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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1970
Page
2
Balcaw High School will hold Baccalaureate services May 17 at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium with Reverend Hollis Dillard delivering the message to seniors. Commencement address will be given by Rep. Chuck Honey of Prescott on May 22 at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium.
Barbara Miller tops Bodeaw High School 1970 class as valedictorian and Miss BHS. She is the daughter of Arthur and Miller and plans to study music at Southern State College. Sybie Moss serves as salutatorian and yearbook staff member, with FHA role and Who's Who honor. She will pursue business at Philander Smith College.
Arkansas plans to ship Arkie the frog to Calaveras County for a national jumping frog contest. Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller’s office says attorney Roy Prewitt will supervise air freight. The frog’s owner says Arkie was caught on his farm and holds permits allowing shipment despite a state bid law.
Mrs. Lelia Dennis Baber 22 died in a nursing home after a long illness. Survivors include son John Baber of Sacramento and daughter Mrs. Walter Potter of Ozan. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. in Oakcrest Chapel with burial at St. Paul Cemetery in Ozan. Oakcrest Funeral Home in charge. Also listed are Jack A. Atkins 66 who died in Hope, Minerva Hockett Eubanks 75 who died in Blytheville, and Mrs. Minerva Hockett’s extended family. Burial details follow for each, with churches and locations noted.
The Columbia city council issued a policy statement affirming that policemen are armed with live ammunition and will use weapons when necessary. It notes not tied to national events and stresses officers act with judgment to protect themselves against rocks and bottles used against police.
Arab guerrillas attacked across the Lebanon border killing four Israelis and four attackers. Israeli patrols near Mt. Hermon and Ahihud engaged in firefights with crossfire and helicopter evacuations. Rockets hit a Kiryat Shmona school injuring three relatives. other shells hit frontier settlements with no casualties reported.
Sydney E. Jonson of Fort Smith says the Fort Smith Class toom Teachers Association is displeased with educational progress in Arkansas. He faults Forrest Rozzell for praising a $77 a year raise and says teachers are not happy Arkansas ranks 49th or 50th in salaries, seeking more than token action. Rozzell had no reaction to the comments.
Interior Secretary Walter J. Hickel urged the Nixon administration to show concern for young people and suggested muzzling Vice President Agnew on student dissent. Anthony J. Moffett resigned as director of the Office of Students and Youth, denouncing the president’s stance as hostile to youth and condemning “inflammatory rhetoric.” The White House later confirmed talks with college leaders and Kent State students amid campus tensions.
The attorney general said a party in an automobile wreck may avoid liability if the other driver fails to file a required financial responsibility report with the Revenue Department. Deputy Atty. Gen. Henry Ginger said a uninsured person could avoid responsibility only if the other party did not report. State Rep. Charles A. Conditt of Helena requested the opinion.
The House Appropriations Committee ordered delaying the Apollo 14 moon flight from October 1 to next year to allow more time to address problems from Apollo 13. The panel's NASA funding totals 3.2 billion for the new fiscal year, with a 136 million overall cut, including 106 million from R&D. The move follows Senate approval of a 3.35 billion space authorization. debates centered on costs and priorities amid domestic needs. The NASA budget ranks as the second largest, after 8.96 billion for the Veterans Administration.
Dr. David Mullins president of the University of Arkansas declined to cancel Friday classes as requested by about 40 students seeking memorial services for Kent State victims. He said services may proceed without penalizing absences and praised the students for orderly, responsible plans amid nationwide campus strikes.
In Little Rock Arkansas legislates occasional abortion access but high costs keep procedures rare. Attorney Eugene R Warren says doctors find legal abortions costly and many patients travel to Mexico or other states for abortion services.
A reflective column paints a nation facing rising crime inflation and a widening generation gap. It notes police strikes, student protests, housing costs pinching young couples, widespread drug use, and a public mood of numb bewilderment alongside a hardening foreign policy debate centered on Hanoi and Cambodia. It mentions Kent State, university unrest, and calls for a presidential inquiry.
Kiwanis International reports Operation Drug Alert has become a major success after seven months with nearly 3,000 clubs nationwide participating. Activities include school assemblies forums radio and TV talks information centers hot lines drug clinics and public campaigns. Over 2,000 drug awareness booklets have been distributed to youths with 100,000 more copies weekly to come.
A May 7 1970 weather item appears alongside a historical note that Sir Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire England.
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