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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1972
Page
6
An editor named Alex H. Washburn presents a concise daily bread column. The piece offers brief reflections on diet, routine, and daily life, framed with a steady tone and practical observations.
The Star prints two letters about local issues. Mrs Lela Stuart asks the county to grade Section 14 road near McNab and Saratoga, citing rain trapping her at home. A reader, A D Jones Jr, discusses mail delays from Seguin Enterprise and urges Star publication. editors promise possible reprint and future action to improve next day delivery.
Sen George McGovern angrily denounced the Credentials Committee ruling that split California's 71 delegates among nine candidates and threatened to withhold support from the Democratic ticket if the nominating process is not fair He labeled the decision the rottenest political steal and blamed rival Hubert Humphrey for engineering it The dispute signals growing party infighting ahead of the Miami Beach convention opening on July 10
President Nixon announced the United States will rejoin Vietnam peace talks in Paris on July 13, signaling hope for serious discussions. He spoke at a televised news conference, noting past disappointments and withholding specifics about secret negotiations. He also addressed domestic issues, including federal handgun control and women’s rights, while emphasizing Vietnam as the dominant topic.
Gov. George Wallace will leave Holy Cross Hospital next Friday for the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach with a stop in Montgomery Alabama his press secretary said. Wallace, under physical therapy hoping to regain use of his legs, will fly in an Air Force ambulance plane provided by President Nixon.
All Around Town Boy Scout Troop 92 begins a door to door sale of liquid household cleaner to raise funds for a troop bus. The sale runs through Thursday of next week with contacts Larry Patton and Harold Sisson for details. Blevins teacher among forty five from 15 States and Afghanistan enrolled in Kent State University's Summer Mathematics Institute.
Rep John Paul Hammerschmid announced a $141,045 work contract for Millwood Reservoir. LaFurg and Budd Parsons of Kansas were awarded the contract to build public use facilities with showers, water, power, and sewer systems. Work is scheduled to begin soon.
Representative Laws C. Wyman proposes a constitutional amendment to restore the death penalty after the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional under current statutes. Wyman, former New Hampshire attorney general, calls the ruling harmful and urges Congress to act immediately, arguing public safety hinges on the deterrent.
In Belfast Militant Protestants backed by the Ulster Defense Association announce plans to erect barricades around Bogside and Creggan districts Londonderry despite the IRA Provisional wing removing three of 40 barriers. A UDA spokesman said essential services would continue in the IRA strongholds.
A one vehicle crash around 2 26 p m yesterday sent Delmar Pipkin of Hope to a local hospital. authorities say Pipkin was charged with DWI after turning onto N Hervey Street from Pond Street and striking the underpass center support. He was treated and released.
Four Death Row inmates at Cummins Prison Farm express satisfaction after news that the U S Supreme Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional Some inmates discuss the decision on the prison yard while others pray and reflect The report notes Arkansas last executed in 1964 and counts past executions by method and race data from the era mentions Charles Franklin Freed, the 16th electrocution in the state since the chair’s adoption.
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