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The editor Alex H Washburn presents Our Daily Bread a concise reflection on daily life and enduring values in a brief slice of commentary.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1973
Page
6
The editor Alex H Washburn presents Our Daily Bread a concise reflection on daily life and enduring values in a brief slice of commentary.
A letter praises CBS for abolishing instant analysis as a means to let the public judge the president’s address without network color. The Star notes CBS policy aims for fair coverage, suggesting the real motive is public resentment of intrusion. Included is a reader letter from Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Baker praising ambulance service in Hope to Perrytown, Arkansas, with tips on emergency numbers and directions.
The Albuquerque Journal reports Associated Milk Producers Inc will announce a wholesale milk price increase next Tuesday at a news conference in Albuquerque. The change likely adds only a few cents per half gallon.
In London and Zurich early bullion markets the dollar slid as Washington delayed new inflation curbs. Gold prices rose with Hong Kong up $1.31 to $117.04 an ounce while London and Zurich opened at $119 per ounce, ending hopes of immediate action.
Greece proclaims a presidential republic under George Papadopoulos with a seven year term for the president who cannot seek a second term. A July plebiscite will ratify the ouster of King Constantine and the new regime, modeled on France, with 20 honorary parliamentarians without voting rights.
Gen Francisco Franco steps down as president but remains chief of state. He names Adm Luis Carrero Blanco to succeed as president and designates Prince Juan Carlos as future chief of state. Alejandro Valcarcel to be vice president and secretary general of the Movement. Franco plans a cabinet shakeup after Campora’s visit.
In Shreveport Louisiana an appeal court reviews whether Southwestern Electric Power Co. may expropriate rights of way for its own natural gas pipeline. SWEPCO argues a dedicated line is needed to avoid fuel shortages affecting plants while the case proceeds. The court did not indicate when a ruling will be issued.
The Senate expected to pass the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 extending federal crop programs through 1978. The bill includes food stamp liberalization provisions, rural development, and a controversial target price system for cotton, wheat, and feed grain with subsidies tied to market conditions.
Camp Pow Wow resumes Monday June 1 through June 15 at Hope Fair Park 8 30 a m to 10 p m daily for retarded children. Dee Singleton and Marie Stuart will tell stories and transport children. Lifeguards include Jill Herring Gigi Gladney Melissa Jordan Patsy Birch and Joey Galloway. Forty campers enrolled last week with counselors listed. Call Mrs Haskell Jones at 777-4463 if unable to attend.
At the 74th Arkansas Bar Association annual meeting in Hot Springs, speakers debated the state of environmental law amid Supreme Court review delays. Richard Arnold urged caution on projects like Gillham Dam while Gholson warned against overregulation. James Jeans supported environmentalist concerns about quality of life and irreversible degradation.
Senior U S naval officer and former prisoner Stockdale contemplates legal moves against other military men who shared captivity. Eight Army and Marine enlisted men were accused last week of aiding the enemy while POWs, marking potential first charges against former POW officers. Stockdale, on convalescent leave from a Navy hospital in San Diego, reportedly headed to Hawaii for a cruise.
The Saigon government said it is ready to sign a joint appeal for an end to hostilities in Vietnam. A source noted that the critical part is a written understanding detailing measures for the four parties to implement the appeal.
Tommy Mosier of 562 Peach St Hope suffered severe facial cuts but rested well after a truck train crash Thursday near Hope. James L. Williams of Prescott, driver of the truck, also received facial lacerations and other injuries but was released. The Missouri Pacific train struck the truck’s fourth car after swerving to avoid the crossing on Highway 32. In Paris, Kissinger and Le Duc Tho planned another Paris session to advance the Vietnam cease fire signed January 27, with Saigon in close contact with the United States and debates over control zones continuing.
Six men escaped from the Poinsett County Jail in Harrisburg around 9 p.m. Thursday after overpowering Deputy Charles D. Branyan and visiting officer Arvy Dunkerson and locking them in separate cells. The escapees fled with two revolvers as road blocks were set up by state police and county authorities.
All Around Town presents homecoming at Southside Baptist Church with guest speaker Carrol Byers on Sunday June 10. Lunch at noon followed by singing and visiting. Hope Round-up Club hosts SCHASA horse show Saturday June 9 at 7 p.m. at the Coliseum with free admission. Southside Child Development Center holds a promotion exercise Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Free Zion Church of Christ. TOPS Club style show Monday June 11 at 8 p.m. in the Douglas Building, no admission, public invited. Henderson State College reports 265 students on spring honor roll including Saundra Hargis, Margie Reyenga, and Judy Wells. Gorden students listed: Karen Davies, Roy Glen Dixon, Jacqueline Downs, Michael Miller, Emma Taylor, Terri Thompson.
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