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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1971
Page
4
The Post Office reports an $25 million saving from overtime cut and automation as eight billion pieces of mail moved since Nov 28. Electronic sorting, ZIP translators, precanceled stamps boosted efficiency. overtime down 21.5 percent. Blount cites self funding as aim for next year.
Washington AP The White House seeks to end a ban on federal aid to students convicted for campus disturbances while Rep Neal Smith expects the restriction to remain in appropriations. A White House aide calls the rule an administrative nightmare and notes there is no usable list. HEW data show 40 students lost aid in 1970 from 12 institutions as Nixon seeks broader student loans without this provision.
The IRS suspended Wolfson Family Foundation Inc. tax exemption for one year starting last October, after Jim Fortas resigned from the Supreme Court following an agreement to receive funds from the foundation. The foundation's owner, Miami financier Louis E. Wolfson, confirmed the action and noted the suspension is subject to review in October. Fortas had accepted and later returned $20,000 from the foundation in 1966 and resigned in 1969 amid the controversy.
Cambridge Massachusetts AP reports actor James Stewart has been named Man of the Year by the Hasty Pudding Club Harvard. The club has previously honored Bob Hope Paul Newman Bill Cosby and Robert Redford. Carol Channing was named Woman of the Year earlier this week.
Reynolds Metals Co. attorney alleges Arkla padded its reported industrial cost of service. The Arkansas PSC hearings in Little Rock examine whether Arkla’s contracts with about 50 industrial customers should be withdrawn. Arkla seeks higher rates to fund a pipeline into the Anadarko Basin, with Arkla arguing the line will add gas supplies.
HAL BOYLE argues that many woes in America could be avoided if people learned to say no to ill advised plans. The column lists humorous invitation lines that tempt trouble and suggests resisting such offers to avoid disasters.
The Earl of Ypres, grandson of Sir John French, told a bankruptcy court he had to pawn his distinguished forebear's medals and field marshal's baton to cover debts of 65,988 dollars while valuing assets at 84,000 including proceeds from publishing Sir John’s war diaries. He cited business reverses as the cause of his financial troubles.
AP reports Javits and other Republicans warn the Vietnam war could doom Nixon in 1972. Javits urges total withdrawal by mid 1972 while Mathias and McCloskey flag risk to Nixon’s presidency. Aiken notes possibility but hopes Nixon learns from Johnson’s fate.
President Misael Pastrana Borrero declared a state of siege in Colombia and sent troops to university campuses after 15 people died in rioting at the University of Valle. Officials said 11 were students, soldiers, and policemen. 49 wounded. 13 near death. Troops faced stones and gasoline bombs as they moved to dislodge occupiers. The clash sparked rioting citywide in Cali, a major western Colombian center.
Former Army intelligence coordinator Lawrence Lane testified to Sen. Ervin that military domestic spying bred intense rivalries among intelligence groups. He described agents watching each other and even targeting colleagues, including himself, during a 1969 70 Ft. Carson surveillance duty. Lane said extensive civilian surveillance files were kept, often beyond legitimate Army concerns.
New York announces entertainer Jerry Lewis received the 11th annual March of Dimes Man of the Year award for his charity work. Lewis serves as national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America.
Justice Hugo L. Black, almost 85, says the Supreme Court is bigger than its members and keeps moving. He notes it does not always move on the same level and compares it to government. He has no retirement plans and no plans not to retire, letting life take its course.
Tel Aviv dispatch notes Israel’s stance to withdraw to agreed secure borders after conflict. Israelis aim to keep Sharm el Sheikh and a coastal strip to protect shipping, while offering Sinai back with limits. Debate over West Bank fate centers on security lines and settlement plans.
Democrats blame Nixon Indochina policy for prolonging conflict as Harriman and Warnke call for full troop withdrawal by year end. Kissinger cautions against fixed dates while Byrd questions Viet invasion risks and Mondale seeks two year withdrawal. Urban funding plan drawn with 85 percent to large metros faces criticism.
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