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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1973
Page
6
An editorial column titled Our Daily Bread by editor Alex Washburn presents brief reflections on ordinary life, framing everyday choices as small acts of character. The piece adopts a concise, opinionated tone and invites readers to consider modest daily decisions.
An Associated Press dispatch covers rising criticism of the new mathematics in U.S. elementary schools. Educators and experts note sixth graders grasp theory but struggle with practical addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Critics include Leroy Greene and Morris Kline, who question the system’s usefulness for future study and real-world computation. The report also notes a shift in international currency markets with the U.S. dollar falling and gold rising to new highs.
Rising production costs overshadow high market prices for crops. The Agriculture Department notes a 14 percent year over year rise in the prices paid index, with feed costs surging 10 percent in April May and values for soybean meal, corn meal, mixed hog feed, dairy rations, and broiler diets all up sharply. Despite potential record crop yields, higher input costs threaten cattle hog milk and poultry profitability into fall.
City subscribers are urged to phone 777-3431 between 6 and 6 30 p m Saturday before or by 5 p m for a carrier to deliver the Star newspaper.
Senate Watergate hearings will resume Tuesday despite Archibald Cox urging a delay. Sen. Sam Ervin said the delay could be two to four months but will not happen if he has any say. The panel will question Sally Harman and others, while Strauss confirms a break‑in at his Dallas home tied to financial records. Additional notes from McCord and Sullivan add context to the ongoing inquiries.
Aviation experts sifted through wreckage after the TU144 crashed during a Paris air show exhibition in Goussainville. Fourteen people were killed and 28 injured as the four engine jet disintegrated on impact, destroying houses and lighting up the town. Investigators sought the cause, with observers noting the aircraft dipped in ascent before the fatal dive.
Today marks the start of the fifth annual Camp Pow Wow at Hope Fair Park for 40 morning campers from 8:30 to 1:00 pm June 4 to 8. Activities include Music Appreciation Arts and Crafts Nature Study Story Telling and a supervised swim with water therapy trained lifeguards. meals supplied by local groups and volunteers coordinate transportation and staff led by director Verlaine Jones and assistant director Mrs Pine.
The Associated Press reports four people died on Arkansas highways during the weekend. Ruben Compton, 79, Foreman, was struck on Arkansas 108 by Nathan Cooksey, 34, Texarkana, after another headlight glare. Peter Bryant, 25, Oxford Izard County, died when his car ran off a county road near Wiseman and caught fire. James Laster, 51, Harrisburg, was fatally struck crossing U.S. 63 by Lewis Yates, 63, Dyess. Paul Wather, 16, Crossett, died while riding a bicycle on U.S. 82 west of Crossett. Dannell Smith, 18, Strong, and Patricia Harris, 18, Crossett, were injured as the car hit the cyclist. The AP weekend death count covers 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday.
The National Weather Service expects more showers and thunderstorms in Arkansas through Tuesday with a cold front bringing drier air by Wednesday. A weak front moves east from the Texas Panhandle and northern Lake Michigan to the Texas Big Bend. Severe weather hit the northwest and western Arkansas with heavy rain at Pine Ridge, Montgomery County totaling 4.61 inches. Highs reached the 80s and 90s in several cities, while record lows ranged from 66 to 75 across Fayetteville Texarkana Pine Bluff and other towns.
Heavy rains and high winds tore through Springdale late Saturday leaving two stores with heavy damage a drug store and a downtown record shop eight blocks away a discount store sustaining minor damage Trees and power lines were downed and power was out for about two hours There were no serious injuries A tornado struck Zion near Melbourne damaging a house and forcing the occupants into a storm cellar They escaped unharmed Other damage occurred at Hector and Salem with no injuries reported A slight tornado damaged property near Corning including farm buildings and wagons Two boys in a barn escaped injury}
Singer Al Green was named the year's outstanding male vocalist at the Memphis Music Awards as part of the third annual ceremonies in Memphis Tennessee. He also won for his single record and album Am Still in Love With You, sharing the best songwriter award with Willie Mitchell and Al Jackson. Mitchell also captured outstanding engineer and producer awards, while Jackson was named outstanding musician before a 2000 strong crowd.
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