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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1973
Page
7
Editorial note by Alex H. Washburn presents concise reflections on daily bread and its symbolism in modern life, urging mindful consumption, simple living, and gratitude amid busy routines.
Mrs. Kenneth Cox of Fulton reports the first purple martin of 1973 found in her box on Tuesday February 6. The sighting appears to set a new state record, with the old mark held by C. H. Wilson of Fulton on February 8, 1969.
Gov. Dale Bumpers vetoed Senate Bill 106 to allocate 7 percent of state general revenues to cities and counties. City county leaders plan to seek votes to override, while the governor signals openness to a compromise and notes that overrides are unlikely. The measure would have provided roughly 25 to 28 million annually to local governments.
Witnesses report a fire bomb attack around 9 p.m. Tuesday at a local church. W D Hughes, a Jersey City truck driver, extinguished the flames with a hand extinguisher. Investigation into the incident continues with minor damage to the church front doors.
The Legislative Joint Budget Committee heard that the federal government has impounded 16.4 million dollars for Arkansas programs this year with another 9.8 million likely withheld before July 1. Governor Bumpers says a special session is likely needed after the regular session ends to address uncertain federal funds and new HEW guidelines.
Belfast faced a 24 hour general strike called by militant Protestants to pressure the British government. About 500,000 workers reportedly stayed home or kept away as pickets blocked factories. Some cars were set ablaze and buses pulled from streets after threats to workers.
Henry Kissinger heads from Andrews Air Force Base for Bangkok on the first leg of a Vietnam postwar journey to Hanoi and Peking. He will hold talks in Hanoi with North Vietnamese leaders and then visit Beijing with Chou En-lai to speed tensions. He travels via Bangkok and Vientiane meeting Thai leaders and Laotian officials, with discussions on cease-fires and reconstruction. White House aides accompany him, while reporters are excluded.
Washington expects a House vote on REAP, the Rural Environmental Assistance Program, as Nixon's budget clash with Congress grows. Senate and House panels agree on broad spending ceilings while the Justice Department says the president can impound funds to curb legislative spending.
Southwestern Bell projects a record 1973 with $57.6 million gross expenditure to expand in Hope and about 100 Arkansas communities. In Hope a $185,000 equipment addition added 400 lines, and a $400,000 cable project near Highway 29 and I-30 will install 18 miles of buried and aerial cables. The firm reports 8,000 Hope telephones at end of 1972 and daily local long distance calls averaging 42,700, reflecting growth as payroll nears $40 million statewide. By year end 1973, the company expects over 780,000 Arkansas telephones, up from 1972.
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