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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1971
Page
5
A satirical Take on barber shops closing, 2400 shops out of business, staff cuts, and the fate of barber chairs. The piece contrasts lifting chairs with fading hearts and calls for preserving the chair as a symbol amid changing times.
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden watched as Saturn V moved from assembly to launch pad at Cape Kennedy. The 36 story rocket traveled at one mile per hour on a long transporter toward readiness for a July moon voyage.
President Sadat reported to Egypt's Arab Socialist Union that Cairo demands Israel withdraw 115 miles from the canal within six months and set a timetable for all Arab lands. Egypt will study canal usage by Israeli ships only after internal consultation, with U.N. envoy Jarring to propose a full pullout timeline.
The dollar rose slightly on the Frankfurt market to 3,545 marks, held steady among Paris banks, and fell in Brussels. Trading was light in West Germany after rate realignment to curb dollar demand. Paris quotes set at 5,53-5,535 francs with Brussels rates varying 49.1 to 49.2 Belgian francs. Belgium kept a dual rate policy, freeing the dollar for capital dealings while capping official rates for commercial use. South Africa’s Finance Minister accused the U.S. of inflationary policy fueling the crisis.
Washington AP A federal judge denied a request by magazine and newspaper publishers to block temporary postal rate increases including a two cent stamp rise. Judge William B Bryant refused the preliminary injunction against higher rates set to take effect. The increases raise regular stamps six to eight cents and airmail from 10 to 11 cents with other class rates up about 30 percent.
New York writer HAL BOYLE riffs on everyday quirks and social absurdities. He judges cooks who misuse raisins, bosses who enjoy rebuking, and women who chase fashion, while noting quirks in marriage, travel, humor, and perceptions of age and beauty.
Doctor Reginald G. Bickford of UC San Diego describes a computerized system that reduces 150 pages of brain wave readings to one page in under five minutes. The technique displays data as three dimensional mountain like lines, helping clinicians spot abnormal activity from tumors or epilepsy.
Hope Police investigated a two vehicle crash at 10 30 a m at the intersection of Hwy 4 and Interstate 30. Mary Allen Calhoun of Dallas hit Dewey Morley of Hot Springs as he approached Hope on Hwy 4. Both were taken to a hospital with face lacerations and bruises. Calhoun charged with failure to yield.
Chicago report states the Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen, 13,000 members strong, plans a strike next week if meetings fail to secure a contract. They seek a 54 percent wage increase over three years retroactive to January 1, 1970, with current wages around 3.78 per hour. A meeting with Labor Department and NLRB is set. a strike could halt all rail service including Amtrak and commuter trains.
A Desha County jury could not reach a verdict in the first degree murder trial of Tommy Blankenship 29 of McGehee after seven hours of deliberation the court declared a mistrial and dismissed the panel. Blankenship remains free on $10000 bond as a new trial likely at the next circuit term in McGehee. Mrs Sandra Blankenship 24 was found beaten at the couple s home with medical testimony placing head injuries hours before death.
Potlatch Forests Inc appeals a ruling on a 1915 Arkansas wage law requiring time and a half for overtime for women. The suit was dismissed by Federal Judge J Smith Henley last October and sent back for rehearing after the appeal to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St Louis.
Officials report two American golden eagles hatched at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas, believed first in captivity. In Wyoming, 12 bald eagles died after eating poisoned bait for coyotes, with 16 eagles total found in Casper area canyons over 10 days. Conservationists blame ranchers’ poison for predators.
Nancy Reagan, in a Sacramento interview, says she hopes Ronald Reagan will not seek further office after his current term as California governor. She recalls warnings that politics is dirty and notes their tax situation from 1970, expressing bitterness at attacks on her husband.
New Orleans AP reports plaintiffs in 25 Southern school desegregation suits urge the 5th Circuit to order total integration by the 1971 72 year. They request remand guidance to district courts for busing if needed and to curb new construction or school closures until settlements are reached.
All Around Town Christian Athletic Assn. meets May 13 at 7 p.m. at the Youth Center to plan the Men's Softball League. Norma Shaddox, Texarkana, will represent Arkansas at a National Education Association School of Instruction in Washington May 11-13. Helen Hatch of Hope learns her master’s thesis on John Keats will be published by Pierian Press. Beth Lawrence and Cecilia Delaney graduate May 15 from Texas Woman’s University. Othell Williams named Valedictorian at Bodean High. Dwight Williams is Salutatorian. Commencement May 21 with speaker Charles Honey. Baccalaureate May 16 at 8 p.m.
Hope officials logged 3.02 inches in 24 hours ending 7 a.m. causing street flooding and a stalled car evacuation. Cooler, drier air expected to enter from the west tonight with temperatures dipping into the 30s in parts. Highs Monday ranged from the 70s to low 80s with more storms forecast. rainfall totals included 1.03 inches at Pine Bluff and 0.87 at Fayetteville.
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader testified before the Senate Commerce Committee accusing automakers of criminal fraud and faulting the panel for not serving consumers. He spoke with representatives of Ford, General Motors and Chrysler who opposed a bill setting federal damage standards for autos that could raise car prices by 450 to 600 dollars by 1979.
The Hope Star News Quiz invites readers to recall significant events from around the world and at home. It teases journeys to Europe Australia and Africa and notes the quiz appears on Page 4 with answers on Page 3 as part of the Living Textbook Program sponsored by First National Bank.
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