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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1972
Page
1
In Saigon AP reports colleagues call Gen Creighton W. Abrams a humane, deliberate leader who values people and safety. As Vietnam commander he oversaw shifting ground war to South Vietnamese forces and reductions from a peak force level of 543,000.
Twenty Hempstead County delegates were chosen at Hope City Hall for the Arkansas State Democratic Convention in Little Rock. Eighteen are pledged to Rep. Wilbur Mills, one to Gov. George Wallace, and one uncommitted. Donal Parker was elected chairman and E.C. White secretary.
General Creighton Abrams, born in 1914 in Spencerfield Massachusetts, was Westmoreland's classmate at West Point and will succeed him as secretary of state? chief of staff in Vietnam era. He rose from 4H boy to four star general, with six children and a wife Julia Vas sar. Two of their sons, Creighton III and John, served in Vietnam.
A weather brief note appears in the column with regional outlooks and hints of upcoming conditions. No specific temperatures or dates are provided in the readable text. The item reads like a generic syndicated weather note accompanying local coverage.
Infant Joan Bobo daughter of Guy and Mrs Bobo of Rt 1 Patmos died after a short illness in a local hospital. Survived by two sisters Cheryl and Janita one brother Doug and paternal grandparents Briant and Mrs Bobo. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Herndon Funeral Home of Hope.
Experiment station reports 24 hours ending 7 am Tuesday with high 99 and low 71 and trace rain. Forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions, not so hot today, fair and mild tonight, and little temperature change Thursday with scattered thunder showers in the west. Highs mid 80s to low 90s, lows in the 60s.
Mrs. Pruden of Conway, Hope High School graduate and daughter of Mississippi’s first woman mayor, announces her candidacy for Hempstead County representative. She pledges full-time service, no outside interests, open office hours, responsive communication, and tax restraint while serving Arkansans and Hempstead County voters.
In Brooklyn Elizabeth Holtzman beat longtime House Judiciary chair Emanuel Celler 15 557 to 14 995 for renomination after a close night of returns. Other notable results included Bella Abzug losing to William Ryan and Jonathan Bingham overcoming James Scheuer in the Bronx. Celler’s daughter said her father hadn’t conceded.
Mrs Alma Drew director of Hempstead County Social Services announced changes effective July 1 due to USDA rules. Household sizes up to six gain four dollars more in income and coupons, seven members get eight, eight to twelve gain twelve with equal coupon value. Maximum income for eligibility rises to 373 for four people nationally, with scale up to eight people at 640 plus 53 dollars per additional person. Eligibility requires county certification and regular participation.
Arkansas governor Dale Bumpers urged replacing the current delegate system with a national primary. He questioned the 22 state direct elections and warned the Supreme Court could overturn a D C ruling on proportional representation for women minorities and youths. He noted McGovern’s delegate prospects remain uncertain and commented on the Emprise Inc. probe into Southland Greyhound Corp. operations.
Ideal Cement completes a high temperature nylon bag dust collection system at the Okay plant to exceed 99.9 percent efficiency and meet Arkansas air pollution regulations. Installed since 1971 at a cost over 1.5 million, the project followed 40 years of plant upgrades among 16 Ideal Cement facilities. Joe Purcell, state Democratic chairman, called a Kennedy Mills national ticket “a very strong ticket” while backing Rep. Wilbur Mills for president in Arkansas.
Saigon reports North Vietnam is attempting to bypass mined harbors by unloading from Chinese ships offshore and transferring cargo inland by barges. The effort, about ten days old, has limited success due to U S navy strikes on barges and shore points. Four Chinese registry vessels have been sighted at two coastal sites near Hai Phong and Vinh.
A coalition of liberal mayors from about 350 cities fought to block a Nixon Vietnam policy resolution at the U S Conference of Mayors meeting in New Orleans. The resolution urged withdrawal of all U S troops from South Vietnam within four months after a ceasefire, with prisoner release and missing in action accounting. It was defeated 10 to 7 by a resolutions committee, but the broader vote looms as a key test of city leaders' views.
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