24 Jul 1970
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1970
Page
1
In a column echoed by J Edgar Hoover, the Lenoir News Topic emphasizes that each generation must act to protect democracy and advance past gains. It argues youth should recognize historical progress and build on it to secure a brighter future.
Washington AP Senate Armed Services Chairman L Mendel Rivers says Congress will not act on draft reform this year while Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announces monthly draft calls will stay under 10 000. Rivers notes subcommittee review is underway and relies on President Nixon while planning no broad bills this session.
Attorney General John N. Mitchell ordered a halt to using the terms Mafia and Cosa Nostra in Department of Justice news releases speeches or statements. He said many Italian Americans find the words offensive and urged officials to discontinue their use in public communications amid complaints from lawmakers and the White House.
The Justice Department authorized civil suits against 10 companies named by the Interior Department for dumping mercury into lakes and rivers across seven states. Suits seek injunctions to stop current discharges and require remediation, using the Refuse Act to address pollution seriously without criminal penalties.
Navy astronomers report new X ray evidence from Centaurus A supports the Big Bang theory of the universe’s creation billions of years ago. The Aerobee rocket telescope data show cold space radiation, distinguishing it from warmer infrared readings within the Milky Way.
Los Angeles AP reports the Sharon Tate murder trial opens with Deputy Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi outlining the state's case against Charles Manson and followers Susan Atkins Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel. Prosecution aims to show Manson ordered the killings at Spahn Ranch and Death Valley encampment, with Linda Kasabian expected to testify after immunity.
Federal agents search underground haunts for 10 of 13 Weather Underground members indicted for a nationwide plot to bomb and kill. Leaders Mark Rudd and Bernardine Dohrn are missing. a dynamite package was found at the Detroit Police Officers Association building.
Garrett, 42, has been named director of the Pardons and Paroles Division of the Arkansas Department of Correction. He has been acting director since succeeding Victor Urban last May.
Rodney Pinder reports Scotland Yard charged James Roche a 28 year old laborer with illegal possession of two CS gas grenades used to disrupt Parliament. He appeared at Bow Street Court for July 31 custody as investigators consider security upgrades after the Belfast inspired attack.
Nixon era Latin American policy draws critics as neglectful while supporters call it realism. Economic and military aid have slumped, with military assistance down 75 percent from 1966 and diplomacy reduced to a trickle. Some say the region bears responsibility for its own development while U.S. leadership wanes.
A night of violence erupts around the Taft Homes, Warner Homes, and Harrison Homes in Peoria with shooting, firebombing, and rock throwing. Police arrest over 20 adults and about 12 youths as curfew for under-21s is imposed and liquor sales halted. Nearby Cairo and New Brunswick see related unrest with limited injuries and arrests.
Temperatures across the state are set to rebound to July norms after near record low nights. Sunshine favored the west with cloudy conditions in the east keeping highs in the low 80s and warming to around 90 by Saturday. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are forecast mainly Saturday afternoon and evening.
Washington AP report notes President Nixon signs a bill to aid building efforts as he gears up for a ten day trip, with scheduling details and associated policy notes. The article mentions the administration's push for construction support and related economic aims.
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