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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1970
Page
1
Mixed clippings discuss aging voters and turnout with a Louisiana journal noting youth indifference, a Texas principal policing dress length, and a Tennessee paper pondering whether 1970 or 1920s transitions mark a new decade, all reflecting era-wide shifts in public life and norms.
Washington officials indicate steps will be taken to ease the tight monetary policies used to cool the economy. They say the economy is slowing but safeguards have prevented a recession and inflation from surging again.
President Nixon plans a cautious approach amid questions on Viet Nam policy as the White House weighs withdrawals from South Viet Nam. Secretary of State and officials discuss next steps with the president before departures, during a period of intensified enemy activity.
The Senate opened consideration of southern backed school choice proposals amid debate over a New York style model. Senators Stennis Case Mansfield and Dixie colleagues weigh exemptions and desegregation tactics while governors from Alabama Georgia Mississippi and Louisiana plan early talks on unified action to address “chaotic conditions” in schools.
Washington AP report says high medical costs push Congress toward national health coverage. Senate Finance Committee staff backs capping doctors fees under Medicare and Medicaid to slow spending, with Medicare at 8.3 billion and Medicaid at 55 billion yearly. Proposals call for tighter controls, insurer alignment, and eliminating the $4 yearly deductible, while noting overpayments and weak oversight.
Army official testimony at a pretrial hearing for William L Calley Jr links murder charges to higher command. Col. Chilcoat and Lt Col Latimer describe instructions to wait for further orders, while Calley faces charges for the My Lai massacre of 102 Vietnamese civilians on March 16 1968.
An anonymous caller claimed responsibility for vandalizing a GE office in Washington and said his group attacked two GE facilities in New York City Sunday night. No injuries were reported. A third bomb was found and defused near GE headquarters in Manhattan. FBI and police investigated. no link confirmed to earlier Philadelphia vandalism.
Arkansas Audubon records indicate the earliest purple martin arrival often occurs from mid February to early March with Hope reporting Feb 7 1969 as an official earliest date. Dr Douglas James notes in Arkansas many martins reach the state from the second through the last week of February. Residents are urged to report sightings to Henry Halberg at 380 North County Club Utle Rock 72207 for the society to track arrivals.
Agriculture Department records show millions of pounds of beef from cattle with cancer eye or related disorders were sold for public consumption last fiscal year. Of 103000 cattle carcasses inspected, 2.2 million pounds were briefly detained as parts were trimmed for health issues, with 19 percent undergoing offal removal.
A high pressure system keeps skies generally fair but cool in Arkansas as a ridge moves southward. Temperatures are expected to drop tonight into the teens in northern areas with overnight lows in the 29 to 39 range across several cities. Highs Sunday ranged from 45 at Harrison to 60 at Pine Bluff, with rainfall measured in hundredths of an inch in Pine Bluff El Dorado Little Rock and Memphis.
Augusta Ark man 28 identified as Archenson Turte was killed early Sunday in Deming New Mexico while crossing a street after dining at a cafe. Police said a pickup truck struck him as he stepped into the path of traffic.
Senator Frank Moss charged that U S fire safety standards are old and weak after the Marietta Ohio nursing home fire killed 32. He opened hearings on the Harmer House Convalescent Center blaze, criticizing textiles approval and noting no new textile fire standards since the Flammable Fabrics Act. The tragedy ranks as the nation’s second worst nursing home fire in a decade.
Morillton farm Winruck Farms completed negotiations for the sale of 276 head of cattle to the government of Portugal for 500000. The sale, to be shipped in April, will see cattle distributed to farmers and allied institutions in Africa and elsewhere.
Readers of the Arkansas Democrat chose Dr. David W. Mullins president of the University of Arkansas as Man of the Year in Arkansas. Mrs. Henry M. Armistead Jr. of Little Rock executive director of the Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center was named Woman of the Year.
The Whitfield Masonic Lodge No 239 will confer two Entered Apprentice degrees on Tuesday February 10 at 6 30 p m Webs Laseter undergoes surgery today at the Mayo Clinic hospital room 145 in Rochester Mrs Charles Ellis entered Wadley Hospital Sunday for foot surgery this week Martha Manguin of Hope plans to join her husband Specie Laban Manguin serving in the Armed Forces in Frankfurt Germany. Local theater group members attended Arkadelphia production of Hello Dolly and praised choreography and talent. A Costa Bermuda meeting is planned at Diamond Café on Tuesday February 10 at 7 30 p m all interested persons invited. Sheriff Griffin notes ducks and blackbirds gathering at Millwood Dam and Cypress Lake area for roosting with observers invited from 4 30 p m until dark daily.
Hope City Police investigated two auto accidents and two break-ins over the weekend. Burglars broke the front door glass at 3.4 Parts Co on East Second downtown and took an undetermined amount of small change from the cash register. The Buckley’s station cold drink box on Third and Hervey was opened and about $5 in cash stolen.
In Chicago seven political activists face a verdict after nearly five months of testimony and heated exchanges between defense and prosecution. The case, linked to alleged conspiracies around the Democratic National Committee, hinges on the final days of proceedings.
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