Warning on staff parking and mixed signals on auto safety
A local citizen warned The Star last Saturday March 14 that non staff drivers trespass into the staff parking area behind The Star Building on Saturdays. The writer urges police patrols, notes the area is private and vacated after 10 a.m., and threatens arrests for trespass. The column also criticizes an Associated Press report on auto safety and speculates about CIA involvement in Cambodia’s political upheaval.
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Star
The
Weather Word for Arkansas Is All Wet
Wet weather expected across Arkansas with showers and thundershowers forecast. Showers to end from the west Friday. Cool temperatures persist with lows in the upper 30s to 40s and highs ranging from 65 in Textikana and El Dorado to 44 in Harrison and Memphis. Army Spec. 4 James A. Hughes of Little Rock reported killed in action in Vietnam as Defense Department confirms.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Textikana
el Dorado
Harrison
Memphis
Washington
Army
James A. Hughes
Lee Hughes
Little Rock
Vietnam
Defense Department
Money to Revolt Groups: Grants Probe in Senate Hearing
LA police sergeant says about 4.8 million in federal grants plus 1.08 million from Ford Foundation and 202,500 from church groups funded groups labeled subversive or violent. He told the Internal Security subcommittee that umbrella groups shield militant organizations and that some boards include individuals tied to subversion.
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Washinton
Los Angeles
Robert J. Thoms
Police Department
Ford Foundation
Thoms
Senate
Internal Security
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Suit filed to oust Douglas from Texarkana School Board
A biracial group filed suit in Texarkana Chancery Court seeking to remove Sen. Bob Douglas from the Texarkana School Board claiming the State constitution bars a legislator from serving on a school board. The Committee for Representative Government, formed to back N. H. Hilliard in a school board race, initiated the action after Hilliard finished second in a four-man contest.
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Texarkana, Ark
Texarkana
Bob Douglas
Chancery Court
Committee For Representative Government
N. H. Hilliard
Douglas
Hilliard
Arkansas YAF Leader Calls Draft Immoral and Dishonest
Ted Parkhurst president of the Arkansas Young Americans for Freedom said the military draft is immoral unconstitutional dishonest and discriminatory in a prepared statement. He added the YAF opposes an Anti-Draft Week sponsored nationwide by the Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam.
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Little Rock
Ted Parkhurst
Arkansas Young Americans For Freedom
Parkhurst
YAF
New Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Taxpayers Committee for Equalization to Meet Here
The Taxpayers Committee for Equalization calls a March 24 meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Courtroom. Arthur Strech, chairman, cites Arkansas PSC official actions on Hempstead County wide equalization. Nashville Mayor Bil Holliday and Nashville schools superintendent Dwight Jones will speak, with Howard County’s prior results noted. The group urges a fair, equitable county tax assessment program following last week’s defeat of a millage increase.
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Taxpayers Committee For
City Hall
Arthur Strech
Joe Burlingame
Arkansas Public Service Commission
Hempstead
Streeh
Bil Holliday
Nashville
Arkansas
Dwight Jones
Howard County
Taxpayers Committee For Equalization
Strech
Mite Era Springs
Taxpayers Committee For Equalzation
Many Flee in Laos Before Viet Cong
North Vietnamese forces pushed from the Sam Thong base and attacked near Long Cheng in Laos. Rockets hit Long Cheng, home of Gen. Vang Pao and his 7,000 Meo guerrillas funded by the United States. Up to 16,000 civilians and soldiers evacuated as airlifted evacuees reached Vientiane.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Vientiane
Laos
Sam Thong
Long Cheng
Vang Pao
United States
Pathet Lao
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Plain of Jars
College Presidents face new wave of complaints
A humorous AP column portrays a fictional college president, Dr Bedrock, besieged by demanding students, angry parents, and officials. The piece rails at campus upheaval, student rebellion, and limited funding as a backdrop to satire of the administration life. The mock dialogue spans riots, picket lines, and calls for overruling admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Bedrock
Sathona Guard
Mailmen in Three States Join Strike
Taxpayers United States see mail carriers walk out in New York New Jersey Westchester Rockland Orange counties and Stamford Conn. Local votes followed Wednesday night with nationwide rollouts planned. A federal court order to resume work was ignored as millions of pieces were diverted to storage bins and the strike disrupted brokerage houses banks and offices.
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New York
New York Mail
New Jersey
Westchester
Rockland
Orange Counties
New York City
Stamford Conn
Gus Johnson
Pressure to ease auto safety rules draws Senate hearing
Maryland official Ejner J Johnson accused federal authorities of soft pedalling motor vehicle safety standards under industry pressure. He told a Senate subcommittee that federal rulemaking undercuts strict state bans on devices like the Super-lite and urges ending national standards that are less stringent than state rules. The National Safety Council defended current progress as the safest mass produced car era.
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Frank Murray
Associated Press
Washington
Maryland
Ejner J. Johnson
Senate
New Jersey
Florida
Kansas
New Hampshire
Vermont
Johnson
Transportation Committee
National Safety Council
Hope Industry Changes Name to Young American Homes
Homestead Industries will change its trade name to Young American Homes, Division of Mid-American Housing, Inc. The move is a branding shift to avoid mistaken identity. management and capital structure remain unchanged, says general manager J. R. Bennett.
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Homestead Industries
Young American Homes
Mid-American Housing, Inc
J. R. Bennett
Annual Hope Kiwanis Show Is Tonight
Tonight marks the 21st annual Kiwanis Vanity Show at City Hall Auditorium at 8 o clock. Local residents will perform in costumes with special acts expected to provide value for admission while supporting youth programs and plans for a new community center funded by the annual event.
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City Hall
Hope
Kiwanis Club
Camp Sentenced Five Years for Embezzling at Osceola Hospital
CECEOLA Ark AP B Frank Camp was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of embezzling more than $20 000 while assistant administrator of Osceola Memorial Hospital A Mississippi County Circuit Court jury deliberated one hour and 45 minutes before finding Camp guilty He was dismissed from the hospital payroll last August when audits revealed irregularities.
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Ceceola, Ark
B. Frank Camp
Osceola Memorial Hospital
Mississippi County
Camp
Hospital
Passon
Cambodian Leader Sihanouk Ouster Sparks Regional Turmoil
AP reports United States lawmakers warn of disintegration in Cambodia if Prince Norodom Sihanouk does not return to power. Mansfield urges noninvolvement while noting China’s continued backing as Sihanouk is ousted and heads to Beijing. Meanwhile, Laos reports NVA advances and a U.S. helicopter crash in Saigon leaves several injured and two dead amid ongoing conflict.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington
Mike Mansfield
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Southeast Asia
All Asia
Mansfield
Sihanouk
United States
South
Bangkok
Thailand
Nadio
Nathou Assembly
Noto
Cortugsios
Nepottom
Peking
China
Sen’ Ate
Nfao i
Noro‘dum
U.S
Senate
Saigon
U.S. Army
Ousted Cambodian Prince Replaced by Cheng Heng
Washington says the United States recognizes the new regime in Cambodia after Prince Norodom Sihanouk was deposed as chief of state and succeeded by Cheng Heng. The State Department notes recognition does not arise for constitutional reasons, as continuity of government remains intact.
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Washington
United States
Cambodia
State Department
U.S
Phnom Penh
Foreign Office
Norodom Shanouk
Cheng Heng
Carl Barthh
Lloyd M. Rives
Barich
State
Flaws in Arkansas Constitution Highlighted by Representative
Little Rock representative Calvin R. Ledbetter Jr. criticized Arkansas 1874 Constitution for rigidity and outdated design. He pointed to the need to amend it to permit voting machines and publicly funded kindergartens during a Women's Auxiliary meeting of the Pulaski County Medical Society.
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Little Rock
Calvin R. Ledbetter Jr
Ledbetter
Women's Auxiliary
Pulaski County Medical Society
Local Happenings and Community Notes From Hope
Sunday breakfast at First United Methodist Church starts 6:30 to 8:30 a.m with tickets $1.25 adults 75 cents students Hope Council of Garden Clubs names Yard of the Month winners Ward 1 Bates Ward 2 Dodson Ward 3 LaGrone Ward 4 Neal City wards redivided near Highway 67 instead of MoPag. Kiwanis event conflict pushes organizational meeting to March 23 7 p.m at Hope Youth Center. Fish supper 5:30 to 6:30 p.m at White's Cafe Fulton proceeds aid Riverside Youth Club. Paul McCormack of Hope stars in Summer and Smoke at SSC March 1921 admission 1 for adults 50 cents students. SSC invites Hempstead County high schools to attend. Velda Rose Tower sold to J A Cooper Co. Vincent W Foster of Foster Realty handles sale.
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First United Methodist Church
Lay Witness Mission
Dr. High U
The
Hope Council of Garden Clubs
Bates
S. Elm
Herbert Dodson
Grady
Robert LaGrone
McRae
Earle Neal
White’s Cafe
Fulton
Riverside Youth Club
Paul McCormack
Hope
Tennessee Willams
Southern State College
Paul W. McCormack
Hope High School
Southern State
Hempstead County
SSC
Thener
Nixon proposes expanded federal student aid plan
Nixon urged widening federal subsidies to lower income students to nearly double aid available for those with family incomes under 7600 dollars. He would guarantee 1300 dollars per eligible student from families earning 1500 dollars annually, with earnings and scholarships supplementing. He also proposed a national student loan association to tap private funds for more loans at no extra cost to the government.
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Sattoge Statents
Studenta
Nixon
Sost
Aig
Symposium Offers 1970s Opportunities At Yerger Junior High
Yerger Junior High School invites parents to a symposium series titled Opportunities in the 70s. Programs include speakers such as Bud McLarty and a lineup of dates in April May and additional events with students from Dallas and local figures. Confirmed speakers include G Cook and school sponsor WU Y, with principal oversight.
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Yerger Junior High School
Bud McLarty
John Robart Graves
Talbot Feild
Nelson Emory
Frank Hiegle
Ray Wallendorf
G. Ted Cameron
Heagy Shed
Craig Morton
Gob Hayes
Dallas Boys
G. Cook
Studeng Oil
WUY
Mae Ford
Princiggy
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Hope Industry
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Peas
Hope Youth Ceoter
Velda Rose Tower
Hot Springs
Jom A. Cooper Company
Vincent W. Foster
Faster Really Company
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