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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1971
Page
4
A digest of reader letters and quotes argues that private property ownership underpins liberty and wealth creation, while other snippets critique social habits. Separate clippings note a smoker’s protest to nonsmokers in rail cars and a minister’s view on morality, ending with a tongue in cheek ad notion on happiness from a men’s wear firm.
Frank Carbonara a 68 year old hospital dietician survived 58 hours under hospital rubble after an earthquake. He credited prayers and a protective metal tub for shielding him from the collapse. Rescuers lifted him to Harbor General Hospital where doctors reported chest and hand injuries but good overall condition for his age.
Hempstead County trails its blood quota for two visits this year. Red Cross Blood Mobile Chairman Haskell Jones urges Hope citizens to donate Monday February 15 from noon to 6:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church. Donors can help local patients by giving within the past year and receiving blood if hospitalized in county.
Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson, authors of Human Sexual Response and Human Sexual Inadequacy, disclosed they wed Jan 7 in Fayetteville Arkansas. The private ceremony was led by Dr. LeMon Clark. Both bring two children from prior marriages and will continue using their professional names.
Baltic cod roe has been declared a health hazard and barred from sales in Sweden after tests found very considerable quantities of DDT in the roe. Mayors group led by John V. Lindsay urges release of 1.3 billion dollars in authorized urban program funds held up by the administration. They criticize proposed cuts to urban renewal, sewer and water projects, public housing and model cities, calling the budget a setback for cities.
James Townley of Hurst Texas was acquitted by a U S jury on charges of conspiring to conceal defective F111 parts and of making false reports. Judge Henley noted Townley may have played a leading role, while defense argued Townley was set up as a scapegoat in the Selb conspiracy case involving General Dynamics and Selb Manufacturing.
Northern Ireland faces an escalating crisis with IRA activity feared to renew guerrilla tactics. Officials warn of bloodshed if the IRA is not stopped quickly while UVF remains a threat. British forces number about 7,400 amid marches season prep and heavy security in Belfast. A separate U S customs report notes a man returning from Mexico with 93 pounds of marijuana valued at 14 000 to 16 000 dollars.
AP reports a plan to kidnap Chancellor Willy Brandt and Minister Horst Ehmke, holding them until Horst Mahler is freed from Berlin jail. Plans surfaced during a search for missing Andreas Baader in the Frankfurt area. Baader’s alleged accomplices are sought while security tightens after threats to Brandt and other officials.
In Marion County Oregon a new policy allows confiscation of cars found with narcotics as court discretion expands to curb drug transport. District Attorney Gary Gortmaker says the rule aims to deter use of automobiles for illicit drugs and would serve as a warning to parents.
AP Special Correspondent Hugh A. Mulligan notes British waitresses label daily fare with colorful terms. The piece shows how ribs of language replace familiar names like bangers and mash and stew over desserts and puddings, revealing local food humor and menu quirks.
Washington AP reports that the Youth Citizenship Fund led by 23-year-old Charles Gonzales seeks to mobilize 11 million 18 to 20 year olds and encourage 21 to 24 year olds to vote. The effort tests registration in Chicago Louisville Boston and Washington with school curricula and citizenship materials. The advisory council includes John W. Gardner and Margaret Mead. funding from Rockefeller and others supports staff at $225 weekly. The group argues youths care about pollution war and equal rights, not parental voting patterns.
In Houston astronauts Mitchell Shepard and Rooga remain in Lunar Receiving Laboratory quarantine until Feb 26. Mitchell admits a personal mental telepathy experiment during the flight while scientists study a mysterious white rock from the Fra Mauro site. Geologists say the rock’s nature is unclear and will require further testing.
AP reports five months after Dr. Thomas O Paine resigned NASA still lacks a permanent chief. President Nixon has not named a successor amid severe budget cuts and mass layoffs. NASA employment has fallen from 35 000 civil servants to 31 000 and contractor involvement from 420 000 to 150 000 as Apollo 13 and ongoing projects shape funding battles.
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