11 Jul 1970
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1970
Page
1
A column recalls neighbors borrowing cups of sugar and other small items, noting such visits served as social chats that built community and why many strangers appear today as neighbors no longer drop by for help. The piece ends with a quip about scorpions in postal reform and air travel.
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom calls on American women to halt shopping on the first Saturday of each month and boycott products from major war suppliers. Leaders including Coretta Scott King and Bess Myerson Grant rally support as they plan consumer lists and public action to pressure war producers. Arizona Toynbee quote cited.
The Supreme Court may hear a Texas sodomy case testing privacy rights. Texas defends its anti sodomy law after a Dallas district ruling found it unconstitutional. Plaintiffs Buchanan and Strickland seek broad protection of private consensual conduct for all adults.
AP report says the Arkansas Supreme Court panel on Professional Conduct investigates Pulaski County lawyers for soliciting cases in violation of ethics and state law. Former Insurance Commissioner Allan W. Horne announced findings, and the committee is pursuing them, with power to pursue disbarment.
Joy Stilley profiles a devoted philatelist turned condiment collector who shelves a pantry of sauces pickles and dressings. The refrigerator becomes a showroom with Russian Italian French style sauces dozens of pickles and myriad relishes. His quirky fusion mixes onion ginger and juice concoctions while the household labors under crowded shelves and scarce space for actual food.
State Police reported 108 auto thefts in June, down from 119 in June last year. A month long theft prevention drive, conducted with other agencies, helped halt an upward trend seen in the first five months. Police Director Col Ralph Scott said the rate could drop by about 4 percent with continued efforts and the TRAIL program.
A Bradley County group urged Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller to intervene with the ABC to revoke the Town House Club mixed drink permit in Warren. Petition signatures totaling 447 were presented by the Bradley County Christian Civic League, with Faulkner saying the governor would relay the view to the ABC.
Senate votes to repeal the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution for the second time in less than a month. The 57 to 5 tally sends the measure to the House amid lively, tongue in cheek debate as lawmakers mock the tactic and echo long running war policy tensions.
Washington AP Rep Bill Alexander Democrat of Arkansas voted against tabling the Cooper Church amendment saying it would restore Congress power to shape foreign policy in Cambodia. Reps Mills and Hammer Schmidt voted for tabling, Pryor was absent as the House sent the measure to conference with the Senate. Alexander warned presidents must heed Congress and states under the Constitution.
The Little Rock School Board adopted a new desegregation plan that would loosen high school transfer restrictions, initiate limited busing, and adjust geographic attendance zones to increase desegregation without creating a serious transportation problem.
Watermelon rind preserves are shared to revive interest in the flavor. The recipe uses thick rind, white flesh, salt soak, then a spiced syrup with sugar water lemons cinnamon and cloves, cooked until tender and transparent. Color can be added and jars sealed for winter fruit cake use.
Governor Winthrop Rockefeller met with President Nixon at the White House to press for federal help in funding summer employment programs for Arkansas youths. He outlined three proposals to Labor HEW and OEO heads, noting 80 000 to 90 000 youths could be unemployed this summer and urging action to expand college work study and make 1 000 more jobs available.
A bipartisan conference of about 100 senators and congressmen urged public release of a firm withdrawal timetable to improve odds for a U.S. exit from Vietnam. Critics warned a slow, erratic drawdown could trigger renewed fighting and even nuclear risk, while supporters argued a fixed timetable would aid negotiations and restore global trust.
Mrs. Leona Troxell and Education Commissioner A W Ford announced approval for training 30 licensed practical nurses in the Forrest City Wynne Brinkley area. The 50 week program costs 87967 and aims to prepare trainees to pass the state LPN examination. Training will be conducted by the State Board for Vocational Education.
Two junks carried 62 prisoners of war and 24 fishermen to North Vietnam in the largest repatriation of the Vietnam War. The returnees, many ill or disabled, boarded the boats at Cua Tung village after a 15 hour ceasefire over a coastal area.
Two prison escapees from near Springfield Missouri were stopped at a roadblock near Walnut Ridge Arkansas. David Reed and Charles Middleton, both from Jefferson City Missouri, were captured in a car believed stolen in Hardy. They were being held in Walnut Ridge.
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