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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1970
Page
10
About 380 members of the Seeanat Union protested at the electric plant in Jomeshoro Arkansas. Dick Bridger stated the one day action aimed to highlight wage disputes and job pay scales affecting workers.
The report details a wave of political kidnappings in South America with suspects linked to leftist movements. A 48 year old officer held at a secret desert hideout is promised release after prisoners are freed. Paraguay and Argentine incidents involve consuls and diplomats amid threats and warnings against ransom.
The Arkansas attorney general's office said there is no prohibition against a mayor holding a dual position as a school director. An opinion to Justice of the Peace W A Shepherd of St Paul Madison County also says a town council can fill a council vacancy and addresses whether the council may remove a member.
Jere y Jacobs of Buffalo NY president of the corporation holding 40.6 percent of Southland Racing Corp told the Arkansas Racing Commission he knew of no transactions with organized crime by any family member. The hearing focused on loans and board influence with witnesses detailing past efforts and denials.
Former whistleblower Ron Ridenhour connected rumors of the My Lai massacre to a wider Army cover up. Testimony described widespread marijuana use among Charlie Company troops and its alleged link to violent acts, with officers facing charges for dereliction and false swearing.
AP Military Writer Fred 8 Hoffman reports that a National Guard recruitment drive aimed at increasing Black enlistment has failed. Maj. Gen. Winston P. Wilson notes it is one of the most confusing problems faced. By end of 1969 Black guardsmen numbered 5,487 of 478,860 total, down from 5,807 two years earlier. A specialized New Jersey test program added 700 Black recruits, costing about $90,000, under a 5 percent over-strength authorization for Negro slots.
Article outlines racial disparities in National Guard recruitment, noting the disproportionate white waiting list of 192,162 men as of 1969 and only 1,548 Black enlistees. Officials debate causes, with some saying Black youths avoid joining white-dominated units. Florida data shows only 40 replies from 900 contacted Black veterans. Also mentions the term motel, first used in 1925 for a San Luis Obispo establishment, coined from motorist and hotel concept.
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