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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
1
The Star explains and corrects election tables printed in Wednesday’s inside pages. Columns were shifted causing misread county totals across Arkansas, now fixed to align bottom totals and ensure historical accuracy for future references.
Washington AP reports the Civil Aeronautics Board dissolved its Consumer Advisory Committee after five meetings in two years. Chairman Reuven Robertson III claimed no board member attended meetings. Browne denied industry pressure and cited other consumer voices. In Helena Arkansas authorities said Ernest Temple 38 of West Helena drowned fishing at Old Town Lake weighing heart trouble.
U S Representative David Pryor urged Senator John McClellan to meet in a statewide televised debate before the June 13 runoff. Pryor pressed for full disclosure of McClellan income sources and highlighted the senator's wealth and long tenure as key issues. He sought endorsements from Ted Boswell and supporters, claiming momentum and shifting votes from McClellan’s primary.
Jasper County deputy sheriff Charles Whitlow said he was chased twice at speeds near 100 mph while transporting Gary Vincent Johnson, 25, who had been sentenced to 99 years for armed robbery. Johnson is also wanted in Kansas for a tavern shooting. A second chase in Laclede County ended with Johnson’s pursuer arrested. William Turnbaugh, 28, of Springdale, Ark., was charged with driving while intoxicated. Johnson’s brother Jack Johnson, 21, is serving 15 years for related robberies and shootings.
Washington reports farm livestock prices rebounding with cattle up to an all-time 33.10 per 100 pounds in May and hogs up 11 percent to 24.90. If farm gains pass through, beef and pork retail prices may rise, contributing to higher family food budgets as economists monitor June government releases.
The Hope Downtown design team will hold intensive idea sessions June 5 through June 9 with city officials, property owners, and merchants to decide traffic flow, parking, pedestrian areas, landscaping, and building renovation. Meetings begin with a Dutch Treat at Limbert's, 223 Main Street, and will occur at various downtown blocks with participating firms Urban Planning and Development Corporation and Crome Nesland Truemper Miller & Gratehell.
Authorities said 64 year old Huron Fulmer of Lake City died when his pickup left a bridge and plunged into a water filled ditch eight miles east of Bay. An autopsy will determine drowning versus crash death.
More than 1,000 South Vietnamese paratroopers with tanks pressed through artillery barrages 25 miles northwest of Hue seeking to trap a North Vietnamese regiment. Air and naval operations accompanied the assault, including Phantoms shooting down two MIG21s northeast of Hanoi and the Newport News and Waddell firing on targets along the coast. Kontum houses were reoccupied, and death tolls from the area reported with bodies found in mass graves. A helicopter crash near Thailand base and rescued crewmen were noted.
SAIGON AP reports U S pilots using laser guided or TV guided smart bombs have achieved more in two months against key targets than the 1965-68 bombing. Officials say major bridges and roads north of Hue toward China border have been cut, affecting northeast and northwest rail links.
Border guards with submachine guns patrolled Tel Aviv's international airport as Israel urged tighter checks on passengers and baggage after a Palestinian attack killed 23 and wounded 70. Lebanon warned of possible retaliation at Beirut, while Israel accused Beirut-based groups of planning terror abroad. Three attackers died and one was captured. two committed suicide or were killed in the incident.
Washington AP The Senate backed a $1 billion State Department authorization and rejected a bid to halt U S funding for Indochina after Aug 31. Led by Fulbright the Foreign Relations Committee added foreign policy limits, but the anti war amendment died in procedural votes.
AP reports last week US combat deaths 10, missing 11, wounded 35, total US casualties 416 since March 30. Nonhostile deaths 1. South Vietnamese losses drop in dead to 754, wounded 2,781, missing 312. Enemies’ dead 5,218. Total allied toll: US 45,765 killed, 303,046 wounded, 1,601 missing or captured, 10,180 nonhostile deaths. South Vietnamese 144,238 killed, 368,499 wounded. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong 840,909 killed. US also to withdraw 2,460 troops, phasing out 37 Army units.
FRANKFURT Germany AP Police battled in a morning raid aiming to capture archist bombers. Andreas Baader 28 leader of the Baader Meinhof gang was reportedly wounded and among four men arrested in a two hour raid on a quiet Frankfurt district. The Red Army Faction blamed for recent bombings on U S Army bases and police facilities.
Dr James Doherty of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Little Rock will visit Hope on June 6 197% to meet local doctors. He is a consultant in the University Medical Extension Advice program funded by the Arkansas Regional Medical Program, discussing new techniques and course extensions for area physicians. Hendrix College graduates five with honors on June 2 including Jimmy Turner and Charles Martin.
President Nixon wraps up a 13 day tour and heads to Washington to urge Congress and the public to back the strategic arms limiting treaty with the Soviet Union. He will address a rare joint session at 930 p.m. EDT after arrival at Andrews. The pact freezes offensive missiles and limits ABM sites but requires two thirds Senate ratification. Phase 2 seeks broader arms limits.
Colonel Bill Miller of the Department of Public Safety announced 14 deaths in 11 fatal crashes over a 72 hour Memorial Day weekend. He reported patrol activity totals including 6695 officer contacts, 15 accidents investigated, and numerous arrests for intoxicated driving, speeding, and other hazards.
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