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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1972
Page
8
AP business analysis notes Phase II controls on profit margins, in effect since the end of the 90 day freeze last November, limiting margins on sales to the average of the best two. The market reaction was a surprise despite the regulations being in place and not widely publicized.
Kentucky fried chicken chairman John Y Brown pledges 1 million dollars to back a Democratic telethon airing on ABC July 8 and 9 to help erase the party's 9.3 million debt. The 1.25 million total cost will feature stars such as Glen Campbell Andy Williams Warren Beatty Paul Newman Alan King Carol Burnett and Shirley MacLaine.
Hal Boyle recalls his near miss after a mild stroke on March 16 with slurred speech and high blood pressure. He describes no pain or warning, a hospital stay, and a long recovery of rest and tests, concluding the episode changed his life.
The Whitman College Student Congress censured four student body officers in a 16-5 vote for gross misrepresentation after they demanded President Nixon return the football jersey given to him last September. Also notes neutral column content follows unrelated text.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says state inspection programs have not proven to reduce accidents. Administrator Douglas W. Toms testifies to a House subcommittee that such programs are desirable if run properly to remove unsafe vehicles, but no data show substantive accident reductions. Deputy Administrator Charles H. Hartman adds that main culprits are steering, suspension, brakes, and tires rather than windshield wipers or horns.
Conway voters approved a $2 million Act 9 bond for expansion of the UMC Industries plant, voting 550 to 14. The project adds about 90,000 square feet and will create roughly 150 new jobs. the plant employs 385 currently.
A 19 year old Frederick youth was wounded after a hunter fired by mistake while Clark used a turkey call device to lure game. Nelson R Bussard, 33, of Hagerstown, accidentally shot Clark from a tree with a 12 gauge shotgun. Clark was taken to Cumberland Memorial Hospital in fair condition with pellet wounds to head neck and chest.
The Hope Star outlines subscription prices for carrier and mail deliveries in Arkansas and nearby counties. It lists staff positions, publishing details, and association memberships. A college student bargain offering is noted as well.
Dr. William Shockley, Nobel laureate, was refused teaching authority at Stanford for a graduate course on research methods behind his theory that blacks are less intelligent than whites. A faculty committee had endorsed the course 3 to 2 for one quarter without credit, but Dean Lincoln Moses vetoed it over concerns about objectivity and genetics expertise.
Lowered requirements allow Arkansas residents of 30 days to qualify for a notary public license. Deputy Atty. Gen. Rodney Parham told Secretary of State Kelly Bryant that residency for notaries mirrors voting eligibility. A recent US District Court ruling trimmed state voting residency rules, keeping the 30 day precinct stay.
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