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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1970
Page
1
The Star introduces Compu graphics driven photo typesetting with a second machine soon in service. Just-O-Writers will be overhauled and sold as old equipment yields to three year old photo setters. FCC moves to cut newspaper wire rates raise costs and signal broader tax like shifts in communications policy.
Dr. Silas D. Snow president of State College of Arkansas said the college would finish the fiscal year in the black after a Legisla tive Joint Auditing Committee report warned of a fragmented accounting system and weak internal controls. He denied any losses and noted federal programs remain satisfactory with no curtailment.
Harvard President Nathan S. Pusey told seniors at baccalaureate that campuses face disruption from extremist student and faculty groups trying to demolish the existing higher education system. He likened today’s New Left tactics to McCarthy era methods and warned of alarmist tactics to push non negotiable demands.
AP report from Phnom Penh notes Pepsi-Cola’s Cambodian business collapsing as the army seizes soda trucks for supply duties and bottling plant workers enlist. Deliveries drop about 60 percent while teens and elderly women sling cups at the blue and white modern plant beside the Mekong.
A dynamite time bomb exploded in a men’s room at New York City Police headquarters two minutes after a warning. Eight people were slightly injured as doors and walls were damaged. The bomb was 15 sticks of dynamite with a timing device, set to detonate at 6 48 pm. The Weatherman group claimed responsibility in a hand printed note.
Dear reader, HAL Boyle answers how to spot a man over forty based on habits and habits only. Clues include aging hair loss excuses, preferring Welk over dancing, mixed sleeping pills, antacids and tranquilizers, talk of jogging, disdain for minis, financial questions, WWII nostalgia, winded amorous moments, smart anniversaries, gray mustache hints, rising prices triggering worry, and misreading requests for ice as a cue. If these apply, the man is over 40 and in need of support.
California fugitive Robert Liberty, 23, known as The Candlelight Killer, was arrested near Colorado Springs after a motel robbery and hostage incident involving a 17-year-old and Kendell Bierly 24. Liberty faces murder and flight charges. a 15 mile chase ended with three shots fired and the hostage unharmed.
City board scheduled bids for June 16 at 4 30 p m on four contracts to complete the water, roads and sewer project funded by a 453000 federal grant matched by 302000 from utility funds. Contract work includes expanding a 12 inch water line to the north industrial site and city limits.
Arkadelphia Democrat Dr. Bob Riley says concerns about the image of higher education motivated his bid for Arkansas lieutenant governor. He cites the need to improve state education standing as a key reason for seeking the second highest elected post.
Retired Air Force pilot Chris Sheppard built the river boat WREN for L. Hamilton on Lake Hamilton Hot Springs Arkansas. The craft uses a propane fueled boiler maintaining 105 pounds of pressure for two steam engines and is the only full scale steam powered vessel in the state.
In London eight days before elections the first all paper walkout in 15 years paralyzes Fleet Street. Labor critics accuse wage demands of driving costs, while Wilson mediates with publishers and printers. In Amman, King Hussein and Yasir Arafat announce a truce after 24 hours of Jordanian-Palestinian clashes, releasing prisoners and pledging cease fire patrols amid hostage concerns.
All Around Town reports Commander Claud H Byrd announces the June Legion meeting in the little courtroom at the courthouse at 7 30 p m Monday June 15. Delegates for the state convention will be chosen and urged to attend.
Washington reports indicate the Nixon administration is weighing a mix of arms sales, and renewed diplomacy with Soveiets for peace in the Middle East. Officials acknowledge past failures but push for compromises and negotiations between Israel and Arab states to avert broader conflict.
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