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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1971
Page
6
Our Daily Bread urges Hope district voters to oppose a proposed 10 mill tax increase for local schools on Tuesday March 9. The editor accuses school managers of neglecting fair property assessments and argues that voting no may force officials to scrutinize assessments and curb rising millage rates.
The Arkansas House approved an administration bill to create a criminal justice and highway safety information center in the Administration Department. It passed 73 to 1 and would run a computer information system serving police courts corrections and highway safety agencies as a central depository.
Annce ONeal, 39, of Helena, captured in Chicago, will be returned to Helena to face murder charges in the shooting death of Robert Nathan, 30, whose body was found along a Helena street early Monday.
ANKARA Turkey AP One student was killed and a dozen troops and students were injured when troops tried to enter a Middle East Technical University dormitory to find four kidnapped American airmen and their captors. A commando unit opened fire as students threw dynamite and fired from windows and roofs. Helicopters above scattered the crowd and officials said the situation was under control but the Americans were not found.
Arkansas House reluctantly approves most of Gov. Dale Bumpers tax package with Speaker Ray Smith Jr. casting the deciding vote. The measure lowers merchants discount on state sales tax from 2 to 1 percent and adds a bad debts discount, a change Bumpers opposes. Senate approves constitutional amendments to lower voting age to 18, completing action on that article.
Hempstead County annual school elections set for Tuesday March 9 across six districts. Hope District 1-A voters will decide on a 50 mill tax increase and elect one board member for Post 2 with candidates Dr Jud Martindale and James T Rowland while William E Tolleson runs unopposed for Post 1. In Blevins District No 2 Loy P Rodgers is unopposed.
Hempstead County Board of Election Commissioners names judges and clerks for the Hope School District 1-A election set for Tuesday March 9 1971. Precincts include Box 1-A Hope Fire Station Box 1-B Rocky Mound Box 1-C Shower Springs James Motor Company Ward 3 Cross Roads Hope City Hall Box 4-A 4-B Hope Youth Center Box 2-A 2-B Guernsey Courthouse Box 1-D 6 Jones Field House Fulton Library with multiple named volunteers and locations.
Post No 1 A R Avery is unopposed for County Board of Education Zone 4. Garland Smith unopposed for Post No 1, board member. Lloyd Turner unopposed for Post No 1, Spring Hill School District 10. Four candidates in Saratoga School District 11 Post No 1 for board: Mary Spates Goodman J K Porter Otis Morgan Willie F Lively. 40 mill tax also on ballot. Washington School District 12 Post No 2 candidates Robert Pryor William Munn and 45 mill tax vote. Tommie Love Hope District terms 3 years. others 5 years. Washington Post 2 1 year term. Polls 8 a.m. to 7 30 p.m. Voting places unchanged.
A witty column envisions retirement as a springboard to fame as a public hermit. The author details an absurd plan to open Daydream Hideaway lodges with watching platforms, charging admission, and private consultations, proposing a franchised network for qualified seniors.
Negotiators for rail carriers and the United Transportation Union agreed to restart regular contract talks after a nighttime session, aiming to avert a broader strike. President Nixon created an emergency board to study the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen dispute, delaying action for 60 days. The signalmen seek a 54 percent raise over three years, with current wages from 3.20 to 3.78 an hour.
El Dorado Arkansas Charles Mills 20 of Crossett died in a local hospital from injuries sustained in a two vehicle collision on U S 82 east of El Dorado Monday night.
South Vietnamese forces massed near Sepone in Laos for a major assault on the Sepone town and airstrip. U.S. helicopters ferried reinforcements within three miles as Vietnam and Laos operations expanded across the Ho Chi Minh trail network. Officials cited large troop commitments, mounting losses, and ongoing battlefield exchanges with North Vietnamese forces on the Laotian frontier.
Rep. Hammerschmidt announced DH E W approval of a 270000 grant to the University of Arkansas School of Medicine and a 92000 grant to the UA School of Pharmacy. Funds are to defray costs from higher enrollment and improve educational program quality.
President Nixon notes the Laotian operation ensures ongoing U S troop withdrawals from Indochina, but rejects any plan for American support of invading North Vietnam. He says U S forces must stay in the South while North holds prisoners and defends Secretary Rogers against Symington's charge, calling the criticism a cheap shot.
A foreign policy news conference centers on Indochina with the president saying there are no plans for American involvement in invading North Vietnam. Reports say Vietnamese forces massed beyond Sepone ahead of a large assault on the town and airstrip.
The government reports the February wholesale price index jumped nine tenths of a percent, the largest one month rise in 17 years and the sharpest two month climb in 20 years. Farm products and processed foods led the increase, with a 2.6 percent rise from January estimates. The index reached 112.8 percent of the 1967 base, 2.8 percent above a year earlier.
All Around Town notes Army Second Lieutenant Ronald F. Stuart 22, son of Mrs. Verga Stuart of Hope Arkansas, attends an air defense artillery officers qualification course at the U S Army Air Defense School at Fort Bliss Texas. Also reported are public notices of local officials appointments and community programs including Mrs Beryl Anthony Jr appointment to Southern State College board, Mr D C Talbot as Magnolia business leader and Rotary director, a baseball program meeting at Hope Youth Center, Sharon Arrington starting practice teaching at Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia schools, and Easter fund distributions in Hempstead County detailing fund allocations for local services and the Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center and national program.
The U S unemployment rate declined from 6 to 6 8 percent for the month, with 5 4 million jobless. Employment rose slightly to 77 2 million while a seasonal adjustment shows a 185 000 drop. Hodgsn calls it a hopeful sign as unemployment benefits fall and other indicators improve. The February unemployment insurance figure held steady.
Washington AP briefs outline Nixon foreign policy talk. Indochina rejects U S air support for a North invasion, Viet troops can fight with limited U S aid, withdrawal continues. Mideast not to be coerced into any settlement. Soviet arms control should cover offensive and defensive weapons. Rogers and Kissinger named trusted aides and chief foreign policy spokesman.
Arkansas faces a short warm break before clouds roll in on Saturday with possible showers and thunderstorms. Sunday will be colder with lingering overcast conditions and a slight precipitation chance. Highs Thursday ranged from 46 in Memphis to 7 in Texarkana. overnight lows varied across the state from 32 to 40 degrees.
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