Red Delegates Boycott Peace Talks
The chief Communist delegates boycotted the weekly Viet Nam peace talks in Paris, accusing the Nixon administration of acts of war. The United States countered that the delegates showed no interest in a settlement, condemning preconditions and propaganda used to justify continued fighting.
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Michael Goldsmith
Associated Press
PARIS
Vietnam
Nixon
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
David K. E. Bruce
South
Cambodia
Laos
Veteran Admiral Crommelin dies at 66 in Alabama
Vice Adm. Henry Crommelin, 66, a highly decorated World War II veteran, died Tuesday in Montgomery Alabama. He earned the Silver Star and seven other medals for Pacific service.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henry Crommelin
Crommelin
Pacific
Casey Still Supported by White House
The White House reaffirmed support for William J. Casey to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. A Deane letter said investigation showed no evidence of personal wrongdoing. Casey and Rehnquist letters were released, noting Casey’s qualifications and answering questions. The Senate Banking Committee will reopen hearings amid new issues from a 1962 civil suit alleging unregistered stock sales. Dean said the White House did not know of the case at nomination.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
White House
New York
William J. Casey
Securities and Exchange Commission
John W. Deanei
Nixon
Casey
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Banking Committee
Sparkman
Asst
William H. Rehnquist
Dean
Department of Justice
Senate
William Proxmire
Dwis
SEC
Two Constitutional Amendments Approved in Committee
Arkansas House backs two measures lowering voting age to 18 and rewriting the legislative article. If approved by Senate, they head to the 1972 general election voters. Proposals cover single-member districts and possible virtual sessions, with tax decisions needing two-thirds support in each chamber.
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Juiale Rock
Arkansas House
Senate
House
Calvin R. Ledbetter Jr
Little Rock
Roscoe Brown
Jonesbero
General Assembly
Fees of Sales Tax Hike Are Heard
A Arkansas public hearing on partially increasing the sales tax drew about 200 attendees at Little Rock Central High School. Proponents argued higher revenue funds education, while opponents said the burden falls hardest on the poor and middle class. Speakers included J Bill Becker of the AFL-CIO and Hubert Blanchard of the Arkansas Education Association, who urged careful use of new funds to raise teacher salaries and meet state needs.
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Little Rock
Revenue and Taxation Committees
Arkansas House
Senate
Little Rock Central High School
J. Bill Becker
Arkansas Afl-Cio
Arkansas
Becker
Hubert Blanchard
Arkansas Education Association
Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
Blanchard
Arnold Berner
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
Les Gibbs
Revenue Department
B. D
Doug Brandon
House
Gibbs
Weather forecast for Hope Arkansas area report
Weather summary from Hope Star notes a 24 hour period ending 7 am Thursday with high 45 and low 20. Forecast calls for fair and not so cold tonight, increasing clouds and warmer Friday with lows in the 30s and highs Friday in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
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Hope
Ark
Star Weather Experiment Station
Arkansas
Reagan unveils 70 point plan to cut California welfare costs
Governor Ronald Reagan tours Fresno and San Francisco to rally support for a plan to reduce 740 million in welfare costs. The 70 point program targets 300000 fewer family relief cases, enforces work or community service, tracks deserters, shifts federal costs for aliens, revises Medi Cal eligibility, and places liens on homes worth 20000 or more. Critics call for federal takeover while Reagan defends state-led reform.
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BICS
Associated Press
Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Fresno
San Francisco
Nixon
Congress
Apple Blossom Queen Picked in Shenandoah Valley
Winchester Virginia AP reports Juliana Shepard daughter of astronaut Alan B. Shepard named Queen Shenandoah 44th at the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival held May 7 8 in Winchester with ceremony of local tradition and community events.
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Winchester
Alan B. Shepard
Juliana
Will Cei
Russia Sends Helicopters to Egypt Amid Ceasefire Drift
U S intelligence indicates Soviet ships delivered Mi-8 transport helicopters to Egypt within the past month, boosting Egypt’s ability to deploy troops behind Israeli lines. Egypt reportedly now owns about 133 Russian helicopters, roughly double last fall, with MiG fighters and SU-7s added this year. The Egyptian air force holds a slight edge in combat planes over Israel, aided by a seven month ceasefire allowing rebuilding of strength.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Egypt
U.S
Israel
United States
Middle East
Hope Star contact and circulation details and rates
The Hope Star masthead lists staff and offices at The Star Building Hope Arkansas with publishing and circulation leadership. It includes subscription prices for in state and out of state mail, carrier delivery rates, and college student offers, plus contact and postal information.
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Hope
Hempstead
Nevada
Lafayette
Howard
Pike, Clark
Miller Counties
Arkansas
Born Loser? HAL BOYLE Reflects On Fate And Fate
In a 1960s AP column HAL Boyle addresses the idea of being a born loser. He lists comical misfortunes and social jabs including failed purchases, missed chances, and a history of bad luck from failed house insurance to a misdirected military path. He notes the first baseball game was played June 19, 1846 in Hoboken New Jersey.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Jeb Dunce
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Army
Hoboken
N.J
Jaycees announce statewide $750 essay scholarship
The Arkansas Jaycees launch a statewide essay contest for male high school seniors with a $750 United States Jaycee War Memorial Fund Scholarship to the recipient’s chosen college. Entries due April 30, 1971. winner announced May 15. Handicapped children require more than 150,000 teachers to meet the needs of about five million school age children.
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Arkansas Jaycees
College
Earl Glover
Little Rock
State Project
Glover
Blackwood Road
Arkansas
United States
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