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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1971
Page
6
The editor argues against a wage-price freeze in peacetime, calling it unworkable and deflating to democracy. He cites labor subsidies and the merchant marine, notes past wars and postwar drift, and labels spending reform as the sane alternative to another federal order.
Los Angeles AP Robert Stack files a 25 million damage suit against CBS claiming The Selling of the Pentagon portrayed him as supporting Vietnam war. He says the film implied he was paid to promote military involvement and notes he received no pay for a brief Air Force training film shown in the documentary.
A governor's warrant is prepared for Gov. Dale Bumpers to sign to return Paul Dean Butler 33 of Danville to Oklahoma. Arkansas says no charges remain. Butler came to Arkansas in May 1970 to face Yell County on theft by false pretenses involving 30500 from a Dardanelle firm, but records show the charges were dismissed months earlier by Judge Russell C. Roberts of Conway, though dispute over the dismissal exists.
North Hazel Street residents met with the City Board to press for an underpass idea under the Missouri Pacific railroad near Shover Street to ease traffic. Mayor Strong noted it as Planning Commission’s first I 30 access proposal. State Highway Department rejected it as too costly.
The House avoided a direct vote on CBS contempt for not providing untelevised material from the Pentagon documentary. Chairman Emanuel Celler defended the First Amendment amid debate while Harley Staggers noted the contempt citation was sent back to the Commerce Committee after a 226-181 vote. The panel had urged action against CBS for noncompliance.
A series of crop reports from Southwest Arkansas counties shows moisture shortages delaying soybeans and hay. Miller County reports fair to good soybeans with plant bugs on cotton. Sevier County notes scarce grass hay. Hempstead County soybeans thirst for moisture. Howard County rains boosted crops. Clark County soybeans in varied growth with weed issues. Pike County hot dry conditions stress soybeans and hay shortages with meadows described as Seine crazed.
The heat persists in Arkansas with 100s this week as a weak northwest low may spark thundershowers starting in the north and spreading south by Thursday. Tuesday highs included 102 at Texarkana and 100 in Jonesboro while several stations posted warm overnight lows.
Hope resident Mrs. Edwin W. Bird and her husband learned their son, Hope Woman's Son, was at the Moroccan summer palace during the attempt on King Hassan II. Bird, 27, a Florida State and Arkansas Law School graduate, serves in the Legal Office of the Judge Advocate Corps and is stationed at a Moroccan military base with his wife Kathy. He was invited to attend the King's birthday celebration and golf at the palace near Rabat as violence left at least 180 dead.
Suburban status is debunked as the ranking factor. The piece argues ecology and garbage handling define status more than bathrooms, cars, or family size. It discusses garbage can types, recycling signals, and the symbolism of curbside refuse in East Brunswick.
A Magnolia woman Nancy Franklin, 25, died after a car driven by Elvin D. Brantley, 26, went out of control near Hope. The vehicle overturned, injuring Brantley and lightly injuring Otis Johnson, with Franklin dying at 6 am. Trooper Wallace Martin investigated.
LAKENEATH England AP A US Air Force court martial fined Capt Thomas Culver 1000 dollars and gave a reprimand for joining an antiwar protest at the U S Embassy in London on Memorial Day He faced up to four years in prison loss of pay and a dishonorable discharge The eight officer panel found him guilty of participating in the May 31 London demonstration and of soliciting others to join Culver a 32 year old lawyer from Westfield New Jersey said he will appeal and take the case to the Supreme Court He called it an important constitutional test and noted he believed in the First Amendment rights Culver spoke calmly after the verdict in the packed Lakenheath courtroom where spectators cried
Dr Mitchell Young national president of Unified Concerned Citizens of America announced a neighborhood school antibusing rally at the Corpus Christi exhibition hall at 8 p m The rally is sponsored by Concerned Neighbors Inc of Corpus Christi formed in 1970 and counting 16 000 members
Washington AP four Arkansas lawmakers joined in the House vote to send a CBS contempt citation back to the Commerce Committee. The final tally was 226 to 181 in favor.
In Arkansas most Southwestern Bell workers joined 500000 U S telephone employees in a nationwide CWA picket against Western Electric. About 2700 of 4000 Arkansas workers affected as 26 cities faced protests. Officials stressed maintaining service with emphasis on emergency communications while some nonunion staff covered duties. Long list of Arkansas cities involved. Springdale council approved about 1 4 million in bonds. El Dorado schools hired Tom E Benberg to run a new drug abuse education program funded by a 90 000 grant.
Bell System faced a nationwide walkout by up to 500000 telephone workers as AFL CIO Communications Workers of America members walked out at 6 a.m. EDT. Supervisors filled in at switchboards while unions press wage and policy demands, with calls likely to pass but maintenance risk rising.
Local Southwestern Bell office in Hope joins a regional strike by the Communications Workers of America. Jack Bayles, manager, says the contract remains in effect through July 16 and that the company aims to keep service operating, though disruptions are likely as skilled workers are away. Supervisors and remaining staff will cover critical switchboards and key positions to maintain communication.
A major earthquake struck near Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, detected at 2:11 a.m. EDT with a magnitude of 8.1. Officials warned of a possible Pacific Ocean tsunami watch, though none had been reported. The quake was noted as the largest since the West Guinea event on January 10.
All Around Town reports from Texarkana and nearby areas. Mrs. Milton Mosier undergoes surgery at St. Michael Hospital and remains in Room 401. The Decious family from Colfax Iowa plan church visits and events at First Christian Church this weekend including an informal supper and a breakfast. Kathy Woolsey seeks former Galloway College classmates by mail. Lynne Justus, a physics researcher at CERN, toured Europe in June and will teach at Southern Methodist University this fall. Three local students attended University of Arkansas orientation July 11-13. Theresa Hulsey and Judith Honeycutt are noted residents. A picket line formed at the local Southwestern Bell office amid a nationwide strike. Hempstead County Food Stamp Office to be closed on July 15-20-22 and 27.
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