08 Mar 1969
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1969
Page
1
A column extols using torn newspaper mixed with leaves to loosen soil for plants. It also notes humorous clippings from editors about a New York meter reader fired for long hair, a car runaway incident in Cleveland, and a quip about crime prevention week. The piece maintains a light, editorial tone.
AP report quotes Sen. William Proxmire criticizing the Nixon administration for no tough action on inflation. He cites the oil industry price increase and warns of a billion dollar cost to consumers. Proxmire, vice chair of the Senate Finance Committee, says hearings show policy relies on gentle generalizations and neutral fiscal measures.
New York AP Fioray enters statement by city finance administrator Perrota at a Bar Association dinner. He says there is no justification for the tax free status of Bar Association property spanning three boroughs, valued at 2.75 million dollars with 140 thousand dollars exempt from property salation each year.
Rutgers faculty rejects admissions deal aiding Newark high school Negro applicants in top half of class as protests rage nationwide. Brandeis faces sit in to back Afro studies center. San Francisco State sees bombing injuries and ongoing ethnic studies strikes. Oregon State guards dress code dispute after beard ban. Wisconsin suspends protesters. UW hosts anti ROTC parade. Sarah Lawrence waits demands from 70 occupying students amid a tuition rollback demand.
Former President Harry S. Truman walked into Independence's business district eight days after hospital release. He had been treated for intestinal flu and underwent routine tests after his hospitalization. Rep. Sterling R. Cockrill Jr. of Little Rock condemned a bill shifting auditing control from the Administration Department to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, arguing it menaces checks and balances and favors elected officials. He noted sheriffs’ support and likened the move to a “sports house Cosa Nostra.” Cockrill also cited a separate measure diverting about 40 000 dollars in county tax funds to the Association of Arkansas Counties, amended to require audits by state agencies.
Charles Burton of Arkansas Association for Retarded Children spoke to Hempstead County Association on Youth Organized United to Help about statewide efforts for disabled children's care. Kiwanis Club will buy a stabilizer for the School of Hope to aid mobility. volunteers needed weekdays 8:30 to noon at the Boy Scout Hut Fall Park.
Senator John F. Mutt Gibson Sr of Dermott was reported in good condition after being admitted to a hospital Thursday night with chest pains following a Senate floor appearance.
Anthony C. Irvin of Pine Bluff Arkansas will control the crane aboard the USS Guadal Canal to lift the Apollo 9 spacecraft from the Atlantic Ocean after its 10 day mission completion.
LOS ANGELES AP. Actor Sterling Hayden's sons Christian and Thor Hayden say they refuse military service on religious grounds and are ready to go to jail rather than comply. They emphasize their beliefs and readiness to face consequences.
AP reporting from Saigon describes intensified Viet Cong rocket and mortar barrages and a ground assault near Saigon during Melvin Laird’s visit. Heaviest fighting occurred 15 miles north of Saigon as a battalion attacked a US 1st Air Cavalry landing zone, leaving 154 enemy dead and American losses of seven dead and 11 wounded.
AP report details Tim Peebles, 19, hospitalized in critical condition after a bomb exploded in the San Francisco State College creative arts building during a four month old student strike. He lost three fingers. police say the pipe bomb was planted to cause disruption amid ongoing Black Students Union and Third World Liberation Front protests demanding ethnic studies and broader admission.
Little Rock city officials planned a vote at 2 p m on authorizing the sale of mixed drinks. The Visitors and Convention Bureau asked the chamber of commerce to urge election timing, with plans for an April vote.
Mary Anita Lai reports on a patriotic appeal urging Americans to wake up and defend national ideals. The piece cites Chester Lauck and other speakers at social and chamber events warning of subtle threats to the flag, urging voters to act at the polls and restore pride in the United States.
Apollo 9 mission tests the lunar excursion module in a high stakes rendezvous with the command ship. McDivitt and Schweickart pilot the SEM away from Apollo 9 to 110 miles, with limited emergency oxygen, to attempt docking hours later amid life risking conditions.
President Nixon pivots Black Capitalism to a Minority Business Enterprise program and broadens scope to include all minority groups. Stans says intent includes benefits beyond ghettos. AFL CIO questions the approach as divisive and sees need for Black ownership in corporate structures. Apollo 9 mission relaxes pace after successful docking and engine tests.
HOLLYWOOD AP Doctors say tests and X rays will span four to seven days to determine why actress Elizabeth Taylor has a back problem. The 11 year old film star postponed a Mexico vacation and checked into Cedars of Lebanon Hospital late Wednesday. Dr Rex Kennamer said the issue stems from a spinal disc condition linked to a childhood injury and prior surgery.
Arkansas Governor Wine throp Rockefeller signed the bill removing a tax exemption for radio and television broadcasters. The action followed broadcasters agreeing to the removal. He also signed into law a drug control measure regulating manufacture and sale, with oversight by the Board of Pharmacy.
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