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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1970
Page
2
A chaotic campus scene unfolds as Dr Bedrock faces pressure over endowment needs while the infirmary runs out of birth control pills and a full moon rises. A delegation of student athletes and wives wait to see him, amid a portrait of delayed memorials and late authorization for John Tyler’s monument.
The Senate debate on Carswell centers on possible violations of Canons 8 10 and 24 of the ABA ethical code for judges. Alan Cranston contends Carswell shows bias hostility and may have violated ethics by displaying prejudice toward civil rights arguments. Witness Leroy Clark says Carswell once turned his back, a claim echoed by others, while supporters call the ethics charge tenuous.
Mrs Ulla Witt a retired Hope teacher died Wednesday morning in a local hospital. Native of Lamar Arkansas she retired from the public school system in 1966 with 36 years Arkansas service. Graveside services were at Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev Everett Vinson officiating Cornish Mortuary Prescott in charge of arrangements. Charles Buck Whitney 72 of Decatur Illinois died Sunday March 15 1970 burial in Decatur Illinois March 17th.
Four year old Steve Lokert died when a car driven by his aunt rolled onto him at their residence near Little Rock. Authorities said the brakes allegedly failed, and the boy was the son of Mr and Mrs Carl Lokert.
Lloyd McDermott of the Employment Security Division spoke on marketing skills and youth employment at Red River Vocational Technical School. Royce Pendergrass arranged the program. Delores Brown, a 1963 Hope Schools graduate, won third in a Phi Beta Lambda state public speaking contest and earned eligibility for the national event in Washington, D.C. in June.
Cambodian National Assembly deputies accuse Prince Norodom Sihanouk of corruption murder nepotism and aiding Viet Cong before a unanimous no confidence vote ousts him. Deputy Trinh Houlin blasts Sihanouk as a dictator alleging wife and mother in law profited from government jobs and a gambling casino.
Washington AP reports a 35 percent increase in GI education benefits, with House approval and a Senate vote due Monday. The bill also raises monthly payments for unmarried veterans from 130 to 3175, while conferees agreed on a $45 monthly education benefit increase.
Reports describe renewed Laos fighting around Sam Thong and Long Cheng with communists holding the Plain of Jars last summer. An American helicopter pilot evacuated 16 soldiers and 2,000 tribesmen from the area while an American hospital reportedly remained standing despite earlier conflicting reports of a blaze. The observer says Gen. Vang Pao is in good shape but tired, amid Red Chinese support and a China led delegation visiting the area.
AP reports uncontrolled wells about 30 miles off Louisiana coastal platform feed a growing oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. Senate Interior Committee opens inquiry into Chevron platform C safety and compliance with federal rules as officials weigh possible foreign involvement rumors.
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