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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1971
Page
4
A public opinion poll links age to miniskirt popularity, showing over-30 women favor knee length while under-30 girls prefer the miniskirt. Minis are more popular in the East and Far West. 64 percent of men under 30 favor the miniskirt.
New York report on Soviet Jews shows mounting government pressure amid anti-Israel rhetoric. Trials and long prison sentences target Jews connected to Israel seeking exit permits. Activists warn arrests aim to silence Jews striving to leave the USSR and preserve their identity.
List shows top 30 higher education systems by enrollment. State University of New York leads with 320,206, followed by California State Colleges 298,381 and City University of New York 185,969, with large enrollments continuing through UCLA, Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois, Penn State, Ohio State, Missouri, UNC, Michigan State, Michigan, Southern Illinois, Purdue, Tennessee, Wayne State, Northeastern, Rutgers, LSU, Maryland, Cincinnati, Washington, New York University, Colorado, Temple, and Pittsburgh.
British Roman Catholic bishops issue a pamphlet titled Statement Concerning Moral Issues arguing war is sometimes justifiable to defend a country but urging peace and healing. It condemns white power racism and says black power is equally ugly, while addressing abortion pornography euthanasia race relations and violence limits including hijacking and kidnaping.
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller appoints Jerome Climer age 29 of North Little Rock as Pulaski County Clerk. He succeeds R. S. Peters who died December 20 and is a former assistant campaign director for Rockefeller.
Robert A. Maheu, ousted chief of Howard Hughes Nevada casino and land empire, files a 50 million dollar suit claiming breach of life employment pact and seeks Maheu’s testimony by January 11 in Las Vegas. The suit, a counterclaim to Hughes Tool Co action, seeks 25 million compensatory and 26 million punitive damages.
Ivan Whiting, 20, of Little Rock and another man protested outside the Little Rock Post Office claiming Whiting was fired for his hair style. Postmaster Roy L. Sharpe denied any employee dismissal over hair style or length and would not disclose Whiting’s reason for firing.
Dr. John M. Hundley of Little Rock asks the U.S. District Court to dismiss a $500,000 suit by St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. over a settlement paid to him after a 1966 Little Rock traffic crash. Hundley claims inclusion of Penick Sr. and Worthen Bank would destroy federal jurisdiction, requiring dismissal.
Washington AP The American Council on Education cautions graduate schools may be educating too many as it releases a survey of 6,000 scholars across 130 schools in 36 fields. Top programs include Berkeley Chicago Harvard Michigan Stanford and Yale, with three fourths of 1,600 programs showing quality gains though no institution comparisons are offered.
London AP reports Northampton General Hospital researchers and the county child health department found overweight children aged 3 months to 2 years show more colds requiring a doctor's care. In a study of 120 overweight and 103 normal weight children, over one third of the overweight group had physician care for colds versus less than a quarter of the thinner group. The scientists proposed possible links including impaired breathing, weaker defenses, or shorter breastfeeding duration, noting breast milk may help fight disease.
In midtown Kansas City a University of Missouri at Kansas City student, Larry George, 20, was stabbed to death in his apartment early New Year’s Day by an intruder who entered through an unlocked door while the group was finishing a party. Police hold a man with a knife wound for questioning as fear spreads among residents.
Washington leaders pledged a Senate approved Social Security lift for 26 million Americans within two months. Chairman Mills and Rep Byrnes voiced support for a larger increase than 5 percent, while a Senate bill faced hurdles for House reconciliation before the end of the session.
A $33,000 Public Health Service grant funds a year long study of nursing service needs in Arkansas. The Arkansas State Nurses Association receives the grant for a survey covering training facility needs conducted by Miss Daphne D. Doster of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
London AP reports that in 1940 top German generals sought peace with Britain if Britain joined Germany against the Soviet Union and restored Poland and Czechoslovakia. Britain’s war cabinet rejected the overture as a possible ruse, with Pope Pius XII named as go-between. The documents also note Sweden’s King Gustav mediation and U.S. efforts via Sumner Welles, while Churchill criticized Sweden’s role and Roosevelt’s possible “dirty trick” for U.S. election aims.
AP reports heavy fighting near the DMZ as Viet Cong cease-fire nears end. South Vietnamese, supported by armor and air strikes, clash with North Vietnamese across the boundary and pull back later in the day. Casualty tallies vary, with American and allied losses noted amid ongoing truces.
Berkeley faces threats to its ACE survey standing as campus unrest and budget strain erode the University of California's previously high ratings. Chancellor Roger W Heyns has submitted his resignation and is serving pending a successor. The ACE survey covers 36 fields with more than 6,000 scholars evaluating faculties and programs, and Berkeley ranked in the top five in two of 35 programs. Harvard led in many fields with top five finishes.
The Associated Press reports 189 traffic deaths nationwide during the New Year weekend as snow receded in the northeast. Rural roads stayed snow covered in many areas while the Rockies and Great Lakes saw light snow. Highways were clear elsewhere and the toll counted from Thursday to Sunday night local time.
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