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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1971
Page
5
Nixon pledges national health care to prevent anyone from being unable to pay for care. The policy, amid rising costs, sparks cautious approval as details are awaited. Beaumont Enterprise notes the plan’s broad aim. Roanoke Times highlights public skepticism yet overall support.
Sterling Cockrill Jr of Little Rock proposed a plan to submit a 1 percent sales tax rise to voters before it takes effect. He suggested food and medicine be exempt, a delayed effective date, and petitions to refer the measure to a public vote with Arkansas Education Association backing the effort. If signatures fail, the governor might reconvene the legislature to repeal before enactment.
A Roads and Highways Committee recommended a do pass on a bill to issue 300 million in highway bonds pending voter approval in a May 18 special election. The plan allocates 70 percent to the Highway Department and 15 percent to cities and counties.
House Armed Services Chair Rep. F Edward Hebert calls for COs to prove sincerity via three years in nonmilitary service with government or public institutions. He bids a minimum three year service. no CO penalty. Pentagon asks for 2100 doctors and dentists. July drafts begin for 1531 doctors 77 osteopaths 536 dentists for two years.
New York stock market lost ground as profit taking triggered the steepest setback of the year. The Dow industrials fell 9.58 to 868.95 while losers led gainers 1,227 to 239 on the NYSE with 1,685 issues traded and total volume down to 15.84 million shares from Friday's 17.86 million.
Lucile Carrigan 66 died after a Monday blaze leveled her Washington home. Lifelong resident and Red Cross representative for Hempstead for years, she is survived by daughter JoAnn Carrigan head of the history department at the University of Omaha and aunt Mrs. Pink Horton. Services set for 3 p.m. Wednesday at Washington Methodist Church. burial in Washington Cemetery.
Rep Kenneth Camp of Brookland introduced a bill in the Arkansas House to shift the state sales and use tax from 3 to 3 percent. The measure mirrors a Senate version and would raise about 20 million dollars, tied to Gov Bumpers 26 million tax package. The House delayed progress by refusing a second reading due to rule suspension objections.
Pearl McSwain, 81, of Dumas was struck and killed Monday night by a truck on a city street near her home in Dumas Arkansas. The accident occurred close to her residence as she was walking or crossing the street, with authorities investigating the collision.
New York AP column recounted a man turning 60, joking about aging and life’s surprises. The narrator, in a humorous voice, notes no grand celebration occurs and treats the birthday as a hinge of time. He shares bleak humor with his cat Lady Dottie and peers at aging with irony.
In Little Rock the Arkansas Senate approved three of Governor Dale Bumpers tax bills, one of which reduces a tax, and added two amendments to the administration's use tax repealer. The amendments speed the use tax toward prompt passage and reduce exemptions with a three year phase out ending July 1 1974. The three bills moving to the House include cutting the real estate transfer tax to 1.10 per 1000, lowering early payment discounts for sales tax to 1 percent, and bringing a range of services under the 3 percent sales tax effective April 1. Senate sponsor Morrell Gathright of Pine Bluff backed the amendments. In the House, a prison policy related bill to fund the governor's emergency reserve failed.
The Supreme Court ruled 5 4 that law graduates may be required to prove loyalty to the government before licensure. Justice Stewart led the majority upholding state inquiries as constitutionally valid for admission to the legal profession. Dissenters argued the questions chilling free speech and association.
Earl Eugene Murphy a 20 year old Hope resident faced armed robbery and assault with intent to kill charges after a Saturday service station robbery and shooting. Attendant James Atkins was shot four times and remained in critical condition. Police recovered $243.40 and the gun, found near Murphy's home. Local authorities led the investigation with deputies and sheriff offices.
The Associated Press reports slightly warmer weather expected in Arkansas by Wednesday with highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Monday was windy with light snow in the north and flurries into Central Arkansas. snow accumulation under an inch. Overnight lows ranged from 24 in Fayetteville to 35 in Little Rock. Precipitation totals included traces in several cities and up to .03 inches in Fayetteville.
A Girl Scout representative will be at the former Buds Broasted Chicken site from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday February 24 to distribute records. Purchasers must collect their records on that day.
Attorneys for Arkla industrial customers told the Public Service Commission that Arkla favored out-of-state clients for natural gas. The PSC hearing weighs voiding long-term contracts that charge industries lower rates than residential customers. Arkla seeks higher industrial rates to fund a Texas-Oklahoma Anadarko Basin pipeline. Arkla vice president Gaston V. Jones denied the allegations, accusing the industries’ lawyers of using incorrect statistics.
Secretary Connally told the House Banking Committee the Nixon administration would accept extending the standby authority for temporary wage price controls, while not ruling out a construction industry freeze. The authority expires March 31 unless Congress extends it. no general controls are deemed necessary.
AP Special Correspondent John Hightower reports White House downplays the point while violent North Vietnamese counterattacks reshape the Laos invasion. Officials warn a major south Vietnamese air and ground success could accelerate U.S. troop withdrawals, whereas a trail-defeating strike could stall the May disengagement plan and test South Vietnam’s defense effort.
AP reports the U S command launched its heaviest air strikes in North Vietnam in three months. A top South Vietnamese general was killed in a helicopter crash as fighting continues in Laos. Senators urge Nixon to set a withdrawal timetable by year end. Lt Calley testifies on My Lai. Israel draws border terms amid peace talks. Egypt demands complete withdrawal. Governors seek more federal aid as Democrats gain influence.
Federal relief teams moved into the Mississippi Delta after up to 100 tornadoes struck seven counties. The disaster designation unlocked large aid, including mobile homes, public facility repairs, and low-cost loans as Gov. Williams met with UOP Director George Lincoln to coordinate relief efforts.
South Arkansas Chapter of the Arkansas Society of Professional Engineers will host a joint meeting with the Engineers Club of Southern State College Prescott February 23. Prescott sophomore Mike Cox will preside, with SSC Engineers Club members including Cox Lonnie Buie Reggie Reeder and Reggie Cowling. Stan Parks signs with Buffalo Bills. Girl Scout auction raises funds for house repairs at Fair Park. total near $1,000 with more records remaining. Texarkana Camellia Club to hold its 16th annual show February 27–28 at College Hill Junior High. Lavender Construction opens new Cannon Building with lavender front door. Fire Chief James Cobb wins color TV set in birthday promotion.
U S forces launched the heaviest air raids in months against SAM sites and antiaircraft positions in North Vietnam and along the Laos border. About 50 fighter bombers and 20 support aircraft attacked targets near the Laotian border, with no planes lost. The strikes followed President Nixon’s vow to widen air power in Indochina and occurred after Lt Gen Do Cao Tri was killed leading the South Vietnamese drive. Lt Gen Nguyen Van Minh was named to succeed him in the 3rd Military Region.
Washington coverage highlights a proposed Alaska oil pipeline and its potential environmental effects. The item promotes a five-part People and Places Quiz on Page four, with answers on Page three, as part of the Living Textbook Program sponsored by Frazier Insurance Agency and Hope Star.
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