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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1973
Page
7
Alex H. Washburn presents a concise meditation on daily bread and sustenance, reflecting on simple needs, value, and the steady rhythm of ordinary life as shaped by daily work and provision.
Editor and Publisher notes a humorous line in St Mark's Church parish bulletin about collecting palms for Ash Wednesday. Separate items report 1972 shifts in U S newspaper circulation with 12 new papers in suburbs and declines downtown. Market Opinion Research finds strong public support for keeping taxes low and opposing new spending, with a Nixon veto stance and concerns over national debt.
The Supreme Court rules 5 to 4 to uphold Texas school financing by property tax, reversing a federal court ruling that the system violates equal protection. Justice Marshall dissents, charging retreat from equality in education. Edgewood district parents and Demetrio Rodriguez filed the suit.
The White House reasserts backing for L. Patrick Gray as FBI director amid Democratic claims of muzzling. Gray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on a seventh day of questioning while noting limits placed by the attorney general on discussing Watergate bugs. Republicans defend White House transparency and continue backing the nomination.
The Viet Cong delegation announced that the final group of American prisoners will be freed this weekend at Gia La airport in Hanoi, signaling the end of exchanges.
Secretary of State Kelly Bryant accused the Arkansas Gazette of gestapo techniques after reporters, armed with a court order, challenged access to corporation file cards in Bryant's office. Judge Warren Wood allowed daytime viewing between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. while Bryant urged delay for a Supreme Court hearing. The Gazette invasion disrupted state offices and drew taxpayer-cost concerns from Bryant.
Henry Criner of Hope turns 107 today at 816 North Walker Street. Born March 21, 1866 in south Nevada County, he credits hard work and Christian faith for longevity. He recalls a difficult upbringing, time with a white family, and a lifetime primarily spent in sawmills. Now surrounded by relatives, he hopes to live six to ten more years.
Col. James Lamar of Little Rock, just released from a North Vietnamese POW camp, told the Arkansas House that Communists may try to take over South Vietnam after the U S withdrawal. He predicted they would attempt but likely fail.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports February CPI up eight tenths of a percent seasonally adjusted, the largest monthly gain since 1991. Food prices surged 2.2 percent overall and 2.4 percent in grocery stores, with meats, poultry and fish up 5 percent. Unadjusted figures show a 0.7 percent rise, the biggest since 1969, with food up 1.9 percent.
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