11 Jan 1971
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1971
Page
1
Forecast shows partly cloudy tonight becoming mostly cloudy Tuesday with cooler air. Low temperatures dip to the 30s in the northwest and elsewhere, with daytime highs Tuesday in the 40s to low 50s.
The Pentagon outlines an all volunteer plan with higher enlistment ranks, better barracks privacy, and educational opportunities. The plan aims to reduce draft reliance but faces uncertainty about achieving full volunteer forces while Congress extends the draft law.
Isolation measures lock in place at Cape Kennedy as 112 primary contacts and families are monitored for disease exposure. A 24 hour medical officer, new hospital grade air filters, and isolation booths with intercoms support astronauts and their contact personnel while 71 day post lunar return quarantine is planned.
The Hope Arkansas Star covers a string of court actions and political notes involving Hoffa and Ali. It references appeals on eavesdropping, jury tampering, and selective service objections, plus mentions a boxing bout and local political appointments amid unclear details.
The Supreme Court agreed to review a ruling requiring more than mere aroused suspicion for clothingSearch of Americans crossing from Mexico to narcotics. Sandra Johnson, a 26 year old Los Angeles cleaner, was convicted after heroin hidden in her undergarments was found during a prior border search. The case sets a test for customs inspections at border crossings.
The Associated Press notes multiple Arkansas Supreme Court and circuit decisions. Affirmations cover Beverage Co v Dr Pepper Botfling Co, Parker v Point Ferry Inc, and Eubanks v Wheeling Pipeline. Dissent in Fort Woods case. Rehearing denials listed with several vacate remand motions granted in Miller County. Appeals on reproduction exhibits addressed. Great American Insurance granted to use certain records on appeal.
Obituaries announce the deaths of Benjamin H. LeCount 82 of Hempstead Nevada Counties Clarence A Dildy 87 Nashville Hollington K Tong 141 Monterey California Elmer Flick 94 Bedford Ohio Jam star Eric Caceres 59 Spivy Le Voe 64 Los Angeles Details include survivors birthplaces and funeral arrangements for LeCount Dildy and Le Voe, with career notes for Flick and Caceres. Tong noted as a journalist and cabinet minister with Chiang Kai-shek.
The Arkansas Supreme Court on a joint motion sent the Tackett case back to Miller County Circuit Court. Former congressman Boyd Tackett was convicted of criminal contempt in October, jailed three months, and fined 1068 dollars after alleging a lack of notice and time to prepare.
Officials at Tucker Intermediate Reformatory in Arkansas said they were still searching Sunday night for Johnny Mannes, 32, of Memphis, Tennessee, who escaped Saturday night while serving a five-year sentence from Crittenden County for embezzlement. Authorities described him as 6 feet tall, 170 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes.
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