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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1971
Page
5
Our Daily Bread by Alex W Washburn argues against raising the Hope district school millage from 45 to 50 mills March 9. He urges reassessment of property values to broaden the tax base and criticizes Arkansas for inflation without addressing reassessment.
In Kampala gunfire continued less than a day after a military faction led by Brig. Gen Idi Amin toppled President Milton Obote. Reports say fighting 40 miles from the city, with Obote arriving in Nairobi shortly after the coup. Police and army units patrolled as Radio Uganda offered music rather than government announcements.
The Soviet Venus 7 spacecraft reportedly made a soft landing on Venus December 15 and sent data for 23 minutes. Tass described surface conditions as 875 degrees Fahrenheit with a 90 atmospheres pressure. Western experts doubted the craft survived long after entry, believing it crushed in the dense atmosphere.
The Associated Press reports a fair skies and cold weather outlook for Arkansas through Wednesday as a cold front advances across the state. Overnight lows are projected in the teens to low 30s with morning readings in the 30s and 40s and a mix of 60s across much of the state yesterday.
The Arkansas House approved a bill 75 to 13 to cap holding companies at the one already formed by FABCO of Little Rock. Sponsors say FABCO would stay at its present size. The measure faced delays after Senate reading objections from Sen. Byrum Hurst.
New York AP columnist HAL BOYLE recounts remarks bill collectors hear from debtors. People joke that you cannot get blood out of a turnip. Debtors offer excuses and quips about neighbors, spouses, vacations, and cars to dodge payment.
Sources in Conakry report four senior ex officials were hanged on a bridge in the capital between 5 and 5 30 am Monday. Named are Balde Ousmane former secretary of state for planning Ibrahima Barry also known as Barry Trois former secretary of state for finance Keita Kara former commissioner of police and Makassou ba Mouriba former director of national security.
In South Vietnam a Tet cease-fire held with suspensions of combat by U S and ARVN, while in Cambodia fighting raged near Phnom Penh. Phnom Penh remained under curfew after four days of attacks as the airport reopened to civil traffic. Saigon proposed exchanging sick and wounded prisoners, releasing about 2,080 POWs in South Vietnam and signaling readiness to release to the North even without a response. The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese announced their own four day truce, but Saigon said the enemy violated their cease-fire early on.
Eighteen feared dead after Viscont turboprop crash in the Andes near Merida Venezuela. The 42 passengers and six crew on a 420 mile Merida to Caracas flight crashed into Cruces de Daji Mountain eight minutes after takeoff. Rescuers found 30 survivors by nightfall and treated the wounded at improvised stations with helicopters used to evacuate casualties.
The Los Angeles jury that convicted Charles Manson and three female followers will reconvene to decide the penalty. The state seeks death in the gas chamber while the defense plans to argue for life imprisonment and may present character witnesses.
Tehran AP report says Venezuela and Libya anticipate reaching deals with Western oil companies while Libya threatens to shut wells if price demands are unmet. Ezzedin Mabruk says Libyan oil could be halted without concessions. talks involve OPEC Persian Gulf members including Iran Iraq and Saudi Arabia with Libya pursuing a larger revenue share.
Hempstead County Pharmacists Association elected officers with David Stewart named president and Doug Haynie serving as vice president secretary and treasurer. Delaine Bonds Neece made Henderson State College Dean's list for 1970 fall semester with all A's. Leslie Huddleston Post 12 and Ladies Auxiliary plan a joint dinner meeting January 29 with Henry Hudson VA official explaining GI Bill changes. Ronald Lockard and Jerry W. Waller among 164 STI spring trimester enrollees from 46 counties and various states and Hong Kong. Hope Bobcats lead 4AA East after upset of Fairview, Magnolia second.
The IRS assessed 31960 in wagering taxes against Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ralph Burton of Jonesboro for a lottery allegedly run for profit during the 1963 to 1968 baseball seasons. The lien covers their property in Craighead County. Burton, a Local 431 business manager, allegedly accepted bets totaling 319,608 during the four years. Wagering tax at 10 percent applies to gross receipts from such activities.
President Nixon in a 1971 special message asks Congress to enact 40 bills carried over from 91st Congress. Measures cover desegregation aid, antihijacking funding, higher truck use taxes, diesel fuel rise, obscenity crackdown, a national education institute, and stronger sit-in controls, with emphasis on consolidating federal grant programs.
Lt. William L. Calley Jr. charged with murder at My Lai leaves Ft. Benning for Walter Reed Army Hospital Washington. He will attend a sanity board hearing Wednesday as his court martial trial recessed until February 16, ordered by Col. Reid W. Kennedy the presiding judge.
A preview of a five part People and Places Quiz on the Affluent Society notes that Americans are living better and that the Census Bureau reports growth in the economy. Readers are invited to test knowledge on lifestyle changes with answers on Page 3 and quiz on Page 4.
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