Our Daily Bread by The Editor
The newspaper presents Our Daily Bread a concise opinion by editor Alex H. Washburn reflecting on daily life and community values with a traditional editorial tone.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1973
Page
6
The newspaper presents Our Daily Bread a concise opinion by editor Alex H. Washburn reflecting on daily life and community values with a traditional editorial tone.
A columnist notes soaring livestock feed costs as corn and soybeans surge, with soy futures up from 3.50 to 12.12 per bushel and soybean meal prices quadrupling in a year. He describes personal sparrow control to protect bird feeders, mentions Audubon cautions, and reports Magnolia Banner-News switching to offset printing June 10 amid Arkansas press industry shifts.
Arkansas farmers received 5 percent more for their crops and livestock during the month ending May 15 compared with mid April figures. The rise was reported by the Arkansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service in a state bulletin.
Arkansas Public Service Commission ordered Southwestern Bell Telephone Co to follow regulations in customer deposits service disclosures and rate clarity after Arkansas Consumer Research filed complaints on July 3. Commissioner Bob Downie noted improper deposit projections and required guarantees disclosures and tax-inclusive rate information.
Air Force Captain James H. Strain and two bomber crewmen from New York and Rome, N.Y., joined a Brooklyn filed constitutional suit led by Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman challenging the bombing of Cambodia. Strain, removed from flying status, says he opposed the strikes and wants to pursue his Air Force career without recrimination.
Government and Viet Cong blamed each other for heavy fighting along the central coast and in the Mekong Delta as Kissinger and Le Duc Tho resumed talks in Paris. Saigon reports claim high Communist casualties while questions arise over casualty tallies and strategic aims near Highway 4.
Jim Downs of Hope becomes owner and operator of Russell's Curb Market on Highway 67 West. The roadside grocer offers groceries, home grown vegetables, and sundries. Downs says the business remains the same despite new ownership, after previously managing Moore Bros. Grocery for over 17 years.
Washington AP The Senate approved a mandatory national fuel-allocation formula by an 85 to 10 vote, rejecting the administration pleasure guidelines. Sen Henry M Jackson led the measure amid fuel shortages with support from conservatives. The bill seeks to prioritize fuel access and accelerate energy actions while AAA reports tighter supplies in the Southeast and Northwest. Major oil firms showed higher earnings in Q1.
Washington AP. Former Nixon campaign treasurer Hugh Sloan Jr testifies that Attorney General Mitchell controlled campaign spending almost a year before leaving the Justice Department, contradicting a prior sworn statement. Sloan says top aides dismissed warnings of campaign Watergate links and recounts cash payments to G. Gordon Liddy with Mitchell's possible approval. He names Maurice Stans and Jeb Stuart Magruder and details an evolving approval process, including a cash payment of 83000 to Liddy.
Skylab repair team rehearses a two man space walk to free a jammed solar panel. Commander Charles Conrad Jr. and Dr. Joseph P. Kerwin will attempt the one inch cut or pry, while Paw J. Weitz relays commands from inside the workshop. The operation aims to restore solar power and allow remaining experiments on the two day flight.
Fair skies will return to Arkansas with no precipitation and little temperature change through the weekend. A northwest front ended five days of heavy showers and storms in northwest Arkansas Tuesday, with two inch totals in west central Arkansas. Highs Tuesday ranged from 72 at Harrison to 80 at Jonesboro, while Memphis reached 86 as a high.
All Around Town New Hope Baptist Church on Highway 4 North announces a revival June 10 through 17 with morning services at 10 and evening services at 7. Evangelist Rev C O Strong of Texarkana, editor and Bible teacher, will lead. Elbert OSteen is pastor. Contributions to Providence Cemetery can be mailed to Mrs L B Hollis Patmos Ark 71856.
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