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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1971
Page
1
The FCC ruled six to one that stations must have a management member review lyrics deemed to promote illegal drug use. The writer argues the policy is vague and paternalistic, urging precise legislation if bans are desired. Charlotte News notes the stance amid censorship concerns.
An Office of Education report faults Arkansas for misallocating 24 million Title I funds to general school needs rather than deprived students. It criticizes district handling of complaints and monitoring, cites Taylor and McNeil in Columbia County, and notes librarians paid by Title I and unmet needs assessments across multiple districts.
The Wabash Cannon Ball makes its last trip under the new Amtrak system. Engineers like J L Miller and attendant Wardell Price recall decades with the line as the train carries its historic name toward retirement.
The EPA announced California is exempt from federal auto exhaust rules and may substitute its stricter standards. Administrator William D. Ruckelshaus denied the state's plan for assembly line testing of every new vehicle, saying it would not significantly improve air quality. The waiver applies to 1972 light-duty emissions with adjustments for off road utility, 1973 heavy duty gasoline vehicles, and 1975 heavy duty diesel standards.
A sweeping analysis by sociologists argues a growing number of educated American youths abandon traditional power and wealth paths. They pursue lower paying, time simpler work or join counterculture life, signaling a potential shift in the hierarchy and a rising pattern of downward mobility.
The Hempstead Trap and Skeet Club will hold its Annual Spring Skeet Shooting Tournament Sunday May 2 at Hope Municipal Airport. Registration closes at 1 30 p m for shooters. The public is invited to watch skilled shooters.
A Soviet encyclopedia volume labels Washington a bourgeois figure who profited from lands seized from Native Americans and opposed mass demands. It portrays the Bolshevik Revolution as the path to socialism, while criticizing Stalin for miscalculations that left the USSR unprepared for war.
Five Employment Security Division workers in Arkansas received the Award of Merit from the International Association of Personnel. Master counselor Marvin Oament, counselors Wendell Barnes and Jack Halter, interviewer James Caldwell, and secretary Becky Carroll were cited for their work on a prison inmate training program. The U S and 23 other nations compete annually for the prize.
Amtrak begins operations at 12:01 a.m. with 182 trains, 20 member railroads dropping 178. The government backed system serves 314 cities on 20,600 miles, with inaugurals in Washington and other cities. FBI Director Hoover praised by Arkansas lawmakers, some urging retirement as he nears 80.
Clarence Lawrence, 66, of Calico Hawk Izard County, died in a two vehicle wreck on Arkansas 223 near Salem Arkansas Wednesday. The driver of the other vehicle sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene. Police are investigating the double vehicle collision.
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