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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1969
Page
10
The Pulaski County Election Commission set April 15 for a special countywide election on the proposed sale of mixed drinks. The panel rejected a request from church leaders to postpone to April 29, citing insufficient time for public consideration.
Col. Ralph Scott announced plans to resign as director of the State Police over differences with Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller. The move sparked anger among legislators and Atty. Gen. Joe in Little Rock.
Purcell reports the Arkansas House adopted a resolution praising Col. Scott for leadership and efficiency after his resignation. Sen. Alagood introduced a bill to authorize the State Police Director by the Police Commission, citing politics in Scott's departure. Purcell notes Scott was shocked and disappointed by the resignation and its surrounding circumstances.
A British task force of paratroopers and marines landed on Anguilla without opposition in an operation named Calypso. About 315 troops were flown from Antigua, with Anthony Lee to become British commissioner. Anguillan leaders vowed to resist only to the extent possible.
The Army plans leniency after reexamination of mutiny convictions at the California Presidio stockade from October 1968. Trials of four men yielded prison terms up to 16 years. Sentences for Nefery Sood, Pots, Reidel, Osczpinski and Colip were reduced by Army officials amid concerns over the propriety of harsher penalties. The incidents followed a guard’s fatal shooting and stockade protests.
Rep. David Pryor at the 58th annual convention of Arkansas Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages urged bold innovation and risk taking by soft drink bottlers. He cited a decline of 1,600 bottling plants from 1964 to 1965.
Minneapolis waitress Judy Jarostk vows to break a new city ordinance banning bartending by a few males, backed by Ron Bergland and the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union. The Red Bar On is cited as the hotspot for the planned act amid civil rights tensions and local backlash.
A quoted female speaker on Sunday argues that anyone with ability can earn, noting waitressing as a path to income. She asserts equal opportunity under President Nicon and reflects on financial prospects in America.
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