10 Mar 1969
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1969
Page
1
A writer explains multi session color bird photography using telephoto gear and remote shutters, detailing setup 10 feet from feeders, film handling, and future automation ideas. The piece transitions to note James Earl Ray's 1968 King assassination plea and legal reactions, then brief items on Mrs Nixon named Girl Scout honorary president, local grosbeak sightings, and memories of The Wizard film in Hope.
President Nixon may scale back Sentinel antiballistic missile plans to reduce opposition in Congress. He is to announce a modified system with fewer sites and locations farther from major populations. The move comes as Democrats push for delay and cost concerns amid debate over arms race impact.
The Supreme Court ruled the joint operating agreement between Tucson Arizona Daily Citizen and Arizona Daily Star is legal beyond doubt. Justice Williams Douglas held pooling profits to a fixed ratio and a ban on other publishing violates antitrust law, and the pact isn’t justified by saving a failing business.
Apollo 9 astronauts McDivitt Scott Schweickart drift to conserve fuel as they near the 10 day objective. They complete 97 percent of light objectives, test the LEM and conduct a space walk before preparing Apollo 10 launches from Cape Kennedy.
A roundup of health and social trivia notes: an estimated 22 million Americans suffer hypertension yet control methods have halved death rates over a decade. The piece cites Pulse on men’s health after work, rising college freshmen incomes, penny candy sales, witty quotes, and animal reproduction curiosities.
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 3 that criminal defendants have a right to inspect government transcripts and logs from conversations bugged by federal agents, including national security records. Justice White led the majority, stating overheard conversations not used in building the case must be disclosed to defense lawyers. Justices Black, Harlan, and Fortas dissented. Marshall did not participate.
A workshop for officers and committee chairmen will be conducted in Hope by state officers for Republican women of the area. The program includes talks by Dorothy Webb and others, with Art Robertson as a highlight. The March 12 meeting at 11 30 a.m. costs 3 dollars with lunch provided.
TOKYO reports Communist China charged that the Soviet Union provoked the Manchurian border clash on March 2 to divert Russians massing for a revolt against Soviet fascist rule. Western analysts suggested Beijing aimed to distract from internal dissensions and rally behind Mao Zedong by fearing a Soviet threat. An official Peking announcement said Red Chinese mili- tary and peasants are patrolling with frontier guards in preparedness for war.
Hope Public Schools will be closed for the rest of the week due to a large number of absentees from influenza. The decision affects all grades and buildings, with planned make up days unclear at this time.
AP News Digest reports Egypt plans four hero’s funerals for Army Chief of Staff Gen Abdél Ménelm Riad fatally wounded by an Israeli shell amid two days of fighting near the Suez Canal. UN observers blamed Egypt for the start of the artillery duel. The scene quieted as the funeral arrangements proceed.
The Associated Press reports clear and cold weather across Arkansas with no precipitation expected through Tuesday. A low pressure system in New Mexico is not anticipated to reach Arkansas until Tuesday night at the earliest. Highs in the 40s. tonight’s lows in the teens to 20s, with overnight lows from 17 at Harrison to 29 at Texarkana.
Western Europe's central bankers said France has enough gold to cope with capital outflows and has not sought help under emergency plans. A 24 hour strike by unions over a 12 percent wage demand may influence the franc, but devaluation remains unlikely unless labor tensions worsen.
Community items from Hope include freshmen pitcher Dwight Galloway on the ASU roster, Army private first class Alfred Hall of Lewisville, and local business figures attending the 58th annual Arkansas Bottlers convention in Hot Springs. Also noted are military assignments, university alumni events, and Hempstead Easter Seal drive plans with a $700 county goal and $160,000 state goal for 1969.
AP reports hundreds of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacked about 300 South Vietnamese parade troops, killing 30 soldiers and wounding 105. The battle near Saigon was part of five major clashes in 24 hours near the Cambodian border and around Saigon. The Viet Cong and allies reportedly destroyed more than 35 towns and bases as the spring offensive enters its third week. Secretary Melvin Laird described the offensive as a calculated escalation but not successful, and indicated more funds to bolster South Vietnam. He suggested some American troops would be replaced by South Vietnamese forces as they grow stronger, with no fixed timetable.
Alex R. Washburn, editor of The Star, was elected president after the annual stockholders meeting of Star Publishing Co. The board expanded to five directors, all Hope residents, including Washburn and five executives. The company remains partly owned by Texarkana Newspapers, Inc. and continues converting to offset printing with permanent equipment replacing older cold type machines.
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