listed.
A tornado struck near Vidalia Louisiana tipping a house roof and overturning several trucks. Snow sleet or freezing rain fell from eastern New Mexico to Pennsylvania, marking severe winter weather across the region.
In Kalispell Mont a bread price war enters its third month with four one pound loaves of unsliced white bread selling for 25 cents from the regular price near 1.00. A loaf once dropped to three cents each. Baker James Todd laments not knowing the cause of the war.
A concise list highlights professionals from carpenters to teachers to mechanics and businessmen who rely on both mind and craft in daily work, illustrating a broad spectrum of skilled labor and practical expertise.
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