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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1969
Page
2
Page Two details Hope Realtors appoint new officers amid ongoing coverage of inflation and economic policy under Nixon. The article discusses cautious, gradual anti inflation aims, potential job losses, and the role of money supply controlled by the Federal Reserve in resisting rapid price rises.
Harvard University president Nathan R. Pusey condemned coercion on campus and pledged to defend academic freedom after a letter signed by over 100 faculty critiqued disruptions of a riot control course. The course was halted following protests by about 125 Black students and its curriculum later changed. John Barrymore, famed for his “Great Profile,” is noted.
Weather forecast for Arkansas shows increasing cloudiness and warmer today with a slight chance of rain in the west this afternoon. Tonight remains mostly cloudy and warmer with rain spreading northeastward. Thursday will be cloudy and cool with occasional rain likely. Highs mostly in the 50s, lows in the 30s to 40s. Newly elected Hope Real Estate Association officers are Leonard Ellis secretary treasurer Jesse Duckett vice president and Ho race Samuels president with C B Barnes Arkansas Real Estate Association president speaking.
Senator Ernest F. Hollings of South Carolina tells a Senate committee that the nation should aim to end hunger and slums, likening it to a space or highway goal. He cites past state coverups and says federal action must cut red tape and deliver food to the hungry.
Oklahoma House votes to make the collard lizard the official state reptile while rejecting an amendment to name the ladybug the official state insect. The measure now moves to the Senate for consideration.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee move toward prompt approval of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty while probing ABM defense policy. Secretary Rogers rejects claim that Sentinel deployment would breach the treaty, as Defense Secretary Laird faces similar questions. Committee focuses on how to implement Article VI and cautions unilateral ABM deployment.
The Nixon administration weighs special tax breaks for big business and housewives to recruit volunteers in the war on poverty. The plan, under discussion in Washington, aims to boost participation and support for poverty relief efforts.
The Associated Press reports a new wave of campus violence and protests, with 13 arrests at UC Berkeley after stench bombs damaged a admin building and a cafeteria, 21 windows broken, and stone and dirt hurled at officers. At Howard University hundreds occupied the law school seeking a faculty meeting, later leaving after a U.S. marshal ordered them out. Nearby actions include UNC Chapel Hill protests threatening revolutionary tactics if demands for a Black studies program are unmet, and a Penn sit‑in at Philadelphia.
Budget Director Mayo told the joint economic committee that federal outlays and interest costs may top Johnson era estimates for 1969 and 1970. He said a surplus could be preserved, though not robust, with deficits possible if receipts miss by a small margin. The hearings were cordial toward Nixon appointees, with talks supporting extending the 10 percent surtax beyond June 30.
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