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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1971
Page
3
Fayetteville AP Dr. Robert A. Leflar University of Arkansas law professor will discuss judicial administration during the Midyear Breakfast Meeting of the American Judicator Society February 8 in Chicago.
More than 100 groups continue voter registration drives to reach about 1.6 million unregistered blacks in the South since the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The Voter Education Project cites progress and remaining hurdles, noting Texas leads with 84.7 percent and North Carolina lags at 55.4 percent. The report tallies 2 million blacks registered in 11 states and 665 black elected officials in the region by 1970.
The Arkansas Highway Commission will open bids February 24 on 17 road projects statewide totaling about 3.3 million dollars. Projects span Boone to Union counties including U.S. 65 Harrison Bypass, AR 25 resurfacing near Heber Springs, AR 62 to the Missouri line, and U.S. 70 bridges near Glenwood.
Secretary General U Thant said Middle East peace talks at the United Nations show progress and a cease-fire extension should be considered. Egypt appeared cool to extending the truce while awaiting President Sadat's speech. Officials noted ongoing discussions with Israel, Jordan, and Egypt, and urged continued military restraint as the six month old truce nears expiration.
A South Vietnamese Defense Ministry spokesman said he could not confirm or deny reports that Saigon sent troops into southern Laos to attack North Vietnamese forces on the Ho Chi Minh trail. He denied knowledge of any such deployment, while other officials declined comment amid a broader U.S. inquiry into Laos operations.
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