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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1969
Page
2
Dale Franks of the Hope High School system outlined modern teaching aids and demonstrated classroom use to illustrate mathematical theory with everyday items. He showed how the Want Ad section can teach advertising rates and practical math, as Lions listened.
Weather report from Arkansas notes clear to partly cloudy conditions through Wednesday. Mild today and tomorrow with highs in the 50s to low 60s and tonight’s low in the 30s to low 40s.
Beverly Hills AP reports Paul Newman named motion picture producer of 1968 by the Producers Guild of America for Rachel, with George Schlatter and Ed Friendly cited as top television producers for Laugh. Guild members presented awards at a Saturday night dinner.
At two special Hempstead County Industrial Foundation meetings Vincent Foster was reelected president for 1969. Fred Ellis as vice president and B N Holt as secretary treasurer were also reelected. Plans were discussed to sell more stock to fund ongoing industrial development in Hope, with a committee led by Ellis to raise additional funds and a meeting set for February 26.
ALEC COLLETT reports from UN headquarters that the Soviet bloc plans a boycott of the UN committee drafting the 1971-80 Development Decade program, excluding West Germany as a major aid contributor. Yugoslavia appears set to attend as the sole European Communist nation. Also noted, Istanbul’s St Sophia Cathedral dates to the 6th century with a lead dome.
Protesting students occupy buildings at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa and Rutgers University in Newark. Rutgers plans no police action to remove about 30 black students demanding broader admission policies. Stillman closes after demonstrations. president to decide on action. About 100 Stony Brook students block a civilian Army recruiter office.
Wisconsin law authorizes sterilization of inmates if a surgeon a psychiatrist and the institution director unanimously decide procreation is inadvisable. The state has not sterilized anyone in the past two years. North Carolina is the sixth state with such a law. Mrs Sue L Casebell, executive secretary of the State Eugenics Board, says she cannot remember the last hearing.
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld states' power to tax out of state firms operating locally. Alabama taxed Dunbar Stanley Studios for photo work done in J C Penney stores in Alabama. Justices ruled photographers setting up in local stores perform essentially local activity subject to local tax.
Prison officials nationwide react to a Supreme Court decision allowing jailhouse inmates to receive free legal advice from other inmates. Critics warn of frivolous cases and fraud while supporters say access to legal facilities aids the poor and uneducated.
New Orleans AP report says Col. Pierre Finck testified the Kennedy autopsy met its purpose to determine wounds and death cause. The defense pressed for front-fire evidence while Finck maintained wounds came from behind, and the trial of Shaw for Kennedy’s assassination nears its sixth week.
Los Angeles detective Mike McCowan, a former LAPD officer with a law degree, leads the Sirhan case defense team’s efforts to uncover facts. He has flown coast to coast, logged 60 000 to 70 000 miles, and screened about 400 potential witnesses and numerous theories as he rats through contacts for the capital murder trial at the Ambassador Hotel.
Vatican City AP reports Bishop Paul Marainkug, who led Pope Paul VI's last five international journeys, declined to confirm or deny plans for a spring Africa trip. Bishop Mardukus, born in Cicero Illinois, spoke after a private American trip.
New York AP reports the baseball dispute is settled. Marvin Miller informs players they may sign contracts and report to camps. The pact calls for a two year deal with a pension fund increase to 5.45 million dollars annually and reduced eligibility from five to four years. Retired benefits at age 50 rise from 50 to 60 dollars per month for the first ten years of service with early retirement at 45.
Federal investigators criticized the Agriculture Department over approving lindane use in food handling settings and called for safety action. GAO notes ARS halted line dane pellets in 1949 yet millions remain sold in vaporizers and questions persist about safety in uncontrolled environments. Bayley urges reevaluation and a expert meeting to decide steps.
Washington AP reports consumer prices advanced three tenths of a percent in January with broad gains in services linked to autos, home ownership, and medical care. Food costs rose, offset slightly by cheaper pens and new and used cars. Wholesale prices rose eight tenths of a percent, the largest in nearly three years, with a forecast of a further three tenths gain in February.
The article notes Nixon voicing support for NATO and the European Common Market during his Brussels visit, aligning with Britain amid tensions with De Gaulle. It mentions Wilson’s campaign to bring Britain into the Common Market and the resulting validation of Anglo-American ties, along with British acceptance of Nixon’s stance. Separate items cover Arkansas liquor control bills, tax changes, and a new federal‑state relations office. Flooding hits Ventura River area with sandbag efforts and evacuations near central California.
Thousands evacuate across six counties as a three day storm dumps historic rain totals. In Santa Paula 4000 residents flee floods from Santa Paula Creek, while Ojai Valley evacuees seek shelter in schools. Authorities report multiple river and creek breaches and ongoing search for a missing airliner with 35 aboard.
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